The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1903-05-29
TO INCORPORATE CAMDEN.
SENATE BILL No Ga

An aGH 80 lncorporHte the town Ol Gam
den in Benton County, and to deGneits
rights and powers.
Section / Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State-ol Tennessee, taat
the town Of Camden and the inhabitants
thereof be-, and they are hereby, consti-
tuted body polite and corporate, by the
name of Mayoran Aldermen of the Town
Of Camden, and have perpetual success
sion that by its corporate name and style
il may sue and be sued, contract and be
contracted with, grant, receive, purchase
and hold real, mixed and personal prop
-efty, and dispose Of the same for the ben
eft Of said town, and may have and use
an Official seal.
Sec. @ BE it further enacted, that the
corporate limits OF the said town Of Cam
den shall be as follows, towit; Begin
ming on "a rock, with red oak and plum
pointers, in the west boundary line Of r.
=. Haley's land and the east boundary Of
j. A. Clements, and four l4) poles south
of r. p Haley's northwest corner, and
runs south 10C poles to a stake in w. 7.
Saunders field; then east IS poles to a
stake; then north 48s east 40 poles to a
stake then north 50 poles to a large rock,
with hickory pointers; then north so
VESTS poles 10 a stake; then west lO4
poles to the beginning.
Sec. 3. BE it further enacted, that all
tbe real and personal property, and all
legal claims, fines and ioIfeituTes belong
ing to the said Town of Camden, the
.charter of which has been repealed by
t his General Assembly, shall hereafter
% elong to the town of Camden in its cor
porate style, hereby created; that all le-
gal debts. claims and demands now tex-
listing against the "Mayor and Aldermen
,of the town OF Camden" f" the charter Of
which has been repealed by this General
Assembly, shall hereafter belong to tie
board of Mayor and Aldermen of the
Town OF Camden" hereby created, and
that all Of said claims, debts and de-
IN ands, now existing against said town,
or the Mayor and Aldermen Of said town,
shall be assumed and paid by the "May-
or and Aldermen of the town of Camden
hereby created. That the Town oi'Cam'
den, in its corporate style, hereby created
shall be vested with the title TO all the
real, mixed andpersonal property, taxes
claims, debts, fines and forfeitures be-
longing to the ''Mayor and Aldermen O.
y the Town Of Camden" the charter o
which has been repealed by this Genera
Assembly, and shall have full and ample
power through its officers and agents Il
collect, demand, receive, have and toholC
all of said property, real, mixed orper
sonal, belonging to said Town Camden
or "the Mayor and Aldermen of said Towl
\, OF Camden" the charter of which 'ha
4 been repealed by this General Assembly
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, that tn
Officers of the town OF Camden, to b
chosen by the people, shall be Mayo
and Board of Aldermen, constituting
Town Council, each and all Of whom
shall be citizens and voters in the sal
J ftown. The Board of Aldermen shall con
y sist of (5) five members chosen by th
qualified voters of said town for one year
Any Alderman, or the Mayor, after hi
election, removing from the town, Shal
thereby vacate his Office.
Sec. 5. Be 1t further enacted, that tn
Town Council shall at the first meetin
in each year, elect Recorder, Marshg
and such other officers, servants or agent
as they may deem necessary, and ma
provide for by ordinance, and shall hav
power to prescribe the duties Of the same
The Town Council shall also fix the con
pensation of such officers before thei
election, which compensation shall nc
= be increased or diminished during th
term for which they were elected. Th
y Council shall also have power to dismis
any officer, servant or agent elected, or b
Them appointed, a majority Of said Cour
ell concurring in said dismissal, for an
,misdemeancr, neglect Of duty or miscor
@iuct.
~ Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, that tn
Town Council shall have power by ord
J nance within the town:
j. To enact such ordinances, bylaw
and regulations as may be necessary
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