The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-09-12
Respectfully yours.
CHARLES Cunning, Mayor.
City Council.

Aspecial meeting of the Board OF Nay
or and Aldermen of the city of B~rookhaven,
Was held September 4th, 1878
The MAYOR informed the B,ard that the
I.CR X through their General M,nager,J.
G. Clark, had donated to our city and its
citizens, one car load of lime, which has
Just arrived, and is being distributed along
the streets, and through the premises OF
our citizens, under the supervision OF the
Mayor.
Therefore, be it resolved, That we here
by tender our grateful acknowledgements
of the same to the L C. K r., through
their General Manager. J. e. Clark, and
hereby thank them for their kindness and
liberaliiy, and sincerely hope they may be
instrumental in keeping of the dreadful
scourge that is affecting II sister cities,
and We assure them that this act OF dlsin
terested kindnes will ever be remembered
and cherished by our citizens.
c. Cunning, Mayor.
+. NJ. MARTIN, Secretary.
The Board of Aldermen convened in
the Mayors oAiec September 7th, 1873.
On motion f Pfeifer was called to the
Chair.
His Honor, c. Cu;ning. stated that he
had imposed Il hne Of fifty dollars or
Joseph Allen for violation of the quaran
tine ordinance adopted September 2nd,
1878, and that the said Allen had appealed
from his decision to the Board. After
hearing the evidence in the case, the Board
ordered, That the Mavor be sustained in
his decision, but they recommend that the
fine be RENTED, or reduced, for the reason
that the ordinance had not been published,
and printed in hand.bill form and dis
tributed up and down the Railroad, az
provided in the aforesaid quarantine erJi-
nance.
E. PETER, Chairman, pro tenn.
F. N. MARTIN, Secretary.
A special meeting Of the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen, of the City of
B ookhave /, IS held Sept. 10th, 1873
All present except Lewis Jenkins.
See. l. Be it ordained. That hereafter
no person will be permitted to s%ojourn
or come within the city limits. who haa
for ten days prior to his arrival, trav-
eled upon any railroad train or steam
boat, and that all strangers coming to
our city, by whatever means of convey,
ance will be required to give s~atisfac
tory proof that he has not travelled
upon any railroad train or river boa
during the ten days next proceeding his
arrival, and upon failure to make such
depart the city limits.
Sec. 2. That any driver or owner of
any vehicle, who shall transport any
person or any baggage. subject to the
restrictions mentioned in the first secs
ton of this ordnance, from any point
eith"r within, or beyond the city
limits. shall not be PERMITTED to come
within said city limits for the term of
ten dava next following the time Of
Transporting same,
Sec 3 That any person violating
any Of the provisions of this ordinance.
sba'l mon conviction IN the Mayors
conrt. he fined not more than twenty
five dollars
Ser. 4. This orliance to take efncr.
and be IN force on and after the 11th
dav of Sent 1879. at six o'clock,
Sec s That All ordinances and parts
Of ordinances IN conflict with this or
dinanra he and the same are hereby
repealed
On motion Board adjourned
CHAs. Cunning, Mayor.
+. NJ. MARTIN. Secy.