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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-09-07
PRINTING.

P1EIN TING.
U. Mackey, foreman 160 90
Paul Thompson, printer-------- % 80
Miss NJ. Epstine. binder-------- Is so
Mrs. Charbonneau, binder------ Is so
Geo. D. Graham, sundries-------- 10 90
Carson City Gas CO., gas- so
Morning Appeal, off. advt.-- so 90
Total 275 10
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-05-14

plants, and for the purpose OF op.
ening, building, making, impro-
wing, grading and repairing pu-
bile roads, making and repairing
of bridges within and without the
corporate limits of the town of st.
Martinville, when conducive to the
best interest and welfare of the
town, and in general any work Of
public utility, the Town Council,
may in the name of the ToVn of
st. Martinville, and for its advan.
tage and benefit, borrow money
for said purposes; and in order to
provide for and secure the pay
ments and extinguishment of any
indebtedness thus created, they
may issue interest bearing bonds
of the Town and increase the rates
of taxation within the limits and
in the manner provided for by Ar
ticle 209 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana; provided, that
no money shall be borrowed, and
issue, or the rate of taxation in.
creased, unless the purpose or
purposes for which the issuance
of said bonds and the amount
thereof shall have submitted to a
vote OF the property tax payers,
and majority of the property
tax payers voting at such election
shall have voted therefor. When-
ever bonds are issued as herein
provided for, such bonds shall be
made payable in not less than five
nor more than twenty years from
date of their issue, with interest
coupons attached, ut a rate not ex-
ceeding six per cent. per annum,
payable annually or semi-annual-
|y; provided further, that the ag-
amount of out standing
bonds issued and existing under
this titles shall never exceed ten
percentum of the assessed value
Of the real and personal property
Of the town. The special tax as.
'essed for the payment of such
bonds shall be devoted and ap-
piled exclusively to their payment.
put whenever there shall be a SUR
plus of the general fund at the ex-
of any fiscal year, such
surplus may at the discretion of
he Council be applied in payment
# interest and principal of these
ponds.
Canvassed, proclaimed and pros
nulgated this 7th Of April, 1898.
L. j. LABBH, Mayor.
A. V. FLEMING, Secretary.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-05-14

published at least thirty days In
newspaper published in the town
and such rate Of taxation not ex
ceeding one dollar on every hun
bred of valuation shall at least
thirty days after the first publica-
ton thereof be fixed and assessed
so as with other revenues of the
town, may be necessary to meet
said estimated liabilities and ex.
penditures.
The adoption of said detailed
estimate shall be considered as the
appropriation therein stated, and
no money shall be drawn from the
Treasury except in pursuance oI
such appropriations.
All taxes and licenses imposed
by the Town of St. Martinville,
La, shall be due and exigible at
the same time as the State taxes
and all the articles and provisions
of the State constitution and the
laws of the General Assembly
passed Hereunder regulating and
relating to the collection of State
taxes and tax sales shall also ap-
ply to and regulate the collection
of town taxes.
That the Police Jury of the Pa
IRISH of st. Martin shall not have
or exercise any jurisdiction with
in the limits of said town, except
it be over the Court house, Jail,
drawbridse on the Bayou Teche,
and other property belonging to
said Parish in said town; and the
said Police Jury shall have no
power to levy, impose or lay any
tax or license within the limits of
said town and which is especially
prohibited, and said town is here
by exempt from Parish tax and
License; and the inhabitants of
said town shall not be liable to
public road duty under the gener-
al road laws of this State, and are
hereby exempt from road duty.
The Town Council shall be and
are hereby empowered to provide
for, regulate and require the bull
ding and repairing of all sidewalks,
banquettes or CURLING upon the
streets within the corporate limits
as may be hereafter provided by
ordinances.
Whenever the owner Of proper
ty in front of which a sidewalk,
banquette or other walks, shall
have been ordered to be made,
filed up, grading or repaired,
shall fail to do 80 within the time
required by the ordinance or reso-
luton of the Town Council, the
Town Council shall order the same
to be done at the expense of the
owner or owners of said property, |
and the town shall have a special
lien and privilege ON said proper
ty to secure the payment so due, |
which shall entitle the corporation
to be paid in preference over any
other claim, mortgage or encum-
ORANGES upon said property, reco-
'erable before any court of COM
petent jurisdiction. That all
streets, except such parts as may
be required to be kept up by gran
,ers or franchise, shall be kept in
'epair by the town, and all side
walks or banquettes shall be kept
~ the owners of the real property
hereon.
The Town Council shall have
he power and authority to grant
franchises over all streets of said
own for the purpose of operating
allway or street car lines, whe-
her by steam, electricity or other
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-05-14

