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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-01-09
nMIR AMAR.U
su B:A STA PUBLIcA.
.EI Sabado IL de Enero del 1905
q laI r. NJ.

La Asociaci6n Popular Cooperative
de Construcciones. Ahorros y Pr6sta-
mos de Puerto Rice. ofrece & Ia Yenta
en- eMiramar.S , Puente de San Anto-
MO. conocido por Puente del Aqua,
escogidos solares. 81 mejor postor, on
las siguientes CONDICIONES DE
VENTA:
El % por ciento de venta Sc paQar6
81 cOntado en- Ia O6cina de d As0cia-
ci6n, el Lunes 16 de Enero del 1905, v
81 resto del precio. & raz6n del / por
ciento sobre el precio total, Cada se-
mana, durante 75 semanas, sin in to-
res.
Sc expedir6n certi6cados al pagsrse
Ell 25 por ciento de contado y escritu-
ras de Venta, al terminarse todos los
pagos.
En- 81 acto de ID vents todo compra
dor deber6 depoaitar. $40 90.
Is impossible que Be presente meior
0casi6n que estA para colocar bien el
dinero 8 para hacerse de una casa.
In As0CiRci6n COmenzar6 Ii subasta
con reducidos precios. y los sOlares
seF6n yendidOs & los mejores postores;
una oferts de an dollar sobre ell precio
sefihladO. sarS sufciente para conseguir
an solar. menOs que hayR quien
ofrezca mas.
Para m6s infOrmes. dirigirse Ia
Ofcina central, calle 6e Tetu6n mime
ro 8.
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Deception de- los Te
pubIiCanOs declares
GIrtOl6 aIIi Il noiIeIa ID que bot
bll1 iTiulisdO,
HUb0 Tsg0GII0, ldas J Vualtasl
mislca pTepaTada -,, anaTgQ
dsSsngala.
11s nsssatr0 Cogrssponsoz egpeeiiaz.) !

TDe ensestro C0grespOnsaz especially
Enero 6.-Loa republicanos de este
pueblo han sufrid0 ID mas gFande de
les decepciones.
Quiz6s no sea Na tltima que teDgan
que aufrir.
En- 81 compute general de los cleo.
clones que public6 eI1a DemoCraciaS
apareCi6 Lares con 1872 votos de ma
yoFfa 6 favor del partido repu b!icano.
7 lcu6n grande fu6 Ia sorpresa Que
Fecibl6 81 partido en- esta locaIidad
cuandO vieron que habfsn triunfado!
In notiCia circul6 por los cRmpos con
Ia veloeidad del rayO = t0dos corrieTon
hacia el paeblo 8 enterarse de Is YER
dad y celebrar 81 triunfo.
La casa del alcaIde se vic invadida
de sus amigos y correligionarios la no
che del cuatro del cOFriente que iban &
felicitarIe pOr Ia victoria que habfan
obtenido en- este pueblo. En- toda ID
nochs no se VGci6 Ii casa con motive
del triunfo republican, todo era en-
tuaiasmo, placer v algeria.
Adolfo BAbiIonia que est6 de sub
collector de rentas en- Camuy. telegFR-
ffs 8 los republiCanos de este pueblo
felicitand0lOs por ell triuDfo que habian
0btenido. Con este motive creci6 mas
81 entuaiasmo y entOnCes creyerOn 6
pufiO sec0 que habian ganad0.
Dudando algunos todAVfs, mandan
81 ex .policia Soto con cartss & Camuy
& que les traierR informes 6dedignos,
y este c6ndido sefIor inform6 81 parti-
do dici6ndole & su gente que era YER
dad que hsbian g&nadO.
A media nOche lego Soto este pue-
bio y los republicRnOs. como 81 hubie-
ran sidO movidOs pOr an solo resorte,
saAen cara ell campo & propRgar ID
buena nueVa, invit8ndolOs & Ia vez
para celebrar tan fausto auceso.
Un rep1 bliCanO fu6 & IN bSrriO y
TOGO la puerta de una casa dici6ndo-
le & OTTO: Fulano. ge di6 ID nuestrs,
v6ngase y en- an periquete Sc puso en-
ell pueblo.
Dionisio Reyes, dueho del dep6sito
de leche sali6 del pueblo y mas r6pid0
que ell trolley subi6 u cuesta del hos
pital y al Ilegar & este critic ldon z 0i-
Lol idOn ZoilOl leyantese y v6ngase que
ya estamOs esaoSnaOaa0 los ubIicanos.
A Les Ocho de ID maflana estaban to-
dos reunidos y m6sicR preparada para
celebrar el grandioso tFiunfo v reco-
rrer les GALES como die de j6biIo que
era para los repubIicanos, pero no
Obstante era menester espeFar I'm mo-
mento mas en- l0 que 1Iegaban variOs
telegramas de San Juan que Ie darfan
el triunfo cfcial.
LIegArOn los telegTamas Y enterados
los republicanos de su derrots. cundi6
la decentralization y Sc quedaron exs-
mines, Sin alentOs ri esperanzss.
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rL PETROLEO 1 Es IN SUBSTITUTE
DEL lGEl1E DE HlGADO De BlCALA

