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An Act to extend and define the corporate limits of the town of Dallas, in the county of Paulding, to provide for the election of Intendant and Commissioners for the same, to define their powers, and for other purposes therein named. 1857 172 (1857)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0451 and id is 1 raw text is: 172 LOCAL AND PRIVATIE LAWS-CITIES AND TOWNS. Dallas. DALLAS.* Section 1. Intendant and Comnissioners. See. 4. Corporate limits defined. &C. 2. Various powers of Intendant I 5. Oath of Intendant and Con- aid Conimisioners. i missioners 3. May tax -hows, &c. j 6. Repealing clause. (No. 149.) .an .ct to extend and define the corporate limits of the town of Dallas. in the county of Paulding, to provide for the election of Intendant and Commissioner-sfor the same, to define their pow- crs, and for other purposes therein named. 3S. Section 1. Be it enacted, That the inhabitants of the said town of Dallas, in the county of Pauldingentitled to vote for mem- bers of the General Assembly, shall assemble at the Court House Tie, ferec in said town, on the first Saturday in January next, and on the first tionnfrin- Saturday in January in each year thereafter, and by baflot, tendint -ind Commis'nrs elect one IntenJant and four Commissioners for said town, who e, ye shall continue in office one year, and until their successors are elec- Eleclion, ted, which election may he held by any Justice of the Peace or howield. Justice of the Inferior Court of said county, and one free holder, or Falingon in the absence or failure or refusal of a Justice to act, by two free t.oldelecln holders of said town, and ifsaid election should not be held on the d, maybe(ay herein named and appointed, it may be held on any other day. leon Provided, ten days notice of such election shall he given in Iwo tice. public places in said town, said Intendant and Commissioners, or if Vacanrtie, no Intendant, then said Commissioners shall have fill po;;er to fill 'ovaej' all vacancies that may occur in the board, by death, resignation or otherwise. Intend'tant' 9. Sec. II. Be it further enacted, That said Intendant and Com- conmnis'nsamissioners, and their successors. shall be a bouy corporate under raoo the name and style of the Intendant and Commissioners of the town of Dallas, and in said name shall sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and answer and be answered unto, and shall have aliahliaveaa common seal, and shall have full power to pass all laws and ordi- May pus 1iances which they, or a majority ofthem,shall deem bestforthegood by-laws. of said town, not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this Stare, and of the United States, and they shall have power Ma eapoIsto appoint officers for the enforcement of said laws and ordi- mayievy nances, shall have power to levy and collect fines for any lioect atnd all violations of said laws and ordinances, and to im- May impris- prison offenders, and erect and provide a prison for that purpose nt eret a within the corporate limits of said town, shall have power to levy prison. and collect a poll tax not exceeding one dollar, and a tax on the May evytax pioperty of the citizens of said town, which shall not exceed the tax en property. required by the State, and may issue execution for the collection of execof, all fines, penalties and taxes, and enforce the same by levy and sale, to cot fines and taxes. * RES. No'rE.-Pallas was first incorporated by Act of February8, 1854, which see Acts of 1853 and '54, p. 232

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