Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-02-26

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suit ID the final court Of appeal 10 whIe
the same may be carried, al the privileges
enjoyments, rights, duties and emoIumenti
heretofore accorded and extended to th
citizens and property owners of said ward
as component part of the corporation, b,
suspended and held in allegiance.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That til,
! city tax assessor and collector. be instruct
ed to assess and collect no further taxel
sgainst the citizens and property owners o
! said ward, until the questions involved II
| said suit shall have been finally determined
Sec. 8. Be It further enacted, That tht
Superintendent of the city water works, bt
directed to cut off the supply Of water from
the citizens and properly owners of sale
ward Immediately.
Sec. A. Be it further enacted, That The
President and Superintendent of the Nash
vile Gas Light Company be Immediately
directed to cut off the supply of gas from
the public gas lamp posts within the limit:
of said ward, and informed that no com
pensation will hereafter be allowed the said
company for gas burned or used IN the
same.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That the
Captain of Police be instructed to with.
draw all officers and pstrolmen belonging
to the police force from further duty in said
ward, and to cease all duties or labors with.
in the limits CT the same.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That the
Chief of the Fire Department and the Off
GERS and members of the same be notified
and directed that their labors and duties
within the limits of said ward have ceased,
aud shall cease, from and after the passage
of this act. y p 4All-- ii-
Sec. Z, Be it further enacted: That the
public schools of the corporation of Nash.
vile shall be Immediately closed to the en-
tire scholastic population of said ward, and
that the children of said ward shall receive
ne further instruction therein. --
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That the
offices of Alderman and Councilmen hereto
fore and now filed from said ward, be inn
mediately vacated, and representation in
said Offices from said ward hereafter cease,
and that the functions and salaries Of all 9th
er officers of the corporation, of whatsoever
nature or kind, residing within the limits
Of said Ward, shall cease and determine,
and their Offices be vacated, from
and after the passage of this act.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted. That the
Water Tax Collector be directed to refund
to such citizens of said ward as have paid
water tax to July /, 1878, or longer, ratably
to the extent of the time they shall be de-
priyed of the use of the same.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That the
Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad Com
pany, and other railroad companies, II any
there be, having their depots, workshops,
and grounds within the limits of said ward,
be exempted from the provisions of this
act, so far as relates 10 the use and enjoy
ment of the water from the city water
works, as long as they shall pay the taxes
assessed against them for the use of the
same.
Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, That the
provisions and conditions of this enactment
take effect from and after its passage, and
that the powers, privileges, immunities and
emoluments heretofore extended to, and
enjoyed by the citizens and property own
ers Of said Ward, as a component part Of
the Corporation of Nashville, shall not be
restored, unless by decision of the highest
court to which said suit aforesaid shallbe
appealed.
Sec. II. Be it further enacted: That all
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this
enactmen@ are hereby repealed,
Introduced by Jas. Chamberlin, Alder
man Ninth Ward.
Adjourned until tonight.