Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-03-20

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i through the s.seess, lanes oralleps. Who.
ever shah, in any respect, offend hireir
shall, tor each ogsncs, forfeit aud pas t tl'
dollars. .
J Sec. =. Every person who shah de-
sire to deposit materials for buildisg 81
any street, shall apply TO the warden st inc
ward in which suca building shall be IN
tended 10 be erected, & it shall be the'auty 0!
the warden to appoint a proper place an %
| assign reasonable space on such street
for depositing the said materials. Every
person who shall place any materials o.,
any stree. IN place not assigned. or shall
occupy greater space than shall be as
signed. shall forfeit and pay one dollar Tor y,
every twenty four hours such materials
shall so remain on any such street.
Sec. g. 1.-THE owner or driver OF any
Wagon, cart, dray or other carrisgetshali
Suffer il TO reu1atn formore than TWO hours
on any paved sire ct or public alley, except
when in actual use, Drill any person what
soever, shall place, or unload, or cause, or
direct to be placed, or or,oaded On any
street or alley as aforesaid, any hre.wood,
casks, merchandise, humber, or obstruction
of any kind Except materials Tor building
in the manner before prescfbed) ana snaii
not remove the@sam within six hours atter
it,has been so placed or un!oaded on sach
street or alley, he or she shall forfeit Tor
every offence, the sum OF two dollars, and
shall be subjec. to the further penalty OF
two dollars TOR every hour atter-the time
herein mention during which such Wagon,
cart or dray, or other obstruction shaii re-
main unr removed, after he or she shali have
been required to remove tbs same oy any
warden of the corporation.
Sec. 9. mo person shall throw down
or cause to be thrown down from any wag.
gon, cart, or other carriage, or IN any 9.
Their manner, any rubbish, dirt, or earth on
any public street, lane or alley, except In
such quantisies-and in such places as may
De directed by the commissioners OF the
streets; nor shall any person take aey,
sand or dirt from any OF the said streets,
lanes or alleys, without the consent OF the.
commissioners & the commissioners shall
apply all sand or, dirt for which they shall
have no occasion in raising, repairing, or
paving the streets, to such other uses as
they shall think most conducive TO the
public benefit. Every person %sa shall
Law down any rubbish dire or earth Sat
ny away any sand or dirt contrary ~ she
intent and meaning hereof sha!! lss teis
and pay one dollar for every load SO tatsssE9
down or carried away.
Sec. re. No person shall ride or lead
any horse, or drive or take any carriage
yhateyer, over any of ths foot. paveaants,
under the penalty of one dollar for ever
offence.
Sec. IS. And zphereas, the creates,
mischief and inconvenience may results
from the wantoE and malicious injuries
often done TO pumps Beitsherefore enacta'
cd, That if.any person shall wilfu,ly remove
the cap from any pump, or break or remove
the handle, -or choak any pump. byconyey1
ing into il any brick, stone. or other sub
stance, or shall in any manner irine the
same, the person SO offending shall forfeit
and pay, for every offence, Ave dollarses
aud shall moreoverlbe liable to the expence
incurred in repairing the sar,e,.o be re
covered by warrant. or by petition, or suit
in the name of the mayor and commonal-
,y, as the case may require or if the OF.
fender be a slave he or she shall receive,
such corporal punishment no, exceeding
thirty nine lashes, as the jostice before
whom he or she shall be convicted shall
direct. And for the more certain disco.
very of such offences, a reward of FIVE dol.
lars shall be paidto the person prosecut.
ing to conviction any person who shah
transgress herein,
AN ACT al.