Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15


Miss. Central Railroad crosses Lot
No, 20 and running with the track
Of said road south to the bridge
which crosses IL, leading from OK
ford TO the University, thence on
straight line TO the south west cor
ner OF the corporate limits Of said
town, sheet acts 1859 p "a. See also
charter approved March q, 1875.
ORDINANCE BOOK.
Clerk and Ordinance Book and
Docket s3ee0 Annotated Code, "
Be Il ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen of the town OF
Oxferd that the clerk provided for
In s3ee3 Of the code chapter shall In
addition 10 the book Labelled Mu-
nicipal minutes Of the town Of Ok
ford, keep also . book styled Mu-
nicipal docket Of the town OF OK
ford, upon which he shall enter
each claim against the municipaii-
~, and each subject matter to be
acted upon by the Mayor and Board
Of Aldermen, In the order in which
they are presented, and after each
meeting writing up such docket for
the next regular meeting.
That the clerk shall also keep .
well bound hook to be styled "Or-
dinances Town Of Oxford" ~ pro-
vided for In section 1909 Of Code
chapter on municipalities, In which
he shall enroll every ordinance
which has been legally enacted,
since the adoption OF said code
chapter ~ the charter law OF said
town, or hereafter TO be enacted,
which are In their nature laws OF
the municipality and not merely
temporary orders or DEGREES and
shall keep said book accurately in
dexed alphabetically.
Marshal Street Commissioner 5000,
Be II ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen Of the town OF
Oxford:
That the Town Marshal shall be
and IL hereby declared to be Street
Commissioner and he is hereby
charged with all the duties and OBJ
legations OF that ONCE, m shown by
5000 Of Code chapter on munich
palities.
That the town OF Oxford being q
separate road district by virtue OF
$3.50 Of Code chapter on munich
palities, each male resident thereof
between the ages Of IS and so years,
shall perform annually six days la
bor Of ten hours each, on the
streets. alleys or avenues Of said
town or In lieu thereof, pay the sufh
of three dollars to the Marshal and
street commissioner.
That street work and tax are due
on demand by the Marshal and
street commissioner, and when
hands are needed for work on the
streets he shall In person or by
agent, notify such hands as he
needs, of the time and place the
work IL to be performed by them,
and any one liable TO street work
and duly notified, who shall fail or
refuse to appear and work accord
ing to notice shall be guilty OF q
misdemeanor, and on conviction
before the Mayor shall be fiued in
the sum of two dollars for each Of
Tense with all costs of conviction:
provided always that Mt the time he
Il notified to work on the streets by
the Marshal or street commissioner
he may pay to him the sum Of three
dollars and such payment, II made
before the refusal to work, shall
acquit Of any penalty.
Marshal, Tar Collector 5000
lie Il ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen of the town oil
Oxford, that the Town Marshal shall
be and II the Tax Collector of the
town, and a. such shall be charged
with all the duties OF that ONCE &C.
cording to S29ss Code chapter or
municipalities.
License Tax s2e72.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen OF the town oi
Oxford, that license tax bo and Il
hereby levied upon all callings
trades, professions and occupation
conducted pursued, carried on Oh
Ioperated within the limits Of the
town upon which state license u,
IL levied equal to fifty per cent o.
that levied by the state upon thu
same callings, trades and pr0fes
sions, as enumerated In the severn
statutes in the Code Of 1892 and II
the sheet acts 1885 amendator,
, thereto.
II Any person or body corporate
who shall exercise any OF the priv
lileges enumerated above withou
, nrst paying the tax and procuring
, the license Is required, shall OF
) conviction before the mayor b
: fined not less than double the tll
Imposed on such privilege with al
cost Of conviction.
License for all Of above privileges
: shall be obtained from the Tow
|. Marshal and Tax Collector, VIII,
I shall have the same prepared, mum
: bered consecutively, commencing
with number one and each serie
shall be for one year, ending witt
31st day Of August of each yea
, and licenses granted and issued OF
and after the LIST day Of Septem
! Der Of each year shall be OF the nev
! series, commencing with numbe
!, one.
The privilege tax paid to the Mar
shall and Tax Collector shall be re
ported by him in writing month";
at each regular meeting OF tn
Mayor and Board Of Aldeyme1, an
paid into the town treasury as othe
) taxes, and said Tax Collector shal
keep . book in which he shall entel
the number Of the license, its DAFT
7 the full name of the iicensee, or n
y Arm the full name of al member
thereof, and the time when ii sha
expire, and the amount collecte
by him for 1t, which book shall ;
subject at all times 10 the inspes
ton of any citisen Of the town, an
any one failing to pay the privilel
herein imposed, and to obtal
the license herein required, b
pursuing the business taxed witho
such license, may be prosecuted |
suit for such tax, and the Tax Co
! lector may seize and sell any prof.
. erty Of said person liable for sul