WltnStandlng any Superlntenuenct
which might be set up by any cor
poration or individual over such
works. To determine the com.
pletion and Dimensions of the
pavements of streets, sidewalks
and alleys, to fix the squaring and
to prevent any encroachment upon
or stopping or obstructing the
streets, alleys public squares, levees
public roads, wharves or any part
of the landing of the port of st.
Martinville, and to order any OBJ
ject, whatever may be its value,
which may cucumber said places,
or prevent and embarrass the free
use of same, to be torn down and
removed or sold for whom it may
concern, in the same manner and
after such notices as shall he re-
quired by such regulations.
To provide for the cleaning of
the banks of the bayou, within the
corporate limits of the town; for
the reopening of such natural
drains as has been INSTRUCTED by
the owners of adjacent property;
or opening or filling up of any wa
ter course which is not navigable.
for the purpose of carrying the
public highways over the same:
provided, no unnecessary injury be
occasioned thereby to the neigh
boring inhabitants.
The Town Council shall be YES
ted with the full power and antho-
rity to provide the means and reg
ulatiOns for preventing and ex-
tinguishing confagrations: to de-
termine in what parts of the town
wooden buildings shall not be cree
ted, and prevent persons from re-
constructing in wood, old and de-
cayed wooden buildings and adj
juncts under pretense of repairing
the same in those parts of the
town where it is lawful to build
only in brick, stone or metal. And
to provide for the inspection, reg
ulation and condemnation of any
building or buildings which may
be dangerous to life and property.
To regulate the police of thea
tres, public balls, taverns, places
for shows and exhibitions, houses
Of public entertainment shops for
retailing liquors, houses of ill
fame, and to order the same to be |
:losed whenever the public safety |
md tranquility shall require it,
md impose such regulations and
iuties upon persons keeping such
places as they deem proper and
necessary, and to punish all va
grants.
To regulate the proper govern
nent of carts, drays, wagons and
,ther vehicles of every descrip-
ion; freight trains and passenger
rains which run i'm the limit of the
own.
To every year levy an equal tax
ipon all real and personal property
N said town, not to exceed for one
ear ten mills of the assessed value
hereof, which said tax shall be
lue and payable, and collected
nd enforced in the same manner
md at the same time as state
axes; and on the same day annual
y thereafter, impose an annual
TX on trades, professions, business
nd callings, said licenses to expire
n the 31st. day of December in
he year in which it was obtained.
nd which license tax shall be
ue and payable from the first day
t January inclusive; provided
hat all persons engaged in bust
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-05-14

