Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-30

in any business outside the purpose
of the charter, or engage IN the bust
ness of banking. The charter of mutual
marine insurance companies may be repeal
ed or amended, and in case of fundamental
amendments, if not accepted by the SUBJ
subscribers to the guaranty fund and hold
ers of certificates of profit or return pre-
miums, then said company may be wound
I'D, or the interest of those dissenting from
such amendments purchased by those who
accept them, or are willing to do so Pro-
vided, the guaranty fund is always kept at
100000.
Sec Is. Be it further enacted, That this
act take effect from and after its passage,
the public welfare requiring it.
Passed April 4th, 1881.
II. B. RAMSEY,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
GEo. H, MORGAN,
Speaker of the Senate.
Approved April 9Th, 1881.
ALVIN HAWKINS, Governor
AN ACT to reduce the act Incorporating
the town of Trenton, and the various
amendments thereto to one act and TO
amend the same.
Section l. Be it enacted by the general
assembly of the State of tennessee, That
the act Incorporating the town OF Trenton
| and various amendments thereto be and
| the same are hereby amend so as to read
| as follows: The Inhabitants # the city OF
| Trenton, within the following boundaries
are hereby constitute ed corporation and
| BODY poliic by the name ana styl of the
mayor and board of alderman of thy city of
| Trenton. The bound-ries of said city of
Trenton shrll be as follows Beg nning at
| the northwest corner of the present city
| a;H IF q "
Ohio E & road bed. running thence in q
southernly direction along the west side of
the road bed ofsaid Nj. & o. r. r. to
| point on said road due north OF the north
west corner ofthe new city cemetery; thence
| due south to point formed by the intersec-
| ton of this line with line drawn due west
| trough the middle of an alley between the
property Of Mr.. Robert Hunt acd the
Peabody High School. prolonged thence
east from said point TO the east side of
| College street, which is the southwest cor
ner OF the property of A. .. Taliaferro /;
| Thence from said south west corner of the
said Taliaferi o's property In a north east
| terly direction to the intersection of EIGHTH
| Cross street at its easterly extremity with
| Lexington street. better known as the
jackson road; thence east 1861 thrty-six
poles thence due north to q point oppos te
| the eastern extr, Iaity Of Huntington street
| thence north along the east boundary OF
the property of Glenn Scrope, pr longed
till it reaches the present north boundary
line of the city; thence due west ong
said original north corporate boundary till
the point of beginning is reached.
| Sec 2. Be it further enacted, That the
mayor and board of aide men of the said
| city of Trenton shall have perpetual sue
cessiOn. shall sue and be sued, implsad md
| be i'm pleaded, in all courts or lew or equity
and in all actions whatsoever. may pur>
| chase, receive an hold property, real and
personal within said city aud may pur-
chss-, receive and hold property real and
personal beyond the limits of the city, to
be used the burial OF the dead. for the
| erection Of waterWOrks, work-house or
house OF correction and may sell, lease or
| dispose OF such property for the baneft of
| the city and do AL other acts touching the
same as natural persons. They shall have
| aud use common seal and change it at
| pleasure.
| Sec 8. Be it further enacted, That the
officers Of this city of Trenton to be chosen
by the people, shall be 4 recorder, mar
snail. mayor aud beard Of aldermen con-
shutting u city council each and all of
whom shall be citizens of and voters ia the
| said city, Inc ard of aldermen hall
| consist of two memb ers from each ward
chosen by the qualified voters of each ward
respectively for one year No person
| snail be an alderman ofn ward unless, he
| be bona fde resident of and voter in the
| ward for which Le Is chosen Any alder
| m All after his election removing from bis
| ward snail there Sacate his said office
| Sec Bs 1t further enacted, That the
| city cOunc sha at its first meet ng 10 each
year elect city treasurer The treasurer to
| Do member of the council and such other
Ulcers, servants, and agenIs AS they may
| DEAN necessary . I'd may provide for by
| III H 1ai1 h
scr be the duties ofthe same, sl If winch
tfoers agents anI servants shall be bona
| tide cl'izens OF and voters IN said cJrpora
ton. TDe city council shall also FIX the
compensation Of su off GERS etc, before
| tn lr election, which conpensation shall
not ne increased or diminished during n cir
| C ,ntiauance IN Office The council shall
also have power t, dismiss AM office. SER
want or agent elected or by tn IN appoint
| ted, ivy .thirds OF said council concurring
| 10 such dismissal for any m sdem, anor or
| misconduct. The city counb.l SHALL 1T ltsl asst
meeting in July. also fix the salaries of the
mayor and board of aide; men, marshal
and recorder to be chosen for the next cur-
| porate year at the regular election to be
held on the last Saturday in September TO
| serve tor the ensuing twelve m onths, itch
com pensatis shall not be changed, unless
| two-thlrds of rhe new board of mayor and
aldermen concur therein. The salaries of
any of the ether officers. agents and SER
wants, shall be fixed by the incoming board
| Of mayor and aldermen
Sec 5. Be it further enacted, That th a
| city council shall have power by ordinance
| WI. b the city. lst. To levy q collect
taxes upon all real and personal property,
polls and privileges. taxable by the laws of
| the State End. 10 appropriate money and
| provide for the payment Of the debt AID
expenses of the city. ard. To make repu.
lstions to prevent the Introduction of con-
| tagiOus diseases into the city or to appoint
board of health for the purpose who are
| empowered to enforce the same within one
| mile of the city limits. 4th. To establish
hospitals and make regulations for the
| government of the same. 9th. To establish
q system of free schools and mai tain them
| by taxation, when such taxation shall been
ratified by two-thirds ofthe qualified vot~
ers OF the city and to regulate the said
| schools 80 as to avoid sedarian influence.
9th. To make regulations to secure the
| general health of the Inhabitants ana pre-
| vent and remove nuisances. It'll. To pro-
| vide the city With water>works within or
beyond the city limits. atha To open, alter,
| abolish, widen, extend, establish, grade,
pave or otherwise improve, clean keep in
repair streets alleys and sidewalks, or to
have the same done. 9Th. To erect, estab>
lish and keep in repair bridges, culverts,
sewers snd cutters. 10th. To provide for
lighting the streets. 18th. To erect mark
ct houses, establish MARIE and regulate
the same. 18th. To provide for the erec>
ion of all buildings nece sary for the use of
the city. l3.h. To provide for the inclos-