Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-13

10 the credit of sinking fund
for Town Hall Bonds II Bonds of
300. each for the year 1897
a 1910" $4,000
Total $3.50. 90
Respectfully Submitted,
Finance committee c. f. Millen-
common council der
town of Ceredo, G.. ID. French
w. Va. J. w. Collier
On motion of L. +. McDougal
and seconded by w. f. Sturgill.
1t is hereby ordered that c. f. Mil
lender, the Treasurer of the town of
Ceredo, place to the credit of Sink
ing fund for Jordan Branch Bridge
Bonds the sum of $40. and that he
also place to the credit Of Sinking
fund Tor payment of Town Hall
Bonds the sum of 1920. being in
each case l0'Ic of said bonds for
the year 1897, and to take a certifi-
cate of deposit for these and in
Guiding all other amounts hereto
fore placed to the credit of said
Sinking funds from some National
Bank, payable to the order of the
Treasurer of Ceredo, on account of
Sinking fund, and drawing inter
est at 4% per annum.
Committee to inspect and sort
out uncollectable tax bills, is not
ready to report.
On motion Mrs. NJ. G. F'rizzel is
hereby granted license to conduct
Hotel In the town of Ceredo, w.
Va, known as the Ceredo House.
On motion Mr.. F. NJ. Duncan is
hereby granted license to conduct a
Hotel III the town of Ceredo, w.
Va, known as the Commercial
Hotel.
On motion the following ordin-
ance against gaming was unani-
mously adopted:
BE 1t ordained by the common
council of the town of Ceredo. that
1t shall hereafter be unlawful for any
person within the corporate limits
OF the town of Ceredo 10 set up. ex-
hibit or keep for himself or another
or procure to be set up, exhibited or
kept any Faro bank, gaming table.
or machine or continuance used in
betting or other games of chance
whereby money or other things NAV
be won or lost. And any person or
persons who shall be convicted of
any of the things denounced in the
foregoing ordinance for the first Of.
tense shall be fined not less than
len Dollars, nor more than Twen-
ty Five Dollars, and upon the sec
ond conviction for the same offense
he or they shall be fined not less
than Twenty Five Dollars nor
more than Fifty Dollars and NAV
IN the discretion of the Mayor or
other persons trying the case be
confined in the town prison not to
exceed thirty days. And any per-
son who shall visit any such place
where any faro bank, gaming IA.
ole, machine or continuance used
IN betting or any other game Of
chance, whether said person play
or bet 1T said game or not, sbail
upon conviction be fined not less
than Ten Dollars nor more than
Twenty Five Dollars, aud oacb
visit to such place shall be a sep
arate oiIeuse. And the town Ser
g9aut Of the said town Of Cerado
and all police officers Of said town
are expressly charged with The
faithful execution Of this ordin-
auce, and for the purpose Of exc.
cutting this ordinance they or eth.
or OF them shall be and are hero
by required If necessary 90 break
the door Of any house. room. boat
or iioat wherIn any such games are
carried on with or without war.
rant and 20 arrest all persons found
Iherin, and take them before the
Mayor Of said town for immed-
la.e lriai Vt such arrest be made
before . O'Clock p. m. If after
mat Time said officer shall coufne
snch person or persons go errested
lii me tCWn prison and safely keep
hem until . o'clock a. m. of the
following day at which time they
shall be brought before the Mavor
of said town for trial.
Oh motion The contract for light
ing the street lamps for the month
OF October was awarded 10 e. F.
Dollars.
NJ S. NJ Hudson, President Of
the firm Of The Hudson School