The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1905-08-17

time of being impounded shall be
killed and buried by the direction of
the Marshal, provided that any per-
son just before the dogs are to be
killed, may pay as required all tax and
expense and have the dog as his own.
Section 6. ANY person who shall
own or have in his possession dog in
the Town Of Lexington contrary to the
provisions Of this ordinance shall up
on conviction, be fined in sum not
less than one dollar nor more than
twenty-five dollars.
Section Z. The Marshal shall re-
ceive as compensation for collecting
dog tax ten per cent of the amount
collected.
Section s. This ordinance shall be
in force and effect from and after
September lst, 1905.
This, August Sth, 1905.
R. G. MCBEE, Mayor.
R. E. WILBURN, Clerk.
An Ordinance Providing for the Work
ing of the Streets of the Town of
Lexington, Mississippi.
Section |. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
Town of Lexington, Mississippi, That
each male resident within the corpor-
ate limits of the Town of Lexington,
Mississippi, between the ages Of
eighteen and fifty years, not blind
nor deaf and dumb, nor otherwise
disabled by disease or loss of limb.
and not students or teachers in any
college, academy or school, nor min
listers of The gospel in charge Of
churches, nor rabbis, nor active men,
bers of the National Guards, be, and
are hereby required to perform annu-
ally Eight (8) days labor Of ten hours
each under the street contractor on
the streets, alleys, or avenues of said
town, provided said work is performed
| prior to September lst of each year,
or in lieu thereof to pay to the tax
collector the sum of Three Dollars
and a failure to perform the labor or
said streets, alleys, or avenues, or to
pay said sum of money to the tax
collector shall be a misdemeanor.
| Section 2. Be it further ordained
That the Town Tax Collector be, anC
| is hereby, made the collector of the
street taxes, and it shall be his duty
to issue to each person paying sucl
street tax to him receipt therefor
and to keep in his office duplicate
of all such receipts, and to report tc
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen al
each regular monthly meeting, a list
of the names of all persons and the
amounts collected by him during the
previous month, and TO pay over tc
the town Treasurer, monthly, all sums
OF money 50 collected.
Section 3. Be it further ordained
That it shall be the duty of the Town
Tax Collector with the assistance OF
the contractor or any policeman, un,
der his supervision, to notify by sum-
mons all persons liable to street serv.
ice, as herein provided, to report tt
the officer having supervision Of the
streets, alleys, and avenues of the
town, to perform the labor herein re.
quired, or to pay to the tax collect
or the sum of three dollars, and al
such persons, after having been sc
notified, who shall fail to so report
and perform such labor, or who shall
fail to pay to said Tax Collector saiC
sum of three dollars, shall, upon con
viction by the Mayor, be fined moi
less than three dollars nor more thai
ten dollars.
Section 4. Be it further ordained
That the officer having charge of The
supervision of said streets, alleys, ant
avenues, shall issue to all persons Il
able for street service, who shall per
form such service his certificate
showing the performance Of sucl
service.
Section 5. Be it further ordained
That the Marshal Of the Town shal
be Street Commissioner.
Section 6. Be it further ordained
That the streets Of said Town shall b.
worked by contract, at the expense
Of the Municipal Treasury, and tn,
Municipality shall be given credit OF
September lst of each year for al
work performed under the contractor
by all persons subject to street duty
Section 7. Be it further ordained
that all contracts for the working 0
| the streets shall not exceed a tern
of two (2) years, and the Street Con
tractor shall be required to execut'
bond payable to the Municipality il
the sum Of Twenty-Five Hundred Dol
lars or twice the amount paid annuall
to said contractor.
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1 An Ordinance to Provide for the Pay
ment Of a Privilege Tax on the Fol
lowing Industries, Carried on in tn
!. Townsof Lexington, Mississippi.
Section |. Be it ordained by th
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of tn
Town of Lexington, Mississippi, Tha
privilege tax is levied as follows O
the following industries and busines
. carried on in the Town of Lexington
MisglssiDpi to wit.