Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-07-09
ORDINANCES
OF the Corporation of clark.burs.

on inc otn Gay Oh July, 1000, anuAauOpteul
the following by>laws. to>wit:
Be Il enacted, That it shall be uulawfut
10 run or gallop rapidly. any horse. mare.
gelding. mule. or jack in any street or
streets within the Corporation of the
town Of Clarksburg; and any person or
persons who Shalt run or gafiop rapidly,
any horse, mare, gelding. mule. or jack.
shall for, every such offence, forfeit and
pay fifty cents to be recovered in the
manner prescribed by law.
-And be e further enacted, That it shall
be unlawful for any person or persons to
shoot or discharge any fire! arm, or arms,
in any of either of the streets, lanes. al
legs, or lots within this Corporation
Any person or persons who shall shoot or
discharge, or cause to be shot or discharg
ed any such fre>arm or arms within the
aforesaid streets. lanes. alleys. or Its, or
either Of them, shall for every such offence
forfeit and pay one dollar. Provided
that this act shall not extend to any butch
er or other persons killing animals for
food in his lot. I....
And be Il further enacted. That every
owner or occupier OF any open lot within
this Corporation. wherein there was or
hereafter shall be any open we'll. or any
person using, owning, or having we'll In
any street. alley or open lot within {. is
Corporation. shall erect. or cause to be
erected. and kept in constant repair.
around the margin of such we'll or wells,
strong curb Of stone 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-five cents for
every days failure to erect and keep in
repair such curb or curbs. -'..-
j And be It further enacted. That il 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 fifty cents. 49,
>, 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 to 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 Sergeant,
in the same manner the taxes aud levies
Of this Corporation are collected, provi,
ded the said defaulting member should
not offer a satisfactory excuse at the first
meeting Of his attendance after said de-
fault.
And be il further enacted. That it shall
be the duty of the Clerk to record the de
fault of any member who fails to attend
as aforesaid, and to deliver certificate
or order concerning said default to the
town Sergeant imm ediately after the next
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recorded, unless good cause was there.
fore shown as aforesaid. And it shall be
the duty of said Sergeant to proceed to
collect the same as aforesaid as the use
of the Corporation.
Arad be Il further enacted, That all OBJ
ssructions placed on the streets, alleys or
side walks. by any person or persons sue h
as store boxes or crates, or any thing in
that line: wood, coal or anything that will
amount to any obstruction. aud left re-
naming there more than "a hours. is de-
clared 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 it there, after having "a hours no.
tice gwen him by the Sergeant of the
Corporation, he the Sergeant shall remove
the same at the expense of the person or
persons so offending.
And be Il further enacted, That any per-
son OF persons who shall cause wagon
or team. to remain over night or an uu
necessary time during the day in any
street or alley within the Corporation SO
as a cause an obstruction to said street or
ally be deemed TO act unlawful and fined
one dollar.
And be Il further enacted, That any per-
son who shall per nit the assembling OF
persons upon or within his or their prem
ises. 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 q sum
not less than five dollars no more than
ten dollars. r"
And be IL further enacted. That any per-
son. or persons who shall fire or cause to
be fred within the precincts of this Cor
poraIion. any heap. pile or quantity Of
combustible material, suchas hay, straw,
shavings. or anything else OF like nature,
not herein named. which may put in jeop.
srdy the property or goods Of any cilizen
or properly holder of this Corporation.
shall be fined sum not less than Eve dol.
lars nor more than ten dollars for each
offence.
And be Il further enacted. That any per-
son hallowing. singing or making uunec-
essary noise. in any street. alley or other
place within the limits of this Corpora
ton, either in day time or night, calcula.
ted to annoy or disturb any Of the citi.
Gems Of this Corporation. or setting of
squibs or fire-crackers. or any other com.
bustible or dangerous materials in said
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