The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-05-08

hundred dollars on each express company, each tel.
ephone company and each telegraph company doing
business in said city, and said City Council are here
by authorized and empowered TO levy privilege tax
upon every express agent telephone operator, and
telegraph operator doing business in said city, in the
sum OfuOt more than fifty dollars for each one.
Sec. %. BE it further enacted That the said
Council shall have the power TO declare by ordnan
ces, what acts shall be misdemeanors, aud when
committed within the City of Greenvlle, to punish
the offenders by fines aud fOrfeitures and by impTs-
onmeu and labor Within aud without the county Jail
in default OF the payment of the fines imposed as
punishment. to cause the arrest of all vagrants
tramps, and drunken and disordery persons within
said city, aud TO provide for the punishment of the
same. in the manner above provided; to prohibit by
fine the introduction of paupers into said city BY
steamboats,, railroads. other carriers of persons,
to regulate control and suppress dsorderly houses,
and houses of III fame; to regulate, control and sup
press gambling houses, and to punish gaming by fine
and Imprisonment; aud to arrest and conhne for
trial. to take forfeit for the appearance for trial.
of all persons charged with offenses which pun
ished as misdemeanOrs by the laws of the State aud
of the City of Greenvllle All necessary judicial an
th0rty is hereby vested in the Mayor of said city, to
hear and determine all of offenders against the
ordinances and laws ofthe City OF author
ity is hereby conferred on him to administer oaths
soemnize the rights Of matrimony, and impose fnes
or to convict such Offenders when found guilty under
said ordinances or local laws of said city, and he shall
be ex oficio, Justice of the Peace. Said Council
shall have the power to pass all laws to preserve the
health OF said city, to define, prevent and remove
nuisances within the city, and tor distance of Que
mile without the same, to make quarantine laws and
to enforce the same within ten miles Of said city to
prevent the introduction of contagious diseases into
the city to prohibit the erection OF soap factories,
or house for curing green hides, or slaughter pens
factories and all houses of like character They shall
have power and it shall be their duty to condemn
nuisances all buildings csterns, wells, priyies aud
other erections In said city, which on inspection shall
be found unhealthy, aud cause the same to be abated
unless the owners thereof at their own expense, upon
notice, shall reconstruct the same In such manner
shall be prescribed by the laws and ordinances OF
the said city aud as to buildings, cisterns, wells,
privies and other private improvements to be con.
structed In future, they shall have the power and 1t
shall be their duty to have the same so constructed
not to interfere with the health Of said city, They
shall have the power and il shall be their duty to see
and provide that the city is from day to day kept in
u clean aud healthy condition; the yard aud premi
ses of every occupant Of every dwelling, out house,
office, store, shop, or other place OF business, are
cleaned out and kept by such occupant every day
at his own expense and to prohibit by proper ordi
dances aud penalties such occupant from throwing
any trash or improper material In the Streets alleys
or Sidewalks to require such occupant daily to de-
posit all unhealthy material in the street near by in
some suitable vessel to be provided by the occupant
at his or her own expense, to be carried of by the
owners to make safe and proper sidewalks Of brick
plank adjoining their lots to designate fire limits
within which wooden buildings shall not bo erected
to prevent the erection of buildings dangerous Ia
other improv ements and to remove them when erect
ed without their consent to regulate the manner Of
building partition walls parapet wallis aud Partition
fences; to regulate fire works, stove pipes and hueI
in all kitchens, shops and other like places to reg
4 ulate the keeping and storage of gun POWDER Goa
OIL and other combusbe articles, and prevent thei
.an tt.A
d er to make, preserve and improve steamboat AM
aatboat landings, and all wharves within the city
A to regulate the landing and m00ring Of boate, an
other water crafts at landings within the city, and
r prohibit regulate wharfbOats to establish nspet
ton laws for the inspecting, weighing and neasurin
u all kinds of provisions, provender and fuel, for ma
and beast, and to provide for the gauging and II
4 spection of all kinds of liquors and illuminating oils
, but no charge shall be made for testing any measure
article, vessel for which fee has o1e been pat
h by any officer acting under authority OF this &C
and having found on said measure, article or vess
r stamp brand of an inspection officer; to perm
and regulate the laying of railroad tracks of iron, an
the passage of cars through the city and TO remov
such railroad tracks, II 1t obstructs travel or doe
A not conform to the ordinances Of the city, aud
make suitable regulations In regard to the use
streets for street cars aud to regulate the runnn
of the same, so as to prevent injury or inconyen
}, ence to the pubc to forbid the opening and diggn
up of streets by gas or water companies to the publ
detriment to regulate wells clsterns, hydrants an
= water plugs, aud to convey water Into the city fro
the vicinity; to establish aud regulate mariets an
: : market houses, to make provisions for ligbtn
! streets alleys and other public places In front
= churches jails and other public buildings In the cit
aud to erect all necessary public buildings; TO repa
aud keep in repair, streets, sidewalks and other pu
:. lie grounds and places in the said city to open an
: widen streets, TO change the location Of or close til
= same to lay off new streets and alleys when nece
sary and to have and exercise entire control oyt
all streets aud public property of the said city an
they shall have power over all other affairs in sal
I, city, in which the peace, safety or general welfare
" the inhabitants is interested, and that the priva
:. property within said city may be taken for publ
= use, in the manner provided by law for the apple
q q tion of property for public use
' Sec. 29 Be 1t further enacted, That the "a
City Council shall have power to cause lot Of groun
on the bank Of the Mississippi river, within the co
porate limits of said city or within mile therec
to be designated and set apart landing for stear
, boats or other water crafts, cotton yard aud wha
for the use of the people and TO this end said Cou
= Gil may appoint three disDerested free.boIders
i said city to be commissioners to lay off and mai
a such lot Of ground, the front of said river al
4 embracing such area as will be most convenient
,f the public.