Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-09-29
,.II .asaT,,EIERtyY TUEsDA BER


10 distubauiet ava ,Peaeeaelei eitizena' resis
dingap the vicinity, every person so oitsnqlugl !
shall be hhed In any sum not exceedlng fwen-
ty dollars noriless tha ttyo'il6llars, ~"
~ SKcl 2nh. .sThatife any person Or persons Of |
the aye 0ffo,Ftesns syeaEsa nd aapwarlls sb1l,be \
found, rioting, fighting, qnarreiiing or making !,
a 10se to the disturbance OF the oitizens ofd
the town, he OF they ,'oh 'coHtictoh thereof,
shahibe .fEedlni a sumbptIIess than MY cts!
no,imore than five d9llarssE ,jrR4d aao djiH
/ q SIC. 3D., That G apy person or, psfseas !
shall atanv time interrppt or ,lpolest any hs1
ligiou1 81 e Yer society, ,of any ineHber thereof
Or any persons when met together fof The phf-4 \
~ Sc olworShip, OF petlofat1n &c Of any OF the
hules apper nlng 70 hem 2 $ lnsmaers ofsuch
Religious or other soc; ETY., The person or per
s6i,s so offending sltafl he .hhcdiin any sum
not eSceedDsga a;weG tY dolI;tts.o sTsdaissn siF 4
~ SEo' 4Lh. Thai if any person Shall,be (oMpd
A the streets, otany Dther publ ffc place With
lin ihe toWy, lntoxtcated,i0r so much xcited I
with iulpxicatlDg drink as to excite and bring
'atGaRd him crowd 0fpefsots, sttch person
shall! be deemed guIlty,pl an INN ty, and
may be Committed To the Jail or kept in Gus; |
tody, at the discfetlon Of the Mayor, Until he
shall becomet duty sober, aud shallbe hned in
| ANY sum not exceeding five dollars. Tr
! - SEQ. 5th. That II lwo ot more persons Shall
| assemble together and proc-ed with betls,i
/ hOrLS, drupS, vi in any otnef manner to lnakef
LIniddte or anHOy Lhe cl4ze1sY or to u sturL
| lhe peace an qu,et Of the town, every pei
son So offending 81 all, OH convctiSii thereof
| be inedtu any sum not exceeding five doifars,
nor less than one dollar, and in cases arlsilg
| under this Ordinance, the person or persons
| convicted shall he, liable To Imprisonment ia Il
| the discretion ol the Mayor unit tue fine and
costs Shali he paid, or until otherwise dis
\ charged. j,aIl iIf AZ. -. WILSON, Mayor. HI
| }. Ii. RICE, RecorGer.5 ~ 49, .,,tF..J
4, An, Ordinance to Prevent Indecent Expo
SURE ..--I .,.. , -.s-f f.r I.ft-t.fi
SEca.s lst Be it ordained by the Town
| Council of the town OF Middieport, That If
! any peison OF persons Of ten years of age and
l upwards be idunl Gnthirg III the river un
| clio oLhed, between the hours Of 5 u clock A. 81.
and o'clock ?. A., OF. oiher wise exposing
| their persons III an improper dl unbecomlng
| manner, such person OF persons, upon convic-
tiou thereof; shall be lined IN any sum, at he
! discretion o. the Mayor, not less than fifty cts.
4 nor more than live dotars; to be collected by
the Marshall, aud paiG into the town Treas !
! ury.
4 ri, Sgo. 3D. Thatthe property of parents and
| guard ans sha II, be liaJle aud subject TO eXe-'
| cuton and sale i'll paymen mt of fines assessed
1 1.aganst their children or wards, for the above
/ fences. F =. Ia X. Is. WILSON, Mayoi.r d
/ u. H. RIcE, Recorder,
l. An Ordinance to Suppress and Rest rain
Houses of lii Fame
SEc.5:st. Belt ordained by the Town
4 Council Of thetown Of Mddleport, That any
4 person or persons who Shall Keep any brothsl
| or house OF i'll lame in The town of Middle
! port, by keeping therein any female person or
persons lsr the purpose OF PROSTITUTION, or sui
Ter any person 10 resort ithereto lJr that pur-
Jppse, or who shall knowingly let Or lease any
i dwelling house or other allding for ihat pu :
,Asliaas .s, es they Q the Ses'I
ershlIs agency, or legal conlroi, hs, she, or
4 they Shall op convictlUn' thereof, be fined in
any sum not IS thar tell, nor more than one
4 hui ndred dollars. -a,y- -a,4S ..'t b .gesAtr,
SEC. I'd. That all female persons who shall
reside i'll any brothel or ifIuSe ol i'll fame, OF
resort thereto for The purpose OF Prostitution,
who shall prostitute themselves or use indie
F'cent or iiceIitious language, gesture, or beha-
vlor, TO entlce persons thefeln for Tire purpose
! aforesaid Shan, on conviction Thereof, be
| hned III any sum not less than one, nor more
u Than twenty dollars.
i r. SEC. Sd. That any male person, of thefage
Of fourteen aud upwards, who Shall reside III
any brotIIe .or house OF III lame, or resort
thereto fol The purpose Of aiding. ,assistlng,
1 abettig or encouraging the owner or keeper
lof any such house, or tEe etiaieS W no reside
therein, or shall reSJrl, thsreI1 ior the gatIi-
calton Of his Iewd or laSciyouS pracuces
Shalt, on conviction thereof, be fined IN any
ilH not less llOl
dollars.
SEQ. 4th That any person convictcd'o 'of an,
of The offences Speciie III this Ordinance
Sh1il be liable 10 Imprisonment IN the JaIi o
the county until such fne be pat1, or unti
he or she Shall be discharged by The Mayor, u
IN due couISe CT law
j. H. RICE, Recorder. h. ~, III Br
4, An Ordinance for Protection agans
r Fires i. t3t - taN .i' l'5 'hT'"'i'
SEC. .Hlst. Be it ordained by the Towr
Council OF the town OF MiddIeport, That
: il shall be unlawful for any person, OF per
, sons, i'll constructing any hue or chimney
for the purpose of conducting off smoke
. In any dwelling house, store, or othe
/; erection within the Corporate limits of The
: town of Middleport, to permit any wool
:, For other combusCible material TO enter int
or be iNRny manner in contact with suci
chimney OF fue, without having and con
I tlnulny between the entire surface of ,suof
$ wood or other combusLible material ant
y the inner surface Of such chimney or hue
:, a brick or bricks, well laid in morter.
Sec 2l. That it shall beanEtwful fo
any person Or persops to erect .or put uI
o any stove-pipe extending into or through
: any wooden partition, ceiling, or floor, o.
e outer wall OF any wooden building, roofo
, any aperture 10 any building whatever
without providing in every such partition
ceiling. roof, wall Or aperture, stone
brick, earthen or stone crock, tube. or 9th
er nUncOnducting substance in such man
. ner as TO surr -und such pipe, and kee]
T the same at least two inches from am
> wood or other combustible substance
SEC. 81. That in every case when an,
/, stoYe-pipe shall be passed through an
e outside wall ofany wooden dwelling house
y store or other building, the same shall b
r the person orpersdns erecting or putin.
# up the same, be, made to project and ek
tend from such dwelling house, store o
: lother building, a distance of not less tha
e TWO feet beyond such outer wall, and
d there shall be amy caves. or other woode
e projection Immediately over such pipe
E E and not more than ten feet above tn