The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-04-03

herein before prescribed. and if iron, any
cause either by death, resignation, removal
q Otherwise a vacancy shall occur n the
board Of Council OF the Office o. Mayor,
should the qualified voters Of the town or OF
the Respective wards, as the case may be,
Hail 10 effect any election. at The time and in
the manner herein provided, The Mayor or
President of the Council shall forthwith issue |
his proclamation, to fll such vacancy, or for |
Iasecond or other election which in all things |
/ shall Be notified, conduled, II guiated. and
The returns thereofmade as 10 and by this sci
| is prescribed, and the person or persons who |
may then ee chosen shall hold his or their /
office until Ibe next stated period for the
choise of a successor or successors, and i'll
shalt be the duty Of the Mayor or clerk Of
the Town Council Immediately TO notify such
lpeTson or persons as may be elected as a!ore.
said, of his or their election, by causing q
written notice thereof 10 be served upon him
or them by the Town Marshal, and every
person so chosen or elected az aforesaid shall
within ten DAYS after his election cause him.
self TO be qualified. TO enter upon the duties
OF his office aud in default thereof The Office
deemed and considered in law 10 be vacant,
; and il shall be the duty of the town council
10 prescribe the time manner, and provide
the place Of holding all elections in said
: Town for town officers not herein provided
= for
SEC. 4. That every white male person
above the age of twenty one years, being a
S citizen of the United States and not resting
; under any legal disability. and who shall
have paid the annual assessment of any town
or pool taxes, or shall have resided within
i the limits of said town twelve months next
preceding an election for town officers, and
: shall have paid taxes as aforesaid, shall be
6 deemed qualified voter, and shall be enti~
u tied, and none other, to vote in the Ward in
; which he resides, for Mayor and Selectmen:
: Provided, that no person shall be capable
; Of holding any Office under the government
> Of said town, who has not actually resided
= therein, and been an inhabitant thereof, al
= least one year next preceding his election
u or appointment; and provided also, that M
- person shall lie eligible 10 the Office o
:, Mayor, Marshal. Treasurer, Assessor anC
= Tax Collector of said town, who shall no
= have resided in said town, and been an in
- habitant thereof two years next proceeding
- his election or appointment, nor shall eithe
4, of them, at the date of his election, be Ga
- debted 10 the town on any account, claim G
$, demand whatsoever, nor shall any membe
- OF the Town Council, or other officer, wbe
:. elected, be Interested, either directly or il
3. directly, in any job or contract OF other put
Is lie improvement made by said town, nc
er shall any officer under the government
an thereof, become surety on any bond mad
n payable to said town, nor shall he hold Q
be possess any other Office which is lucratiV
e. under the government Of said town.
he SEC. 5. That the qnaifed electors
ly each Ward, in said town, shall on the fir
no Monday in April, annually, elect four Seiec
es men, who shall have resided in said tow
n two years and shaliha been freeholders
* householdefs therein one year next preceer
er, ing such election. and shall be residents
ID, the Ward in which they shall be electe,
nd and the Selecttnen so elected when asseu
I'D bled together and duly organised, shall col
Ter stitute the Town Council, majority Of Il
nd whole number Of whom shall be necessal
lis to constitute quorum for the transactit
ID Of business. They shall be judges Of Il
'eP election returns and qualifications of the
his own members, and all other officers electe
OF and shall continue in office for the term
leu one year, and until their successors a
ord chosen and qualified; they shall detertni
aP' the rules Of their proceedings, which SD,
ons be public, and at the request of any mel
al al Der. the yeas and nays, Oh any question
me resolution, shall be entered upon the jour
10 ais thereof, which shall be open to the
ing speclion and examination Of every citizC
OF and may compel the attendance Of abse
cet members in such manner and under su
pro- penalties as they shall think fit to prescril
'Pe. they shall meet in the Council Chamber
aliu in some other convenient place in eaid to-
30 Regularly on the second Monday in APP
0"u and also in like manner in each and eVt
80 month thereafter, and after having taken
ca oath of Office before the Mayor or so
'o =, other officer qualified to administer oat
!. - they shall elect from their own body P
,a .Ss sident, who shall preside in their meetil
',S;0 during the tenn for which they shall hi
;rao, been elected. and vote on allquestions pc
as..,, ing therein, but shall have no casting '
49, in case Of tie. He shall sign all WarG5
:seJ drawn upon the Town Treasury By the TX
,,.0S CLARK for The appropriations made oy
,bs Town Council, which waTFaB: shalt be
Nav. ulary numbered, recorded and counters
case led by the Mayor, and sealed With the
sncI of said town, but shall be4r 40 interest
been That IA ease. Of sickness or Temporary
naks sence Of the Presidept, the Town Cot
same shall elect president pro tem., they
re- also appoint or elect by ballot, from
him qualiied voters Of said town, 4 Treas
rsons Assessor ana NotlectoE, and Town Ma
Il be who, seVeE1llya shall perform such d
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