Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-02-01

heIelnDelOre authorized, may n nee
essary, employ such additional police
men to be detailed for that service as
may be required for taking care of the
public parks and square, and for mar
ket masters Of the taxing district, not
exceeding three.
Sec. u. Be it further enacted, That
the counties in which taxing districts
are situated shall not be liable for
damages or injuries to persons or
property by reason of defects in the
streets or alleys or other property
under the control and within said
taxing district; or for the conduct
Of those managing the affairs of such
district, nor shall such counties be in
any manner liable to pay any money
on account of such taxing district.
Sec. 20, Be it further enacted, That
the private property within the taxing
districts may be taken for public use
IN the manner now provided By law
for the application of private property
to public use.
Sec. Fl. Be it further enacted, That
all local laws and ordinances shall be
published at least FIVE (5) times in
some daily newspaper in the taxing
district, and no law of penal nature
shall be in force until so published.
A digest of the local laws shall be pre-
pared once in three years, by direction
of the board of fire and police COM
missioners, and which may be read as
evidence in all the courts of the State
without other proof of the laws con
tained in such digest.
Sec. q. Be it further enacted, That
whenever any community under the
government ofa municipal corporation
at the time this act takes effect, having
a population of less than IS, 900 inhab-
itants, according to the Federal census
Of 1870, may desire TO sbe governed by
the provisions of this act, the author
tiles of such corporation shall cause
an election of the qualified voters of
such municipal corporation to be held
as other popular elections are held,
and If at such election a majority ia
yor the form of local government pre-
scribed by this act the officer holding
the election shall give his official GER
tihcate showing the fact, and it shall
thereupon be the duty Of the authori-
ties of ouch municipal corporation to
tender in writing to the governor a
proposal to surrender to the State all
corporate power, which shall be ac-
companied by the said certificate of
election, 1t shall thereupon be the
duty Of the governor to accept on be-
half Of the State the proposed sur
render Of the charter, and the govern
or shall cause the said certificate of
election, the proposal to surrender the
charter, and his acceptance of the
same to be duly recorded By the sec
retary Of State in the book kept by
him, touching the organization of cor
porations, under the general law on
that subject, and as soon as such regis
tratlon by the secretary of State is
made, the said community shall be
governed by the provisions of this act,
and its former organization shall
wholly cease to exist for any pur-
pose whatever; provided, that if the
rate of taxation imposed by this
act should be in excess of what
the community thus adopting the tax
ing district form of government needs
for support Of its local affairs, or if
the regulations provided by this act in
regard to the fire and police and health
service should be inapplicable to the
condition and circumstances Of such
taxing district. Then and in that
case, the board of fire and police COM
missiOners of such district shall have
the power to suspend the collection of
so much Of the taxes as may not be
needed for the support of the local
government, and also to make such
regulations on the subject of fire,
police and health services as will meet
the wants of such taxing district.
Sec. g. Be it further enacted, That
it shall be the duty of the chairman of
the board of fire and police commis
siOners, by and with the advice and
consent of the chief of police, the |
president of the board Of health, and |
the supervisors of the board of public |
works, at least twenty days preceding |
the meeting Of each general assem- |
bly,, to report 10 that body, the
rate Of taxation as defined in
section No. 9 of this act, on
property aud privileges within the
taxing district for the two succeeding
years, which in his opinion should be
imposed for the use Of the government
of the taxing district.
SEQ. q. Be it further enacted, That
all justices of the peace within the
taxing district shall have jurisdiction
over offences against the laws of the
taxing district, with power to punish
offenders in the manner provided BY
law But they shall receive no fees of
office for any process which they may
issue in the exercise of this iurisdic.
ton, nor shall the county, or taxing
district, or State be made liable for
costs incident to the exercise of such
SEQ. %, Be 1t further enacted, That
this act take effect from and after its
passage, the public welfare requiring
il.
Passed January 29, 1879.
j, r. NEAL,
Speaker Of the Senate.
II p, FowLKRs,
Speaker Of the House ofRepresenta.
ives.
Approved January 81, 1879.
Albert S. MARKS, Governor.
|, G. \. Gibbs, secretary of the State
Of Tennessee, do certify that the
foregoing is copy Of senate bill,
No. 90, passed January 10Th, 1879,
and approved January 3let, 1879, the
original Of which is'now az record