Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-05-14


Som dispute arising ~ to the justice Of M.
Hoffman g claim Of 81 Is Ter building . culvsrt,
Mr.. McCsuslana moved that it DO referred 70 .
special committee, but said he did not wish to
serve upon it. =s
AetiAg-Maysr AdamsoA: at Wsuld be dis.
courteous not to appoint the mover chairman Of
the committee. I6Ppoint Asssrs. MoCsusland,
Dicksn and Hamlett.
Register ClaSstt:' ''The Ailli1sr6 and SD
oilers take out NO license, nsr have they ever
done SO. Iweuld like for the council 70 instruct
me what to do about the matter"
Acting Mayor Adsmssn: ''Ns nanufactursr
has to pay . license"
Mr.. MeCausland: tLet's talk about that. It
u but just that every person doing busansss In
the city pay license. The attorney IL present;
let rs hear from him" l..
Attorney Hcklin said he thought the nillinsrs
and saddlers should pay licenss. q they did not
Genuine themselves exclusively to the nanufac-
turs of their respective lines Of goods. He IL
Illustrated the law by saying that . taller had
been arrested for doing business without
license. and the verdict was against him; he
appealed to Q higher tribunal. and the verdict Of
that bsdy was that II he bought his goods in
bulk, and manufactured then into suits Or gar
nsnts to the order Of individual parsons. he
need pay no license; hut. II he manufsotursd
his goods into suits and exposed them to sale,
he must pay . license. Mr.. HiekliA said that
the mulipers and saddlers kept stocks Of gesds
beside the articles they manufactured. and
therefore they should pay license.
Acting-Maysr Adamson: Eve are ooningto
. ane peint when we get AFTER posr widows to
pay = license. It II contrary - ny fselings and
to my religion. .
Register cl.g.tt: 81 just nen,isn.d the
matter to learn the sense Of the ~csuacl. AID to
do my duty"
Mr.. NoCausland: sit 10 foreign to my feel
,ngs to get after the poor widows, bat II it IL The
law, 1 say enforce 1t. I move that the register
act under the instruotlsns Of the attorney -
Carried.
/ Attorney Hicklin: "Wsuldn't IL b6 bsttsr to
submit an opinion to the sounoili 1 had {
nlillinsr after me the ether day, and now they
| will all go for me-" .
Mr.. McCausland rssd N ordnance 70 amend
An ordinance. entitled ''An- ordinance IN .rsla-
ton to license" for which. in section s. stn
line from the last, page 70, city charter. e1sa
shall be substituted for $50. The section Il
present reads ~ fellows: . Every
person who shall keep . drsnshop Or tippling-
house, or who kssPs for sale. or su1srs 70 b
drank upon his premises, intoxicating or malt
liquors in quantities less than one galisn, shall
pay a license tax Of 6fty dollars for every period
OF six months.' go
The ordinance was laid ever under the rules
':Ts take effect from and after Julyl, 1881 >
was added to the ordinance ~ introduced.
The following judges snd clerks for the snsu-
ing election were appointed;
First ward-Judgss, Jas. Peak. jas. Norfolk,
Sam. Charlton. Adam Rippel ;clsrks. Isaac Hays,
Marion Easter, Thss. Lahay. and Waltsl
Heating.
Second ward-Judges. Jno. Z. Bssosn, II,
j. E. Ahrsns, Thos. ,J9hnssn.;,N. Z. Keller
clerks. Albert williams. ELI Rasssm. Sam
Keller and Arthur Yoqng, .
Third wsrd-Judgss. n. W. Withsrs. E. q
Ricketts,. Thos. Taubman. Harvey HcPheetsrs
clerks. J. Il. Heathmsn. Chas. 4. Morrison
John Daehlsr, Jss. Wolf.
Fourth ward-JudEss. Isaac Chanslor. Jne
Owens, Vim. D. Wainwright. 4. Hays; clerks
Thoa. snallwsod. Martin owens, Frsdsricl
Aorath. Lewis W. Chanslor. -,.s.
Mr.. AcCausland moved that the finance aon
mittee be instructed to settle with'ths register
Carried.
Council adjourned.