1822 - Edocs

Two offices, one
at St. Augustine,
and one at Pensa-
cola.
Duties of officers.
©ri.erinal papers not
to be taken out of
offices.
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pear to the court to have been received by the sheriff, or
for the full amount of the execution, incase the sheriff
has suffered the defendant to escape by his consent or
negligence and to award execution against him, winch
execution the coroner shall execute within fifteen days af-
ter delivery, and pay the money levied to the party or to
any person duly authorized to receive the same, and shall
moreover be liable to the same fine for like sums as is imposed
bv this act.
EDMUND LAW,
President pro tempore of the Legislative Council.
[Approved SUt August 1822.]
\VM. P. DUVAL,
Governor of the Territory of Florida.
TEST,
ROBERT MITCHELL,
Clerk of the Legislative Council.
JEN ACT
For the appointment of Keepers of the Public Archives,
1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council
of the Territory of Florida* That there shall be appointed
by the Governor two persons well versed in the
Spanish language one for the counties of Duval and St.
Johns, and one for the counties of Escambia and Jackson,
who shall be called the keepers of the public Archives,
the former of whom shall reside in the city of St. Augustine
and the latter in the city of Pensacola.
2. Be it further enacted, That, the said keepers of the
public archives shall open an office in the said cities respeciivelyjn
which shall be deposited the Public Archives,
formerly under the charge of the Governor, and Escriba -
no__of East Floridaand of the Alcade of Pensacola, and it
shall be their duty carefully to preserve the same in their
respective offices, to make out duplicate lists thereof, one
whereof shall be deposited in the office of the Secretary
of the Territory, and the other retained by the said keepers
of the Public Archives; and to furnish true and correct
copies of any papers or documents in their offices
when required, which said copies certified under their
hands shall be as good and valid in law to all intents
and purposes as the original thereof, and to permit the
free examination and inspection of all papers and documents
in the'*r said offices.
3. Be it further enacted* That, it shall not be lawful for
the said keepers of the Public Archives to suffer any origin?l
paper or document to be taken from their offices, un-
less otherwise required bv law, nor to alter or destroy the