The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-04-26

interfere with the working the public roads
that lead to and through said town, by the
oyerseers Of said roads appointed bv the
board of supervisors of DeSoto county, in
the same manner as heretofore and the Cit.
zens of said town liable to road duty under
the laws of the State, shall continue to work
under said overseers until such time as the
board OF mayor and aldermen shall make
permanent arrangements to work the said
roads within the corporate limits.
SEC 10. BE It farther enacted. That the
mayor and aldermen shall have power to
fix and prescribe fines and penalties for the
violation Of Any of the provisions of this
charter, or the ordinances, rules and regula-
tons passed under it, not exceeding fifty
dollars for any offence, or imprisonment not
exceeding ten days, or BOTH the offence to
be ascertained by trial before the mayor of
said town; and when any party shall have
been committed to custody until any fine
and costs imposed by said mayor shall be
paid, If, after the expiration of one day
from the date of commencement the said fine
and cost shall not be paid, the mayor may
order the said party to Ne placed at work
on the streets or public works of said town
until, at the rate Of seventv-five cents per
day for wages. the said fine and cost shall
have been liquidated.
SEC IS. Be It furtheT eagcte3, That the
mayor and aldermen shall have power to
require all persons subject TO work on the
public roads, and residents of said town to
labor upon the streets Of same not exceeding
ten days III any one year, or may accept in
lieu Of said work ten dollars from each per
son as aforesaid, and such person shall be
exempt from road duty elsewhere, and upon
any or all such persons neglecting or refus-
ing to work, or to pay one dollar per day
for each day work so required, in case such
person decline to work, may impose such
fines and penalties as may seem fit,
Sec. II. BE it .furtheT enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the marshal to execute
all orders Of the mayor in relation to carry
ing out the ordinances of said corporation,
attend the mayors court, and his duties
shall be the same as now required by law
Of constables of the State; it shall be his
duty at all times to arrest any and all per
sons acting in violation Of any Of the ordi-
nances, and bring them before the mayor;
he shall be entitled to such fees as constables
in such cases.
Sec. Is. Be it further eaactcd, That the
said mayor, when acting as justice Of the
peace, shall be entitled to such fees as are
provided by law for justices Of the peace of
this State, but shall receive no further com
pensatiOn.
SEC. 49, Be 1t turther e1acted, That no
person or persons, druggists included, shall
sell or give away any whisky, brandies,
wines, malt liquors, or other Intoxicating
liquors, within the said town of Eudora, in
DeSotO county, nor within four miles of the
said town, nor shall any license be granted
70 any person, or persons, to retail or sellin
any quantities, whisky, brandies, wines,
malt liquors, or other intoxicating liquors, |
within said town, or within four miles of |
he same; prOgided, that nothing in this act
shall prevent the procuring and using wine |
or sacramental purposes, or the procuring |
md using any liquor in dispensing hospi-
atty at private houses.
SEC. 30. Be 1t further enacted, That any
person or persons violating the provisions
# this act, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
lemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,
Ipon presentment and Indictment by any
rand jury of said county. Or trial by any
Justice Of the peace of said county, for each
fence, shall be fined in a sum not exceeding
ne hundred dollars nor less than fifty dol
ar5, and be confined in the county jail not
ess than thirty, nor more than sixty days
that this act shall not interfere
nth the sale of such liquors by any person
oW holding a license to retail until the
inc such license shall have expired.
Sec. q. Be it .further eRacted That this
ct take effect and be in force from and
fter its passage.
Approved, March ?, 1882.