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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-10-06
q edding Bells,

p-.- -l Mr.. Irwin Atwood Hills
II MIS-. ssF4l Edith Greer of Belmont
r, .--a Searsmont Sept. Doth by
,- r. BAKER. The bride is a daughter
.Yr lU Mrs Richard Greer She was
+, 4lgy dressed in a gown of the
IN te trimmed with white silk
Z l - II present clerking for V. A.
-8r Se4r9mon5an the happy couple
e-u husekeeplng in that village.
Be- f- ueubered by many friends
e. ,a pretty presents, Mr.. and
r l- .- we'll known and thoroughly
H-r native town and enter
H.. Hti Tie congratulations of
-... reues.
'rrLE. One of the happiest
--' season. III Orland was the we'd
Water Hutehings and Mrs.
-5,e, which took place on
.--.. rles residence of the bride
.- A large company OF re-
.t- II the contracting parties
u witnessed the ceremony,
s7slvely performed by j.
7- t-q. The costume Of the
t5tnl eirt vie blue silk with
le bridesmaids We're Miss
and y ~ Blanche Hutch
= W. groom Both wore toilet
-.a N.lh lace and ribbon garni-
.'a Was attended 10y Mr..
H.Frlt, aud Mr.. Colon CHM
l..
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branch which was carried on or not as the
individual farmer might think there was or
was not sufficient money profit in it to war
rant. By these and other causes our fiocks
became greatly reduced but now reaction
has set in and there is growing interest in
sheep husbandry. Under present conditions
it is the most profitable branch in which
farmer can engage. Not only does it pay
large and quick dividends, but no other
branch so quickly and surely restores the
fertility of the farm as this.
After adjournment for an hour for dinner
the afternoon session was opened by a paper
on successful Sheep Husbandry," by L. F.
Allenwood of Belmont, read by his father,
N. B. Allenwood. Sheep husbandry, he
No animal will pay better, but they must be
properly managed. Much depends upon the
shepherd. The breed is matter of TASTE
Decide what breed is wanted and get good
animals. Learn how to manage them by
reading standard works on sheep husbandry,
should be divided-25 sheep are enough to
run together, as disease is more apt to attack
large f1ocks. In feeding care should be
taken not to overfeed. Before lambing ewes
should have good fine hay and roots. The
barn should be warm and we'll ventilated.
There should be feeding-rack out of doors
for use in pleasant weather. The Waldo
county farmer should not attempt to raise
thoroughbreds, but should improve the grade
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plants, and for the purpose Of op-
enipg, building, making. impro-
wing, grading aud 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 Town 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 2O9 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
vote of the property tax payers,
and a 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, at rate not ex-
ceeding six per cent. per annum,
payable annually or semi-annual-
ly; provided further, that the ag-
gregate amount of out standing
bonds issued and existing under
this titles sh all never exceed ten
percentum of the assessed value
of the real and personal property
of the town. The special tax as
sessed for the payment of such
bonds shall be devoted and ap-
piled exclusively to their payment,
but whenever there shall be sur
plus of the general fund at the ex-
piration of any fiscal year. such
surplus may at the discretion of
the Council be applied in payment
of interest and principal of these
bonds.
Canvassed, proclaimed and pro-
mulgated this 7th of April, 1898.
T.. J. Liable, Mayor.
A. V, FLEMING, Secretary.
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ana upon Oue COuPonoo''o"
to the town by the granter or
grantees nor for 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 a 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 police force, and to
appoint as many officers as may
be necessary, to fix the salaries
and compensation of all officers
and employees appoihled by them,
under the restrictions contained
| in this act. Z
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,
q correct and full statement of the
receipts and expenditures from
the date Of tie last annual report,
the fuf ..Asre derived and show
ing fol 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,
making an appropriation over
Five Hundred Dollars, or provi-
ding for the purchase or sale of
real estate, shall be passed except
by majority of the entire Coun-
Gil, nor shall a final vote of same
be taken except at q 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
ordinance together with the vote
on 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 innundation.
All contracts for public works or
materials, or supplies ordered by
the Town Council, when the same
exceed One Hundred Dollars, shall
be offered at public auction and
given to the lowest bidder who can
furnish security satisfactory to the
Council, or the same shall be adj
vertised for sealed proposals in
writing, to be opened by The Ma
yor in the presence of the Coun-
Gil, and the contract shall be given
to the person making lowest pro
posal therefor, provided that
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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 IL
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 and securities belong
ing to the Town shall be deposited.
and due account kept thereof, on
the most advantageous terms and
conditions that may he 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
he appointed by the Council as
Fiscal Agent; and provided fur
Their that the Council may with
draw all its deposits and change
its fiscal Agent whenever in their
opinion the public interest may
require.
GENERAL PROVISIONS.
The Council may oldain and i'm
pose such fines for the breach of
the bylaws, rules and ordinances
of the town as they shall think
proper noa,Sxceeding fifty dollars
fine and NO. exceeding thirty days
imprisonment, or both, for each
offense, at the discretion of the
Mayor. Said fine to be recovera-
BILE 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 at 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
pensstion or salary to be paid to
the officers appointed by the Town
Council; the compensation or sal
airy 81 established shall not be
changed during the term for which
said officers shall be appointed OF
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
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dykes causewsys and bridges, not
withstauding any superintendent
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 ubliesquares, 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 be 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 obstructed by
the owners of adjacent property;
or opening or filling up of any wa
fcourse 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 ves-
ted with the full power and autho-
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 erec-
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
bsilding 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 i'll
fame, and to order the same to be
closed whenever the public safety
and tranquility shall require it,
and impose such regulations and
duties upon persons keeping such
places as they deem proper and
necessary, and to punish all va
grants.
To regulate the proper govern
ment of carts, drays, wagons and
other vehicles of every descrip-
ton; freight trains and passenger
trains which run in the limit of the
town.
To every year levy an equal tax
upon all real and personal property
in said town, not to exceed for one
year ten mills of the assessed value
thereof. which said tax shall be
due and payable, and collected
and enforced in the same manner
and at the same time as state
taxes; and on the same day annual
ly thereafter, impose an annual
tax on trades, professions, business
and callings, said licenses to expire
on the 31st. day of December in
the year in which it was obtained,
and which license tax shall be
due and payable from the first day
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and shall cause the same to be
published ct least thirty days in q
newspaper published in the town
and such rate Of taxation not ex-
ceeding one dollar on every hun
dred Of valuation shall at least
thirty days after the first publics-
ton thereof be fixed and assessed
80 as with other revenues OF the
town, may be necessary to meet
said estimated liabilities and ex-
penditureA
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 OF
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 sp-
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,
drawbridge 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 curbing upon {the
streets within the corporate lirG4s
as may be hereafter provided BY
ordinances.
Whenever the owner of proper
ty in front of which q sidewalk,
banquette or other walks, shall
have been ordered to be made,
filled up, grading or repaired,
shall fail to do 20 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 q special
lien and privilege On said proper.
ty to secure the payment 80 due,
which shall entitle the corporation
to be paid in preference over any
other claim, mortgage Or encum-
ORANGES upon said property, reco-
verable before any court of COM
petent jurisdiction. That all
streets, except such parts as may
be required to be kept up by gran.
tiers or franchise, shall be kept in
repair by the town, and all side
walks or banquettes shall be kept
by the owners of the real property
thereon.
Tho Town Council shall have
the power aud authority to grant
franchises over ell streets of said
town for the purpose of operating
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-01
ELKO, NEVADA, FRIDAY, APRIL l, 1898.
JOINT STATEMENT

