Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-07-25
cATooratIon 'Lnws of clnfIts buts.

Clalksburg. met at William P, Cooper
ofRce. on the Ilth day Of July. 1866, and
adopted the following bylaws. to witss
Be It enacted. That it shall be unia
full to run or gallop rapidly, any bosse,
marc, gelding. mule, or jack in any sheet
or streets within the Corporation OF the
town of Clarksburg; and any person or
persons who shall run or gallop rapidly,
any horse, emafs, geldipg, cmule, or jack,
shall Tor every such offence, forfeit and
cay the sua Of City cents 10 be recovered
in The manner .prescribed by law.
ind De Il farther enacted, That it shall
be unlawful Tor any person or persons 70
shoot or discharge any ire arms or arms
in any or either of the streets, lanes, all
legs. or lots, within this. Corporation, - NJ
Any person OF, persons who shq1f shoot pr
discharge. or cause 10 be shot or disShsrgS
ed any such 6re1arm or arms within the
Aforesaid streets. lanes, alleys. or lots, or
either Of them. shah Tor every such offence
Forfeit aud pay one dollar. Provided that
this act shall not extend TO any butcher
or other persons killing animals for food
IN his lot. 2 s-.ss No, ,.,.i,.r5
And be It further .snqetetl. That it shall
be unlawful for any person or persons to
cause any stoned horse or jackass to cover
u mare or mares. or be exhibited in any
otthe sheets. lanes. alleys or lots, or. any
other place within this Corporation. Eve
ny person or persons SO BENDING herein.
shall forfeit and pay the penalty Of not
less than three dollars nor more than 6Ye
dollars zs.r-- ..i,...
And b. Il further, enacLed, That if any
person shall ride on. the foot way or pave
ment within this Corporation, except in!
necessarily crossing the same, he, she or,
they, for every such offence, shall, forfeit
and pay twenty-five cents, e -..
Ind 6e a. further enacted. That every.
owner or oceupier OF any open lot within.
this Corporation, wherein there was or
hereafter shall be any open well, or any
person using, owning, or having we'll in
any street, alley or open lQt within this
Corporation, shall erect, or cause to be
erected. and kept in constant repair,
around the MARCIA OF such well or wells,
strong curb ofstone or timber, two, feet
high at least and any owner or occupier
of such well or wells, shall forfeit and pay
the penalty. of twenty 6ye- cents for every
days failure to erect and keep in repair
such curb or curbs. ,ztt
-And be IL further; enacted, That any
member who shall fail or refuse TO attend
any meeting of The said Trustees to which
they may have adjourned, or 10 which he
or they may have been duly notified by
order of the President, at the day, hour
and place of such meeting, forfeit and pay
one dollar for every such failure, to be
collected Of said member by the Serg eant,
in the same manner the taxes and levies
OF this Corporation are collected, provi-
ded the said delaulting member should
not offer satisfactory excuse at the first
meeting of his attendance after said de-
fault - .-ts 60. .I-,--L
Ind Be Il. further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the Clerk 10 record the de-
fault of any member who fails TO attend
as aforesaid, and to deliver a certificate
or order concerning said default TO the
town Sergeant Immediately after the next
meeting the one when said default was
recorded, unless good cause was there's
fore shown as aforesaid. And it shall be
the duty-of said Sergeant to proceed to
collect the same as aforesaid for the use
of the Corporation. --r -sas.a-7s 70
and be IL further enacted, That all OBJ
structions placed in the streets, alleys sor
side walks, by any person or persons, such
as store boxes or crates, or anything in
that line; wood. oalor anything that will
amount TO an obstruction and left re-
naming there more than pa hours, is de-
clsred unlawful; and all persons violating
this ordinance shall be fined for each Of
fence fifty cents and if the obstruction
is not removed by the person or persons
placing itIhere. after having "a hours no.
lice given him by the Sergeant of the
Corporation, he the Sergeant shall remove
the same at the expense Of the person or
persons SO offending. Fec .---. ...-
And be il further enacted, That any per-
son or persons uuhitching a team in any
of the streets or alleys within this Cor.
porution for the purpose Of feeding the
same, or 10 let it remain over night; or
causing a wagon to remain over night, ,or
an unnecessary time during the day in
any street or alley, so as to cause AN OBJ
struction to said street or alley, be deem.
ed unlawful and fined one dollar, and the
offender be made to:clean up the filth left
by team under penalty of one dollar. ~
And Be II further enacted, That any per.
son who shall permit the assembling Of
persons upon or within his or their pren1i-
ses, who shall By their conduct prove an
annoyance, or disturb the peace of the
said Corporation. or any family or fami>
lies within the same, such person or per-
sons so offending shall be fined in sum
not less than Eve dollars no more than
ten dollars" s=f'
And Be IJurther enacted, That aay per.
son, persons who shall fire or cause to
be fred within the precincts of this Cor
poration.. any heap. pile or quantity Of
eombusti6le material, such as hay, straw,
shavings, or anything else of ike nature.