The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-26
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In an article in last weeks LEDGER.
Mr.. Citizen mentions a few things That
he cannot understand, yet emitting n
few other things equally as difficult OF
comprehension, which / will mention
as follows:
Why should the Post Master not have
the privilege of going to the trains the
same as ::other officials? We certainly
need the mail MS mu,h as express mat.
ter or the daily papers.
Why should druggists be permitted
to import drugs (no matter how packed)
from infected districts, when other
merchants are not permitted to import
hardware packed at all?
It does seem that there must be
something about the position OF drug
gists exempting Them from diseases OF
all kiuds, or such special privileges
would not be granted.
The case of q permit being granted
Capt. Hoskins to go to Jackson and
return is rather strange, when the mln-
utes show that an ordinance to that eff
feet had already been passed on the 10th
inst, at a meeting simply of the Alder
men, without the Mayor or any mem
Der OF the Board being called to the
chair to act as President Pro Tenn,
ard why should the Aldermen assume
the right to say who should visit Jack
son? and also give permission to any
one to return in conflict with a quaran
tine ordinance remaining u~nrepealed?
l cannot see why the Aldermen should
give permits to any one to violate quar-
antine regulations after having dele
gated that charge to the marshal, in an
ordinance of Sept, the End, said mar
shall to be aided by policemen, and all
to be under the control of the Mayor,
while SAID ordinance remained unre-
pesled.
/ cannot see why the marshal should
arrest John McGrath, and the Mayor
impose "a fine on him or the 18th inst +,
for returning home, when the minutes
show that at simply a meeting of Alder>
men on the 18th inst, an ordinance was
passed giving him permission to return.
I cannot see why the minutes do not
show where said meeting was held, and
who was called to the chair to preside.
and why the minutes OF the meeting of
the, 10th inst were not read and dis
posed of some way.
l cannot see why the minutes of the
meeting of the 11th inst, (giving n
permit to McGratb) were not read aud
disposed of at the meeting of the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen on the
18th inst, and presided over by the
Mayor. 1t is rather strange that the
Mayor after having thus presided.
should be so ignorant of the proceed
ings of the previous meeting as to i'm
pose a fine of 500 90 on n mar who had
been granted the privilege to return.
Icannot understand why the Alder
mea should assemble to hear appeals
from the Mayors court in the case Of
of parties violating quarantine regula>
tions while the ordinance of Sept. End +,
remained u~nrepealed. ft.does seem
that when the Aldermen delegated that
charge to the marshal and placed all
under the control % the Mayor that
they stopped down and out" and had
no right to grant pramits or rece i've np-
peals in conflict with existing ordi-
pances 1t does seem that it was the
1uty of the marshal to arrest and the
| Mayor to pass sentence on parties VIC.
lating quarantine ordinances; and that
there were no provisions made for ap-
peal in snch cases 1t may have been
an oversight, but nevertheless it seems
true.
I cannot see why the Mayor should
wait until the 10th inst. to approve
the minutes of the meetings of the 10th
and'11th inst. ,and'why.said minutes were
not approved by the President. if there
was any. ct such meetings. I cannot
see why the Mayor should have been
totally ignorant of such meetings and
in town all the time.
7 cannot see why the Board of Alder
men at q meeting. on the 10Th rrst.
could sustain the Mayor in fininR
McGrath $50 90. unless the Mayor was
discharging his duty ami that McGrath
had violated quarantine regulations.
cannot gee how or why the Aldermen at
a meeting on the 18th could sustain the
| Mayor in fning McGrath if the Mayor
violated the ordinance Of the 11th. Civ
ing permission to McGrath to return.
I cannot see why the Board of Alder
men on the 18th inst. conld sustain the
Mayor if they recognized the ordinance
of the 1Ith (giving a permit) as of any
binding force or validity.
I cannot see how the Board of Alder
men could sustain the Mayor in im>
posing n fine en- McGrath and at the
same time release McGrath from pay
ing the fine, and what effect did II
tanning the Mayor have on Mc(irath's