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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1897
Page
2
Johnson City adopts a comprehensive charter detailing mayor and aldermen powers including law enforcement, taxation, education, court duties, street work, and public finance. It assigns recorder responsibilities, town seal custody, tax collection, purchasing controls, and procedural rules for elections and municipal processes.
Gov. Taylor advised the Memphis branch of the Constitutional League that he will not issue a proclamation for the constitutional convention election under the 1806 extra session act. His secretary said calling the convention while Turney refused and while bills are pending would be improper. In Charleston W V a city election gave Democrats a full slate with two council seats not won by Democrats. TE Evans Tennessee native urged as likely new commissioner of pensions in Washington.
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