The Greenville times., 1888-03-10
AN ACT.

lselsepL OF the chaftef OF the city
of Greenyille in the county of Washington Mississippi
approved March 26th 1885, be amended by striking
all of said section between the word towit In
the sixth line and the word ~The in the SOth line and in
sert the following Commencing at point the line diyi-
ding sections 4 and g. of Township Is, of Range West
where the eastern edge of De esseps nterects said
line Being $50 so east from the North west corner of
section g. l67 l6-l00 feet; thence South $40 80 West
307S feet to the Southern edge of Walha avenue the
point obegnnng thence South $50 3G West western
boundary of the State of Mississippi Also commencing at
the above point of beginning; thence South so East
11O7 S4l00 feet along the southern edge of Walthall
to its intersection with the edge of Edison
street produced thence $40 80 along eastern edge
of Edison street othe line between sections 10 and thence
South $50 80; East 500 feet thence South $40 West
$50 12 feet thence South $50 so East 400 thence
south $40 80 west S feet to the intersection the southern
edge of Valiant Avenue produced thence south $50 so
900 feet thence north $40 30 592 feet to the in
ction of the southern edge of Johnson street pro
duced thence south $50 80 400 feet thence north
$40 80 east 1871 feet the intersection of the southern
edge of Main street produced thence north so west
along said southern edge SEQ ee thence north
$50 feet to the intersection of the northern edge of Wash
ington Avenue produced thence north 800 80 west 400
feet to the intersection of the eastern edge of Edison
street, thence north $40 80 along the eastern edge Of
Edison street to its intersection with the line dividing
sections and thence north $40 45 wesalong said last
named line to its intersection with the eastern edge Of
Broadway thence north $40 80 along the eastern edge
of Broadway 1881 feet the northern edge Of Magnolia
street thence north $50 80 west the boundary
of the State of Mississippi
Section q BE it further enacted That section ten O be
stricken and the following be inserted in lieu thereof
That shall be elected bienniay by the City
Council of Greenvile at the time that other city o
elected and he shall receive such compensation as
may be fixed by said council 1t shall be the duty of said
assessor make full and complete assessment of the real
and personal property of the city of Greenve not ex-
empt by the law of the State of Mississippi from taxation
The assessment of lands and personally shall in all be
separate Said assessor shall in each year make and
full and complete assessment of the real and personal
property in said c and he is authorized and required
administer such oath to the tax payers of said city and
ascertain the asessable value of property in said city,
required by law of county
Section s. BE it further enacted That section 46 be
amended follows: after the word "provided" in the
eighth line add the words And said election shall be held
required by the Statutes of the State of Mississippi for
general elections"
Section A. Be it further enacted. That section 81 be
stricken out and the following be added in lieu thereof
THAT in of the absense sickness of said mayor
the city council of said city shall be called to meet by the
city clerk and the said council shall proceed at once to
select one OF their number tc act as mayor pro temy and
said member selected shall be empowered to discharge
all the duties imposed upon said mayor"
Section B. BE it further enacted That the city Council
of Greenvie be and they hereby authorized and en-
powered to submit to the qualified voters of said city
propositions to issue the bonds of said city in an amount
exceeding forty thousand dollars for the purpose of
creating funds to be used for the following purposes
Twenty-Five thousand Dollars of said bonds shall be for
the purpose of paving the Streets and fifteen thousand dol
lars of said bonds shall be for the purpose buying the
necessary lots and erecting thereon caaboose and city
ball and market house, said bonds to twenty years and
bear such rate of interest shall be fixed by said cou
ell not to exceed eight per cent per and said bonds
shall be of such denominations determined by the
Council
Section g. Be it further enacted That the Twenty-Five
thousand dollars of bonds for paving the streets and the
fifteen thousand dollars of bonds for building City Hail.
market House and caaboose shall be separate and distinct
funds and shall be submitted to the qualified voters as
separate and distinct propositions at the differ
ent times
Section L BE it further enacted That the city council
shall give notice by publication in somenewpaper publish
ed in said city for not less than twenty days of the time
and place of holding such election, for the purpose of
voting for against" the issue of the bonds for
both the purposes provided for in the preceding sections
and said election shall be held in the other
city elections except that poll book shall be used and
for the purpose of determining who the legal of
said city the propositions to issue bonds herein provided
for and complete and general registration ofal legal
shall be made the day and at the time
and place of taking the vote either both of the
propositions herein set forth and such registration shall
be conclusive proof of all legal voters of said city
Section s. Be further enacted That if it shall ap
pear from the returns made by the officers holding the
election and the registration books aforesaid that maio
y the legal of the city have voted for ssue
said city council shall be and they hereby authorized
and empowered issue the bonds of the city of Greenve