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An Act to incorporate the town of Perry in Houston county, and to extend the limits of the same, and to repeal an act to incorporate the town of Perry in Houston, and to define the authority of the Commissioners of the same. 1859 189 (1859)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0499 and id is 1 raw text is: LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWS-CTirs AND TOWNS. Perry. PERRY. SEc. 1. Limits-Proviso. 2. Mayor and six Aldermou-Elec- tion 2d Saturday in January- Terms of otlice, &c. 3. Managers of election-Plurality elects, &c. 4. Oath. 5. Mayor and Aldermen shall elect Marshal, Clerk, Treasurer. &c. 6. Mayor and Aldermen subject to indlictment, &c. 7. All males over 16 under 45 must work on stroets. 8. Salaries. 9 9. Qaorum-Elections shall be de- cided by Council, &c. 10. Ex penses-Bond. 11. Ordinances and By-laws-Pests, &c. 12. Offenders. 13. Salaries and expenses to be paid out of town fund, &c. 14. Liquor license. .1 5. Billiard tables, & c.-Shows, &c. 10. Illegal voting-Penalty. 17. Powers for support of town gov* ernment. S (No. 201.) An act to incorpiorate the town of Perry in Houston county, and to extend the limits of the same, and to repcal an act to incorporate the town of Perry in Houston, and to d-finc the authority ofjthe Connissioncrs of thesame, passed the 2Sth of Decemnber, 1S28, * and to repcal an act en- titled an act to amend the charter of the city of Albany, solfar as to give the election of Marshal to the qualified voters of' said city, approved December 22d, 1857; t and Jbr other purposes. 1. SEC. I. Be it enacted, That from and after the passage of this act, that the corporate limits of said town shall extend three-quar- LImits. ters of a mnile in every direction from the Court House, except on the West side, on which side, Big Indian creek shall be the boundary ; and also, except the premises of E. M. Halsey ; Protided, provio. alcays, that no field or woodland exceeding five acres shall be sub- ject to the corporation tax or corporation laws, until the same is laid ofl'into town lots or built upon. 2. Sic. II. le it/jurther enacted, That the corporate powers of said town shall be vested in a Mayor and six Aldermen wh'lio shall be elect- MAlyor nnd 6 ed on the second Saturday in January next, ten days notice havingAletion 2nd been given, and on the saine day in every January thereafter, audndt an. that said Mayor and Aldermen shall hold their oflices for one year, or until their successors are qualified, and all citizens residing inrrmoremes said incorporation ten days previous to said election who shall beyour.. * Perry incorporated 1824, pamph 148. Also, 1828 pamph 189. Also, 1836, pamph. 272-274. t See act of 1857, pamph. 123. 189 lEc. 18, Annual returns-Dofaulters as- sessed. &a. 14 19. P'oll tax-L'ree persons of color, 20. Power over buildings, fences, streets, &ca. ' 21. Hlouses of ill-fame. U 2. License nnetioners-'rax goods, & E. 23. Power to confine loose animials. ' 24. Marshal may examine all sus- 25. Power to issue processes-To execute ordinances. 2 6, how to keep the town officered. 27. Fire. '14. Costs. 21). Officers may justify. ' 30.. Professional men living out of town and having offices in town may be taxed oii their profes- sions. 3t. Previous act rep-nled. 32. Election of Morshld of Albany by the people repealed.

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