The leader., 1900-12-12

cry OF a quit-claim deed by the owner
of the property through which said
street, as extended may traverse, TO the
city Of Brookhayen for public travel
and street purposes, without expense
to the city for the purchase or con-
domination of such street. In the
event the property owners through
whose lands said street is to be laid
out refuse to donate sufficient lot OF
land for the extension Of said street,
then the IL IL foot alley belonging to
the said city is here now ordered to be
opened from a point on Church street
south OF lands marked ~. H. Stewart"
on Hardee's official map Of the city of
Brookhaven, westwardly 200 feet be-
tween parallel lines, as designated on
said map, and the City Marshal is
hereby directed to see that all obstruc-
tions on said alley be removed.
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the city Of
Brookhaven, Mississippi, That the Off
GERS of the city of Brookhaven, hereaf-
ter shall be, Mayor, one Alderman
for and from each Of the four wards Of
the city, as heretofore defined, and one
Alderman for the city at large, Mar
shall, a tax collector, treasurer, q
clerk, street commissioner and asses
sor; the Mayor, Aldermen, Marshal
and treasurer shall be elected by the
people; the tax collector, clerk, street
commissioner and assessor shall be
elected by the Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen. The street commissioner
and clerk may be an alderman and
the clerk or marshal may be the asses
sor.
All of said officers shall qualify and
enter into bond in such sum as the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall
determine. which shall be approved by
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen be-
fore entering into the discharge of
their duties, but the bonds Of the
Mayor, as ex- officio justice of the peace
and that the City Marshal, as ex-officio
constable, shall be fled in the Office of
the clerk of the circuit court of Lin
coin county, Miss, when approved.
Be it further ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the city OF
Brookhaven, That at the first regular
meeting of the Mayor and Board OF
Aldermen succeeding the ensuing gen.
eral municipal election, to be held on
the second Tuesday, being the 18th
day of December, A. d. 1850, the Mayor
and Board OF Aldermen of the city OF
Brookhaven, shall elect clerk and
tax collector, who shall execute bond
to the municipality in such penalty
with such sureties and conditioned as
may be prescribed by ordinance, and
they shall hold their offices for two
years and until their successors shall
be elected and qualified. The Board
at said meeting may appoint an attor-
ney at law for the municipality, pre-
scribe his duties aud fix his compen.
sation per annum. The Board may
appoint such other officers as occasion
may require other than those hereto
fore specified and enumerated and not
mentioned In chapter 80 of the Ammo.
tated Code, fix their salaries, prescribe
their duties and remove them at pleas
ure in such mode and manner as the
Board may elect by ordinance.
The foregoing ordinance being first
reduced to writing and read by the
clerk in open court and a vote taken
thereon, the vote resulted as follows
Ayes, Seavey, Abrams and Moreton
nays, none -Aldermen Schnorrenbere
and Willoughby absent and not voting.
MAYOR PRO. TEMpoRE.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the city Brook
haven, Mississippi, That one of the AL
dermen elected at the ensuing general
municipal election to be held in the
city of Brookhven on the second Tues.
day in December, A. D. 1900, being the
18th day of said month, shall be elected
to be the Mayor pro. tempore, who
shall preside at all meetings and per
form all duties of Mayor in the absence
or disability of the Mayor, and in the
absence of the Mayor and Mayor pro
tempore, to select another Alderman
to preside temporarily and perform
the duties, and the Mayor pro. tempore
when occupying the place of Mayor
shall have the same power and perform
the same duties as Mayor.
WIRING HOUSES AND TAPPING MAINS.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
B GARD of Aldermen Of the city of
Brookhaven, Mississippi. That on and
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