The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1908-06-27

paid on or before the IUGn or eacn
month.
/ Sec. 3. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
/ The above ordinance was first
reduced to writing, reaG in open
and public board by the Clerk,
considered and adopted section by
section by the Board, and yea
and nay vote taken ON its final
passage, which resulted as fol-
lows: Yeas, Hartman, Jones,
Wentworth, Abrams and Baggett.
Nays, none.
An ordinance defiaing the duties
Of City Treasurer.
Sec. i. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
the city Of Brookhaven, that in
addition to the duties now impos-
ed by law on the city treasurer by
section 1896 of the Mississippi
Code of 1906, and other provisions
of law, it shall be and is hereby
made his duty to submit with
each monthly report st the time
of making the same all moneys
belonging to the city treasury, so
that the same may be counted by
the mayor and board of aldermen,
or in lieu of such money present
a certified statement of deposit
in some solvent bank or banks
verified by the oath of an officer
thereof; also all moneys deposited
by him not previously reported,
or a deposit certificate as sfore
said; and if any city treasurer
shall neglect to make such report
and to bring all moneys to the
mayor and board of aldermen to
be counted or certified statement
of deposit as above required, he
shall forfeit and pay to the city of
Brookhaven the sum of two hun
dred and fifty dollars, to be re-
covered by suit in the name of the
city for its use.
Sec. 2. That this ordinance,
for cause, shall take effect and be
IN force from and after its pas
sage.
The above ordinance was first
reduced to writing, read in open
and public Board, by the clerk,
considered and adopted section by
section by the Board and yea
and nay vote taken on its final
passage, which resu tied as fol-
lows: Yeas, Baggett, Jones,
Abrams and Wentworth; Hart
man present and not voting.
In the Matter of the Levy of
Special Assessments for the cost
of Sidewalks on both sides of
Monticello and jackson str eets
10 the city of BrookhaVen.
Be it ordained by the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen of the
City of Brookhaven, That:
Whereas, at an adjourned regu-
lar meeting of the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of
Brookhaven, Mississippi, held on
the 4th day of June, 1908, it was
resolved and ordained that the
City Clerk be directed to give two
weeks notice by publication in
The Leader, newspa per publish
ed in said City of Brookhaven.
Mississippi, that at an adjourned
regular meeting of said Mayor
and Board of Aldermen, to be
held on Monday, the 22nd day of
June, 1908, that the lots or par
cells of ground abuttine on both
Isides of Monticello and Jackson
streets in said city, would be
Especially assessed for the cost of
sidewalks laid and constructed
thereon, and such notice having
Iaocordingly been given; and
/ Whereas, the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of the city Of Brook
haven having disposed of all OBJ
iections to said special assessments
coming before it, and having cal
culated the cost of said sidewalks,
land apporti0ned the same against
each lot or parcel of ground abut-
ting on said streets, in accordance
with section 5 of said sidewalks
resolution and ordinance, and Sec
tion 3413 Of the MississiDpi Code
Iof 1906.
! Therefore, be it further resolv-
led and ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of
IBrookhaven, that the hereafter
described lots or parcels of
lground abutting on said streets,
| be and the same are each hereby
specially assessed and charged
with the cost of said sidewalks so
Iascertalned as aforesaid, and in
accordance with the provisions of
the contract entered into between
THE city and the Gibson Paving
ICo., OF. jackson, Mississippi, and
Iat and for the price therein con-
Itracted for, as follows, to-Wit:
Lot No. 10, Of Hoskins Addi-
tion to the city OF Brookhayen,
Mississippi, according to map or
Iplat on file in the Office of the
Chancery Clerk of Lincoln coun-
]ty, Mississippi, be and the same
lis hereby specially assessed and