entering upon the duties of their offices shall be qualified by the Mayor, or a justice of the peace for Coffee county, who shall administer to them an oath to support the Constitution of the United States, and of the State of Tennessee; and to discharge well and truly, to the best of their ability, their duties of Aldermen.

SEC. 8. Be it enacted, That in the transaction of business a majority of the Aldermen shall be competent to act, except on the levying of taxes, when five shall constitute a quorum.

SEC. 9. Be it enacted, That the Recorder shall be present at all meetings of the Board, and shall keep a correct record of the proceedings of the same in a well bound book, which shall be furnished him by the Board, that he shall post up on the Court House door all ordinances, and by-laws passed by the Board, immediately after the passage of the same; that he shall take a list of all polls and taxable property within the limits of the corporation at such times as he may be directed by the Board, and shall make out from such list a tax book, and deliver the same to the High Constable at such time as he may be directed by the Board; and that he shall do and perform such other duties. as may be required of him by the Board; and upon failure to perform any of the duties as mentioned in this section, or which may be required of him by the Board, he may be fined by the Board in a sum not to exceed five dollars, at the discretion of said Board.

SEC. 10. Be it enacted, That the Treasurer, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall enter into bond, with such security as may be approved of by the Mayor for the safe-keeping and proper payment of all money that may come into his hands, and which bond shall be spread upon record. The Treasurer shall not pay out any money in his hands belonging to the corporation unless ordered by the Board with direction to the Recorder to draw an order upon him for the same; which order shall be attested by the Mayor, and when thus attested it shall be a good and sufficient voucher for the Treasurer for all sums of money thus paid out by him. The Treasurer and his securities shall be liable to be motioned against by the Board before the Mayor, or any justice of the peace in the county, for failure to pay over such sum or sums of money as may be found to be in his hands belonging to the corporation, by the Financial Committee as mentioned in section fourth. He shall be proceeded against in the same way that constables now are for failing to pay over money.

SEC. 11. Be it further enacted, That the High Constable of Manchester, before entering upon the duties of his office shall take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States, and the State of Tennessee, and he shall take a further oath to ex officio arrest all persons who, of his own knowledge, have violated any of the criminal ordinances of the corporation, or by-laws of the same, and take such offenders immediately before the proper authority, to be dealt with, or else lock up such person until they can have a hearing-and that he will bring suit against such as may violate the civil ordinances, or by-laws of the corporation; and that he will properly execute and due return make of all process that may come into his hands. He shall also enter into bond, with such security as may be approved by the Mayor, for the proper payment to the Treasurer of all such sum or sums of money as may, or ought to come into his hands; whether the same be for taxes, fines, or debts due the corporation; and said bond shall be recorded. He shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the district Constables of the State, and shall have, and exercise the same power in all matters relating to the enforcement of the ordinances of the Board, and execution of process for the benefit of the same. He and his securities shall be liable to be motioned against by the Board, before the Mayor, or any justice of the peace for the county, for failure to return execution within the time required by law, or forfeiture to pay over to the Treasurer, whatever money may come into his hands by virtue of his officesaid motion shall be proceeded in the same way that motions. against district constables now are. He shall quarterly, after settlement with the Finance Committee, pay to the Treasurer all money in his hands.

SEC. 12. Be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Mayor at the first regular meeting in January, or as soon thereafter as convenient, to appoint a Financial Committee, to consist of three, whose duty it shall be to make settlement with the Treasurer and High Constable, quarterly, and make report of the same to the Board at its next regular meeting. And he shall appoint all such committees as may be directed by the Board. And said Mayor shall have full power and authority to try and punish all persons for offence against the criminal ordinances and by-laws; Provided, such offender or offenders shall plead guilty, and if not, it shall then be his duty to direct the High Constable to summon a jury of good and lawful men in said corporation to try said cause, and when so summoned shall be sworn by said Mayor to well and truly try the cause between the Mayor and Aldermen of the town

of Manchester and the offender, and a true verdict render according to the evidence, who shall then under the direction of the Mayor proceed to hear and determine the case, and if the offender or offenders are found guilty, the Mayor shall then proceed to assess such fine as he may

nk proper, so as not to exceed fifty dollars, and he shall also have power while engaged in the trial of any case to fine any person for a contempt, in a sum not exceeding ten dollars--which may be collected as other penalties and said Mayor shall also have full power and authority to try all causes of a civil character in which the Corporation is interested, but subject to an appeal by either party, to the Circuit Court. In the performance of the duties mentioned in this section he shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the justices of the peace within the county; and he shall have full power and authority in case any person or persons shall be convicted before him of any of the offences of which this act gives him jurisdiction, and such person or persons by him fined, and such person or persons shall not immediately pay said fine and cost, or secure the same to be paid, to order such person or persons to be confined in the jail of said county until said fine and costs are paid or secured to be paid; and it shall be the duty of the Mayor of said Corporation, to keep a docket, upon which he shall write out his judgments, in the same manner that justices of the peace in this State are now required by law to do; and it shall be lawful for him. at any time to take security for the fines assessed by him, together with the costs of suit, and in the same manner that stays of execution may now by the laws of this State, may be taken by justices of the peace, and the same shall be valid and binding upon said security, or securities, and it shall be the duty of said Mayor when any person or persons shall be convicted before him of any of said offences and shall be by him fined, immediately to enter a judgment for said fine and the costs of suit, and if the same shall not be paid before the expiration of the day preceding the date of said judgment, it shall then be his duty to issue an execution for the same, which may be directed to the High Constable, or the Sheriff, or any Constable of said county; in his absence said execution shall have the same validity and effect, and be subject to the same rules and regulations that executions issued by justices of the peace have and are subject to now, by the laws of this State; and if any of said officers to whose hands an execution, issued by said Mayor, as aforesaid shall come, shall fail to make due and proper return of the same to the office of the said Mayor thirty days from the day of its issuance, or if he