Durante la presente escasez de aceite de
hfgado de bacalao, alganos industdalas han
hschu grandes esfuerzos para populari2ar en-
ptoveeho propip el uso del petr0leo 8 pRrah1
m como Substancia aliInenticiR.
Baatante ridipulo es en- verdad, por no cali
Hdarlo de otro modo, 81 asegurar que 81 peo
tr6Ieo puede substitute al aceite de hfgad-
de bacalao.
ia gran reputation de que goza el aceite
deshigado de bacalaO es debida sus grandes
propiedades nutritivas alimenticias. En-
vetdad, 81 aceite de higado de bacalaono sola-
nentB es un alimentO, sino que es 81 mejor
&limento quese conoce en- Med1cina aIin no
ae ha podido encontrar en- La naturaleza otro
alimento iguali anunc1ar 81 petroleo CO.
mo un substitute del aceite de htgado de ba-f
cRlao, es aEribuir al petroleo paradna pro
piadades que no tiene. ri petroleo carece de
1a pEopiedad esenCial de todo alimento, es
de6if ls de ser asimilable. El petr0leo 0pR-
FahnR no Rolamente no es una subst&no1a Gsi
milable, sino que cusndo Sc toTna interior
mente es expehdo en- su totali ed por las eva
Cuacionea intestinsles, oausaddo indigestion,
1tEitaci6n del estomago y den loa intestinos,
Intermediates del higado del pancreas y
con freouenCia diarrea y diBenter1a.
La presents escasez del aceite de hfgado
de bacalao es un case exceptional que no du-
,rar6muCho tempo, pero que ha demostrado
ya Ia gran demalda que constanteme ante hay
On 81 mundo por este producto altmenttcio
Miles de p0rsonaS, i6venes anCianoS, usan
sontinuamente este aceite su salud ysu
vida dependen de el.
Atortunadamentel la mayor parte del aceite
de baoalao oue SO consume en- 81 mundo es
RdminiBirRdo baio la fornla de @Bmulcion de
scoftn praparads por los Hres. Scott & Bow
no. buimicos de Nueva York, quienes debido
4 suhl muchos amos de eXperencia on Ia ma
kefta, vteron venir la escasez con muchos
Gf6abs de antiCipaci6n& & hicieron grandes AGO
pioa del aceite, aunque para clio tuvteron que
nagar pracios enormes. ESQ no ostante Ell
preOto OorTiente al detalle de La Emulsion dc
aootk no 'hi sido alterado puede obten srse
On Ids botiaoas y droguert&s al mlsmo preclo
dc aiampra.
ElPetr6leo PaTafna puede ser bueno pa
ri lubricar maquinas & otros usosos industria
les, pero la Emulcion de Scott es Ia unica
buenh para 81 cuerpo humane.
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Maf1ana martes: San Nicanor m6rtir
y San Guillermo Buen tempo.
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M AMIGO DE Los BEODoS
REMEDIOD DHr D !. ssisss Esas
rARA L EMBRIAGUEZ

