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Town Ordinance.

THE attention pr alI coHcernd ia 4 li.rchs fias-..
L ell % the tplipwipg eHaetnelis pas<tt;iyiI lac
Trustees OF Chac3ertuNH Sepiein6; 1850 i, ow
10 fai force and which viii be ta'fied 70 g ef e.
Tor the FIRST VOCATION
WHesEAs, TheIpeaee ard qnier hfI az 59l sli-
zens OF Cbarlesto4n has htreiutnrr been &ellsul-
" GiSlur5rd--eYeh d Neutrality-suspicious. attui iEnr-
II hours of The q yshi hali5oin z all whoc- 4 q al
he CORNERS 4 tle streets oraies.E send M ard
declared b. me- TfHsiees of sad ,tyFa Ths ii any
persons shall 50 Cd I'D ia ure aigef The hsgs al 10
o'cl ok night or tf tbafI3be liable 9aine Of
noties, than one, NOR MORE ihai fse, dnuits to be
recovered BIZ warfantT NJ pfe he Mayor o. Re,or-
Ter on the flint 0fihoSeannoyrd outeetTown
Srtgraui. Should the otfrhdrr or OFFENDED 3 BE- mi
norS or ppfeutlcts tie iae Is ahe rer0veH ofthp
parent guardian or master a. lhs case aInw BE-
and should a sla9e or SLAVES 50 etIrnd he dr they
Shall receive nol less than Ave abr more I'm twen-
Is Strips on III. bare back by ord of The. NaEor
or Recorder andlt Inaster OF mistress 81 such
slave or slaves tot the time being 10 paya9sn>ls.
n is 69reby far4ter cnazted and dsrtared 3rhat il
any person Shall hereafter run or strain 4 horse,
mare or gelding, Or other riding animal fide or
drive al an unFeako able gaii, eiihsrin hsgaesS
otherwise, in any of IN streets or ALLEYS III said
town such persob (if tree Or ain appFehiskI shall
incur fine OF not less than one, nor nare tsan five
dollars for every such ole neeto be recnt cred by
warrant before The Mayor or Recorder, tsshe pa
rent mastertnr glatdihn ef sudh Tree p4rSbE or ap-
prentice as The caF NAV be- itsEch j,ersiH lie o ~
der the age oil 81 years. ami ii Ah0ve Ihe age III u
wears, against The person 50 Finding &Ih% Of
fender be slave ABd unless the owntf 0fs8h slave
or SINE other poison Tor him VIII paw afh fine
and costs the eif4nHer shalt Nv ord ofthe.Mayo
or Recorder recelye such ndmhero lasbsss as he
NAV aljndss npt exceeding ftfeen. oa hsi or her
hare back and ihe owner # such slave iof ,ie time
being >hall raw an COSTS f.I
Agd Il .StEriIet eaott.d and secldne{ Thst ifany
free person shat hereafter ride on anv d sae side
pivpments OF side walks oisaid town, wheise ihfy
be paved or not ie shall be fined not ,ess n one.
nor more than eve collars for ever 50 hof4acs-,o
he recovered as above ofihe master payen,tr guar
dian OF the offender il OVER The age a % wears
and il slave. toIreceive NJ! exceeding ten lashes
y order Z, q d, Mayer Or n corder aod nj 0gpsr
m fHriier eaocisd aud declqred Thas il shall
rot he lawful 10 shrow up or rell NE 54lS or ERE
throw ahoutlcraQkersfin The siteeiS sI.i alleys
-of said town sndthe person Or persons Sps Finding
shan paw 6se of not les taan one, II mire than
FIVE dollars for every such oa.nce -ihe i.,s To be
recovered OF The parent master guardian II the
ofsn Ter he under the age 81 q wears ks wa.rani,
as aforesaid, an ifthe Qlf nder b. a SAYS. 10 re
ceve stripes rot exceeding ten al The direction Of
the Mayor or Recorder, The owner for lhe lime be-
ing paving all sosts
! request all good citizens % make known sny viola
ton Of the above ordinance in order that aeIaw may
be eatorced. = A ~
wELLsJ HAWKS, aray0r.
December IS, 1853 Nc