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An Act to provide for the payment of the Members of the present General Assembly, and for other purposes. 1837 38 (1837.6)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0223 and id is 1 raw text is: [No.44.]                   AN ACT
To provide for the payment of the lembers of the present General Assembly, and for
other purposes.
Section J. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- Appropraa.
tatives of the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened; finns to the
That the sum of fifteen thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby taelbersen
appropriated for the payment of the members of the present Gener- General As.
al Assembly, and the officers of the same.                     senibly.
See. 2. And be it further enacted, That the sum of five hun-
dred dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated to the payment ^poprita
of Nancy L. Massey, Administratrix of Darling S. Massey, heing Massey.
one half the value of a slave, Clarke, executed by the Sheriff of Ma-
rengo county.
See. 3. And be it further enacted, That the sum of three hun-
dred and seventy dollars anti thirty-three cents, be and the same is Ap opriat'n
hereby appropriated to the payment of Martin Harkins, surviving to fartrn
partner of M. and S. Harkins, ror one half the value of a slave, Dil- larkins.
sey, executed in pursuance of the sentence of the Circuit Court of
Lauderdale county.                Approved, June 30th, 1837.
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(No. 45.]                  AN ACT
To raise a salary for the Judge of the County Court of DMins county.
Section 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the Stute of Alabama in General A ssembly convened, That it shall be the shersirto bold
duty of the Sheriff of said county,and he is required to hold an clec- tondorse
tion at the several precincts in said county, at the next general
election, requiring voters that are in favor of giving to the Judge ol
the said County Court a stated salary, to endorse the word **salarv' the word 'asal
on their votes, and those that are not in favor of the same, endorse ihe ary'or no
word no salary on their votes, and the Sheriff is further required salary.
to propound the question to each voter, whether he is for or igainst
a salary.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall he the duty of
the Sheriff, to make due return of said election to the commission- sotk rturn
ers court of roads and revenue, whose duty it shall be to examine oreLection to
the polls, and should their be a majority of the whole number of cnnission-
votes given in at said election, be in favor (f a salary, they shaller
allow and they are required to give to said Judge of the County
Court, such stated salary for his services, as to them may seem meet Salar paid
and proper, to be paid out of the county treasury 4 said county, ur scounty
which salary shall not be diminished during the time Tor which said
Judge of the County Court shall have been elected, or during the
time he may remain in office, and no longer.
Approved, June 30th, 1837.
[No.46.]                   AN ACT
To incorporate theTown of New Alarket in the county f Madison.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the State of Alabama in General Assembly convened, That the town of New
Market in Madison connty, be and the same is hereby incorporated,
and the bounds of said corporation shall be as follows: Commencing
at the south end of the lane running through said town, thence at Bounds of rot
right angles two hundred yards on each side of said road, running porauton
parallel with the same north, so far as to include the dwelling of
Frances Hill.

1837.

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