The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-08-07
OFFICIAL PROCEEDTNGS
BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN

AT an adjourned meeting of the Board
| of Mayor and Aldermen OF the city ofJack-
son held in the Mayors Office, Wednesday,
July 81, 1873.
PREsENr-Hls Honor, John Mccall, May
| or.
Aldermen Anderson, Hamilton, Harrng-
| ton, Lowd and Spengler.
ABsENr-Alderman Williams.
Drs. Craft and Marshall and Mr. Kerr of
the Board of Health, made verbal rep prt
| to the Board, and submitted the following
ordinance.
Mr.. Hamilton moved that it be considered
section by section, which was carried, and
theOrdinance was so considered and adopted
as a whole:
Be it ordained by the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Jackson, That
| strict system of quarantine shall be en-
forced against the city of New Orleans.
Be it further ordained, That the Board of
Mayor and aldermen shall elect Quarantine
Officer whose duty it shall be. at the Isl mile
| post, to stop and board all trains coming
| from the above mentioned CITY, and
shall prevent all persons and baggage from
New Orleans from entering this city. except
to pass through on the cars, and in that
event, shall not be permitted to leave the
cars while in the limits of this city. 1t shall
| into this city OF any sp sc.es OF merchandise
capable of conveying the germs of infectious
| disease.
Be it further ordained, That it shall be
unlawful for any agent or any employee of
| any Railroad or Express company, or any
person or persons whatsoever, TO bring, re-
ceivc or deliver into the corporate limits of
this city, from New Orleans or other in
| fected districts, any goods, wares or mer-
chandise except as may be permitted to be
brought in under the rules and regulations
of the Board of Health.
Be 1t further ordained, That it shall be
unla ~ full for any train of cars coming from
New Orleans, other infected districts, to
| enter the corporate limits of this city with
| out first stopping at the quarantine station
and being Inspected by properly authorized
officer or officers, and all persons coming
| from or passing thrOug h any infected dis
tricts ticketed for this city, or going east,
! or west, shall be stopped at the quarantine
station, and shall not be permitted TO enter
| this city.
Board of Health is hereby empowered to
| enforce quarantine against any other
poinr where yellow fever or other infectious
disease may exist.
Re it further ordained, That the Board of
| Health shall have the power TO adopt all
| necessary rules to make the Quarantine
| effective.
Re it further ordained. That the Quaran-
| tine officer is authorized, with the appro-
| val of the Board OF Heath 10 euApIo1 SUSi
assistants as he may need
| Re il further ordained, That any person
| found within the limits of this city contra
| nv TO the rules of the Board OF Health anu
violating this ordinance, shall be arrest
| oil and On conviction, before the Mayor,
| hall he fined not less than fifty dollars.
nor more than two hundred dollars
and sent beyond the corporate limits )
and any person or persons or nXihS III go3 2';
or any other article in violation OF 0nis
1 Al, ,Jo-O q no
! Shall be fined, or imprisoned or Ooth at tue
/ discretion of the Mayor, and such goous OF
Re II further ordained, That the Mayor
| inform the city government anu Doalu %
| Health of New Orleans, as well qs the Of
| ticers Of the Chicago, st. Louis q New Ut
| leans Railroad of the passage OF TINS orul
narce. aud transmit copy of the same TO
| them. , 7,I. Hi, orli
- bs IN force from and after August
| 3D. 1873.
TTpon motion, the Board proceeded 10 eject
| a Quarantine officer for the city.
Mr.. Hamilton, nominated j. W. Flte'
MrIowd. nominated Geo. 5. D)nnell.
| Tho ballot stood. Fife 4, Donnell :, and
J. w. Ftte was declared elected.
Mr. Hamilton moved that the salary OF
said officer be fixed at $75 90 per month'
| and that the Ponce OomuttOON ~
lied to appoint any additional policeman
adopted. .,.;u,s
| A netition of a large number OF cit ~ il
| osEinU that the city advance $212o w, III
1Tsrrants to Mr.. Charles Kerr q Co. upo"
/ certain conditions. for the purpose OF pus-
tinG a steamboat in Pearl river. 10 ru" uo
tween this city and Carthage was P'0
1 sented 4bo natition be
| referred to the Mayor, with the reg - has
/ that be Investigate whether the boaEu Ia
onfboritv under the charter to com ply Will
the nrayer of tie petitioners, ana 70 repoi'
| of a subsequent meeting. ordi
NJ Hamilton offered the following oiui-
| nance. which was adopted.
10 II ordained by the Board OF MaH W. az 80
| i5oru,an of the city of Jackson, 1ha ao. -
Az, IF an ordinance adopted July 111n'
Io4S IN relation to the killing OF dogs rnn1
| n;,,9 at large and not properly dona nv
n hiseb onrhorizes said killing to De Ioh e;tT
/ nersons other than the oInce1s -, nosed. be
ppDon whom this duty has been iin
ia the same is hereby repeaisu' .h,s ordi-
Re II further ordained, Inae 'n I'm and
/ .a.,oe take effect and be In IoFce iiOI
/ after its adoption. +ho Roard
No fnrther business appearing the D0AiU
adjourned. aarrT Mayor.
H.pp1s BARKsDALE, City Clerk.