The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-05-15
coNrNuEp FROM LAST WEEK.
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF GREESVILLE.

Sec SO. Be il further enacted, That the Sheriff
of Washington county, and all ministerial officers of
the same, and the City Marshal and policemen shall
truly and faithfully execute all warrants and pro-
cesses of said City Council of Greenvle, committed
TO them for service according to the mandate there
of and the aor of said county shall receive all per
sons committed by any mittmus in the name and
style of the City Council of Greenvie. and them
safely keep in confinement until discharged by due
course of law and the City Council shall be respon
sbe to said aor for all legal fees in such cases, ex
cept when the offender is scommtted to jail for breach
of the laws of the State.
Sec. 81. Be it further enacted. That the said
City Council shall have power to define the powers
and duties of all city officers, and fix their fees and
compensation, and to regulate the fees of jurors,
witnesses and others, for services rendered under
any ordinance; also to require of all city officers
bonds with penalty and security for the faithful per
formance of the duties of their respective offices, as
may be deemed expedient; and also to require the
city officers to take oath for the faithful perform
ance of the duties of their respective Offices such
oath to be made and said bonds, if required, to be
gwen, and approved by the City Council before the
officer shall enter upon the discharge of his duties.
The said City Council may also provide for removing
any city officer from his Office for cause, the accused
being first furnished with the charges against him
and being heard if required, in his defense.
See. 3S. Be it further enacted, That whenever
any vacancy shall happen by the DEATH removal or
resignation of the Treasurer and Tax Collector, Mar.
sha Attorney, it may be filed by the City Council
Vacancies by death, resignation or removal of any
other city officer may be filed by new election to
be ordered by the City Council, on like notice as in
other elections, and in the meantime the City Coun-
Gil may make an appointment pro tem to expire upon
the election and qualification of the officer elected
to fill such vacancy.
Sec 80. Be it further enacted That the Marshal
shall be authorized TO execute anywhere within the
limits of Washington county, all writs process and
precepts which may be issued against persons or
property, by any court of general limited jurisdic
ton by virtue Of any powers specified in this act and
to arrest on view all persons who may violate any
ordinance of the said City Council or of the State Of
Mississippi.
Sec. 40. Be it further enacted, That fines, for
FIXTURES and penalties which may be assessed or re
covered for the of said corporation, may he lev
led in tho first instance by virtue of executions, tC
be issued forthwith of the goods aud chates of thu
offender within the county and the said City Coun
cll shall have power also to provide for the punish
ment of offenders by Imprisonment in the count.
JAIL in all cases when such offenders shall fail
fuse to pay the fnes forfeitures or penalties wmcl
may be recovered against them.
! Sec. Al. BE it further enacted, That the salt
City Council shall cause to be published annually
full and complete statement of all moneys receive
and expended by the the corporation during the pre-
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pended; and failure to comply with the foregoing
section shall render said Council liable to ndictmen
by the grand jury of Washington county.
Sec. AZ. Be it further enacted, That all ord
nances passed by the said City Council shall be pub
lished in some newspaper printed in said city, an
shall not be in force until they shall have been pull
lished as aforesad and any of said ordinances sha
be sufficiently proved in any court by the productio
of q copy of the same, certified by the clerk of th
corporation, or a printed copy of the same, take
from the newspaper or pamphlet in which the sam
has been published by authority of the corporation
Sec. 43. BE it further enacted That in case
arising under this act growing out of the bylaw
and ordinances made in pursuance of this act, tn
( Mayor of the City of Greenve shall have exclusiv
jurisdiction to hear and determine the same, and al
as now is or hereafter may be provided by law fc
appeals from judgments Of Justices of the Peace,
all appeal bonds given as herein providedb be payabl
to the State of Mississippi for the use of the City
Greenvle, and upon the collection of any sue
bond, the same shall be paid into the city treasur
Sec. A. Be it further enacted, That this
hereby declared to be public act to be receive
and used in all courts of this State without provn
or pleading the same.
Sec. 40. Be it further enacted, That if no ele
tion for Mayor and Councimen of said city shoul
be held on the day appointed by law, the chartC
shall not thereby be forfeited or abated but I'll
: Mayor or any Councilman of said city may appoii
/ some other day to hold such election.
Sec. 46. Be it further enacted, That the reguli
G election for Mayor and Councmen of said city sha
be held on the second Monday in December, lSS
and biennially thereafter, and the term of Office
said Mayor and Councilmen shall commence on Il
first Monday of January next after said election al
continue for the term of two and four years as her
in provided.
Sec AZ. Be it further enacted, That the Ci
Council shall have the power to establish, mainta
and regulate fire department, and they shall all
have power to build cisterns or to provide water
any other means for the use of said fire departmer
- - Sec. 4S. Be 1t further enacted, That said fl
II department apparatus, machinery, paraphernala
realty shall be the property of said city of Gree
vile.
Sec. 40. Be it further enacted, That all the a,