The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-06-20

cause to be enforced penalties and
punishment for the violation Of the laws
and ordinance uf the Towu0f Oakland,
aud he is vested with the Jurisdiction,
concurrent with that of Justice of the
Peace. of offences committed within
said cooperation seain't tho laws of
Tennessee; and for trying such offences.
'hal. be cut led ~ and receive tae same
fees as Justices of the Peace. He shall
have power while holding hs court to
preserve order. and IN suppress disorder
by fine for nl,mpt. H. shall have
power to suspend or REM fines imposed
by him, upun sucn terms as he may
deem proper. all tho abserce of the
Mayor, or if he is incompetent, any
Justice of the Peace in the 9Th Civil
District of said comfy of Fayette shall
have the power and authority to try
offenders against the laws and ordi.
nances of said town who shall be
brought before him during the incom.
potency of the Mayor; and for that pur
pose said Justice of the Peace is vested
with ell the powers and authority of the
Mayor in such cases. All process issu
ed from the Mayors office shall run in
the name Of the State of Tennessee.
Section IL. Be it further enected.
That the corporation and the defendant
shall have the right Of appeal from the
Mayor, or such Justice of the Peace, to
the Circuit Court of Fsyette County.
The corporation NAV appeal from such
judgment within two days thereafter by
praying therefor in writing to be signed
by not less than two of the Aldermen
of said town and upon their giving Sc
curitV for costs. The accused may ap.
peal by giving a solvent bond in such
sum as the Mayor or Justice of the
Peace trying the case may deem suffisi.
ent, the sum not TO be less than $780, 90
pay able to the Board of Mayor and Al.
dsrmen Of Oakland. and conditioned 90
90 TO secure the persotal appearance Of
said defendant ct the term Of court to
which his appeal is prayed. Andif the
accused execute such bond within two
days after his conviction before the
Mayor or such Justice of the Peace he
shall be discharged from custody until
bis case s heard and determined in the
said Circuit Court. II. on spseal the
accused shall be convicted in said court
then he shall be delivered by the Sheriff
of Favette County to the Marshal of
Oakland to be held until the judgment
of said court is paid, worked out or
otherwise legally discharged.
Section IL. Be it further enacted,
That the Mayor shall be Exofficio Re-
corder Of said Town, and 1t shall be his
duty to keep full and accurate minutes
Of all business transacted at the meet
ings of said Board Of Mayor and Alder
men. and to record the same in a well
bound book to be kept by him for that
purpose; and TO perform such other
duties as may be Imposed upon him by
ordinance or resolution of said Board;
and In his absence the Board may elect
Recorder pro tempore. Said Mayor
shall keep book to be called the Or.
dinsnce Book, and he shall record there
10 oil the ordinances passed by said
Board. 1t shall be his duty to issue a
license to parties exercising q privilege
within said town, and to collect and re.
ceipr for all moneys arising from the
exercise Of any privileges which has
been declared to be q taxable privilege
by the ordinances of said Town, and he
shall also collect the nd vslorem taxes
on merchants as are now collected by
County Court Clerks and which have
been imposed by ordinance for corpora.
ton purposes; and he is hereby vested
with all the powers and given the same
authority with relation to the collect
ion and enforcement of the paymen; of
merchants and Privilege taxes as are
vested in Clerks of County Courts of
this State in the collection Of such tax
es for State and County purposes. And