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An Act to amend an act, incorporating the town of Oxford, in the county of Newton, and for other purposes therein mentioned. 1855-1856 386 (1855)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0435 and id is 1 raw text is: LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS-CITIES, &C. Oxford. Spirituou. for the sale or retail of spirituous liquors, shall be vested in the com- liquors missioners ofsaid Village, under such regulations as they prescribe; Provided, the license fee shall not exceed fifty dollars, and they are hereby vested with the exclusive power to grant said licenses, in the corporate limits aforesaid, and also to impose such conditions, restrictions, and penalties as they or a majority of them may deem necessary and proper, not repugnant to the constitution of the United States, and the constitution and laws of this State. 10. Sec. X. Be it further enacted, That the city council of Augus- ta shall have power and authority to appoint a board of commission- d ers, which board shall be styled the Houghton Board of Commis- sioners, whose duty it shall be to elect a teacher or teachers for said Style. institute to attend the examination thereof, and to report its condi- Duty. tion of the improvcment of the children to said council, and on fail- ure to perform this duty on the part of any one or more of said board his or their office shall be vacated at once, and said council shall then proceed to fill such vacancy or vacancies with such persons as will attend to such duties connected with the Institution, dis- cipline, &c., of said Institute as are conducive to its permanence and usefulness. 11. Sec. XL. And be it further enacted, That the commissioners of the town of Sparta, shall be vested with all the powers, rights Powers o and privileges to restrict or regulate a fee for license not exceeding Cpara of fifty dollars, for the retail of spirituous liquors within the incorpo- parta. rate limits of said Village, and with exclusive power to grant li- cense to retail spirituous liquors within said town. OXFORD. 1. License to retail liquor. 5. Police Court. 2. Roads, streets, &c. 6. Commissioners Ex-officio Justices of 3. Town regulations. Peace. 4. Taxes. 7. Repealing clause. (No. 324.) An Act to amend an act, incorporating the town of Oxford, in the coun- ty of Newton, and for other purposes therein mentioned. APPROVED March 4th, 1856. The General Assembly of the State of Georgia do enact as follows: spirituous 1. Sec. I. That the power to grant license for the retail of spir- liqrs. ituous and fermented liquors is hereby vested in the corporate au- thorities of said town and they may grant the same upon such terms and conditions, and at such rate or tax as they may think proper. 2. Sec. I[. Said authorities shall have power to call out the hands subject by law to work the roads for the puipose of working roadsstreetsthe streets and roads within the corporate limitsof said town at such times as they shall think proper. 3. Sec. III. Said corporate authorities shall have power to erect a market house, to remove all nuisances from the streets and lots of said town, to-regulate slaves and free persons of color, to tax 386

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