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The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-03-19
Proceedings Of the City Council.

CtQeeQ Mecgelgs l40fCB ISL 4o44s
Present, q. d. GrBRs, President, pro. tenn.
--Hessrs j. "A. Stevens, J. ". Barnett and
J.. Wallace, Selectmen.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The account Of Paul o'Hara presented
at the last stated meeting, amounting to
$S0I so, was On motion allowed.
The account Of ] s.. Wallace for making
3 coffin for amounting to $50 %
was. on motion allowed.
The following Ordinances were, on motion
Of y. w. BaEnett, adopted.
..sa.s. An Ordinance
Entitled eAn Ordinance 20 REGULATE Drafts
and Licenses.
Bea Ordained 81 tke Presideut and Sc
lecfnisn of YiazoO City, That il shall be the
duty Of tie City Clerk toopen accounts with
each and ever officer and other persons who
may have claims against the Corporation Of
Yazoo City, OF upon whom the Corporation
may have claims.
Bet further ordained, That the Assessor
and Collectol Of taxes 50 soon as he shall
have made and completed his assessions,
shall hand true copy to the Clerk, who
shall charge the gross amount to him; and
that said Assessor and Collector shall be re-
quired to hand all monies collected 70 the
CLERK, for which amounts he shall be credi-
ted: ProDiaed, he shall Be required to set
tie once every quarter.
BE e fi,rtber ordained, That when any
individual wishes % obtain license for any
purpose, be shall cali upon the Town Con-
stable for The same, and pay suchsnm as the
Ordinance may require. The Town Con-
stable shall give an order on the Clerk, who
shalIissue the license and charge the same
20 the Town Constable.
Bet further ordained, That all orders on
The Treasurer shall Be drawn b the CLERK,
and cpunteIsigned By the President
An Ordinance
Entitled An Ordinance Assessing Wharf
age on Steamboats,
Be.it ordained BIZ The President and Sc
lectaea of YaSOo Citg, That the wharfage
% al Steamboats, shall BE Il The following
fafes:-A boat Of one hundred ions burden,
or less, shall pay for each trip. The sum Of
-Four Dollars; over one hnndrsd and less
than three hundred tons, Sir Dollars; over
three hundred tons, Eight Dollars. Pack.
els between this and VicksbuEg shall pay
per trip, Two Dollars.
0nmotion Of g. p. Gibbs,
an Ordinance
Eatifled An Ordinance 70 amend an OFdi-
nance. entitled An Ordinance for Lii
censing Carts, Wagons, Days and for
other purposes
BE q ordained 81 he President and Sc
1ecf Hazoo City, ThatfFon and after
the passaga 81 this Ordnance, 81 persons
uishinr d expose Tor sale any goods, wares
Ind merchandise, aiter The annual assess.
msnt. shall apply @ The Assessor and Col
lecloF, and furnish. under palh. statement
az he value 81 Bis enehandize. e there u
0ger elk months 80 run % che next annual
assessment. they shall pay & The Fale of
thirly-fve cents foT every hundred dollars
il there IS more Than three and ess than Six
months Sc run, they shall pay AZ GEE rate of
twenty cents loE eVcrg hundred dollars; and +
II lee. thin three monihs shall pag at the
rate oE elfs and aal cen toI every hun-
dEeq dollars. = And ID 3 j css, where lhs
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NOTICE.

+ ne March Term u The Probate Court
Of Yazoo, Administration of Joshua
q. Mcdonald. deceased, shall present 81
account current lof settlement and allow
ance.
@. 9. 1cD0N AID, Admin'r.
EebIual, q 1871. 81.
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Dissolution Of Copartnersllip.
M partnership heretofore existing be-
tween Gle subscribers, under tie firm
of "A. Hall g Co, Wos dissolved by mutual
consent this taY. ALpHERD HALL
w g. KELLOGG.
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An Ordinance

