Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1851-06-12
Borough Ordinance.

CESS anu Assistants or OOuncllmGn O1 the
Borough of Stroudsburg, and it is hereby en-
acted by the authority of the same: Ifany
horse, mare or gelding shall be suffered to
run at large within the limits of said Bor-
rough, the owner thereof or person, suffering
= the same to run at large shall forfeit and pay
the sum of fifty-cents her head for each and
every offence, unless such horse, mare or
gelding shall have strayed or escaped with
out default of the owner or other person hav-
ing charge of the same.
SECTION 2.-Ifany COW, bull, OK, steer, heif-
er or other cattle, shall be suffered TO run at
large within the limits of said Borough,-ex-
cept from o'clock A. NJ. till o'clock p. NJ,
from the Goth day of June till the first day of
December,-thc owner or other person suf-
fering the same to run at large shall forfeit
and pay the sum of twent-tive cents per head
for each and every offence, unless the same
shall have strayed or escaped without default
of the owner or other person having charge
thereof
SECTION 3.-If any sheep shall be suffered
to run at large within said Borough, the own
er or other persen suffering the same to run
at large shall forfeit and pay the sum of l2l
cents per head for each and every offence,
unless the same shall have strayed or escaped
without default of the owner or other person
having charge thereof.
SECTION A-Ifany swine be found running
at large within said Borough, the owner or
owners shall forfeit and pay twenty-five cents
per head for each and every offence,
unless the same shall have strayed or es-
capped without def alt Of the owner or owners
thereof.
j SECTION Amy person or persons run
ming any horse, mare, or gclding, through any
street, road, or alley, within said Borough,
shall forfeit and pay five dollars for each and
every offence.
SECTION 6.-Any person leading, driving
or riding any horse, mare, or gelding, or driv-
ing any cow, bEll OK, hefer, steer, or other
cattle, sheep, or swine, on any of the side
walks, of any of the streets in said Borough
shall forfeit and pay twenty-five cents per
head, for each and every offence.
SECTION 7.-Ifany person shall stop or OBJ
struct any of the side walks, streets, or al
levs in said Borough, or shall commit any
nuisance therein, IN any way, and after twen-
ty-four hours notice, neglect or refuse to take
away or remove sach obstruction or nuisance,
shall forfeit and pay one dollar for each and
every offence Provided, that any person or
persons building or about to build, shall on
application to the Burgess and Councilmen,
! receive a permit to use and occupy so much
Of any side walk, street or alley, (without
causing any unnecessary obstruction thereby
as may be necessary for the purpose of bulld-
ing; which permit shall IN no instance be for
u longer time than three months; but upon
satisfactory cause shown, the same may be
renewed TO any time In the discretion OF the
Burgess and Councilmen.
SECTION S.-If any person shall discharge
and fire off any hand gun, pistol or other fire
arms, or shall cast, throw, or fire any squibs,
fire crackers, rockets or other fire works,
within said Borough, for mischief, sport or d.
version, except on the days OF training and
the Fourth of July, such person SO offending,
shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty cents,
for each and every offence.
! SECTION 9-Any person who shall be in
toxicated and stagger or lie about the streets
/ or alleys of said Borough, or shall in anywse
interrupt the peace and good order of the
same, shall forthwith be confined in the Coun-
ty Jail for the space Of twelve hours, and un-
til he or she pays the Jailor's frees, which
fees shall be the same as the fees for like
services, and also pays the High Constable
the sum of twenty-five cents.
/ SECTION lot shall be the particular du-
ty Of the High Constable, and ne is hereby
enioned under the penalty of two dollars, for
every offence of wilful neglect, after notice
given, TO have this Ordinance, and every Sec
ton thereofcomplied with and carried in effect.
SECTION 11.-If any horse, mare, gelding,
COW, bull. steer, heifer, OK, sheep, hog, pig,
or SWINE or any kind, shall be found in said
Borough, against or in violation Of any ofthe
sections Of this Ordinance, it shall and may
be lawful for the High Constable, and he is
hereby empowered and directed to take and
drive and put them in the Pound and adyer-
tise the same, (afier being in the Pound
twelve hours by SIX advertisements put up
at public places in said Borough, and if the
owner or owners thereof, (Which costs and
charges shall be thirty-seven and half cents
for advertising, and a reasonable charge for
feed,) for the space of twenty-four hours
thereafter, then it shall and may be lawful
fer the High Constable to sell the same at
public outcry, and tie amount of such sale
(after deducting therefrom the fines, costs AMI
charges,) shall be paid to the Treasurer of said
Borough, for the use of the owner or owners
! thereof; if claimed within six months from
the sale, and in case the owners of such crea-
ture shall neglect to demand the same with
in said six months, then the same shall be-
long to the Borough absolutely.
SECTION l2.-The High Constable shall
receive as compensation for his services, one
half of the fines and forfeitures collected by
virtue of this or any other Ordinance of this
Borough.
SECTION I3-This Ordinance shall go in
to and be in full force and effect on and after
the 10Th of June, eighteen hundred and fifty
one, and all Ordinances heretofore made are
hereby repealed from and after that date.
Approved the tenth day of June, Ammo
Domini one thousand eight hundred and fifty
one. S. G. BURNETT, Burgess.
S. L. DRAKE, l
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