The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-04-25
PUBLIC ACTS.
(pUB1IsHED BY AUTHORITY }
Chapter dollhouse Bill No. $50.


Chapter dollhouse Bill No. $50.
An act to amend section 6 of article 3
of chapter 2l0 Of the Acts of the Gener-
al Assembly of the state OF Tennessee
OF 1897, entitled "An Act to amend the
charter OF johnson City, in the county
of Washington, and to embrace all of
said charter in one act;;"' and to author
izo the said town OF johnson City to
purchase, provide for, operate, own,
and hold its own waterworks system
or plant; aud to issue bonds for said
purpose.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of Tennessee, That Sec
tion of article 8 Of chapter 2lO OF the
Acts Of the General Assembly of Ten
nessee of 1897, entitled SAN act to
amend the charter of the town OF john
son City, in the county Of Washington,
and to embrace all of said charter in
one act;;" be, and the same is hereby,
amended so as to read as follows:
"Sec. 6. To provide the town with
water by contract or otherwise; to-con-
struct cisterns, standpipes, and reser-
voirs; to erect pumps and hydrants; to
lay pipes for the conducting and dis
tribution OF water over the town; to-
sell or otherwise supply water to the
citizens and corporations of the town
for domestic and other uses; to keep
the pipes aforesaid in repair; to acquire
and own by purchase or otherwise its
own waterworks system and plant and
pumping or other stations for pumping,
storing and distributing over said town
the said water supply; to acquire, own
and hold all or portion of the stock in
and of any company or corporation Or
ganized for the purpose of supplying
said town with water for domestic, irri-
cation, mechanical or other purposes;
to acquire by purchase or condemnation
proceedings under the general laws OF
this state water rights and sites within
said town, or between the town and
the source or sources from which said
water is taken, and to such condemna-
tion proceedings the possession of
charter or franchise by any person,
company or corporation shall be no
bar; to supply the public buildings,
parks, hydrants and any other public
necessity or use with water; to con
struct or purchase waterworks for the
use of the town and to enlarge their Ca
pacity from time to time, and to keep
the same in repair; to execute, issue,
aud dispose of the bonds of said town
for the purpose of buying or construct
ing the waterworks herein authorized,
or for purchasing all or portion of the
stock of any company or corporation
organized for the purpose of supplying
said town with water; to provide for
controlling and operating said water
works; and generally to do whatever
may be necessary to be done by con-
tracing with water companies, pur-
chase or construction of wsterworks or
otherwise in order to supply the town
with water fof -Are, irrigsting, mechan-
ical, domestic, public and other pur-
poses, and to regulate the price to be
charged consumers therefor. :"
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
the board of mayor and aldermen Of
the town of johnson City, meaning
the said town in its corporate capacity,
is hereby authorized to execute, ISSUE
and dispose of the negotiable bonds o.
said town in It's corporate name, signeG
by the mayor, countersigned by .th'
recorder, and attested by the corporate
seal of said town, with interest coupons
attested to an amount not exceeding
three hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars ($350, ,OO0), which shall be used, O
the proceeds Of which shall be used, Il
construct, purchase or otherwise &C
quire waterwOrks or q waterworks sys
tenn and plant for said town, or to pur
chase part or all of the stock of an,
company or corporation organized +
supply said town with water, includin
costs and damages incident to the con
demnation of any land for the purpos
!. set forth in section above, as we'll O
on account of laying pipes, excavstine
etc., and whatever other sum shall b
expended in order to procure, estat
= lish and put in operation complei
waterworks system for said town.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, Thi
Z said bonds shall be issued under sue
rules, regulations and restrictions {
may be provided by ordinance by ii
: board OF mayor and aldermen of sal
Il town, which bonds shall be in demon
nations of one thousand dollars ($1 ,0O
each, aud shall bear rate of intere
to be fixed by said ordinance, not @
ceeding six per cent. 60 per cent p
r annum, and shall run for period n
exceeding thirty years, the interest {
the same to be payable semi-annual
\ on the first day of 80. and -. respeC
- lively, said interest and the principal
be paid in lawful money of the Unit
r States, and with said bonds shall
provided coupons for each semi-annu
interest payment, and said bonds sh