The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-03-26

Town or TO regulate the manner in which
hey shall be carried on SO as to mitigate The
,u,.ancp. Thew shall have power 10 cause
81 bonds or sunken lots in which water stands
and .iagoaies IN said town, 10 be drained and
& led up, and TO recover from The owner or
a.cupier of The said lots or lands aforesaid
the expense OF such drainage or filling up,
which expense shall be lien on the LOT or
lsqd so drained OF raised. Proplded, always
ina, the owner or occupler Of said lots or
land shall have had three months notice, 10 |
nriJing Of he intention of said Commission.
crs, and shall have, during that time, neg.
e ted or refused TO drain OF fill up, said ponds
or suaken lots. They shall further have
a1wer to cause all nuisances, whether arising
fltn stsgnanl pools or ponds Of water, or
from any other cause, without the limits OF
SAID To~n, but sufficiently nsar TO affect the
health Of the inhabitants OF said Town, TO be
removed or abated, and 10 pay for the remov.
ING or abailng any such nuisance shove de.
scrlhrd, out OF any moneys 10 the Treasury
OF said Town.
SECTION 2s That said Board Of Commits,
sionefs shall have power 10 regulate the man.
ner IA which provisions NAV be sold 10 the
streets aud markets Of SAID Town, and 10 re.
guAre the manner in which the public mar.
k-ts and streets in SAID Town ma, be used,
and 10 affy Inc penalties for the breach of
their ordinances which shall be recovered IN
The name of the Commissioners of the Town
Of Charlotte, before any Court having com
pe'eot jurisdiction. They also shall have
power 10 erect market house and such 9th.
er building as the interest and convenience Of
the citIzens may require.
SECTION %. Tina, said Board of Commits
sion.rs shall have power to make rules and
regulations for enforcing the orderly conduct
II slaves and free negroes within the said
Town and 10 impose punishmeG! for breach
thereof.
SECTION 80. That the Court of Pleas adn
Quarter Sessions for HeckIenbutg County
snail grant license 10 retail spiriluous Liquors
by he small measure within said Town, to
no person who shall not have first obtained
from the Town Clerk a certificate OF the as
sent OF SAID Board Of Commissioners to his
obtaining said license which certificate shall
b. p-:ma faeie evidence Of good moral char.
acter N the applicant, so as 10 supersede the
necessity Of proof by two witnesses as now
required.
SECTION 81. That all the taxes, forfeitures
and penalties which are imposed by this act,
or.whlch shall or may be imposed BY the or.
dinancss Of said Board Of Commissioners, and
which are not hereby, or shall not be by said
ordinances directed TO be recovered 10 any
Other manner or 10 any other use, shall be
sued FOR and recovered 10 the name Of the
Commissioners OF The Town Of Charlotte !;
aud all farletures SO recovered shall be paid
10 me Town Treasurer. for The use Of said
IOWA.
Section 80. Tha, all laws and clauses OF
Laws Inconsistent with this act, be and they
are hereby repealed.
SECTION SO. That William X. Reid, vii.
liam Johnston. r. NJ. Robertson, r. NJ. Jam
Ieson, and R. H. Bra~iey, Commissioners s'
aforesaid, shall have power, and are hereby
au horzed. 10 elect one of their number 10.
tesdani Of Police, who shall, when elected be
c.olhed With all the powers and privileges
haSeinb4fore prescribed Tor the defendant Of
Pohce 10 be elected by the people.
SECTION "a. Tina, ths Act shall be IN force
from and after is ratification
J. c. DOBBIN. S. II. c.
W. y. EDWARDS, S. S.
Read three times and ratified IN Genera
Assembly, ,hi. 25th DAY Of January, A. u
ISL.
4 rue copy.