The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-06-21

men oil Yazoo City, Thai az owners q eai-
re. eheep, swine goats and every oiher
animarequifed by law 70 be marked OF brane-
ed, be lequired file with The Town Clerk
an accuTale descfipiion 81 bic, her or theK
mark or brand
Be i further Ordained. That If any per-
500 o. persons neglect or refuse 10 comply
with the above Ofdinane, within twenty
DAYS from the passage Lhereof such person
er persons shall, on conviction thereof before
the Mayor, be suhjec 10 fine of not less
than 1--WE nor more than twenty dollars.
Be it further Ordained, Thai every person
or persons applying TO the Clerk 10 have his.
her or their mark u brand recorded. shall
Paysaid Clerk one dollar for recording me
same.
Dr.W Leake's account for attendance on
paupers, laid over at the last meeting, was,
on motion Of ] III Allen, allowed for $50.
| The following Ordinance, reperteeeby Dr..
| J w Barnett, was on motion adopted.
AN ORDINANCE.
Be il Ordained by The President and Select
men, That from and after the passage of this
! Ordinance, all taxable properly shall be as
sessed at the following rate:
4 Upon all real estate Tax Of 81 IL cents on
| every hundred dollars.
Upon all personal property 81 10 cents on eve
ry hundred dollars.
Upon the sales of all produce, groceries and arr
,icles usual to Grocery and Produce stores, tux
of 80 cents every hundred dollars sold.
Upon all Dry goods tax Of 81 l-2 cents on eve
~ hundred dollars sold.
Upon all practising Physicians tax Of ten dol
lars.
Jpn all practising Attorneys al law a tax often
dollars
Upon all pistols and Bowie-knlves tax of ten
dollars each.
Upon all gold watches, clocks and pianos tax
of per centunt.
UPou all pleasure carriages TAX of 81 on each
wheel
And in all cases The Assessor Of Taxes
shall require The stssment to be given in
under cath, and ali Ordinances or parts of
Ordinance, resolutions. &c. conflicting with
the previrions o. this Ordinance shall be and
are repealed.
The committee appointed by the Board to
destroy the Post Notes and Tickets of the
town in the hands of Treasurer, reported
that they had received from Moses T. Hoff,
, Town Treasurer, the sum of S547s in Post
, Notes and Tickets and burned them agreea-
bic to instructions.
On motion the report was received.
DR.. w Barnett introduced an Ordinance
TO tax brokers and dealers in exchange, also
an Ordinance taxing Taverns and PubIic
boarding Houses both OF which, on motion
ofW J Leak, were laid on the table till next
c tmeeting.
I M Allen presented petition from Mr..
!. George Hahn, praying TO have Bayou and
Il Mound Streets filled up at their junction so
as to prevent the water running down said
E streets from injuring his house situated on
q the corner Of said street, which, on motion
: was laid on the table :iiI irregular meeting.
On melton of DR. w Barnett, VIM E Iueh,
Esq, was employed by the Board to give lin
wfiting) his opinion, at the next meeting,
Fl relatiVetc the right Of the board TO tax Bank
Stock held in TOW n -
On motion of Mr.. Allen, Mr. r NJ VIM
Z was appointed Captain OF the Town Watch
d for one month.
y On motion otDr Barnett, the Assessor and
= Collector was authorized TO proceed imme.
diately to collect the taxes assessed by him
The following resolution was offered by
DR. J W barnett, and adopted
ResoLred, That The AS. eesor and Collector
of Faxes be authorized to pledge the Take:
Ter one year on the lots in the corporation o.
Yazoo City for which no owners can be
found provided the true name and owner Of
earh LOT in town be furnished in a book tc
: be kept fer the future use OF the GARD.
Clark's account for work done on Streeu
OF and the Lridge was presented and referred
le 10 the commiltee on accounts.
,e On motion the meeting adionrued.
IN R.EATON KEYS, PREsT.
JAS. P. WILLIAMS. Cl'k.