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An Act to alter and amend the Patrol laws now in force in Jefferson county. 1837 108 (1837.11)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0214 and id is 1 raw text is: Se6tion 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened,
That it shall be the duty of the sheriff ur coroner of the said county
of Lawrence, from and after the first day of January next, to expose
4werif's duty to sale all lands which may be levied on by execution, lying and being
in said county, north of the line which divides townships [number]
five and six, and all slaves which may be taken in execution belong-
ing to defendants, residing in said county and north of the line afore-
said, on the public square in the town of Courtland, in Lawrence
county, on the same days in each month, now prescribed by law, after
becoming advertised the time and place of sale according to law.
See. 2. And be it further enacted, That all acts and parts of acts
Repteal.  contravening the provisions of this act, be, and the same are hereby
repealed.                      Approved, December 21, 1837.
No. 45.                    AN ACT
i tier and amend the Patrol Inwe now in force in Jefferson county.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives of the Stale of Alabama in General Assembly convened,
juptuo.es to or. That hereafter justices of the peace in their respective beats in the
J]er out pa. county of Jefferson, shall be authorized and empowered to organize
uta,      and order out patrol detachments, only when in their opinion the
same may he necessary, and no othetapatrol duty shall be required by
law in said county, any law to to the cont ary notwithstanding: Pro-
vided, tie said justices in no instance order the performance of more
patrol duty than is now required by law.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the third and sixth see-
tions of an act approved the first day of January, one thousand eight
Rtcpual.  lhundred and thirty-six, entitled an act to regulate patrol detachments
and to enforce the performance of patrol duty in this Slate, be, and
the same is hereby repealed, so far as relates to the county of Jeffer-
son as aforesaid.               Approved, December 23, 1837.
,No. 46.]                  AN ACT
To incorporate a Regiment of Cavalryin the County of Benton.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of/ Represen-
tatives of the State of dlabana in General dssembly convened,
That a regiment of cavalry called the Benton Rangers, in Benton
niitn itan- county, which shall consist of not less than two battalions and four
p.rs.     companies, each company to consist of not less than thirty nor more
than forty privates, be, and the same are hereby made and declared
to be a body politic and corporate, under the name and style afore-
said, with the usual powers incident and common to bodies corporate.
See. 2. dnd be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of
said regiment, and they are hereby required within six months from
T hn uni- the passage of this act, to uniform themselves fully and completely
formed.   in such uniform as may be adopted by the commissioned officers of
said regiment, and they shall hold at least two regimental musters in
each and every year as may be ordered by the colonel commanding
said regiment, and one battalion muster annually in each battalion, at
such time and place as the colonel may direct, and the officers com-
manding companies shall hold at least two company musters an-
nually.         %

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