The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-14

- E brdItOn, articles Tor rep. y. II. 10
Elect App. Co., electrical supplies - 80 50
). kohlman, brooms for school ..-.--.... 10
Imperial Ins. Co.. Ltd. insurance on p. h 40 20
ms Co. North America. same - IGj %
Home lns. Co. y. w. same. ---... l39 10
Royal lns. Co. same ---- -- % IS
r. c. Crawford, cash paid mule hire and
hands on streets ....- 81 20
Chas. Penn, repairs on p. h .......-......... 90
Parsons Moreton- Wentworth Co.. articles
ior streets- ------ ~
II. II. Mercantile Co., art. for y. h - 20
Jos. Connolly & Son, work at y. h ..... 20
Standard OH Co., oil for y. h .-.... - 03
l.. X. J.. Co., lumber for rep. D. h ....... 81 %
j. B. Daughtry, Mayor. salary ............. 80 90
X. c. Applewhite, marshal SALARY. 90 90
/. {. Crawford, st. COMM, salary - 80 90
I. {. Crawford. removing garbage - 10 90
w. H. Seavey, clerk, salary 10 90
|. ForSythe, night police ................. p 90
Mrs. =. Storm, rent of MAYORS office 90
Christ Alberh, sexton at cemetery - 20 90
j. ID. Gull, supt W. W., salary ........... 12j 90
Bennett Dunn. eng, salary 30 90
Jake kimball, eng, salary .... 20 90
Alex Washington, fireman, salary -. 40 90
Andrew Dunn. asst fireman . 40 90
MIGRANTS.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of
Brookhaven, Miss, that the following
persons are and shall be punished as
Migrants, viz: (a) Every able bodied
person who lives without employment
or labor and who has no visible means
of support or maintenance. CbJ Every
person who shall abandon his wife or
fa mil wit bnnt hor
or them without support. and in dan
ger of becoming a public charge. Ccy
Every keeper of a house of public
gambling or gaming. Id Every keeper
of house of prostitution. (eJ Every
common prostitute who has no other
employment for her support or main
tenance. f) Every able bodied person
who shall be begging for livelihood.
(gl Every common gambler or person
who, for the most part, maintains him
self by gambling, and upon conviction
by the Mayor shall be punished by a
fine of not more than one hundred
dollars or by Imprisonment not ex-
ceeding ten days or both.
MALICIOUS MISCHIEF.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of
Brookhaven, Miss, That it shall be I'M
lawful for any person to maliciously or |
destroy, disfgure or in
lure, or cause to be destroyed, distig |
ured or injured, any property of
another, either real or personal, and !
upon conviction thereof by the Mayor,
shall be fined in a sum twofold the
value of the property destroyed or of
the damage done or be imprisoned not
one month.
PETIT LARCENY.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of
Brookhaven, Miss, That: If any per-
son shall feloniously take, steal and
carry away any personal property of
another under the value of twenty
five dollars, he shall be guilty of petit
larceny, and upon conviction by the
Mayor, shall be punished by fine of
not more than one hundred dollars,
or by Imprisonment not exceeding one
or both.
DISTURBANCE OF PUBLIC WORSHIP.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of
Brookhaven, Miss, That it shall be un-
lawful for any person to wilfully dis
turb any congregation of persons law
fully assembled for religious worship,
and upon conviction by the Mayor,
shall be punished by fine of not more
than one hundred dollars or by i'm
prisonment not exceeding one month
or both.
AGE OF INFANT is NOT KNOWN.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of
Brookhaven, Miss, That it shall be un-
lawful for any person of full age to bet
any money or thing of any value with
minor, or allow minor to bet at any
game or gambling table exhibited by
him, or in which he is interested, or in
any manner concerned, and upon con-
viction thereof by the Mayor, shall be
punished by fine of not more than
one hundred dollars and by impris-
onment not exceeding one month.
TRESPAsS.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of
Brookhaven, Miss, That it shall be I'M
lawful for any person to wilfully or
maliciously trespass upon the real or
personal property of another, and upon
thereof by the Mayor shall
be punished by fine of not more than
one hundred dollars or by imprison-
ment not exceeding one month or
both.
INJURING OR DESTROYING SHADE TREES.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of
Miss, That it shall be un-
lawful for any person to wilfully in
jure or destroy any ornamental tree
not his own, on any highway or street,
or in any yard, garden or park, and
upon conviction thereof by the Mayor
shall be punished by fine of not less
than five dollars nor more than
twenty dollars for each tree so in
jured or destroyed, or shall be impris-
than thirty days for each offense.
The foregoing seven ordinances hav-
ing been first reduced to writing, were
read in open Board by the clerk and
section by section, and
vote taken on each ordinance; the
same resulted as follows: Yeas,
Schnorrenberg, Willoughby, Moreton,
Scherck and Seavey; nays, none.
Be it further ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the city of
Brookhaven, Miss, that because of the
of the foregoing ordinances
that the same take effect and be in full
force and effect after their passage.