The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-12
Proceedings q De City council.

1f0ce6ulng6 OF the Nlby AOulcil.
Stated Mcetiag, March Isl, 1871
Present, @. ID GIBns, President, pro. tenn.
--AIessrs. j. IA. Stevens, j. w. Barnett and
i. s.. Wallace, Selectmen.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The account of Paul OiHarra presented
81 the last stated meeting, amounting to
@SOI 80, was on motion allowed.
The account of j. s. Wallace for making
was, on motion allowed.
The following Ordinances were, on motion
of ]. w. Barnett, adopted.
An Ordinance
Entitled ian Ordinance to regulate Drafts
and Licenses
Bet Ordained BIZ tie President and Sc
lectmen of YGsoo City, That il shall be the
duty of the City Clerk toopen accounts with
each and every officer and otherpe who
lmay have claims against the Corporation Of
4 Yazoo City, or upon whom the Corporation
i may have claims.
Be 1t further ordained, That the Assessor
and Collector of taxes so soon as he shall
have made and completed his assessions,
shall hand true copy 10 the Clerk, who
: shall charge the gfoss amount to him; and
that said Assessor and Collector shall be re-
CURED to hand all monies collected to the
Clerk, for Which amounts he shall be credl-
ted; Provided, he shall be required to set
tie once every quarter.
Be It further ordained, That when any
individual wishes to obtain license for any
, purpose, he shall call upon the Town Con-
, stable for the same, and pay such sum as the
/, Ordinance may require. The Town Con
. stable shall give an order on the Clerk, who
shall issue the license and charge the same
TO the Town Constable.
Bet further ordained, That all orders or
the Treasurer shall be drawn By the Clerk
and countersgned By the President.
An Ordinance
: Entitled "An Ordinance Assessing Wharf
age on Steamboats,
Be 1t ordained BIZ the President and Sc
! Iecsmen of Yazoo City, That the Wharfage
on all Steamboats, shall be at the following
rates:--A boat Of one hundred tons burden
6 or less, shall pay for each trip, the sum
|. Four Dollars; over one hundred and les
> than three hundred tons, Six Dollars; owe
Z three hundred tons, Eight Dollars. Pack
: cts between this and Vicksburg shall pa
: per trip, Two Dollars.
On motion Of @. D.. Gibbs,
I'll An Ordinance
5. Entitled tan Ordinance to amend an Ord
n nance,n entitled "An Ordinance for =
q. censing Carts, Wagons, Drays, and f
Oh other purposes. ss.~a
0. Be It ordained By the President and s
20 Iectmen Of Yasoo City, ThattTom and att
i'd the passage of this Ordinance, all persol
IS wishing to expose for sale any goods, war
1T and merchandise, after the annual asses
a. Ement, shall apply to the Assessor and &C
u lector, and furnish, under oath. stateme
Sc of the value of his merchandise. Il there
he over six months to run to the next anllu
assessment, they shall pay at the rate
Ithirty-five cents for every hundred dollaI
st. lif there is more than three and less than 5
= months 10 run, they shall pay at the rate
- Twenty cents for every hundred dollars; a.
if less than three months, shall pay at 4
nd rate of twelve and half cents for every hu
i dred dollaTs.-And in all cases, where I
,se street tax has not been assessed, they sh
,gh nav in addition the sum of five dollars.
at And upon paying, as in this Ordinance
has ERECTED. the Assessor and Collector.--A
slupon tho applicant presenting the Asses;
Md and Collectors receipts the clerk SHAH iss
EST his license. Any one offering his merchs
Nm die without procuring license, shall sui
and the penalties prescribed in the 18th Sect
san Of the above entitled Ordinance.
M Nothing herein contained shall be 50 g
;,a strued as TO require tax for materials b
red by mechanic for the purpose Of maj
Oh. factnre.
now On Motion of w Barnett:
pom An Ordinance
If if Regulating the Fees Of the Wharf-masl
lese and Assessor and Collector.
nda- Be Il ordained by the President and
lily, Iectmen of YasoO City, That in future
k TO WharE-master shall be allowed twenty
and cent on all monies he may collect +
re- steam, or other boats; and that the Asse:
reds and Collector be allowed twelve and
y arr per cent on all tax he may collect.
IL IS On motion Of @. D. Gibbs, the follow
Balm Resolution was adopted:
J the ResoIDed, That the Assessor and
per lector be authorized 10 receipt to those
have exposed merchandise 10 public
.erve -. ~, loat annual aqanesnenf for