NJ AUDITOR AND TitEASUKEI.
OF ELKO COUNTY. ~
or the Quarter E:ndin. Dee.
81, 1897.
+ re or SEYADA,l.
N"T'ty nT EIko. o.
ACDIToRs OFFICE
I FfInr Honorable Board of County ConmI,
-!onrrs Of ElLo County. Nevada
'IESrLES.S: w"hcrrwith -abmit our q rsr
e:ly Report OF the Finances cf the Comfy
= tn Inlrter cniing DEC. 81 1897.
'--pEotfHl!y Sub,nittsd:
&. 4. WATKINS
Auditor,
J. a. MCBRIDE.
TrTs-ureE
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-01
PERSONALS.

IT. Is said. on what seems To he first
! rate authority that Hall Cairo has re-
fused check for S50.CII CCc:cd him
(nnd that on account only) for Lis next
novel.
An Italian Psychologist Of reputc,
named Mosso, has demonstrated by en-
pertinent that thinking causes rush
OF blood to the brain, which varies with
the nature of the thought.
The GucrCss of Cleveland Is :-nirr to
lndia for the winter. Ske is wonder
iul wOmuu. ;1r She 10 the same T. % rs
Queen Victoria. ard was Gre Of her
/ bridesmaids. ard now she is stating
oil on journey which wcuid tax the
health aud endurance Of mary n very
strong woman. and yet she makes come
expeditions Of like nature every wear
now.
Few people are aware that The parish
church of Nottingham (whcre Sir j
EurEc-JoEcs resides nt North End
house. and Mr.. Eudyard Eiplirg at the
Elms) possesses seven magnificent
painted windows designed by the
former. The cnc in which Jacobs
ladder Is portrayed Is probably one of
''' "''S" "sii ihiEE specimens OF modern
stained glass In England.
Sercr S1rnsatc has givCr.to his native
town. PImpelura. al the jewels pre-
scntCd TO him by royal and dis;in-
GuishCd persons in. the course OF his
career. The articles, which will he
paced in museum. include set OF
pearls given by Queen Victoria. three
rings by Wilhelm l., Il watch in blue
cramcl by Napoleon Ill. diamond
ring by Dom Pedro, n portrait etched
on gold by Empress Augusta, set OF
diamonds by Alphonso NIL, and all
sorts OF scarf-pins and silver cigarette
CnseS.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-01
Boston'a Grent Men.

