The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1848-1855, 1853-08-19

. Sec. 2. 1fany person shall fire or die
charge any canon, gun, pistol, or explode an,
powder, squibs, crackers, rockets, or FIRE
J. works, except il be in case Of necessity or il
l. the discharge Of some public duty, withou
g. the permission of the Mayor, or by the con
u sent Of the Council, such person or persons
j. upon conviction thereof, shall forfeit and pa,
TO the town the sum Of not less than one, moi
n more than fifteen dollars lor every such Of
fence, aud may be sentenced to Imprisonment
in the county Jail Of Belmont for any time
IS not exceeding twenty days, at the discretion
;, of the Mayor.
g Sec. 3. If the owner or person HAVING
j. charge of any wagon, cart, dray, or other
e wheeled vehicle, or any sled or sleigh, shall
I' suffer the horse or horses, or the animal or
e animals attached thereto, to run away with
D the same in this town, through any negli.
u gence or want Of proper care, or shall suffer
horse or horses, animal or animals, 10 stand
d on any street, alley, road, or vacant ground
within this town, without being properly fast
ened, or without having some person TO watch
the some, and prevent their starting, every
person so offending shall forfeit and pay TO
the town, upon conviction thereof, a fine of
I, not less than one nor more than five dollars
Tor every such offence.
Sec. 4. No person shall gallop any horse,
mare, gelding, mule or ass, or drive any such
animal at any improper or dangerous speed,
on any street, alley, road or vacant ground
within this corporation, except in cases of
sickness professional visits in such cases, nor
shall any person run or race any such animal
on any street, alley, road or vacant ground Of
this town, he or she so offending, shall forfeit
and pay to said town, upon conviction there
OF, fine not less than one nor more than
five dollars.
Sec. B. If any person shall abuse any
dumb ANIMAL or shall unreasonably whip or
abuse his horse, mare, gclding mule, ass or
oxen, or any animal, or shall keep any dog or
dogs for fighting, and shall fight, or cause the
same to fight, or shall aid or assist in torturinp
any animal in the bounds Of this town, upon
conviction thereof shall forfeit and pay a fine
OF not less than one nor more than ten dol
lars, for every such offence.
Sec. 6. No person or persons shall use a.
ny building of any description for the purpose
OF slaughterng any animal or animals what
ever N, within the corporation of this village,
to the annoyance or i'll health of any of the
citizens of said village. nor shall any person
or persons killing any animal within the lin
its of said corporation leave any fifth of any
animals whatever, to the annoyance or i'll
health of any of the said citizens of said cor
poration; every person so offending shall be !
fined in any sum not exceeding ten nor less |
than one dollar, for each and every such Of |
fence.
Sec. 7. That if any person or persons
shall dig into, or fence, or otherwise obstruct
the free passage through or along any of the
side walks, streets or alleys, such diging into,
fencing up or other obstruction shall be dem
ed nuisance, and every person SO offending,
shall forfeit and pay for every such offence,
fine of not less than one nor more than ten
dollars, for every day such obstruction shall
be continued, Provided, that any person or
persons, loading or unloading any goods,
wares, merchandise, provisions, produce, or
fuel, shall have reasonable time to remove
the unavoidable obstruction occasioned there.
by.
Sec. s. That il any person shall cast or
place any earth, brick or stone, Except ma
terials for building, or rubbish occasioned |
thereby,) coal, wood, filth, ashes, lime, NOR
tar, shavngs, or rubbish of any kind, on any |
street, alley, or sidewalk of any street or al. |
ley, if it shall be an obstruction or nuisance,
he, or she, or they, SO offending, shall forfeit
and pay for every such offence, besides the |
expense of removing such nuisance, in case
the same is removed by order of the Mayor
or Council, the sum of not less than one nor
more than ten dollars.
Sec. o. And for the more efiectually pre-
venting such nuisances mentioned in sections
and 8, it shall be the duty of the owners, a.
gent, or occupiers of every lot or fraction Of
lo', in this town, fronting on any such
street or alley, upon receiving notice to that
effect, within twcnty-tour hours thereafter,
or as soon thereafter as it can reasonably be
done, to remove any and every such obstruc-
tion or nuisance mentioned in the preceding
sections OF this ordinance, and 8, as may
be found on or crossing such street or alley,
or as may be found lying between the centre
of every such street or alley and the front
line Of every such lot or fraction of lot; and if
the owner of ally such lot or fraction of lot,
shall not be a resident of this town, such no.
tice may be given to the agent of such owner,
or the occupant of such lot or part of lot, and
the person serving such notice shall keep
true copy of the same, and if such obstruction
or nuisance is not removed within twenty
four hours, or within reasonable time there
after, he shall file the same with some JUS
tice Of the Peace, and commence prosecution
in the name of the corporation, and against
the owner or occupant Of such lot.
Sec. 10. And if upon receiving such no.
tice, such agent or occupant of such lot, or
fraction Of lot shall not remove, or cause to
be removed, every such nuisance or obStruc-
ton mentioned in the three preceding Sec
tions of this ordinance, within twenty-four
hours, or within reasonable time after such
notice has been given, by such person as
shall be authorised by the Town Council, it
shall be such PERSONS duty to cause to be re-
moved forthwith every such obstruction or
nuisance, and to make true bill of the costs
and expenses for so doing, and to present the