The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-03-17
Yazoo city, March II, 1913.
Proceedings of the City Council.
REGULAR MEETING, March 6, ls43.

Proceedings OF the City Council.
REGULAR MEETING, March 6, ls43.
Present-R. E. Keys, Pres't: Selectmeu, ]. w.
Barnett, +. w. Quackenboss, J. w. Fuqua, H.
Harrison.
The minutes of the previous meeting we're read
and approved.
F. w Quackenboss from the COMMITTEES on
S;reeis and Nusances, offered the following reso
luton, which was adopted
Resolved, That the Committee on Streets and
Nulsances have such further time 10 report as
they may deem necessary.
On motion of Ssectman Barnett, it was
Resolved, That the Committee on Finance and
Printing be allowed further time to make their
report.
seIectman Barnett offered the following resO-
luton whichiwas adopted.
Resolved, That Committee of three be an
pointed, by the President, to examine the accoun,
ot the late Assessor and Collector, and report "a
this Boaru on Tuesday the 18th inst the state Of
his account for the years T84i and 1870
WhereuPon the President appointed Messrs
Harrison, Barnett and Quacken6oss said commit.
tee.
On motion, the Board adjourned.
R. EATON KEYS. Pres't.
C. ScHNEBLY, Clerk. IS
CALLED MEETING, March IA, 1913
Present, R. EATON KEYS, President-J M
| Allen, J. w Barnett, J. w Fuoua.J a Stevans
| +. w. Quackenboss, and H. Harrison. Selectmen
+. w. Quac kenboss, from the Special Commit
'ee' appointed at the last meeting examine the
account OF James Penny, late Assessor and Col
lectOr, made report, which was received.
+. w. Quackenboss, from the Committee ON
Streets and Nuisances, made a report, which was
on motion, received.
J. w Barnett and J. M Allen, from the Com
mlttee on Printing, made report, which was, on
| morton, received.
w Barnett offered the following Ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE to regulate Kino Tables.
Resolved, That the following shall be the rate
OF laXes imposed on AinO Tables: For twelve
months SlOO, tor SIX months S75, for & months
S4O: provided, that no tax shall be issued for
less time than three months. And in all cases
the Clerk shall be allowed Sd 90 for issuing the
License. -
Any lntraction on The above Ordinance shall be
unable IN any sum not exceeding $50 90 or less
than $50 90, TO be recovered by Warrant and
EXECUTION, with costs, returnable forthwith.
The question on the adoption OF the above Or
dlnance having been put, w Quackenboss de-
manded the yeas and nays, which were ordered
and resulted as follows:
Yeas-MesSrs Stevens, Barnett, Allen and Har-
lFison' q. Nays-Messrs. Quack enboss Fuqua, g.
30 the Ordinance was passed.
The following accounts were presented and
allowed; an account Of J A Stevens for 80 do!-
lars, an acct OF DR. w Barnett for 10 dollars an
acct OF Paul O'Harra for q dollars
w Quackenboss offered the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the President be authorised to
issue notification, that sealed proposals will be
received at his Office for the space of ten days for
the purpose of having repairs made on the Bridge
over Main street, as plated In the report Of
the Street Committee.
On motion the Board adjourned.
r. EATON KEYS, President.
II. HARRISON, Clerk, pro ten.