Freed persons; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); Southern States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950
SEC. 2. That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons trading in
the market to buy or bargain for, during market hours, or receive from
any person or persons not renting a stall in the market, any meat, fish,
poultry, butter, eggs, vegetables, or fruits, and offer the same for sale
in the market again within ten days, under a penalty of $10 for each and
every offence.
SEC. 3. That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to buy from
any person on their way to market, within the city, during market hours,
any of the articles named in the second section, or prevent such person
from going to market with aforesaid articles, under a penalty of $10 for
each and every offence.
SEC. 4. That it shall be the duty of the day police of each ward to
arrest and bring before the mayor all persons found violating any section
of the above ordinance.
SEC. 5. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances conflicting with this
ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed.
Mr. Porterfield 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 further motion of Mr. Manlove, the rules were again
suspended, the ordinance read a third time by its title, and passed:
AN ORDINANCE regulating ferry-boats, &c.
SEC. 1. That all ferry-boats crossing the Mississippi river and landing
in the city limits shall pay the sum of $25 per week.
SEC. 2. That this ordinance shall be in force from and after its passage.
On motion of Mr. Manlove, the following resolution was adopted:
_Resolved_, That hereafter it shall be lawful for the city marshal to
charge for prisoners committed to workhouse for board, per day, sixty
cents.
On motion of Mr. Spangler, the following resolution was adopted:
_Resolved_, That the city marshal notify the owners of property to have
their side-walks and gutters repaired on Washington street, between
second corner of East to Depot street, in thirty days; and if not done,
the city marshal have it done, at the expense of the property.
On motion of Mr. Manlove, the following resolution was adopted:
_Resolved_, That the mayor be authorized to pay the policemen the amounts
due them respectively to date, according to the report by the city
marshal.
On motion of Mr. Spangler, the following resolution was adopted:
_Resolved_, That the overseers of street hands' pay shall be $100 per
month.
On motion of Mr. Manlove, the following resolution was adopted:
_Resolved_, That the salary of the city marshal shall be $1,200 per
annum, the salary of the deputy marshal be $900 per annum, and the salary
of the policemen $60 per month, all of which shall be paid monthly.
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