The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-26
AN ACT % incorporate the City Of Bay ST Louis


SECTION 1. Be It enacted 5y tie Lcgisla-
tire 0f tie Stute Of Mississippi, That the
tract of land bounded and circumscrlbed by
a line beginning on the seashore, In the
county Of Hancock. State Of Mississippi,
where the line between sections 10 and 10,
of township No. 9, south, of range No. IA,
west. comes TO the sea s.; thence running
/ north to the northwest corner Of said section
No. 10; thence running northeast to the
northeast corner Of section No 10 township
and range aforesaid thence running north to
the Gainesville road: then running along
said Gainesville road to the eastern bound
airy line Of section No. 30, III t0WShlp No.
g. south of range No. Il west: thence run
ming north to the northeast corner of section
No 26, township No. s. south Of range No.
II West; thence running east to the north
east corner Of section No 25 township and
range last mentioned thence running north
to the middle of the Bay of st. Louis;
thence running eastwardly and southwardly
along the boundary line Of Hancock county,
in the Bay Of st. Louis, to point on sad
boundary line due south from the place OF
beginning; thence running north to the
place Of beginning be and the same is here
. by incorporated under the name and style
Of the City Of Bay St. Louis
SEC 2 Be it FURTHER enacted, That the
qualified electors, who shall have resided
within said limits six months previous
thereto. shall, on the fourth Monday III Au
gust, and biennialy thereafter, elect
mayor, and four aldermen, who shall hold
their offices for the term OF two years. and
until their successors shall be duly qualified.
Said election shall be advertised by the sec
Rotary of said city, for at least ten days pre-
vious thereto, in paper published within
the corporate limits of said city, and il
there be no paper published, then by posting
notices in at least three public D aces in said
city, and shall be conducted by the city
marshal as returning officer, and two free
holders of said city. as inspectors OF said
election; and it shall be the duty Of said
marshal and inspectors to make out and de
liver to each person elected a certificate OF
his election, and make a return thereof to
the Secretary of State, and the person
elected as mayor shall be commissioned by
the Governor.
SEC. 3. Be ii further enacted, That the
mayor and aldermen elected shall meet on
the Saturday next following their election,
and after having taken and subscribed the
oath prescribed by the Constitution of the
State of Mississippi, shall organize board
for the dispatch of business. At that meet
ing the mayor, by and with the advice and
consent of the aldermen, shall appoint such
officers as said board may deem necessary
to carry on the government of said city,
prescribe and define by ordinance, the duties
of each and every such officer, the penalties
and conditions of the bonds required of
them, and fix their fees, salaries or compen-
sation prociaed, that any of such officials
thus appointed, shall be removable at the
pleasure of the mayor and board of alder
men.
Sec 4. Be 1T further enacted, That the
mayor and aldermen thus elected and
IL, he
mayor and any two aldermen, shall consti-
tute quorum Of said board, for the trans
action of business, and in the absence of
the mayor, and three aldermen, one acting
as mayor pro tenn, shall constitute quorum
of said board They shall meet at least
once month, at such times as they shall
appoint, proeided, that the mayor shall
have the power to convene the board when
ever he shall deem it necessary, to forward
the business of the corporation; proUtded,
further, that the mayor and aldermen shall
be entitled to no salary for their services,
nor shall they receive any compensation
whatever while serving said city.
SEC. 5. Be 1t further enacted, That said
board shall be known and designated by the
name and style of board of mayor and
aldermen Of the city of Bay St. Louis, and
by that name and style, they shall have a
perpetual succession, and be a body polite
and corporate; be capable in law to take,
purchase. hold and enjoy to the use of said
city. real estate in fee or lesser interest to
the amount of twenty five thousand dollars,
and to lease, release, alien and convey, or
otherwise dispose of the same; and By that
name, they and their successors shall be
capable and liable to sue and be sued, plead
and be implicated, in any court of law or
equity. They shall have full power and au-
thority over all matters of police within said