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

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tablish others should it be deemed nee
essary. Said courts shall have power to
enact all reasonable aud necessary mar
ket and inspection laws.
! Sec. 81. Be it further enacted, That
the revenue to be derived by said coun-
ties from said market-houses and public
wharves shall be kept each as a separate
fund; and the said county courts, after
making reasonable provision for the
maintenance Of said markets aud
wharves, shall cause the surplus Of said
revenue to be paid into the treasury Of
said board Of police and FIRE com.
mlssioners as contingent fund, to
be used aud disposed Of as herein.
after provided for the contingent fund.
Sec 22 Be it further enacted, That
said county courts shall have power to
adopt all reasonable aud necessary regu.
lations to preserve the health of the in.
habitants within the territorial limits OF
such extinct municipalities; to define,
declare and prevent nuissnces, and to
maintain, control and regulate the hos.
pitals heretofore established, or here
after to be established within the terri
tory Of said municipalities. Said county
courts shall have power TO organize and
establish board Of health, the president
Of which may be paid salary not ex.
ceeding $500, and the secretary of said
board not more than $1,000. both Of whom
shall be paid out Of the fund herein pro.
vided for said health department And
OF said tax of one dollar aud sixty cents
on the one hundred dollars oil taxable
property, eight cents ou the orc hundred
dollars OF taxable property shall be paid
as separate fund into the treasury OF
the county and appropriated to the sole
purpose of maintaining SAID hospitals,
and the health Of the inhabitants OF
said territory Any revenue paid
to said county by the govern
ment Of the United States for
the use OF said hospital shall
become part Of said special fund.
All contracts for the disbursement of
said fund shall be FIRST approved by said
board OF health.
Sec 23 Be it further enacted, That
said county courts shall have power to
pass all reasonable and necessary meas
nres for the security OF the lives, persons
and property within said territorial linn
its to enforce the same and the other
poweGs herein conferred, by fines, penal
ties aud forieitnres, the amount thereof
not to exceed the sum o! fifty dollars for
one ofense. Any person guilty Of a
breach OF such regulations shall be ar.
rested by the police force and taken be
fore the chairman OF said board OF Do
lice and FIRE commissioners, who shall
| hear tie evidence, determine and ad
D judge the guilt or innocence of the &C
, cused, and impose the fac, penalty OF
/ forfeiture. Proceedings for the removal
OF cases from said chairmans court
shall be regulated in the manner pro
, vided in sections 81 and 50, chapter 95
: Of the acts of 1875. All fines, penalties
. and forfeitures imposed and collected by
and through said chsirman's court shal
be paid into the treasury of said police
/. and fire commissioners, and devoted BY
i them to the payment Of the expenses o.
( the police and fire departments.
+. Sec. a. Be it further enacted Thai
0 all laws now in force for the assessment
4 and collection Of taxes by the State shall
e apply to the collection and assessment
oil the taxes herein imposed or author
0 ized.
0 Sec Is Be it further enacted That
e all debts due to said municipal corpora
] tioas not hereinbeore provided for may
be collected by said county courts, and
e when collected shall be paid into the
= treasury of said board Of police and fire
commissioners, and the same shall be
applied to the settlement OF the public
2 debt Of such municipalities in the man.
uer herein provided
( Sec 26. Be it further enacted, That
all taxes heretofore levied by said
cities, for general purposes, except the
taxes Of 1876, shall be psya bic in
acy past due Indebtedness of said
. municipalities The taxes of 1876 shall
be payable only in current funds, or in
the past due indebtedness OF such city
for that year, in kind, or such as the tax
Tor which it is received might be applied
after collection.
| Sec. n. Be it further er acted, That
the taxes levied by this act shall be paid
only in legal tender funds.
Sec. 28 Be it further enacted, That
said funds herein directed to be paid into
the treasury of said Police and Fire
Commissioners as a special aud separate
fund for the settlement of the indebted.
ness of said municipalities may be used
and disbursed as follows, and not other
wise, by said commissioners;
!. The Indebtedness OF such munich
palities, due or as the same may become
due by bond, or coupons heretofore is
sued by such municipalities lin which
shall be included all judgments based on
such bonds or coupons) may be paid at
forty cents on the dollar, that is to say
every forty cents paid in currency 70
, the holder OF said honda az coupons,
said holder ghal OurEendeF to said eom-
/ HissioneFs to he by them Immediately
cancelled, one dollar oil bonds or oupons.
2. What is known as the Nicolson
pavement scrip (iu which shall be iu-
Gluded tho claims of all persons who
. paid to the contractors the sDee,ai 'front.'
, loot assessmeptg fOs Aioolsoh and stone
! paysment aud ourbinV) may be paid at
the rate Of thirty cents on the dollar
. 3, The Indebtedness Of said ctleS, for
which special levies have been made,
. whether ugaeF writ1 Of mandamus,
, or not, shall be paid only out Of said
4. special leyies, and the holders Of such
r Indebtedness shall look alone 70 such
) Ievies for payment. aGch special evles
| to the eEtent OF the amount levied, shall
De regarded as complete and 6nal
/ provisloa for such Indebtedness, aad nc
4 further payment shall be made tbeEson
. unless the levy if collected ia full woulc
D.. be Insufficient 10 nay the debt, in which
{ latter event the balance Of the debt maj
, DO paid as provided ia 9th Subsection
+ it being the intent OF this sub section tC
! declare that sLid levies shall be taken a,
!. full provision for such Indebtedness, tC
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