The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-09-07

character situated in the corporate limits OF
the Town Of WINFIELD for the year 1905.
Section 2. Be it further ordained, etc., That
the Clerk shall extend the same on the tax roll
of the property assessed in the town for the
year 1906.
Section 8. Be it further ordained, ETC.. That
this ordinance take effect from and after its
adoption.
Mr.. Watts moved that the rules
be suspended and the ordinance
be taken up and considered on
the following vote: Ayes. Cooper,
Fletcher and Watts. Absent,
Leeper and Abel. Nays, none.
Mr.. Watts then moved that the
ordinance do now finally pass and
be adopted. Carried.
Mr.. Cooper then appeared be-
fore the Board of Aldermen and
made the following statement:
That it was not the intention of
his firm, the Winfield Hardware
6 Furniture Company, to evade
the law by any means; that he
had purchased the roofing as non
combustible and he had had the
gas pipe cut for posts. There
was nothing in tie ordinance that
prohibited ceiling it with wood.
but if the Board of Aldermen
required it, that he would cover
the present cover with corrugated
iron. The Board decided to de-
fer action until Eext meeting and
60 in a body to examine the roof
and report at next meeting.
Mr.. j. s. White then appeared
before the Board of Aldermen
and called attention to the resolu-
ton passed some time ago in
regard to the grading of Jones
street north of Main street. The
Board of Aldermen decided that
the work could not begin until
the amount of $50 was placed in
the treasury, and that the work
should be done under the super
vision of the street commissioner.
On motion of Mr.. Fletcher
duly seconed, G. G. O'Malley,
Marshal, be and he is hereby
authorized and directed to have
the necessary repairs made on
the town Jail, the work 10 be SUI
pervised and accepted by a
committee composed of Mayor
lie. M. Bevill, w. f. Cooper
and j. S. White, street COM
missioner, and that they ap-
prove the bill for same and
the Clerk be directed to draw
his warrant on the Treasurer tt
pay for same.
| By Mr.. Cooper, by request:
An ordinance declaring the living of persons
in adultery or concubinage within til,
81 corporate limits of the town Of winnfelt
to be . nuisance and prescribing penalt,
for the violation of the same.
/ Carffnu One IA ordnsn>d hv he Aavo
and Board of Aldermen in the town Of winn
field in regular session convened: That al
persons living together in adultery or con
, cubinage within the corporate limits of tn,
town of WINFIELD are hereby declared to b
guilty of misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be fined in sum of not less than (sIo
ten dollars nor more than $500 one hundred
dollars or be imprisoned for period no
exceeding thirty 800 davs or both ut the dis
cretion of the Mayor.
Section Two Be 1t further ordained tina
this ordinance shall take effect from and afte
its PRONUNCIATION.
J Adopted, the following mem
bers voting aye: Cooper, Fletcher
and Watts. Absent: Leeper ant
Abel. Nays: none.
On motion of Mr.. Cooper til,
Board of Aldermen adjourned
until Tuesday. September IL
1906, at 3 o'clock p. m.
c. M. BEvILL, Mayor
WILL A. STRONG, Clerk.
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