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An Act incorporating the Town of Newbern in Greene County. 1859 403 (1859)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0543 and id is 1 raw text is: Judge of Probate of said county, as now required by law.
SEc. 12. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of
laws inconsistent with the provisions of this not, are hereby
repealed: Provided, however, That'this act shall not be so
construed as to repeal an act providing for the office of Jus-
tice of the Peace, within and for the town of Rockford.
APPROVED, February 24, 1860.
No. 278.]              AN ACT
Incorporating the Town of Newbern, in Greene County.
SEc. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represent-
atives ofthe Statte of Alabama in. General A 8sembly, convened,
That the town of Newborn, in Greene county be, and the
same is.1lereby incorporated, and the corporate limits of said Dnna.
town shall embrace an area of land, bounded as follows:
The northern boundary of said incorporation to run due
east and west, at the distance of seven-eights of a mile at
its nearest point from the marked centre on section line,
between sections twenty-four and twenty-five, township
nineteen, and range five east, the said centre being in the
main street, running through said town and nearly opposite
the public academy in the same; the southern boundary
to run due east and west, at the distance of one mile at its
nearest point from said marked section line centre; the
eastern and western boundaries to run due north and south
at the distance of three-eights of a mile each at their, respec-
tive nearest points from said centre.
SEo. 2. Be it further enacted, That an election shall be
held in the town of Newborn on the first Monday in Jan-
uary next, and on the same Fay annually thereafter for the
purpose of electing an intendant and four councilmen,
inhabitants of said town, who shall serve for the term of ectlon.
one year, and until their successors in office are elected and
qualified, which election shall be held by some justice of
the peace of the county, and two freeholders of said town,
and all subsequent elections shall be conducted and held
by the intendant and two councilmen, and in the absence
of the intendant by a majority of the councilmen. All per-
sons living in the corporate limits of said town are entitled
to vote in said election, who are qualified to vote for mem-
bers of the General Assembly of the State.
SEc. 8. Be it further enacted, That the intendant and

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