The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1897-03-18

ten days from May lsr to November
LIST, and at his discretion order the
the owners or occupants of any lot
residence or premises, to remove
haul off, Or clean any filth, sink Oh
pri"y, or remove any dead animal,
by the owner Of the premises, or the
owner of the animal, if to be found,
and upon refusal or neglect by the
owner, Or occupant of such premises,
the Marshal shall take such persons
as refuse to obey his request before
The Mayor, to be fined not less than
one nor more than FIVE dollars and
cost, and order the Marshal to re.
move the dead animal, or cause the
premises to be cleaned at the expense
of the town, not to exceed in cost
the fine so imposed.
Section 8. If the Marshal. while
in attendance on the Mayors Court,
or meeting of the Town Council,
shall refuse to execute any legal Or
der of the Mayor, he shall be held to
be 10 contempt of Court, and by the
order Of the Mayor, suspended aud
imprisoned in the Jail not exceeding
ten days.
Section 10. The Marshal shall, in
addition to the duties prescribed,
and when not otherwise engaged, be
subject to the orders of the Street
and improvement Committee or
Commissioner, and assist and work
upon such works, when not other
wise engaged.
ORDINANCE NO. .,
Relative to Section 10 of the Charter
of the Town of Benton.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the Town Of Benton, La:
Section l. That it shall be unlaw-
full for any store keeper, saloon or
any person engaged in the sale of
general merchandise, or liquors, or
game room, to sell any goods, or do
any business such as gambling of
any kind on Sunday, as prescribed
by the State law, and any person
who shall sell, give away, or do any
business prohibited by law on Sun
day, shall be fined not less than SO
nor more than $50, and imprisoned
not less than ten nor more than fifty
days, at the discretion Of the Court,
and it is made the duty of the Mar
shall to apprehend any violators of
this Ordinance.
The above Ordinances, after hav-
lug been fully discussed, upon mo-
ton and seconded, were adopted.
Reports of w. B. Simpson, ex-
Mayor, aud j. A. Hubbard, Marshal,
filed, and upon motion, duly second
ed, tabled and ordered to lie over
until next meeting.
LICENSE ORDINANCE NO. 3,
was then submitted, to.wit:
Be it Ordained, &C., That the
Licenses be fixed as follows: For
Retail Liquor Dealers, $50; Mer-
chants, as graded by the State, So
to $40; Hotels, $40; Physicians, S.;
Attorneys at Law, s.; Butchers and
Market Stalls, s.; Editors, s.; Den
lists, S.; Photographers, S.; Patent
Rights, So; Telephone Lines, So;
Express Companys, S.; Pedlers, not
less than s., as fixed by the State;
Shows, Tbeaters, &c, not less than.
95, as fixed by the State; Fakes,
Banking Games, &C., not less than
50, as fixed by the State; Patent
Medicine Dealers, not less than s.,
as fixed by the State.
Which Ordinance, after having
been fully discussed, was adopted
by the following vote: Yeas--Oneal,
Belcher and Montgomery; nays
Smith and Benjamin.
Moved aud seconded, That the
Secretary and ex-of1icio Assessor
advertise through the Bossier Ban.
ner legal length of time, that assess
meat books of the Town of Benton
are now opened at the Court House
for assessment and inspection.
Moved and seconded, That the
Marshal be allowed further time to
make the bond as required of him
as Marshal by this body. Carried.
Moved and seconded, That the
bond of T. N. BradeD, Secretary and
tx -otficio Assessor, be approved and
accepted. Carried.
Moved and duly seconded, That
this Council, as Board of Review
ers, will meet the city tax payers of
the town of Benton, on tue Goth day
of March, 1897, and the Secretary is
ordered to notify said tax payers of
said meeting by publication iu the
Bossier Banner. Carried.
Moved and seconded, That when
this body adjourns that it adjourn
to meet Monday, March 20, 1897.
WhereupoD the Council adjourn
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