The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-05-26
An Ordinance

"s 10 labor ON Streets and Alleys.
ISEC. ]. Be ordained Jyhe Tom Council
~ ojhe Torn Of Lancaster, That all able bo.
uie" male persons. OF tie age OF twenty-ole years
or upwards, who have resided three months in
sld tOwn. except persons exempted by an act Of
Tie Legislature OF The Slate, entitled 'an Act 10
encourage Tue organization Of Fire COMPANIES. -
shall be liable, yearly and every year. to do and
perform one days work ON the public streets and
alleys Of said town; Provided. That every such
person shall have the privilege Of paying into the
Treasury Of said Corporation the Of fifty cents
per day, III lien Of each dnys labor he may be 50
liable 10 perform. -takng the rreasurers receipt
; therefore.
| SIC. 2. That the owner Of any lot or lots, the
ornamentmg. paving. grading or improving the
sidewalk Or street adjoining Ia. or in front OF
which. is completed To the acceptance OF the town
Council, shall he allowed tue value thereof in set
OH To the annual labor, provided for in this ordi.
nance; the value oiwhich said improvements shall
ne estimated and fixed by person appointed BY
the conDcil Tor that purpose. who shall give Ger.
thcate Oi tue amount 10 the person entitled to the
same. And tins section shall extend to all cases.
coming within It's provisions, which shall here.
utter occur.
| SEC. g. That for the purpose aforesaid The town
shall e divided into four districts as follows. to
49, ~ part WI uDHu ANDTlll Ol Nam
! West OF Broad Street shall he District Number
Que q. )-all that part Of said town North Of Main
aud East OF Broad street shall be District Number
Two (2)-all that part of said town South of
Nam aud East VI Broad street shall be District
Number Three (3) and all that part Of said town
oOutli Oi Aiaiu and West OF Broad street snail be
] District Number -Four (4l
SEC. d. Each Inlabitant shall perform said la.
Dor IN the district within which lie may reside
aud shall not be required to perform lie same
elsewhere.
| SEC. .. Said labor shall be under the general
direction aud disposal Of the street committee, who
may call the same out at such time in such amount.
and so apply the same as. ia their discretion will
best promote the public interest aud convenience
! SIC. q. All said labor shall be under the parti.
cular supervision Of tue Marshal OF said town:
whose duty itshall be 10 call tie same out, and
/ apply H. III such manuer, aud at such places, as
lie SAID street committee may direcl aud gener.
ally, 10 observe aud perform all the orders aud
directions OF said committee, i'll respect to said
/ labor.
| SIC. Z. II any inhabiiant Of said town. liable to
labor as aiuresaid, having had ut least three days
notice OF the time and place at which said labor
Is 10 be performed, shall refuse or neglect to at.
lend, III pursuance oi said notice, or shall be un-
hilhul 10 the duties assigned him. by the Marshal,
lie shall iorleii aud pay for any such deliuquen.
cy' the sum OF iiily ceuts. TO be recovered by ac-
tlon of debt. before any Justice Of the Peace in
sand town, at tile suit OF the Treasurer Of said cor.
pOratiOn.
/ SEC. g. The notice provided for in the prece.
ding section. shall be given by said Marshal per.
sonally; aud the name Of every person. who shall
tail 10 comply with said notice. shall by said
Marshal. within ten days after said failure be re-
tnrned to said Treasurer and the Recorder of said
town;-and ii shall he the duty of said Treasurer
immediately alter receiving said return from said
Marshal, 10 proceed to collect the fOreiiures crea-
ted by the second section of this ordinance, and
to account fprall moneys collected. by reason Of
J tue same, IN his settlement with the corporation.
aud TO furnish at the salne time to said Recorder,
a tabular statement, showing from whom he col
lected, and from whom he failed To collect.
SEC. 8. All moneys, thus collected. and paid
into the treasury. shall be appropriated by the
Council t0 the improvement of the streets and
alleys OF said town. in The district in which the de-
linquent resided at the time of the forfeiture aud
for no other purpose.
SEC. 10. All ordinances and parts of ordinan-
ces, Inconsistent with the provisions OF this ord-
nance are hereby repealed
! SEC IL. This ordinance shall take OBJECT and
be in force from aud after the legal publication
thereof. GEO. SANDERSON
! President ofthe Torn Council
! JOHN B. REED Recorder.
/ Lancaster May 9, l843. 3wl.