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An Act to incorporate the town of Hamburg in Ashley county, Arkansas. 1854-1855 29 (1854)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsar0113 and id is 1 raw text is: 29 AN ACT to incorporate the town of Hamburg in Ashley county, Arkansas. SECTION 1. Town of Hamburg incorporated-its limits defined. 2. Town officers, how elected and com- missioned. 3. Qnalifications of officers and electors. 4. Style of said town and corporation. 5. Time of holding elections, term of of- fice, manner of holding elections and certifying the same. 6. Fath of omce, official bonds. 7. Alderman and council a body politic, their powers, privileges, disabilities, etc. 8. Power to make rules, regulations and ordinances. 9. Alderman, his judicial powers and du- ties. 10. Fines, manner of imposing and collect- ing the same. SECTION 11. Nuisances, gaming, disorderly houses, slaves, streets, sidewalks, fires, taxes, rates of taxation. 12. Constable to be assessor and collector of taxes; recorder to be treasurer. 13. Town council, its right to grant li- eenses. 14. Vacancies, how filled. 15. Recorder, his duties. 16. Citizens of the town of Hamburg to be exempt from road duty. 17. Overseer of streets, his duties and pow- ers; delinquents, how fined. 18. Alderman and three councilmen to constitute a quorum. 19. Corporation not to issuechange tickets. 20. This act to take effect from and after its passage. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assenbly of the State of Arkansas, That the town of Hamburg, in the county of Ashley, in the State of Arkansas, extending one mile due north, from a point of beginning, from thence one mile due east, from thence two miles due south, from thence two miles due west, from thence two miles due north, and from thence one mile due east, to the beginning point, one mile due north from the court-house, be and the same is hereby incorporated. SEC. 2. That the officers of said town shall consist of one al- derman and five councilmen, and one town constable, who shall be elected by the qualified voters residing within the limits of said corporation, and the officers when so chosen, shall hold their offices for the term of one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified; said alderman shall be commissioned by the Governor; at the first meeting of the alderman and coun- cilmen, after their qualification each year, they shall appoint a re- corder for said corporation, who shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed by the alderman and council of said town. SEC. 3. That no person shall vote at any election held for the election of alderman or councilmen in said town, nor shall any person hold any of the offices herein created, who shall not re- side within the limits of said corporation, and possess the requi- site qualifications to entitle them to vote for members of the Gen- eral Assembly. SEC. 4. That said town shall be styled the Corporation of the town of Hamburg, and the alderman and councilmen, the town council. At all meetings of the town council, the alderman shall preside, but shall not vote unless there be a tie, vhen he shall give the casting vote. SEC. 5. That, on the first Monday in February, eighteen hun- dred and fifty-five, there shall be an election held in said town, for'the election of an alderman and fiye councilmen, and one town constable, who shall hold their offices until the first Mon-

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