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An Act to amend an act entitled, an act for the better regulation and government of the Town of Sparta, in the county of Hancock, and to amend an act amendatory thereof. 1822 117 (1822)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0151 and id is 1 raw text is: Towns. Sec. 2. Juil be it further enated by (he authority aforisaid, That all laws and parts of laws militating against this law, be and the same are hereby repealed. ALLEN DANIEL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. MATTHEW TALTHOT, Presint of the Senate. Assented to December 23, 1822. JOHN CLARE, GovervP-- AN ACT To amend an act entitled, an act for the better reglation and govern- ment of the Town of Sparta, in fhp county (if Hancock, and to amend an act amenlatory thereof, passed the 13th day of I)ecern. ber, 116, and further to define the duties and Iowers of the Comn- missioners of sail Town. le it enacted by the He'nte and House of Reprcsentiatives oJ thu' State of Geovgia in General Assembty md, anld it is hereby Pnacted by. the authoritU of the same, 'T'lhat tihe free inde citizens resident within the town of Sparta, as hereloafter described, being entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly of this state, shall be au- thorised to elect by ballot at the i -mal place of hokling elections in said town, live free white citizens resident and freeholders in said town, as Comnnissioncrs of the v e of Sparta, in the county of Hancock ; which election ,hal b ie hed o the ist Monday of May now next, and on the first Monday of May in every year thereafter, between the hours of niine of the clowk ;n the inorning and two of the clock of the evening of that day, ard shall he jper intended by three persons, one of whom shall be a jdiwtce of the peace or of the Infe- rior court of said county, one shall be a conmiissionur of said village, and the other shll be any disinterested freehbler of said village, and on thoir failure or neglect to attend, by any three freeholders of said viliage, and shall be opened, conducted, and closed in the manner usually practi ed in elections for county oflicers. And until such election, the commissionets of said village now in oflice shall continue as such, with all the power and authority and subject to tie same du- ties as prescribed in the several acts hereby amended, and as are here- in prescribed. And that ten days notice shall be given by the coin- nissioners for the time being, or any two of them, by advertisements at three or more public places in said village, and the like notice for the clection of a commissioner or commissioners in case of vacancy by death, resignation, or removal. Aud in all cases, the commission- ers in oflice shall act as such until their successors shall be elected & 17'

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