The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1907-06-21
PUBLIC LAWS.
CHAPTER 500. SENATE BILL NO. f1s.

An act To amend the charter of the town of Big
sandy whleh said charter is to be found in an
act TO incorporate the town OF Big Sandy
rem, IN the county of Benton and to provide
Tor the election of officers prescribe their du.
UleS, ana IOr olher purposes, the same being
chapter 200, page 442, Of the acts of 1908, ap-
proved March 27 1908, ana acts amendatory
thereof, so as to empowerthe town council of
SAD town Of Big Sandy to create and establish
CITY board OF health and pass ordinancesf0r
Jhe enforcing OF sanitary measures for the
health of the inhabitants OF said town: to
maintain public well; and to issue bonds for
Waterworks, electric lighting plant, construct
lng sewers and bridges, f'
Section l.. Be ii enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly of the State of Tennessee,
that the charter of the town of Big San
dy, Benton County, be, and the same is,
so amended as to give the town council
81 said town the power TO create by pro-
per ordinance city board of health,
which said board Of health shall be cloth
ed with all the powers and duties now
devoiving upon boards of health by the
laws OF the State, and said town council
shall haye the power to pass all necessa-
~ ordinances and resolutions for the
health OF the citizens of said town and for
the better protection of the inhabitants
thereof. '1
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted that the
town council of said town be, and is here
by, empowered and authorized to pur-
chase, construct, own, and maintain
public well for the purpose of furnishing
water to the inhabitants of said town, and
the town council may levy tax not to
exceed 100 cents on the 500 property for
all purposes on property and privileges
as are now taxed under the laws of the
State and by the charter of said town.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, that the
council of said town be, and is here
by authorized and empowered to is
sue negotiable, interest bearing coupon
bonds of the municipal corporation of
the town of Big Sandy to an amount not
exceeding $40 900 for the purpose of buy"
ing, establishing, erecting, and putting
into operation system of waterworks
and electric lights for said municipal
corporation to furnish the inhabtantso of
said town of Big Sandy and the suburbs
thereof with water for drinking, domes-
tic, and manufacturing purposes, as we'll
as for all other purposes for which water
may be used, and with electric lights
and electricity for all purposes for which
electricity may be used, and to construct
seWersandbrldges. The amount of bonds
for said system of waterworks, electric
lights, sewers, sewers, and bridges shall
be prescribed by the town council of the
town of Big Sandy, so that in the aggre-
gate they do not exceed $4,000.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, thatsaid
bonds shall be in the denominations of
500 or multiples thereof, with coupons
attached for the semi-annual interest,
and no single bond to be in excess of
$1,000. Said bonds shall be payable
principal and interest-in lawful money
OF the United States, and shall be paya-
BILE at the end of twenty years or sooner
at the option of the town council of said
town of Big Sandy, and shall bear inter,
est at a rate not to exceed 6per cent per
annum, payable, semi-annually, and in
no case to be sold for less than their face
value; provided, that no commission
shall be allowed or paid to any one for the
sale of said bonds. All of said bonds Is
sued shall be denominated as BigSapdy
bonds" and, in addition thereto, shall
show the purpose or purposes for which
they were issued.
Sec 5. Be it further enacted, that be-
fore any of the bonds herein provided for
shall beissued the town council shall by
ordinance or resolution submit the ques-
ton to the legal and qualified voters of
said town to. ascertain the will of saib
voters in reference to the issuance of said
bonds. Said election shall be held with
in one year from the date of the passage
of this act, and the date of said election
shall be fixed by resolution or ordinace
of the town council. Said resolution or
ordinance shall specify the amount of
bonds proposed to be issued and the pur-
poses for which they are to be issued.
Secs Be it further enacted. that at
the election held as herein provided for
all persons shall be entitled TO vote who
are qualified to vote for city officers or for
the mayor and alderman of said townof
Big Sandy, Tenn. Those voting in favor
OF the issuance of the said bond shall
have written or printed on their ballots
"For Waterworks Bonds" "Eectric
Light Bonds" or "Seweg Bonds" or
"For Bridge Bonds, " as the case may be.
and those voting against said bondsshall
have written or printed on their ballot
against Waterworks Bonds, "'Electric