Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-02-15

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Sec. IL. Be it further enacted, That
said board at its first regular session shall
elect treasurer and secretary Of said
board. 1t shall be the duty Of said treas
urer TO receive aud disburse the funds
provided for said board, and to render
accounts thereof whenever demanded by
said board; and Of the secretary to keep
the books, accounts, documents. minutes
and records of said board; and Of both
Of them to perform such duties as may
be prescribed by the board. Said treas
urer aud secretary shall hold for two
years unless sooner removed by said
board and any vacancy in either Of said
Offices shall be filled by said board.
Sec. l3 Be it further enacted That
the chairman of said board shall receive
a salary OF $4,000 per annum; each OF
said commissioners a salary Of $500 per
annum; said treasurer a salary Of $l00
per snnum; aud said secretary salary
Of $500 per annum; all TO be paid ont
OF the fund provided for the expenses Of
said department. And each OF said off.
cers shall give bond with satisfactory
sureties. with penalty 10 be prescribed
ny said county court for the true and
faithful performance Of their several
official duties
Sec. Ia BE II further enacted, That
said board shall transact its business al
ways in open session. 1t may provide
itself with necessary attendants, books,
stationery, etc, to be paid as provided
for the other expenses of said depart
ment The county court shall set aside
the necessary rooms and Offices for said
board, in the county court building or
some othsr suitable. e.building. Said board
shall render to each quarterly session OF
the county court tsoulated staten mt
Of the expenses, receipts and disburse-
Eents Of said departments, aud Of all
its oficisl acts for the preceding quarter
Sec. 10 Be it further enacted, That OF
the said tax Of one dollar and sixty cents
90 the one hundred dollars Of taxable
property, fifty cents on the one hundred
shall be turned into the treasury Of said
hoard of police and FIRE commissioners
for the sole and special purpose Of do
fraying the expenses Of said police and
FIRE departments.
Sec. is. Be it further enacted, That
the powers heretofore granted to said
municipalities to provide for lighting the
streets, alleys and, public grounds by
means OF gas or otherwise; aud also ths
power to improve, preserve aud keep or
cause to be kept in good repair the
streets, sidewalks, public landings,
grounds and squares of such municipal.
ties; and 10 exercise complete contrel
over the streets, alleys, public squares,
promenades, wharfs, landings and all
public grounds heretofore vested 10 such
municipalities are hereby transferred to-
and conferred upon, the county court
within which the same may lie Aud o.
the said tax Of 81 60 on the 800 Of tax
able property, herein before levied, thirty
cents on the 500 Of taxable property
will be collected and paid into the coun
ty treasury for the sole and special pur
pose of maintaining preserving and re
pairing the streets, bridges, alleys
squares and public grounds within sue
municipality, for the supervision o.
which q competent engineer may be EN-.
ployed at salary Of not more thau
S2400, to be paid out Of said fund; and
said fund will be paid out in the same
manner that county funds are disbursed
And Of the said tax Of 81 60 on the $l0C
of property, twelve cents on the 500
shall be collected and paid into the
county treasury for the sole aud special
purpose Of lighting the said streets, al
leys aud public grounds, the same to be
paid out as other county funds are dis
oursed
Sec. II. Be it fnrther enacted, That Of
said tax of 81 60 on the 500 of taxable
property, ten cents shall be collected
and appropriated to the maintenance OF
the public schools within the territorial
limits Of such municipalities; and said
tax of ten cents shall be paid out and
dishursed in the same manner and to and
by the same persons as heretofore pro.
vided by law for the school tax collected
by such municipalities; and said system
of public schools shall be maintained n
the same manner and under all the pro.
visions Of law now in force.
Sec. Is. Be it further enacted, That
ali taxes heretofore lawfully levied by
said municipalities shall be collected in
the manner, and by the officers now ap.
pointed by law for the collection Of State
and county revenue; and all provisions
Of law now in force for the collection OF
State and county revenue shall be applied
to the collection of said taxes Nor
shall any suit, writ on proceeding for the
collection Of such taxes heretofore com
menced issued or taken be affected by
this act, but the same shall be prosecuted
| 10 final determination, as ii this act had
not been passed. Said tayes ss fast as
collected shall be turned into the treasury
of said board OF police and fire commits
sioners, and shall be appropriated by
said board to the settlement OF the pub.
lie debt OF such municipalities in the
manner herein provided Bot the said
board is hRreby Apthoriyed qnhl the first
day OF January, 1878, to uss any funds
T (not exceeding the amount OF the tax
herein levied for 1877 for said depart.
ments) that may come into its treasury
from the taxes for general purposes here.
tofore levied by said municipalities to
defray the expsuses Of the police spd
. Ere departments for the year 1871, The
expenses of said departments for the
year 1878 will be paid out Of the special
tax herein levied for 1877 for said de.
partments, and W oa, zach yesrg tax to
be appropriated to the next years ex,
oenses. All taxes heretofore levied for
special purposes by said municipalities
shall be deVotad hY said heard to special
purposes, as il this act had not passed
Sec. 10 Be it further enacted, That
the power heretofore granted to such
, municipalities to erect and maintain the
public wharves aud landings, and regu
late the moofpgs aB9 euaAoFsss oI
steamboats, and other Estereraft, aid to
! collect wharfage dues, are hereby trans
, ferred to aud vested in the said county
courts. Any ordinance of such mu6ici
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