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At a meeting of the Trustees of the town of Warsaw on the 14th
day of August, 1833, consisting of Robert Guinea, Willis Peake,
Jefferson Peake, Henry W. Hampton and D Jno C Richards the four
mentioned attended at after being duly qualified proceeded to pass the
following ordinances:
Robt. Guinea called to the chair
Ord. 1 Benjamin Tiller was nominated and appt Clerk
2 Willis Roberts was nominated and appt Treasurer.
3 Thompson Blount Esq. was nominated and appointed Assessor
4. Abbott Eggleston was nominated and appointed collector of tax
5. John Stringfellow former collector to pay over taxes collected to the
Treasurer
6. Poll tax levied at 50 cents per head.
7 Real Estate subject to tax of 20 cents per hundred dollars
8 Merchandise and groceries to be taxed as follows:
Nancy
Bryant
nine dollars
Willis
Roberts
five dollars
Turpin and
Avery
five dollars
Geo Sirlott
five dollars
John Peggs
three dollars
P. W. Runyan & H. W. Hampton one
dollar
9 Fine for blocking streets
10 Fine for running horses through town $5.00. To be fined for merely
galloping horses 50 cents. If it is a slave, he or she so offending
shall receive on his or her back not less than five nor more than
fifteen stripes.
11 For firing a gun…for every such offense $5.00
12 Showing a stallion or jack within limits of town…fine for every
such offense, $5.00
13 Shows and exhibitions to be taxed
14 Sluts taxed $1.00
15 Fine for obstructing wharf
16 Be it ordained that these ordinances shall be in full force from and
after the first day of Sept. 1833
Signed Robert Guinea, Chairman and the board adjourned. Attest:
Benjamin Tiller, clerk.
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