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An Act for the regulation of the town of Clarksville. 1807 103 (1807)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstn0008 and id is 1 raw text is: stall be ti-ed, of which the officer seing said stibp eti JOHN TIPTON; Speaker of ile huse of Represen tativesk TOSEPH M'MINN Speaher of the Senqte. December 3, 1 P. CHAPTER LXI. AN ACT for the reguIatick of the tow, of- Clarksville. SECTiON 1 B acaby the Gnral Assembby of S Othe -to Of Teinese, That it shall he the duty of the sh riff oM M'on1tgoneiy county, by limsefElectio fcoi or deputy, to open a:;i hold an election at the courthbuse mzissionwrls for in Clarksvilld, to coPmence at twelve o'clock, on th-fi-st Clarkville Thursday in March next, aikd close at four o'clock on th shtme day ;. and on.d!h san day; and between the same hours in'every secdid year threafter, having ldvertised. the same at the court houst door of said cotifniy, teii dayS immediately pteceeding each election, for the purpose of. electing five persons by bdlot, to act as conunissioners for said town ; and at said elections, every free male above the aget o f twenty-one veas, reident i said toyyn, Ibd every free male above aiid age, who shall be at the time of election proprietor of real property in said towii wheth- er resident 6r not shall be permitted to vote; but no per- son other ihan a-ftecholder in, and inhabitant of said town shall bent ariy time eft ible to the dppoiitinent of commis sioner ; and the five jersons so qualified, having the high- est number of votes at said election, shall bb the commis- ioners of said town. SEc. 2, Be it enacted, That said conmmissioners befort they eiitei upon the duties of their appointment, shall take the following oath, (to wit:) I, A, B. do swear, that Irvillikiroai faiflly execute and discha7;?e the . diuies of the ofice of co7ntissioner fo the towvn of Clarksville, to the best of any skill and abilities. SO. HELP ME GOD. SEc. J. e it enacttd, That a majority of s9id com- rnissioners shall constitute a bdaidd td tralisact business and when any vacancy shall happen, by the (ieath, remo4- al froni towii, or otherwise ofany of the members'of said board, it shall be the duty df the chairnan of sid board, An election i or if the vacincy shall happeh by reaspn of the diath, re- case of inovali &c. of the chairman, then; two memcbers shall cer-vacancy tify the saneto the sheriff for the time beiig; *ho shat forthwith, hold an electiond it the court hoIse fcoesail for the purpose of electrig a person of- pei-soifs to. supply guch vacaricy< having previously 88vellised.the saine is hereiri befoie required; aiid the eerson ab deitedd1 Digitized from Best Copy Available

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