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An Act to provide for levying a Poll Tax. 1824 150 (1824)

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law, it shall be lawful for such justice of the peace to
take the oath before any person named by the Gov-
ernor.
GEO. MURRAY.
President of the Legislative Coual
Attested,
F. . FATIO, Clerk,
(.iieroved July 3rd 1823)
WM. P. DUVAL.
Governor of the Territory of Florida.
AN ACT
To provide for levying a Poll Tax.
.Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council
of the Territory of I'lorida, That from  and after the
first day of January, which will be in the year one thou-
sand eight hundred and twenty rout, there shall be le-
vied and collected yearly and every year, a tax of
twenty five cents upon the head of each and every free
male inhabitant of this Territory, who shall be of the
age of twenty one years and upwards, and upon each
aud every able bodied slave above the age of seven-
teen years, and not exceeding the age of fifty years, to
be paid by the owner of such slac or slaves.
GLO. MURRAY,
President of the Legislative Council.
Attested,
F. J. FATIO, Clerk.
(A4plroved July 4th 1823.)
NVM. P. DUVAL.
Governor of the Territory of Florida.
AN ACT
To amendan act entitled an act eoncerning LinItatioii of ac-
tions.
lie it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council
of the Territory of Florida' That all actions or suits,
founded upon any account for goods, wares, or mer-
chandize sold and delivered, or for -any artid!..charged
in any book account, shall be commenced and sued
within two years next after the arising of the cause of
5uch action or suit, or the delivery of such goods

Poll tar to be
levied on frec
white males and
slaves.

Limitation ot
book accounts

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