The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1898-03-23

places of business, blown, stale I'M
wholesome meats or provisions OF any
kind, and IL any person shall violate
the provisions of this section, he or
they shall upon conviction before the
Mayor be fined by the said Mayor the
sum OF fifty dollars, or sentenced to
thirty days in prison or both at the
discretion of the Mayor, and in addi-
ton, the Market House Committee
may and shall have the power to abol-
ish said market place.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be the duty Of the
Mayor as well as the duty of the City
Marshal to visit each and every
market place or meat shop at least
once a week and see that the ordi-
nances, rules and regulations are prop
erly observed, and they shall report in
writing monthly to the Board Of AL
dermen the result of their weekly in
spection and shall designate in said
report the respective places visited and
inspected by them and the condition
of each and every place so inspected.
Sec. Z. 1t shall be the duty of the
City Marshal to keep advised as to the
observance or violation of any Of the
provisions of this ordinance by any
persons whomsoever engaged in run
ming markets, meat shops or market
places, and to forthwith make affida-
Wits and prosecute before the Mayor
any such person or persons as may
violate, refuse or neglect to observe
and obey any of the provisions of this
ordinance and upon conviction in the
Mayors court, the guilty party or par
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exceed 5000 and Imprisonment
not to exceed thirty days or both at
the discretion of the Mayor.
Sec. 8. IL any person or persons shall
violate section !, Of this ordinance,
upon conviction before the Mayors
court, he or they shall be fined
in a sum not more than $4,000 or i'm
prisonment not less than thirty days
or both at the discretion of the Mayor.
Sec. 8. A license tax of 5000 year
is hereby imposed on all persons,
firms or corporation engaged in the
business of selling, bartering or vend-
ing fresh meats or running markets,
market houses or meat shops for that
purpose within the limits prescribed,
and it shall be unlawful for any per-
son, firm or corporation to engage in
the business of selling, vending or
bartering fresh meats within said
limits without first having procured a
a license tax therefor from, the City
Clerk, and lii any person, firm or cor
poration shall violate this ordinance
upon conviction before the Mayor he
shall be fined not less than $4,000.
Sec. 10. Any violation of the fore
going ordinances for which no other
penalty is prescribed shall be punisha-
BILE upon conviction before the Mayors
court by fine of $4,000, or imprison-
ment thirty days, or both, at the dis
erection of the Mayor.
Sec. IL. That all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with
any of the provisions of this ordinance
be and the same are hereby repealed,
and that the above and foregoing Or
dinances, because of their Importance,
shall be in force and take effect from
and after the LIST day of April, A. d.
1898.
The above and foregoing ordinances
were first reduced to writing, con-
sidered section by section at public
meeting of the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the city of Brookhaven,
and the vote being taken on their final
passage, which resulted as follows
Ayes, Cohn, Moreton, Perkins, Schnor-
renberg and Seavey. Nays, none.
Board adjourned.
J. B. DAUGHTRY, Mayor.
w. II. SEAvEY, Clerk.