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An Act increasing the powers of the Trustees of the town of Portsmouth, in the County of Norfolk. 1810 104 (1810)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0153 and id is 1 raw text is: Xia4~) V:enemcnt. y . 'r ip :s hl im.#i00cd andbir f-1mlthe pin- CH'OAP. LX-XXIV._ AAct incremni dre -p~owers u/. th e -7rustW Of, Me, to!Oz ofP fri'sscd January 21,1 181V. Preamible. ~A EREASit is represented to this. general aisnbly that. VY the; powers heretofort granted to th truscee, ft6he town of Portsm nbuth are insutficienit fr the purpoiesintendedi: Additi4nM pow- 1. Be it enactedby the General Asenimbly That the,.trustees. of eri giveu thetrus the town of Portsmouth and ,their suctessors, (i a majorityof tees. them-, shall have power o. ap,point a tLbrk of the market; to esta- blish an assize of bread; to regulate weights and measures; .and to remove nuisanres.' snd obstructions in the -.towni and streets, at the expense of ti{ose who ott-lasioned them, and to appoint one or more measurvrs of wood, salt, coal and grain, and to maiike regu- lations for prutecting property in the said town against accidents by fift. Farther powers. 2. Be itjurther ehacted, That the trustees, or a, majority of them shall be.'authorised to prevent and punish the practice of runniing tod g:,lt)pping-horses, mares, gvlilngs and inules in the streets of dte s-tid town, and to prohibit hogs running at large. there- in, by iinposing a fine not exceeding five dollars on the offender, ifa white persmn, to be recovered with costs, by warrant before Finesimposed by any iulstiCle of the peace for the af'oretiaid county of Norfolk :It them, how eCvo- the offender be an hfant,its parent or guardian sha I be liable for ,erable. the amount.of the fine,; to le recovered in the radner above di. rected in the case of an adult.: Punishrntnt of 3. Ic either o-f the above'enumerated offences be committed free persor s of'-i by a pfree. uerson oI colour, a'slae, and tile fine be not immedi- in to pz ,-suv ately paid on applic-tiatn o the town sergeant to the free person intO lP*,'51. - -- .I I ,I a s so oflka-ding; or in case of n slave ) thi master or owner, the said off, ndtr shall receive by the order of the justice of the peace a nuii't:-i of lashes, not excqeding :wenty.. Power,6.uisters 4. A:dt-bc itlurther enacted, Tht the said trustees, or a majority to pass bye-h. -s of them shall have power tc pass bye-laws to restrain negroes or tOleStrain nesirv s &c. from waunder. mulattoes from wandering about the sti'eets after night, or on ing ablmt the Sundays or other hotid,¥s, aud to pass suclitbye-laws as they- may atreets il thie think necessary for carrying this ac ct into.effect ; and generally gi~ht, &c. to pasS such other byelaws. rules and iegdlations, not contray . to the laws or constitution of this state or of the United States, as they shall deem necessary for the-good order and :government of the said town ; and to-Cforce the exeution of such bye-laws, rules and regulations, under penalties not exceeding. ten dollars, to be recovererd with cota, , by warrant before any justice of the peace for the aforesaid.county of Norfolk,. ,ay appoint an- 5. Andbe it therJ:i r :eaicted, That;it shall amd -mhybe lawful •nualy constables for the said trustees, or a majoritY o.f themt 'to-appoin.t annually, or own seritone or mor- cnabs - erjeants, who' previous to the e- o shall n.tow • , oath of oice LW ecution of aduties that may:'bt r-quired-of them bY virtue Of give londnd se-,this or any:other act concening the said town, or !iiVy bylw S -or regulatioils of the- trustees tierf, hshali take an oa a of oic an -moreover givea bond wi h-such' secrity and,'ith such-apenilS Their duty ias a b oar of the trtces shall direct t sAl eSpeciallybe the dutt Y of the:said constables'or serjeants to execlt e all orders, sumtnon - eS an4 precepts- to thtm directedw' haf ofTbe said trustees;

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