Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-02-21
Ordinances

Ordinances passed BY the hoard OF
Mayor and Aldermen Of the town Of
Oxford, at a regular meeting on the
5th day Of February. 1901:
iSt. Be il ordained that il shall be
unlawful for any hackman or other
representative Of a public conveyance
within the corporate limits OF the town
Of Oxford. TO cross the West rail of the
first switch track west of the depot.
for the purpose Of soliciting patronage
on 0 arrival and departure Of trains
Any person found guilty of a viola
ton of this ordinance shall be fined
not exceeding five dollars for each Of
fense. and may be committed TO Jail
anti such fine and costs are paid
Be !, further Ordained. that IL shall
De unlaw ulfor any person to shoot a
sling shot" within the corporate lin
irs OF the town of Oxford. Any one
violating the provisi rs Of this ordi-
nance shall De punished by a fine of
fine of one dollar and may be commit
ted Until the fine and costs are paid
Be il further Ordained, that the fol-
loving persons are, ard shall be pun
isoed as vagrznts, VIZ
(AJ Every able bodied person who
ANE- sAAL04N imp AAC1L VI Et1QE
and who has no visible means of sur-
port or maintenance;
b Every person who shall aban-
don his wife or family without inst
cause, leaving her or them without
support, and in danger OF becoming a
public cha-ge:
fCl Every keeper of n house OF
public gambling or garieing;
ID Every keeper of a house o!
prostitution;
/ (E) Every common prostitute who
has no other employment for her sup
port or maintenance;
(FO Every able bodied person VIII
shall be begging for q LIVELIHOOD; and
&c. Every common gambler or per
son who, for the most part maintain,
himself by gambling.
II shall be tie duty Of the Mayor o.
the town of Oxford, upon his Owl
knowledge, to be put in writing in IN,
nature of an information under oath
or on oath or information Of an,
creditable person, to issue his warrani
for the arrest of any vagrant OF perso,
suspected or believed to be such va
grant; and on satisfactory evidence
of his being a vagarani, the Mayo
shall commit such vagrant to Jail o.
may order him to be worked for
specified term on the streets of tn,
town under the ERECTION of the Mar
snail and the street commissions ., o.
may punish such vagrant by a fine o
not less than FIVE dollars or By bcti
such fine and imprisonment
Be il further Ordained. that it shall
be the duty of the Mayor of the town
upon his own knowledge or informa-
ton of any subsequent violation Of tn.
provisions or the ordinances OF tn.
town against vagrancy, TO re-arresi
and try the offender and on convic,
ton, to commit such yagrant to jai
for twenty days or may work such va,
grant on the public streets of the towr
for a period Of twenty days as provif.
ed for the first offense.
In all commitments for vagarani
under the above ordinances for va.
grancy, the Mayor shall order the Of
lender 70 be confined for a time
specified or worked on the streets a.
Aforesaid until he shall pay all costs OF
all of the proceedings relative thereto
or until Discharged by due course oil
law.
Be it further Ordained, that il shall
be the duty of the town Marshal TO in
force the provisions Of the ordinances
and on the commission of any Of the
offences named therein, in his pres
ence to arrest such offender with OF
without warrant and take him before
the proper officer This authority
shall also extend TO the night watch
mai or other officer of the town duly
authorized to act a. such-
Be it further Ordained, that the
above ordinances shall take effect and
DC in full force from and after the 9th
day of February, 1901
K E. TEMPLE, z s. ADAMS.
Clerk Mayor.