The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-26
Az ACT To- Incorporate She town Of Bethlehem. in tb
County Of Marshall.

M ACT e, incorporate yyhe town Of Bethlehem. in the
County Of Marshall.
SECTION l. BE It eaacted 6y the Leqislq-
tire Of the state Of Mississippi, That the
town of Bethlehem, in the county Of Mar
shall, be and the same is hereby incor-
porated under the said name of Bethlehem,
and that the corporate limits of said town
shall be comprised within and consist Of
the following area, viz: beginning at the
northwest corner of section six, township
six, range ore west, and running south to
the southwest corner of the northwest
quarter of section eighteen of the aforesaid
township and range; thence east to the
southeast corner of the northeast quarter of
section %, seventeen of said township and
range; thence north to the northeast corner
of section five; thence west to the begin
ming.
SEC. ,. Be IL tiytZer enacted. That VIII
liam Cook. B. C. Avis and A. r. Coyle, be
and they are hereby appointed commits
Sioners to conduct the first election for
officers of said town, and that any two of
them may act said commissioners shall
proceed Immediately after the passage Of
this act, to hold an election, ten days notice
of which shall be posted co~nspicuously in
said town Of Bethlehem, and at said cleo
ton there shall be voted for, one mayor,
three aldermen and one marshal, who shall
be citizens of the State, residing within the
corporate limits of said town of Bethlehem,
and the persons elected shall be called
The mayor, aldermen and marshal of the
town of Bethlehem; may sue and be sued,
plead and be impleaded. in law and equity,
and may exercise the powers incident to
towns incorporated in this State, and may
make such rules, regulations and bylaws
for the government of said corporation as
they may deem eXpedient not inconsistent
with the laws and constitution of the State
and the United States.
SEC. 3. Be IL further enacted, That the
mayor of said town of Bethlehem shall be
eN-officio justice of the peace, and be vested
with all the powers which belong to justices
of the peace by the constitution and laws of
this State, and the marshal shall be eX-
officio constable for the district in which
said town of Bethlehem is situated and be
vested with all the powers which belong to
%constables by the laws of this State.
SEC. 4. Be Il FURTHER enacted, That all
qualified voters who have actually resided
within the corporate limits of said town,
four months previous to the election, who
are eligible by the constitution and laws of
the United States, shall be eligible to any
office created by this act of incorporation,
and be entitled to vote for any and all of
said corporation officers.
SEC. ). Be Il further enacted. That it
shall be the duty of the mayor and marshal
before they enter upon the discharge of the
duties of their offices to take the oath pre-
seribed by the constitution of the State of
Mississippi, said oath to be administered by
any officer authorized to administer the
same.
SEC. 6. Be It further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the marshal to execute
all orders of the mayor in relation to the
carrying out the ordinances of said corpora.