Boston may be the center OF cul.
ture Of the United States, but found
no evidence OF that fact in my first
trip to tho Hub last week." remarked
the young commercial traveller. -TEo
culture may be there all right enough
but the ostoninns with whom
came in contact seemed less proud OF
il than OF II certain other feature Of
the town. When / landed in Boston
/ approached n policeman and asked
him to direct me to good hotel. lIo
mentioned a good house to me, and
added: 'On your way to the hotel
you'll scc the house where John L..
lives John l.. who?' asked, very
stupidly. Sullivan, Of course Eaid
he, with look OF supreme pity for
my ignorance. a little further Oh |
met fellow whom knew slightly
Come, have cigar Raid |. IIo said
he hadn't time, but he told me where
! could got Il good cigar. 'lt's u
block. BY the way, sec that house
on tho other side OF the street? That's
'whcro John J.. lives. passed on to
the cignr store. They tell mo can
get good cignr here remarked.
That's right said tho man. aS,ran-
ger in tho cityy' Yea well, that
house over iliorc--that'H where Sui.
livnD lives
q. Conductors, bell boys, business
mon. elevator boys, clerks, BARRIERS.
bartcndcrs -ovcrybody called my at.
tcntion to that house during my stay.
lilo was tho only great man to whom
the natives saw iii Ia call my a,tcn-
tion.'-Philudelphia Record.
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NOTES OF THE CHURCHES.

1t is again rumored that Archbishop
Corrighn Is 10 be made cardinal
The growing Importance and scope
OF the work OF the New York Sabbath
committee. of which Rev. DIR. W. w.
Attcrbury has long been secretary. has
rendered necessary additional hclp,
and the services OF w. S. IIubbell. y. D.,
for many years n leading pastor Mt
Buffalo. n. Y, have been secured.
IL. NJ. Wharton. ID. d.. of the Iirantiey
Baptist church. baltimore, has an.
nounccd his purpose OF scvering his
connection with the denomination. This
purpose grows out of trial and con
viction Of Robert II. Martin. treasurer
OF the Columbian university. on the
charge of cmhczzlinF funds. DR.. Whar-
ton believes him Innocent.
Cardinal Vaughan. archbishop Of
Westminster. and the bishops OF that
diocese have issucd II rCioindrr TO the
Letter published last March by the
Anglican nrchbishops in regard 10 the
Anglican orders. This maintains that
to deny the popc's competency TO dc.
eide that question is To strike nj the
very roots Of the sncramcntal system.
bishop william, Taylor has returned
TO this country from South Africa.
where. since Tho lasi general confer.
cncc Of his church, In 1890. by which
he was retired from active episcopal
duties. lie has been engaged in evan
ycliaaiion. II Is understood that his
inlirmitirs forbid extended labor. and
that his African work is ended. The
bishop Is II vcnrs cf ngc.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-01
some NEW INVENTIONS.

Water VIII not spill cut of new COM
bined rFongg cup and papCr-wcicht.
the receptacle for the sponge being
connected at the bottom with com.
press!ble bulb which can he iillCt! with
water to wet the sponge when the bulb
is squeezed, the reaction drawing If all
the water rot taken up by the sponge.
y recently patented paper-hauging
machine Is composed of n table. hangers
depending thcrofrom. n papCr-roiler
adiustably iourralcd in the harCcrs. n
paste-distributing roller and n paste
pan supported by the hangers TO pre-
pare the paper ns fast as il is unrolled
and pulled Up on the table for cutting.
TiTc lamp.ightcrs which can be used
in connection with an ordinary alarm
clock have n hammer which is drawn
back and set ard a match slipped into II
easing on n lire with the wick TO he
lighted. the alarm mechanism releasing
the hammer. which pushes the match
through corrugated passage ard
igEitcs il.
Hungarian wcman hrs paterted an
ice bicycle which has n rurre- c.tachcl
10 the frOrt fork. with 4 nutuG roller
supported bY pair II rods extending
TO the shaft uf the rear wheel ard held
in place Ivy brace attached 10 the crank
h"rgcr. The roller hcirr rcyo,vcd by n
chain gcared 10 the crank axe to propel
the bicycle.
In recently designed writing desk q
base rrstir" ON the floor carries 4 single
pillar which supports the top. consists
ing Of Hat section with Siding
double back, having clamps Il; The cutter
edges TO Eo!1 an open tocl:. The back
being formed 81 Il rests OF level with
the desk Wien rat in Usc. y side pro-
lection carries a"nthcr hork holder and
second pillar nj the back Of the desk
supports a copy holder.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-01
Personalities Not Aiyaiiabic.

Tho last number OF the Wabuslia
Mnnglcr has tho following: az the
miserable son Of IL bachelor who has
mndc II living stnaling horses and
cattle in this valley for the past few
ycnrs thinks that tho public want to
run him for sheriff tn keep him away
from their ranges, ho has mistaken
Idea OF the temper Of this community"
In another column appears tho fol-
lowing: "Sliort articles on Buhjccis
of progress and reform can frequent
ly bc used. Articles dealing with
personalities nrc not avnilablc for our
usn.-