Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1921-06-02

merly w. S. Thomas and l.. C. Smith
line, thence westward with fence to A.
M. Thomas and w. S. Thomas corner
at cherry tree, thence southwark with
said A. NJ. and w. S. Thomas line.
thence westward with said Gwaltney
and Thomas line to, the corner of the
rock fence, thence southwark with
A. M. Thomas road to Hickman and
Sykes public road, thence Eastward
with said road to the. S. J. Thomas
corner, thence southwark with S. j.
Thomas line to a sugar tree, thence
southwark with the boundary line of
the farm recently sold by J. L. Stew
art, to sugar tree corner near w. r.
Agee bridge, thence around the line
on the bluff between J. D. Agee and
j. L. Stewart farm to l.. H. Gwalt-
ney's corner, an oak tree, thence east
ward with an old rock fence to the
Hickman and Temperance Hall road,
through L. II. Gwaltney's field to a
blackberry in w. M. 5Gwaltney's and
N. S. Ashley's line to the center of
Hickman Greek thence down said
creek to A. T. Gwaltney's gate, thence
nOrthward to the beginning corner.
Section 2. Be it further enacted,
That the Mayor and Aldermen of the
Town Of Hickman shall have perpet-
ual succession, may sue and be sued,
implead and be implicated in all the
courts of law and equity, may pur-
chase, receive and hold real estate,
personal and mixed property, within
said town for municipal purposes, and
purchase, receive and hold property,
both real and personal to be used for
the burial of the dead, erection water
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ton, and for school and other NUM-
clpal purposes, and may sell, lease or
dispose of said property for the bene-
fit of the town of Hickman. and to do
all other Acts, in and about the same
as natural persons. They shall have
and use common seal, which may be
changed at pleasure.
Section 8. Be it further enacted
That the officers of the said town of
Hickman, to- be chosen and elected by
the qualified voters of the town shall
be Mayor and six Aldermen, who
shall constitute the town council. Each
and all of the said officers shall be
bona-fide residents ard citizens of
said town.
Section A. Be it further enacted,
That the Mayor and Aldermen shall
be as follows: James E. Agee, Mayor,
I. W. Huddleston, John L. Stewart,
j. F. Ashley, j. B. Gwaltney, Draper
d. Martin and Jesse w. Nixon, Alder
men, who shall qualify as soon as
practicable after the passage of this
Act, and shall hold their said offices
until the election and qualification of
their successors. The first election
hereunder shall be held on the first
Wednesday in June 1922, at which
time a council shall be elected, and
said council shall be elected every two
years thereafter on said date. All
elections shall be held by the Marshall
aided by two clerks, and three judges,
to be appointed by the council, after
giving ten days notice by written or
printed posters. If the Marshall shall
be unable to hold said elections at
the time herein prescribed he shall
hold the same as soon thereafter as
possible.
For a willful failure to hold said
elections prescribed in this Act he
shall forfeit and pay to the said cor
poration the sum of two hundred dol
lars, to be recovered from him and his
sureties, in an action of debt. In the
latter event the council shall desig-
nate some other person to hold said
election. All officers of said town
shall hold their Offices until their sue
cessors are elected and qualified. The
election shall be held in the same man.
ner and subject to the same regula-
tions as prescribed by law for election
of county officers.
Section s. Be it further enacted
That the Mayor and Aldermen, before
upon their duties, shall each
take an oath before some person quail
flied to administer the same, that they
will honestly and faithfully discharge
the duties of the Office to which they
have been elected, without fear, favor
or affection, and to support the con-
stitution of the United States and of
the State Of Tennessee.
Section 6 Be it further enacted, /
That no person shall be eligible to the
office of Mayor or Aldermen unless he
shall have been for ninety days, next
preceding his election and qualifca-
ton, bona-fide resident, and the
owner of a taxable freehold, or tax
able personal property of the value of
five hundred dollars, situated in the
said town, at the time of his election /
and qualification as aforesaid, should
he cease to be the owner of said prop i
erty as aforesaid, or cease to be a !
bona-fide resident of the said town, |
his office shall become vacant.
Section z. Be it further enacted, I
That the Legislative power of the
said town shall be exercised by the
town council, consisting of the Mayor
and Aldermen, over whose meetings
the Mayor shall preside, and cast the
deciding vote in case of tie. A ma
jority of all theAldermen shall con-
stitute quorum for the transaction
Of business. In the event the Mayor
shall be temporarily absent the Alder
men shall elect one of their number to
preside over the deliberations of the
body, in which event one more than
a quorum shall be present. In the
event of the death of the Mayor, or
should his Office become vacant by re-
moval from the town, or resignation,