The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-31
House Bill No. ga.
Published by Authority. ]


Hardeman County, Tennessee, and to define the
rights, powers and liabilities of the same.
Section L. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Tennessee, That the town of
Middleton. in Hardeman County and the inhabi-
tants thereof are hereby constituted body poll
tic and corporate under the and style of
''The Town OF Middleton and shall have perpet-
ual succession, and by the corporate name may
and be sued, contract and be contracted with,
may grant, receive, purchase and hold property,
real and personal, and dispose of same for the ben
eft of the town, and have and use common seal,
and may real estate outside of the corporate
limits for the purpose of cemeteries and pest houses
Section 2 Be it further enacted, That the
bounds of said town of Midi Teton shall be as
follows: Beginning at the center of the Southern
railroad 16O poles West of the point where the
West boundary line of the depot land crosses said
railroad; thence North 100 poles to a stake !;
thence due East 292 poles to an oak stake );
thence due South, crossing the said Southern rail
road to a stake in field, in all 147 poles; thence
West "a poles to j. B. jenkins S. E. corner; thence
West with the land line the South boundary of j.
B. jenkins and w. B. Shearin, Carrier Cox Co.
onlWest into Lee NJ. O'Connor's field making the
whole South boundary 300 poles; thence due
North 80 poles to the beginning, containing by
timaton 1S6 acres, being same boundaries as the
old Town of Middleton.
Sections. Be it further enacted, That tie Off =
GERS of the town of Middleton to be elected by the
qualified voters of the town, shall be a Mayor, u
Marshall and six Aldermen, and each and all of
said officers and Aldermen shall be residents and
| qualified voters of said town.
Section 4. Be it further enacted, That the regu-
lar term of Office for each of said officers shall be
one year, except tue officers first elected under
| this Act who shall be elected the 4th Tuesday
in May, 1902, and serve until the first Tuesday
after the third Monday in January, 1908, and until
their successors are elected and qualified; the
| Election Commissioners of Hardeman County
shall hold an election on the 4tD Tuesday in May,
1902, and on the 1st Tuesday after the 3rd Monday
| in January, 1903, and annually thereafter.
| Section s. Be it further enacted, That the May
| or, Marshal and Aldermen, before entering upon
the discharge of their respective duties, shall each
take oath before some person authorized by law
| to administer oaths, that they will honestly and
faithfully discharge the duties of their respective
Offices without fear, favor Partially; the Board
OF Aldermen shall also at their first meeting elect
| from among their number, Recorder, also Treas
| urer, who shall each take the oath requir
| ed of the Aldermen and they shall each give bond
in the sum required of them by ordinance, not to
be less than double the amount liable to come into
| their hands during the ensuing year; the Mayor
and Marshal shall execute bond in any sum pre-
scribed by ordinance before entering on the dis
charge of their duties.
Section g. Be it further enacted, That the legis-
| lative powers of the town of Middleton shall be
vested in and exercised by the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen, whose meetings the Mayor shall
preside and cast the deciding vote when there is
tie majority of the Aldermen shall constitute q
quorum for the transaction of business in the alb
sence of the Mayor the Recorder shall preside
its meetings; should the Office of the Mayor or Mar
shall become vacant, the Board shall elect one
not member Of the Board to fill out the unexpir
ed term, and the Board of Mayer and Aldermen
shall fill the vacancies occurring in the Board and
| In the offices of Recorder and Treasurer.
Section 7. Be it further enacted, That no ono
shall be eligible to any office of said town unless he
is, and has been resident citizen OF the tow
twelve months next preceding his election and is
otherwise legal qualified voter of said town.
| Section s. Be it further enacted, That the BoarG
of Mayor and Aldermen shall judge of the qualifi
cations and election of all officers of the town, in
Guiding the Mayor, Marshal and Aldermen ant
shall decide ali contested elections and from its
ton on these items, any party aggrieved may APP
peal to the Circuit Court; said Board may pre-
scribe its own rules of procedure and may punish
its members, the Mayor Marshal by fine sus
pension for any misconduct in office, two thirds o
the Aldermen voting to concur may expel any
member, including the Mayor or Marshal; a les
number than a majority Of the Board adjourn
from day to day. and the Board shall hold its regu
lar meetings at such times it may determine
but not more than two stated meetings in eacl
month.
| Section g. Be it further enacted, That the May
| or and Aldermen of said town of Middleton shall
| have power by ordinance-within the corporate lin
it's 1, to levy and collect taxes upon all property
privileges and polls, taxable by law for State pur
poses, but in no case to exceed the State tax; 2
| to appropriate money and provide for the payment
| of the debts and expenses of the town (also the
principal and interest of any and all debts of the
old corporation of the town of Middleton outstand
ing at the time the Act abOishing said old charter
went into effect 3, to make and enforce quarau.
| tine laws to prevent the introduction and spread
of contagious diseases L. to make and enforce regu
lations for the public health and to prevent and
| remove nuisances; 5, to open, improve extend
streets, sidewalks, alleys public squares; 6, tC
make and keep in repair bridges, culverts, sewers
cutters, etc. TO rent erect buildings either in
or out of the corporation for the of the town
s. to license, regulate and tax privileges taxable by
the State 9, to suppress and prohibit jouses of i'll
! fame, gambling gambling houses and the sale Of
Intoxicating liquors, ETC.; 10, to provide for the
prevention and extnguishment of fire and organ
ize fire companies and regulate same, also to estab
lish, regulate and prohibit the erection of wooden
buildings in such fire limits; II, to regulate the
police of the town, to impose fines, forfeitures and
penalties for preaching of any ordinance and pro-
vide for the collection of the same; H. to prevent
and punish all persons for any breach of the peace
and for any noise or disturbance in the town. 10
construct sidewalks foot pavements etc., and to
provide for charging the cost of making improv
ing to the owners of the property in front OF
which it is to be made and such expenses shall be
lien such property 10 be enforced by any court
of competent jurisdiction A. to pass all ordinances
not contrary to the constitution and laws of Ten
nessee the United States, that they may be
necessary to carry into effect the grants of power
herein, and to accomplish the objects and purposes
of the act of incorporation 10, to establish sys-
tenn of free schools and maintain them by taxation
when such taxation shall have been authorized by
majority vote of all those voting in the election
to order by two-thirds vote of all the Aldermen,
an election to be held in said term decide wheth-
er or not a special tax shall be levied for public
school purposes, to appoint or elect Board OF Ed
ucation in the event an election is held and ma
jority decide to and collect special for
free school purposes said Board to consist of three
free holders Of the town, who shall for three
years and until their successors are appointed by
the Board and qualified to levy and collect for free
school purposes special tax not to exceed fifty
cents each 500 worth of property and not to ex
coed the amount fixed by the State for State pur-
poses on privileges; to fix by ordinance the duties