Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-29

annex thereto full and complete lnVen-
tory or schedule under oath OF all his
property of every description and that
the trustee or assignee shall be entitled to
any other property of the debtor not en-
braced in the assignment and not exempt
from execution and also to property con-
veyed in violation of section of this act
and TO the property or lis proceeds signed
to satisfy judgments ndertd in violation
of section 3 OF this act
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted That the
provisions of this act shall not pre-, e4lt any
person from making mortgage or deed OF
trust to secure the payment for property
bought or money loaned, Provited the
mortgage or deed oftrust is executed at the
time Of buying the property or borrowing
the money.
Passed April q 1881.
GEO. Fl. MORGAN,
Speaker of the Senate.
Ii. B. RAMSEY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Approved April g. 1881.
ALVIN HAWKINS.
Governor.
AN ACT to create taxing districts of the
second class and to provide the means of
local government therefor.
Section |. Be it enacted by the general
asse ably cf the State of Tennessee, That
the act eotitled - An act to establish taxing
districts in this State and to provide the
means OF loo Il government for the same"
passed January 20, 1879, chapter IL, of the
acts of 1879, and the amendments thereto
be and the same are hereby amended so
that said acts shall not apply to towns,
cities or communities whose population
does not exceed thirty thousand.
Sec 2 Be it further enacted, That the
several towns, cities or communities IN this
State whose population does not exceed
thirty thousand and whose charters of
incorporation has been repealed, or shall
hereafter be repealed, abolished or here
after become extinct are hereby created
taxing districts, to be sly led taxing dis
trcts of the second class" in order TO
provide the means of local government for
the peace safety and general welfare of
the people thereof.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the
government Of said several taxing districts
of the second class shall be vested in a
| board Of three commissioners for each
district to be appointed by the chairman
| of the county court, in open court, and
such other officers and agencies as are
hereafter provided.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, That on
the petition of a majority of the voters
the limits of such town or city at the time
of the repea! or surrender of its charter to
the county court, said court shall appoint
three commissioners for the govern
ment of SAID town or city. To ascertain
whether a m jorlty of the voters have
petitioned, the mum Der of votes cast at the
last municipal election preceding the alb
rOg 1t on of the charter shall be taken Us
the number Of legal voters within the ter
ritory. Said commissioners shall be
twenty one years old and reside within toe
limits of said extinct corporation. Their
term of Office shall be two years and until
| their Successors are elected by the qualified
voters in said district and qualified. Be-
fore entering upon their duLIes they shall
each take an oath to support the COnst titus
ton of the United States and of the State
of Tennessee and to faithfully perform
their duties. The territorial limits of such
commissioners shall be confned to the
limits of said corporation as they were
! when it became extinct, except the same
shall be extended or contracted, as herein.
after prescribed.
See. s. Be it further enacted, That said
commissions shall elect one of their num-
Der president. another treasurer, and the
other secretary and financial agent. The
treasurer and the secretary snd tina Cial
agent, before entering upon thor duties,
shall each enter into bond. with security,
payable to the State of Tennessee for the
use Of said taxing district in such sum rs
said county court may direct, and to be
he will faith fully discharge his duties nd
account for and pay over all monies and
other property which may come to his
hands Us commits Oner according to law
and bylaws aud ordinances of said
board of commissioners. Said bonds shall
be fled in court md ente ed on the N n
utes as we'll as the appointment Of the
commissioners Copies of said bonds Ger.
titled by the clerk of said court shall be
received in evidence in all courts in this
State.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That said
board of commissioners shall appoint one
marshall for their district, who shall be
the chief Of police, and the executive officer
of any court established by said board for
| the trial of offenders against the ordinances
which may be established, and shall also
district. They may also appoint such
other policemen as they may deem neces-
sary to maintain and preserve the peace,
| but not except in cases of emergency, more
than one Tor every one Thousand inhab-
! itants. Said commissioners shall also an
point superintendent of streets, public
| grounds and public buildings and of pub
! lie schoo S, and such officers or agents as
may be necessary to execute the powers
codferred by this act.
Sec. T. Be il further enacted. That the
| compensation of sal commissioners shall
| be fixed by the county court, and that of
the subordinate officers and agents shall
| be fixed by the board of comm issioners.
Sec. g. Be it further enacted, That said
commits sioners shall have power TO keep
| in repair the streets, side walks, public
grounds and public buildings belonging to
the district in their taxing district to organ
liza and maintain fire companies and make
| the necessary ordinances to protect their
district against fire; to make and ordain
necessary and proper sanitary regulations,
and may, when necessary, establish quar-
anime regulations within two miles Of the
outer boundaries of their districts; and
they shall also have power over all other
officers in their district in which the peace,
safety and general welfare of the inhab>
itants are interested.
Sec 8. Be it further enacted, That said
commissioners may enact all bylaws and
ordinances necessary to carry into effect
the object of their appointment, not incon-
sistent with the general laws of the State
aud for the penalties for violation of the
same. But said commissioners shall have
no power to create debt or to issue scrip
bonds or other evidence of debt, except in
compromise or settlement of debts existing
against the corporation when it became
extinct; and they shall have no power tc
levy taxes. ..-
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