Washington telegraph., 1851-06-11
Sec. S. BE It further Ordained. That the

Sec. 5. Be it further Ordained, That the
Town Constable is hereby authorized to employ
hands to work upon the streets of the town oi
| ashngton whenever he deems it necessary, and
that he shall have authority to draw his warrant
on the Treasurer for the amount of compensation
1or such labor, which shall not exceed one dollar
per day for each hand employed Prouided, how
ever that the said COnstab BILE shall not be permitted
10 draw from the Treasurer amount exceeding
the annual appropriation, and that the warrants
OF this Constable shall be deemed vouchers in the
settlement of the Treasurers account with the
Corpor alton.
Sec. 6. Be it further Ordained, That the fol-
lowing persons be and are hereby exempted from
the payment of the tax levied by the first section
oi this Ordinance, viz: lst all persons now by law
exemP:; "a, teachers Of all schools, Sabbath
schools excepted) and the pupils regularly attending
tne same; Sd, the Alderman and members of the
Town Council and all officers acting under their
authority.
SEC. 7. Be it further Ordained, That no per-
son or persons shall be permitted to keep his, her
or tner wood pie in any of the streets of the
! own OF w ashngtOD, so as to in any way obstruct
said streets space left for sidewalks for a longer
period than twenty four hours at any one time,
or place or permit 10 remain in said streets space
set apart for sidewalks any other obstruction or
nusances except in cases of building repairing
buildings, when upon application to the Alderman
permit will be granted.
Sec. 8. Be it further Ordained, That any per-
son or persons fencing in or closing up any street
laid out according to the plan Of Washington or
Washington junior, or any other streets regularly
laid out corresponding with said town and adjacent
thereto and within the limits of this Corporation,
shall upon notice from the Alderman open the
same, and upon failure 10 do after such notice
which shall be in writing, shall be fined in other
cases of fines for obstrucling the streets aud slde
walks Of said Town.
SEC. 3. Be it further Ordained. That any per-
sn. persons who shall violate the provisions of
the 7th section of this Ordinance, and who shall
fail 10 comply with the sama after being notified
so to do by the Constable of said Town, shall for
felt and pay for any such violation or failure and
refusal to comply the sam OF two dollars on con-
viction thereof before the Alderman Of said Town.
SEC. TO- Be it further Ordained, That it shall
be the duty of the Town Constable to carry into
effect the provisions Of the foregoing section, and
to report TO the Alderman any violation refusal
TO comply with the provisions of section 9Th of this
Ordinance, and upon his refusal so to do, he shall
upon conviction thereof before the Alderman of
said Town be fined in any sum not less than one
more than FIVE dollars.
SEC il. BE it further Ordained. That all
monies collected under The provisions of this Ordi-
nance and all fines and forfeiures levied for viola
tons of the 9Th and 9th sections of the same, shall
be appropriated TO repairing and improving the
streets.
Sec ~ Be it further Ordained, That the
Constable, a compensation for his services for
collecting the tax levied by the lst section of this
Ordinance, shall be entitled to eight per Cent upon
the gross amount by him collected, and for EN-
poylng and experimenting hands to work on the
streets of this Corporation shall be entitled to such
further sum for his services the Town Council
may deem fair equivalent.
SEC. l3. Be it further Ordained, That this
Ordinance be in force from and after its passage.
Passed May 30, 1851.
DANL. E. WILLIAMS, Alderman
JAMES 2. JETr, Clerk.