The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-03-21
LAWS OF RENNEssEl

SENATE BILL NO 90.

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A bill to be entitled an Act to incorporate the
town of Johnson city, IN the 'sounty or v ASH |
ington. TO proyIde for an election OF oneers, |
prescribe theie duties, and for other purposes
Section, |. Be it further enacted by
the General Assembly OF the State OF
Tennessee, that theetown OF Johnson
City, in thecounty Of Washington, and
the inhabitants thereof, be and are
hereby constituted a body polite and
corporate under and by the style and
name Of the Mayor and Aldermen OF
the town OF johnson City, and shall
have perpetua! succession | BY their
corporate name may sue and be sued !;
plead and be impleaded, grant,receive,
purchase and hold seal, mixed and
personal property, or dispose OF the
same for the benefit Of said town, and
have and use town seal.
Sec. Q. Be it further enacted, that
the corporation aforesaid shall have
full power and authority to enact and
pass such laws and bylaws to prevent
and remove nuisances to provide for
licensing and regulating auctions, tax
ing, regulating orErestraining theatre
cal or other public amusements, and
to restrain and prohibit gambling, to
regulate the sale of spirituous liquors =;
to establish night watches and patrols;
to ascertain, when Necessary, the boun-
dary and location OF streets, lanes and
alleys, with the consent Of the proprie-
tors of the lots and houses adjoining
such streets, lanes or alleys to have
and keep in repair the streets to pass
all laws necessary for the same to es-
tablish the necessary inspections with
in the town; to enact and regulate
markets, drays andpersonal privileges
to provide for the establishment and
regulation of fire campany; the
sweeping OF chimneys and safe condl-
ton of tiues to provide water by the
digging of wells or otherwise to enact
and regulate pumps, pipes and sewers
to impose and appropriate fines, pen,
aties and forfeitures for breach Of
the bylaws or ordinances; to appoint
Recorder to lay and collect taxes
4, for the purpose. of carrying the neces
> sary measures into. operation for. the
benefit Of said town, and to pass laws
and ordinances necessary and proper
to carry the interest and meaning O
this act into effect, provided they art
h not incompatible with the Constitution
and laws of this State.
Sec. 8. Be it enacted, that tht
Sheriff OF Washington county, afteI
ten days previous notice shall by him
self or one Of his deputies hold iii cleo
ton in the town of johnson City, OF
the fourth Wednesday in March, ont
thousand eight hundred and eighty
five, and OH the same day OF each anC
every succeeding year, for the purpos
of electing Ave persons to serve as Al
dermen, and one person for Mayor
one other person for town Constable
and one other person for county Mag
istrate, for Incorporation Of said tow
of Johnson City, for one year, excep
as to Magistrate who shall serve for 81
years, commencing the fourth Wcdnes
day in March 1885, the day OF thei
election and all persons living within
the limits Of said corporation VIII
would be qualified to vote for member
OF the General Assembly OF this State
and persong owning freehold With
the bounds of said corporation, an
otherwise entitled to vote for Mayo
and Aldermen, town Constable an
Magistrate for. said corporation, an
no person shall be eligible for the offic
of Mayor, Alderman, Town Constabl
or Magistrate, unless he be a citize
or freeholder or householder in tn
town OF Johnson City, and in case
death, removal, or resignation OF an
one of the officers OF said cooperation
the Mayor and Aldermen shall hay
.apower to fill such vacancy for the tim
unexpired, except as to Magistrate, VII
shallsbe elected by the qualified VI
ters. ~M-raYss qgre1 'H
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted tn;
the persons so qualified as aforsai
having the highest number OF votes
any election held shall be taken as du
elected, and the sheriff or his depu
holding the election as Aforesaid, sha
within three days thereafter, give
each of the five Aldermen, Mayo
Constable and Magistrate certitica
of their election; and it shall be Il
duty of tho persons so elected to me
at the town hall IN johnson City {
the the next day after their electio
and, after having been qualified, Il
Mayor and Aldermen, three Of who
shall constitute a quorum, shall pr
ceed to elect Recorder for the sa
corporation for the same time for whi'
the Mayor and Aldermen were elect,
as aforesaid, and the person or perso
appointed or elected by them shi
serve until the fourth Wednesday