The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1897-03-11

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without paying such taxes and any interest,
penalties and costs accrued thereon in addition
to the amount herenbefore provided for.
Sec, II. Be Il further enacted, That In all
cases where no bid is received at the sales here
inbefore provided for, sufficient TO discharge all
municipal taxes, interest," penalties, fees and
costs upon said property, the Recorder shall
bid the full amount OF such taxes, interest,
penalties fees and costs on such property for
the town of Johnson City and he is hereby au-
thorZed TO subsequently sell said property at,
private sale, at the amount of such, bid. or
more, subject to redemption as in other cases,
but the time of redemption to run from said
public sale as aforesaid But the town OF john
son City shall not be required to pay any
advertising fee unless the title to the property
Shall be ultimately vested in the town of John
son City by a resale after the expiration of
said two years as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 49, Re it further enacted, That In the
event sales OF such property bid In by the town
OF johnson City, shall not have been effected
after the expiration of two years from the date
Of said public sales the Recorder shall adver-
tise and resell the same In the same manner
and form as the former sales, but for cash in
hand and In bar OF redemption, to the highest
and best bidder and he shall execute deeds to
the purchasers provided in Section l4herenbe-
fore. The Mayor shall have power to bid for
the benefit of the town Of johnson City for
such property at said sales as in his discretion
shall be for the best interest OF the town, pro-
vided, that he shall bid no more for any parcel
OF property than the total amount OF taxes, in
tereSt, penalties, fees and costs accrued there
on and the Recorder shall execute deeds TO tn
town OF Johnson City for all property so bid on
by the Mayer for the town, and such property
shall be held by the town and sold and disposed
OF by the Board OF Mayor and Aldermen as in
their discretion may seem best for the interest
OF the town and the proceeds OF such sales
shall be distributed among the sevral fiscal de-
partments Of the town in the same proportion
as the taxes are appropriated to each depart
ment.
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shall not apply to taxes due the town of John
son City which have been assessed for years
prior to the year OF 1895, and all such taxes may
be collected by the City Attorney under the
provisions Of Chapter As, OF the Acts OF 1893 and
all suits now pending or hereafter brought, to
collect such taxes as may be prosecuted to
final termination in accordance with the pro-
visions Of said Act Of 1898 Tho taxes due and
unpaid for the year of 1895 now in the hands of
the City Attorney for collection under existing
laws, shall continue in his hands until the first
Tuesday in June, 1897 and he may receive and
receipt for said taxes until that date aud collect
from the said delinquent tax payers the same
commissions as heret fore allowed by law but
he shall not bring suit TO col ect same. On the
first Tuesday i'll June. 1891 the City Attorney
shall certify to the Recorder the taxes remaining
in his hands unpaid for the year 1895, and the
Recorder shall proceed to advertise and sell the
land upon which the said taxes are assessed un.
der the terms and provisions of this Act and he
may issue distress warrants, ami alias and
property included in said taxes for 1895, so GER
tilted to him by the City Attorney and such dis.
tress warrants shall be executed as provided in
Section of this Article.
Sec 90 Be it further enacted, That the Board
| of Mayor and Aldermen shall have power, by
ordinance. to levy and collect poll tax to be
used for school purposes, not exceeding for
any year, in amount the poll tax levied by
Washington county.
Sec. 81. Be it further enacted That the Board
| OF Mayor and Aldermen shall have power by
ordinance, to levy and collect privilege taxes
upon each business, calling and occupation de-
clared to be privilege or taxed aS such, by the
| laws of Tennessee but said board shall not be
| required to assess privileges at the same rates
as fixed by the tate statutes.
1t shall be the duty Of the Recorder to issue
| license to do privilege business and to receive
and receipt for privilege taxes, and unless 9TH
| erwiSe provided by ordinance Of the Board of
| Mayor and Aldermen, he is hereby vested with
! the same powers, with relation thereto, as are
now or may be hereafter, vested in the county
| court clerks in this state.
Sec % Be 1t further enacted That the Board
of Mayor and Aldermen shall not contract for
| the expenditure Of any greater sum Of money
in any one year than the income Of that partic-
ular year amounts to; and said board is forbid
den to make any appropriation OF money or
credit in the way of festivities, pageants, ex-
curSions, parades, or donations Of any kind,
except to provide medicines medical attention
| and collins for the absolutely destitute paupers
| of the town.
Sec 90 Be it further enacted, That theBoard
| of Mayor and Aldermen shall, by ordinance,
designate the purposes for which taxes are lev
| led and to which the municipal revenue from
all sources shall be appropriated and the APP
preparation for each fiscal department shall be
| held and kept for the purposes OF that depart
ment, and shall, under no circumstances, be
diverted from such purpose. No payments
| shall be made out Of the town treasury, except
| upon warrants drawn by the Mayor and coun-
| tersigned by the Recorder under the seal OF
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Board of Mayor and Aldermen, and such war;
rants shall specify the particular fund against
which they are drawn, and shall be payable out
| of no other fund.
Sec "a Be it further enacted, That all male
| inhabitants in the town of Johnson City over
| eighteen and under forty-fve years of age ex-
cept such as are permanently disabled from
| performing ordinary labor, who may be released
| by the Board of Mayor and dermen shall
| work on the public streets avenues and alleys
of the town not less than three nor more than
| six days IN each year upon three days notice
being given by the street foreman of the time
and place to commence, but such notices may
be served by the street foreman or any member
of the police corps. Any person so notified may
be exempt from such work by sending an able
bodied and satisfactory substitute, or by paying
| to the Recorder, to go to the street fund, sch
sum as the Board of Mayor and Aldermen may
| fix but not less than two nor more than i've
| dollars. A days work within the meaning OF
| this secti'n shall be eight hours of actual serv
| ice. Inc bOdIu Ol mayor anu hlueTtneH may,
by ordinance, provide all needful and proper
| rules and regulations for the organization, man
agement and control of the street force.
eec. as Be it further enacted, That the Board
of Mayor and Aldermen shall at its first regular
meeting in April of each year. assess the mum.
Der of days to be worked by each person upon
| the streets and fix the amount that may be paid
in lieu thereof, as provided in the preceding sec
| ton
Sec. 26 Be It further erected, That any per
son subject TO street work who shall fail or re-
| fuse to work when notified by the street foreman
or member of the police corps shall be guilty
of misdemeanor and shall be fined by the Re-
corder not less than three nor more than six
dollars, and Ill default of payment thereof shall
be held to work ont the same in the workhouse
or chain gang