The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-11-24

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execute such powers may by subpoena attachment compel
the attendance of witnesses their depoiOns for which
service ne shall be allowed such fees are allowed Justices
peace and notar public and for the due and exercise Of
ahe herein and hereby shall have now
Grand shall be lawful for him to award all such process
raon of right and justice throughout town the law
m exercise OF his jurisdiction agreeab the usag prnci
Aono" pies of law He shall power authority to
ment' take and certify the acknowedg the convyance
deed'iu membranes of real estate State and also
certain ca attorney and other sealed instruments of writing
se" minister oahs afrmaons all cases wherein affidavit
deemed necessary the foundation any official per-
oned ne may emnze the rites OF marimony between free
the rites white within the State who shall produce
mam fully Obained and where there happens in the
county, when he resides distance
Act conveniently attend he in such may and discharge
the duties of when person killed suddenly dies
within the limits of the corporation and shall be entitled to the
fees be paid ofhe county treasury the would
nObeen He shall have power full authority
a PuOofc discharge the duties required public by the laws
Of this State and shall keep well bound book fair registers
his official SUCH by him done ture Of his Office notary
public and SHALL when required give certified copy Of
ord his Office unto applying for the
Election sGch person or persons paying the legal fee therefor That in all
Tow" eecns for town officers shall be the duty the mayoro
GERS Maya proclamation the qualified of said setting forth the
or ume of such election the places where the
held the officer officers be chosen and Procama
ton ton to be Pubhedn Newspaper printed said town.
ting in hand BILL four of the public places least twenty
previous such election and every such election shall be
opened between the hours Of 10 O'Clock the forenoon and
continue open until o'clock in the afternoon, and SHALL in all
things conducted agreeably the regulating
Judges lotions and shall be the duty of the Judges Of said elections
make ewhn two days thereafter make out and direct the return there
turn &C. Of the mayor of said that the Slate
election required DO made Provided that all cleo
The clerk 1 the town council and the said mayor or clerk Of the
such election open which have been made TO him
aforesaid and shall make abstract of all the votes and file the
with the clerk who shall make record thereof in a
kept him for that purpose and the persons
having the votes shall be declared duly elected
and upon canvasg the polls shall happen an equal number
In o votes be cast for two more persons Office shall
the duty newly members Of council decide and
declare which candidate shall be eected and in the event the new
elected council equally divided in determining which andl-
date shall qualify and that the shall give the cast
the equal number OF votes be cast TOR
persons mayor them and that the president OF
the board Of council shall order new election In conformity WIN
provisions heFenbere prescribed and omany cause eh
by DEATH resignation removal otherwise vacancy should
of council the Office should the
qualified of the respective wards ash
may be- effect any election the time and in the manner
provided the president OF the council shall oIh-
with proclamation fill such vacancy for second or
other election which, all things shall be notified conducted
uated made in and by this act
scribed person who thus be chosen shall
hold his until the statedPeOd for the choice Of
Mayor and shall be the duty the mayor or
clerk to clerk of the town council immediately 70 no Icn person
may elected aforesaid OF his or their election Y
the town marshal every chosen elected ae
said shall days after his eecon cause himself to be
qualified enter upn The his Office and in default there
% days If the Office to which he elected shall be deemed
town council to prescribe and and provide the
place of holding all elections in town for town Ohcer not herein
SECTION A Be further enacted That every white male per
u6oa twenyOne being citizen o. e Un
ted States resting legal disability and
rs o. have pad the annual any poll taxes or who
shall have resided within the limits OF said town twelve
taxes aforesaid shall deemed qualified voter and shall pc
entitled and none in the ward IN which ne resides 01
Qul6a- and selecmen PToaed uhal no 70
tons Of holding any Office the government Of said town.
not actually resided and been an inhabuant eo
least one yearnex preceding his election o. appointment ana
nopdsd also that no person shall be eligible 70 me once
Ineligible or marshal treasurer assessor or tax collector o.
D hold shall resided ia said town ana Oeeh m
years next preceding his election or appointment nor %
Of hem the date OF bis eiecIOa - - IAN snv mem
on any account claim, demand whatsoever nor -
berOf the council or other ofeer ssnsh es1 i ~
ted either directly indirectly IN anyJ ~
lie improvement made by said town. nor snah ~ ~ ~
n ab government thereof become surety on any Oou ~ -
~. mos aid town nor shall be bold or possess any oe
crsrve under government Of aaia ,9sn. l.or. 4
Dos, Of SECTION g. further eRqced thal ne ne Ss az
I,s add each ward in said shall on me hist =
,loFrs nuully elecl SeIectmen, VINO shah n- is
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