Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-03-30

csrrisge, lied or sleigh, shall stop OF place
any such carriage, sled or sleigh, at, or n.sr,
the intersection OF any street, lane or alley.
III SUCH manner as IL cross the footway, or
prevent any foot passenger from crossing
the street, lane or alley, in the direction and
line oil the fuotway en- tue side of s1ch street,
lane OF alley, and hall not, Immediately, on
the request of aoy foot passenger. cause The
same TO oe removed, or shalt be absent there's
from so that such requesI cannot be made,
every person SO attending shall forfeit and
psy Tor every such offence the sum of two
dollars for the use OF The Corporation.
Sec. Ia. dnd be IL further enacted, That
Is the Superintendent of Police shall neglect
or refuse to cause to be executed, any Law,
OF the Common Council which it snail be
his duty TO see executed, or shall neglect or
refuse 20 perform any other official duty he
eAali forfeit and pay FIVE dollars for the use
OF the Corporation Tor every twenty-four
hours he shall so neglect or refuse and the
Mayor is enioinrd 10 cause such fine to be
paid
Sec. Is. lied be at further enacted, That
no person shall keep make use OF any
Slaughter House within the limits of the
Corporation, who shall not keep the same
pure and ceao-The Mayor, upen the repre-
sen'aiinn OF any person or persons who shall
Consider them,eive- uggreved by the impu-
rify OF any Slaughter house within the Cor
porati"n, and which shall be represented 70
DE nuisance, Is hereby instructed and re
quired TO issue a summons directed to three
intelligent and di,nterssted freehoiders re-.
quiring of TIN IN to view the premises, hear
the testimony, as well of the party complain.
ing, rs of others, upon oath, 4 make diiSent
enqpIry into the circumstances of the case,
and 1t upoa due Investigation il shall appear
that such complaint be we'll founded, and
they, or majority OF them, shall deem the
Siaughter-aoUse complained of to be a mus.
snce, they shall SD declare il in writing aad
return the same TO the Mayor, and the use
of the ,aid Slaughter house shall ,hencefor-
ward be discontinued - Every prrson exer-
cising ihe trade of Butcher, whose Slaughter
house shall be declared nuisance. shall be
restrained from S!aughtering any animal
within the same under the penalty of five
dollars for every offence, and the Mayer is
hereby required to Cause such fine to be
paid.
Sec. 10. Ind be it further enacted, That
every owrer or occupier of a!ot, on which any
necessary orprivy now is, or,shaIl be hereafter
erected, shall constantly KEEP such necessary
tn good order, and not suffer 1t 10 become
nuisance, under the penalty of five dollars
for every day it shsll remain in that state :;
after notice IN writing, and rea .onable lime
Tor remedy he given BY the Superintendent
OF Police.
Sec II. 4Ana Be IL further enacted, That
J 1t any animal shall die, or be killed, and
1 shall De likely to become offensive to the in
| hasitants, the owner thereof, or, If the own.
; 81 cannut be ascertaIned, ;he person in whose
! possession such animal shall have been at
: the time Of its death, shall Immediately re-.
J mave the same beyond the inhabited parts
: OF the Corporation, unless such sRItpsl does
| nos exceed the size OF Cat, IN which case
( II may be buried on the premises. Every
! person whose dUty it shall be to remove any
! snch animal, and who shall oeglect or refuse
! TO do il, for four hours after obtaining know .
J ledge of the death of such animal, shall iur
| !eit and pay one dollar; and the Supeuntend
| ant o! Police shall cause the same to be re-
moved at the expense OF the said delinquent,
| n known, and il not known, then at the ex :
! panse of The Corporation.
| Sec. Is. And be 40 further enacted, That
no DisIi'lsr. Soap Boiler, Halter OF other
| person, snail di.charS-, cast, or cause TO flow
| into any OF tne streets, lanes, or alleys, or o
! taer parts OF The town, or keep in his or her
| house, cellar, or contiguous grounds, any
foul or nauseous liquids, filth or putresceot
! suo-tance. Every person offending herein
| shall fer each offence forfeit and pay one dol
lar, besides The expense OF removal.
| Sec. IL. 1d'aR be az further enacted, That
| whoever shall, within the said town, hound
| or chase with dogs, any horse or COW, or
| chase the same by running after them: or
! shasi throw At them any stone or missile
weapon 10 hurt OF irJuIe such horse or COW,
IN any manner whatsoever; or shall wanton-
| ly, maiicionsiy, OF cruelty and wilfuliy wound,
beat or torment sDS brute animal, shall Tor
each Offeoce forfeit and pay not less than
| two, nor more than five doiiaTs
Sec. 20. and be itJurther enacted, That
| no Brick or Lime Kiln shsi be burned with
IN the limits Of the Corporation, unless the
same snail be ct lsas. two hundred feet dis.
tant from ary buildiog,-Every person or
persons who shall offend herein shall forfeit
aud pay fifty dollars
Sec. q. Ind be IT further enacted, That
no person shah discharge aay cannon, mus.
ket, fowilng piece, pistol, or other Gre aruDs,
Of any composition of gun powder, OF fuimi-
mating powder, within the limits of the Cor.
pOrsion, unless in the execution Of some
law, or in the discharge OF some daty myo.
| sed by Law. Every person so offending
herein. shall, if white or free coior,d per.
son, forfeit and pay, for discharging can.
Dor five dollars for every offence; for firing
a rifle, musket OF fowling piece one dollar (;
for pistol, rocket, cracker or other compo-
yition of powder one dollar ; if a slave he
'haIl be published with stripes not exceeding
| teo, unless the owner of such slave discharge
the penalty; If minor or apprentice the
penalties aforesaid shall bs recovered Of the
| parent, guardian, os master: Provided, Hey.
efiheiess, that Vt any person or persons shall,
| by firing any description of arms, as afore.
! said, draw after him or them an asss fablsge