Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-08-03
REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL
Business Disposed of at the Receut
Meeting.

MSGtin&.
Regular meeting Mayor and City
Council of Americus, July %, 1904.
Present, Mayor Hawkins presiding;
Aldermen Pinkston, Bolton, Sherlock,
Borum and Poole. Absent, Sullivan.
Minutes last regular meeting read
and confirmed.
Following ordinance read first time:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and City
Council of Americus, and it is hereby
ordained by the authority of the same,
That any and all persons dealing in
fresh meats and selling same in no less
quantity than quarter, shall pay
license for the carrying on of said bus
mess the sum of $25 90 per annum.
Provided, That farmers raising and
bringing meat into the city and selling
in no less quantity than a quarter be
exempt from said license.
Sec. ,. That all ordinances in con-
fict with this ordinance be and Il Q
same are hereby repealed.
ON for nee of waterworks department.,
referred to Water committee to lnves-
tigate.
Matter of further repairs to city hall
referred to Building committee.
Election of three assessors for the
year 1904 taken up, assessors to be
elected by ballot.
After balloting, the following gen
tlemen were declared elected: Ell. il.
Mize, A. j. Hamil and Lee Allen.
Following resolution adopted ss
read.
''Sec. I. Be it resolved by the Mayor
and City Council of Americas, and it
is hereby resolved by authority of the
same, that FL. l.. Mize, Lee Allen
and A. j. Hamil, be and they are here
by appointed the Board of Assessors of
Tax Returns for the City of Amerious,
for the year 1904, and invested with all
of that authority conferred by the char
ter and ordinances of this city.
''Sec g. Be it further resolved, that
in addition to the duties prescribed In
sections u. 1913 and 1914 of the City
Code, it shall be the duty of said board
of assessors for said year to personally
view all of the real property in the City
of Americus subject to taxation, and as
much of the personal property as ia
practicable, whether embraced in any
return Of property for taxation or not,
before they assess the same, and for
that purpose shall, at the expense of
the city provide themselves with all
necessary conveyances.
"Sec. 4. Be it further resolved, that
said board of assessors shall have the
power and authority to call for wit
nesses, books and papers, and examine
them for the purpose of arriving at the
true value of any property in said city
subject to taxation, subpoenas for such
witnesses to be issued by the CLERK and
Treasurer, and served by the Marshal,
upon request of said board of assessors.
SEQ. 4. Be it further resolved, that
it shall be the duty of said Marshal
and of the Clerk and Treasurer to &C
company SAID board of assessors on
their tours of inspection of taxable
property as aforesaid, and furnish it
any information in their power,
"Sec. g. Be it further resolved, that
each member of said board of assessors
of tax returns shall be paid for their
services the sum of fifty ($5O.OO dollars
each.
Sec. 6. Be 1t further resolved, that
all resolutions in conflict with this res
olution be and the same are hereby
repealed"
All approved bills read and ordered
paid, T. n. HAWKS, @. & T..