The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1875-02-04

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4 THE CITY COUNCIL held its regula rmeetln{
on Tuesday night. Present.. B. Evans
President, pro tem.-Echolls, Abby, Ker, Cor
man, Funkhouser, Hoge, Burke and Keyser
The minutes of the last meeting we've reat
and approved.
The Auditing committee reported humble
of accounts which were read and allowed.
The report of the Superintendent OF waite
works, showing s4l,3l worth of work done II
the past month, was approved.
Mr.. Ker, from the Ordinance committee, pre-
sented an ordinance prohibiting the sale OF lq
uors to. minors and providing against the desc
Grafton of the Sabbath. After various amend
ments and animated discussions, the ordinance
was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-Echols, Evans, Abby, Hoge, kayser
German, Funkhouser and Ker. Noes-Burke
The ordinance as amended and adopted is as
follows.
l. Be it ordained by the council OF the city Of
Staunton, that if any person Within fhe cofpo-
rate limits of the city, sell or barter OF cause TO
be sold or bartered, or being merchants or
tradesman, or the keeper of an ordinary or eat
ing house or liquor store, shall directly or lndl-
rectly, sell, furnish, dispose OF, or give, or per-
nit to be sold, furnished, bartered, disposed OF
or given, by his clerk, agent or salesman, 70
any minor, knowing him to be a minor, without
the consent OF his parent or guardian, any VINE,
| ardent spirits, or any mixture Thereon, or any
kind of sprituous or fernrented liquors, ne shall
| be fined not less than ten dollars, nor more
! than thirty dollars, Tor each offence.
| 2. That if any keeper of an ordinary. or eat
ing house, or liquor store, in this city shall, by
himself, or his employee, open his Dar-room,
eating house or liquor store on the Sabbath
day, or between the hours of - o'clock n: OF ey-
cry Saturday night and sunrise of the Monlay
thereafter, for the purpose Of selling, bartering
or giving any wine, ardent spirits, or any mix
ture thereof, or ANY kind of spirituous or fer.
mented liquors, lie shall be fined not less than
twenty dollars, nor more than fifty dollars for
each offence.
3. That if any merchant, or other person in
this CITY. shall by himself or his employer, open
his store or in any way SELL or offer to sell, to
any person, any Goods, Wares, or Merchandise
of anv description whatever, on the Sabbath
day. or between the hours of ~ o'clock NJ. ofev-
ery Saturday, or o'clock, A. NJ. of the Mon
day thereafter, he shall be fined not less than
twenty dollars, nor r,ore than fifty dollars, for
every aHense.
| may open their stores on Sunday, as herein rec
ognized, if they shall close them for the observ-
ance of their own Sabbath, from II O'Clock, p.
M. Friday, to O'Clock a. M OIL Sunday :.
And provided, also, that the provisions OF
this section shall not apply to the druggist OF
this city, for the sale Of drugs.
4 The Chef of Police officers. the sergeant
and the Constable of the City are hereby sew
eraly required to enforce this ordinance.
S. All fines imposed under this ordinance
should be collected aud paid into the Treasury
of the city, as provided by ordinance now IN
force.
6. 1t shall be the duty of tire Chief of Police
officers and Constable Of this city, who OF his
or their own knowledge, shall arrest the viola
tor, or who may be Informed by one or more
reliable citizens of any violation of this ordi-
nance, to make complaint thereof according
to law to the Mayor or any other justice OF this
city, and upon his warrant arrest the
person Or persons charged with such Violation,
and named in such warrant, and take him or
them before the Mayor or any justice OF the
city, and to summon witnesses, as well for
the defence iii requested) as for the prosecu-
tion and the person or persons so arrested is ia
ken, shall hear and determine the case; and i'll
every case of conviction, he shall direct the Of
ficer to keep the person in custody until the
fnes and costs are paid to the officer; ana 1t
shaft be the duty of the Mayor or Justice in cy-
ordinance, to certify his Judgment to the clerk
Of the council, who shall issue his warrant to
the officer, to enable him to pay over the mes
so imposed to the Treasurer OF the city VINO
shall receipt therefor.
Z. The ordinance concerning tho sale OF spir-
its on the Sabbath day, to minors, passed the
10th day of November, 1855, is hereby repeal
ed
8. This ordinance shall be in force from it's
passage.
The Safety committee reported favofably
upon granting the petition of John Long, pray
ing permission to erect frame building, to be
used as kitchen, on Irish Alley, and their re-
commentator was adopted.
The petition of J. w. Hilbert, asking to build
a frame addition in the rear of his establish
r1ent, to be used as bowling alley, was also
adopted.
Mr. Hoge, from the committee on Poor pre-
sented a proposition from W. NJ. Bryan, tolease
the city poor house property for 5000 per an
mum.
Pending the vote on this question, Mr.. Burke
begged leave to retire. stating that he had left
a sick child at home, and that he, himself, was
suffering w it'll a bad Geld.
Gen. Echols moved that the poor house prop
erty be advertised for rent, which motion was
adopted.
Maj. Bell presented a communications from
the trustees of the African Methodist church,
proposing to sell to the city part Of their lot
fronting on New street, to be used for sehoo!
purposes, which was referred to committee on
schools.
On motion, it was agreed that the further
transactions of the regular business be defer
red, and that action be taken with reference to
the payment Of the s25, 900 due the Valley Rail
road, and demanded by the counsel of that
company.
Gen. Echols-As Col. Hartman is present, we
should be glad to hear from him on this subject.
COL Hartman said that he thought the condi-
tons upon which the subscription of 100000
had been made, had been complied with, and
that good faith, as well as legal obligation, re-:
qured that the bonds should be promptly de-
livered He trusted that the council would, by
a unanimous vote, order the delivery of the
bonds, and he felt confident that if this was
done promptly, and Lexington and Rockbridge
could be prevailed upon to follow suit, as he
trusted they would the success of the Valley
Railroad wonld be achieved. That if, on the
22nd OF February, the counties and towns along
f,o