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An Act to Incorporate the Town of Dover, in Pople County. 1852-1853 280 (1852)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsar0109 and id is 1 raw text is: 280 SECTION. SECTION of said mistake, to make the proper 2. Act in force from its passage. correction. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That, whereas, it is alleged and claimed that Redrick Kelley, in his life-time, paid into the state treasury the sum of five hundred and eighty dollars, on account of the 500,000 acres grant upon lands for which he was liable, but which sum, by mistake, was credited on certain bonds of A. West; Be it therefore enacted, That the state treasurer and Auditor, upon satisfaictory proot be- ing produced to them of such mistake, be and are hereby author- ized to correct said mistake, and transfer the credit to the proper bonds, as intended when the same was paid by said Kelley. SEc. 2. That this act be in force from and after its passage. Approved 29th December, 1852. An act to Incorporate the Town of Dover, in Pope County. SEOTION. 1. Incorporates the town of Dover, in Pope county, and defines its limits. 2. Officers, an alderman, five council- men and a constable, elected by citizens of said corporation, and hold office one year, alderman and council each year to appoint a re- corder, and fix his fees. 3. No one shall vote or hold office who does not possess qualifications to vote for members of the General Assembly. 4. Town styled Corporation of the town of Dover;7 alderman to pre- side at meetings of council, and vote only in case of a tie. 3. An election for alderman, five coun- cilmen and constable, to be held 1st Monday in Feb. 1853, to hold office till 1st Monday in Jan. 1854; all subsequent elections 1st Monday in Jan. annually; returns of elec- tion for alderman to be made to clerk of circuit court, who shall certify same to the governor. 46. All officers to take oath to discharge their, duties faithfully. Constable and recorder to give bond and se- curity. 7. Alderman and council a body politic and corporate, with perpetual suc- cession. S. Council to make rules and regula- tions, by-laws, 4-c., for government of corporation. SECTION. 9. Alderman executive of said town, his powers co-equal with a justice of the peace. 10. Fines for breach of the peace, or ordinances ofsaid town, to be made of property in limits of said town, upon execution issued by alder- man, and levy and sale by consta- ble, unless defendant, before day of sale, pay fine and all costs. 11. Council to erect market house, and regulate markets, and further gene- ral powers defined. 12. Constable ex-officio assessor and collector of taxes, and recorder treasurer. 13. Council have exclusive right of granting licenses for dram shops, &c. 14. Vacancies in office of alderman fill- ed by special election, in council- men, by remaining councilmen; in constable and recorder, by council. 15. Recorder to record proceedings of said council. 16. Citizens of corporation exempt from the road duty beyond limits of cor- poration. 17. Council to appoint street overseer; his duties defined. 18. Alderman and three councilmen a quorum to do business. 19. Corporation not to issue tickets to circulate as currency, under penalty of forfeiture of charter. SCrToN 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of

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