The Brookhaven leader., 1884-01-24
Al Act Amendina ahe Charter
OF tbe City or Brookhayen.

Last week we published q notice tina
Senate bill No. 20, which passed boil
! Houses of the Legislature of ~, and sine,
that time had rested in the hands Of til,
Executive, had been returned to the Sen
ate with the Governors veto. 1t turned
ont, however, that in accordance with
provision of the state Constitution, til,
veto was one day too late (being sent il
the 4th day OF the SESSION., and the bill be
came q law by constitutional limitation
We have been informed by the Secretary
of the Senate, that the Governor really re
turned the bill with bis veto on the 3:t
day, but the Senate bad adjourned rather
early on that particular day, aud so il
Id not be received and had to lay ovel
"a hours longer in the hands of the Gov.
ernOr with the above stated result.
The subject has created no small amount
Of comment in our city within the last few
days, and in order that our readers may
come to an intelligent understanding as t.
what this new law really contains, We
publish full text of it below just as II
was approved by the House and Senate.
We have endeavored to get an expires.
sion of opinion on the subject from mum.
Der of leading citizens of the town, and a
large majority of those with whoI we
charter stand as thus amended; at the same
time there is quite a diversity of opinion
as to what will he the ultimate effects up
on our local interests.
The most popular idea advanced is to
levy q small privilege tax for incidentals,
a street tax, abolish all salaries to official,
except a small salary to the clerk who
shall also be collector of privileges, and to
allow the police duties now performed by
the Marshal and the cases usually coming
before the Mayors court, devolve upon the
beat Constable and Justice of the Peace.
A few contend that there is 10 way to get
along satisfactorily without at least two
salaried officers and power vested in the
City Council to levy taxes, and urge the TAX
ing of steps for the immediate repeal of the
amendment. 1t is held that according to a
strict Interpretation of this law, the taxes
already levied by the Board on real and
personal property, cannot be collected by
the city collector. The subject is au i'm
portant one, and should be settled under
standingly one wav or the other, before it
is too late To do this we know of no bet
ter way than to have a public meeting
and an expression of opinion on the sub
ject, and, if 1t is deemed expedient appoint
u competent committee to take such steps
In tne premises us MAY DO uctlIlcu duNlSa-
BILE and to the general interest Of the city.
AN ACT to amend the Charter of the City
of Brookhaven, in the county of Lincoln,
State of Mississippi, approved Feb. 5,
1873, and an act amendatory thereto ap-
proved April 18th, 1876.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the Legis' Azure
of the State of Mississippi, that SO much
of the Charter of the City of BroOkhaven,
approved April 5th, 1873, and of an Get
amendatory thereto approved April 18th,
1876, which authorizes the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of said city to levy and
collect tax OH the real and personal
property of said city for the use thereof,
be and the same is hereby repealed; Pro-
vided, however, nothing in this act shall
be construed to prohibit the collection on
privilege as now provided by law.
Sec 2. Be it further enacted, That this
act take effect and be in force from and
after its passage.
Passed the House of Representatives
March 4th, 1852.
w. H. II. TIsoN, Speaker of the House.
Passed the Senate Feb. IS, 1882.
R.O. REYNOLDS, President Senate.