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THE attention 81 al eoneesnedis hereby dire-i-
N ef~ 10 the foloWiuE en aclmeRls passed By he
Trustees Of Charlestovn, Sedsemters 1876. is nov
in full force and which uiii Is carried into eject
Tor Ihe ffsl violation. f
WneRE1s, The peace and eziei the good ciii-
ze1s ol Chareslown has, heresof0re been freqnen1-
" distnrbed-eren toalafn-4y persons a. untime-
" hours Of he night hsiloolAg and vhooping. Al
The corners Of the streets ~ asttyx n Is facef Gat
drclGTrd - fkc 7fasf<ss II XIX loln Thai any
persons shall offend IN future after The hour Of 10
o'clock az night be or they shall b liable 6ne Of
not less han one nor more Isan eve dollars to BE
recovered By warrant before Ihe Mayor Of Recor-
Ger, cn ihe eomplaini Of those snnoed or the Town
Sefgeant. Should the offender on offenders Be nil
nors apprentices the ne Is 20 Be recovered Of the
parent. guardian or master, Is lie case NAV Be.
aud should slave or flaFes 50 osIend he or they
shah receive not less than Fe nor more than tven-
~ stripes on the bare back BY order OF HE MAYOR
OF Recorder, and The master Or mistress OF such
slave OF slaves for The time tesng % pay al eosls
~ = Aercty further en1cfed and deefarci That II
any Person Shall hereafter run or strain 4 horse
mare or gelding or oIher riding animal or ride d.
drive At an unreasor able gaiI either IN harness Or
otherwise, in any Of the siteeis or alleys Of said
town. such person Ut tree OF an apprentiee) shall
incur me q not less than ore, ner more than 1--WE
doars- for every such OiEenee--to be recovered by
warrant before the Mayor oMReeorder. Of the "a
rent master or guardian Of snrh tree person or ap-
prentice, as the care may BE- II spch person be an
der the age OF p years and If above the age Of 81
years, against the person SO effending II the Or
fender be slaFe ard uness he owner Of such slave
or some other person tot Him will pay such fine
and cests the offender shall bT order of the Mayor
or Recorder, receive such number of lashes a. be
may adludge not exceeding fiteen, on his or her
hare back and The owner Of such slave for the time
being shall paw all costs .s
And Il IS fErfher eRsetA and acclarsd That fany
free person shall hereafter ride on any OF the side
paremenls or side walks bfsaia town, whether they
Be paved or not. be shall ~ aaed not less than one
nor more than hve dollars for ever such ofence-io
be recovered as above, fheinaSier parentor guar
dian or OF the offender ii over the age OF 81 wears
and il slave, 10 receive not exceeding ten lashes
BY order Of the Mayor or Recorder, and the owner
10 paw all costs
~ ftyHriher eracixa and declared That il shall
not Be lawful 10 throw up on feli fye balls or FIRE
nor throw about crackers 10 The streets and alleys
of said town and the person persons 50 offending
shall pay hne ofn3t less Than one, or more than
five dollars, for every such oiFence-ihe line to be
recovered OF the parent. maSteror guardian, iflhe
offender be under the age Of II years, by warrant,
as Aforesaid; AMI ifihe offender be slave. TO re-
eeive stripes not exceeding ten al tie direction OF
the Mayor or Recorder, the owner fer the time be-
ing paving all costs a
request all good citizens to rnse known any viola.
tion Of the above ordinance, order thai the law may
be enforced.
WELLS HAWKS, Mayor.
December Is, 1853 ri