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An Act to amend and consolidate the several acts which have been passed in relation to the powers and privileges of the corporation of the city of Griffin, and for the purposes herin mentioned 1859 159 (1859)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0493 and id is 1 raw text is: LOCAL AND PRIVATE LAWB.-CITIRS AND TOWNs. Greenesboro-Griffin. GREENESBORO'. SEc. 1. Corporate authority may coltrol streets. &c., in said city. (No. 180.) An act to amend an act to incorporate the city of Grecnesboro'; to provide for its goveinnent; to define its powers, and for other ptyoses thcrein mention, appoved March 5th, 1850.* SEC. I. The Gcncral Assembly do enact. That the above recited act, be so amended as to authorize the corporate authorities of the 0-iezu., city of Greenesboro' to close up, alter, open or sell any street or to to. exercise any or all of said acts, in reference to any of the streets of cIty said city, wherever it may be necessary or proper to do so, to pre- mote the convenience of its citizens or improve the appearance of said city. APPROVED, December 17th, 1859. * Acts in relation to Oreenesboro' passed previous to 1851, are referred to in Cobb,s Digest 1168. Since 1851, charter anonded 1854, pamph. 246. To incorporate the 'city of Greenesboro' 1856, pamph. 342-3. GRIFFIN, SaC. 1. Taxing powers-poll tax-bank- Sc. 14, Subscribe for Railroad stock or ing tax. borrow money-speil tax- 2. Sreet tax. Proviso, &c. 3. Full power over streets, &e.- 15. Pavements, Sidewalks, &. Taverns, &c -Butcher pens- 16 Mayor pro ter-An acquittal in Drays, &c. bar, &c.-Proviso. 4. Houses of ill-fame. 17. Peddlers-Proviso. 5. Auctioneers. 18. Mayor and Council have powers 6. License to retail-Pin Allies- of J. P. to enforce tie law. Billiards, &c. 19. Weight and measures-Fee. 7. Shows, of all sorts. 20. Pover to call out Volunteer ' 8. Smith's shops-Stoves. Cos. in case of riot, fire, &c.- 9. Collars. Penalty for refusing. 10. Slaves and free persons of color 21 Chartered rights confirmed. -Patrols. 2. City ordinances shall conform to 11. City Guard. State Law and Constitution, 12. Fines collected-Imprisonment. 23. Repealing clyuso. 413. Fine for noise. (No. 187.) An act to abend and consolidate tore several acts which have been passc- in relation to the powers and privileges oft/re corporaioni of tihe city of Grin, and Jbr tihe purposv herein mentioned.& WIEREAS, The various acts of the Legislature passed in relation to the incorporated and chartered rights of the city of Griffin are subjects of much difrerence of opio ion, thereby occasioning much embarrassment and requiring frequent appeals to legislative in- terference and in relation to concerns purely municipal and local. * City of Griffin incorporated 18,13, pampli. 10. Amended 1850, paph. 82. Again amended 1854, pamnph. 247, 8,9, 50. Again amended 1857, pamph. 170, 1. 150

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