Regulating The Fees Of the WharEmastef
and Assessor and Collector.
BE itOrdained by tie lresident and Sc.
Eecl1,en of Ya1oo Gin, That IN future The
WhaEf.master shall Be- allowed twenty pei
cent on I'll monies be may collect from
steam, or other boats; and that the Assessor
and Collector be allowed twelve and halt
per cent on al tax he may collect.
On motion of @. ID. Gibbs, the following
Resolution was adopted;
ResOIUed. That the Assessor and Col
lector be authorized to receipt 70 those who
have exposed merchandise 10 public sale
since the last annual assessment, for one
half Of the sum whichis due; and that the
CLERK issue license upon said receipt. Pro.
cided, That those who have not been as
sessed for payment Of street tax, shall pay il
addition the sum Eve dollars.
On motion Of ]. w. Barnett:
ResoIped, That the Assessor and Collect
81 Be required to proceed as soon as practi-
cable, 10 make full assessment Of all the
property, persons, merchandise and other ar
ticIes liable to taxation in Yazoo City, on the
FIRST day Of March, and return true copy
TO the Clerk.
Resolped, That the holders Of drafts
drawn on. the Treasurer, be requested to
present them to the City Clerk for settle
ment, and that this resolution be published
one month.
ResoIUed, That @. D. Gibbs be permitted
70 pay his corporation tax in work on Broad
way, near his residence.
@. d. GIBBS, President pro. tenn.
d. w. NKE, Secretary.
Yazoo City, March 5, ls4l. 34-4t
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street tax has ncl been assessed, they shall
pay n addition the sum Of Eve dollars
And upon paying, a. il this Ordinance d.
rocied, the Assessor and Collector. And
upon The applicant presenting the Assessor
and COLLECTORS receipt, the Clerk shall issue
bis license. Any one offering lis merchan-
die without procuring license, shall suffer
the penalties prescribed il tho 18th Section
ST the above entitled Ordinance.
Nothing herein contained shall Be 60 con-
slEued Is TO require tax for Materials held
81 mechanic FOR tie purpose d manu-
factuFe.
ny
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NOTICE.

WyHE copartnership heretofore existing
between the undersigned, undo. the
Arm ofNUGENT, TURPIN 6 WATT, in
New Orleans. and TURPIN, WATT & co,
at Grand Gulf, Mississippi, is this day dssol-
we'd BY mutual consent. The unsettled busi-
ness Of the houses will be attended to by
Richard Nugent, III New Orleans, and r.
IN. Turpin and Hugh Watt, at Grand Gulf,
who are authorized to use the names Of the
respective firms for the purposes of liquida-
ton only.
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Commercial Bank Of NIancaestcr,l
YAzoo CRY, lst Oct, I840.S
u mis- BANK is buying Bills on M. Orleans at
short sight, for which payment will be made
in the notes Of the New-O Orleans Banks.
]. J. HUGHES, Cashier.
October LIST, 1910 I2-tf
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FUN REINI
yEE plantation in this county formerly
occupied aud cultivated BY J . R. Creecy,
on the road from Yazoo City 10 Benton.
TO good and careful tenant the rent will
be noderate. It's advantages are TOO we'll
known to require description. Apply to
G. IS. CRANE, Receiver,
AppOinted BE- the Hon. Court of Ckancery.
January lst, i64I 25-H
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NOTTCE.

N1E subscribers have entered into CO.
partnership here and in New Orleans
COMMISSION BUSINESS. The firm in
this city will be McALIsTER, WATSON 81 CO.,
and ID New Orleans, DUNcANs, MCAIIsTER
- Co.
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#se A44lkNAA - a Al04Ns
Natchez, July I, 1910. July 24-3-4t
~ The Natchez Free Trader, Vicksburg
Wing, Southern Sun, Grand Gulf Advert
ser, Yazoo Wing, Woodville Republican and
Fayette Advertiser, viii publish the above
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For sale, on Consignment.
Oh KEGS WHITE LEAD, BIZ
FIIQuA & ADAMS
February ~. 32-t, Loager Landiag.
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MAIlII.IlA BAGGING.

