Freed persons; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); Southern States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950
SEC. 2. That before any person or persons shall be licensed to retail
vinous or spirituous liquors within this city, he, she, or they shall
produce before the board of mayor and council of said city the written
recommendation of five freeholders of his or her neighborhood, setting
forth that he or she is of good reputation and a suitable person to
receive such license.
SEC. 3. That no license to sell vinous or spirituous liquors as aforesaid
shall be delivered to any person until he or she shall have first
produced the receipt of the treasurer of the city for the amount of tax
assessed for such license, and shall also have executed a bond in the
penal sum of $1,000, with one or more good and sufficient sureties,
payable to the mayor of the city of Vicksburg and his successor in
office, conditioned that he, she, or they will keep an orderly and
well-conducted house, and will not permit any riotous or disorderly
conduct, or any gaming, in or about the same.
SEC. 4. That the bonds provided for in this ordinance shall be submitted
to, and approved by, the board of mayor and council before said license
shall be issued.
SEC. 5. That if any person shall retail any vinous or spirituous liquors
within this city in less quantity than one gallon without first having
procured license to do so, pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance,
or in any way violate the provisions of this ordinance, he shall, upon
conviction before the mayor of the city, be fined in a sum not less than
one hundred nor more than five hundred dollars.
SEC. 6. That before issuing license to any person or persons for the
privilege of running a public dray, cart, or hack in this city, the party
so applying shall first file with the mayor of the city a bond, with good
and sufficient security, to be approved by the mayor, in the penal sum of
$500, conditioned for the faithful performance of their duties as public
carriers.
SEC. 7. That all ordinances in any way conflicting with the provisions of
this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
SEC. 8. That this ordinance take effect from and after its passage.
Vicksburg, Mississippi, _August_ 7, 1865
Mr. Johnson introduced the following ordinance, which was read; and on
motion of Mr. Manlove, the rules were suspended and the ordinance read a
second time; and on motion of Mr. Bender, the rules were again suspended,
the ordinance read a third time by its title, and passed:
AN ORDINANCE to amend the market ordinance.
SEC. 1. That from and after the passage of this ordinance it shall not be
lawful for any person or persons to sell or expose for sale in the
market-house of Vicksburg, after the hour of 9 o'clock a.m., any
lemonade, ice-cream, cakes, pies, fruit, or vegetables, or other
articles usually sold in market, under the penalty of $10 for each and
every offence.
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