Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-07
Senate Bill No 1e1.

All AcU enJlJleu AN AcJ 10 eAlenu Z
the corporate limits of the city Of
GAINESVILLE, Tennessee, and to pre- /
scribe the conditions upon which |
the extension is made,n and to /
amend an act entitled "An Act to |
incorporate the town of Middleburg |
and for other purposes" passed |
March 80, 1860, in so far as said act
conflicts with this act.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State OF Ten |
nessee: That the corporate limits of
the city Of GAINESVILLE be extended so
rs to embrace the following territory |
Beginning on the north bank of Cum |
berland river, where Paradise Hill |
road intercepts the same, thence up
said river south II! degrees, west IA
poles to north end Of stone bridge
north Of water works and engine
house, thence south 653 degrees, east
50 poles to stone on west side branch, |
locust and elm pointers on east side,
and bOis de arc on west, thence north
80 degrees, east 55 poles, to large syca
more little north and east OF Man
ning's quarry, and near VIM. Wlyne's
southeast corner thence north I44 de-
grees, east crossing the east end of a
bridge a little southeast from st. An
drew!s (EpiscopaD Chapel, in all II 30
100 poles to a stone at the foot of
hill and east side Of branch and mar
ket with an X. Then northA 81 de
grees, east 81 poles to d spring, then
north Az degrees, east III 2 poles
and with center line of street be-
tween Bucks brickyard and Shaw's
property, and to stone in Drane's old
field, then north 10! degrees, east ll6!
poles to center Of Nashville pike,
nearly opposite Barker's new house,
then north 324, east ll2f poles to cen
ter of street between Glenn's property
and Brandon's 80 acre tract, and con-
tinuing on in all 1889 poles to cedars
! in northeast corner Of BrandOn's
house yard thence rorth "A degrees,
east 81 poles to Red river about at low
water and on west side of same thence
down river to corporation line, and toI
carry out the intention of this act the
| Board of Mayor and Aldermen of
| GAINESVILLE shall, before the next cleo
ton for mayor and aldermen, divide
said territory into such wards as may
be necessary, or may attach parts OF
same to wards now in existence, pro
vided the whole number of wards be
tcn
SEC. q Be it further enacted:
First, the property and inhabitants
of said territory are not to pay any
part of the present Indebtedness Of
the city of ClarksvilIe.
! Second All the city tax collected
from the citizens and property holders
Of said territory, on the property en-
braced therein, excepting that portion
collected for school purposes, shall be
used in the construction of streets,
bridges, and for other municipal pur.
poses in the territory above described,
and none of it shall be used except for
municipal purposes within said terri.
tory for period Of ten years.
Third In addition to the disposition
of the revenue as provided in the sec.
ond condition above, the city Of
GAINESVILLE shall annually appropriate
a sum equal to at least half Of the
revenue collected for municipal pur.
POSES lOthCr than for school purposes
within said territory for the general
improvement of said territory and for
general municipal purposes within
said territory for the period of ten
years, provided however, that the
sum in addition to the taxes collected
on the property of said territory to be
appropriated by the city of Clarks-
vile under this contract shall not eX-
coed one thousand dollars Isl 100000
for any one year.
F0uyth After the expiration of ten
years, all the revenue collected 10y the
city of Clarksville, including revenues
from said territory, shall constitute Il
common fund, provided, however,
thai no part of the revenues from said
territory shall ever be applied to the
liquidation of the present bonded in
debtedness of the city of GAINESVILLE,
and to that extent alone ter ten
years shall revenues be kept separate.
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted -
That the present Board of Mayor and
Aldermen or their successors in office
shall administer the affairs and govern
ment OF the city including the terri.
tory annexed, until the next regular
election, when each ward shall elect
an alderman, qualified to represent it
as now provided by the charter of the
city of GAINESVILLE, enacted March 10,
1860
SEC 4. Be it further enacted -
That the people and property of the
annexed territory shall be liable to
assessment and taxation by the city Of
Clarksville under the regulation now
applicable to the present city Of
Clarksville, including the year 1891,
but such assessment aud taXatoiu, and
revenue derived theretrom shall be
subject to the provisions of the act, rs
to the disposition and use of the reve-
nue. derived therefrom.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted -
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