Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-11-21
An Ordinance

In rtbiiOn 10 The transportation, SiJrdgs, and sale
Of GunpOUi-r in The city Of Whssimg.
SnyIUN i-Lcit Urdsicd ny he COuuclI U lie city Of
Wheeling That II shall not he hwul iOr any pcmonlo
sell guupUwdcr IN tie city Of Wheeling, wbOV having
mat Ubaiuvd liConsc tie ION the clerk Ul the
city lOr Wlcl he shalt ray into Tie hrasy Ol Tie Cily
tue sum OF llYc dOas Un lie Itcelu oil whleh tic clek
Shalt gIaut license Tor tue same IN Tie usual Oi and
any VrIsvu offending against Ibis seCD, Shalt Jict aud
Iay To the ciiya Lc Vt not less than Ue iUr more lhAn
leu dollars Tue sHe ~ be collected on complaint vi any
citizen other, sustained beiOo any IdenlIl UIler
hueS aud penalties Hie collected.
SEurItN 2-Tlat my person or persons who obtain
license ~ sell gunpOwde shall keep The same OI &c all
only In copper uu OF Aheet ton CaniseTs, lg cover
ed and shall at no tie Keep his % teT stUIe, Ur IN
any Slue warehouse Wllhl he City nlUIe than twenty
tive pounds VI powder al airy Ulc tine, Which All ounl
shall be kcpl us sdo place as possible, and wlhlhleu
teI nom lac Ot OF usual enlItute Ol Tie sOe VI ware
house, AID Immediately UNer said door U. euIaiJe, sA
he placed sgi with tie words Licensed TO sell Gun
pU"ler" lesby painted thereon, und any Person Oheld
I'D ugliust suy VI tie pUYlSOns OF this seCllOn either
by us or Ter own aCi OT by ceik, SERVANT o. empUyer
STA iOleit aud pay 10 tie city lOr each offence lie OF
not less thin ennor mole than twenty dOla,s'
SECiIOS 3-NO person OF PERSONS shall Transport pow.
DEF through tue streets Ol Wheeling ~ larger quantities.
than single kegI VI TO Oh from Tile warNes, depUs, mag
lLlntE az places storage, on any cart uIH Mhsvn Or
other Vehicle, unless tic sane Oc enclosed IN shl aLu
wei secuted Kegs u YesSes ON Which 40 gains vi said
powder shall esclei aud said Kegs OF vessels stall be
CJyeied on all sides with SOM uncomfortable 9th Or
Uihe eUSe aud safe material, Which shall prevent the kess
griis VI powder lom falling rom said vehicle, aud ~
Which nre Cannot be uVucated by ANY ordinary az.
cdeni ad on each se Ofs4id covering 50 that 1t Can be
distinctly Ieih shall be painted the word "POW DEk"
nos shat auJ per on Or eis,Is be nUG than hour IN
conveying said powder rough tie streets U Wheeling.
shall they permit the ~ lay than one hour
upun Tie wha OF at auy O the dePols In this city aer II
has Deeu unUaded nom bOss, cars Or other vehicles,
until it's Ssain loaded lOr It's destinations MOI shall any
deacr buy, sell or owe powder within THE city alter
sunset aud OclOe sunrisei aud any e,sOn OF e,sons OF
lending tgaiNt any OF tie provisions O this SecuOn 81
tier as pIlCipat or euuOlee Shall each and both lJIle
AID pay to tie city hue OF not less ih5n ten nor OIo
than tive " dollars, iOi every such OlIente.
SKt1IUS i-.Be II UIdaimd, That wheie two or more
vehicles used In the transportation o. powder, tic
said vehicles sa nOi when loaded be suffered to slaui
Ur move any Were within the streets vi the city, al dls
tSGce OF less than 800 feet rom each Olhe and U every
violation VI this section, tie owner OweS OF said We
Licle or vehicles Shall forfeit aud pay To tie city The sum
VI ten dollars.
SECrioN 6he sergeant or any officer OF Ills city, duly
qualified on making oath be an Alderman, that ho be
llevs powder 10 bo Kept In any house, warehouse Or
store, or is conveyed Though this city In any oer mi
her thliis provided iO In this Odmulce, shall be en-
powered, uder warrant ON s1iu Alderman, to enter
upon aud search tie pIemSe' carriage BY him so sus
ccied as lie reCCpiACle aud any person resisting such
search, OF TEL usS facilities Tor tie same snail forfeit
aud pays line not exceeding twenty dOdIs-TeoOyelabe
On the oath OF said OlnCer.
SEXTON G--All D, dinanees aud parts OF Ordinances
coming within tile ruryieu Of this ordnance, are hereby
repealed.
Srcrlox This Ordinance shall take eEec, 1om aud
alter tie ist day OF November 1884.
Passed October 18Th 1854 .
Read approved, signed aud atsssd, oct. lob, 1851.
$. hRADSI Mayor,
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