NO TIENE olor, color nj sabor, Y Sc pueds
aarRl paciente. san Qas 10 sepG, en- cualquier
EIQUIJO que acostumbre tomar ESLOM-
PLETAMENTE INOFENCIVO para Ia sat
lud FRECIO 81 90 en- dinero de los Esta-
dos Unidos p0r cada GAIA de doce ton1os 8
eajas por $500. Sc HAGEN BUENOS
DESCUENTOS & los agentes y los drpguls7
taa No Sc haoen despachos en- comision.
lie prepara dnicamente
% manda franco de porte por correo al recl4
Dir su va,or
KENNED Y MDI0AL 60,
-l u. SIS HuIison 81. RuOVa York E: U: 4:
dSiVENTA EN- TODAs i as. .DROG UERIAS
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Enero 4. ~ -Ha llegadO este pueblo
ID respectable familia CaIaf Collazo. &
quien saIudamos respetuosamente.
-El baile de anOche en- Ell Casino.
ha sidO una vardadera prueba tangible
de slegrias. Ls directiVa ha trabBia-
do mucho y bien.
Ha voIsdo & Ia region del cielo.
an tierno pifIo de nuestFo amigo don
Jes6s Rodriguez.
RESTABLECIDO.-Se encuentra
VI restablecido 81 senior Nelson Bell.
empIeado en las ofciuas q III Corr. 8.
lASISTENCIA. Han sido curados
en- el cuarto de socorroa Petrona Rosa
rio. Ysabelo Escatia. VictOriano Brie-
lee, v JosefA Rivers, Todas de CON
tusiones Ieves.
TRASLADO.-Hoy fu@ traslsdedo0
del cementeri0 de San Juan 81 as SRn-
tuEce q Cad6Yer del marinero muerto
An0Che.
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|. PLANIS MLRTL.
TETuAN a 8.

Ofrece preCios m6dicOs: ARNE-
SES COMPLETES AMERICANOS
DE CADENA Y RETRANCA.
CONSTANTESURTIDO DE FRU-
TOS DEL PALS. A PRECIOS LIMI-
TADOS.
AGENTE GENERAL de los M0Ii-
NOS de PILLSBURY, WASHBURN,
FLOUR, MILLS Co. Ltd. de Minnea-
polls. MINI. que pr0ducen las afama-
das haFinas de tFig0 GPILLSBURY IS
EST xxx y ID de mAiz, sLA
ESMERALDA.2
AGENTE GENERAL de los Sefio-
res HUFFMAN BROS de New York,
fobricantas de Lac afamadas marCas de
Mantequilla sIAA FAVORITAS y GEL
YANKEES
AGENTE GENERAL de ID cerVe-
Oerfa gTHE CONGRESS BREWING
co., do Brooklyn N. Z 90Y q
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Hospital De l1i8
res niIIOs,
laISIYlaW rV8 eaIabTt I'm TG-
plos8ll8BIa d8 rLa Cores
p0lde1ela con 81 doctor LugO
Vl1aS.
seasldad Do s0sisRer Tan dtlI.
eslableelml8niO y SslVIGIOs
qlo la pTgSlad0 duIanfe eli
il0 dlilnO.

Podrfs v. darnos datos de los
tFabsios. sostenimiento Y dem6s nece-
.ssrios & fin de Conocer 81 estado del
Hospital, medios de acci6n benefi-
clos obtenidos durante 81 afIo. pssado.
Lu0O Kanae.- Con r1ucho Qusto
pues asf COnocera 81 pfblico 10 ben6fi
cR de esq instituci6n.
R. Como Sc sostienc FL Hospital?
Latgo Hai55as. -Por contribuciones
voIuntaFiss y Una subvenci6n de 9 400
dollars anuales del Ayuntamiento de
San Juan.
Los iDgresos ca el Ter. sffo assemble
ron & 5 0O1 dollars 36 centavos. como
sigue:
Contribuyentes fjos ...... S 219.06
Otras oontribuciones recRu
daciones ........ ......s 1 ,977 IS
De enfeFmos pudientes. ....0 6O4.45
Del Ayuntamiento. .........e 2.20O. 90
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Cartas deteuidas en- Il Administra-
Ci6n de Correos de esta Ciudad:
Gimeneg. Francisco Garcis, Emilia
Garcia Fernandez. Manuel Garcia To-
rres. Manuel GalaYze, Pedro.
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THE CONSOLIDATED
EXPRESS OFFICES
Cargadores y remitentes para
todos los lugares de los Estados
Unldos, Europa y yice-versa.

Unidos, Europa y vice-versa.
Todos los paquetes 8 carga
confados a nosotros recibiran
pronta atenci6n, y Sc remitiran
q los precios de expreso mas Ii
mitado.
Los efectos que SO deseen en-
War por expreso, en- los vapo-
res de la N. Y. & P. R. S. S.
Go, <Coamoo y xPonce> deben
ser entregados los lunes hasta
las 10 de la manana, y los que
vayan en- los de la xRed D. has
ia las 2 de Ia tarde los martes.
San Justo 4. C. BURsIAN.
administrator.
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El baIlo 0n 81 Casino De Mlnatl.
Otras noticias.

