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An Act to amend the Charter of the City of Nashville, and to amend the section of the act of 1851, chapter 13, entitled An act to incorporate the City of Chattanooga 1855-1856 138 (1855)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstn0189 and id is 1 raw text is: 138 CHAPTER 119. AN ACT to amond the Charter of the City of Nashville, and to amend the 11th sectian of the act of 1851, chapter 13,eittitled An act to incorporate the City of Chattanooga, and for other purposes, passed the IIth of Novenier, 1851; and to incorporate the Suminer Cashmere Company; and also to incorporate the town of Bristol, in Sullivan County. SEcTIoN 1. Bc it enacted by thc GenealAssCmbly of the State of Tennessce, That the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of' Nashville be, and they are hereby, empow- ered to provide, by ordinance, for the appointment of Deputy Marshals, and require them to give bonds, exe- cute process, and perform any other legal duties. SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That they are hereby author- ized to tax the slaves of any person or persons hired in Taxatures, the city, or doing their labor therein as a regular em ployment. Svc. 3. Be it enacted, That said Board of Mayor and Aldermen shall have power, by resolution or ordinance, Tax for mproy- to levy a tax upon the lots on both sides of any street or part of a street, where they may deem such improve- ment needed, so far as the improvement extends, for the purpose of making sewers or paying for grounds, and damages to be taken for or caused by widening said street, or part thereof, in such manner, and to such ex- tent, as they may think best calculated to benefit all parties concerned. SEC. 4. Be it enacted, That said tax shall be a lien upon the lots from the date of the passage of the reso- Tax not to ox- lation or ordinance fixing the same, and shall be enforced Stn per and collected as other corporation taxes: Provided, that no property shall be subject to a tax of' more than ten per cent. upon its value for either one of such improve- inents. SC. 5. Be it enactcd, That said Board of Mayor and Aldermen shall have power and authority to take any appropriated ground for wideningsstrects, or parts there- of, or for laying out new streets, where the public con- rower toappro- venience requires, in the same way, and with the same priateground. restrictions that the Nashville and Chattanooga Rail- road Company is authorized to do for the purpose of constructing its road, by act of 1845, chapter 1, section 24. Si.:c. 6. Be it enacted, That the 11th section of the act of 1851, chapter 13, entitled An act to incorporate the city of Chattanooga, and for other purposes, passed enananooa. thel lth November, 1851,beso amended as toread, The City Council of Chattanooga shall have power to erect a lock-up house or calaboose, for the safe-keeping of prisoners; and where any person convicted of a violation of any ordinance of said corporation, and fails or re-

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