The Woodville Republican, and Wilkinson advertiser. (Woodville, Miss.) 1853-18??, 1853-02-15

repeal Acts heretofore pased incorporating town
WooDyILLR and odefne the boundaries and encorpOate
said town. s t.f.aL ,.~ ~.
81 BE enacted By the Legislature of he STATE of Mississippi
That all heretofore passed. incorporating the town of Woode
in the county Of Wilkinson be- and the hereby repealed
and that said town be- and the same Is hereby urr
the provisions hereinafter expressed with the following boundaries
and limits that is to say mile square assuming the courthouse
in said town the centre thereof and the corporate authorities of
said town. SHALL convenient designate and make bounda
nes thereof
So. Mayor and aldermen Mode Of Eleon-Tha all the free
white male inhabitants of said town. of the twenyone years
and upwards being citizens Of the United States and being qualified
electors by the constitution of this State and residents of said town.
shall be entitled to vote at such elections and the said SHALL
the first Monday in January each year. within thirty days
thereafter meet the court house in said town. such place
be appointed therein and elect by ballot mayor and four all
dernen to serve until the next regular annual election until their
duly qualified and notice of all such elections shall be
given and published at least days previous the time holding
the same and shall be opened and held o'clock A. NJ until
two o'clock NJ of said day. under the spenendenee of the
sheriff of the county of Wilkinson and free holders of said town.
Justice of the peace and two free holders thereof and the persons
having the highest number of votes shall be declared duly elected
and shall forthwith be returned such superintendent Of said election
the Office of the secretary of S and shall be commissioned by
the governor And the said and aldermen, Immediately
the receipt of their commissions shall take and subscribe the oath
prescribed by the constitution.
ss 10 appoint clerk and other officers specially pro
gded oThat the said mayor and aldermen shall Immediately
thereafter meet and form board to do business and shall appona
clerk and such other officers said town. may be contemplated
required by this act and not otherwise provided for therein and they
shall have full powers and shall be their duty require and take
such sufficient bond bonds from all such officers prescribe the
penalties and conditions Of such bond bonds and prescribe the
particular duties of each and every such their officers oahs
to be taken by them not inconsistent with this act
81. Constabeneode of election term of service There shall
be elected by said voters the time and the pre-
sbed in The second section of this act for mayor and adeed
constable to for the space of time, the said
and aldermen. asa4a iA.s tH4r Hs~rT Iast"H
S.. What to constitute quoru That the mayor and any
Of the said aldermen shall form board for the transaction
OF business and in of the nonatendace of the any
meeting of the board If there shall appear sufficient number of the
members thereof to form board they may appoint chairman pro
mpo and proceed to do BUSINESS and the said board of aldermen
shall be known and distinguished by the of the Corporation of
the town Of Woody and suc shall constitute body corporate
and polite and shall have and exercise all the powers rights and
privileges usually appeanng belonging bodies corporate and
polite and by that and be sed plead and be i'm
pleaded and the said board Of aldermen shall have full power and
authority all matters Of police within the limits Of said town.
They shall have power make and prouae all such ordinances
rules and orders for the harmony and good government said town.
the said board shall necessary right and proper in
with the constitution of this state they shall have full
power and authority to levy taxes on all property and things subject
to taxation said town. prescribed by the laws of this state the
county of Wilkinson not to exceed time the county and state
taxes thereon for the peod which taxes Levied shall be
assessed and collected by the constable Of said town. in the
the state and county taxes assessed and collected in the
county Of Wilkinson and of sale of property by said
town constable for the collection of taxes properly levied and assessed
aforesaid such constable shall have full and ample power make
all necessary and proper titles the purchaser of such property
that may be thus sold they shall have power and shall be their
duty to be caused to be kept decent and orderly market in said
and to regulate the with view odo equal justice TO all
the inhabitants Of thereof also to all such may supply and
furnish the same; they shall have power to make all needfu
rules oi
negroes and muatoe not Inconsistent with the constitution Of this
sae they shall have power and shall be their duty to enact and
promuate ordinances prohibiting and imposing heavy penalties
upon the owners their agents. slave slaves who
shall permit such slaves of his hers theirs to hire
their time hire themselves out to live separate from under
their immediate CONTROL direction and management in said town. and
to nct such corporal punishment any such slave or slaves not
exceeding thirty lash said board deem proper for
violation such ornancs they shall have the power and shall
be their duty and promugate ordinances prohibiting the
aemblage Of slaves said town. directing the time slaves from the
country shall leave the Sabbath day. and prohibiting
slave slaves whatsoever from trading said town without reg
uar permit from their masters oversee for that purpose
ard prescribe the punishment for nfacon OF such ordinance
they shall have the power and shall be their duty to enact and
promuate ordinances prohibiting and imposing heavy penalties on
white persons who shall SELL otherwise dispose OF spurious liquors
to any slave or slaves said town, who be found unlawful
y aocang with any slave slaves therein they shall have f
power and shall be their DUTY to appoint patrols said town
prescribe their Duties and to in such fines for any neglect Of SAID
duties said board may deem right and proper and any mem
Der Of such patrol shall be intoxicated shall be guilty OF any not
or disordey conduct while duty such patrol every such
person SO offending shall be fined any not exceeding twenty
dollars by mayor of said towns they shall have power 70 enact
and promueang ordinances prohibiting the keeping open Of stores
and vending merchandise said town. the Sabbath day. and for
any other unlawful therein they shall have full
power to regulate the time and Of working and improving
the streets sidewalks public places and highways in sad town. and
TO declare who are liable work such streets SIDEWALKS Puoc
places and highways and prescribe the penalty for any allure 70
perform such labor they shall have the power prescribe me mode
and Of abang nunces and whose expense the same
shall be removed and Of removing any obstruction IN me see ana
public places in said town, and of imposing suitable enu upon
persons causing any such olscon they shall have power ee.
and promugate ordinances prohibiting and imposing hne no,
exceeding twenty dollars upon any po persons Tor a%ia
gaming Or other indecent dOre conduct in said town tey
shall moreover have mower and shall their enact and