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The Board of Mayor and Alderman of the City of Bay St. LouIb not In regular session at the City" Hall on Tuesday, April 3rd, 1883. There were present
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A ug. Keller, Mayor John V. Toulna, Aid#
I.	Robira E. Ladner H. Shropshire
C*H?McShan, Marshal	[
H.W.Wilkinson, Secy. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and upon
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motion of Aldernan--------secondod by Aid. Ladner and submitted to and duly carried
by the Board were approved. The coixunlc at ion of George Holllan was read and received and ordered filed.
The petition of the majority of the legal voters of the City that a license to retail In less quantities than a gallon be given G-.A.Iaix was received, order filed and publication orderod according to law for thirty days.'
The motio of Aid. Robira to abolish the Finance Cocr.ittee, offered at the
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preceding regular meeting was called up and duly submitted to thw Board, and on tho question of adoption Aid. Toulne and Robira voted Aye and Aid. Ladner and Shropshire voted Mo. The Mayor voted Aye—and declared the notion lost from not being 2 /3 vote. The following Resolution wad offered by aid. £hrops3.1re, to-witxM whwreas the Honorable, tho Supreme Court of Mississippi declared that It In not clear/$$.% by the Charter of Bay St. ^ouls that Criminal poirer was Interred to be conferred except such as was necessary to ensure obedience to those regulations in regard to health. Cleanliness, streets, llrhts watchness??? &c which fron tine tft tine night be ordained" and also states” The authorities ore in hopoless conflict on the subject.w---------------# '.seolved that we deem it ad-
visable for Yi his Honor,the Mayor, to suspend action on offenses agr*3nst the general law of the State until the Jhartor can be amended, and, Resolved, that th tharfcs of thAs Board as well as all good citizens are due to his Honcr, the Mayor, for his fearless upright course.