The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1919-06-20

| nfSt meeting OF Jne DOdfu, anu |
minute thereof shall be made upon
1.-THE records of the town, and if the
Marshal fail to hold said election
at the time herein mentioned it
shall be. his duty to hold it as soou
thereafter as may be, after giving |
the regular notice, and for failure
to hold said election rs prescribed
in this act he shall forfeit and pay
to said corporation the sum of $50
to be recovered by action of debt
in the name of Holiday, and if
there be no Marshal, or he be can
didate for any Office or incompe-
tent for any reason, the election
shall be held by a person to be ap-
pointed by the Mayor and Alder
men, under the same regulation
and penalties as herein before pre-
scribed.
Section IL. Be it further enact
ed, that a majority of the town
council shall be a quorum to do
business and if the Mayor or any
Of Alderman, or any officer, should
die, resign Or move away, the va
cancy shall be aupplied by the
council at its. next meeting, OF Us
; soon thereafter as may be and the
person or persons so elected shall
perform the same duty and be
vested with the same powers and
privileges as the person whose
place they are appointed to fill and
upon like conditions, The Mayor
and Aldermen and all other officers
of said corporation shall, respect
lively take and subscribe to an oath
before some person competent to
administer an oath to perform and
execute the duties of his Office
faithfully and impartially. and al
SO to support the Constitution of
the United States and of the State
of Tennessee,
Section IL. Be it further enact
cd, that the Mayor shall hold his
!, Office for one year and until his
successor shallb3 elected and quail
flied. A vacancy in the Office Of
, the Mayor shall be filed by the
, Board of Aldermen. The Mayor
shall fill all vacancies arising in
any Office, except that of Alderman,
until the same be filed by the
council. 1t shall be the duty of
the Mayor to preside at all meet
( ings of the council to vote in the
/ election Of all officers of the town
3 aud in all cases where it is a tie
9 vote. All ordinances and resolu-
tions shall be approved and signed
= by the Mayor On or before the
3 next meeting .of the council and
the Mayor she'll have veto power
and if he shall refuse to approve
an ordinance or resolution he shall
= return same to the council at it's
I meeting, with his reason in writ
t ing for his refusal and said ordi-
nance or refusal shall not be valid
: unless the council by two-thirds
vote pass the same not withstand
ing the Mayors veto bat if the
Mayor does not veto the same pro-
t vided, it shall be valid without his
: signature. Tue Mayor shall also
> take care that all ordinances of
3 the town are fully enforced, re-
: spected and observed within the
town limits; shall call special
} sessions of the council when he
may deem it expedient and to per-
: form all such other duties as the
3 town councils may, by ordinance
> or otherwise, impose upon him.
Section l3. Be it further enact
= ed, that the Recorder of seid town
> be and he is hereby vested with
= all the powers of a Justice of the
, Peace in criminal cases and shall
try all offences against the peace