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

however, to exclude the Jurisdiction of the
justices of the peace in said city In cases
10 be hereinafter provided for. I'D. To
provide for the arrest and confinement un-
til trial of all disorderly or notorious per-
! sons within the city by day or by night.
! To authorize the arrest and detention of
all suspicious persons found violatig any
ordinances of the city. 23d. To prevent
and punish by pecunlary penalties or
! otherwise all breaches of the peace, noise.
disturbances or disorderly assemblies in
any slleyor street, house or place in the
city by day or night. 24th. To fix from time
t. lime the unber and boundaries of the
city wa ds, wnich shall not be changed
oftener than every five (5) years. 18th to
prevent and rec Yer all encroachments
into and on all streets, lanes avenues
18th. To remove ali obstruction from the
sidewalks and to provide for the construc-
tions and repairs of ali side walks and
curb.stones and for cleaning the same, and
| of the cutters at tn expense OF the owners
of the gr und fronting thereto. 9th. To
commit any person no may failor re-
fuse to pay any fine or costs imposed on
him by any ordinance of said C ty TO the
Jail or work-hou until such fine and cost
be fully paid. Every person so committed
| to the Jail or work house shall be required
to work for the city at such labor rs his
health and strength will permit, within or
without said jail or RI house, not ex-
ceed,ng ten hours each dav, and for such
work the person so employed shall ba
allowed, exclusive of his board a credit
upon such fine and cost of fifty cents
day until the whole is discharged, when
he shall BE- released; Provided, that no
person shall be compelled to work longer
than three months for any one offeuse.
9th. To prepare and have published q
digest of all the ordinsnces and reso lutlons
of public nature now in force within SIX
months after the passage of this act and a
like digest thereafter rs often as may be
needed. 10Th. No member of the city
council shall become bondsman for any
officer, agent or servant of the city.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That the
ele ton for mayor and board of aldermen,
marshal ami recorder of said city of Tren-
ton shall be held for all the wards OF the
said city by the sheriff of Gibson county,
either in person or by deputy, aided by
two clerks only and one judge from each
ward of the city, all of whom shall be
legal voters in said city on the last Satur>
day Of September each year AFTER givlI G
ten days notice. The voters shall vote by
ballot and under such ru ies and regulations
as the board Of aldermen may prescribe
as to the place. hours, &c, of voting by
ordinance The officers of the city thus
chosen shall go into Office on the second
Saturday of October aid hold office for
one year or until their successors are
elected and qualified. The following shall
be the qualifications for voting in city
elect ons; LIST. He shall be qualified to vote
for State snd. Ounty officers I'd. He shall
have resided for six months next preceding
the election within the city limits or shall
be bona fde owner Of real estate within
the city limits of the assessed value Of at
least fifty dollars. 81. If a cltiz-n of the
city as provided for in I'd he shall have
been resident of the ward for the officers
OF which he proposes TO vote ut least
twenty days next preceding the last Sstur-
day of eeptemb Der, the day of the election.
A voters resident Is hereby defined as
the place At which he haDitual y sleeps.
4th If q non resident. of the city, but a bona
fie owner of at least fifty dollars worth
of real estate within the city limits, he
shall have the right to vote for the off rs
of the ward in which his property lie
but if be own realty in more than one
ward. into which the city is or may be di-
vided he shall vote for the aldermen Of
the ward in which no owns the or attest
value of real estate. Provi ed, that this
shalt not be construed to prohibit his
voting for mayor of the city. La case Of a
tie in the election of an alderman, the cleo
ton shall be referred back by the mayor
to the vo ers of the ward, and held rs be-
\ fore. Wi hin the next succeeding ten days.
All other ties shall be decided By the city
| council.
Sec 7 Be it further enacted, That the
judges and clerks to hold the election shall
be sworn and qualified according to the
election laws OF thi; State, and the said
election shall be conducted in respects
q are the various State and county cleo.
tiuns by virtue Of the election laws of this
State. The judge and clerks shall the
p, IL lists WITH The city recorder, who shall
preserve the same.
Sec. g. Be it further enacted, That the
person receiving the highest nu Der
of votes respectively for marshal and re-.
corder, m .yor and aldermen shall be de-
olsred elected; and it snail be the duty of
the officer holding said cleo ion to make
out d deliver to the recorder elect Ger
tifcate of their election within three days
thereafter, which certificate shall be pro-
dur ed st n first meeting of the board and
a minute thereof shall be made upon the
records of the city. And if the sheriff
shall fail to hold sad election at the me
herein mentioned, it shall be- his duty to
hold it as soon after as may be after giving
the requisite notice. and for failure to hold
the election as prescribed in this act, he
shall forfeit and pay to the said corpora
ton the sum of fly dollars, to be recov-
cred by action of debt 10 the name of the
mayor and board Of aldermen o. the city
OF Trenton. And if there be no sh riff of
said county, he election shall be held by
the coroner of SAID county under the same
rules, regulations and penalties az are
hereinhefore provided,
Sec. 8. Be- it further enacted, That g
majority of the city council shall be a
quorum to do business, and if the mayor,
marshal, recorder or any alderman or
other officer should die, resign or move
out of the city limits, the vacancy shall be
supplied by the council at its next meeting
or as soon thereafter as may be, after Civ,
ing ten days notice thereof, and the per,
son OF persons 30 elected shall perform the
same duties and be vested with the same
powers and privileges as the person whose
duties they are appointed to fill and upon
like condition. The mayor, recorder,
marshal and alderman shall respectively
take an oath before entering upon the du-
ties of their office to execute the same faith
fully and impartialiy; and also, the mayor
and aid ermen shall take n oath to support
the Constitution of the United State and
the constitution of the State of Tennes.
see.
Sec. TO- Be it further enacted, That the
mayor shall hold his Office for one year,
and until his successor shall be elected and
qualified. No person shall be elected
mayor who lis lot at the time of his cleo
ton a citizen of the State of Tennessee
and a bona II lie eli izen of and voter 10 the
said city. A vacancy in the Office of
mayor shsll be flied by the board of alder
men. The mayor may fill all vacancies
occurring in any Office, except that of all