1822 - Edocs

Punishment to offi -
Cers of the election
for neglect of
their duties.
g 200 penalty.
g 100 to inform.
§600 appropriated
12.
12. And be it further enacted. That, if any judge of the
election or clerk, or any other officer concerned in conducting
the election, shall neglect, improperly delay, or
refuse to perform any of the duties or services required by
this act, having undertaken so to do, or shall knowingly
admit any person to vote, not qualified according to law, or
shall be guilty of corruption, partiality or manifest misbehavior,
in any matter or thing appertaining to said election,
or shall knowingly receive any improper votes, or
shall knowingly make a false return of the votes given, he
or they so offending shall forfeit and pay each to the Territory
a sum not exceeding % 200, nortess than % 50, to be
recovered in any Court of record in the Territory, in the
name and for the use of the Territory, in an action of debt
with costs of suit, or atthe suit of any person who may see
proper to sue for the same, one half for the use of the person
suing, and the other half for the use of the Territory.
13. And be itfurther enacted, That, the sum of S 600
dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated out of any
money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated for the
purpose of defraying the expenses of the electiou of delegate,
which said sum of % 600 dollars is hereby placed at
the disposal of the Governor, to be by him expended, or
so much thereof as he may deem necessary, in paying the
expenses of the election, in such manner as he may judge
proper.
J. C. BRONAUGH,
President of the Legislative Council.
[Approved, \2th August 1822.1
WM. P. DUVAL, "
Governor of the Territory of Florida.
TEST
JOHN COPPINGER CONNOR,
Clerk of the Legislative Council.
AN ACT
For the admission of Attorneys at Law into this "tferritory.
. . 1. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Cou?i*
of the Governor* ^ cil °* the Territory of Florida, That no person shall be admitted
by any Court to practice therein as Council or
Attorney at law, untill he shall have obtained a licence
in writing from the Governor of this Territory, or one of
Or Judge of Superior
Court.
tne Judges of the Superior Court.
made for a licence the Governor or
When application is
Judges may refer to
two persons learned in the law, practitioners in the said
Courts to examine and report upon his Qualifications and
moral character, and if upon the examination of the
report of the said persons they shall be satisfied of the