The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-09-11

CORPORATION PROCEEDINGS.
MAYORS OFFICE, CLINTON, La, |,
September y. 1858. {


September o. 1858.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: II. u. Chase Mayor G. w. Munday By.
thcl Haynes. and J. G. Kilbourne, Aldermen.
Absent lIardcc and Herman, Aldermen.
Be il Ordained by the Mayor and Board Of Alder.
men, That the Propricors of all Stores shops, cor
fee houses or drinking shops shall cease to do busi.
nces ON Sunday between the hours of TO- O'Clock A.
and IL O'Clock +. Mcithcr with their doors open or
closed
That this ordinance shall not apply to Apothecarcs
or Druggists except for the sale of sprituous liquors
That for every violation of this ordinance Of.
fender shall pay file of not less than ten or more
thah fifty dollars and stand committed until the Ane
shall be paid
The above ordinance to take effect from and after
its passage
and pistols In the corporation, and the ordinance In
relation to card rooms be repnblishcd and that the
same be enforced from aId after this date.
SIC. /. BE II Ordained by the Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen, of the Town Of Clinton. That any person
firing any gun, pistol within the corporate limits
of the Town of Clinton, shall be subject to fine not
exceeding five dollars. at the discretion Of the Mayor
Pr0ridd, That this ordinance shall not extend to mil
itary companies parade.
SEC. BE IL Ordained by the Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen of the Town of Clinton, That from and af.
ter the prUmu cation Of this ordinance, all keepers OF
houses or rooms in which games y, cards aplaycd
for money for any substance being the representa-
tive Of money. shah pay an annual tax of Fifty Dol
lars to the Treasurer Of the Town Of Clinton for ~.
ccnsc Ia Keep said house or room.
SIC. 2 Bel further Ordained, &c, That ii shall
not be- lawful for any person keeping, or wishing to
keep house room in which games a Cards are or
are TO he played for money for any material sub
STAGE being the representative Of money, without
having first obtained license from the Mayor for ~
doing under penalty of not less than Ten nor more
Than Fifty Dollars ipr each offence.
See. 3. Be il further Ordained Ne, That The May.
or shall not issue the license as aforesaid in the first
section hereof until the applicant shall have present
ed petition therefor, sgncdhy Ten respectable house.
holders living within The limits Of III" town pf Clinton
and furnished to the Mayor his bond for the sum of
Five Hundred dollars with good aud sufficient seeur
ty. conditioned that said applicant shall keep au.
ct and orderly house.
Sec. T. BE il further Ordained Sc, That upoD
the complaint Of any person, OF Of the Town officer
That said house or renm IL kept III disorrrly man
ncr so as 10 dstuib the peace Of the ncigOfhoud il
shall be the duty of the Mayor to have the keeper of
said house room brought before him and hear nj,
the evidence that may hc ndduccd in his favor and
against him aud If the Mayor after hearing said cyi.
dencc should he of the opinion thai the said keeper
has kept his house room In disurlcfy manner t,,
declare the license Of said keeper forfeited and inst-
iute suit for The collection Of the amount Of his bond
sec. o. Belt further Ordained. &c.. That the Town
officer shall have tie right Of visiting the said house
or rooms Kept Tor the purpose specified in the .t
section ~ THIS ordinance. aud that any keeper wl.
shall ol'strnc or prevent said officer IRON cncrn.,
said house or room, shall he fined in sum not les. tlnn
five nor than twenty Ioars tor the first offence
-nnd for the second shall forfeit hs license
Sec. q. u" IL further Ordained. Ac. That this or
dnance shall have full force and effect from AID after
its passage.
II u. CHASE. Mayor.
u. u. SANFORD Secretary.