The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-10-29
By-LasOs of the To,rn of Worcester

"A Town Meeting of the Inhabitants of
IA the Town of Worcester, duly qualified to
vote IN town affairs, August 80, 1898, Voted.
That the following Bylaws be made and
agreed upon for the directing and ordering tho
affairs OF the town therein mentioned.
l. IT any person shall drive any horse, cattle.
cart, or any wheel carriage of burden or Meas
ure, or wheel any wheel barrow, or suffer or
allow any horse, cattle, cart, wheel carriage, or
wheel barrow, to be on the foot or side walks
OF any of the streets of the town of Worcester,
IN which foot or side walks shall be made or de-
fermlned upon, as hereinafter mentioned such
person shall forfeit, for every such offence the
sum of one dollar TO the use of the owner of the
adjoining land, provided that this ordinance
shall not apply to any person driving or passing
to or from the travelled part of the highway d.
srectly to or from the yards or lands adjoining
the foot or side walk.
2. The foot or side walks, within the mean.
ing of this ordinance, shall be such part of the
highway as ia within the curb stones thereof In
all places where the same are paved with brick
or stone; and also such parts of said highway
as shall be specifically determined upon as and
for foot or side walks by the Selectmen when.
ever such determination shall be recorded by
the Town Clerk, in the book of the Town Rec
4ords.
8. Fanny person shall tie or fasten any horse,
cattle, or team, to any of the trees planted in
any public highway or street of the town for
shade and ornament, or to any post or fence put
up for the protection of said trees, he shall for
felt not less than one dollar, nor more than ten
dollars, to the use of the person in favor of
whose estate the tree shall stand, when the
offence is committed
4. No person shall hereafter saw any fire
wood, or pile the same upon the foot or side
walk of any of the streets of the town. and no
narSnn shall stand IN apv foot do
with his wood saw or horse to the hindrance or
obstruction of any foot passengers, under pen
atty of one dollar for each offence, to the use Of
any person who may sue for the same.
5. No person, driving any carriage or any
beast or beasts harnessed thereto or riding up-
on any horse, mare, gedng, or other beasts in
or through any of the public streets or high
ways in the town, shall suffer the said horse,
gelding, mare, or other beast, to go at an i'm
moderate gait, SO as to endanger persons stand
ing or passing in said street. And any person
or persons offending herein, shall forfeit and
pay for such offence, sum not less than one
dollar, nor more than FIVE dollars, to the use Of
any person who shall sue for the same.
All the penalties, except the two last men,
toned, shall be sued for and recovered in the
name of the person who may be Surveyor of
Highways of the district within which the
offence was committed at the time of the COM
mission of the offence
Voted, That the Town Agent be directed to
lay the Bylaws, now passed by the Town, be-
fore the County Commissioners for their appro-
baton.
A true copy Attest.
BENJAMIN CHAPLIN, To,on Clerk
The foregoing Bylaws being read, and duly
considered by the County Commissioners, the
same are allowed, approved Of and ordered to
be recorded, and hereafter known as Bylaws
of the said town OF Worcester
copy as of record appears.
43 Attest. ABIJAH BIGELOW,. Clerk.