" nssestro e0rresponsaz. ]
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por 81 Hospital. SO dedica saIdar este
eD6fcit
ST Ia prensa leYanta el espfritu p6-
bliCo en- favor de Ia SAnidad y con ellis.
Is creaCi6n de Hospitales modernos,
hAbF6n emprendido Campafia tan nece-
saria como Is hecha & favor de nuestrR
Agriculture , Concrete.
R.-iCu6ntas camas sostiene el II Is
pitaE2
Lmg0 Ti5zas.-24 camas. 10 del
Ayuntamiento y Las restsntes son del
Hospital.
R.-sSe ocupan todas9
LUg0 Hs550s. Elias estsn siempre
llenas. La estAdfstiCa que prop0rcio-
nan los reporters en- ID Junta de
Sanidad. hacen solo referencia 8 las 10
del Municipi0.
R.-sY la EscueIa de Enfermeras
del HOspitaI2
LgtgO Hl55Gs Las RIumnas han So
guido sus Cnsefianzas pFaCtica y te6ri-
ca. Una alumna, dona Cruz NufIez,
despu6s del tempo TeglamentaTio y de
hAber prob2d0 que era mott riamente
apta para eNurcee (enfermers) ha Oh
tenido GA Certifcado frmado pOr ID
Junta De M6dicos del Hospitals
HastR aQui BE ven los buenOs tKaba-
Jos que go han hecho en- ese It'll Centre
y no dudamos que toda IL prensa de es-
te pals. diligente siempre para guar
u opinion p6blica hacia Las obras liti-
les. Coadyuvar6 & Is que representa- 81
sostenimiento del Hospital de mujeres
- gaSfSae Ia Gan T10m
De t0dos conocidos son los grandes
esfuerzos que hace d sonora Presiden-
to de % Asociaci6n de damRs, esposa
del doctor Lug0 Wins. s quien Eecner-
dan admiFablenente las otrae distin-
guidas damas-de esq iunta pero se ne
cesita mayor auxiIio.
Insistir6mos en- este asunto.
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Z fueron los egregoa: 4. 705 dollars
So centaVos distribni1os como sigue:
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Insistir6mos en este asunto.

DEFUNCIONES. Felix Gonzalez
Eduviies MonciOva Perez, juan Fran
co del Rosario 2 Falu, ErnestO Castro
y Figoeroa. Juana Marines CarbOneIl
MaTln NieYes y Baieman RIVAL de
CrespO.
JIJLIA.-Ayer sali6 della Habana
81 Vapor cuban0 Julia. LleYar6 & es-
to puerto del is u 18.
TENIDA.-Esta nOche celebFar6 to-
nida Ordinaria ID loQia CAbaIlerOs de Ii
Yerdad.
MAESTROS RGRALES. Han Ell
90 aprobados en- los 6ltimos examenea
para mRestros Eurales las PERSONS al-
gulentes: LeOnor Rodriguez. San
nan; Antonio G0nz6lsz Humscao;
Pedro Aran y Andres Peaante. MayH-
Rpez; y H0rtensia Ruhio y Antonio
1Qpzaleg. San Ses,fn
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-06-16
Ordinance No. 497.)

AN ORDINANCE prohibiting gam
bling: keeping or being interested in
gaming tables.
Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City Of
Greenwood. Miss, that If any person
shall be guilty of keeping or exhibit
ing any game or gaming table com
monty called A. C. or E. O., roulette or
roley-poley or ro~uge-et-noir, roredo,
keno, monte or any faro bank Or other
game, gaming table Or bank of the
same or like kind, or any otaer kind or
description, under any other name
whatever, or shall be in any manner,
either directly II indirectly, concerned
or interested in any gaming tables,
banks or games, either by furnishing
money or articles for the purpose of
carrying on the same, being interested
In the loss or gain of said table, bank
or games, or employed in any manner
in conducting, carrying on or exhibit
ing said gaming tables, games or
banks, every person SO offending, and
being thereof convicted. shall be i'm.
prisoned not longer than thirty days
in the municipal prison and not less
than five days.
Approved this April 18th, 1905.
W. S. VARDAMAN, Mayor.
Attest-R, II. HICKS, Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-06-16
Ordinance No. 1917

