The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-05-28
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BOARD OF MAYOR And ALDERMEN.
TowN oF SCRANTON.


A special meeting Of the board was
held on May q. 1856, but there being no
business before il adjourned subject to
call.
The board met May IA, 1856, and voters
aud ciiizens of sad town appearing before
the board it WAS agreed that a meeting
be held on the 18th inst. for the purposs
of considering petitions for aud against
the sale of liquors by retail Of b J Jane
aud 5 X Thompson.
At a meeting OF the board held on May
18th. among other things the following
order was passed as appears of record in
the proceedings of said board The petit
tion of B j Jane having been presented
to the board the same was consi, cred and
the counter. petition heard. aud it appear
ing to the satisfaction Of the board that
u j Jane has "a majority OF the legal resi-
dent voters of said town, and bond and
security having been filed and approved
by the board it was ordered that a license
be granted him to retail vinOus aud spir-
ituous liquors in less quantities than ono
gallon for tho period of twelve months
from the date of such license.
The petition of S II Thompson for IL
cense to retail yinous and spirituOus IL
quors in less quantities than one gallon
was then taken mp, whom 5 II Thompson,
mayor, being a party interested w Ii Nix
was called to the chair while the said Pc
tltion was under consideration, but time
not being sufficient for the purpose the
board adjourned until 10 am. tomorrow.
The board met pursuant to adjournment
when the petition of SIR Thompson was
again taken mp for consideration, and it
appearing that it was signed by the
requisite number of voters required and
his bond and security having been flied
and approved 1t was ordered that license
be granted the said s r Thompson for the
period of twelve months from the date of
his license.
1t is ordered that the contemplation
against II j Jane have ten days from this
date in which to present their bill of cx-
ceptions in the proceedings of the board
in the matter of the petition of b j Jaue
for licenHe to retail, and the same when
presented shall be signed # approved by
the mayor and made Il part of the record
hereof and appeal granted according to
law.
The contemplation against S r Thomp
son was acted on in the SAME hammer as
the one above.
Whereupon the board adjourned.
The board met pursuant to call on May
Goth when the following ordinances were
passed
Be it ordained by the board OF mayor
and aldermen, That the monthly salary
of the town marshal and ex-officio street
commissioner be fixed at the suln of $40
for the month ending May IA, 1856. Also
the sun IF s. be a lowed for Il copy of the
town charter, a transcript of the record
from the Secretary of Gtate to 5 RThomp-
son.
BE it ordered, That Il license of $40 be
collected from each and every permanent
butcher of said town,
Be 1t ordered, That any owner or own
eis of property fronting on the streets of
said town be and are hereby required to
put and keep in repair the sidewalks in
front OF their property when notified by
the street commissioner, under n penalty
of So TO" noncompliance after Is days
notice has beer given.
BE it ordered, That any owner of a fo-
male canine is hereby required upon no.
tice of the marshal to keep the same ~
yard or enclosure confined, and fer failure
to do so shall be guilty of amisdemeanor
aud on conviction thereof shall be fined
$3.50 for each %oflense.
Be it ordered, That any person or per-
obstrncting the streets or sidewalks
of said town and upon notice of the town
to remove the same failing to do
so shall be guilty of II misde'neanOr, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined tho
sum of not less than $3.50, at tlle disrre-
lion of the court, or in lieu thereof 3 days
work on the streets
Whereupun the board adjourned to
meet regularly the 1st Tuesday in every
and subject to call.
s. II. THOMPSON, Mayor.
L. HIGGINS, Secretary pro TEN.