The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-11-11

of the State of Tennessee passed at its general session Of 1897
entitled An Act amend the charter the johnson
City, in the county OF Washington, and to embrace all of said
charter in Act"
Section BE Ii enacted By the General Assembly Of the State of
Tennessee That entitled An charter of
the town of johnson City, in the county Washington and to
brace all of said charter Act" being Chapter 21o Of the Acts
of 1897 be amended hereby to read folows-towit
ARTICLE l.
CORPORATE NAME AND BOUNDARIES
Section Be further enacted That the inhabitants of the
Of Johnson City, in the county Washington Tennes
be- and they hereby constituted body polite copo
under style City City,
under that shall have the rights privileges and powers
the succeeding sections of this Act set forth.
Sec q BE further enacted That corporate
the city of Johnson City shall be foows-to-w Beginning
point in the of the track of the Southern Railway
souhwestery from the of the corporate limits the
city Of johnson City fixed Chapter the Acts 1887 and
mile hererom air n thence south degrees
east one mile to planted stones thence north 80 degrees and
five minutes thousand hundred sixty feet
stake thence north degrees
thousand five hundred twenty Kings corners
thence continuing mile south
degrees and fifteen eighteen
and fifty feet to stakes thence south degrees mile
the point of beginning
Be further enacted That the city of Johnson City shall
be divided into two wards follows; All that portion city
lying south and east of the track the Railway
Company, existing, shall the First Ward,
that portion of the city lying north and track
existing, shall constitute the Second Ward
Sec Be further That city johnson City
shall possess and hereby given and endowed WITH the follow
ing corporate powers and authorty-to-w:
To have perpetual and
mpeaded defend be defended law and uy
in all actions whatsoever except otherwise provided
ora laws of the land this
wh have make, may alter
pleasure; hold by gift purchase
nation proceedings lands and other public
the corporate of said city, either within the corporate
its of said beyond the boundaries thereof waterwork
supply the city and its inhabitants gas works and
plants for the purpose supplying city its inhabitants
with light heat power any of them; public works cemee
ries penal or charitable institutions them; hospitals
rights way for conduis pipe lines pole lines
bridges tunnels subways for the exercise of the powers
granted that hereafter be granted any public
purpose.
may take hold USE improve any poperty-rea
sona mixedethe within without city limits may
acquire by purchase gift DEVISE beques otherwise any
charitable educational benevolent public purpose
and may all necessary carry the purpose
said gifts bquets devses may dispose of any
propertyeal personal mxedof city, and any contract
the city, subject imposed by this charter
the constitution and laws the ate that may esab-
sh and maintain public schools public libraries reading rooms
and penal charitable institutions.
That it exercise all municipal necessary which
deemed expedient for the complete efficient
and control of the municipal property
the municipal and necessary maintain the public
property and promote the public pre-
health of the inhabitants city, whether such
expressly enumerated herein may and exercise
within the city limits and Tor one mile ontse thereof police
subject limitations prescribed constitution and laws of
the and of the United States
ARTICLE II.
ELECTIONS
Section l. Be further enacted That the municipal government
Johnson City shall provided vested in
of and Aldermen be elected qualified voters
and such other officers may appointed
elected by said Board who shall be United States
the of Tennessee No person be to cleo
ton Mayor Alderman unless he has resided
years preceding his election The Mayor and Alder
shall be elected hereinafter prescribed No
eligible election Alderman unless he has ward
which he elected for six continuously before his
election and he shall continue reside during his
term of office In the event Alderman shall from his
said officer the city, whether the peo
pie the Board of Mayor and Aldermen shall
the Office of said Alderman moving and
official removing from the city shall Immediately
and the Board Mayor and Aldermen shall
BILE person to fill the office so made vacant.
Sec Be fnrther enacted That the third Wednesday
June 1870 election shall be held the city Of Johnson City
election of four Aldermen tn
the present Aldermen whose will expire
laws the first Wednesday in December,
Aldermen, whose of Office expire aforesaid
office till the first Wednesday july 1910 until their sue
elected and qualified On the third Wednesday
every second thereafter such held TO
the election of four Aldermen ward for term
years.
Sec farther enacted on the third "Wednesday
election shall for the cleo
Mayor and four Aldermen ward for tern
years, succeed the present Aldermen
whose of Office expire under existing
day December but the Mayor Aldermen whose term
of Office expire aforesaid shall continue Office
Wednesday July are elected an
qualified the third Wednesday every second yea
thereafter such election shall be held
and four Aldermen for term of two provided olOeoG
Mayor Aldermen shall be elected qualified voters
whole c provided further that shall hav
reached population of less than fifteen an
Federal the number shall be increase
the election following to make the whole number