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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1898
Page
2
Announcement of Hon Thomas Spight candidacy for reelection to Congress in the Second District. Notes his recent unexpired-term election, popularity, and fitness for the position, asserting recognition by voters and urging support. Also mentions war updates and local business notices.
The General Executive Committee of Lafayette County meets in Oxford on the 36th day of July 3404 and votes to hold a party primary on August 16 185 for congressional representation. They set election rules, appoint clerks and judges for many boxes, and direct publication of proceedings with adjournment to August 1898 for vote counting.
Municipal laws from Oxford list taxes licenses and enforcement for streets, shops, and public safety. Provisions cover street labor taxes, marshal as tax collector, license schemes for hotels theaters and retailers, penalties for obstruction of sidewalks, dangerous behavior, and licensing rules for trades and exhibitions. The document enumerates specific fines and procedures.
The town enacts multiple ordinances including removal of street washers and housetop receivers from private premises, prohibits hydrant misuse, imposes water tax penalties, bans riding bicycles on sidewalks, forbids wood constructions near public squares, restricts boarding trains at depots, bans small hog enclosures, and mandates cleanliness. Marshal and night watch must enforce all ordinances.
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