| 10 the tOWH ny IHo SidHlOi VI
grantees nor for a longer period
than twenty-five years.
The enumeration of the forego-
ing powers shall not be understood
to exclude or restrict any other
power, general or specific belong
ing to municipal corporations as
such or which are necessary to the
proper exercise of its corporate
functions nor those powers which
are necessary and essential to the
objects and purposes of this cor
poration, all of which are hereby
specially reserved.
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISION.
The Town Council may suspend
or remove by vote of the MAORI
ty of the members, say appointed
officers for incompetency, neglect
of duty, malfeasance in Office, or
when the service of such officer
are no longer required or necessa-
ry to the public interest. The
Town Council shall have power to
organize, appoint, uniform and
commission a police force, and to
appoint as many officers as may
be necessary, to fix the salaries
and compensation of all officers
and employees appointed by them,
under the restrictions contained
in this act.
The Town Council shall hold /
regular meetings on stated days
every month; their proceedings
shall be duly recorded and all re-
solutions and ordinances shall be
published and promulgated in a
newspaper published in the town.
The Town Council shall further
at least ten days before the expi-
ration of such fiscal year, cause to
be published in a town newspaper,
correct and full statement of the
receipts and expenditures from
the date of the last annual report,
the funds where derived and show
ing for what purpose disbursed,
the condition of the Treasurer, to-
gether with such information as
may be necessary, and full state
ment of the financial conditional
of the town.
No ordinance levying a tax,
an appropriation over
Five Hundred Dollars, or provi-
ding for the purchase or sale of
real estate, shall be passed except
by a majority of the entire Coun-
Gil, nor shall a final vote of same
be taken except at regular meet
ing, subsequent to previous regu-
lar meeting at which the same bill
have been introduced and passed
to its second reading and the said
together with the vote
Oh the same, and the names of the
members voting yes or nay, shall {
be recorded and published in a
newspaper of the town, except in
case OF invasion, Instruction,
pestilence or intimidation.
? All contracts for public works or
materials, or supplies ordered by
he Town Council, when the same
exceed One Hundred Dollars, shall
De offered at public auction and
given to the lowest bidder who can
security satisfactory to the
Council, or the same shall be al.
7ertised for sealed proposals in
to be opened by the Ma
7or In the presence of the Coun-
III, and the contract shall be given
o the person making lowest pro-
'osal therefor, provided that
should there be only one bid, the
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-05-14
GENERAL PROVISIONS.

The Council may mdain and i'm
pose such fines for the breach of
the by laws, rules and ordinances
of the town as they shall think
proper not exceeding fifty dollars
fine and not exceeding thirty days
imprisonment, or both, for each
Offense, at the discretion of the
Mayor. Said fine to be recovera-
ble before the Mayor or any Court
Of competent jurisdiction, in the
name and for the use of said town
and in default of the payment of
any fine imposed, the person in
default may be ordered to work
out the same on the streets and
alleys, OF the town Or other public
works ut the rate of one dollar for
each day of labor performed.
The Town Council shall, on or
before the first day of May, fix the
salary and fees of the Mayor and
other elective officers, and shall at
the same time, establish the com
pensation or salary to he paid to
the officers appointed by the Town
Council; the compensation or sal
airy SO established shall not be
changed during the term for which
said officers shall be appointed or
elected.
The Town Council shall have
full power and authority to make
and pass such bylaws and ordi-
nances as are necessary and pro-
per for the government of the
town.
To regulate and make improve
ment to the streets, alleys, squares,
wharves sidewalks and other pub
lie property, and to provide for the
and watering of the same
and to order and direct the ditch
ing. filling. opening, widening and
continuing of any streets and alleys
and if for such purpose, the land
of any person, or body corporate
is necessary to be had the said
Town Council shall have the right |
TO purchase the same at reasonable |
prices. or cause the same to he ex-
propriated according to the man
Ter and formalities prescribed by
existing laws on the subject; to
'egulate the proportion of and to
make and repair all common sewers
Trains, canals, public roads. levees,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-05-14

The Council by whom he was cleo
ted or appointed, it being the true
meaning and intention of this sec
ton that each incoming or new
Council have the right of electing
its own officers and employees.
The Town Attorney shall be H.
censed in law, and shall be the le-
gal adviser of the Corporation in
all matters in which legal advice
may be necessary; he shall repre-
sent the Corporation in all judicial
proceedings and actions to which
it may have an interest, and shall
in all cases when required by the
Town Council, furnish a written
opinion Of the legality or the con-
stitutionality of the law or ordi-
nance to be submitted to, or pend
ing before the Council, or as to
any question involved in the dis
charge of the duties of the respec-
tive officers of the Corporation,
provided, that the Town Council
shall have the authority to employ
such additional attorney or attor-
neys as they deem necessary in
important cases.
The Town Council shall appoint
and elect one of the banks of st.
Martinville, in which all moneys,
bonds, notes aud securities belong
ing to the Town shall be deposited.
and due account kept thereof, on
the most advantageous terms and
conditions that may be offered by
any of said banks, provided, that
if none of said banks will consent
to act as such depository, the Ire
asurer or some other person may
be appointed by the Council as
Fiscal Agent; and provided fur
ther that the Council may with
straw all its deposits and change
its fiscal Agent whenever in their
opinion the public interest may
require.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11
Mountain Children Aid.