HNHE high price demanded for Kentucky
Bagging has induced the undersigned
70 procure . supply Of Gunny Bags made Of
Manila Bagging for the purpose Of supply
ing their customers. The difference in the
price is very great, and experience has pro-
ven thai the article which is now offered
will answer al the purposea Of the best
Kentucky Bagging. ii large loE on hand
and for sale BY M. B. HAMER q Co.
.YazoO City, Oct 9, 1880. 12-tf.
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RICHARD NUGENT
r. w. TURPIN
HUGH WATT
L. 4 1QAn o.
NeW orleans, July / 1910 !

THE undersigned tlate Of the Il Ia Of Nu-
gent, Turpin q Waltz has taken into part-
nership Mr.. Alfred n. Hopkins, Of this city,
and viii continue the Commission Business
under the firm of NUGENT, HOPKINS a
co.
RICHARD NUGENT.
New Orleans, July 1. 1910 7-3m.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the under
l ' Sighedhas obtained fromthe County Court
of Pike county Missouri, letters Of admin
istration on the estate of James Bradford. late
OF said county deceased, hearing date the
list day of February l84I. All persons, there
fore. having claims against said estate, are
requested to exhibit them for allowance,
within one year after the date Of said letters,
or theymay be %precluded from any benefit
of said estate, and if not exhibited within
three years from said date they will be forev-
er barred.
Said James Bradford deceased, wa about
six feet and two inches high, of a sandy con
plexion. spare person; is supposed to have
been fifty years old Tor upwards was born
and bred in York District, South Carolina,
hid resided in this comfy about fifteen years,
anddied on Salt River, about the first OF
November last: at the house of James Love,
and his estate has been appraised at the
sum of one hundred and twenty FIVE dollars,
and twenty five cents.
JAMES T.. BRADLEY. Adnr.
, 1841-06-05
Y.
THE LAST TEAR II
pF ROBERT JoSsELFN

nr ROBERT JossELEN
The h, tear shed was the war" one ''a'
A, | kissied thee, dear mother, and babe thee
farewell;
When | saw the deep anguish impressed on
thy face,
And felt, for the last time, q mothers EN-.
brace;
And heard thy choked accents, inpassioned
and wild,
God bless thee forever, God bless thee, my
child!
though. OF my boyhood, thy kindness to
me,
When younges, and dearest, sat on thy
knee;
or thy love TO me ever so fondly expressed,
AsIg grew up to manhood, unconscious how
best;
OF ,hv praises when right, and they child
incs when wrong,
While wayward with passions unyle!ding
and strong.
thought of thy counsels, unheeded or spur.
ned, ,
As mir,h had enlivened or anger had burned,
And how. when by sickness all e lPless | lay
Thou didst nurse me and sooth Inc by night
and by dav:
How much Ihad been both thy sorr"w and
iov,
And my feelings o'eraowed, and | wePt like
q boy.
Years, years of endurance have vanished
and now
There is pain in my heart, there is care oil
my brow;
The visions of Hope and Of Fancy are gone
And careless | travel LIES pathway alone;
Alone! ave, alone, though some kind one
there be,
The are none here to love me, 10 love M
like thee.
Ny mother, dea: mother, cold-hearted the!
deem
Thy offspring, but oh! | am not what seem
Though, camly and fearless, all changes
bear,
Could they look in my bosom, THE FEELIS
is THERE! .
And now, sad and lonely, as memory recall
The blessing at parting, again the tear fall:
HOLLY SPRINGS, Mi. Jan. 81, 164l.
, 1841-06-05
STATE OF MISSOURI

