True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-12-08
CITY ORDINANCES.
PUBLIsHED BY AUTHORITY,

an Hvb AoT I IPRS0yLDING 70 u FOR THE CERTIFYING OF
Section / De it enacted by the General Assembly of
the State OF Ohio, That shall be the duty OF the
81 & suca OSasr Sncer a. may have e
By any act of the General Assembly Of
State to certify 10 the court of pleas of the
county IN which such city, town village is situate,
the election Of every officer within said city tcwn
justice Of the peace or to take the acknowlsdsm Of
deeds, or to certify to depesons or afdRVits to be
used without The limits of such city, town Village,
with the date Of such election and the time when such
officer became legely quaISd to disehargs the duties
ten days after such qualification and 1t shall be the
duty clerk Of the court q common pleas to re-
elections and Qualifications Of justices Of the peace are
kept and the fees shall be allowed TO the officers
certifying and recording the election and qualification
oflustices Of the peace.
Sec = That eyery officer whose .S DUTY u sas % De 70
sented for record who shall neg ect refuse to per
form the duties enJoiued BY this act shall pay to the
treasurer of the corporation the election of whose Of
fcer shall thereby remain uncertihed or unrtccr1ed
the sum Of fifteen dollars to be recovered in an action
OF debt, at the suit of said corporation, and also be IL
able for all damages arising from such neglect or re-
fusal.
AN ORDINANCE to amend an ordinance entitled IAN
ordinance for the regulation Of auctioneering fim-
ported goods" passed May l4th, 1851
SEC. l. Be it ordained by the City Council of the
City of Seubenvie, That no person or persons whom
soeyer weher by agent or otherwise, shall be permit
ted to sell offer for sale, by auction any kind Of
goods wares or merchsndze. which may have been
puBIic auction less he she or they first obtain Il
cense or permission for that purpose from the Mayor
SEQ T. If any person shall sell or ofor for sale by
auction any goods, wares or merchandize. which may
% a PpSSa 9s I F s s
the aforesaid license or permission. he she they
offending, on conviction thereof before the mayor Of
the cost of suit for each and every violation thereof
SRo 3. Repealed.
SEC A. That the fee to the mayor for granting every
such license shall be the sum Of dollar, to be paid
by the person or persons who may obtain the and
It shall be the duty OF the city MARSHAL to return to
the mayor of the city the Of any perS of per-
sons violating the provisions Of this ordinance for
twenty per cent Of any fines which may be collected
| from such persons.
| from and after the 18th day of May, A. d. 1851.
| Passed in council May 14th 1857.
| AN ORDINANCE, to amend an ordinance entitled ian
ornan 70 for the regulation ofAuctioneelinG of i'm
| Egn I BE it ordained by the City Council Of the
City of Steubepvie That the third section Of the
Of sOOd passed Say S
1857 be and the is hereby amended go to read
o % Ss w ~ tSe cty shall be paid for such license or
permisslon for each and every day Of such sae by
auction. ,,,-....
said be, and the same hereby repeal d.
Passed in council Nov. 9th 1857
AN ACT Providing for the appo ntment Of Board Mea-
| surers and regulating the measurement of Boards
secton Ern' j. Re It ordained by the City Council of re
Sppon two suitable persons as measurers Of boards,
tite @ Of BCardMeasurers who shall take an oath Of Of
| cessors @ are elected and 'sualifed
Sec Q. That all boards sCantng ard other lumber,
berered or sold in said town. amounting in quantity
to one thousand feet sr up wards shall upon the request
Of the purchaser be red by the Board Measrers
;tebo ha IN IN TAXI III.
sncb measnresnent is requested And such Board
MeaIurers for every resa attend to their dut
prescribed by this ordnance shall be subject to fine
Of not exceeding ten dollars.
Sec g. That the Board Measurcrs shall be entitled to
the following fees for their services to wit: For
urins any quantity OF boards, scantlng other lun-
for any quantity above one thousand and not exceed
ing FIVE thousand feet, twelve and half cents per
thousand; for any quantity above five thousand aud
not exceeding ten thousand feet ten cents per thous
and; for any quantity above ten thousand and not ex
for any quantity above twenty thousand and rot ex.
ceeding fifty thousa nd feet, six cents per thousand
1--WE cents i%5 Sp per Seusand AMI ali or msasarnf
af resad shall be paid by the seller, unless otherwise
agreed on BY tine gSrtiSs nrov5,g for anpopt
ment of Board Measurer,and Ieguatinl the measure
Of boards and ether lum9er PASSED April rs
IAN ordinance providing sfor the appointment of
Board measurer, and regulatng the ,mSsssuremen ga
of boards and lumber passed October "a 1o45 be anC
the same are hereby repeated.
SEC 8. This ordinance to take effect from and afte
its passage
Passed in Council, January 81 1852.
| ..
| Wood.
SEC. l. Be it ordained By the City Council of tn
City of Steubenyille That the STANDARD bushel o
stone oal and coke IN the city, shall contain twenty
six hundred and eighty-eight cubic inches.
SIC g The lawful measures or measuring tn!
articles mentioned in the first section Of this act hal
contain two bushels, and be OF the following dlmen
sions twent four inches diameter at the top t~ent
| at
| deep.
SEC. g. That it shall be the duty Of all person
! selling stone coal and coke in this city at ret H. Z
have their carts wagons and other vehicles used for de
lVerng the same constructed in such masner that th
top thereof shall form plain surface. and that tn
end board shall be Of the same height as the side beard
aud the top Of the side boards together with the TO-
and bottom of the end board shall be covered with To
in such manner as to prevent them from wearing
and the said cart, wagon other vehicle shall be
len capacity as to contain when even full. ethe
twenty-five, thirythree, forty or fifty bushels Of tw
two thousand six hundred and eighty eight cubic incl
es each and any person desiring to haul and sell LEI
number of bushels than the full capacitysef the bed
the cart wagon or other vehicle, shall have the amour
measured and marked in large figures, including th
nu nber of bushels less than the full load.
Sec L. II Is hereby made the duty Of all persons n
failing coal in the city Of Steubenville to produce b
or her cart wagon or other veh Gle to the Weigh Ma
ter for inspection and measurement. who shall procee
to inspect and suid cart, wagon other yeb
cle and mark the capacity OF the In large figure
thereon and issue a cert ilcate thereof on payment
III.