Newport weekly independent., 1901-07-05
CITY COUNCIL.
Ordinance Requiring Ice Be Weighed Ready for Third Reading and
 Passage.

The council met in regular session Monday night, with Mayor Grubbs, Aldermen Mayhan, Willis, Stewart and West present.
 The minutes of the two preceding meetings-June 10th and 24th-were read and approved.
 Miscellaneous bills and salaries of city officials were allowed, and, upon motion of Alderman Mayhan, the city recorder was instructed to issue war rants in payment of same.
 Marshal Stephens presented his re- port, which was read, and, upon mo- ton of Alderman Mayhan, was referred to the auditing committee.
 The recorder reported having deed of Minor ct al. to 40 acres of land pur chased by the city for pest camp, and that same had been duly recorded.
 Alderman Mayhan moved that Aid erman West be empowered to employ an attorney to look after the city's in terests in cases before the circuit court, which was carried, all voting yea.
 The ordinance committee introduced an ordinance entitled, "An ordinance to regulate the equipment of ice wag ons or other vehicles, and the sale and delivery of ice in the City of Newport" which was read for the first time. It was then moved by Willis and second ed by Mayhan that the rules for the passage and adoption of bylaws and ordinances be suspended and the above entitled ordinance reprinted below be placed on it's second reading and read by caption, which was unanimously adopted and ordinance read for second time by caption.
 The council, upon motion of Willis and seconded by West, then voted to adjourn.
 THE ORDINANCE.
 An ordinance to regulate the equip ment of ice wagons or other vehicles, and the sale and delivery of ice in the city of Newport.
 Be it ordained by the city council of the city of Newport:
 Section 1. That hereafter it shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person or corporation to use any wagon or other vehicles for the pur- pose of delivering or selling ice in the city of Newport without first having the same equipped free swinging standard scales and weights, attached to said wagon or other vehicle by a beam in plain sight in such manner that said scales may be used at all time for the purpose of weighing ice
 Section ?. That it shall be unlawful and misdemeanor for any person or corporation to deliver or sell any ice in the city of Newport from any wag- on or other vehicle without weighing said ice in the presence of the person to whom said ice is sold or delivered. Section 3. That it shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor for any person or corporation to give short weight in selling or delivering any ice from any wagon or other vehicle in the city of Newport.
 Section 4. That any violation of section 1, of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than twenty five dollars. And every day that such wagon or other vehicle used in the sale or delivery of ice in the city of Newport, is not equipped with such scales and weights shall be and con- stitute a separate Offense.
 Section 5. That any violation of section and of this ordinance shall be punished by fine of not less than one dollar nor more than ten dollars. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after it's passage.
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