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An Act to Incorporate the City of Pensacola, and repeal the act entitled an act to incorporate the City of Pensacola, and improve the Public Roads in the neighborhood thereof. 1839 45 (1839)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsfl0141 and id is 1 raw text is: ( 45) No. 3-t.-AN ACT to Incorporate the City of PenFacola, and repeal thi net 'entitled anuaet to lneorlorato the City ofPensncolna, und improvo tho Pub)- lic Roadsinthe neighborhood thereo, approved February 15, 1U J3. See' 1. Be r. enacted by the Governor and Legislative Coun- cil of the Territo.y of 1lorida, That all free while inbabitants, in that part of Eslambia county, comprehended withn the fol- lowing boundhries, th'at is to say, bounded on the *south and eas', by the harbour V Pensacola, on tle west by bayou Chico, on the north by a line,lrawn nortlh east from Galves' spring to Lih~tof o~r1o where said line will inteisect tile bayou Texar, thence with the said bayou to Pensacola '4ay, shall be, and are hereby consti- tuted a body politic and colporate, by tile name and style of'the city of Pensacola ; and by gieir corporate name may sue, and be sued, implead, and be imp'saded, grant, receive, and do1 all other acts as natural persons, anad may purchase and hold real, personal, and mixed property, or dispose of the same for the benefit of the said city ; and may have and use a city seq1, which may be altered or broken at pleasure., See. 2. Be it further euactedi That the government of %lie said city shall be vested in a person to be called the Mayor, anIt) Oflkcr,. in a board of Aldermen, to be elected in the manner, by the persons, and at the time hereinafter directed. Sec. 3. Be it tirther enacted, That all free white male in- habitants who are citizens of the United States, and of the age of twenty-one years and upwards, and who hdive resided twelve (linIficatio of months in the city, next preceding the day of election, shall be qualified to vote at the election of Mayor and Aldermen ; and the election shall be held on the first -Monday of April inevery year, by, three commissioners, to be appointed by the board of Aldermen, at least ten days before the day of election. Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That al free white .male chi- 7, ens of tile United States, of the age of twenty-five years ai lalnor al At. upwards, who shall have resided one year in the city, next pre- ceding tile day of election, shall be eligible to tile oflice of May- or or Alderman. See. 5. Be it firther enacted, That the Mayor and Alder- men shall, in all cases, continue to act in their respective finc- Tenn of office. tions until their successors are elected and qualified to serve; and the board of Aldermen shall have power to fill vacancies in their own body in the manner hereinafter directed. Sec. 6. Be it furilher enacted, That tile whole numbbr of Al- dermen elected shall be seven ; and said election of Mayor and Election how Aldermen shall be made by ballot, and slall be held at such lied. place within the limits of the city. as said commissioners shall appoint.

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