The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-08-10
Published by authority.

An AcG To amend lne CnAFLef OF the
city of Johnson City, as amended and
set forth in full in Chapter l25 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of the
State of Tennessee of 1909.
Section 1.-Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Tennes-
see, That an act entitled "An 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, being Chapter 210 of the Acts
of 1897, as amended and set forth in
full in chapter 125 of the acts of said
general assembly at its session of 1903,
be and the same is amended hereby, as
follows, to-wit:
Section BE it further enacted,
That section l of article Z of said char
ter, under the heading judicial Depart
ment, be amended and re enacted so
as 10 read: There is hereby established
and constituted for said city of johnson
City city court, the presiding officer
of which is hereby vested with full
power and authority to try all oAenses
for violation of the city ordinances and
bylaws; and it shall be his duty TO
hear and determine the same, to impose
the penalties prescribed for violation OF
same, to issue all necessary process to
compel attendance of accused persons
and witnesses, to issue executions for
the collection of fines, to sell or other
wise dispose of pledges deposited with
him in lieu of bonds, given to secure
attendance of accused persons, or to
guarantee payment of fines, to commit
persons found guilty to the city Jail
for non-payment of fines and costs, or
to the workhouse and chain gang, until
such fines are paid, at the same rate of
allowance per day as is prescribed by
law in case of violations of the laws of
of the state in small offense cases, and
to have and exercise all power given to
the recorder under said article in said
charter, hereby amended. Said court
shall have power and authority to pre-
serve order and decorum while IN ses-
sion, and shall be invested with the
same power to punish with contempt,
by fine and imprisonment, as are Incl
dent to courts of record in this state.
Section 3-Be it further enacted,
That section of said article be
amended so as to read as follows: That
in the absence, incompetency, or other
disability of the presiding officer of
said court, the mayor is hereby author
ized and empowered to act in his stead,
and said mayor is and shall be invest
ed, while so acting, with the same
powers and shall perform the same du.
ties hereby bestowed and imposed up
on the presiding officer of said court.
In the event that said office shall be.
come vacant for any cause, the board
of mayor and aldermen shall elect
some suitable person to fill out the un-
expired term. The said presiding off,
Ger shall be known as the city judge,
ana he shall be elected as hereinafter
provided.
Section 4.--Be it further enacted,
That sections 3, 4, 5, and 8 of said ar
ticle Z, be amended by striking out of
said sections whenever they occur, the
words recorder" /" and recorders
courtu and insert IN lieu thereof the
words "city judge" and "city court"
Section 5.-Be it further enacted,
That.any resident of Johnson City, ell
gible by law to be elected TO the office
of justice of the peace for Washington
county, shall be eligible to election as
said city judge; provided, however.
that one who is justice of the peace
in the Ninth civil district of said coun-
ty may also be elected as city judge;
provided, further, that the person SO
elected shall have resided in Johnson
City continuously for two years before
his election, and shall continue to re.
side in the city during his term of Of
flee. A failure to so reside in said city
shall operate to vacate his Office, and
his successor shall be elected as above
provided.
Section 6.-Be it further enacted,
That said city judge shall be appointed
by the mayor at any time after the
passage of this bill, and that he shall
hold the Office until after the next reg
ular election of the city council in 1913
Then the said city judge shall be elect
ed by the newly elected and incoming
city council for term of two years,
provided that the person appointed as
city judge by the mayor shall hold the
office until his successor shall be elect
ed and qualified as above provided for
His term of office shall begin immedi-
ately after the appointment, by the
upon the confirmation of the
city council. The regular term of office |
of the city judge when elected by the
city council shall be two years, and |
before entering upon the duties of his |
Office, he shall take and subscribe to |
the oath provided to be taken by other
city officials elected by the people.
Section BE it further enacted,
That the city judge shall be paid n
salary of four hundred dollars per an
mum, payable monthly, at the rate OF