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An Act to grant certain privileges to the town of Harrisonburgh. 1836 171 (1836)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsla0198 and id is 1 raw text is: 171 This charter SEc. 2. Arid be it further enacted, 4*c., That this charter how long tor shall 1e in :force for and during the whole space and..term bf i force. thirty years. / (Signed) (Signed) Approved March 14, (Signed) ALCEE LABRANCHE, Speaker bf the HouBo of Repre sentatives. JOHN BROWNSON, President of the Senate pro. ten. 1830. E. D. WHITE, Governor of the State of Louisiana. AN ACT To grant certain privileges to the town of Harrisonburgh. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Hlouse of Vrpre- sentativcs if the State of Louisiana in General Assenbly con- oy the vened, That the limits of the town of larrisonihurgli shall here- after be as follows, to wit : beginning at the mouth of the Ferry Branch ; thence up the same to the first fork ; thence up the left fork to the head ; thence with tle dividing riggo to the head of Harrison's Spring Branch ; thece such cours as will inter- sect the Alexandria road at Boook's line ; thence cast to the Prairie Bayou ; thence down said bayou to the Ounchita river; thence up thO OUnchita to the place 'of Leginning : and all the free white inhabitants, citizens of the State, twenty-one years of ago, residing within the limits above named, and who shall have resided there six months proceding, or shall have paidt a town tax, shall on the first Monday in May, or so soon thercaller as the Parish Judge may order, and at such times as may be hereafter prescribed, meet at the court-house in said town, and under the superintendence of said Judge, and two freehiolders to be by him appointed and sworn, elect by hallot four discreet of Se- frecholders of said town, one of whtom shall be designated on or said the tickets as Town Magistrate, and President of the Board, to act as Selectmen of said town, for one ear subsequent to the said first Alonday : provided, they shall be free white citizens of the United States, twenty-one years of age, possess real es ate within the limits of said town, of the value of one thousand dol- lars ; and hive resided in said town twclh e months preceding the election ; and the persons who obtain a majority of the votes given, shall be declaed duly elected Selectmen ; and the oie recpiving a majority of votes as Town Magistrate and Pre- sident, 9iall also ho declared elected ; and they shall be fiurish- ed'with Artifientes of their election accordingly. Limits town. Election lectmen ft town.

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