ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA. 1893. Part III.--Local Laws. TITLE I. MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS 1893 Vol. 1 -- Page: 187 Sequential Number: 136 Short Title: BOLTON, TOWN OF, INCORPORATED. Law Number: No. 340. Full Title: An Act to incorporate the city of Bolton, in the county of Fulton, Georgia, define limits thereof to appoint Commissioners, and to grant election powers and privileges for the same, and the passage of all ordinances and by-laws for the government of said city, and to provide penalties for violations of such ordinances and by-laws, and for other purposes. SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, That the town of Bolton, in the county of Fulton, be, and the same is, hereby incorporated as a town, under the name of the town of Bolton. [Sidenote: Corporate name.] SEC. II. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid. That the corporate limits of the said town shall extend from a point on the line between Fulton and Cobb counties opposite the mouth of Whetstone creek, where said creek empties into the Chattahoochee river; beginning at said point and following said creek with [Illegible Text] of same to where the line between the McGuff and Spinks property intersects said creek, said creek forming the northern and [Illegible Text] boundaries of said town; thence from the intersection of the line between the McGuff and Spinks property in a westerly direction across the Chattahoochee river to a point on the line between Fulton and Cobb counties; thence northerly up said line between Fulton and Cobb counties to commencing point. [Sidenote: Corporate limits.] SEC. III. Be it further enacted by the authority of the same, That J. W. Spinks, W. C. Fisher, J. M. Moore, James Davis and W. G. Gable be, and are, hereby appointed Commissioners until the first [Illegible Text] election as hereinafter provided. Said Commissioners to have the power to select from their number one who is to discharge Page: 188 the duties of Mayor, and the rest to act as Councilmen, until the first annual election as aforesaid. [Sidenote: Provisional Government.] SEC. IV. Be it further enacted, That on the second Wednesday in January, 1894, and annually thereafter, on the same day, an election shall be held in the Council [Illegible Text] in said town for a Mayor and four Councilmen, who shall hold their offices for one year and until their successors are elected and qualified; but no one shall vote for, or be eligible to, the office of Mayor or Councilman of said town who does not reside within the corporate limits thereof, and who is not qualified to vote for the members of the General Assembly of this State. Said election shall be held and conducted in the same manner as elections for county officers in this State, and the certificate of the Managers shall be sufficient authority to the persons elected to enter on the discharge of the duties of the offices to which they have been elected. [Sidenote: Annual municipal elections.] [Sidenote: Terms of office.] [Sidenote: Qualifications of voters and for office.] [Sidenote: Regulations for election.] SEC. V. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor shall not have a vote except in cases of a tie. [Sidenote: Mayor no vote, save when tie.] SEC. VI. Be it further enacted, That before entering on the discharge of their duties, the Mayor and each Councilman shall subscribe the following oath, which may be administered by any person authorized by the laws of this State to administer oath. "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge all the duties devolving on me as Mayor (or Councilman as the case may be) of the town of Bolton, according to the best of my ability and understanding, so help me God." [Sidenote: Oath of office.] SEC. VII. Be it further enacted, That said Mayor and Councilmen shall have power to elect such Marshals, Clerks and other subordinate officers as they may deem necessary for carrying into effect the powers herein conferred upon them; to prescribe the fees and duties of such subordinate officers, and require such bonds for the faithful performance of their duties as they may deem necessary and proper. [Sidenote: Subordinate officers.] SEC. VIII. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor and each of said Councilmen shall be ex officio a Justice of the Peace in criminal matters, and shall have full authority to issue warrants for any [Illegible Text] committed within the corporate limits of said town, and shall have power to compel the attendance of witnesses, to examine them under oath, to admit any offender to bail or commit him to jail for violation of the laws of the State and to admit to bail, or to commit to the guardhouse for violation of the ordinances of said town. [Sidenote: Mayor and Councilmen magistrates as to criminal matters.] SEC. IX. Be it further enacted, That said Mayor and Councilmen shall have power to pass all ordinances and by-laws that [Illegible Text] may deem necessary for the government of said town; provided, they be not repugnant to the Constitution and laws of this State nor of the United States. [Sidenote: Ordinances, etc.] Page: 189 SEC. X. Be it further enacted, That said Mayor and Councilmen shall have the power to levy and collect a tax of not exceeding one-half of one per cent. upon all property, both real and personal, within the corporate limits of said town. They shall also have the power to require all persons within said corporate limits, who are subject to road duty under the laws of this State, to work on the streets of said town, or they may prescribe a commutation tax which may be paid in lieu of work on streets. [Sidenote: Ad valorem tax.] [Sidenote: Street work.] [Sidenote: Commutation tax.] SEC. XI. Be it further enacted, That the said Mayor and Councilmen shall have exclusive power to regulate the sale of intoxicating liquors in said town, to grant licenses or to withhold them, to fix the fee for same when granted, and to impose penalties upon any person selling liquors in said town without license; also, to license and tax all shows, ten-pin alleys, billiard and pool tables and other like devices. [Sidenote: Sale of liquors.] [Sidenote: Shows, ten-pin alleys, etc.] SEC. XII. Be it further enacted, That the Mayor of said town, and in his absence the Mayor pro tem. (who shall be elected by the Council from their own number), shall be the chief executive officer of the town. He shall see that ordinances, by-laws, rules and orders of the Council are faithfully executed. He shall have control of the police of said town, and may appoint special police whenever [Illegible Text] may deem it necessary; and it shall be his duty especially to see that the peace and good order of the town are preserved, and that persons and property therein are protected, and to this end he may cause the arrest and detention of all riotous and disorderly persons in said town. He shall have power to issue execution for all fines, penalties and costs imposed by him, or he may require the immediate payment thereof, and in default of immediate payment he may imprison the offender in the guardhouse of said town not exceeding thirty days. [Sidenote: Duties and powers of Mayor or Mayor pro tem.] SEC. XIII. Be it further enacted, That if at any time the office of Mayor or Councilman shall become vacant by death, resignation or otherwise, the members of the Council shall have the power to order an election to be held within thirty days thereafter to fill such [Illegible Text]. [Sidenote: Vacancies.] SEC. XIV. Be it further enacted, That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be, and the same are, hereby repealed. Approval Date: Approved December 20th, 1893. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA 1922 PART III.--CORPORATIONS TITLE I. Municipal Corporations. 1922 Vol. 1 -- Page: 598 Sequential Number: 198 Short Title: BOLTON CHARTER REPEALED Law Number: No. 355. Full Title: An Act to repeal an Act incorporating the Town of Bolton, Fulton County, Georgia. Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly and by the authority of same, it is hereby enacted, That the Act incorporating the Town of Bolton, State of Georgia, County of Fulton, approved December 20, 1893, as appears on pages 187 to 189 of the Acts of Georgia for the year 1893, be, and the same is hereby repealed. [Sidenote: Act of 1893 repealed.] Sec. 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed. Approval Date: Approved August 8, 1922. Galileo Bolton Legislation 1893 & 1922
 
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