Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-09-21
Proceeding. Of ,hs hoard 81 a'a'F-

Proceeding OF the board Of alder
Al a meeting Of the Board Of Mayor an
! Aldermen last evening, all the members Ser
present except Aldermen Street, Elder an.
Potter.
rHE roLIcE TO GIVE BONDS.
Ala. Barnett, from the ordinance committee
-rsported an ordinance requiring each police
man to give bond in the sun Of $500 for tn
faithful performances Of their duiies-the ordi
nance to take effect twenty days after its pas,
sage.
AID. Lofand offered an amendment prohibit
: ing policemen from catching runaway negroes
' which was referred to The Vigilance Com
mittse.
The ordinance requiring policemen to give
! bonds then passed its first reading. The rule
was then suspended requiring the ordinance %
lie over, and the same passed upon its final
reading.
ABSENT ALDERMEN.
AID. Barnett reported a rule Of the present
Board that no Alderman should absent himself
during q meeting without consent, and that a
hne Of not less than i've dollars should be as
sessed against such absentee.
AID Barnett moved to lay The rule on the
table, which motion prevailed.
ORDINANCE HACKS AND OTHER
VEHICLES.
AID. Barnett reported the following ordi-
nance;
Be It ordained BY the Board Of Mayor and
Aldermen Of the city Of Memphis,
SEc. l.. That the ordinances Of this city reg
/ ulating the licensing Of livery stables, and
/ OF backs. omnibuses, coaches, carriages and
the ike. be 90 amended as 70 distinguish
private carriages and vehicles kept and own
Cd BY regularly licensed livery stable keepers,
at ther stables, only and exclusively for hire
al their stables to their customers, from ON
nibussss street hacks. street carriages, and
from other vehicles coming within III purview
Of the present ordinances on the subject The
first shall be called private, and an others
public.
SEC. 3 But nothing in this ordinance shall
b construed to apply 70 carriages, coaches,
omnihusses, hacks, cabs, bucgies, or any other
vehicle or vehicles whatever, whether owned
or kept bv livery stable keepers or others,
which are permitted OF kept, or run on the
streets. or taken to the depots, landings, ho-
tells, or other public place 10 or near the city, I
for hire or seeking or carrying. generally, pas
sengers, baggage, freight, or any other busi-
ness, or employment, OF custom whatever.
But an such shall be considered public vehi-
cles, and be subject to the ordinance heretofore
and now IN force, or such others as NAV be
made to regulate the same.
SIC. (. All licenses hereafter issued FOR car
riages or other vehicles shall specify whether
Il IS to be used as public or private, ~ herein
before defined, and the Register Of licenses
shall be 50 kept as 10 show The same.
G. a - a. -. ----- - a. "
ordnance. the owner, and also the person
found IN charge Of any carriage, hack, omni-
buss, or other vehicle whatever, which NAV
be found on the streets, alleys. al hotels or
cher public places in this city. seeking. OF
waiting for general or pnblie employment On
carriage OF passengers, baggage or Freight
and not having in or on d, in some conspicuous
place, it's regular license humber, showing it 10
be regularly licensed FOR public use. and also a
copy OF the rates Of fare or charges prescribed
and sllo we'd BY the ordinances Of the city,
shall be deemed guilty Of a misdemeauor, and
on conviction before the Recorder, shall b.
fined not less than -. nor more than - for
each Ofense, to be collected and disposed Of As
other fines are and II the carriage or vehicle
so found engaged, have a license Of the char
seter called private BY this ordinance, in sd-
dition to the fine, the license shall be for
feited.
Sac. 8. All licenses now outstanding for the I
running Of carriages or vehicles shall be deem
ed public licenses, until changed or surrender
I'd, and new ones taken out by their respective +,
owners.
The above ordinance was passed on its final r
d
SATY YARD PRoPEETT SUBJECT TO TAXATION. {
Mr.. Foute, the City Attorney, made a YER :
bal report in reference to the right TO assess q
State and county taxs upon the property in the
Navy Yard, expressing the opinion that such
right existed. :
AID. Douglass was OF the opinion thai, as
he property was exempt from taxation, while
in the possession Of ne United States Gov
eminent, and, as the properly had been ceded {
% the city Of Memphis, with all the existing
exemptions, the State Legislature aid not pos
the right to subject the same TO taxation.
The City Attorney suggested that, in order :
% test the question before the courts, the own
srs OF the property in the Navy Yard be sued
" the city for the amounts Of their State and
,onnty taxes.
AID. Kortrscht offered q resolution embracing
he suggestion Of the City Attorney, author
zing the Mayor to paw such taxes and to b
.auss the tenants Of the NAVY Yard property -
o be sued for the same, which was adopted.
TO THE cHAETER
AID. Barnett offered a resolution TO Inc effect n
hat a committee, tn consist Of the Mayor, =
Attorney and three member Of Council, g
e appointed to report such amendments 10 the
lily Charter as nav be thought necessary.
rhich was passed. AID. Kartrecht, Barnett
nd Douglass were appointed as said con- =,
H MARKET o~EDTgAECE. !.
AID. Kortrecht reported back the market or E.
nance, with some slight alterations. The "
ltsrations provides the hours for opening and
losing the markets; that no fresh meats shall
e rstailed in less quantities than one-quarter
Z a beef, and the whole Of other animals, dur I
ng market hours; that III keepers Of groceries, !
&C., shall Be prohibited from keeping coops OF
dickens, and other poultry. for sale on the
.idewalks, or in their stores, etc, etc, 81
The ordinance was then Submitted BY sec ri
ions with the following provisions:
1. That the market houses be opened a. (
,clock and closed a. II O'Clock each morning l
uring the winter, and opened az 3 and closed
{ 10 O'Clock during the summeT season and -
laE on NdIurQdNe IudN Lue maIheLt De opened
rom 4 O'Clock until 10 each Saturday evening.
?. That it shall be unlawful 10 sell fresh
heats in the city at any other place than The 4
in any quantities, except on The reg y
lar wharfboats TO river clstomers,-but sales
Il retail NAV be continued al the market
louses during the entire day. -
3. Ina venison and other game Be exempt |
d from the above provision '
: Tfat an psddling and trading in fresh hsh, q
lesh, fowls, chickens, eggs, butter, ETC., from .
in the streets be discontinued. ,
Pending the discussion Of the market ordi- 9
lance, the board adjourned until this evening il
It I o'clock. .
In response TO our correspondent, "Ar- e
rsnsas,' we will state that Governor JONES, 81
or some two weeks past, has been confined at c