The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-09-08
CITY COUNCIL.
REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS OF RECU-
LAR SEPTEMBER MEETING.
Accounts Allowed. New Registration
Ordered and Other Business
Transacted.

Ihe Mayor and Board of A Alder-
men of the city of Brookhaven
met in regular monthly session
| Tuesday night, with all members
present except Aldermen Larsen
and Parsons.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
! Mrs. Addie Mays was cited to
appear before the board at an ad-
iourned meeting Sept. IS, 1906,
at 5 p. M. and show cause why the
public highway on railroad right
of way should be closed with a
brick step.
The following resolutions were
adopted in regard to city registra-
ton:
Whereas, Doubt and confusion
exist in the public mind as to who
may register and vote in the next
regular city election, the same be-
ing caused by achange in the laws
under which the city has been
operating; Therefore be it resolv-
ed by this board:
|. That it is their plan and pur-
pose to hold the next regular city
election at the time appointed by
law.
2. That all persons who were
Registered prior to the last city
election, who are now qualified
electors of the county, are entitled
to vote IN the city election to be
held on the second Tuesday in
December, 1906, unless they have
since become disqualified by rea-
son of the non-pay yment of munich
pal taxes or conviction for the
crime of unlawfully retailing in
toxicating liquors within the COR
porate limits, and they need not
register again; but may, in case
they desire to do so.
8. That the City Registrar is
directed to open the city registra-
tion and poll books for the regis
tration of the voters of the munic-
ipality from now until the Both
day of November, 1905, and the
Mayor and City Clerk are direct
ed to at once furnish the City
Registrar with suitable registra-
ton and poll books, the main
purpose of this registration beino
for the benefit of those who have
become entitled to vote since the
last city election. But the City
Registrar shall register all of the
previously registered voters who
may apply for registration.
4. That it is our purpose to ap-
point election commissioners,
whose duty 1T shall be to meet on
the first day of December, 1906,
and from day to day thereafter,
if necessary, until the 10th day of
December, 1906, to hear all COM
plants, revise and correct the
registration and poll books, strike
therefrom the name or names of
any person or persons improperly
thereon, and to secure the elective
franchise to all those who may
have been improperly denied the
same, and to do all other things
required of them by law.
5. That the registration and
poll books, when revised, correct
ed and passed on by the election
commissioners, shall be accepted
by the election managers, and the
right to vote shall not be denied
to any one who is otherwise quail
fed as an elector of the city SIM
ply because his name was put on
the registration books within four
months of the election, knowledge
of this provision, due to delay in
the publication of the laws, not
having come to this board in time
for it to provide for a registration
four months before the next reg
ular city election.
The Mayor and City Clerk were
authorized and directed to make
contract for colored school buiid-
ing. The principal of the coIored
school was authorized to employ /
a ianitor at S. per month.
Bids were invited at the regular
October meeting for the laying Of |
a 2-inch main from dead end on |
East Monticello street to opposite
front gate of Rose Hill Cemetery,
and for one-inch pipes running
from this main 100 feet into the
Protestant, Catholic and Jewish
cemeteries, to be properly fitted |
With water taps, etc.
A motion was also passed invit-
ing bids at the October meeting
for publishing the proceedings, |
etc., of the board for twelve
An order was passed requiring
police officers TO report for duty /
as follows:
Day men to report to Mayor or
marshal at $3.50 a. m. and remain
on duty until I p. M.
Night men to report for duty at |
6 b. n. and remain on duty until |