should collect the money, or any part thereof, on the same, and fail to pay over the same upon demand to the Treasurer of said Corporation, he and his securities may in like manner be subject to the same penalties that constables and their securities are now by the laws of this State subject to, for failing to return executions issued by justices of the peace, or for failing to pay over money collected on the same, by motion before said Mayor, or any justice of the peace for said county.

SEC. 13. Be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the jailor of said county to receive and keep in jail any person who may be committed by said Mayor to his charge, and under the power granted by this act, and all disorderly and riotous persons, committed to his charge in the night time, by said High Constable, until they be released, for which he shall receive the same fees as in other cases of impris

onment.

SEC. 14. Be it enacted, That any person who may, under the provisions of this act, be committed to jail by said Mayor until the fine and cost are paid or secured to be paid, shall, after giving said Mayor two days' notice, and making affidavit, which shall be filed in the office of said Mayor, setting forth a true schedule of all his or her property, and that he or she is unable to pay or secure to be paid said fine and cost, be discharged from jail.

SEC. 15. Be it enacted, When any tax or duty shall be levied, or imposed by said Board, upon any real estate being within the corporate limits of said town, and the owner or owners thereof shall not pay said tax, or duty, but fail or refuse to pay the same within the year for which said tax or duty was levied, it shall be the duty of the Recorder of said Corporation, upon the fact being reported to him by said High Constable, that the owner or owners thereof have no personal property upon which he can distrain for said taxes or duties, and that the same remains due and unpaid, to report said real estate to the Circuit Court of said county, at the first or second term of the year next succeeding; and it shall be the duty of the said Court, when such report shall be made to enter up judg ment against such real estate, for the taxes or duties thereon, remaining due and unpaid, and said real estate shall be sold by the High Constable, or in his absence the Sheriff of the county, at the same time and place and in the same manner and under the same conditions as if the taxes had been and were due the State and county, which sale shall vest the title in the purchaser as in the other tax sales, and said High Constable, or Sheriff, shall pay over to the Treasurer of said corporation any taxes so by him received

for said Corporation, and upon said failure to do so, shall be liable on motion for the amount due, as in other cases; and said High Constable, or Sheriff, shall make to the purchaser a deed for lands sold by them, as sheriffs now do.

SEC. 16. Be it enacted, That the Mayor and Aldermen shall have power by ordinance within the town, first, to levy and collect taxes upon all property taxable by laws for State purposes. Secondly, to levy and collect taxes upon all privileges and polls taxable by the laws of the State; Provided, that the poll tax shall not exceed five dollars annually. Third, to appropriate money and provide for the payment of the debts and expenses of the town by a levy of a special tax when the same shall be necessary. Fourth, to make regulations to prevent the introduction of contagious diseases into the town, to establish hospitals, and make regulations for their government. Fifth, to establish a system of free schools and lay a special tax for its maintenance. Sixth, to make regulations to secure the health of the town and to prevent and remove nuisances. Seventh, to provide the town water works, cisterns, pumps, &c. Eighth, to open alleys, abolish, widen, extend, establish, grade, pave, or otherwise improve, clean and keep in repair, streets, alleys, and side walks, or to have the same done at the expense of the owners of the ground fronting thereto, when they refuse after notice to have the work done. Ninth, to provide for lighting the streets. Tenth, to establish, support and regulate a nightwatch and patrol. Eleventh, to erect market houses, establish markets and regulate the same; to erect a callaboose, or lock-up, and regulate the same. Twelfth, to provide for the erection of all buildings necessary for the use of the town, and to pass laws making the injury, destruction, or the defacing of them, a misdemeanor. Thirteenth, to provide for the enclosing, improving and regulating all public grounds belonging to the town, in or out of its corporate limits. Fourteenth, to license, tax and regulate making carriages, carts, omnibuses, wagons, and drays, and to fix the rates to be charged for the carriage of persons and property, within the town, to the public works and property without the limits of the town. Fifteenth, to license, tax and regulate, auctioneers, grocers, merchants, druggists of every description, retailers, taverns, brokers, jewelers, coffee houses, confectioneries, retailers of liquors, hawkers and peddlers, livery stable keepers, and negro traders. Sixteenth, to license and ulate porters, and fix the rate of porterage. Seventeenth, to license, tax, and regulate theatrical and other shows, exhibitions and amusements. Eighteenth, to prohibit and

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