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An Act to reduce into one, the several acts or parts of acts concerning Sheriffs. 1796 114 (1796)

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Regulati,, ref.  § 15. Each and every of the drawcs, exami1trs and clrk or
peling t e drawing clerks, and all others em pl'oye i the d awingof the faldchances
f the lolery.                     I •  j    ' '  • {   ..
of infrurance, fibal, before hey * flall  as fich, take an oat1,
well, fairly and iippartially, to a  n their feveral e1pl oymeits.
which oath any ,juftice of the 'peace is hereyeimipowered and re.
quefted to adminifter.
i6. And beijt fiurther cnaged, That the drawing of tlie faid
lottery lhall not proceed except two of the juffices df the Pleac6
of the county of Fayeitte'fhall be preflnt, whole dutyitffial1 b6
to fee that the draving of the faid chances of infhrainlceis,coni
ldu&ed fairly and without fraud.
So much of anyformer a&q as relates to fwine running i t ar t,
Repeatlof aformer                                               a tono  ndi  fr'fall'
a rcpeaing friee in th-e town of  haifngton, m the county of Mafon, fliall be,
in the town of W,.i- and the fame ishereby repealed. 
iffgt0,       This a& flhall c€ommnncce and be in force from and after the paf-
fagc thereof.
Au ACT to reduce into one, the feveral aas or parts of adscoticerning
SHER I FFS,
(PASSED DECEMBER I9thl 1796.)
o.o, 'to- fill  §. BE it ena&cdby the general affemh', that if any bounty
vacancy in the office fliall negle& to ele.& a perron to fill thedoffice.of Alieiff, or if the
ofJher#:    perfon eleded flhall die, or the '.fid office become vacant by any
other means within the tim.poind out by the cohftlition, the
governor flalIl, by andwith the advice and.confentof the fenate
during their feffion, or in the. r'cefs agreealy, o the cnfitUti-
lon, appoint fome other qualified perfon to fill up the yacancy..
and in new counties and where any new county fhall have been or may hereafiterhe
laia ef f a,  . lid of, after the general ele&ions for flirs gnd coroners, 1hal
have taken place, the governor (lil,,by alnd wb' th the 4 ce and
confent of the fenate dluingtheir feffion, appo on e 11qaie4
perfon to aa as (b'riff apd cdoroner in thid-county or. c IInties,
until the next eleffioh.. .vr8 , lerfon fo. eleged 0r.:appintecd
Penaltyoa'r  flieriff, and refufing to accept and eXethe ohi6e,il forFei
f   a iIxty dollars to the ufe of the. county, towardsleTenmn  the
levy; for.which penalty, judgment may be entered bythe court
on the refufal ofth' perfon (to accept), beiijr inde i'n, pourt,
How recoverable; otherwife the fame may be recovered by ;fniirmation   e bited
agaift the perfbn refuting, anc on his c.nv    jnt :in .ter
t liable wher ty cafes t but  lthe.perfn reft ngfallmake- oath n 'cou t -athe
cannot procure fecu. bath ufed his befR  e          fide, wFt oII  D*1ol
or' colufion, t' Igt oe~r  ,~ roi~ 0ph1'ori  i6 fi Thi a4I6ce, ain
cannot I obtain Fuch ei:;ty, h.&.hall tlie rup nbe eienpted
fro ftle peialty, ad. -ne co6mmifion•ohain i Itti  calo
vvacancy by death, Eery. pefon acceptingai (heriff's, .
very    . mion,. fall, in l s couhty court, enter n to,
curity,    and   fcint ecu'rites, one inJtle 9enat ioftitree tuf
,f  .dollars, with the ollowing conditoi, to wit: The codid
Condition  t the above obligation is fuch, that if.the 4bgye hound A. B. as
r   iffofthe county of         ei anc  ii estplf, oris  ep
wel and tiidll c61lea -l O 4 1   ;b t ii.ulfor bistdeputies
*      their an'ds to colleO,   nd accoiiit foi  iid ray Iai  at fch
time and infruch iinir is di's ;ire, e.y   kw
truly execute, and di ue uri'.,ll prceb ani: precepts
to him rtdire,'ad to hiie  ornt th isi ivered aiitd p-d otfed
tisfy, allfums of morney -or'          otm vrcceVd or
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