The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-07-09

fine and costs on the pauper's oath,
1.-The Recorder shall keep an accurate
record of all proceedings of the Board
lof Mayor and Aldermen; issue privil-
lege license and collect taxes on
same: he shall make out the town
tax books and turn the same over
Ito the Marshal for collection, taking
his receipt therefor, under the State
laws regulating the assessor of all
Estate and county taxes. The Re-
Icorder shall receive as his compen-
Isation for his services a salary and
|such fees as may be fixed by the
/ Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
He shall have supervision over and
care of the town property, unless
lotherwise provided by ordinance.
The Recorder shall perform such
other duties as the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen may impose upon
him by ordinance.
The Recorder may be required, by
ordinance, to act as Treasurer, If
the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
so prescribe by ordinance or resolu-
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The Town Treasurer, who shall
be elected by the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen, shall receive from
the Town Marshal and Recorder, re-
ceipt, take care of and keep proper
account of all funds of whatever
nature that may come into his
hands. For such purpose he shall
keep such book or books as the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen may
direct. He shall make out and pre-
sent quarterly, or oftener, if re-
quired, by the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen a full and explicit account
and report of all the finances of the
town, which report the Board OF
Mayor and Aldermen may order pub
lished for the information OF the
town.
Before entering upon the dis
charge of his duties he shall give
bond with security, conditioned up
on the faithful and honest discharge
of all duties pertaining to his office,
and similar, in all respects to that
of the Marshal and Recorder, as
hereinafter provided: He shall per-
form such other duties pertaining to
his office as the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen may provide. The Mar
shall shall acquaint himself thor
oughly with the laws and ordi-
nances of the town and it shall be
his duty to rigidly enforce the same,
for which purpose, police authority
is hereby given him which he may
exercise without warrant in hand.
He shall collect all taxes levied
by the Board of Mayor and Alder
men, except privilege taxes, and
perform such other duties as the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen may,
by ordinance, impose upon him.
He shall have power to execute
State warrants and other processes,
which constables generally have,
within the town limits and within
five miles of the boundary of the
Town of Troy, Obion County, and
the Marshal shall be chief of any
police that may be organized in the
corporation.
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted,
That the Mayor, Marshal and Re
corder receive such fees as the JUS
tice of the Peace and Constables are
authorized to receive for rendering
judgments, service of process, etc, |
and shall receive such other fees as
the Board of Mayor and Aldermen
may allow them. That before enter
ing upon the discharge of their
duties, the Mayor, Marshal and Re-
corder shall enter into bond with
good securities in double the sup
posed amount of money which may
come into their hands (the amount
of such bond to be fixed by the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen con-
ditioned upon the faithful discharge
of their duties and upon diligent col
lection and faithful accounting for
all monies that shall or ought to
come into their hands for fines, for
FIXTURES or other monies due said
town, and which ought, by law, to
be collected and paid over by them;
and the said Marshal shall be liable,
as herein mentioned for failure to
collect money, to return process or
pay over money collected by process
issued by the Recorder or Aldermen.
Said bonds shall be made payable to
the Town of Troy or its Treasurer
for the use and benefit of the said
town. Said bonds shall be filed and
carefully preserved among the rec
ords of the said town. The town
Marshal and Recorder shall pay over
to the Treasurer all sums of money
by them received for the said Town
of Troy.
They shall both render quarterly
and as much oftener as the Board
of Mayor and Aldermen may require,
full and complete statements of the
finances under the control Of them.
Sec. IA. Be it further enacted,
That the duties of all the officers,
servants and agents of the town, in
addition to the foregoing, shall be
such as the town may, by ordi-
nance, prescribe.
Sec. Is. Be it further enacted,
that it shall be the duty of the Jail
or or the Sheriff of Obion County, |
Tennessee, to receive and to keep in
Jail any person who may be COM
mitted to his charge for breach by
the bylaws and ordinances of said
town and all Tiotous and disorderly
persons committed to his charge by
the town Marshal or other officers
of the town, for which he shall re-
ceive such fees as may be agreed up
on by the Board of Mayor and AL
dermen, by and with his consent;
provided the corporation and Obion
County agree as hereinbefore pro-