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in this Territory, and shall cause a competent number to
be printed, and delivered to the pilots, to be disposed of
in the manner directed by one article which treats of
their duty.
4. Be it further enacted. That, the boards of health in
Pensacola and St. Augustine, shall continue as at present
to consist of the resident physician, and the mayor and
aldermen of the two cities until the first day of January Januar>"
one thousand eight hundred and twenty three, at which
time this act shall go into effect.
EDMUND LAW,
President pro tempore of the Legislative Council.
[sl/i/iroved September 2nd, 1822.1
WILLIAM P. DUVAL.
Governor of the Territory of Florida.
Teste,
ROBERT MITCHELL,
Clerk of the Legislative Council.
AN ACT
To prevent Frauds and Perjuries.
Existing- Boards ol
Health to remain
in power until 1st
1. Be it enacted, by the Governor and Legislative What contracts to
Council of the Territory of Florida, That, no action shall be in writing.
be Drought whereby to charge any executor or administrator
upon any special promise to answer any debt or
damages out of his own estate, or whereby to charge the
defeudant upon any special promise to answer for the
debt, default, or miscarriage of another person, or to
charge any person upon any agreement made upon consideration
oi* marriage, or upon any contract for the sale
of lands, tenements, or hereditaments, or the making any
lease thereof for a longer term than one year, or upon any
agreement which is not to be performed in the space of
one year from the making thereof, unless the promise or
agreement upon which such action shall be brought, or
some memorandum or note thereof shall be in writing, and
signed by the party to be charged therewith, or some
other person by him thereunto lawfully authorized.
2. Be itfurther enacted, That, every gift, grant,or con- conveyances &c
veyance of lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods or with intent to dechattels,
or of any rent, common or profit out of the same, 'fyaud creditors
by writing or otherwise, and every bond, suit, judgment
or execution, had or Tirade, and contrived, of malice. fraud,
covin, collusion or guile, to the intent or purpose to delay,
hinder or defraud creditors of their just and lawful
actions, suits, debts, accounts, damages, penalties or
forfeitures, or defraud or deceive those who shall pur-