The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-08-01
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CARR0LLT0N COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
REGULAR MEETING.
WEDNESDAY, July 25, 1860

WEDNESDAY,, july 70, lSbO.'
Present: Hon. A. S. Forth, Mayor
and Messrs. j. Davenport, F. Fischer,
William Mayo, G.. Herrle and Charles
Engleman.
Absent: Messrs. J. R. Hutchinson, G..
Brookes and F. Schuler.
The minutes of June 9th and Jaly
18th and 18th were read.
A motion to approve the minutes as
read was lost.
A motion of Mr.. Fischer to strike
out that portion Of the Minutes of July
IL, where it is stated that the Comp
troller, with permission, notified the
Council, etc, was carried.
On motion, the minutes as amended,
were approved.
The Treasurer's Report for the two
weeks ending this day was read, show
ing balance Of cash on hand of
$3,O75. 81.
A letter was read from MR.. SCHUYLER,
Councilman asking leave of absence
for one month. On motion Of Mr.
Engleman, it was granted.
"A letter was read from Mr.. B. Muir
ply, asking to have his Coffee-house
License transferred to NJ. j. III. Hodge.
On motion, the Mayor and Comptroller
were authorized to transfer the License
as requested, provided Mr.. Hodge COM
plies with the necessary formalities.
A report was read from the Finance
Committee in relation to the Examination
of the Books and Accounts of tho
Comptroller, Treasurer and Collector;
also a Report and two accounts made up
by Mr.. Arthur Wire on the Same sub
On no
ceived.
The following Ordinance and Reso-
luton from the Streets and Landings
Committee were read. On motion, the
rules were suspended and the Ordinance
considered and adopted Section by Sec
ton, and then adopted as a whole and
the Resolution was also adopted.
An ORDINANCE CONCERNING
TomSs and Vaults i'm the CarroiIton
Cemetery.
1. Be 1t Ordained by the Mayor
and Council Of the City Of CdrroLLton,
That the Mayor is authorized to grant
permission in writing, on application to
him in writing, for the temporary use
of Il Cemetery Vault for any period less
than one year; provided, the applicant
exhibits to him the Treasurers receipt
for ten dollars paid for such use.
=. BE II further Ordained, That the
Mayor is authorized to grant orders in
writing to the Sexton for the gratuitous
ihterment of the corpse of any INDECENT
person whenever it shall be shown to
him by certificate signed by two or
more citizens that the deceased was
really poor and left nothing wherewith
to pay the burial fees.
x. Re- D. fJyrtbo1 DrI,;,oJ
shall be the duty of the Sexton 80
close and keep the Cemetery Vaults
closed up with bricks and mortar and to
preserve the numbers on the Vaults as
much as possible and renew them when
necessary.
4. Be 1t further Ordained, That the
Mayor is authorized to grant permission
IN writing, on application in writing, to
any properly interested person to open
any Vault or Tomb in the CarroIton
Cemetery for the purpose of burying a
corpse, or for the purpose of removing
tn 1i9 remains OF corpse, or for any
other proper purpose.
5. BE It .furd1er OrdaSaed, That any
person who shall place a corpse in any
City Vault in the Cemetery without the
proper authority shall be liable for a.
hne OF SO, and any person who shall
open without authority, or break or de-
face Tomb or Vault in the Cemetery,
shall be liable for fine of S25-said
tines to be recovered before any Court
of competent jurisdiction one-half for
the informer and the other half for the
City.
6. Be it further Ordained, That in
the absence or inability of the Mayor,
the Comptroller is authorized to issue
the orders and permits provided for in
this Ordinance.
Resolred, That Mr.. George Reichsrt