Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-12-13
REGULAR MEETING
COUNCIL MONDAY.
Much Business of Importance Was
Considered.
NEW ORDINANCE WAS ADOPTED
Which Prohibits Sale of Second Hand
Clothing From Outside City Grants
Carnival Concessions Matters of
Proceedings of Meeting

Regular meeting of city council,
Monday, Dec. 10, 1900. Present, May
or Hixon, presiding; Aldermen Watts,
Sherlock, Mitchell, Query and Boil
ton. Absent, Alderman Oliver,
Minutes of last meeting were read.
Alderman Bolton moved that council
reconsider its action on s, 81. Hawkins
alley in cemetery. Motion carried.
Minutes were then confirmed.
Alderman Watts moved that matter
of 5. Il. Hawkins alley in cemetery be
referred to cemetery committee. Mo-
ton prevailed.
Chairman light committee granted
further time on light on Elm avenue.
Report of finance committee on Har-
rold & Johnson interest matter was
accepted.
Fire committee granted further time
on petition of w. II. Scarborough.
Following ordinance read and upon
motion adopted; rules suspended and
ordinance read and passed by sections,
then adopted as whole:
Sec. LIST. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and City Council of Americus.
and 1T Is hereby ordained by authority
OF the same, that 1t shalt be unlawful
for any person to keep for sale, barter
or exchange any articles of second
hand or castof clothing or wearing ap-
parel within the corporate limits of
Americas, brought within said city
from without the limits of Sumter
county.
Sec. 2nd. In all cases the posses
sion of such articles described Ia Sec,
lst of this ordinance shall be prima
facia evidence of the violation of this
ordinance, and the burden proof show
ing that said such articles did not come
from without the limits of Sumter
county shall be upon the defendants in
such cases.
Sec 3rd. ANY person violating this
ordinance shall be punished as pre-
scribed in Sec. 10 of the charter.
Sec. 4th. All ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
Finance committee reported on mat
ter of printing code without making
any recommendation Upon motion
matter of printing code was referred
back to finance committee with author
ity to act,
Petition of E. L Query referred to
cemetery committee with authority
to act
Matter OF purchasing new city direc-
tories referred to finance committee.
Petition of r. S Broadhurst referred
to finance committee.
Petition of r. Munson was referred
to the mayor,
Following bills were approved and
ordered paid;
A. w Smith 50 %; Peter f Balm
sen So, 81; Montague & Co. $1O4 So;
Times Recorder So, zoe; DIR. B. B.
Hudson 81; Jack McMath soc; George
Marshal SOC; Sheffield Huntington Co.
$40 20; pay roll Lee street grading
SOS. O5.
Application of carnival committee
for concessions as to licenses, use of
streets, etc, for benefit of carnival,
was granted, location of displays, etc
to be subject to the approval of the
city marshal.
Appeal case of Mayor and City Coun-
Gil vs.. w. j. Parker came up for trial,
Mayor HIxon presiding. After hear
ing evidence and argument case was
dismissed.
Alderman Mitchell's motion, second
ed by Alderman Query, to donate 500
to carnival committee, yeas and nays
called for stood as follows; Yeas,
Mitchell and Query. Nays, Watts,
Bolton and Sherlock. Motion lost.
HENRY S, DAVIS, G. & T.