Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1851-02-26
AN ACT
To amend Act, passed in the gear 1903, entitled
.2ct for the government of the LItn of Raleigh.
AN ACT

AN ACi
To amend an Act, passed in the year 1903, entitled
.act for the government Of the City Of Raleigh.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
the State of North Carolina and it is hereby enacted
by the authority cf the same, That no person shall
be entitled to at any election for Intendant and
Commissioners of the City of Raleigh, unless he
shall have resided within the limits of the said City,
for at least six months, and in the w ard in which he
offers to vote for at least ten days next preceding the
day of election, and paid City taxes within the
twelve months preceding the day of election; be-
ing nonresident shall own in fee simple, real es
tate in the City of Raleigh, and shall have possess
ed said real at least six months preceding the
day of any election.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That whenever an
election shall be held for an Intendant and Commis-
soners of said City, it shall be the duty of the Sher
if of the county of Wake. declare the persons
ceiving the highest number of votes 10 be elected,
and If there shall be tie between any two of the
candidates that no election can be made, then he
shall certify this fact in his returns, and the Board
of Commissioners attheir first regular meeting there
after, shall elect some person by ballot to fill the
vacancy.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the
duty of the In,endant to preside over all meetings
of the Board Of Commissioners when present and
In all cases where there is tie upon any question,
he shall be entitled to give the casting vote.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That the Commits
soners Of said City, shall have power and authority
to levy and collect tax not exceeding twenty-five
dollars on every Billiard Table, Nine or Ten-pin AL
ley, Victualling house or Restauratuer; and upon
every permission granted to retail Spirtuous Liquors
within the limits Of said City.
SEC. S. Be it further enacted, That it shall not be
lawful for the Justices of the county of Wake, to grant
any License to retail Sprtuous Liquors within the
City of Raleigh, without permission of the Board of
Commissioners first had, and if any License shall be
granted without such permission in writing, attesed
by the Clerk of the Board of Commissioners, first
fled with the Clerk of said County Court, such Lii
shall be void and of effect, and the person
obtaining such License, shall be liable to indictment
as in other of retailing without License and to
penalty of twenty dollars for each and every offence,
to be recovered by warrant before the Inendant of
Police any Justice of the Peace in the Of the
Commissioners of said City for the of said City,
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That the Commis
sioners of said City, shall have power and authority
to levy tax of not exceeding three dollars, upon
every hog KEEP. running at large in the streets of said
City.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That this act shall
be in force from and after the passage thereof.
]. G.. DOBBlN, s. H. G..
w. N. EDWARDS, S. S.
Read three times and ratified in General Assembly,
this 2sth day of January, 1851.