The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-05-19
Ordinances
For the Government of the Corporation OF

For the Government of the Corporation of
WEST RUSHVILLE, OHIO,
Adopted by the Town Council, March 21st,
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ORDINANCE l. Be IL enacted 6y the Tom
" Council ofthe IosOn Of West RushUiAe. That
il any person or persons shall be arrested on
warrant issued by the Mayor, for committing an
assault, or an assault and battery or an aifray by
fighting or boxing at fsticutfs, issued on the COM
plant OF the party injured; or in the case of an
atfray by fighting or boxing at fsticufs on the
complaint OF any person seeing the same; every
person so offending. shall BIZ taken before the
Mayor of said corporation, and he or they shall be
permitted to plead guilty to the charge preferred
and on such plea Of guilty, shall be fined in any
sum not exceeding Twenty, nor less than Five
Dollars, to be collected by execution, us in civil
cases. for the use OF the corporation.
ORDINANCES 2nd. That if any person shall chal-
lepge auoherto fight at tistcutfs, or shall provoke,
or attempt to provoke another 10 commit breach
of the peacei every such person shall be deemed
guilty OF an ohence, and, on conviction thereof
before the Mayor, shall be fined i'll any sum not
more than Five Dollars, nor less than One Dollar,
for the use ofthe corporation.
ODINAYoE 3rd. That ifany person OF the age
of IA years and upwards, shall be found on the
Sabbath Day, within the limits fthe corporation,
Sporting Rioting QuarrelIiug, Shooting or at com
mon Laborhe or they ON conviction thereof ibelore
the Mayor OF said corporation, shall be fined III
any sum not exceeding Five Dollars. nor less than
twenty-five cents with cost OF suit, to he collect
ed as in civil cases. for the use oIthe corporation.
ORDiEAEcE 4th. That il any person ol tile age
of Fourteen years aud upwards, shall prolanely
curse or damn, or protanely swear by the name
OF God Jesus Christ. or the Holy Ghost each and
every person so offending, shall, ON conviction
thereof before the Mayor, be fined in any sum moi
exceeding One Dollar, nor less than Twenty five
cents for each offence.
ORpINANcE 5th That it shall be the duty of the
Marshal To see that all Streets, Alleys. Pavements
&c, shall be kept free from all obstruction; and tC
notice all violations of the Corporation Acts, anc
have the same Immediately enforced, according
to law.
ORDSAScE 9th That the Alley North off. II
Iiams West Addition to the Town OF West Rush
vile. and also Cuvert Alley shall be opened by
the first of September, l848, and that if The own
ers of property adjoining said Alleys, shall fail u
open tile same, then in that case, the Town Coun
Gil shall proceed forthwith TO do the same, at the
expense OF said owners oi property.
ORpINANcE 9TH. That for services rendered by
the Marshal in all cases under the Corporation
Laws, where his fees are not provided for unde
the Statute of Ohio, he shall receiye such com
pensation as the Town Council may think reason
able; aud ifthe said Marshal slal neglect, or re
fuse to o,perorm such duties as are required oihiu
by law, on conviction thereof, before the Mayor
he shall be fined in any sum not more than Five
Dollars, nor less than One Dollar, TO be collected
as before provided Tor.
ORprNASoE 9th. That if any person or persons
shall use or cause to be nsed. unsafe chmneys o
stove fues, or shall place fire i'll any place, 50 al
IN an,lnuo Ger their Oyyn or auV other PERSONS pro
perty he or they shall. on conviction thereof, be
fore the Mayor, be fined in any sum not more thai
Ten Dollars nor less than One Dollar, to be col
lecled as before provided for,
ORpINANcE 9th. That all fines assessed anC
collected, for violation OF any ot the foregoing
Acts, shall be paid over by the Mayor to thu
Treasurer OF said Corporation. within ten day
thereafter for which, he shall take the Treasur
ers receipt and sail funds shall be disposed o
by order Of the Cu9ucil
ORpINANcE 10Th, That hereafter, the day o
holding the annual election. shall be on the thir'
Saturday Of February, when the qualified elector
shall also elect by ballot one Treasurer, aud on
Marshal, whose term of service shall be the sam
as that OF the other officers.
ORplNANcE lltlI. That it shall he the duty q
the Recorder to post up advertisements at thre
of the most public places within the limits Of tn
Corporation at least ten days before the time Il
holding the annual election setting forth the tim
and place Of holding said election and what Off
GERS are to be elected.
ORDINANCE 18th, That any Bylaws or Ord
nances passed previous to March p, l848, tina
NAV conflict with any oil the foregoing Acts, tn
same are hereby repealed,
J. F. DoLLlsoE, Recorder
March 81, l848. lw2