The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-03-15
Council Proceedings.
CALLED MEETING.
March 8, I84


Present R. Eaton Keys president, ]. w. Bar
nett, w ]. Lsake, H. Harrison, ]. NJ Allen, Nat.
Perry, Seleetmen.
The meeting being called to order the minutes
Of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Mr.. H. Harrison from the Committee on Streets
and Nuisances, made report which was, on mo-
ton received.
On motion, w Leake was allowed further
time to prepare the Ordinance requiring owners
of cattle &c. to record their marks with the clerk
The following resolution ives offered by Nat.
Perry, from the committee on Ordinances, and
laid on the table for future action:
Resolved, That the first section offhe Ordinance
regulating the compensation of the Town Collec-
tor, 0e amended by striking cut twelve and half
per cent, and IN lieu thereof inserting eight per
ccntum the amount Of ali taxes by hfpn collect
ed and paid into the town Treasury.
DR. ] w Barnett offered the following resolution
which was received and laid the table for fu-
ture acnon:
Resolved, That from and after the passage Of
this Ordinance, the fees of the Town Clerk shall
be reduced to two dollars and fifty cents for any
regular or called meetings.
On motion OF DR.. Nv Barnetts the Board then
proceed TO elect an Assessor and Collector Of
Taxes and Town Treasurer for the present fis-
cal year, which resulted in the choice of R M
VIM for Assessor and Collector, and Moses It
Hoff fer town Treasurer.
After which; the resolution reducing the fees
OF the Assessor aud Collector was called up and
adopted
The resolution to reduce the fees Of the town
Clerk was also acted upon and lost.
J NJ Allen offered the following resolution
which was adoptsd
Resolved, That the committee on Finance be
required to ascertain from the Assessor and Col
lector of taxes what amount he collected from
the assessment handed him. and not collected bv
the former Assessor Of taxes.
The following resolution was offered by DR.
J w Barnett and adopted
Resolved, That the Assessor and Collector of
taxes be required to proceed and assess all kind
Of taxable property In Yazoo City. and as soon as
said assessment is completed, that he return 3
copy of the same to the town Clerk who shall,
as the Ordinance requires, charge the same to
the Assessor and Collector, and file copy of the
assessment among the papers of the corporation.
On motion OF w Barnett, the vote on the reso-
luton to reduce the fees of the town clerk was
reconsidered, and on being again put the Board,
was lost.
DrJ w Barnett offered the following resolution
which was, on motion adopted:
Resolved, That committee of two be appoint
ed to receive and burn the scrip in possession Of
the Treaaurer--W hereupon, the President al.
pointed Messrs ] W Barnett and NJ Allen said
committee.
DrJ w Barnett offered the following resolution
which was, on motion, adopted;
Resolved, That the town constable reauire n :.
owners OF lots, on such streets as he NAV consider
requires it, to pup in, forthwith, good and spbsfan
tia CUTTERS, sufficiently large to conduct the water
which passes along said streets and that 50 rorcb
OF Section | 81 an Ordinance requiring owners oS
properly ID 1azoo City TO pave in front Of said
streets, as conflicts with this resolution. be and
the sanno is hereby repealed.
"A cert cate of III g Lewis, for serving as clerk
Of election, for So 00aEas presented and allowed.
DR. w Laake's acct for attendance on paupers,
yas presented and referred 20 the committee on
accounts.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
R. EATON Keys, PREssr.
JAS. p WILLIAMS. Cpk.