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An Act to incorporate the town of Hopefield, in Crittenden county. 1858-1859 114 (1858)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsar0146 and id is 1 raw text is: 114 No. 103. AN ACT to incorporate the town of Hopefield, in Crittenden county. SEcTION 1. The boundaries of the town of Hope- field, in Crittenden county, defined, and constituted a corporate town by the name of The Town of Hopefield. 2. Corporate powers to vest in a mayor,. town council and other officers. 3. Town council to consist of four mem- bers, to be elected annually. 4. Qualification of officers and powers of the town council. 5. Council to appoint or provide for the appointment of certain officers. 6. Vacancies in the council, how filled. 7. General powers of the council. 8. Power of the council with regard to slaves. 9. May provide by ordinance for pun- ishing certain offences by fine and imprisonment. 10. Mayor to be elected annually. 11. The mayor to be a judicial officer, and hold courts. 12. Powers and duties of the mayor. 13. To have like jurisdiction with justi- ces of the peace in civil cases. 14. Duty of mayor in criminal cases, and appeals how taken from his action. 15. Ministerial powers conferred on the mayor, and exclusive jurisdiction granted to him in certain matters. 16. May issue writs and determine vio- lations of the town ordinances in a summary manner. 17. The town council to provide for the mode of contesting elections. 18. Town officers to take an oath before entering upon the duties of their respective offices. 19. Mayor to be ex-officio president of council, and to vote in case of a tie. 20. Mayor to be the keeper of the town seal. 21. The style of the ordinances, and pro- vision made for their publication. SECTION 22. The town council to appoint a recor- der, who shall give bond. 23. The town constable who is to be ex- officio collector, to be elected; to give bond, and his duties defined. 24. Town council to appoint a treasurer and an assessor, who shall give bonds. 25. The council may provide by ordi- nance for the sale of property for the non-payment of taxes. 26. May appoint a street commissioner. 27. May provide for paving of the side- walks of the streets. 28. Duties of the recorder. 29. Mayor to be governed by the laws of the state in all cases not provided for by ordinance. 30. This act declared a public act. 31. Town council to provide by ordinance for the commitment of offenders to the county jail. 32. And for the removal of town offi- cers. 33. Time for holding elections, and pro- vision in case of failure to hold an election. 34. The mode of holding elections to be prescribed by the council. 35. An abstract of the returns of election for mayor, to be sent to the secre- tary of state. 36. Moneys arising from fines, forfeitures, licenses, etc., to enure to the benefit of said town. 37. Money, how paid out of the trea- surv. 38 Licenses to be in the exclusive grant of the council. 39. Council may levy a' street tax. 40. And a tax for schools. 41. All conflicting laws repealed, and the corporate powers herein granted to continue for ninety years. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That the district of country in the county of Crit- tenden, within the following limits, to-wit: beginning at the water's edge where the railroad, running as it does, on a straight line, would strike the Mississippi river on the west bank of said river, opposite the city of Memphis, and running thence over the water on a straight line to the eastern boundary line of the State of Arkansas, thence up and upon said state line in a

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