American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1876-05-13


appear y the minutes OF said Loa,d Such bond to be
peh.t e rei 10y ordinance Of said Board and to be
in OF all the duties enjoned him by law ordinance
or the use Of any by any breach of the
thereof aud other for
paid Such bonds filed for record in the Office Of the
The election and shall be corded by such Clerk at he
of the officers respectively Such Clerks compensation
Ss Of ss S % fsF Thy
his seal of oic be received evidence
produced.
TO- enacted, That any desiring
hr election of in said City contest the
only within the time and in the mode prescribed by Chapter
Article WILL Section 39l Page 100 of the Revised Code
1871, of this State.
res perquses and emoum.ns duties and liabilities of all
and require other and further bond from of then
on failure to comply rrquement days
of given by the Mayor of said Aldermen. under
comply shall be declared by said Board aud an election
shall be ordered by said BoarA to ill the vacancy:
H. BE further enacted, That the Treasurer shall submit to
the Board Of Mayor and semi statements of
and On what account disbursements by him.
to whom and on what account, which statements shall be
post and egibe copy thereof the Court House door
said County, and said Board order such further pubca
Be it iu,ther enacted, That the legislative and
of the Mayor and Aldermen with to regulate
the time and place Of holding their meetings and the
being require the attendance the Mar
shall and that he order therein and all
expe him from office for failure any duty
quired OF hun by law ordinance to compel the
majority of the Aldermen shall constitute quorum for
Of and the Mayor shall be their presiding
when he shall give the casting said Board delegate
own numbers and sad Board shall have power all
and bylaws not Inconsistent with the Constitution
necessary proper to carry into effect the power herein
for violation of Of them they deem
rxpedent to exceed in fine of five hundred
prison. one, or not jail of county
and said Boa,d amend modify repeal such and
imposed by Mayor; said Mayor
their respective terms OF Office either on Grand
IL Be further That all designations of officers
shall be addressed the Mayor, excerpt his which shall
be addressed the Aldermen in council; and the Aldermen
fempoe who Shall perform
Mayor Be
shall fail to be unable from sickness oer to discharge
SIS Be further enacted That the style of all ordinances
the CITY amy the AUD of
Board and the laws of this State referring to said City be
Board may prescribe and when prpong on their face to
be printed by the authority OF said Board they shall be
further proof of their authority and proof be made
his the
Mayor under the seal OF the said there be no
16 Be further enacted That contracts and all deeds of
lease aud release other Of belonging
led BY Se.o:non ordinances Of said Bo.rd
by the and least Alderman and be under
seal of said Corporations such SEAL the nunder the
private seal of the Mayor.
further enacted That all fines aud orftitures
hOrzed Ivy this prescribed by the ordinances made i'll
thereof shall he recovered til COSTS the of
said Corporation by suit :oon, in the Mayors Court
court of competent and when colect shall
Treasury of said Corporation for the hce
of; Mayor Aldermen shall have power, upon
isfactory showing remit fine, forfeiture penalty that
audged violation of the ordinances the by
said Corporation and fine shall be imE for
fixture declared offender without due notice to such
motion therefor, aud Of the time and
place such motion shall be heard suit tried which
shall he issued by the Mayor and shall be served and
Mayors Court by said Marshall Sheriff.
Constable other specially dep9zed by said Mayor
purpose of sail County of Madison. Every
charged right heard by himself counsel
in his defense.
further enacted That said Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen shall by ordinance ordinances to levy
collect all real and personal property within
corporate limits by law taxable for State purposes
exceeding cenum said taxable property and to
levy and collect tax not exceeding five centum the
oil merchandise sold by transient merchan vendors
and aucOneers within said corporate limits tpec al tax OF
dollar each horse mule sold therein by trader III
such tax license SUPPRESS heaters shows
crcses and other public exhibitions for money to TAX
entirely suppress all groceries, vctuang stalls billiard
tables, alleys, y tables. roulette, or
rowey bOwly rOndeau pool keno, any
bank the like kind and all other places
Of public amusement pIOhlOt restrain
entirely suppress gaming gambling houses all disorder
ly houses houses of ame and prosution to prohibit and
ming large the Streets by killing lmpounting and
he to tax The