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An Act to amend the several acts incorporating the town of St. Mary's. 1825 175 (1825.11)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0177 and id is 1 raw text is: Towns.. f75 AN ACT To amend the several acts hicorporating the town of St. Mary,'. lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, That from and i-fter this date all the judicial powers vested in the intendant and council of the town of St. Mary's by any and all Ibriner acts incorporating the same, be and the samne are hereby vested in the intendant of said town and his successors in office solely : Provided, That in case of the sickness of said intendant, or his absence from said town, that said judicial powers may be exercised by the members of council of said town or a majority of them. SEc. 2. Be it further enacted, That from and after this date the said intendant or in his sickness or absence as aforesaid the said council, shall not be compelled to draw a jury every term of the court held in said town, but said intendant or said council (as the case may be) shall only be authorised and required to draw a jury or juries when in his or their opinion the situation of the causes on the docket of said court require it. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That from aud after this date that the intendant and council of the towa of St. Marv's and their successors in oflice shall have the sole power of appointing fivc commissioners of pilotage for the port and district of St. Mary' and of removing all or any of said commissioners when the said intendant and council may think the interest of said port and dis. trict requires it. SEa. 4. He it further enacted, That fram and after this date the saiid intendant and council of said town shall have no power to levy any poll tax or tax on slaves beyond the ordinary taxes of the state. DUNCAN G. CAMPBELL, Speaker pro. tein. ofthe 1ouse of Representative. ALLEN B. POWELL, President of the Senait, Xeentel to, Dec. 2-1. 1825. G, M. TROUP, Govermn).

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