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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0536 and id is 1 raw text is: 1859-'60. 572
sioners of roads and revenue of the county of Perry, be,
and they are hereby allowed to build a bridge across the
Cahaba river at any place they may select on said river in
said county : Provided, said bridge shall in no wise obstruct
the navigation of said river.
AirenoVEl), February 9, 1860.
No. 431.] AN ACT
To r -.end the Patrol Law of Pickens County.
SEc. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represent-
atives of the State of Aabana in General Assembly, convened,
That from and after the first day of April, 1860, justices of
peace in their respective precincts in the county of Pickens
Patrol detach shall be authorized and required to order out patrol de-
ment. tachinonts, only when in their opinion the same shidl be
necessary, or when requested by any citizen of said coun-
ty, and no other patrol duty shall be required by law in
said county.
Justice of peace. SEc. 2. Be it further enacted, That should there he at
any time in any precinct of said county no justice of the
peace,then the appointment of said patrol detachmentshall
be made by the justice or justices in any adjoining pre-
cinct.
SEc. 3. Be it farther enacted, That in the appointment of
patrol detachments, the justice of the peace shall, if prac-
ticable, appoint a slaveholder or some other reaponsi-
ble person to be leader of each patrol detachment.
SEc. 4. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty
of the justice appointing any patrol detachment to make
List. out a list of the niames of the persons composing each do-
tachinent, with the leader thereof, designating whn the
term of service of the detachment will commence, each
detachment being required to serve as patrol not less than
two nor more than three weeks.
SEc. 5. Be it further enacted, That the list so made out
shall be delivered to the constable of the precinct for which
patrols are appointed, and shall be by said constable served
Counstable. on the leader of each detachment, within ten days there.
after, either personally or by leaving the list at his place of
residence; and upon receiving such list and notice, said
leader must within five days thereafter, notify each mem-
her on said list personally, or by leaving written notice at](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsal0536&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)