STATE co "r m or P1sr. IS 10
In the Circuit Court, of the Term of March, to
wit; on the 18th day of March, ls41.
Moan BrAsLEr' Plaintiff Petition in debt.
JOHN BoorHr, Defendant. by Attachment,
A nd now at this day comes the said Plant.
IA if by A. II BUcKNER, ESQ.,, his attorney
and it appearing to the satisfaction of the
court, that the said Defendant is not a resi-
dent of, or residing within this State, land
he cannot be summoned); Therefore ON
motion Of the said Plaintiff by his said at
torney, 1t is ordered that the said Defendant
be notified that an action of debt hath been
commenced against him by the said Plaintiff,
and that an attachment hath been issued
against his estate; for the sum of t~wenty.one
dollars and seventy eight cents, besides in
terest and cost,) directed to the Sheriff Of
said county of Pike, who hath attached all
the right. title and interest of said Defend
ant, of. in and 70 the following real estate, to
wit: the North West quarter of section six
in township fifty three north, Of range one
west, and the North East quarter OF Sec
ton one in township fifty three north o!
range two west, in said county Of Pike, as
appears by his return endorsed on said writ;
and that unless YOU the said defendant shall
enter your appearance herein at the next
term of our said Circuit Court, which will be
begun and held at the Courthouse in Bow
ling-Green. within and for our said county
of Pike. on the fourth monday Of June next,
and on OF before the third day of said Term,
plead to TIE said Plaintiffs action, Judgment
will be rendered against you by default. and
the property attached as aforesaid, sold to
satisfy the same. And it is further ordered
by the court. that copy of this order, be
published for four week successfully, in some
newspaper printed in this State, the last in
~sertion to be at least thirty days before the
commencement of the next term of this
court, until which said term this cause is
continued. A true copy of the record.
~ In testimony whereof |, NJ. ].
( seal. : Moves, Clerk, have hereunto set
vi my hand and affixed the seal of
said court, at office. this 18th day of March,
in the year of our Lord, 1841.
NJ. ]. Moves, Clerk.
, 1841-06-05
STATE OF SOURI,

STATE OF MISSOURI. s..
County of Pike.
In the Circuit Court, of the Term Of March, to
wit, on the 18th day of March, ls4l.
THOMAS D. Parton, Plaintiff Petition in debt, by
Rru.ss SMILEY. Defendant. ! Attachment.
A ND now at this day comes the said Plaintn oy
N hi. attorney, and it appearing to the satisfaction
of tbe court, that the said Defendant Is not a resident
of or residing within the said State, (and that he
canno, be summoned.) Therefore on motion oil 'aid
Plaintiff by his said attorney. 1t 10 ordered ny the
court that th. said Defendant be notified that an
| action of debt hath been commenced against him
by the said Plaintiff, and that an attachment hath
been issued against his estate, for the sum OF three
hundred dollars (bcsides Interest and costs) direc-
ted to the Sheriff Of said county Of Pike, who hath
attached the following real estate, to wit; lot NO.
sixteen (l6) in Block No. ten (lW IN tie Town or
Paynesville in said county, and also a certain lot Of
parcel Of ground adjoining said Town, bounded as
follows, to wit: Beginning at a stone, on the base line
of the Town plot at the North west corner OF lot
sixteen aforesaid. Thence running south 6eo. w.
twenty two poles to a stone, Thence >. quo w
eige,een polrs--Thence N. $50 f. twenty poles and
twelve links to the South corner Of lot nfore'aid-
| Thence South 600. twelve poles to the beginning, a'
sppear by hi. return endorsed on said writ: and
that unless YOU the said defendant shall enter your
appearance herein, at The next Term OF our court
which will be begun and held, at the Court House
in Bowling. Greeu, within and for our said county oil
Pike, on the fourth Monday Of June next, and on
or before the ,hrrd day Of the said Term, plead TO
the said Plaintiffs action, Judgment will be render
ed against you by default, and the property attached
a, aforesaid. sold to satisfy the same. And its fur
Their ordered by the Court. that n copy Of this orde'
he published for four week, excessively. IN some
( newspaper printed in thi. State. the last insertion t.
be ct least thirty days before the commencement n
the next Term of the court, until which said Term
this cause is continued. A true copy Of the record
~ In withes. whereof l., " J. Noyrs
seal. CLERK, have herennto set my hand and hfhHe'
~ the seal Of said Court, ut Office this lIti
of March. ls4l.
March 21.-St. NJ. J. MOVES. Clerk.
, 1841-06-05
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A. +. TRAINER, has the pleasure To announce
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Dec. 5, 1910.