The NelCS has received $40 from
the guests of Mountain Lake Hotel
for the Fresh-Air fund. The amount
was raised in an entertainment by
the boys and girls of the hotel
Among those who aided in the affair
were Mary Janet Macdonald, Eliza
beth Stuart, Florence S. Rawn, Greg
DRY Rogers, Doris Rogers, Stuart Pea
body, Lila G. Macdonald, Alpine Par
ker, John H. Parker and Clara NJ
Mckee. With the contribution came
the following letter from the children:
1.-The Inclosed sum is the proceeds
of an entertainment given by the
girls and boys Of Mt. Lake Hotel, Mt.
Lake Park, Md, with added subscrip-
lions from friends. 1t was unani-
mously decided that the best charit-
able work for them to do would be to
bring poor children into the country
for two-weeks' vacation, and hear
ing that The Ne2CS had charge of the
Fresh-Air work in Baltimore, we send
the money to be used for the above
named purpose. We would like if it
is possible to have the children come
within the vicinity of Mt. Lake Park. "
Baltimore News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11
AMONG OUR EXCHANGES.


Clippings of Interest from Some Nearby
Contemporaries.
We are pleased to learn that the
Oakland Democrat is not discouraged
by the total loss of the plant and
books. Bro. Litzinger is "up and at
it again" having purchased new
plant with the exception of a newspa-
per press. The paper will be printed
on the press of THE REPUBLICAN.
That will not be a hardship, and the
work will be well dOne.-Keyser Echo.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Bender, of Grants
vile, Md, were the guests of Adam
Fogle's, Mrs. Bender's parents, over
Sunday. They We're among the I'M
fortunate in the big fire at Grants
vile last week, their house and store
being now in ashes.-Salisbury Corr.
Meyersdale Commercial.
Last Friday night burglar gained
entrance to DIR. a. f. Speicher's house
through the cellar and succeeded in
rlfllng the pockets of the doctors pan
falcons while the doctor was in bed.
The thief succeeded in getting a good
gold watch and a few small coins.
The doctor heard footsteps, but at
the time supposed it was one of the
family walking around in the house,
and therefore paid but little attention
to the noise. The theft was discov-
cred in the morning, and hereafter
the doctor will be on his guard.-Elk
Lick Star.
The excursion trains to Oakland last
Sunday was financial success to the
b. & o. r. r. Co. There were three
sections from Grafton, consisting of
twenty-six coaches and hardly stand
ing room, one section from Parkers-
burg and one from Wheeling. There
were over three thousand passengers
on the three trains. About two hun
dred and fifty went from Grafton
Grafton Sentinel
a. B. White, collector of internal
revenue, has decided that persons
who discount town, city, or county
notes or other papers, are under the
law classed as brokers, and are subject
to pay license of $50 per year. A fine
of $500 and imprisonment is the pen
alty.-Grafton Sentinel.
Grantsville is one of the MARYLAND
towns without a fire department and,
like Oakland, has suffered from a fire
which the smallest apparatus could
have prevented. Midland and Barton
are permitting the same state of affairs
to exist, and unless they look out they
will find they have locked the stable
after the horse is gone A fire in
either of these towns would prove
very disastrous, while it could easily
be prevented by the purchase of a
small apparatus at a low price. Every
town should have some protection,
and it is time Midland and Barton
are preparing for emergencies.-Lo-
nacOning Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11

