The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-26

Missis pp to Cumberland Webster county, Mississippi
approved January 3rdr 1872 and for other purposes
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legtsya-
tuTe of tie State Of Mississippi, That an
act entitled an act to incorporate the town
of Cumberland, Choctaw county, Mlssls-
sippi. approved January 3rd, 1872, be
amended so that Cumberland shall appear
to be in Webster county, Mississippi, and
the corporate limits Of said town OF Gum
berland shall be one mile square, having for
its center the stOre-house now occupied by
John E. Cook in said town Of Cumberland.
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, That the
elective officers of said town shall be one
mavor. four aldermen and one marshal, who
shall be elected by the qualified voters
thereof at the election Of said town to be
held at the MAYORS office Of said town blen-
nially on the first Monday Of June. and shall
hold their respective Offices for two years
from the time Of their election and until
their successors are elected and qualified.
The next municipal election in said town
shall be held or the first Monday IN june
1882, by three commissioners previously
appointed by the mayor and aldermen, the
frstnamed commissioner shall be the return
ing officer Of the election who shall certify
to the Secretary Of State the result thereof
so that the Governor may commission the
parties elected as mayor, aldermen and
marshal: pT0riJed. further, that should
there be no mayor and aldermen at any
time TO appoint said commissioners, then
d Justice Of the peace Of said county
and two freeholders Of said town shall hold
said election. and the justice Of the peace
shall certify to the Secretary Of State the
result thereof Ten days notice shall be
given Of the time and place Of holding the
election
SEC 3 BE II fuTther cnacted, That the
mavor Of said town shall be eX-oficiO justice
Of the peace and be vested with ali the
powers which belong to justices Of the peace
by the constitution and laws Of this State;
and the marshal Of said town shall be
eX-OficiO constable for the district i'll which
said town is situated and be vested with all
the powers which belong to cOnstables by
the constitution and laws Of this State; and
the said mayor and marshal shall respect
lively be liable to all the obligations and
penalties imposed upon justices Of the peace
and constables by the constitution and laws
Of this State.
SEC. f. Be il FURTHER cuncte9, That ali
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 70 any
office created by this act Of incorporation,
and be entitled to vote for any and all OF
said corporation officers.
SEC. ,. BE il 1iyth1 cnacted, That it
shall be the duty Of the mayor and each Of
said aldermen, and the marshal, before he
enters upon the discharge Of the duties OF
his office to take the oath prescribed by the
constitution Of the State OF Mississippi;
said oath to be administered by any officer
authorized to administer the same.
SEC. 6. Be 1t JUrthcT enactcd, That said
mayor and aldermen shall constitute body
corporate by the name and style OF mayor
and aldermen Of the town Of Cumberland,
and by that name and style may sue and
be sued plead and be implicated, answer
and be answered unto i'll all suits either in
law or equity; they shall have power to
enact any and all bylaws, rules and Ordi-
nances not contrary to the constitution of
the United States or the State Of Mississippi,
or the laws thereof that they may deem
necessary and proper for the good govern
ment Of said town and to alter, modify or
repeal the same; and shall cause the same
to be published in a newspaper, If one Is
published in said town if there be no
newspaper published then posted in three
public places in said town five days pre-
lious to their enforcement They shallhaye
power to license, tax, regulate or refuse all
shows Of any nature whatever in said town,
such tax or license not to exceed twenty-five
dollars for any one performance or exhibit
lion to restrain or prohibit gambling, or
the keeping of gaming houses therein they
may prohibit the keeping within said town
pin-alleys of any number. or billiard and
ienny-lind tables, and tax the same if per
mitted to be kept not exceeding one hun
dgcd dollars to control and regulate all
drinking saloons, and the same to license or
refuse to license as they may deem eXpedient
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of yinOus or SpirituOuS liquors in any guam
titles, or to license the same, but parties so
licensed shall be liable as provided by law;
they shall have power TO establish side
walks, bridges and bitches, and TO open all
streets and alleys that they may deem nee
essary j; they shall have power to levy,
assess and collect an annual tax on real and
personal estate situated held. owned or pos
seSsed in said town liable to state taxes, of
not exceeding fifty per cent. on the State
tax; to make all necessary and proper
bylaws and regulations for the collection
of said taxes by Distress execution and
sales or otherwise: and in case of sales of
real estate and personality for said taxes.
such sales shall have the force and effect of
sales made under the laws of this State
regulating the sales Of property for taxes;
and the deed of the mayor in such cases
shall invest i'll the purchaser all the rights
and interests of the former owner, subject
TO said laws; Proridea, that said mayor and
aldermen, before making sales of real estate,
shall exhaust all the personally of the tax
payer and shall in all things comply with
the laws of this State governing the sale of
property for taxes, so far as the same can be
made applicable. They shall have power
to fix and prescribe fines and penalties for
the violation of any of the provisions Of
this charter, or the ordinances rules and
regulations passed under it. not exceeding
fifty dollars for any offense, or imprison-
ment not exceeding ten days, or both, the
offense to be ascertained by trial before the
mayor of said town. and when any party
shall have been committed to custody until
any fine and cost imposed by said mayor