American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-06-14
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE CITY COUNCIL
MAYORS OFFICE,

| CANTON, June 4, 1919.
Regular meeting; full attendance
The minutes of the 9TH and 10Th o.
Nav were read and approved.
The city printing was awarded to
the CITIZEN, at the price of 30 cents
per square for first insertion, and &c
cents for each subsequent insertion;
job printing at regular city CONNER
cial rates.
Ordered that the Sheriff receive
half the turkeys fees for tramps,
aud where parties work out fines,
fees for same to be p i'd out of any
city funds except school funds.
Committee en- lock up granted
further time.
Committee report no success in
securing grand jury room for May
or's office.
Mrs. S. G. Russell's account was
djsailOwed.
Mrs. Botto's petition for permis-
sion TO move her bar>room was
granted.
The ordinance on fees and sala.
ries was adopted. Aldermen Ewing,
Mills and Stamford, for; Aldermen
Jones and SomerS, against.
Committee to settle with County
School Superintendent reported, land
were granted further time to com
municate with the Board of Super
visions.
Assessors books and report re-
reived and referred to fiffance cons
nittee.
Marsiial's report received and APP
proved.
Tho Mayor was instructed to re-
turn thanks to the Memphis cham
Der of commerce tor cOurtesIes.
Council will meet at pm. here
after.
The City Clerk was authorized to
issue warrants to street commissions
ners every Saturday night, for the
benefit of street laborers.
All work on streets to be sus-
pended July 1, until further notice.
AN ORDINANCE to repeal an or.li
nance to amend Chapter VII of
the Revised Ordinances OF the
City of Canton, III regard to Fees
and Salaries, and 10 place the
Mayor upon Il salary.
Section /. Be it enacted by the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen,
That an ordinance TO amend chap
GER VII of The revised statutes of
the City of Canton, known as the
Van Vacter ordinance, and passed
April 81, 1879. be and the same is
hereby repealed.
Sec. 9. That hereaff er the Mayor
of the City of Canton, shall receive
as compensation in full for all ser
vices rendered said city, the sum OF
twelve hundred dollars a year, in
warrants, payable in monthly i'm
stalIments Of one hundred dollars,
out of any funds in the treasury of
said city except the school fund.
Sec. 3. That said Mavor shall
charge the same fees as formerly al
lowed him under chapter VII of the
revised ordinances above referred
TO, and the same fees for issuing Ii
censes as formerly allowed, aud said
fees shall not be appropriated by
said Mayor, but shall be turned
over by him to the Treasurer of said
city, ill The same manner as fines
collected 10y him, aud shall become
IA part of the revenues of said city.
See. 4. That if said Mayor shall
appropriate any of the fees he is re
quired by the foregoing sections to
turn over to the Treasurer, be shall
be deemed guilty OF IA misdemean-
OF, and upon conviction thereof
shall be liable to the penalties i'm
posed in like cases in section 3 arti-
Gle 2 chapter VII of the revised or>
dinances OF The City OF Canton.
Sec. 5. That all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict With
this act are hereby repealed, and
that this ordinance take effect from
aud after its passage.
The following accounts were al
lowed
To Commissioners, tor street hands, S1O5 81
hc Beard, street COMMISSIONER. 10 90
j W Baughu, - $500. II 90
III Gwinncr, merchandise - -
w Chambers, health officer 50
Peter Hiser, hauling........ ........... = 90
W Bledsor, hauling. ..............- q 80
Pettus Phillips, hauling cs,rcasscs- 2 so
Andrew Lawson, steward in office = 50
j L prestiey, iailoT's fees March 81 2t2 20
Same. jail tees tor AplIl..............- 10
Same iil fees for May.....-............ = go
x d J A Ennis. assessment boots- o 90
II i iicsdortrr, house Tor election. = -
+ II Neathershy, lumbsr......--- II 90
American Citizen. printing ............ %
Il W Thomas, suIlry...... - 10
same, fines, y,
4 T. Lu-k, s.,lary. 80 90
Same, fees and eusts.................... II 80
same, commissions. ...-....... . 90
The board adjourned until next