The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-03-21
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For Me BoliUar Bulletin.
Knowing that you in common with the
citizens Of our peaceful little town strongly
favor a strict observance Of the law Of so
briefly and decency, / deem it just and proper
to make a few suggestions in regard to the
present mode, or the part of the Mayor and
Aldermen Of Bolivar, of enforcing these
laws, so essential to the peace and quiet of
our village. Bolivar, By an act Of the Gem
eral Assembly Of Tennessee, is an incorpo
rated town, having, 10y virtue of the act of
its Incorporation, all the privileges incident
to a town corporate Under these privileges
che has elected her Mayor and Aldermen
for the purpose of securing the enforcement
Of these laws incident to the act of her IN
| corporation, and essential to her being and
welfare 1t is self evident that it is the de-
sire and to the interest of the inhabitants
that eur sidewalks (say nothing of the
streets) should be Immediately repaired.
The only question that now presents itself
is bew is this to be obtained. l answer,
simply by the Mayor and Aldermen and the
conselvator Of the peace discharging the
duty imposed upon them by the respective
Offices which they have the honor to ill
Every civil officer Of the land is conser-
vator of the peace. Under their oaths they
are in honor bound to guard and protect the
peace, quiet and order of the community in
which they live. This is the fixed and i'm
mutable law so essential to the protection
and preservation OF civil society, and this,
like all laws, has its sanction, without which
1t would be Of NJ force or benefit. Under
it our justices of the peace may assess such
fines for its violation as in their discretion
they may deem equitable or just The late
war, with its deterioratipg influence On the
morals of our people, has filed the country
with men, (uufortunate men, given to tie
greatest of observation-disclosures. The mum
Der Of drinking saloons Ia our village, all o.
which are well supported, is iFrelragible
proofof this assertion, and the worst feature
in the case is the patrons Of these establish
{ ments, many of them, after they have So
tiated their thirst loose control over them
/ selves; walk the streets withimpunity in al
intoxicated condition, yelling like sayages
2 disturbing religious worship, swearing
t fact indulging in all sorts of yulgarity, an,
t that toe, in the very faces of our Cit
. fathers and eonserxators of the peace
J. whose sworn duty is to guard against sucl
and protect the peace order and quiet o
the town. As l said above, the laws Incl
dent to our incorporation vest In the towr
authorities sanction. by the exercise o.
which these laws may be rigidiy enforced
They have, for. their violation IN any man
2 ner, right to make arrests, to Investigate
/ and ascertain the degree Of the offence, anc
proportion their fines accordingly Let thi
be done, aud if open intoxieation is no
thereby checked, we wiz have the benefit o
+ the fines, which, if applied as they should
be, to the Improvements Of the sidewalks
streets and other public property, woulC
well eQmpensatothe e city fathers y and citi
Q zens fer an observance of and complianc,
with their duty. If this be-done, our street
will be cleared of all Instructions, consist
ing of gullics, mud holes, brickbats, and in
toxicated and profane men. ORDER.