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An Act to amend an act entitled An act to amend an act to incorporate the inhabitants of the Town of Nashville in the County of Davidson so far as the same relates to the Town of Franklin in the County of Williamson 1837-1838 73 (1837)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactstn0118 and id is 1 raw text is: 70 CHAPTER LIII An Act to amendan act entitled An act toamend an act to incorporate the inhabitants of the Town of Nashville in the County of Davidson so far as the same relates to the Town of Franklin in the County of Wi- liamnson, SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly PowerorMayor of the State of Tnnessee: That the Mayor and Aldermen and Aldermen. of the town of Franklin in the County of Williamson and their successors in office, immediately upon their taking the oaths of office, shall each be vested with the power and au- thority ofa justice of the peace,within the limits of the corpo- ration of said town, and exercise the functions of said office during their continuance in the office of Mayor or Alder- men, so far as may be necessary to carry into execuilon the privileges and powers granted to said corporation of Frank- lin by this or any other act of the General Assembly; and the said Mayor and Aldermen or any two of the Aldermen together with the Mayor, shall have the power to hold a may- ors court on the first Wednesday in every month, at the court house in said Town of Franklin, to continue from day to day as long as shall be neceseary for the despatch of the business pending in said Court. The Recorder shall be chosen as heretofore, and shall act as clerk of said court, and shall receive the same fees as are, or shall be allowed to the cleric of the circuit court of Williamson for similar servi- ces. The town constable shall attend said court, and serve the process thereof throughout the county of Williamson, and shall have the power and be subject to the liabilities of a sheriff and shall receive the same fees to which sheriffs are or may be entitled for similar services; and the fees of the clerks and town constable shall be collected and accounted for in the same manner as the fees of clerks and sheriffs are or shall be by the laws of this State. The sheriff of the County of Williamson and constables who may be elected within said town according to the laws of the State shall also serve the process of said court under the same rules, regula- tions and penalties as are or shall be prescribed by law in relation to the circuit courts. SEc. 2. The jurisdiction of said court shall extend to Jureladction. all 6rines, misdemeanors and other offences, except those the punishment of which is capital or by imprisonment in the Jailor Penitentiary, and except cases of petit larceny, committed within the limits of the corporation and to all of- fences against the by-laws of the corporation, whether byin- dictment, presentmentor actions for penalties, and to all suits for penalties under the laws of the State, where the violation of the law may have occurrect within the limits of said corpo- ration. Provided, that the circuit court of Williamson shall have concurrent jurisdiction in all the cases above specified. 10 Digitized from Best Copy Available

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