The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-03-22
Council Proceedings.
CALLED MEETING.


Present R. Eaton Keys presidents J. w. Bar
metz, w. ,. Lsako, H. HarTison, J. M. Allen, Nat
TIE meeting being called 10 order the minutes
Of the previous meeting were read and approved
Mr. h, Harrison from the Committee On Streets
and Nuiuances, made q report which was GU mo-
lion received.
On motion, w j LeaAo was allowed further
time % prepare The Ordinance requiring owners
Of cattle &C. % record their marks with the clerk
The following resolution was offered BY MAJ;
Perry, from the committee on Ordinances, ana
laid on the table fOr future actions
Received, That the fret section oithe Ordinance
regulating the compensation Of the Town Conee-
tor, be amended by striking out twelve ana NAH
per cent. and in lieu thereof inserting eight per
eentum on the amount % ali taxes by him collect
ed and paid into the town Treasury.
DrJ w Barnett offered abe following resolution
which was received and laid on the table for tu-
tufe acuon:
this Ordinance, The fees Of the Town Clerk shall
be reduced 20 two dollars and City cents Tor any
regular or called meetings.
On motion Of DR.. w Barnett, the Board then
proceed 70 elect an Assessor and Collector o.
Taxes and q Town Treasurer for the present ne
cal wear. which resulted In the choice OF X ny
VIM for Assessor and Collector, and Mopes
TIof for town Treasurer.
After which, the resolution reducing iho fees
OF the Assessor and Collector was called up and
adopted
The resolution TO reduce the fees Of the toWn
Clerk was also acted upon and lost
I'M Allen offered the following resolution
which was adOptedi
Resolved, That the committee on FINANCE o
reouired 20 ascertain from the Assessor and Col
leefor of taxes what amount he collected iron
the assr asuient handed hims and not collected b.
the former Assessor Of taxes.
The following resolution was offered by ID
w Barnett and adopted.
nd q
taxes be required to proceed and assess ell kin
Of taxable property In Yazoo City, and as soon q
said assessment is completed, that he return
copy Of the same 10 the town Clerk who shall
ne the Ordinance requires, charge the same
8he Assessor and Collector, and hle copy OF "a
assessment among the papers Of the corporation.
On motion Of w Barnett, the vote on the TesC
luton 70 reduce the fees Of the town clerk wa
rseonsidorod, and on being again put TO the Boar
was lost.
which was, on motion adopted:
Resolved, That q committee Of two be appoin
ed 20 receive and burn the scrip in possession
the Treasurer.-W hereupon, the President 81
pointed Messrs w Barnett and M Allen sal
committee.
Div Barnett offered the following resOlutio
which was, on motion, adOPtedi
Resolved, That the town constable require 4
owners Of lots, on such streets % he may coDsd'
requires IT, 10 put in, forthwith, good and substai
tiat CUTTERS sufficiently large "a conduct the watt
which passes along said streets; and that 90 muC
of Section Of an Ordinance requiring owners
property in Yazoo City to pave in front Of sal
streets. as conflicts with this resolution, be an
the same is hereby repeated.
A cert cate Of II Lewis, for serving as clsr
Of election, for s. 90 was presented and Above
DIR WI Leake's acct for attendance on PaupeT
was presented and referred to the committee 9
accounts.
On moaon the meeting adiourneJ.
R. EATON> KEYS, PREs'F
"a p. WILLIAMS, CPk.