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An Act to authorize the justices of the peace in Greene county to lay and collect a tax for the purpose of finishing the new court-house, and for other purposes. 1824 79 (1824)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstn0049 and id is 1 raw text is: 79 CHAPTER LXXVII. n J)ct to authorize thejustices of the peace iA Greee county to lay and collect a tax for the purpose of f aishing the new court-house, and fir other purpo- ses. S1ECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly Justices to of the State of Tennessee, That the justices of the lay tax. poace in Greene county, at the first court to be held afr,' the first day of January next, a majority-ofthe juStices being present. Fbhall have power to layv a tax for the purpose of finishing the new court-house, on lands. free polls, black polls, town lots, and mer- chants. not exceeding the present county or state tax,., which tax, when collected, shall be accounted for and paid over to the commissioners appointed to superin- tend the building of the new court-house, under tho same rules and restrictions as other county or public T1one(ys are. S.c. 2. Be it-cuacted, That the coinnis.sioners or crnin:sqk said town shall have liberty to sell the o1( court-ers to sen.kI house, aid apply the proceeds of such sale to thecourt-houre. building and finishing the new court-louse, and ac- count for the same as for other moncys inctifoned iii this act. Svte.. .3. He it enacted, That the soheriff of Greene Slertiff c-a County Shall have powor to appoint three deputies, to creene any erable hint to discharge the duties of his onfit:e and :PIP.a assikt il ih collection of the state and roiity axes.pue. SFc. 4. le it enacted, That the sheriff of Wils' w county be authortzed to appoint one additional dep, y additional. to the number heretofore allowed by law. SEC. 5. Be it cuacted, That in all cases where Tho- To report ias Bradley, sheriff of the county of Wilson, haslands lo to failed to collect the taxes on any land, and there is soldfortta no personal property in said county from which the sno can be collected, lie may, and is hereby authori- red to report to the court of pleas and quarter-ses- iions of said county, at the first term aftei the first day of January next, all such lands as the taxes have not been collected on, and io personal property can be found. in saidcounty, and the said court may, at the said term, give judgment, and order such lands to be advertised and sold as in other cases. JAMEIS FENTRESS, Speaker of the House of Representativers. R. WEAKLEIY, Speaker of the Sent'ile. October 12, 1824. Digitized from Best Copy Available

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