The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-08
Proceedings of the City Council.
STATED MEETING.
Monday EUening, .4pril 4ih, 1912


Present,-R Eaton Keys, President; w Bar
nett, f A Jackson. M Allon, II Harrison, II
Cullen, Setectmen.
The Minutes Of the regular meeting Of the 7th
Of March were read and approved.
The committee on printing made the following
report, which was received:
The committee on printing beg leave to report
that they have ascertained from Mr. Stevens, that
he would do the printing of said Town for One
Hundred Dollars And as it is probable that the
Ordinances Of the Town will require thorough
revising and reprnting, would recommend to this
board the proPrety OF giving the same:
w BARNETT,
J NJ ALLEN.
On motion Of + A Jackson, seconded by NJ
Allen, il was resolved, that the committee APP
pointed at the last meeting TO assist the clerk to
close the old accounts standing on the books OF
the Corporation, which have been settled during
the administration Of former clerks, be allowed
further time to make their report.
On motion of w Barnett, seconded by Harrl-
son, il resolved that all ordinances relative to
the sale OF spir.uous, vinous or fermented liquors
previously passed be, and the same are hereby re-
Pealed.
ORDINANCE.
AN ORDINANCE restraining the sale OF vinous, spl-
rtuous or fermented liquors in Yazoo City.
Section /. BE IL ordained BY The President and
Seieetmen Of YasOO City, That it shall not be law
ful for any person or persons to retail any sprltu-
less than One Gallon-unless he or they shall hrst
obtain from the proper corporate authorities IL
cense for the same--and paying for such license
the sum of fifty dollars for twelve months, thirty
five dollars for six months and twenty dollars for
three months-wth the addition Of one dollar to
the clerk for issuing the same.
Sec. 2. find be IL further enGcled, That 1t any
person shall wish license to retail fermented Ii
quors only, he or they applying shall pay for the
same for - months, 90 doIlars-tor months, Is
doIlars-and for months, 10 dollars,-and to the
town clerk for issuing the same, one dollar.
Sec. 3. .4nd be Il further enacted, That any per-
son who shall violate either Of the foregoing ord-
nances, shall be subjected to a fine of Twenty
Dollars for each and every Offence-to be record
ed by warrant and execution, retunable forthwith
before the President with all costs OF uton.
The following accounts were presented and al
lowed the account Of Anderson e. Co. for S24
"a, for lumber; the account of N G Nye, of s.,
for presiding Judge at an election for Mayor and
Selectmcn, held on the 18th of February last; the
account Of l. Wyman, Of 81, for acting as clerk
On motion Of w Barnett, seconded by H Har-
ris0n, il
Resolved, That the owner or owners Of lots on
Main street, from the store Of Leavel & Evans up
TO the lot occupied by DR. Dorsey, be required, as
as the brick can be obtained, to pave the
same the usual width, excepting that portion Of
the same which has been paved with plank by the
corporation.
On motion Of Selectman Cullen, seconded by ]
w Barnett, il was
Resolved, That the committee on ordinances be
required to ascertain from some qualified person,
what sum the Ordinances of YazOo City, now in
force, can be revised and reported in proper form
for publication; and report at the next meeting
The board proceeded to the election of Town
Watch: whereupon, Mr. James Penny was unan-
mously elected Captain of the Town Watch for
the ensuing month.
On motion Of A Jackson, the meeting adjourn-
ed till Tuesday next, the 18th of April.
r. EATON KEYS, Pres't
G. ScHNEBLY, Clerk.