Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-06-24
An Aet % incorporate tAe Torn Of Murfreesborough
(PAssED OCTOBER L

An Act 10 incorporate the Town Of MurfreeSboroush
(PAssED OCTOBER II, 1919
General Assembly of the State of Tennessee
That the of Mureesbou the county of Rutherford and the
thereof hereby constituted body polite and corporate
by the style and of the Mayor and Aldermen of the town of MUIR
feesbough and shall perpetual succession by corporate
may sued plead and be mpeaded grant, receive pur
chase hold mixed and personal property dispose OF the
fer the benefit of said town. and have and town SEAL
Be enacted That the corporation aforesaid shall have full
authority such laws and ordinances necessary
proper preserve the health the prevent and
sance establish night watches and PATROLS to ascertain when
sary boundary and location Streets lots and alleys establish
and alleys with the consent of the roptors the
adjoining such Streets lanes and alleys to provide for
licensing and regulating aueions to restrain and prohibit gaming and to
provide for licensing, taxing regulating restraining theatrical other
public shows within the pave and keep
all laws necessary for the to establish
essary inspections within the oerect regulate markets appoint
recorder AID constable provide for the establishment and
uation fire companies and tie sweeping hmn
regulate pumps e public sret es e vs
eoavy from the vicinity the town. to impose and apo
ate n penalties and oeres for the breach of their bylaws
dinan lay the purpose carrying the
sary into peraon for the benefit Of said town. to rotru
pn houses ami pass ordinances necsay an proper
carry and meaning of this into ec Provided they
aot Incompatible with the constitution and laws of this State.
Be it enacted That the laws and oTinanoeS oil sad corporal en
shall obligatory the property Of nonsi
said being citizens OF this o unless OF Intentional
of bylaws ordinances previously promulgated Provided
nevertheless property residents Shall be taxed other
property in said town.
Be it enacted That all fn penalties and frieu imposed by
by-laws ordinances of said corporation exceeding fifty
dollars shall before single magistrate and exceeding
sum- be recovered by action debt in the county court of
Be enacted That the Sheriff Of Rutherford county shall hold
m election the house the town of Mureestorough. the
Monday January 1878 and the day in each and
succeeding year. for the purpose eecg persons
corporation of the said town of Mureesborouh fer
yea1 commencing second Monday Of the month thereafter
and all persons owning freehold 10 said town. also all
siding within would qualified to vote for members of
the General Assembly, shall be qfd to vote al the said election for
Aldermen and no person shall eligible appointment of Alderman
unless he be citizen eehoder Of said town OF Murborough
Be enacted That the persons qualified aforesaid hay
ing the highest number of election held as aforesaid shall
hndu
eo shall within two days thereafter give to each the seven Al
drmen elect Of his election shall be the duty oil tho
the court house the SAID town. ON the
Saturday succeeding the day of their election and the AefHen
sh aforesaid number not less than i've Shall De
quorum they shall then proceed elect by ballot one OF their own
be Mayor of said corporation for the same time of which
the Aldermen elected aforesaid whenever Mayor OF
the said corporation de- of the said town egu
other election by Aldermen the aforesaid
of another person for the time then unxIre until the next general
election of Aldermen and whenever Alderman shall de- remove or
resign such vacancy be filled by the Mayor and Aldermen OF
the said regular meeting and the person OF persons so
pointed shall until the next election.
T. enacted That the Mayor and Aldermen of said town. sb
before entering upon of their appointment take an oath be-
fore justice of the Of the county OF Rutherford aforesaid 10
faithfully uprighy and honestly dmean themselves as Mayor and AL
dermen of said corpoaon during their continuance In office
g. Be enacted That the town Constable appointed by ad cpo-
ration shall continue in Office twelve months from the time Of his
pOnmen and SHALL entering upon the duties of his ohce give
bond and sufficient security to the Mayor and corporation m the time
being for the faithful discharge of the duties his appointment and
accounting for all monies by him collected and the Recorder shall con-
office during and his compensation shall be gula
ted by the Mayor and board Of Aldermen #
Be enacted That when any duty shall be imposed upon
any real lying within the bounds of said corporation and not
paid the occupr the same, and there should not be
poua property of the occupr of the within the linz
its of said corporation upon which the could be levied then shall
be the duty Of the Recorder certify the to the county court
Rutherford the term to which the Sheriff said county
report lands his county which the State and county has
paid and upon said report said term. it shall be the Guy
the county court enter judgment for the tax due said
ton the that judgments required to be entered for
the tax due the county and State land lying the
said county, and the shall be so at tie time and the same