Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-04-08
City Council.
IfAsLrHunsr, April 9th. 1885.


A. a regular meeting If the board
of mayor aud aldermen held this day,
there were present NJ y"r Dcaton,
klotz, Mithrll and Mangold; board
came To order; minutes Of last meet.
ing were read and adopted.
The mayors Treasurcr's and Tax.
collectors reports were read, found
correct, and appruved. The mayor
TO be charged with s2s.s7, amount
fines collected, and to be credited
with amount of street delinqucnts
tor end quarter, MS per his report.
Report Of finance committee pro.
scented, was received.
The following accounts were al
lowed
W. b. Dcaton, salary for Mar. $3.50
one load wood, LOO
amt pail out for re.
moyiIg dead llogs, LOO
J. II. Butler, salary for Mar. $500
!" removing dead hogs, LOO
w. W. Gown, for driving up
ordinances, GOO
III. Loeb, salary for Mar. 1000
). d. Ramrcy. for accl Of street
LAMPS for Mar. 5000
Signal c.wialian, Tor 500 tax
D lists, 9, e 200
y i,ery fense. 3o.vo
.Arc'l Of J.C. I,edus, was re-.
ferrrd back for correction
Board appropriated $4,000 tor street
purposes. -
Report OF comm,ttee on repairs
was received.
On motion il was ordered that the
clerk enroll on the street Toll the
names { all resident males, between
the age of ls aud 50.
Til. following was offered and
adopted:
b.. il ordained by the board OF
mayor and aldermen ~ lawful ses.
SION, that il shall be- the duty 0f all
p .rsons owning or controlling any
privy or back house, used by the
parties or their customers, to have
same ut least once each month, from
LIST nf April each year until the LIST
of October each year, thoroughly
clcan.ed aud disinfecied, and III de.
fault # same, it shall he the duty of
the marshal to have said labor done
II, af, resald, mt the expense of the
owners or users, ut expense ut 50cts
for each house 80 used for the pub
lie, aud 25ct> for each private h"n.e
So used, aud in default Of the pay.
nrnt of such suius the said marshal,
shall, after five days notice, have
such house IN default torn down 1T
the cost of the owner.
he il further ordained, tia: any
person or persrlis riding ar driving
upon the streets of this town, who
shall stop their horse, stock, or We.
lliclr upon ar across any al the street
crossings, thereby ohsiruciing free
passage of anyone upon such eros.
ing shall, upon conviction before 'h"
mayor, b. iued not less than $3.50
and cost If prosecution. and stand
committed To- IN" t"wr cnlabooosc
until the fine ana costs are paid.
BE it ordained hy ,hr board Of
mayor aud aldermen, in lawful srs.
sion, tina, it shall Ne unlawful! for
the owner Of any bitch Ia allow sanlr
Ia G" upon any of the public high.
ways ar common. while in heat.
Bc il further ordained, that II
shall tee tie duty of The marshal Ia
kill any such bitch. above described,
or sail marshal may, ut Ibis dis r..
lion, give written permission Ia aiy
other person to pcform this duty and
the ma, shall ar person designated 10y
linn sl,all not be subject to prosecu
ton on account Of silcli killing
Ordered, that until further orders,
the salary of the marshal shall BE-
fixed ut 80 dollars per month, and
sail marshal shall act rs snpcrin.
tendent of the street work, under
the Instructions Of the street COIN
mission,rs.
Ordered, that an election for al
drrinan for ward Q, to fill vacancy
caused by resignation of &. K. Oats,
J he held on Monday the 10th, inst.
Board then adjourned.
II. LOEB, Clk.