The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-07-05
Council Proceedings.
CALLED MEETING
JUNe 10. is

JUNE ~ 1914.
Present, r. EAroN Keys, Pres,dent-I
W Harnelt, ]. M. Allen, W. j Leake and
n. Perry, Selecimen.
The meeting being called to order, the
minutes Of the last meeting were read and
The following Ordinance which was laid
Oh the table for action at this meeting, en-
nntIen OF " J. Leake, as adopted.
AN ORDINANCE.
lie Ordained by the PIesid nv and Select
men of Iazoe City, That all ewr ers Of cali
tie, sheer. swine, goats. ana every ODE
q NAL required by law 10 he marked CT tla. d.
ID, he eqaired TO file it'll The Town Clerk
an accurate description of his, her or their
mark or brand.
be il further Ordained, Thar if any per-
son or persons neglect or refuse TO comply
with the above Otdinane, within twenty
days from the passage thereof sach person
or persons shall, on conviction thereof before
the Mayor. be sahjec TO a fine of not less
THAI five nor more than twenty dollars
Be it further Ordained, Thai every ppTson
or persons apply ing to the Clerk TO have his,
her or their mark )r brand recorded, shall
pay said Clerk one dollar for recording the
same.
Dr.W Leake's account for attendance on
lPaupers, laid over at the last meeting, was,
on motion Of ] III Allen, allowed for $50.
The following Ordinance, reporte6'b by DR..
| J w Barnett, was on motion adopted.
AN ORDINANCE.
| Be il Ordained by the President and Selec.-
men, That from and after the passage of This
Ordinance, all taxable properly shall be as
sessed at the following rate:
Upon all real estate a Tax OF 81 I-2 cents on
every hundred dollars.
Upon all personal property 81 l-9 cents on eve
ry hundred dollars.
Upon the sales of all produce, groceries and ar
ticles usual TO Grocery and Produce stores tux
Of 80 cents every hundred dollars sold.
Upon all Dry goods tax of 81 10 cents on eve-
~ hundred dollars sold
Upon all practising Physicians tax Of ten dol
lars.
dollars.
Upon all pistols and Bowie-knlves tax of ten
dollars each.
Upon all gold watches, clocks and pianos tax
of per centum.
Upon all pleasure carriages TAX of 81 on each
wheel.
And in all cases the Assessor Of Taxes
shall require the assessment to be given in
under oath, and all Ordinances or parts Of
Ordinances, resolutions, &c. conflicting with
the prOvirions of this Ordinance shall be and
are repealed.
The committee appointed BY the Board TO
destroy the Post Notes and Tickets Of the
i Il
that they had received from Moses I. BofF.
Town Treasurer, the sum of S547 in Post
| Notes and Tickets and burned them apreea.
| bic to instructions.
On motion the report was received.
DR.. w Barnett introduced an Ordinance
to tax brokers and dealers in exchange. slso
an Ordinance taxing Taverns and Public
Boarding Houses. beth OF which, on mellon
ofW J Leak, were laid on The table till next
meeting.
| M Allen presented petition from MIR.
George Hahn, praying 10 have Bayou and
Mound Streets filed up at their junction, SO
as to prevent the water running down said
streets from injuring his house situated on
the corner of said street, which, on motion,
was laid on the table sill nextregular meeting.
On melton of DR. J w Barnett, VIM E Tueb.
EFq., was employed by the Board TO give lin
writing) his opinion, at the next messing,
relative to the right OF the Board to tax Bank
Stock hold in town.
On motion of Mr.. Allen, Mr. R NJ VIM
was appointed Captain of the Town Watch
| for one month.
On motion of Dr. Rarneu. ahe Assessor and
Collector was authorized 70 proceed imme
diaiely to collect the taxes assessed by him.
/ The following resolution Wa offered bv
| DR. ] w Karneu, and adop1ed
Re ofUed, Thai. the eesor| and Collector
Of Taxes be authorized liedge the Taxes
fer one year on tbs lots ia the corporation Of
Yazoo City for which no owners can be
.ound provided the true name and owner OF
each lot in town be furnished in a book TO
4 be kept for the future uRe eff the oard.
Clark's account for work done on Streets
and the fridge was presented and referred
to the committee on accounts.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
REATON KEYS, PREs,T.
Jas. P. WILLfAMS. Cfk.
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