Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-12-20
be present at the stated and special meetings Of the


Board as
SEC. IL. That any officer appointed by the Mayo
and Aldermen may be removed by majority of sal
Board for ncompetency or dereliction of duty on
plant in writing of any inhabtant of said town,
whenever the Mayor and said Board shall think the in
terests of said town require such remoyal provided
however that officer shall be removed as aforesai
until he shalt have notice of such intended removal an
of the charge charges preferred against him, serve
on him by the Clerk of said Board or town Constable
and an opportunity to exculpate himself before sa
Board. ~
Sec. 49, Each officer, herein mentioned, on his res
ignaton, removal expiration of his term of office
shall deliver to his successor all books papers, 9th
Ter property pertaining to such Office.
Sec. 10. Whenever there shall be vacancy in an,
Of the Offices of said town, provided for by ordnanc
o. charter that may hereafter be provided for b,
ordinance the Mayor and Board of Aldermen shal
fill such vacancy at the next stated meeting thereof
unless the interests of said should sooner require
Sec. 20. Thatno claim or demand against said town
unless the same be due by bond of the town, for saa
res of the officers of the town, of such nature
to require only payment the amount being certain
fixed and fully quidated to amount, or capable of
being reduced to certainty by computation only shall
be paid without first having been examined and certi
fed 10 by the finance committee, and also ordered t.
be paid by the Board. 1t shall be the duty of tht
Clerk of said Board to lay before the Board all sucl
claims presented for allowance, and said Board shall
examine the same, and the proofs and allegations made
and may require special proof, and shall audit allow
disaIlow, the rights of the parties and justice
may require.
SEC. 21. That whoever shall, in the limits of thc
corporation of Fayetteville disturb the public peace
by violence, tumultuous offensive conduct or car
riage, or by loud and unusual noises or by profane
obscene, or offensive language, by language cacula
ted to provoke breach of the peace by assaulting
striking fighting another shall be deemed guilty of
msdemeano, and shall forfeit and pay for every suci
offense not less than two than fifty dollars
SEC. o. If any person in this corporation wilfully
disturb disquiet any assembage of persons met fol
religious worship by noise profane discourse, rude
indecent behavior, any other act at near the
place of worship, such person shall be deemed guilty
of msdemeanor, and fined less than two nor more
than fifty dollars.
SEC. %. If any person in this corporation disturb
any lawful assemblage of people,. by rude and inde
cent behavior, otherwise, such person shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and fined not less
than two more than fifty dollars.
Sec. "a. If any person in this corporation shall in
suit or use any vulgar profane, obscene language
in the presence of any female, such person shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and fined not less
than two than fifty dollars.
SEC. 25 If any person in this corporation shall ap
pearl any public place naked or in dress not belong
ing to bis her sex, in indecent CT lewd dress
shall make any indecent exposure of his her per-
son. or be guilty of any indecent or lewd act or be-
havio shall exhibit sell offer for sale any obscene
vulgar libellous book picture, painting, paper or
publication of any character whatever shall exhib
it or perform any indecent immoral lewd play, or
other representation such person shall be deemed gull
ty of misdemeanor, and fined not less than two nor
more than fifty dollars.
SEC. 26. If any person in this corporation shall
keep disordery house permit his house or in any
house or tenement in his possession or under his
troll any personto be drunk or noisy and bosterous,
such person shall be fined not less than two nor more
than fifty dollars.
SEC. 27 If any person persons shall keep within
the limits of this corporation house of ill-famc, or
who shall winy or knowingly permit any house
owned by him. her them, to be kept in disorderly
viz: house to which resort for the pur-
pose of criminal intercourse with lewd women, such
person or persons shall be deemed guilty of misde
and be fined not less than twenty-five
than fifty dollars for such offence, and like sum for
every day such house may be continued to be kept
and is hereby declared to be sufficient evidence of
such person or persons keeling bawdy house house
of -fame that notoriously lcwd women either reside
at or are in tile habit of visiting such houses, being
at the same time. visited by men other than those who
reside therein
Sec %. IF any persons, male and female, shall, with
in the limits of this corporation live together hus-
band and wife, not being lawfully married, such per-