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1890.
Soc. 9. And be itfitiher enacted, That if the'Intendant ot any mem-
ber of the Council-shall be guilty of any wilful neglect of duty, or mal-
ractice in office, he shall forfeit an pay a sum not exceeding two
hundred dolidrd for every such wilful neglect or malpractice, to be re-
covered by any pet-son suing for the same, in any courb having cogni-
zance thereof and paid into the Treasury of the county, in which said
town shall be.
Sec. 10. And be itferther enacted, That if an election shall not be held Failure d
according to this act, the Intendant and Council for: the time being, election is
shall order an election to be held within twenty days thereafter, and providedl
the Councillors thus elected shall continue in office unt'l the next an-
nual election. [Approved Dec. 4, 1820;]
An Act to authorize Jermiah Aulstill to disvose ot
thae lands of th~e late David Vile's.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Statc
ofAlabama, in Generql lysembly convened, That Jeremiah Austill be,
.and he is hereby authbrised so soon as he shall ijave obtained letters
of administration on the estate of the late David Files, to sell at private
sale, the lands purchased by the said Files of the United States and to
transfer to the purchaser the certificate for the same.
[ApprVed, December 7th,, 1820.]
An AcU to organize the Militia of tis istate..
Section. 1. Be it enacted by the Scnate and House of Representatives
of the State of 'abana in General Assembly conrcened, That all free
white men ana indented servants between .the age of eighteen and
forty five years, shall compose the militia of this state: Judges of the
Supreme, Chancery, Circuit and COunty courts, and their respective from mi.
clerks, Secretary of state, Treasurer, Comptroller, Attorney General, tia duty
Solicitors to the different Circuits, licensed Ministers of the Gospel
of every denomination, Public Ferrymen, Justices of the Peace, Post-
masters, and Post-riders, shall be exempt from militia duty, except in
case of imminent dailger, insurrection, or invasion.
Sec. 2. And be it furthei enacted, That the. militia of this state Division-
shall compose (our Divisions; the first of which shall consist of the FirsL.
cointies of Jaickson, Madison, Limestone, and Lauderdale; the second
Division shall be composed of the counties of Cotaco, Blount, St. Clair, second
Lawrence, Franklin, Marion, Tuscaloosa, Shelby, and Jefferson ; the
third Divisonorahallber composed of the counties of Greene, Marengo, Third.
Perry, Cdhawba,.Aitaugtd, Montgomery, Dallas, and Wilcox; the
fourth Diviolon shall be composed of the counties of Monroe, Conecuh, YOU
Henry, Butler, Clarke; Washington, Baldwin, and Mobile : which Di- r4
visions shall form nine Brigades tho first of which shall be composed of Irigades.
the countiesof Jackson, and: Madison; the second, of Limestone and
Lauderdale; the third, of the counties of Cotaco, Blount, and St. Clair;
the 16tirth, ofthe counties of'Lawrence. Franklin, and Maribn; the
fifth, of the counties of Tuscaloosa, Jefferson and Shelby; the sixth,
of the cqunties of Greene, MarengoyPerry, and Cahawba ; the sevonth,
of the countie( of Atstauga; Montgomety, Dallas and Wilcox ; thth
eighth, of the counties-of Monroe, Conecuh, Henry ind - Butler;' the
uiith, of tho countion of- Clarke, Washingion, Baldwin and Mobile,;
ethdef which shalLk be corfimanded by a Brigadier General: Each
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