the summer birds in considerable
numbers. The whiD-pOOr-will with
it's evening solos from its hidden place
makes one feel sad and lonely. This
poor bird never seems to have life or
cheer, always in mourning.
This is an excellent farming com
munity and the farmers are busy in
securing the earlier portion of their
crops which upon the whole are sat
isfactory-hay a little short but the
immense oat crop will more than
make good the deficiency in the hay
crop. There is a very large acreage
of potatoes in splendid condition.
The yield will be very large and a
full demand for it.
The indications are the farmers
here are in good condition. Their
| full equipments in every line show
this. Saw milling is still a quiet bus
mess here-a portable mill every few
miles, with one old-time water power
mill with its immense "ovNr shot
Wheel almost a curiosity these days,
and a dam or lake of water at the
bust with a depth of more than ten
| feet, covering several acres of ground.
This is the property of w. H. Swau-
| ger and is quite a romantic spot in a
deep glen between two rural hills.
The place is becoming resort for
those who love the patience and art
of fishing.
There are many interesting things
and places in this vicinity. At least
one is worth noting. About a mile
| before reaching our destination a
small run or creek was crossed. Along
its either side for long distance was
a prOfuse growth of large laurel,
| which botanists call rodedendrum.
So thick was the growth that the top
branches were interlocked, thus form
ing a beautiful arch of evergreen
wood, covered with the most beauti-
| full white flowers were beheld at their
charming best. Nothing could be
whittier or purer. Occasionally a
| beautiful tint of pink would varigate
the large bloom. The appearance of
this delightful scene reminded one of
the cold sensation. City folks know
but little of these mountain attrac-
lions. City ladies seeing them would
be at loss for words to express their
admiration. Lovely, charming, beau
tiful, delightful would be too tame
and inexpensive.
Quite quantity of these natural
flowers were gathered and taken to
Grantsville cemetery, in buggy, by
r. Compton, Charles Brown and self,
and dropped upon the graves of par
ents, sisters, brothers and other kin
dred near and remote. The three
kinsman were happy in doing these
little dutiful, memorial acts for de-
parted ones, in the near and deep
past, with the unbidden thoughts
that such an opportunity would
hardly again offer to the trio named.
July 10, 1898
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11
RelenSed from Jail.

John d. Hartman (Comradie) and
his wife were released from jail Sat
urday evening upon their own recOg-
nizance for their appearance at court
in September. They had been con-
fined in Jail since Wednesday of last
week charged with robbing John Nc
Laughlin of $15 III gold coin. A hear
ing was given them Thursday and the
justice deemed the evidence adduced
as sufficient in warranting him in
holding them for the action of the
grand jury, but owing to the arrival
of more prisoners the capacity of the
Jail was taxed to its utmost and they
were released as above stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11
Four More Prisoners in Hail.

Saturday evening last Deputy
Sheriff w. A. Brown arrived in Oak
land from Friendsville having in his
charge John Conn and Matte Conn,
his wife, and Nettie Friend. Conn
and the Friend woman were arrested
upon an Indictment found by the
grand jury at the September term
charging them with adultery Mrs.
Conn was arrested upon a warrant
sworn out before Justice Fike charg-
ing her with committing adultery
with Frank Westlake. Westlake was
arrested later Saturday afternoon and
landed in Jail where he and Mrs. Conn
will be held until the grand jury at
the coming term disposes of the
charges preferred against them.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11
A Narrow Escape.

Thankful words written by Mrs.
Ada E. Hart, of Groton, S. d. "Was
taken with bad cold which settled
on my lungs; cough set in and finally
terminated in Consumption. Four
Doctors gave me up, saying l could
live but short time. | gave myself
up to my Savior determined if could
not stay with my friends on earth,
would meet my absent ones above.
My husband was advised to get DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, Coughs and Colds. | gave it a
trial, took in all eight bottles. 1t has
cured me, and thank God | am saved
and now well and healthy woman y
Trial bottles free at A. G. Sturgiss'
Drug Store.
Regular size SOC and 81. Guaran-
teed or price refunded.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-08-11
Painfully Injured.

One day last week Mrs Isaac Leigh,
ton, residing few miles west of town
had occasion to climb into road wag-
on which was standing on hill side
in the yard surrounding her house
when the wagon started to run down
the hill. In her efforts to get out OF
the vehicle she was thrown between
the rear wheel and the bed and from
thence to the ground. Her injuries
are severe and painful, the most seri.
Gus being a dislocation of her knee.