Americus times-recorder., 1904-03-23
REGULAR METRIC OF COUNCIL

Regular meeting Mayor and City
Council of Americus. March 18th, 1904,
Present; Mayor Hawkins presiding,
Alderman Sherlock, Pinkston, Bolton,
Poole. Absent, Aldermen Sullivan
and Borum. Minutes last regular
read and confirmed, Capt. g. l.
Williams of Americus Light Infantry
heard from from in reference to erect
ing tower for alarm bell. On mo ion
matter referred to Finance committee
Mr.. Ed Stallings, representing Sea-
board Airline Railway was heard from.
Mr.. Stallings read letter from Presi-
dent j. NJ Barr, stating they were
ready te furnish city 300 cars gravel to
be used in grading Jackson street;
gravel to be furnished as soon as city
needed it.
The request of the Gun Club was re.
ferred to Finance committee.
Anti-Spit ordinance read second
time. Motion to strike out the word
sidewalk in ordinance lost. On motion
ordinance as read adopted.
Anti Splitting Ordinance.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
City Council of Americus and it is
hereby ordained by authority of same,
that from and after the passage of this
ordinance 1t shall be unlawful for any
one to spit upon the sidewalks or upon
the floors of churches, public halls,
theatres or other public places over
which ladies are accustomed to pass in
the city of Americus.
Be it further ordained that for o
violation of this ordinance the person
so offending ontconviction shall be
punished as prescribed in sec ion Is
of the charter.
On motion, Water and Sewerage
committee was authorized to make
such repairs as they think necessary
to closets at Furlow school.
The city engineer was directed to
call attention of Telephone and other
companies to ordinance requiring poles
to be painted and to have same done.
On motion rules suspended and fol.
lowing ordinance adopted first by sec
tions and then as whole.
An Ordinanc to provide for Enforcing
Vaccination in this City, and Pro
viding a Penalty for refusing tc
Submit Thereto, and for Other Pur
poses.
Whereas. Small-poxs exist in the
City of Americus, and is on the
increase, and
Whereas. 1t is desirable, as far as
possible, to prevent the spreading oil
same, and
Whereas. The Chairman of the
Board of Health, a practicing physician
in charge of the small pox cases in
this city, and also this Council think
it advisable for the purpose of prevent
ing the spread of said disease, that all
persons in the city be vaccinated,
Therefore:
Sec. l. Be it enacted and ordained
by the Mayor & City Council OF
Americus and it is hereby enacted and
ordained by authority of the same,
that from and after the passage of this
Ordinance, all persons located in the
City of Americus, or who may sojourn
IN said City during the prevalence OF
smallpox therein shall submit to
vaccination when required by the
Mayor of said city or the chairman OF
the Board of Health.
Sec. ?. Be it further enacted and
ordained by the authority aforesaid
that any person refusing to submit to
vaccination when so required by the
mayor or chairman of the board of
health, shall, upon conviction by the
mayors court of so refusing without
good cause, be punished as prJvided
for in section 19 of the city charter
Sec 3. Be it further enacted and
ordained by the authorize aforesaid
that all ordinances or parts of ordi-
nances in conflict with this ordinance
be, and the same are hereby repealed.
On motion rules suspended and fol
lowing ordinance adopted
An ordinance to provide agaist persons
escaping quarantine, or against
any person or persons violating
the. quarantine regulations of
the Mayor and City Council of Amer
Gus, and to prescribe penalties there
for, and for other purposes.
Sec. l, Be it ordained by the Mayor
and City Council of Americus, that it
is hereby enacted and ordained by
authority of the same, that from and
after the passage of this ordinance,
any person or persons who shall violate
the quarantine regulations of said city,
or who shall escape quarantine, after
having been confined therein by order
of the mayor and city council of Amer
icus, or by the health officer of said
city, without the permission or con-
sent of said mayor or the health officer
thereof, shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor, and on conviction there.
of, shall be punished as prescribed in
"5ec. 10 +" of the Charter of the Cry
of Americus.
Sec 2. That any person, who shall
interfere with or disturb any health or
police officer of SAID city, or any other
officer ofsaid city, acting under ord er
and authority of mayor and city eoun-
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