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An Act to incorporate the town of Clarksville. 1845-1846 317 (1845)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstn0139 and id is 1 raw text is: 317 SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That the town constable for the censtable of town of Rome, in the county of Smith, shall reside in the Rome. corporate limits of said town, and shall have power to exe- cute all process coming to his hands, in any part of said county of Smith. BROOKINS CAMPBELL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. H. M. WATTERSON, Speaker of the Senate. Passed February 2, 1846. CHAPTER CCVIII. An Act to incorporate the town of Clarksville. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That the town of Clarksville, in the coun- Incorporation, ty of Montgomery, and the inhabitants thereof, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Mayor and Aldermen of Clarksville, and shall have perpetual succession, and by their corporate name may sue and. be sued, plead and be impleaded, grant, sell, pur- chase and hold property, real, personal and mixed, and may have and- use a corporate. seal. SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That the corporation aforesaid shall 1l.-aw,. have full power and authority to enact and pass laws ne- cessary and proper to preserve the health and comfort of the town; to prevent and remove nuisances; to establish night watches and patrols; to ascertain, when necessary, the boundaries of streets, lots and allies; to restrain and pro- hibit gaming; to provide for licensing, taxing, regulating and restraining theatrical or other amusements or shows within said town; to pave-and keep in repair streets; to pass all laws necessary for the. same; to erect and regulate mar- kets; to restrain tippling houses; to prevent slaves hiring their time, owning or having property of any description, or keeping tippling houses within said town; to appoint a re- corder, treasurer and town constable; to provide for licens- ing and regulating fire companies and the sweeping ofchim- neys; to tax all property and privileges in said town, which may be liable to taxation by the laws of this State; to im- pose and appropriate fines and forfeitures for the breach of their by-laws and ordinances necessary to carry the intent and meaning of this act into effect: Provided, They are not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this State. SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That the said corporation shall have Powert. full power and authority to regulate foot pavements and side walks, and if the owner or owners of lots shall fail to com-

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