The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-04-21

workhouse, shall be required t0 work for
Che town nt such labor as his on her
health and strength win permit. NOT ex.
cecding ten hours each day, and Tor such
work the persons 80 employed shall be
allowed, eAciusyeoi board, credit upon
such tilo and cost of not less lhan %
cenisa day until the whole Is discharged,
when be- shalt bee released. Provided
That 40 person shall he compelled 90
work I9ager Than three months for any
one olfenso
Is Said cooperation may enter into am
agreement with Benton County 10 be al-
lowed 10 commit prisoners to the jail on
workhousc of Benton County upon such
terms rs cam be agreed upon.
10 To prepare and have published q
digest, on compilation of an the ordinan-
ces and resolutions OF q public nature, in
force within six months after the passage
of THE act, and a like digest as often as
may be deemed necessary.
l6. No member Of the town council
shall become a bondsman iof any agent,
officer or servant Of the town, nor 10 be-
directly or Indirectly in any contract with
the corporation.
~. To judge of the qualification, cleo
ton Of and return Of its own members, to
prescribe rules for the determination of
contested elections, and TO determine how
vacancies shall be filed and to determine
all questions in case OF ties in any cleo
tons and to prescribe rules for the gov
ernment OF the board Of mayor and alder
men,
Sec o. Be it further enacted, That the
first election for mayor and board of al
dermen. under this act, shall be held by
the sheriff Of Benton County on Saturday
ailer the first Monday in April, 1899, in
accordance with the laws Of the State OF
Tennessee. All elections thereafter for
the said town of Camden shall be held by
the marshal Of the corporation, aided by
two clerks and two judges, all of whom
shall be legal voters OF said town, on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in
May every year thereafter, after giving
ten days notice. The voters shall vote
by ballot, under such rules and regula-
tlons as the board of mayor and alder
men may prescribe, as to theplace, hours,
etc., of voting, by ordinance. The off
GERS OF the town thus chosen shall 20 into
office on the first meeting after the cleo
ton, and hold Office for one year, or un-
til their successors are elected and quail.
fed. The following shall be the qualf.
cations for voting in the town elections
/. Heshall be qualified to vote for State
and county officers.
2. Shall have resided for six months
next preceding the election within the
town limits, or be an owner of real estate
within the said limit
3. A voter's residence is hereby defined
asthe place at which he habitually sleeps
Sec. Z, Be it further enacted, That.the
judges and clerks to hold the election
shall be sworn and qualified, according
to the election laws OF the State, and said
] election shall be conducted in all respects
as all the various State and county elec.
tions, by virtue Of the election laws OF the
State. The judges and clerks shall pre-.
serve the ballots cast in said election, anC
file the same, together with the poll Lists
with the town recorder, who shall pre-.
serve the same.
Sec. s. Be it further enacted, That the
persons receiving the highest number o.
votes, respectively, for mayor and alder.
men shall be declared elected, and itshal
be the duty of the officer holding saiC
election to make out and deliver to the re-
cordeT certificate of the election within
three days after their election which Ger
tihcate shall be produced at thefrstmeet
ing OF the board and a minute thereo
shall be made upon the records of thC
town. And if the marshal shall fail tC
hold said election at the time herein men
tlonedit shall be his duty TO hold it al
soon thereafter as may be after giving the
regular notice, and for failure to hold sale
election as prescribed in this act he shal
forfeit and pay to said corporation the
sum OF $500, to be recovered by action
OF debt in the name Of Camden, and i
there be no marshal or he be a candidat,
for that Office or incompetent for any rea
son the election shall be held by a person
to be appointed by the mayor and alder.
Inen, underline same regulations and pen
alties as hereinbefore prescribed.
Sec, 8, BE it further enacted, that a ma
lority Of the town council Shall be a quo
rum to do business, and il the mayor Oh
any OF the aldermen or any officer shoulC
die, resign or move away the vacancy
shall be supplied by the council at its
next meeting or as soon thereafter as may
be and the person or persons so elected
9n"tl A5OAhJ4 III VIC ndAilS duly anu D5 N6hb
ed with the same powers and privileges
as the person. whose place they are ap
pointed TO fill and upon like conditions
/ And the mayor and aldermen and all Off
GERS shall, respectively, take an oath be-
fore entering upon the duties Of their office
! before some person competent TO admin
lister an oath, to execute the same faith.
fully and impartially and the mayor anC
aldermen shall also take an oath. to sup
port the constitution Of the United States
and. the constitution Of the State Of Ten
nessee.
Sec. 10, Be it further enacted, That Tho
mayor shall hold bis Office for one yea
/. and until his successor shall be electe,
and qualified. No person shall be elect
ed mayor who is not, at the time Of hi
election. citizen Of the State of Tennea