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An Act to extend the limits and amend the charter of the town of Monticello. 1862 49 (1862.11)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsar0183 and id is 1 raw text is: AN ACT to extend the limits and amend the charter of the toon of Monticello. SECTIoN 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, That the boundaries of the town of Monticello in the county of Drew be extended so as to embrace within the limits of said town the whole of section twenty-six and the north half of the north half of section thirty-five in township twelve, south of range seven west, and that all power, authority and jurisdiction, immunities, franchises and liabilities of every kind that are now according to existing laws, statutes and ordinances applicable, or that may hereafter become applicable to said town, and the in- habitants thereof, be and the same are hereby extended over the territory of said town as herein designated. SF:c. 2. The inhabitants of said town shall be a body politic and corporate by the name of the mayor and aldermen of Monti- cello, and by that name, they and their successors shall have succession for ninety-nine years, may sue and be sued, plead and bo imnpleaded, defend and be defended in all courts of law and equity in all matters and actions whatsoever and may grant, purchase, receive and hold property, both real and personal, and may lease, sell and dispose of the same for the benefit of said town, and may do all other acts as natural persons, and may have a common seal and the same may break, alter and renew at pleasure. SEc. 3. For the preservation of peace and good order, and for the better ruling and govorning the said town and inhabitants thereof there shall henceforward be a mayor, eight aldermen, a recorder and a town constable, who shall be elected annually by the inhabitants of said town, qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly, and who shall have resided in said town six months next preceding such election, and the said oflicers shall hold their offices for one year and until their successors are elected and qualified, and the said mayor shall be commissioned by the governor of the State. Sc. 4. No person shall be eligible to the office of mayor, alder- derman, recorder or town constable who shall not be a qualified voter for members of the General Assembly, and be an inhab- itant of the said town at the time of his election, and have re- sided therein for six months next preceding such election. Smr. 5. The mayor, aldermen, recorder, town constable and other ollicers who may be elc tel or appointed, shall befo-o en- tering on the duties of their respective ollices, take and subscribe an oath to su pport the e instituition of the Confederate States and of this State, and faithfully to demean themselves in office, which oath may be administered by the mayor of said town, or any judge or justice of the peace of Drew county. SEc. 6. The recorder, before entering upon the duties of his 7 AIt RAN SAS. 49

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