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An Act to amend section 1242 of the Code of Alabama. 1866-1867 106 (1866)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsal0668 and id is 1 raw text is: jured), is more than fifty dollars, the owner or owners
When uit to may sue the corporation in the circuit court of the
bebrought  county in which the injury was done, and process shall
be executed on the President of the corporation, as in
other cases.
Repeal. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts
of laws inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
Approved, December 7, 1866.
No. 122.]             AN ACT
To amend section 1242 of the Code of Alabama.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Bepresentatives of the State of Alabama in General Assem-
Section 1N2 bly convened, That section 1242 of the Code of Alabama,
which reads as follows:  Such corporate authorities
may annually assess not exceeding one per cent., on the
value of all real estate in such town; a.poll of tax not
exceeding two dollars on each male inhabitant over the
age of twenty-one years, who has resided in such town
three months next preceding the time when such taxes
are assessed; on every free negro residing in such town.
at the time of the assessment, not exceeding ten dollars;
on all pleasure carriages kept for use, dray, wagon, car-
riage or other vehicle, used for the transportation of
goods or persons, for hire in any such town, not exceed-
ing thirty dollars ; on all slaves over ten, and not exceed-
ing sixty years, one dollar; on every retailer of spirituous
liquor, not less than twenty, nor more than five hundred;
on every vendor goods, wares, and merchandise, drugs or
medicine, or either of them, not exeeding twenty-five
dollars per annum; on all goods sold at auction, upon
which, under the laws of this State, a tax is assessed,
not exeeding one per cent.; upon all cards sold or dis-
posed of, not more than one dollar a pack; and on all
Amended, re other property, not exceeding one-half per cent. of its
?.e'struckvalue-be amended by striking out all in relation to
out.       slaves and free persons of -color.
Approved, December 7, 1866.

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