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An Act to amend an act, entitled, An act to incorporate the town of Elyton in the county of Jefferson. 1827 139 (1827)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0089 and id is 1 raw text is: aimend the several acts now in force, respecting the town of Montgomery, and also an act entitled an act to establish a fer- ry, and appoint cinimissioners to lay out a certain road there. in named: Provided, That all incorporations heretofore re. ferred to the town of Vontgomery, be exempt from the pro. visions of this act, but be subject, to the former incorporatiqn of the tow, n of Montgomery, in the county of Montgoiery. Approved, Juwwriy 151h, 1821. AN ACT to ,tne an, act entitled An act to incorporate the town of Elytoi. in th, couty of*Jefferson, pased December 0ih, 1820. Scn 1. lIe t enlacted by the Senate and House tf Repre- U euntatives of t'ze Sie of .Alaldma in Gecral IsstiUy conven-Incm 1d, That the InIendanit and Council of the corporation of the Elyton an* Iown of Elyton, shall have power and authority, annually to thorisedio levy and collcct a tax, not exceeding one quarter per centum levy stawrs up1)' the VLue of' lands and lots, or buildings within said cor- to. porationi; they shall have power and authority to levy and col. lect t tax not exceeding ight cents on every hundred dollars of V ''out of the sales of merchandize, sold within the yea, i diately pleceding the first Monday in May, in eacti am, , ar., to be estimated by the owner, or in his ab. Sen einfipal clerk, and for every slave under ten y reeiing en cents: on all slaves over ten yearn. an not exceeding twenty five cents: fbr all freo rna and mulattoes over twenty one and under fifty Year exceeding one dollar: for all free white males over twenty wit, and uler forty five years of age. not exceeding ofne dollar: for ' p)leare ca'riiages and harness, not exceed- ing t went, five tis on ever-, humdrled dollars of their esti- mated value; o he annt',tained inl such manner is they may deeml propetr: e y ta ven l icens. o(ir lic-ense to retail spir. ituous l liquors nof erceei ii e dollarm. for cv ery horse kept exclu sive'ly for the sadile or pleasure carriage. licit exceeding fifty'cents: for every rave horse. not exrceedling two dollars: for every public race at i, not f:weedng fir'e dollars: for ev- crystuid horse or jack ass, not ecteding fifty per cent on the amount foe whiich the stud or jack may stand by the season; for every gold watch kopt lor is:e. not exceeding fifty cents: for every sil ver, or cthe'r wa tch, )tot e~xceeding twenty five cents: for every clock kepi for use. tot exceeding fifty cents: for every pack of playing cat'dq sold, given away, or other. wise ihhapoSIed of, not e'xceeding twenty five cents- to be usr sessed i such nan'r, as the said Intendlnt and Council Many deem necessary and proper. src. 2. .111d be it further eautied, That for the better pre- errvation of the peace. and for the suppression of v Jice and Jstie 0 64 n~nimorality, the Intendant anid en n'1member of tho council of theu s:id corporation, shall he ex iffliio ljus tices of the peace, v':tIin the limits of said town, and vested with all the power n atholtrity given to juistices of the peace for that purposes b the laws (if this state. 4OTc. q. Anrd We fjftyr qd. etcoilte.

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