The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-03-18

said corporation shall exist in the
Mayor until the Board of Aldermen
shall have passed upon such act or
conduct in question and rendered
their decision thereon a quorum for
the transaction Of business by the Al
dermen shall consist four of the men,
bers Of same, either with or without
the Mayor being present at a regu-
lar or called meeting; the Board of
Aldermen, without the consent of the
Mayor, upon petition signed twenty
four hours in advance have the right
to convene themselves in legal session
provided the call shall show for what
purpose convened.
SECTION 5. Be it further enact
ed, That the Mayor and Board of Al
dermen of the Town of Wildersville
are especially hereby empowered and
authorized:
~ To enact such bylaws and or
dinances as may be necessary to pre-
serve the health, quiet, piece, morals
and good order of the town, including
quarantine regulations, as occasion
may require in such way and manner
as not to conflict with the laws of the
State.
(2.) To declare what constitutes
nuisance and abate the same; and
thereby regulate, prohibit, or sup
press all public or private exhibitions.
49, To levy and collect taxes on
all property situated or located with
in the corporate limits, which is tax
able by State laws and on polls which
shall include the poll tax upon wo-
men as well as upon men, in fact up
on all citizens between the ages of
twenty-one years and fifty years;
provided that no tax levy shall be
made in excess Of One Dollar (s1.OO)
on the One Hundred Dollars ($l0O.-
00) worth Of taxable property; said
tax levy TO be made by the Aldermen
not later than June 1st of each year
and they shall have the right to IL
cense all privileges as licensed by the
State.
(4) To appropriate money and
provide for the debts and running ex-
penses of the corporation including
the operation and maintenance of all
schools needful or necessary and the
management of the same through
such Directors or methods thought
best.
l5.) To regulate the storage and
sale OF or use of fire crackers or
fireworks, explosives or other COM
bustibles.
(6) To impose fines, forfeitures
and penalties for breach of ordinances
adopted under this asst and to pro-
vide for the recovery and arrest of
any person or persons preaching said
ordinances; and to provide for the
sentence Of Imprisonment in the town
workhouse or County Jail to secure
such fines and forfeitures; provided
that no fine shall exceed Fifty Dol
lars ($50O0.) 80, ~.
ca To erect and keep a calaboose
or town prison in which to confine
all parties violating town ordinances
under such regulations as may be
adopted.
49, To erect and equip a work
house or provide by contract for one:
and to provide for committing to said
workhouse all parties needful to be
committed who shall fail to pay fine,
forfeiture or penalty assessed against
them or who shall fail to secure the
same; and authorize the Aldermen to
contract such prisoners to the County
or others for work purposes under
such contract as may be right and
reasonable to the end of securing pay
ment of fine, forfeiture or penalty
assessed against them.
3D. To pass all ordinances neces-
sary for the peace, health, safety,
convenience and good order of said
town, for the suppression and prohi-
bition OF any and all acts and things
made criminal by the laws Of the |
State; and to provide punishment |
for the breach of the same, Provided. |
that in all cases amounting to felo-
MES the offender shall be bound over
to the Circuit or Criminal court of |
Henderson county; and the Mayor and
other officials of the town participat-
ing in such action receive as does the |
Sheriff or Justice of the Peace all |
costs to which they would be entitled |
payable in same way said Sheriff or
Justice of the Peace are paid; and the |
acts of the Mayor shall be as legal
as the acts of Justice of the Peace
and the Marshall of said town shall
have the authority to execute proceeds
in civil proceedings the same as
Deputy Sheriff in addition to author
lty given him herein in Felony pro- |
ceedings.
(100 To condemn, take, use and
appropriate the ground necessary to
widen or extend streets, avenues or
alleys, but it shall pay to owner or
owners of said ground the actual val
ne Of said ground taken for use; TAX
ing into consideration improvements
made as against damages, and like
wise shall have the right to sondemn
property for school purposes.
tll.) To keep up the streets, al
eys and sidewalks of the Town and
10 fix the grades of the same; to open
others. abolish, sell, widen or extend
he same; and to pass all necessary
ordinances requiring the owners of
OTIS to make brick, stone, concrete,
plank or other sidewalks in front of
heir property along any street and If
he property owners refuse to provide
remedy and create lien on the
property such owner or owners refus- +
ng, for the expense so incurred. L
SECTION 6. Be it further enact
ID, That there shall be . Marshall or
Police elected by the Aldermen to
'erform all duties needful or neces-
AIRY to the end that said ordinances