Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1895-05-31

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town Of Lawrsnceburg,
Section BE IT ENACTED
BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE STATE OF TENNES-
SEE, That the Act and pats of
same passed Incorporating the
town of Lawrenceburg being sect
i)n 16 and so much more ofan Act
entitled can Act to reduce the
several Acts Incorporating the city
of Columbia into one Act and to
amend the Same"
Pass February 25, 1869, as ap-
plies to the the town Of Lawrence
burg and all acts amending said
Act are hereby amended and modi-
fed as to read as follows: That
the town ofLawrenceburg, in the
County Of Lawrence and the inhab-
tants thereof within the boundar-
les herinafter specified are hereby
constituted a corporation and body
polite by the following name and
style to wit; The Mayor and Al
dermen Of Lawrenceburg, The
boundaries of said town of Law
renccburg shall be as follows; Be
ginning on a poplar, the south east
corner Of the old Lawrenceburg
survey; thence north with the east
boundry fold Lawrenceburg sur
vey 1856 poles to r. T. Johnson's
south west corner, and II. B. Sow
ellis north west corner; thence in o
westerly direction and running
with G. W. Mex ms north boun6-
ry and W, NJ, Neelley's north
boundry Of livery stable to the
Military road aud crossing same so
as to strike south boundry of Sci,
les alley; thence in q westerly di,
rection in a straight line with the
south margin of Sellc's alley to the
east margin Of Buffalo Road in all
from Johnson's said corner aboat
40polee; thence in a southerly .di-
rection with the east margin of
said road to Waterloo street, and
crossing said street to raVine in
all Y poles; thence in south
westerly direction with the mean
ders of said ravine about 40 po'es
to Bulers fork of Shoal creek;
thence up said creek with the me-
andcrs Of same following low water
mark OF the north bank of same.
to a large flat rock that stands out
in the creek at east end of lime
Kiln bluff just west of Richterst
cleared land in the bottom where
the creek makes an abrupt bend;
thence in northern direction;-
poles to the beginning corLer.
Section BE it further enacted
That said corporation by such
name and style shall have pclpetu-
al succession; shall sue and be sued
plead and be implicated in all
courts of law and equity and in
all actions whatever, may purchase
receive and hold personal and real
property within the corporation
limits, and may purchase, receive
and hold both real and personal
property within or beyond said
corporation limits to be used for
the burial of the dead, for the
erectiol and keeping up of hospit-
al houses, quarantine houses or sta
tjons, work houses or houses or.
houses of correction, and water
works, and may sell, lease, or dis
pose ofall said property for the
benefit Of the corporation; and may
do all other things touching said
property as natural persons, and
shall have and use q comon seal
which may be changed at the
pleasure of the Board Of Mayor and
Aldermen,
Section S.--Be it forther enacted
That the Legislative body of the
corporation shall consist of a Board
Of Mayor and Aldermen, all of
whom shall be elected by direct
votes of the people, and slall be
citizens Of and voters in said coroo-