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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactsfl0075 and id is 1 raw text is: AN ACT
T!o inmorporate the Town of31agnola.,
Be it enaeted by the Governor and Leisialhie, Councit
ef the T eriitoriof .Floridai That-all the white male in-
habitants over the age of twenty one years comnprehend&I dt agia n.
0 1 , -colporated
Within ,section eighteen, towslhip three, range tvo, Routh o
of the basis pwrtallet, alld , es,fth .... r,,,dang. . w, 4tie.L
ointy of Leon and District ofsmiddle Florida,: shall be
and thdy'ar hereby constituted a body politic .and: er-:
porate by the name and style of the rfowVn of Magnoi62
and by their corporate name may sue and be sued, ima;
plead and be impleaded,: and do all other acts as natural
persons, and may purchase and hold real, personal and
mixed property or dispose of the same for the benefit of
said town.
See. 2. Be itJurther enacted, That (ie government of GOVQnmont
the town shall be vested in a Mayor and six Counciltnen, of the town
to be elected in the manner hereinafter. designated, each
of whom shall have the qualification:of being the propri-
etor of a lot, aid shall have resided -six months within
the limits aforesaid, in order tofill either of said offices,
Sec. 3. Be -it further enaced, That the Mayor shall Powers of tha
htve the power, exercise all the duties and may receive Mayor.
the fees ofa justice ofthe peace within the limits of said
corp0ration,
See. 4. Be it further enacted, Tht the town council Powers aud
shall have fill power'and authority-to prevent arid re- authority of
move nuisances,; to pass all bye-laws and ordinances, to tie twR cown.
ci], ,. .
regulate and establish markets, to license and regulate
rctailers of liquors, billiard table keepers, theatrical and
other7 umblic amusemeits, tavern keepers, to:. erect and
repair bridges and,wharves; Provided, thiat no bridge or
wharf shall Ie erected across the St. Marks river so as
to prevent the free pUssage of boats or other crat'ascepd-
ing or desccnding, said river, to regulate .the stationing,
anachorage and moving of vessels, toestablish and, regt-
late quaranatine avs for :tle preservatidl-l bfthe health.of
the town, to regulate arindaploint pilots, liliewise, to al)-
poitit a health officer, to direct the safe ,keeping of the
standi rd of weiglts and measures tippointed by Congress,
to provide and regwuate burial grotiuds outvqf, ad'imits.
ibr: th use ofsaid town, to establis!t andregulate u ttolp,
to tax abdl license hawkers and jied.lars, to rest'ain and](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsfl0075&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)