The Morehouse clarion., 1880-08-13
IN ACT

mission TO tile voters Of the corpora
ton Of Bastrop certain amendments to
the charter. of said corporation to be
voted foT or against By the people
(yoters) Of said corporation directing
the Mayor to issue his Proclamation
for said election, ard prescribing the
manner Of holding same.
Section i. Be it enacted by the Mayor
and GOunciimen of the corporation of
Bastrop that there be held i'll said cor
poration on the
18th day of AUGUST, 1880,
special election for the purpose of
haYing submitted to the people (voters)
Of said corporation to be voted on by
them for Or against the same and to be
voted on separately the following pro-
posed amendments to the present char
ter Of said corporation, petitioned for by
one-third of the property tax payers of
said corporation according to act Ito of
of the General Assembly of 1890
First Proposed Amendment.
Amend Section 10, SO as to read as fol-
lows:
Be it further enacted, etc, That if q,
Mayor. the Council shall select a Mayor
from among themselves, who shall
qualify in the same way and have the
same powers as if be had been duly
electe>. by vote of the citizens of said
town and shall hold his Office during
the uneXpired term, and in the event of
the sickness or temporary absence of the
Mayor from said town he (the Mayor)
shall appoint one OF the Counclmen to
act rs May or pro. TEN, who shall whilst
acting as such. have the same poHe rs as
the duly elected Mayor, except to draw
warrants on the treasury. Should va
cancy occur in the Office of any council
men, such vacancy shall be filled by APP
pointment by the Mayor, by and with
the consent Of the Council.
Second Proposed Amendment.
Amend section Z so as to read as fol-
lows.
Be it further enacted, etc, That the
Mayor and Couucilmen shall hold their
Offices for one year and until their sue
cessors havo been duly elected Or ap-
ioialCu tIisi nave iu0iiliou. anu tlibb
before entering upon the discharge of
the duties OF their Office they shall take
the oath prescribed by Article Ii9. Of the
Constitution OF the state, which oath
shall be filed in the oilicesof tho Sccre-
tary of STATE,
Third Proposed Amendment.
Amend section II 80 as TO read as
follows.
Be it further enacted, etc, That it
shall be the duty Of the Marshall to at
tend the meetings of the Mayor and
Councilman and to do and perform all
such duties as may be required of him
by the Mayor and Councilmen and all
other duties imposed by law and for
which services he shall receive the same
fees and emoluments as are allowed by
law to constables and such salary as the
council may determine.
Fourth Proposed Amendment.
Amend section II so as to read as fol-
lows.
Be it further enacted, etc., That in all
cases where the Mayor of SAID town of
Bastrop shall in accordance with the
laws and ordinances CT said town impose
any fine or penalty or forfeiture upon
any person for the breach thereof, and
such person shall not comply with and
perform the judgment imposing penalty
or forfeiture within twelve hours from
its rendition he shall be committed to
the town prison until discharged by law
not to exceed thirty days for any offense
or sentenced to labor tor the benefit of
said town at such labor DIS may be Sc
lected by the Mayor for time not ex-
ceeding the term of imprisonment ad-
judged.
Fifth Proposed Amendment.
Amend section so as to read as fol-
lows:
Be it further enacted, ETC., That the
Mayor and Councilmen of said town
shall have the power oflevying and col
Letting an ad valorem tax upon all pro-
perty, real and personal, situated within
the limits OF said corporation except such
as..may be specially exempted; provided
the said tax shall not exceed for any
one year the per centum allowed by law |
for municipal corporations to assess; and |
to further levy and collect license on |
billiard tables, taverns, private boarding
houses, merchantile establishments Of |
every kind, apothecary shops, groceries, |
coffee houses and shops retailing spirit |
ous liquors, drays, carts, trades and pro-
LESSONS, fruit stands, restaurants. con-
ectionerles, eating houses, livery stables.
BOWLING allies, peddlers and brokers' |
Mills, lumber yards, butchers, contrac-
5ors, shows, menageries, museums.
5heatres and thespians and upon any
'ther business whatever not expressly |
by law, said tax and license
o be expended in opening, repairing,
md improv1nS the streets and sidewalks
# said town, in other works of improve
nent and in paying the officers of said
own, as the Mayor and Council may
etermine.
Sixth Proposed Amendment.
Amend Section II so as to read as
olloWs:
Be it further enacted, etc, That the
iayor Of the town of Bastrop s hall be
asa justice Of the peace
Fithin the limits Of said tow and as
aeh shall have power to suppress all
lots, rows, unlawful assemblies, affrays,
Id tumnlts, all breaches of the peaee
within the limits of said
avn To that end he shall appoint.
,om time TO time such a number Of ,
olicemen as the Council may deem