Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-03-11
City Council.
IIAzLEnuRsr, March LIST, 1886.

1ne nOnOraDlc DOuru OF mayor anu
aldermen met In regular session; oil
The members present; board came to
order: minutes OF last meeting were
read and adopted:
Mayors, treasurcr's, and tax-cOl-
lcctOr's reports were examined, found
correct and approved.
List Of street dclinqucnts End quar-
tor ending March 81, 80. was receiy-
c,l; the marshal Ia be- credited with
tie amount, say SI8. 10, and the list
turned over Ia tn, mayor.
The following accounts were then
t. iOwc,l:
". u. Deaton, salary for February.
1856. So,33l-3
=. I load wood LOO
! ~ miller. salary for Ycb, IS 90
II Loeb. salary for feb, 900
w Millsaps. Office rent for oct,
yov. aud pee. ~. 1878
= u ramsey, for a,r't of street
lamp for fcb'y, and repairing
Lamp, 1000
!. Eir,l-ong, lime, nails, &c, ll.i2
II Morrison for building Gala
boosr, l0l. So
Certificate for witness fec In cases
Of town " IIazlclurst VIZ Dave Petty,
presented by q ID Lowe, was referred
10 finance committee.
On motion lilOtz and the marshal
were authorized to have sewer place
cd in front Of the property owned by
J = sexton. nj the u " corner Uf sqr
~: DR. Oniis Voting no.
Committee on cemetery was grant
cd further time.
Sealed bids for street work were OPP
cncd and read. u noble. being the
lowest bidder, (sll2o. OO) was award
ed the contract. and his bond fixed mt
five hundred dollars, his salary To bc
paid him quarterly, or at such time us
ths >t:cct commissioners may Instruct.
Minsold, Mitchell aud his honor were
appointed street commissioners.
Report committee on printing wa,
received: the contract for publishing
proceedings III tli, board WA, awarded
To the Si.nal-I opiallail at 5000 per
anniIn. to date from FEB y lSs6.
The following Was offered AMI All
opted.
BE IL ordained 10y the board at may
ar and aldermen of the town of lia-
ZlrlIurst. That IL shall hc unlawful for
ANY person or persons, to any way
obstrllct any Of the streets or levers ~
the town Of IaZlrliur>t, by throwing
any boxes. barrels, hog-lcaI,s, ar
ANYTHING calculated To- Obstruct any
part of said stree; or sewers 10y throw.
ing any dirt. brick 90 gravel upon said
street except by permission Of The may
or of said Town. and then, in strict ac-
cord with his directions aud ANY per-
son, violating this ordinance. shall.
upon conviction before the mayor. b.
fined in the sliui ~ not les, tl.an 30
for the first offence and not less than
five dollars for each subsequent Of
fence. aud ,,anl convicted 10 the
town raluboosr until said line and
cost of prosecution arr paid.
BE il further -, dninci, That IL shall
br unlawful for any person or person,
Ia ride or drive upon any of the -ircct,
~ aid town in AN unusual and nncc-
cs.ary fr,i sprcl. and in violation ~
this ordinance, shall. ,pon conviction
before The Iuavor. bc fined in the sum
a., moi los Than > so and all cost of
rro.rrution.
BE |, further or,lnincd. That il shall
bc unlawful for any lcr.on or persons. .
,loinr busipcs, upon any az the street.
of said town. Ia exhibit any goods.
ware, on merchandise Of any kind by
hanging or placing samples or bu.i'.
ness ,ign. acro-. az over the side
walks lower than cight fee. from the
surface of laid side walk and any ucr.
son violating thi, ordinance. shall.
upon ronyictIon before thc mayor. be-
,inrJ in a .um of nnt les tlinn one
dollar for the first offence and moi less
than !. 30 for cnch sub.ou,lcn; offence,
and all COS, Of prosecution.
BE !, further ordained. That II shall
he unlawful for any person or p.r,on,
tv l,a,. or place any boxes. barrel.
hos,hca,l> or package, Of ANY drsrrip-
ton upon any Of the tide walk, Of said
town Of such dimension, SOFAS not 10
leave an open passage ~ IL, feet in
width, and a,.v person or person, yio-
latin. mi. ordinance, shall upon con-
viction before the mayor. be- tined in u
sum ~ not less than 100 for the frat
offence and not les, tllan five dollars
for each subsequent offence, and all
cost Oi prosecution.
BE il further ordained, That il shall
bc unlawful for any persons to pull
down, nutilntc, or in any way de-
face or di,ilgurc any business sign in
tie town, AMI any person violating
tlii. ordinance. or parsons assisting.
aiding or abctting or bc In any way
connected with said violation, shall
upon conviction before the mayor, bc
found in a sum Of not less than five
dollars. and stand committed until
both iinc and cost Of prosecution are
paid.
BE it further ordained, That any
person or person. while in any store
or other house. complete or in pro-
cess of erection and within hearing of