AN ORDINANCE prohibiting gam,
bling with minors. when age Of in
FAINT Is not known; when 1t is
known.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen of the City of
Greenwood, Mississippi, that any per.
son of full age who shall bet any
money or thing of any value with a
minor, or allow a minor to bet at any
game or gambling table exhibited by
him, or in which no Is interested or
in any manner concerned, on conyic-
ton thereof, shall be fined not less
than fifty dollars nor more than one
hundred dollars and imprisoned in
the municipal prison not less than
FIVE nor more than thirty days.
Be it further ordained, that any
person OF full age, who shall bet any
money or thing Of value with a mi
nor, knowing such minor to be under
the age of twanty-one years, or allow
any such minor to bet at any game or
games, or at any gaming table exhib-
tied by him, or In which he is inter
ested or In any manner concerned, on
conviction thereof, shall be punished
by Imprisonment in the municipal
prison for thirty days, OF by a fine Of
not more than one hundred dollars, or
both.
Approved April II, 1905.
w. s. VARDAMAN, Mayor.
Attest--R. II. HICKS, Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-06-16
Ordinance No. 4ef.)

AN ORDINANCE prohibiting the dis.
turbance Of public worship; pro-
ceedings and penalty; certain
things not to be sold or given away
Whereabouts.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board OF Aldermen of the City Of
Greenwood, Mississippi, that If any
person shall wilfully disturb any con-
~gregation of persons lawfully assem-
bled fer religious worship, he may be
Immediately arrested by any officer
Or private person present, without
warrant, and taken before the Mu-
nicipal Court and, on cinviction there
of, shall be fined not less than twenty
dollars, nor more than one hundred
dollars, or imprisoned in the munich
pal prison not less than five days o
0 than thirty days.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
that IL any persons sell or offer for
sale any liquor, vinous or spirituous,
or other intoxicating drink, at or near
any meeting house or other place OF
worship, or treat or give away or
carry to such place any liquor, or vim
Gus or spirituous or other intoxicating
drink, save for sacramento purposes,
during the time appointed for the con
tinuance Of such worship, he shall, on
conviction thereof, be fined twenty
five dollars for each such o%ffense, or
be imprisoned in the municipal prison
no more than thirty days, or both.
Approved April IL, 1905.
w. s. VARDAMAN. Mayor.
Attest--R. II. HICKS, Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-06-16
iordlnanes No. 4e4.N

AN ORDINANCE prohibiting the dis
turbance OF families by noises and
offensive conduct, abusive Ian
guage, etc.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board OF Aldermen Of the City of
Greenwood. Mississippi. that any per-
son who wilfully disturbs the peace of
any family or person by an explosion
of gunpowder or other explosive sub
stance, or by any loud or unusual
noise, or by any tumultuous conduct
or offensive conduct, shall be pun
ished by a fine not to exceed one hun
bred dollars, or by Imprisonment in
the municipal prison not to exceed
thirty days, or both.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
that any person who enters the dwell.
ing house Of another, or the yard or
curtilage thereof, or upon the public
highway, or any other place near such
premises, and, In the presence or
hearing of the family of the pessessor
or occupant thereof, or OF any mem
Der thereof, or of any female, make
use Of abusive, profane, vulgar or in
decent language. or Is guilty of any
indecent exposure of his person at
such place, shall be punished by a
fine of not more than one hundred
dollars. or by Imprisonment in the
municipal prison not more than thirty
day., or both,
Approved April II, 1905.
w. s. NARDAMAN, Mayor.
Attest-R, II. HICKS, Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-06-16
tordInanes No 4ss.)

AN ORDINANCE prohibiting the ex.
hibiting Of deadly weapons in a
rude. angry or threatening manner.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City OF
Greenwood, Miss, that II any person
having or carrying any dirk-knife.
sword, sword-cane or any deadly weap-
on or other weapon the carrying of
which concealed Is prohibited. shall,
In the presence of three or more per.
sons, exhibit the same in a rude, an
cry or threatening manner, not in nee.
essary s~elf-defense, or shall in any
manner unlawfully use the same In
any fight or quarrel, the person so Of
Tending shall, upon conviction thereof.
be fined in u sun not exceeding one
hundred dollars Or imprisoned in the
municipal prison not exceeding thirty
days, or both. In prosecutions under
this ordinance 1t shall not be neces.
sary to aver. nor will 1t be necessary
for the city to prove on the trial that
the gun, pistol or other firearm was
charged, loaded or in condition to be
discharged.
Approved April II, 1905.
w. s. VARDAMAN, Mayor.
Attest-R, Il. HICKS. Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-06-16
Ordinance Mo. 1881

