Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-03-30
Corporation OF Winchester.
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AN ACT
70" tie appointment of Superintendent of
POhce and for reducing into one, and
AMENDING tie Scuerat diets respecting
Streets .KleyS, Placements, the remoUat
Of "~isances, and for other purposes.
SEC l. Be it enacted 6y the President and
Common Co&ncH oftae Cooperation of Hin
chester, That the Common Council shall.
annually, or oftener if necessary, appoint
mt and capable person 10 he deDominated
Superintendent of Police whose duty it
shall oa to see that the Laws respecting The
removal oJ nuisances, and the preservation
OF the health and good order Of the town be
strictly executed, end TO enforce pay ment
OF all fncs and forfeitures incurred for
breaches thereof, He shall pay special at
tentIon to the cleanliness of the Town, and
10 the removal Of substances which tend to
annoy the health of the inhabitants.
Sec. 2. Ind be it further enacted. That
the Superintendent of Police shall keep the
public Streets, Alleys ADD Cutters properly
clesnsed in such manner as the Common
Council may, from time to time, direct
IL shall visit all The different parts Of the
town give informstion to the MAYOR. or
other Magistrate, of Sll nui.aoces within the
same also Of all other ob,truc,ions & i'm
pediments IN the Run, Streets. Lanes and
Alleys, and of ali offences committed A.
gainst the Laws of the Corporation, and of
the names OF offenders and witHrs.e' TO the
end that prosecution may b. commenced.
obedience enforced to the regulations, for
the well governing of the town, and. geuer-
ally, TO do and perform oil such Other nat.
tiers aud things as the Mayor shall, from
time TO time, legally require of him.
Sec. $. Ind be IL further cnnctsG, THAT
IL ,hall be The duty of the Su2erinie ndanl Of
Police to collect from the owners and occu-
piers OF Lots, or parts Of Lots, which ,hu!
os situated upon any of ,he paved Streets, a,
far as the same shall be paved, the sorn of
one cent per foot Of ground for every foot he
OF she shall own or occopy, fronting on
sech paved street OF streets which said
money, 30 collected, shall be entered in
book to be kept for tho purpose likewise
The names Of the persons from whom the
same sball have been received it shall also
be his duty TO keep distinct and separate
account of the monies paid by the owners or
Occupiers of lots on the North and South
sides Of the Run, and Of the Endorsements
OF eSch.--Tbe money thos collected shall be
reserved as fund Ia be at The disposal of the
SUpej ute ndant Of Police. and 10 be expend-
ed by him IN cleansing and keeping in pro-
per order The paved streets aforesaid : for
which purpose he may employ as many
scaveDgers and carts, as Toe shall from time
TO time deem requisite sOd it shall, more
over, be his duty 50 keep a regular account
OF oil disbursements Of money by him made
IN relation To this duty, ana shall, as often
as may be required, render to the Council a
true and faithful account Of ali modes thus
received aud expended by him. The Super,
Intsndont Of Police msy couiract With ap3
individual or individuals. for the exclusjTc
use OF the dirt or msu1re which he shall hxvF
scraped ~, from tins to time, in heaps Of
piles, by the year or otherwise, AID the no.
ney thus received shall be carried 10 the
credit of the persons as aforesaid, who are
required by this act to pay the tax b,fure
mentioned, aud shall be expended 80 like
manner Any psr'on or p~EsOns reiusing