1822 - Edocs

No one may sell
whiskey 5k. c to soldiers
&iC.
Nor deal tor arms
Appraisers how
appointed,
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obtained, shall appoint a treasurer, who shall give security,
and perform aii lie duties required in the act providing
for the appointment of a treasurer, and the said treasurer
shall reside at Pensacola, until the second Monday
of June next.
EDMUND LAW,
President of the Legislative Council.
[Afifiroved September \6th, 1822.]
\VM. P. DUVAL,
Governor of the Territorv of Florida.
TEST,
PvOBERT MITCHELL,
Clerk of the Legislative Council.
AN ACT
Concerning" soldiers and seamen in the service of the United
. States.
'!. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council
of the Territory o f Florida, That, no person within
this Territory shall sell any drink or intoxicating liquour
to any soldier, seaman or marine, in the service of the linked
States, without p«frmission in writing from his or
their respective commanding officers, under penalty of
not less than five, nor more than twenty dollars to be paid
for the use of the Territory.
2. Be it further enacted. Thaft, if any person or persons
within this Territory, shall purchase, barter or exchange.
for any arms, ammunition or clothing in the possession
of tny soldier seaman or marine, in the service of the United
States, such person or persons so offending shall forfeit
and pay the sum of twenty dollars. And the several
penalties imposed by this act, shall be and the same are
hereby declared to be recoverable by action of debt, bill,
plaint or information, before any judge or justice in this
Territory having jurisdiction of the same, one half to the
use of the informer and the other half, or where there is
no informer, the whole penalty to the use of the Terri-
tory.
EDMUND LAW,
President o^the Legislative Council.
\Afip.roved September 16?/i, 1822.
WILLIAM P. DUVAL.
Test, Governpr of the Territory of Florida
RORERT MITCHELL,
Clerk of the Legislative Council.
AN ACT
Concerning- Estrays.
1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council
of the Territory of Florida. That, it shall be lawful
for any person by himself or his agent to take up an estray