The Morehouse clarion., 1880-07-23
AN ACT

the Mayor to issue his proclamation
for said election, and prescribing the
manner of holding same.
Section L. Be it euacted by the Mayor
and Councilmen Of the corporation of
Bastrop that there be held in said cor
poration on the
18th day of AUGUST, 1880,
special election for the purpose of
having 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
oue-third of the property tax payers of
said corporation according to act 10 of
of the General Assembly of 1880.
First Proposed Amendment.
Amend Section 10, SO as to read as fol-
lows:
Be it further enacted, etc, That if a
vacancy should occur in the Office of
Mayor, the Council shall select Mayor
from among themselves, who shall
qualify in the same way and have the
same powers as if he had been duly
elected 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 Councilmen to
act as Mayor pro. TEN, who shall whilst
acting as such. have the same powers 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 filed by ap-
| pointment by the Mayor, by and with
the consent of the Council.
Second Proposed Amendment.
Amend section 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 APP
pointed and have qualified. and that
! before entering upon the discharge OF
the duties of their Office they shall take
tie oath prescribed by Article JAG of the
| Constitution Of the State, which oath
shall be filed in the office of the Score
tary of State.
Third Proposed Amendment.
Amend section IL so 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 constabies 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
OF forfeiture within twelve hours from
it's rendition he shalI be committed to
the town prison until discharged by law
not to exceed thirty days for any otfense
or sentenced to labor for the benefit OF
said town at such labor as may be Sc
lected by the Mayor for time not ex-
ceeding the term of imprisonment ad-
judged.
| Fifth Proposed Amendment.
Amend section S SO as to read as fol-
lows:
Be it further enacted, ETC., That the
Mayor and Councilmen of said town
shall have the power of levying 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 a license on
billiard tables, Javerns, private boarding
houses, merchantile establishments of
every kind, apothecary shops, groceries,
coffee houses and shops retailing spirit
GUS liquors, drays, carts, trades and pro-
LESSONS, fruit stands, restaurants, con-
fectioner1es, eating houses, livery stables,
bowling allies, peddlers and brokers,
mills, lumber yards, butchers, contrac-
| tors, shows, menageries, museums.
theatres and thespians and upon any
other business whatever not expressly
exempted by law, said tax and license
to be expended in opening, repairing,
and improvlnS the streets and sidewalks
of said town, in other works of improve
ment and in paying the officers of said
town, as the Mayor and Council may
| determine.
| Sixth Proposed Amendment.
Amend Section II so as to read as
follows:
| Be it further enacted, ETC., That the
| Mayor of the town of Bastrop shall be
commissioned as justice of the peace
| within the limits of said town and as
| such shall have power to suppress all
riots, rows, unlawful assemblies, ARRAYS,
and tumnlts, all breaches Of the peace
committed within the limits of said
town. To that end he shall appoint.
| from time to time such a number Of
policemen as the Council may deem