The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-05-14

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mts, granting the petition of j. w.
Smith & Co to build a shed back Of
the Warnke building, provided it be
covered with metal.
From Fl ii. Harvey, city treasurer.
submitting an affidavit to The effect
that certain bonds, numbers 226 to 236
inclusive, had been destroyed by
| burning, etc, in the presence of Ed
ward IL. Mason, mayor. and l.. G. Bo-
det, clerk of council, as prescribed by
law. Received and ordered filed.
The following were offered and
adopted:
BY Alderman Krauss-
Whereas, the resolution passed and
adopted by council on the 27th day of
April, 1897, being IN words following
to say:
''ise it resolved ny the mayor and al
dermen of the city OF Brunswick IN
council assembled, that the mayor of
said city be authorized and directed
to sign, seal and deliver in the name
and behalf of the mayor and council of
the city of Brunswick, quit claim
deed or deeds to lhs true and lawful
owner or owners of all property, the
title 10 which has baen derived (and
the same is now owned) by the mayor
and council from tax sales, by the pay
ment by such owner or owners of the
taxes due on the said property with
all costs paid out by the city on such
property, tOgei her with interest at the
rate allowed by law on tax sale prop
erty, provided said property is re-
deemed within ninety days from date
of this resolution" is contrary to and
In direct violation of the law of the
state of Georgia, as contained in the
code of 1892 of said state, apd which
law is as follows and to say:
section 1856 (d). Property sold by
corporation. Neither the govern
ing body of any such municipal cor
poratiOn, whether known as mayor
and cOuncilmen, mayor and aldermen,
or by any other name, during whose
term of service any such sale shall
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elected or appointed governing BODY,
shall be capable of diverting or alien
atlng the title of the corporation to
any property so purchased, except by
public sale of the same to the high
est bidder"
Therefore be 1T and 1t is
Resolved by the mayor and council
of the city of Brunswick in council as
sembIed. That the above recited resO-
luton adopted on said April %, 1897,
be and the same is hereby repealed
rescinded and revoked.
Resolved further, That the city at
tOrney be instructed to prepare such
ordinance as will effectuate the proper
and lega! sale and disposition of any
such property now owned and ac-
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time to time hereafter be desired to
be sold by the city.
Resolved further, That the marshal
or his assistant be instructed and d.
rected to collect and pay to the city
treasurer all moneys now due and
hereafter to be due the city on account
of rentals from such property now
owned by it.
By Alderman Krauss-
Be it, and it is hereby resolved, by
the mayor and aldermen of the city of
Brunswick, in council assembled, that
the city attorney be directed to pre-
pare a franchise to the Southern Tele-
phone company in accordance with the
report of the committee on railroads,
this day adopted, which franchise to
be signed by the mayor IN behalf of the
mayor and council of the city of
Brunswick
By Alderman Downing
Be it, and 1t is hereby resolved, by
the mayor and aldermen of the city of
Brunswick, in council assembled, that
the Southern railway company and the
Brunswick and Western railroad be
requested to place oulverts or places
u der its rails at the intersection of
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