Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1885-12-14
CITY COUNCIL.
OfnciaI Proceedings of Friday Nights
special session,

Proceedings OF FRIDAY Nights
SPECIAL session,
Council Room, City of Ynnkton, Fri
day, December II, 1886, 1880 O'Clock p.
milne of recess having expired the
council was called to order by Mayor
Harris in the chair. Roll called. All
members present except Aldermen
Faux and Powers.
Petition of FL. II. Smith In relation to
his personal taxes for year 1888, pre-
scented, read and referred to committee
on finance and taxation.
Alderman Branch moved that the
for railroad purposes be allowed interest
on the same from date paid in at seven
per cent per annum and that the finance
committee act accordingly in making up
its report. Carried.
Special committee to whom was re-
ferred the report of the city engineer on
certain sidewalks dated December z,
1885, made the following report, which
was read:
Yankton, d. T., Dec. II, 1885-Io the
Honorable Mayor and City Council OF
Observation-Disclosures: Your committee
to whom wal referred the report OF the
city engineer, would report that they
are in favor of accepting the report, so
far as. it refers to plank walks, and
would recommend that the acceptance
r. IL. - ~ 4l,a" 4, ~ ta <,,r
tirmed by the council. They would
further state, that the contractor for the
gravel walks has not conformed to the
ordinance regarding the timber to be
placed on the outside of the walk,
e. @. DUDLEY.
VIM. M. POWERS.
Alderman English moved that the re.
| port of the committee be accepted and
the acceptance of the city engineer oil
the wood walk mentioned in his report
dated December 9th, 1885, be confirmed
by the council. Carried.
Alderman English moved that the
city engineer be instructed to build {
bridge across the Rhine creek OF
Seventh street, between Broadway anc
Cedar streets at a cost not to exceed
500, which motion prevailed. Aye
four. Nays, two, as follows:
Voting In the Observation-Disclosures
Brauch, Dudley, English and Piles, q
Negative, Aldermen Bruce and Grove,
The following communications wer,
received from the city attorney, read
and on motion laid on the table:
Office OF City Attorney, Iankton
December 7th, 1S85-To the Mayor AM
Council: BY the proceedings of tn
last session of the council, l am advised
that on motion of Alderman Bruce tn
city attorney was instructed to report t
the council whether or not there is q
ordinance making it a punishable otfens
for boys to use or have in their posses
sion sling shots, and if not to draft sue
an ordinance. l advise the counc
that | am unable to find such an ord
!, nance, and as far as ! know, or a.
!, able to learn, there has never been sue
an ordinance enacted by the mayor an
council.
There probably has never been an
8 necessity for the enactment OF such O
ordinance, the penal statutes of the tie
ritory being ample and sufficient for q
purposes upon that subject. | ref
the mayor and council to sectic
455 OF the penal code.
Every person who manufactures
causes to be manufactured, or sells.
offers or keeps for sale, or gives or di
poses of any instrument or weapons
any kind usually known as "slung-shot
or of any similar kind, is guilty OF
misdemeanor; also section ASS. Eve,
, person who carries upon his perso
whether concealed or not, or uses or 9
tempts to use against another, anyj
y strument or weapon of the kind usual
d known as '.slung-shot," or Of any simil
kind, is guilty of a felony.
IL A "sling-shot" is obviously of a Bill
liar kind of instrument or weapon tc
"slung-sbet." The one has a string al
h metal ball attached-the other has t.
strings attached to q strap for thrown
stones. The one when used is as dead
and dangerous as the other, al
= both are of O similar XII
Misdemeanors are punishable
81 fine or imprisonment i'll the coun
'st Jail, or by both fine and imprisonmei
be gelonies are punishable by fine or i