The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-02-19
Who's Liable to Street Du-
ty.

An ordinance to prescribe who
SHAT he liable 10 street duty in the
city ,f Grenada: how persons liable to
labor IN the public streets may com
mute such labor: and the penalty for
si,e f&',ure 10 prriOim SUCH labor On
cCUrfnie SANE. etc.
BE it ordained by the Board Of May
~""d Aldermen If the city Of Gre
NADIA as follows:
y /. All mae persons residing
To he city of Grenada over the age
rtf eighteen YEATS and under the age of
tiftv vealS, wiNare not blind nor deaf
and dumb, nor otherwise diSa bled by
diseases or ltBS Of limb. nor studepfS
OF teachers in college. academy or
s<a1ool. ur ministers OF the gospel IN
Charge rf churches. or rahbiS, nor
members ~ the national guard, nor
seafaring men actually enganged as
sa,ch, shall he liable to work upon the
putlic streets OF the city OF Grenada
as ir.rein provided, but no perEOn
<t,al, he required to work on the street
far more than ten days in one year.
SEC. 2. Eight hours OF constant,
d~liligent labor shall LStitute a days
work, and every person liable for
street duty hereunder, may be requir-
I'd 10 perform ten days OF actual work
ia each calendar year, or commute
such labor as herein provlued+
Sec. ; Every pers liable for
street dutys under this ordinance may
commute the labor for which he is
ttable by paying to the City Marshal
tie sum of four dollars at any time
Ief re being warned: and any person
may commute any II days labor by
paying one dollar before default.
Sec. 4 1t shall he The duty Of the
Earshal to give d receipt in writing to
ever, person who shall commute his
tabor by ia. Ing moi ty, u to report
yAaa0Wll to tic Mayo, and Aldermen
The anr..nts $; t".ll>t.d AID the per
SONS by whom the nancy is paid
Sec. ) All pers' ms liable for street
duty under this ordinance. who q" a"t
commute such lador As herein provld-
ed, shall te duly warned and notified
i, writing by the City MARSHAL to ap-
pear at such time and place IN SAID
civ as may be DESIGNATED in said no
tjce for the purpose OF working on the
public streets: and, after being SD no.
titled. it shall be their duty to report
TO The stEAet commissioner or person
in charg Uf the work TO which they
are Orde red at the time and place d-S-
Iynated, and may be required to put
- -a.,. u,.rly fhr tbn limo rpnnirQH
TO ii lish the work begun, not To ex-
coed ten days for each person. 1t
sha], be the duty Of the street commits
siorer, on person in charge OF the
work on the streets at such time and
place, to receipt all persons for the
time actually put in by them, II re
q uested SO to do by the persons work
rug, and also to report to the Mayor
aud Aldermen all persons so working
Sec. 8, Any person so summoned
to work upon the public streets aud
failing to attend and preform the
services required, and who shall not
commute the labor as herein provided
before default, shall be guilty OF a
violation of this ordinance: and 1t
shall be the duty of the Mayor, upon
the affidavit Of the city marshal, to
issue a warrant f"r the arrest OF the
delinquent, and upon his arrest, to
proceed to try the cause as in other
cases Upon conviction, the persons
SO found guilty shall be fined two dol
lars for each day S faiIue to work when
notified, and shall also pay the cost Of
the prosecution.
Sec. 1. Be it further OrdairPd that
this ordinance shall take effect at
once and all ordinances heretofore
PASSED in conflict herewith, be, and
they hereby are repealed.
S. r. TATUM, Mlyor.
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