Acts of Incorporation and Ordinances of the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, Now in Force (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Acts of Incorporation and Ordinances of the City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, Now in ForceSec. III. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That no person shall be entitled to vote at said election, except he be duly qualified to vote for members of the Legislature as aforesaid, and Shall be citizens residing within the corporate limits of said City. Any person vot ing at such election contrary to the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on indictment and conviction thereof shall be punished by imprisonment and labor in the Penitentiary of this State not more than two nor less than one year.Sec. IV. And be it further enacted by the authority afore said, That the Mayor and the members of the City Council shall in all cases hold their offices until their successors are elected and qualified, and in event that the Office of Mayor or any one or more Of the Offices of the City Council shall become vacant by death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, that the Mayor, or, in case his seat is vacated, a majority of the members of the City Council, Shall order a new election by giving at least ten days' notice in any one or more of the City papers, or at two or more of the most public places in said City, and said election, so held, shall be managed in the same manner as the elections to be held in chief, accord ing to the provisions of the second section of this Act.Sec. V. And be it further enacted by the authority afore said, That the Mayor and members of the Council as before mentioned, shall be known as the Mayor and Council of the City of Atlanta, and by such, their corporate name, shall sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and do all other acts relating to their corporate capacity, and shall have and use a common seal, and Shall be capable in law to purchase, hold, receive, enjoy, possess and retain to them and their successors for the use and benefit of the said City of Atlan ta, in perpetuity or for any term of years, any estate or estates, real or personal, lands, tenements, hereditaments of what kind or nature soever, within the limits of said City, and to sell, alien, exchange or lease the same or any part thereof in any way whatsoever. And the said Mayor and Council Shall have full power and authority to pass all by laws and ordinances respecting the streets of said City, to open and lay out the same, respecting public buildings, work houses, public houses, carriages, wagons, carts, drays, pumps.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.