1822 - Edocs

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ne circuit court of county" which said licence
hail be varied so as to answer lor pedlars or tavern keep-
ers, according: to the person or persons who may apply for
.he same. And on all exchange brokers, and persons Exchange broke]
who employ money capital in discounting notes or bills, &c«
ihere shall be levied and collected a tax of fifty Dollars,
and it shall be the dutv of the assessors to make return
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ot such persons in his list, and it any person or persons
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Dutv oi assessors,
shall by himself, herself, or themselves, or by his, her or p enalty tounlicer
their agent, sell within this Territory any goods wares ce d.
or merchandize, not the produce or manufacture of the
country, or retail any spirituous liquors, not having obtained
such licence or certificate as aforesaid, he, she or
they so offending, shall for every such offence forfeit and
pay a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, nor less
than fifty dollars, to and for the use of the Territory, to
be recovered before the county court of the proper coun-
ty on motion in writing, giving the defendant at least
fifteen days notice thereof.
6. Be it further enacted. That the county courts as c'ty Court to apherein
directed shall at their December term in every point persons to
year, appoint some fit and proper person in the bounds of take lists of taxa-
each militia company to receive and take in all lists of
taxable property within the same, and to make reappoint-"
ments if they think proper so to do, and each person appointed
by this act for the purpose aforesaid, shall before
he begins the duties of said office, take the following oath
before some justice of the peace— " I, A B, do solemnly
swear or affirm (as the case may be) that I will to the
best of my knowledge, diligently and faithfully execute
the duties of a commissioner in taking in the lists of taxable
property in the bounds in which I am appointed ac-
persons to take an
oath,
cording to law, without favor, affection or partiality so
help me God," a certificate of which shall be transmitted Certificate.
by the justice to the county clerk to be there recorded,
and the county court of St. John's county, for this year shall
make the appointments for that county and for the county
of Duval—and the county court of Escambia, shall
make appointments for Escambia and Jackson counties;
Duval and Jackson
first year.
and in every succeeding year at their terms respectively
next preceding the first company musters of the militia,
each county court shall make said appointments for their
respective counties.
7. Be H further enacted, That the person so appointed Time and place or
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in each company, shall attend at the place of mustering taking- lists,
in the bounds of his company, to take in lists of taxable
property, from ten o'clock in the morning till four in the
evening, of the several days set apart for mustering in
such company, in the months of December and January,