The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1913-03-28
AN ACT TO DEFINE AND MORE EFF
FECT1NELY PROVIDE FOR TIKI
BATEMENT OF CERTAIN PUB
Lie NUISANCES.

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ABATEMENT OF CERTAIN Pub
Lie NUISANCES.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of the State OF Tennes-
see, That the conducting, maintaining,
carrying on or engaging in any bust
vice, which Is forbidden by the laws Of
this State, in any building, structure
or place within this State, and all
ances materials, supplies and instru-
mentalities used for the purpose of con-
Quoting, maintaining or carrying on
game, practice or device are hereby de-
clared to be public nuisnaces, and may
be abated under the provisions of this
Act
Sec. g. Be it further enacted. That
whenever public nuisance as defined
in this Act Is kept, maintained, carried
on, or exists, in any count In this
State, Pin or petition may oe fled
IN any ch hans Circuit o.. or Crimna
the State, by and upon the relation Of
any of the persons named In the SEQ
oe or G 5sT A
ing or, carrying on such nuisance and
all aiders and abettors therein, and
persons or corportaons in Charge or
in such y nuisance exists, tor r the puT:
and permanently discontinued.
Sec. 4. Be IT further enacted, That
In such proceedings the court, or q
upon the presentation of bin there
for. alleging that the nuisance com
platncd of exists, award temporary
writ of injunction without bond, If II
shall be made to appear to the salts
faction. Of the court. Judge or. chan
cellor, by evidence in the form of due
petition under oath. or of affidavits,
dispositions, oral testimony or other
wise, as the complainants, or petition.
ers, may elect. that the allegations, Of
such bill or petition are true, en1oining
and restraining the further continuance
OF such nuisance and the. closing OF
is conducted, until the further order of
the court, Judge or chancellor.
If such ngisenoe consist consist Of the sell,
Of law; the fact that the defendant has
paid the internal revenue special tax.
as retail Liquor dealer or is IN pos
stamp as a retail liquor dealer, shall
be prima facie evidence Of sales of in
toxicating liquors by the defendant.
AN M AGT TO o. AUT Cd{YRTY THE THF RE-
1oNFEAshNCE IN oFF1cE, AND
TO PREsCRIBE THE PROCEED
Section l., Be it enacted by. the Gem
eral Assembly of the State of Tennes-
see, That any county or municipal Off
Ger n this state shall be removed from
office by the Circuit. Chancery or Grim
inal Court Of, the cunty in which such
office is held, upon charges made in
writing and hearing thereon, for the
following causes Cd For willful or
habtual neglect or refusal to perform
the duties of his office; (2) for willful
misconduct or maladministration in Of
flee; CD for corruption; % for eXtor-
ton, or grating" (5) for bribery or
(s) for INVESTIGATION or upon conviction
Of being intoxicated.
Sec g BE it further enacted, That
the petition or compliant shall be in
the name Of the State of Tennessee,
and may be filed upon the relation OF
the attorney general for the State, or
the district attorney for the State or
the county attorney, in the case Of
county officers, and of the city attor-
new, In the case Of municipal officers
and in all cases 1t may be filed without
concurrence Of any of said officers upon
the relation Of five or more qualified
electors and taxpayers Of the county
or city, as the case may be, upon their
giving the usual security for costs.
Sec. g., Be IT further enacted, That
IL the relator or REALTORS. or the de-
PENDANT believe that the cause ought
not TO be heard before the Judge or
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