The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-05-31


, ed by any person VIII has purchased lican;
: in said tOwn, or within the prescribed limit
until tie expiration Of said lice lses.
SEC. ) Be it further euac ed, That any pei
son found guilty OF violating the provision
OF this act shall for each separate offens
thereof be fnel, not less than twenty, nl
more than one hundred dollars
SEC 4. Be it further enacted, That this az
take effect and be in force from and after ii
passage.
Approved, March 9, 1882.
AN ACT to incorporate the town of Burn
vile, in the county Of TishJmingo and Stat
of Mississippi.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Legislatur
of the Siate of Mississippi, That the town
Burnsyille, in the county of Tishomingo, an
State Of Mississippi, be and the same s here
by incorporated, and the corporate limits c
said town shall be as fellows. to-wit Com
mencng ct the centre Of depot house, and ex
teu1Ing 0ne-halt mile north, south, east an
west, so thai square mile will be included
and no more in said corporate limits
SEC. Z. Be 1t further eGacted, That the eleC
| tive officers of said town shall be one mayor
five al iermen, and one marshal who shall b
elected by the qualified voters thereof, a. tl
election OF sad town, ~ the mayors Office o
| sad town, biennlatiy on the first Tuesday o
March, and shall hold their respective Office
for two years from the time Of their election
| and until their successors are elected ant
qualified. Tn; first municipal election in sAi,
| town, Shall b. held BY Il justice of the peac
OF said county, and hCuseholders or free hold
| ers OF iid town, summoned BIZ him, who slai
| proceed to hold said eiecuon, at a place to b
designated by themselves III said town. on tht
| first Tuesday in Ma ch, 4 d., 1882 Ali SUB
| sequen elections IN SAID town, IN I'll BE- he 4
| by thre commissioners, previousIY apPoutet
| by the mayor and aldermen. Th- frs nam :,
| comm ssIOner shall be the relurning Off ser &.
the el sction, who shall certify TO ths Sec ear,
| II State, the result thereof, 50 that the G JY-
ernor may commission tie person Ell ed as
mayor provided /, that the luSIc5 of the
| . ac q, who shall Mold the first el -etion herein
provided for, shall so certify The result of said
| slectlOn; teu days notice lall be ven OF the
me and place Of holding the election.
Sac 3. Be it further enact d. That all
| qualified voters wuo have actual residence
WltnIn the corporate limits OF said town, tor
htrty days previous TO the el .ctson, who are
| eligi bic by the CaH stitutiOn and laws of the
State, shall be eligible to any of1ic created By
this act Of Incorporation, and be entttled to
vote for any and all oil said corporation
| officers.
SEC. /. Be it further enacfel That it shall
be the du y of the mayor, aud each of the said
aldermen, and the N trshal, before they enter
upon tha discharge of the duties of their re-
spective offices, 10 take The GA prescribed by
the Constitution of the State OF N ssissppi,
said oath to be Administered by any officer
authorized to administer the same.
SEC 5. Be it further enacted, That the
mayor and al llermen shall constitute q body
corporate, by the name and style of mayor
Ind aldermen of the town of Burnsville and
by that name and style, may sue and be sued,
plead and be impeaded, answer and be
answered unto in all suits either in law or
'quity: they shallhave power t. enact any
and all bylaws, rules apd ordinance not con-
trary 10 the Consti ution and laws Of this
m q nd
proper for the gooI government of said town,
and to alter modify or repeal the same, and
shall cause III same, to be posted in three
public places in said town, five days previous
60 their enforcement; they shall have power
10 license tax regulate, or refuse to tax all
shows of any nature whatsoever in said town
such tax or license not to exceed TWEEN five
dollars, for any one performance, or exhib tl0n ];
to restrain or prohibit gambling or the keep
Ing within said town, pin alleys of any mum
Der, or billiard or Jenny Lind tables. and tax
the same, If permitted to be kept not to ex-
ceed fifty dollars to control and regulate all
drinking saloons, and the same to license or
refuse license according 10 the general laws
nf this S;at3 and parties so licensed, shall be
liable as provided b. law they shall have
power to establish side walks, bridges and
bitches, to open aylstreets and alleys, surveyed
and laid out, as shown by the m ap of said town,
md may sell ani convey such streets as may
BE- imprac 5ieabls, and against the interest of
said corporation to open; they shall have
power to levy assess and collect an annual
tax on real and personal estate, situated,
held, owned or possessed 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 equations for the collee-
tion of said taxes, by distress, execution, and
sales, or otherwise, and in case of sales of real
estate and personally, for saIi 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 d ed Of
the mayor in such cases, shall invest in the
purchaser all the right and interest of the
former owner, subject TO said laws, provided
that said mayor and aldermen, before making
sale of real estate, shall exhaust all the per-
sonal property of the taxpayer, and shall in
all things comply with 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 act, or the ordinances, rules
and regulations passed Under 1t, not exceed
ing fifty dollars for any offense, or impr SOU
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 bsen committed to stody, until any
6ne and cost imposed by said m tyor, shall be
paid, if after the expi alton OF hve days from
the date of commitm snt said fine and
cos s shall not be paid, the mayor may order
said party TO be placed at work on tbs streets
or public works of said town, until at the rate
of one dollar per day for wagss, the said fine
snd cost shall have been ltqlidated. fne
mayor and aldermen N ~ make such reguia
tions as may be necessary for the safe-keepiug
of said prisoner or prisoners; they shall I'VE
power to appoint secretary, who shall be
treasurer OF said corporation, 30 prescribe his
duties aud fake from hIm bond. payable TO
said ms yor aud aldermen, or their successors
in office, in such penalty as thev may deem
f,r ha faIE ffal
farmanee aud the righ full disbursement of all
money that may come into his hands for said
corporation. Said mayor and aldermen shall
have power 10 suppress any riots, noise, dis
turhanes, diseFderly houses o. disturbance at
groceries.
SIC. 6. Be ii further enacted, That he may
or and aldermen shaa have power to require
all persons subject u work on the public roads,
and residents of said town, 10 labor on the
streets OF tbs same not exceeding ten days Ia
any one year, or may accept IN lieu OF said
work, ive dollars from each person. subject
as aforesaid, aud such person shall be exempt
from road duty elsewhere. Aud upon any
person neglecting or refusing 70 WORK or pay
hfty cents per day for each days work required
such person or persons may be lined in such
pena ty as ths mayor may think proper g
impose, not to exeesd i've dollars and the
costs.
SEC. I. Belt further enacted, That two al |
dermen aud the mayor shall constitute > !
ouorum for the transaction OF business, that /
Tie mayor shall preside at al meetings, but In /
bis absence, The aldermen may appoint a
mayor pro ten that all ordinances, bylaws,
rnIes ana regulations or public accounts /
shall Be signed By tae mayor and countersigRel /
~ the secretary; thai the proceedings Of the I
ma vor and aldermen shall be regularly entered /
II book, and sigaed BY the may and cots y /
tersirned BY the secretary-
SgC. s. b it further enacted, That i shall i
be fhe duty Of the marshal 20 exeeute all Or
600 I'll. mayor in relation to carrying ont /
ne ordinanceso Of said corporation, and attend I
the mayors court, and his dnty shall &c the /
-, now REQ irefI bv lar of coasfahles Of
ihis State It shall Be his duty 81 all times, i
Eo arrest any a ail-rersQns arting IN ylolas /
ION 81 any az the ordinances. snd bring /
Ihe,n hef,Sre the mayor. He shall be entitled i
Io such fees Is c0nstables IN such cases.