AN ORDINANCE prohibiting gam.
bling; money forfeited and penalty
for resisting seizure of forfeited
money, etc.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City Of
Greenwood, Mississippi, that all
moneys exhibited for the purpose of
betting or alluring persons to bet at
any game, and all moneys staked or
betted shall be liable to seizure by
any police officer, together with all
the appliances used or kept for use
in gambling, or by any other person
and all moneys sc seized shall be ac.
counted for by the person making the
seizure, and all appliances seized
shall be destroyed,
Section 2. Be 1t further ordained,
that any person or persons who shall
oppose The s~ei2ure OF any such money
or appliances by an officer or person
so authorized to make it, shall, on
conviction thereof. be liable to a pen
atty of fifteen hundred dollars; and
any persons who shall take any part
of said money, after tho said seizure
shall be declared, shall be guilty Of a
misdemeanor and, on conviction
thereof, shall be fined and imprisoned
at the discretion Of the court, said
fine not to exceed one hundred dol
lars and Imprisonment not to exceed
thirty days in the municipal prison.
Approved April II, 1905.
w. S. VARDAMAN, Mayor.
Attest-R. II. HICKS, Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-06-16
ORDINANCES
OF the City Of Greenwood, Mississippi.
Ordinance No. 1851

AN ORDINANCE prohibiting extor-
ton by officers and providing a pen
atty therefor.
Be it ordained by the Manor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of
Greenwood, Miss, that if any mayor,
alderman. clerk or other city official
or servant Of said city shall knowingly
demand, take or collect, under color Of
his office, any money. fee N reward
whatever not authorized by law, or
shall demand or receive, knowingly.
any fee for service not actually per-
formed. such officer so offending shall
be guilty of extortion, and on convic-
ton shall be fined not more than one
hundred dollars or imprisoned in the
municipal prison not more than thirty
days, or both, and shall in all cases be
removed from office.
Approved this 18th day OF April,
1905.
w. S. VARDAMAN, Mayor.
Attest-R. H, HICKS, Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-06-16
(ordinance No. 1851
AN ORDINANCE prohibiting

AN ORDINANCE prohibiting gam
bling; wagers generally; additional
penalties on certain officers,
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of
Greenwood, Miss, that If any person
shall encourage, promote or play at
any game, play OF amusement, for
money or other valuable thing, or shall
wager or bet. promote or encourage
the wagering or betting any money
or other valuable thing, upon any
game, play, amusement, cock fight or
duel, or upon the result of any cleo
ton whatever, upon conviction there
of, he shall be fined in a sum not more
than n hundred dollars; and unless
such fine and costs be paid at once, he
shall be imprisoned for any period not
longer than twenty days nor less than
Eve days.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained that
II any city official charged by law with
the custody of the public money shall
violate the provisions of the foregoing
section of this ordinance, such person
so offending, upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined not more than n hun
dred dollars or be imprisoned in the
municipal prison not longer than thir-
ty days, or both; and in case any pub
lie officer of the city shall in any man
ner use or loan pubic money in his
hands, by virtue of his Office, in any
game, wager or bet. on conviction
thereof his commission shall thereby
be deemed vacated and the vacancy
supplied as In the case of death, resig-
nation or removal from office.
Approved April II, 1905.
w. s. VARDAMAN, Mayor.
Attest-R. H. HICKS, Clerk,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-06-16
Ordinance Mo. aga

AN ORDINANCE in relation to gam
ing; prohibiting hotel keepers and
other house owners from permitting
gambling, etc.
Be ii ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen Of the City OF
Greenwood, Mississippi, that II any
guest or other person shall play at
any game, bank, or table, contrary to
law. in q tavern, hotel or boarding
house, or mi clubhouse, or under any
booth, arbor. or other place upon the
premises In the possession OF any tay.
ern. hotel or boarding house keeper,
and said keeper shall not forthwith
give information OF the offense, to-
gether with the names Of the offend.
ers ID the mayor or police Justice of
the city, ht shall. upon conviction
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-06-16

thereof be fined not less than twenty
dollars nor more than n hundred
dollars.
Section g. Be II further ordained.
that any owner, lessee or occupant of
any clubhouse. OF other building. who
shall knowingly permit or suffer any
Of the before mentioned tables, banks
or games, or any other game prohib-
tied by law to be carried on, kept or
exhibited in his said house or other
building, or on his lot or premises.
being thereof convicted, shall be fined
not more than one hundred dollars
nor less than twenty-five dollars.
Approved April II, 1905.
w. s. VARDAMAN, Mayor.
Attest-R. II. HICKS, Clerk.