The Brookhaven leader., 1890-01-30
THE BILL
Now Pending to Amend the
Charter of the City of Brook
haven.

SECTION l. BE it enacted by the Leg
jsIoture of the State Of Mississippi,
That no election for Mayor or Alder
men. or other municipal officers shall
he held in said city of Brookhaven on
the first Monday of March, 1890, but
the Governor of this State shall on
said first Monday of March, 1890, or
before that time, appoint for said city
of Brookhaven one Mayor and five
Aldermen who shall constitute the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen of
said city. and who shall meet and or
panize as such Board the next day af-
ter the said first Monday of March,
1890. or as soon thereafter as practi-
cable. and shall have aud exercise all
the powers and duties conferred
by law on said Board; and the. Mayor
so appointed shall have and exercise
all the powers conferred by law on
the Mayor of said city; and said May
or and Aldermen shall hold their of
fees for four years from the said first
Monday of March, 1890, and until
their successors are elected and quail
flied: which election shall be held on
the first Monday of March, 1894, and
biennially thereafter as now provided
by law.
SEC. 2. BE it further enacted, That
the Board Of Mayor and Aldermen
whose appointment is provided for in
the first section of this Act, shall, SO
soon as they are organized, proceed
to the election of City Marshal, who,
when elected, shall be the Marshal of
said city and shall perform all the
duties and have all the powers and
rights, and be required to give the
same bond as now provided by law
for the Marshal of said city +; and he
shall hold his Office at the pleasure of
said Board of Mayor and Aldermen
but at the city election i'll 1894 the
Marshal shall be elected as now pro
vided by law.
SEC. 3. BE it further enacted, That
the Mayor of said city shall not be al
lowed salary exceeding twenty
five dollars per month, and the Mar
shal's salary shall not exceed
forty dollars per month"; and the Secre-
tary's salary shall not exceed seven
and a half dollars per month.
SEC. 4. BE in ,fTther enacted, That
the Board of Alderman shall have
full power and authority to re-
move the Mayor from Office and de-
clare the same vacant if it shall be
found by said Board upon investiga-
ton after due notice of the charges
given to the Mayor, that he has been
guilty of IL violation of any OF the
criminal laws of the State or ordi-
nances of the city, or has either will
fully or negligently failed or retus-
ed to discharge any of the duties OF
his office, and in case of such remov-
al or in case of vacancy from this
or any other cause the Office shall be
filled by appointment of the Govern
or. The Governor shall also have the
power and exclusive right to fill any
vacancy that may occur in the Board
of Aldermen by death, resignation
or otherwise during the four years
term provided for in the first section
of this Act.
SEC. 5. The Board of Mayor and
Aldermen to be appointed asprovided
for in this Act, be and they are hereby
authorized to issue the bonds of said
city with coupons attached bearing
interest at not exceeding 7 per cent.
per annum for not exceeding the
sum of fifteen thousand dollars, for
the purpose of purchasing a site and
erecting thereon suitable buildings for
the use of the public white schools of
saidcity; and to purchase all necessary
furniture, globes, maps, charts, and
other appliances for said school,
which bonds shall be issued in sums
of one hundred dollars each, and shall
be payable not exceeding 20 years
from date of issue said bonds shall
be signed by the Mayor and Secretary
of said city, with the corporate seal
attached thereto, and made payable
| to bearer; said bonds shall be exempt
from all county and municipal taxa
| ton.
SEC. 6. The Board of Mayor and
Aldermen of said city shall annually
assess and cause to be collected from
the persons and property of said city,
now subject to the other municipal
taxes, an amount sufficient to pay
the interest annually occruing on said
bonds, and beginning years before
maturity of said bonds, the said Board
of Mayor and Aldermen shall there
after annually levy and cause to be
collected from the persons and taxable
property of said city, an amount
sufficient to pay One-tifth of said
bonds, which shall be kept as sinking
fund and invested in United States or
State of Mississippi bonds until the
maturity of the bonds hereby author
lied to be issued, when the same
shall be paid or said Board shall
have power to issue other bonds of
like amount and bearing not exceed
ing per cent. interest per annum,
and sell the same and with the pro-
ceeds thereof pay off and satisfy the
bonds hereinbefore authorized to be
issued.
SEC. 7. All bonds so issued by the
Mayor and Secretary and having re-
| ceived the impress of the seal of the
city of BrOokhaven, as provided in the
18th section of this Act, shall be register
ed in book provided for that purpose,
and kept by the Treasurer of said
city, indicating the amount of each
bond, its number, date of issuance, to
whom paidable, date of maturity, to
whom paid, and when paid, said
book to be open for the public inspec-
ton, and said bonds, when cancelled,
to be so marked and filed in the May
or's office.
SEC. 8. The property purchased
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