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An Act to incorporate the City of Tallahassee. 1826 120 (1826)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsfl0055 and id is 1 raw text is: AN ACT To incorporate the City of Tallahassee. Be it enacted by tic Governor and Lcgislaivc Council City oF''Ialla. of the Tcrrifory of Florida, 1'liat all the free white; hasscc ircorpo. male inhabitants, over the ago of tweut '-one years, rated, comprehended within the south cast quarter of sec- tion thirly-sik, township one, range one, north of the ba- sis parallel, and west of Ohe meridian, in the county of Leou and District of Middle Florida, and two huudred feet outside ofthe said boundatry line, and their suc- cessors, be, and remain for the terrm of five years, from the first (lay of'January one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven, a body corporate, by the oame and style of the city of' Tallahassee ; and by their corporate .iame may sue and be sued, imptead and be imlpleaded, and do all otlter acts as natural persons, anld may pur- chase and hold real, personal and mixed property, or dispose of the same Gor the benefit of the saii City. Sec. 2. Bc it fir'thcr enactcd, That the goveranreut of the said city shall be vested in a City Council, corn- Qualification of posed of an Intendant and eight Councilmen, each of Intendtait and mnembers of whom shall have the qualification of being the proprie- Council. tor' of a lot, or the occupant of a house, and shall bave resided three months within the limits aforesaid, in or- der to fill either of said offices. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That tile intendant shall Intendant to have the power, and- exercise all the duties, and may have tile pow- receive the fees of a justice of the peace, within the ers etc. ofajus- said corpor'atiou. tice etc. Sec. 4 Be it /1rther enacted, That the said City Power and au- Council shall have full power and authority to prevent thority of the and remove nuisan 'es. to !icense and regulate auction- City Council. eers and auctiols, retailers ofgoods and liquors and ta. verns, to restrain or prohibit all sorts of gaming, to li- cense and regulate theat tw1 and other public amuse-

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