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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0544 and id is 1 raw text is: 1959-6,0. 410
No. 282.] AN ACT
To amend the Charter of the town of Greensboro,in Greene
County.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted byI the Senate and House of Represent-
atives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened,
That section 3rd of an act, approved February, 1850, enti-
tied an act to amend the charter of the town of Greens.
boro, be, and the same is hereby so amended as to per-
Jan tax. mit the corporate authorities of said town to fix a certain
jail tax, not to exceed three dollars for each slave imprisoned
in the guard house or jail of said town, under the provisions
of the act aforesaid, the said tax to be paid to the inten-
dant for use of the said town, by the owner, overseer,
or person having control of such slave, before the slave
shall be discharged from custody.
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That from and after the
passage of this act the intendant of the town of Greensboro
shall have full power and authority to commit to close con
finement in the guard house or jail of said town, for any
Powertocommit. time not exceeding five days, all such person or persons,
who shall be found guilty of aviolation of any of the ordi-
nances or by-laws of the said town, and in addition to such,
imprisoument, may impose and collect by execution, levy
and sale of property, any fine not exceeding twenty dollars
against such person or persons so offending, and may impose
such fine and imprisonment, one or both at his discretion.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That the intendant and
council of the said town, be, and they are hereby authorized
and empowered to consitute and employ a town constable
or marshal, and such assistants as may be deemed necessary
Poice. as a corps of police, whose duty it shall be to preserve the
peace, good order and government of the said town; to
report to, and bring before the intendant all violations of
the ordinances and by-laws of the same, and in general to
to execute the mandates of the board of council in its official
capacity.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of
the town constable or marshal and his assistants, and they
Arre~tu. are hereby authorized and empowed to arrest, without a
warrant or other process, any person or persons who may
be engaged in the violation of any of the ordinances or by-
laws of said town, and to carry said offender or offenders if
arrested in the day time, immediately before the intendant
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