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An Act concerning the town of George-Town. 1803 51 (1803)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0048 and id is 1 raw text is: S, s' ' CHAP.XXXVII. At,a? conc ng the ttown fGeorgeTowr . r rAP ovr n December z2. 1 op § . . it enac~ad by the general assembly, ThatTru(a d,t it shall be lawful for all free white. male inhabit- whe, a,,u by ants, of George-tow n, in the county of Sco tt, ,,h above thc age of twenty.one years, to eect annu- ally on the first Saturday in.the monthFebruary, seven trustees; the first eeAion shall be conduded by two of the justices of Scott county, to be ap. pointed by the county. court of said couity, for that purpose; and ten days previous notice thergpf shall be given by tle magistrates so appointed, in the most public places in the said town ; and the ,return of persons so eleaed shall be made to a .,ierk to be also appointed by the said county C0prt, pro tempore, and by. him recordedin a journal to be provided for that purpose. In all future eledions the election shall be conduded by one or more of thethen'ad'ing trustees, to be appointed for that Purpose, and tcn clays previous notice thereof shall bo given by the chairman of said board, in, the most public places in said town ; and the xeturn of persons so cleded ,hall be made to the clerk of said board, & by him recorded in their journal. The said T- take Al trustees before they proceed to business,, shall take ua,h. an oath to discharge the duties of their oflice'as trustees, without favor, affectlion or partiality;. and the clerk of said board shall have power to admi- nister oaths to any person or persons coming ber fore the board undetk:the direftions of this a. S 2. No person-shall.bceleded as a trustee who Qaatt,,o is not a frecholder andan inhabitant of said town ott LilUf1c¢ at the time of, the. the eion. .All .vacancieso~ca - Vacancc s sioned by the, death, resignation or otherwise,, of how. filcd. any of the, trustees aforCsai d,:shall be supplicd-,y

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