CLERK TO COUNCIL, AND BOROUGH TREASURER,
THOMAS TRIMBLE.

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CHARTER

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ORDINANCES.

CHARTER.

Name and bounds of the borough.

Qualifications of electors-Borough Officers to be elected--Return of the elec-
tion of constables to be made to the court-Constables' powers and liability-
Judge, inspectors and clerks, how appointed--Shall take an oath--Proceed-
ings in case of equality of votes--Certificates to be made out and deposited
with clerk of the court--Duty of high constable-How vacancies to be sup-
plied---Elections, by whom to be held.

Style of the corporation-- Powers and privileges-Seal-Markets.
Proceedings in case of refusal to serve as borough officer elected-Penalties how
recoverable.

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Burgess, &c., to take oaths, &c.

Five of the council to constitute a quorum--Stated meetings-Make by-laws,
&c.-Assess taxes, &c.--Appoint officers-Power of removal-Place of
holding meetings-Publication of by-laws-Proviso relative to taxes.
Burgess to issue precept for collecting taxes--Duty of burgesses.
Duty of town clerk.

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High constable to give notice and superintend elections.

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Compensation to judges, inspectors, &c.-President of council to draw orders, &c.-Proviso relative to refusal to serve as borough officer appointed. Appeal may be had to the court in case of grievance.

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Competency of witnesses.

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Part of former act repealed.

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Roads, streets and alleys, declared public highways-Rights and duties of street and road commissioners.

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Assessment of taxes.

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Assessment regulated-Warrant to issue-Proceedings where persons neglect
or refuse to make payment-Collector to make payment within 3 months-
Transcript of balance in his hands to be entered with the prothonotary.
In what case tenants are to pay the taxes---The same to be deducted out of the
rent.

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Auctioneers may be commissioned in the city of Lancaster.

Subject to the same duties, regulations, &c. as auctioneers in the city of Philadelphia.

Compensation of auctioneers.

Penalty on selling without license--Enumeration of property which may be sold by auction without license---Sales must be by the piece, package, &c.. Provisions of this act extended to Carlisle and other towns.

Town council authorized to appoint high constable.

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So much of act of 20th March, 1810, as relates to borough of Carlisle, repealed. 27 Powers of high constable.

Evidence of publication of Ordinances.

Act of 14th March, 1814.

1. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the said town of Carlisle shall still continue and remain a borough, under the name and title of "The Borough of Carlisle," the extent and bounds of which shall be the same as in the original law, passed on the 13th day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eightytwo.

Beginning at a walnut corner tree of land, now of Thomas Wilson's heirs, being a post at the corner of the widow McDonald's out lots; thence by the said land of Thomas Wilson's heirs, adjoining the out lots, south twenty-four degrees and one quarter east, two hundred and thirty-three perches, to a post on Le Tort's spring; thence down the said spring, the different courses thereof, fifty-nine perches, to a white oak, at the corner of Jonathan Holmes' land; thence by the same and adjoining out lots, south twenty-six degrees east, one hundred and twenty perches, to a post; thence by the same, south sixty-one degreeseast, one hundred and twenty-one perches, to a hickory; thence by the same, south forty-one degrees east, one hundred perches to a white oak stump; thence by number one of the small tracts of land sold by the late Proprietaries to the inhabitants of the town of Carlisle, now in the possession or occupancy of James Davis, south forty-nine degrees west, ninety perches, to a black oak; thence by Charles McClure's land, south fortynine degrees west, one hundred and twenty-nine perches, to a black oak; thence by the same, north seventy-five degrees west,