Year: 1878

OF the Board Of Mayor and
Aldermen Of the town Of Ha-
zlehurst, April 9th, 1878:


STREET ORDINANCE.


Be it enacted and ordained by
the Mayor and Board Of Aldermen
of the town of Hazlehurst, That
all persons now liable to road du-
ty under the laws of the State of
Mississippi, who reside, or have
their principal place of business
within the corporate limits of the
town Of Hazlehurst. shall each pay
annually street tax of--dollars
one fourth Of which shall he due
and payable to said town OH the
LIST day OF May, 1873, and one
fourth Oh the lst day of July, 1873,
and one fourth OH the list day of
October, 1873, and one fourth on
the 1st day" of January, 1879, re-
spectiveIy land thereafter one fourth
OF the street tax due said town
shall be due on the lst days of
March, June, September and De
cember, respectively, of each year,
in consideration of which payment
the person so paying shall be ex-
empt from labor on the streets of
said town, and every person who
is liable to road duty as aforesaid,
who has resided in said town thir-
~ days previous to the day or
days on which any of said street
tax is due, shall be liable and
bound to pay said tax, DIS every
other resident of said town IS, and
like them subject to- all the subse-
quent provisi08s Of this ordinance.


Sec 9 1t is further ordered that
any person liable to the tax III the
first seetioa, of this ordinance men,
toned, who is unable to pay the
same or prefers so to do, may labor
on the streets of said town, as
hereinafter to be prescribed, at
so cents for every day of ten hours
of such labor, which shall be full
discharge and payment Of SO much
of said tax as he shall work out, lat
the rate aforesaid. and III that
case such person shall furnish his
own utensil to be demanded of
him as hereinafter to be provided,
and board himself while so labor,
ing.


J See, Z Be it further ordained,
That within thirty days after the
passage of this ordinance, the as
SCISSOR Of said town of lia-
zlehurst, shall prepare and file in
the Office of the mayor OF said town,
Il complete list of all persons sub
jec' to pay the tax Or perform the
labor hereinbetOre Dansed. and it
shall be the duty of all persons due
said tax, on or before the days
when any porth,A e& the tax named
in section lst of this ordinance be
comes due. to go to the Office of the
Mayor Of said town and pay the
marshal of said town, and take
his receipt therefor; and the mar
shal of said town shall at the first
meeting Of the Board Of Mayor and
Aldermen, after each OF said days
when any portion Of said tax is
due, report to said board. in wri-
ting, all persons who have paid
said tax and all those who have
failed to Fay the same, and those
who do fail to pay any part of said
tax on tire day the same shall be
due, as before provided for, shall
be taken aud deemed to have ex-
press tLeis preference to labor OH
1.-the streets Of sail town as in sec
ton two provided for in lieu of so
much of said tax remainillg due
and unpaid


| Sec 4. BE it further ordained,
That. st any time within two years
after tue day or days named in
the 1st section of this ordinance,
when said quarter CT said street
tax is due, any person dae any
Epart of the same, who fails to pay
the same OH the dayit Is due, may
be made to labor on the streets of
said town at 80 cents Der day for
every day of 10 hours, for all CT
said tax due as Aforesaid, to board
himself while so laborfng, and to
furnish the utensil with which SO
to labor. in the following manner,
to wit At any time within two
years. after such default Of pay
ment Of any part OF said tax, the
marshal Of said town or the street
contractor, il there he one, as pros
vided for in section Of The amen
ded charter of said town, approved
February 25th, 1878, or any one du-
Iy authorized by them, or either Of
them, may notify such delinquent
in person, or by leaving "a written
notice at his usual place Of ab"de,
twelve hours previous TO the time
when snch person is wanted to be.
gin such labor, to appear at place
in said town to be designated, with
any implement needed, and to be
designated, then and there to be-
gin TO perform work and labor OF
the streets of said town in lieu of
} said tax due as aforesaid, and if
any person shall fail to appear after
having been so notified. at the place
named with the implement named,
he shall ON convietian before the
Mayor of said town, be punished by
a 6no of not less than two no!
more than Ave dollars, and
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