The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-08-07

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MAYORS CouRr, NoRFoIk.-The military
court a5judicates large number of cases,
and of course, to that extent, removes some
OF the labor from the Mayor of the city, But
in spite of this fact Mayor Tabb's Office is no
snecure His time is occupied from morning
until night in his official duties; and there
are several reasons why it is SO. First, the
ordinances of the city are in very unsettled
and disorganized condition many of them
are not on record, and much time is employed
in getting at the laws which were contained
in them. Secondly, the people have been SO
little accustomed to ordinances of late that
III y pay but little regard to any of them and
the number of cases of violated ordinances
that have to be tried, are legion. Thirdly,
Mr.. Tabb is an exceedingly careful official,
and will never jump at conclusions, but
spares no pains or time to inform himself on
any question that comes before him. And
fuurthly, owing to the previous existing state
of affairs, there are a very large number of
unsettled accounts among our people, about
which there is frequently much difference of
opinion, and the consequence is, that they
have to be settled by the Mayor. Thus is his
business multiple aud his time wholly tn
gagged. Even after adjourning his court, he
repairs to his sanctum, where he devotes the
remainder of the day to official drudgery.
In most cases now coming before the Mayor,
here is no public interest whatever who
cares whittier Mr.. A, warrants Mr.. B, for three
dollars, or not and who wants TO know that
Mr.. C, was find for runuingh is bread Wagon
on the street without number on it or that
Mr. u. was required to make small contri-
button 10 the city treasury because his sera
want threw slops in the street These are
matters Of no moment to our enlightened peos
pie: All they care to know is that the Off
GERS Of the city, from the Executive down, do
their duty; and then they know that the people
will be fined when they violate :the laws
When the peace and dignity of the common.
wealth is offended by parties who "knock
down and drag out" then there is morbid
curiosity in human nature to know how many
black eyes or bloody noses are on hand -
When burglary or murder is perpretrated,
then the magnitude of the crime, gives it a
kind Of dignity and the public is excusable
for attaching az interest to the facts, as
brought out in the examination and 10 their
desire to see the offender punished, and the
majesty of the law sustained they must and
will have all the circumstances infinitely des
tailed
With the above as sort of preface, We will
state five gentlemen were fined twenty doll
lars each, on Saturday last, for neglecting to
have their Wagons numbered and pay the
license required by the ty, II there are any
other persons in the city who are gailtysof
the same neglect they had better attend 10
the matter at once or the indefatiguab!e off,
GERS will be after them, and they too, will be
mulct twenty dollars Several other cases of
violated ordinances were looked into and in
the most of them fne was imposed.
One case Of bresch Of the peace was intro
ducsd, but the parties settled it among them.
selves--as they should have done in the frst
insteEcs-and it was Withdrawn.
DECLINES THE APPoINTMRNr.-We are in
formed that Captain Robt Gwinn, declines
the position of lst., Assistant Engineer of the