The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1867-02-02
Meeting Of the Board Of Mayor anC
Election Of Of7cers.

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The Aldermen elect Of the Corporation of
the town Of Bolivar, Hardeman county, Ten
nessee, for the year 1867, viz: Alex Ram
sey, w. II. Thompson, Alvin Warren, I. b.
Adams r. l. Lightfoot, G. H. Anderson and
r. G.Crawford met at tie Office Of the County
Court Clerk Of said county aud having sew
orally fled their certificates Of election were
duly sworn into Office by tie Clerk Of said
county.
The Board then proceeded to organize by
the election, OF Alexander Ramsey, Mayer,
who was then duly sworn into Office by the
aforesaid clerk.
an election was then ordered and held
for the Office Is Recorder which resulted in
the election Of r. G. Crawford to said Office
An election was also ordered and held for
Treasurer, which resulted in the election of
/. d Adams.
An election was also ordered and held for
Town Constable, which resulted in the cleo
ton Of Bcnt Crisp.
The Board then proceeded to levy taxes
for the year 1867 as follows, to wit:
lat. On all town lots and real estate fifteen
cents on the one hundred dollars.
ID. On bank stock and money loaned ten
cents on the one hundred dollars
3D. On carriages, buggies, or other pleas
ure vehicles, pianos, jewelry, gold and silver
watches, silver plute etc, fifteen cents on
tho ono hundred dollars
4th. On stores, family groceries and drug
stores, fifteen dollars each.
8. 9th, On each jeweIry store, five dollars.
9th On Timers dealing in stoves and
other articles not of their own manufacture
five dollars.
7th On cabinet shops dealing in furniture
etc, not Of their own manufacture, S. CO.
Sth On saddler shops dealing in saddles
and other articles not of their own manu-
facture five dollars.
9Th. On each livery stable fifteen dollars.
10th. On each tipping house twenty-five
dollars.
Ilth. On each foreign insurance company
having an agency in the corporation twenty
five dollars
18th. On each male resident between the
ages Of q and 50 years, two dollars.
18th. On all circuses or circuses and ami
nal shows combined for each day and night $
performance, twenty-five dollars.
18th. On all animal shows for each day
and nights performance, ten dollars
18th. On all travelling concerts for each
day and night five dollars
10th. On all slight of hand performances
for each day and night, five dollars
On motion it is ordered by the Board that
the tax on jewelry stores of fifteen dollars
for the year 1866 be reduced to five dollars
The following resolution was presented
and adopted:
ResolUed, That section Is of the Ordin
ance passed May, Both, 1866, be SO changed
as to read as follows That any person wish
ing to open an auction store or to engage in
the business Of an auctioneer within the
limits of the town of Bolivar, shall apply tc
the Recorder whose duty it shall be to issue
license therefor to continue for twelve
months on payment of tax of thirty-iv,
dollars and also one dollar to the Recorder
for issuing said license.
On motion it is ordered by the Board tina
the Mayor and Recorder convey to Alvin
Warren the alley cast of court square run
ming back to Water street
On motion it is ordered by the Board tina
, the Town Constable be allowed $500 for hi
services in addition to the per cent taxes
collected by him for the year 1867, provide,
he does his duty as such Constable
On motion 1t is ordered by the Board tina
/ l. B. Adams and r. G. Crawford be appoiu
S ted committed to revise the Ordinanc
passed May Both, 1866.
On motion it is ordered that the Boar
have their regular meetings On the last Sat
urday night of each month.
There being no further bushes the Boar
adjourned. ALEX. RAMSEY, Mayor
r. G. CRAWFORD, Recorder.