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

bill shall become a law unless the
same shall have passed three separate
readings on three separate days, by a
majority vote of the council, or unless
by unanimous consent of the council.
Early action may be deemed neces-
sary, in which event it may be pass
ed at one meeting of the council, and
until the same shall have been signed
veto the same by the next regular
meeting, the same shall become law
without his signature. The Mayor
may make temporary appointments to
fill vacancies, subject to the approval
of the council at its next regular
meeting, and shall likewise have the
power to appoint special deputies, to
increase temporarily the police force
He shall take care to see that all the
ordinances and laws are duly respect
ed and observed, and perform such
other services as, by ordinance of the
council, may be required of him. He
shall have power to bid in property
for the town at all tax and judicial
sales when the town is a party.
Section IA. Be it further enacted,
That the Mayor shall try all offenses
created by this Act, or any lawful
ordinance of said town, and impose
fines and penalties, and enforce the
collection of the same, and he shall
likewise have power to commit to the
town prison, or calaboose, until trial,
all disorderly or riotous persons with
in the town, and commit the same to-
the town prison or workhouse until
such fines and costs are paid or work
ed out, and for all such services the
Mayor shall be entitled to, and shall
receive the same fees and costs that
Justices of the Peace are entitled to
for like services. The Town Marshall
for his services, in addition to any
other compensation which may be al
lowed to him, shall be entitled to the
same fees as are allowed to Consta-
bles for like services under the state
laws, and such fees and costs of the
Mayor and Marshall shall be taxed
in the bill of costs and paid by the
defendant in each case.
Section Is. Be it further enacted,
That in the collection of delinquent
taxes, fines and forfeitures, due to
said corporation, all of the same shall
be considered a debt to said corpora
ton, and shall be collected by suit in
an action of debt, by proceedings in
any court of competent jurisdiction
under the laws of the state. All taxes
are hereby declared lien against the
property assessed, and said lien may
be enforced by suit and judgment, and
execution from any Justice of the
Peace of the county, in an action OF
debt as above provided. In making
the assessment and levy for taxes for
the year 1921 said council shall have
the power to declare the same due and
payable at such time as they may
deem expedient and proper basing
said assessments on property owned
and its value on the 10th day of Jan
uary, 1921. They shall also have the
power to declare said taxes due at
such time in subsequent years as the
council may think proper, and to base
the assessment of property on such
date as the council may think exped-
lent
Section is. Be it further enacted,
That this Act is declared to be a pab-
lie act, and may be read in evidence
in all courts and all ordinances, reso-
lutions and proceedings of said Board
of Mayor and Aldermen, created by
this act, may be proven by the seal
of said corporation, attested by the
of said Town of Hickman
Section IT. Be it further enacted,
That this. Act takes effect from and
after its passage, the public welfare
it.
Passed February 10th, 1921.
ANDREW L. TODD, Speaker of the
House of Representatives.
W. w. BOND, Speaker of the SEN
ate.
A. A. TAYLOR, Governor.