The Brookhaven leader., 1890-04-17
LAWS OF MISSISSIPPI.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

SECTION l. BE IL enacted BY the Leg
isldture of the State of Mississippi,
That no election for Mayor or Alder
men, or other municipal officers shall
be held in said city of BIookhaven 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
ganize as such Board on the next day
after the said first Monday in March,
1890, or as soon thereafter as praeti-
cable, and shall have and exercise all
the powers and duties conferred
10y law on said Board; aud the Mayor
so appointed shall have and exercise
all the powers conferred by law on
the Mayor of said city; the 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. The said Board of Mayor and
Aldermen whose appointment is pro-
vided for in the first section of this
Act. shall, SO soon as they are or
gained, 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 bonds 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 in 1894 a
Marshal shall be elected as now pro-
vided by law.
Sec. 3. The Mayor of said city shall
not be allowed salary exceeding
twenty five dollars per month, and
the Marshal's salary shall not exceed
forty dollars per month, and the Secre-
tary's salary shall not exceed seven
and One-half dollars per month.
Sec. 4. The said Board of Aldermen
shall have full power and authority to
remove 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 charge
given to the Mayor, that he has been
guilty of a 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 refus-
oil fn 1ianho Of thn A,fInS 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, who 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. The ordinances now in
force prohibiting the erection of
frame buildings in certain parts of
said city, shall remain in force.
SEC. 5. The Board of Mayor and
Aldermsl to be appointed as provided
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 per cent.
per annum for not exceeding the
sum of fifteen thousand dollars, for
the purpose of purchasing site and
erecting thereon suitable buildings for
the use of the public schools of
said city;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. OF said sum bonds to an amount
net exceeding three thousand dollars
may be issued and the proceeds used
for the purchse of site and the cree
ton of suitable building for the free
public school for colOred children.
The balance thereof, shall be used
for said purposes for the white school.
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 other municipal
taxes, an amount sufficient to pay
the interest annually Occruing on said
bonds, and beginning five years
prior to the maturity of said bonds
the said Board of Mayor and AL
dermen shall thereafter annually
levy and cause to be collected from
the persons and taxable property
of said city, an amount suffi-
Gent to pay one fifth 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 after
being signed by the Mayor and
Secretary and having received the
impress of the seal of the city
of Brookhaven, as provided in the
9Th 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