An Ordinance defining the duties of the

 Overseer of the Streets
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An Ordinance defining the duties of the

 Overseer of the Streets

 Be n ordained 6y He .Hdyoq' and Toaon Council of dte Ioa0n of Little Rock, That the oyerseer of the streets shall class all the male inhabitants of the town of Little Rock, the age of q years and upwards, who may have been residing within said town for the space of 60 days, into classe es of 20 persons each, and when directed by the Mayor, the said oyerseer siali summon said inhabitants to work on the streets of the town as often as may be necessary to repair t4e same; provided, that no one shall work more than i days in each year and provided also, that said overseer shall W orls on such streets only as he may be directed to repair by the Town Council

 ,. Be it further ordained, That any in- habitant of the town, who shall neglect or refuse to work on the streets, after having been duly summoned by the overseer, or shall fail to furnish substitute to work, shall be fined Tn the sum oftwo dollars for each and every day lie may so neglect or refuse to work, and it is made the duty of the overseert to make out a list of delin- quents, and deliver the same to the Mayor, who shall issue his warrant and cause sucb delinqucDis to appear before him, and un- less an excuse satisfactory to the Mayor be made, the fine shall be imposed on each of sald delinquents, and said delinquent shall stand committed until said fine and the at- tendant costs be fully paid.

 ,. Be dJafiisey, os,tiaiaed, That the over. seer of the streets shall receive the sum of one dollar a day, for every day he may he engaged in the service of the Town Coun- Gil. This ordinance to take effect and be in force, from and after it's passage.

 M. CUNNINGHAM, .Hayor.

 .Uay 7th, 1882. 6-3w