Washington telegraph., 1849-04-18
[ No. 81
AN ORDINANCE in relation to the Streets and
Alleys of the Town OF Washington.

| (No.S.l
AN ORDINANCE in relation to the Streets and
Alleys of the Town of Washington.
! Section /. Every white male inhabitant, be-
teen the ages Of and fifty years, who shall
reside or have his place OF business within the cor
porate irmIts Of the town OF W Washington, (with
The exceptions AZ her.Iaafter provided,l as we'll
all male slaves, free negroes or mulattocs, be-
tween the ages afoe esAid shall be subject TO wo.k
| Oh the streets aud alleys, within the corporate
| Iiusits Of said town.
Sec 2. Every person subject to work on the
streets and alleys Of said town. provided ior in
section one of this ordinance, shall be required to
perform such labor, upon receiving three days no.
| tce so 10 do, from the town Constable, who is
| ct6cie overseer Of the streets and alleys Pro-
| Dsded, hoDeuer, no person shall be Compelled to
perform more than three days labor in every three
| months
Sec ). II any person who is subject to work on
the streets and alleys of said town, shall neglect
refuse 30 to do, after receiving the notice sp-c-
fled in section Two Of ts ordinance, such person
81 refusing, shall be fined by the Alderman, III the
sum of one dol-r, and costs, for each and every
days labor he or they may SO refuse or neglect TO
| perform.
S.c.4. Any person liable to work or said streets
and alleys, within the corporate limits Of SAID
town, may commute said labor. upon paying INTO
the hands of the Constable of said town, the sum
| OF seventy-fve cents, to be by said Constable as
such erotlci0 Ove iseer Of said streets and alleys,
aforesaid, appropriated towards the repairing Of
said streets and alleys, by hands aud teams, to be
| by him hired for SUCH purpose and It IS iu'ther
| provided that any PRISON may become exempt from
working on SAID strests and alleys, Tor the time
and term Of one year, by paying into the hands
OF the Treasurer Of said town OF Washington, the
sum of four dollars and taking his recsIpt there
J for.
| Sec. ,. The following persons shat! be ex-
empt from working on The streets and alleys Of
SAID town of Washington: lst All persons now
exempted by law from performing road duty. I'd.
Ministers ol the Gospel Sd. All persons engaged
in teaching, or conducting schools, either prn-
cipals assistants 4th. All pupils attending
schools. 5th. The Alderman, members of the
TowD Council and all officers acting under the
corporation laws aad ordinances.
Sec. 3. If any person or persons, subject to work
on the streets aud alleys OF said Town, ac-
cording TO the foregoing provisions, shad neglect
or refuse to perform such labor after being notified
SO TO do, and shall fail TO comply with the pro-
visions dissection four of this ordnance. he they
shall be fined by the Alderman Of said town, in the
sum Of one dollar and costs, for each and every
days iaior he or they may refuse or neglect to
| perform.
| Sec Z. 1t shall be the duty ofthe town Constable
| to return TO the Alderman and town Council, list
| Of delnquents who may have failed 10 comply
with the provisions of this ordinance, and said
Alderman and Town Council shall set apart
time to hear any excuses which such delinquents
| may wish to make.
Sec g. The Alderman and Town Council shall
after the time has elapsed for hearing the excuses,
as provided for in section seven, direct the clerk
| uf the Council to certify to the Alderman Of said
town, ist Of such persons returned delinquents
aud not excused, specifying the number Of days
they have failed to work, and the Alderman. upon
such list being placed in his hands. shall issue ex
ecution for the amount Of fine, as specified in Sec
| tiOn three Of this ordinance.
Sec. 9, No person shall be permitted to keep
his, her their wood-pile in any of the streets or
cross streets oil the town of Washington, as TO
in any way obstruct said streets space left for
sidewalks, for longer period than twenty -four
hours, at any one time, or place or permit 10 re-
main in sad streets, or space set apart for side
walk, any other obstruction nuisance.
Sec. H. Any person or persons who ,hall vio-
late the provisions of the mint h section of this or
tinance, and who shall fail to comply with the
same, after beng notified to do by the Consta-
Bile CT said town. shall forfeit and pay Tor aSy such
violation failure. and refusal TO comply, the sum
OF two dollars, on conviction thereof before the Al
jerman CT said town.
Sec. IL. II shall br the duty of the town Con.
stable to carry into effect tn" provisions Of the
foregoing section, and to report to the Alderman
any violation or refusal to comply with the pro-
visions of section nine Of this ordinance, aud up
on his failure SO to do, he shall, upon conviction
thereof before the Alderman of said town, be fined
in any not less than one, m re than five
dollars.
Sec. l2 This ordinance to be in force from
| and after its passage.
Passed by the Alderman and Town Coancil,
Apri! IA, lSl9
B. FHEMPSTEAD, Alderman.
JAMES P. JETT, Clerk Of Town Council.