Der lecha patriot. (Allentaun, Pa.) 1848-1859, 1857-04-01


sidewalks, in the Borough of Allen
town, more than four feet six inch
es in front of the house or premises
occupied, by him her or them, shall
pay fine of three dollars for each
and every such offence; Provided,
that merchants or dealers shall not
be prevented from using his, her or
their foot-pavements or sidewalks
for the time reasonably required for
the loading or unloading of goods
or merchandise.
Sec. ?. And be it further enacted
and ordained That no person shall
be allowed to deposit any dung or
manure upon any of the streets,
lanes or alleys in this borough, or
to keep any dung~hill or manure
heap on that part of any lot imme-
diately adjoining any street, lane
or alley in said borough, except the
said dung-hill or manure-heap be
enclosed with good and substan-
tial brick or stone wall sufficient to
prevent any dung, or dung liquor,
filth or straw from passing from the
same upon any of the aforesaid
streets, lanes or alleys-and every
person duly convicted of violating
this section of the ordinance, either
upon his own confession or upon
the testimony of one or more wit
nesses, shall for each and every Of
fence forfeit and pay a fine of three
dollars, with costs of suit.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted
and ordained by the authority afore-
said That if any person or persons
shall bury dead horse, or other
dead carcass, of cattle, sheep, hog,
dog, cat or fowl, or any other ami
NAL, in any of the public streets or
alleys of this borough, without hav-
ing a permit, signed by the Burgess,
and stating the place where such
burial shall be made and all car
cases of dead animals aforesaid,
buried within the limits of the bor-
ough, shall be placed sufficiently
deep in the ground, and we'll cover
ed with at least four feet of earth
in depth from the surface of the
ground, to the upper part of the
carcass. And any person or per-
sons who shall be found guilty of
violating this provision, shall for
felt and pay for every offence one
dollar, together with all costs and
necessary expenses incurred in re-
moving such carcass and burying
the same according to the ordi-
nance.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted: That
no distiler, soap boiler, tallow chandler, vic
tualler, grocer, nor any other person or per-
sons, shall be peImited to discharge, cast
or empty into any of the streets, lanes or
alleys of this borough, any foul or sinking
liquors, the returns from their stills and boil
ing vessels or filth from their hog stables,
nor soap boiler, or tallow chandler be per-
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be kept, collected or used within the limits
of this borough any stale, putrid or sinking
fat, or grease or other matter, nor no butcher
or vietdalfer be permitted to keep at or near
his, her or their slaughter house or else
VIII re, (within the limits of this borough
any garbage or filth whatsoever that may
produce a noisome smell, so as to annoy or
offend any neighbor or any other person in
the full enjoyment of wholesome air and
every person or persons so offending, on
conviction thereof, shall forfeit and pay
fine for every such offence, or for every day
The same rs continued, of one dollar, togeth-
er with costs of suit and all necessary ex-
penses incurred for removing the same.
Sec. S. And be it further enacted and Or
dained: That it shall not be lawful for any
person or persons TO cast, throw, draw out,
or cause 10 be cast, thrown or drawn out, or
lay or cause TO be laid any dead carcass, eF
any excrement, or filth from vaults, privies
or necessary houses, or any decaying or ve-
getable or animal matter whatever, nor to
leave such carcass, filth or matter on any of
the streets, lanes or alleys, or on any other
public or private ground within the limits OF
the borough. And any per on or persons
so offending and being thereof duly convict
ed, shall forfeit and pay fine of one dollar
for every such offence, together with all
costs and necessary expenses incurred in re-
moving such carcass, ffth, or matter as
aforesaid.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted and or
dained: That if any person shall indecen!ly
expose his body, or shall ease himself in or
against any building, wall or fence at ornear
any dwelling house or IN or IInnn anv nave.