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

AN ACT to incorporate the town Of Ebenezer, in the
County Of Holmes.
SECTION 1. Be ii enacted Lg The Legisi0-
tuTe Of tie state Of NiSsissippi. That the
town of Ebenezer, in the county of Holmes,
be and the same is hereby incorporated and
the corporate limits of said town shall be
One-haf mile in all directions from the
cross roads in said town.
SEC. 2. ut further enacted. That j. H.
Binford, Sam1 n. Sample and Perry How
ard, be and they are hereby appointed COM
missioners 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, after posting notice
thereof ten days previously coDspicu0usly IN
said town Of Ebenezer and the officers of said
town shall consist Of one mayor, four alder
men and one marshal, who shall be citizens
Of the State, residing in the corporate limits
Of said town of EbeneZer. and by the name
Of mayor and aldermen of the town Of Ebe
nezer may sue and be sued, plead and be
implicated in law and equity and may
exercise the powers incident to towns incOr-
pOrated in the State, and may make such
rules, regulations and bylaws for the gov
eminent of said corporation as they may
deem eXpedient, not inconsistent with the
laws and constitution Of the State or Of the
United States
SEC. 3, Be il .f'urtAer Enacted. That the
mayor Of said town of Ebenezer shall be eX-
oficiO justice of-the peace and be invested
with all the powers Of Justices Of the peace
by the constitution and laws of this State,
and the marshal shall be ex-officio constable
for the corporate limits Of said town.
SEC. +. Be it turtber eHacted, That all
qualified voters who have actually resided
within the corporate limits Of said town four
months previous to any election, who are
eligible by the constitution and laws Of this
State and Of the United States. shall be
eligible to any office created by this act Of
incorporation, and be entitled to vote for all
or any Of said corporation officers.
SEC >. Be it .f'mther enacted, That it
shall be the duty Of the mayor and marshal
before they enter upon the duties Of their
Offices to take the oath prescribed by the
constitution of the State of Mississippi,
said oath to be administered by any officer
qualified to administer oaths.
SEC. 6. BE 1t .turther enaeted, That it
shall be the duty of the marshal to execute
all orders Of the mayor in relation to carry
ing out the ordinances Of said corporation,
and attend the mayors court; it shall be
his duty at all times to arrest any and all
persons acting in violation of any of the
ordinances of said town and bring them be-
fore the mayor ; and said marshal shall be
the assessor and collector of any taxes i'm
posed or levied by said corporation
Sec. 7. BE ii FURTHER e3acted, That said
board Of mayor and aldermen, on the petit
ton of a majority of the legal voters Of said
corporation for that purpose, shall have
power to prohibit the sale of yinous, spirit
sdous and malt liquors within the corporate
limits Of said town. and any person yiolat-
ing an ordinance made for such purpose,
shall be guilty of nisdemeanor, and may
be punished by fine of not more than
twenty-five dollars or be imprisoned not
more than twenty days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment
SEC 6: Be it further eRacted, That the
mayor and aldermen Of said town shall have
power to require all persons in said town,
subject to work on the public roads, to
work the streets and roads in said corpora
ton not exceeding ten days in any year, or
may accept in lieu thereof, such sum Of
money in each case as may be deemed just
and proper, and such person shall be ex-
empt from road duty elsewhere, and the
said mayor and aldermen shall have
authority to enforce this power by proper
pains and penalties
SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, That this
act be in force from and after its passage
Approved, March s, 1882.