Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-09-27

! ordinance of the City Council be required of
him taking an oath of Office before entering
| upon the duties of the same Should
vacancy occur in the Office of Mayor. the
same shall be filed by joint vote of the two
Houses.
! SECTION f. The said City Council shall
have power and they are authorized to pro-
vide for the appointment, or election. in such
manner as they may SEE fit. all necessary
officers for the good government Of said city;
they shall also fix the compensation of such
officers before their election, which shall not
be increased or diminished during their term
of office; they shall also have full power, two
thirds of both branches of the City Council
cOncurring. to dismiss from Office any person
that has been or may hereafter be, elected TO
fill any Office, created by the ordinances OF
the Mayor and Alderman heretofore, or that
may be by the City Council hereafter. And
they shall have aud possess full power to
abolish any Office as above, that has been, or
may hereafter be created.
SECTION ). An election for Mayor, Alder
men and Common Council shall be held in
zach Ward of said City, on the last Saturday
in $ ,ptember, in each and every } ear. The
voters shall vote by ballot, every white mail
Of the age OF twenty-one years and upwards,
being entitled to vote by the laws OF this
State who shall have resided within the City
six months next preceding the election at
which he may offer TO vote, shall be entitled
to vote, but only III the Ward where be
;sides. MOI 'esidents owing freehold N
said City being qualified to vote for members
of the General Assembly of the State of Ten
ncssee. shall be entitled to vote in the Ward
where their freehold is situated. Any such
person owning real estate III more Wards
than one, be or they may elect i'll which OF
said Wards to vote, but shall not be allowed
to vote in more than one. Judges of cleo
ton, for each Ward, shall be appointed by
the existing Board Of Aldermen, who shall
take an oath to faithfully and impartially
discharge their duti,s. They shall open the
polls al O'Clock in the forenoon and close
them at o'clock in the afternoon, when they
shall forthwith proceed to ascertain and trans
init to the existing Mayor the result o. such
election, certified and authenticated by the
Clerks and "a majority of the Judges of cleo
tons for each Ward. The Mayor shall de-
LIVER to the City Recorder the returns as they
may be received by him, who shall forthwith
enter the same as they are successfully re-
c.ivcd, in a book to be kept for that purpose.
In ali cases where two or more persons have
received an equal number of votes for
Alderman or Common Councilman the cleo
ton sbal Poe referred back 10y hesMay OF. TO the
voters OF the Ward and held rs before, within
the next succeeding ten days and all persons
chosen, in each Ward IA member Of either
branch OF the Clly COUNCIL snail Within TWO
days after his election be furnished by the
City Recorder with a certificate thereof,
which certificate shall be presumptive evil
dence of the title Of such person TO seat,
but each branch Of City Council, however,
shall have au thOrity To decide ultimately
upon ali questions relative TO the qualifca-
tions. election and returns OF its members.
SECTION q. The power is hereby expressly
and fully given to the said City Council, to
establish by ordinance IA uniform system of
street grades aud Improvements which shall
extend to all alleys. lanes and public
thOrOughfares.