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An Act to amend an act entitled an act for the better regulation and government of the town of Elberton. 1824 131 (1824)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0169 and id is 1 raw text is: AN ACT TPo amend an act entitled an act for the better regulation and government of the town of Elberton. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represent- tives of the State of Georgia in General Slssembly meli and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the first Monday in January next, it siall not be lawful for any person elected commissioner of said town, in pursuance of the before recited act, to enter on the duties of his oflice until ie shall have taken and subscribed before one of the justices of the Inferior court or justices of the peace for the county of Elbert, an oath well and truly to discharge the duties of a commissioner of the town of Elberton, according to law, and to support the constitution of the state of Georgia and of the United States, and a cer- tificate on the minute book of the commissioners by the per- sons presiding at the election that the persons named are duly elected, and a sertificate as aforesaid by such justice that they have taken the oath aforesaid, shall be legal evi- dence that the commissioners so elected are authorised to act as such. SSec. 2. Id be it further enacted, That the said board may appoint a president and such other officers as may be necessary, and may allow, except to those that may be members of the board, a compensation for their servi- ces ; they shall have power to remove such officers and ap- point others in their stead, and to prescribe and settle all forms and details necessary and proper to give effect to. their ordinances ; when sitting as a board the said commis- sioners shall have the same power as justices of the peace now have of punishing contempts and coercing their ofli- cers, and said officers shall remain subject to this authority twelve months after they slhall be out of ollice. as to, any

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