Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1859-04-13
BOROUGH ORDINANCE.

IA, ordnance 10 prevent distractions IN H..
streets and alleys Of tie Borough of Lo.I..
CGfU and for other Purposes.
Src. Ist.-Bc 1t ordained by the Burgc.s a.,
Town Council-that from and after the na,,ans
of this ordinance il shall be the duty Of ,Ss
High Constable and he is hereby directed to taLs
notice of all and every obstruction on any ofh.
streets or alleys within tho limits of this po,
ouch and when, ard as often as any obstucton,
shall be placed in any Of the said streets or Al.
lcys It shall be his duty to notify the person !,
persons SO ObstTucting said streets or alevs !,
remove such distractions within twenty. .ior
hours; and in case the person or persons ATT,
notice neglect or refuse to remove such obstrue.
tions he she or they so neglecting or relusipr
shall be fined in su Il not less than twenty Gvs
cents nor more than five dollars; and the Con.
stable shall remove such distractions at the cost
of the pessons neglectng or refusing, and in case
any instructions now in any of the sasd streets or
alleys which have been placed there by any Der.
son or persons shall not be removed by the own.
cr or owners of property adjoining whose prem.
iscs such Instructions are, ON or before the frs,
day of Feb. 1859 it shal be the duty of the high
Constable to notify such owner or owners of prop.
crty 10 remove the same giving not less than
| |forty-eight hours or not more than ten days no.
| ticc and such owner or owners refusing or neg.
lecting, after said notice, To- remove such Obstru,.
tons from said streets or alleys, shall be fined in
n sum not less than fifty cents no mere than len
dollars and the high Constable shall then re.
move the same at the cost of the owner or own
ers of property so refusing-Provi led, when any
person shall hereafter be desirous of building or
making any addition to any building now o.
hereafter to be erected within the limits of ,an
Borough no shall on application to the Burgess,
! be entitled to permit TO use so much Of any
street or alley Immediately in front of the lot OF
lots on which said building or addition is to B,
erected as the Burgess may deem necessary for
the purpose Of laying lumber, brick or other ma.
tcrials for building thereon, which permit shall
be for term not more than three months, and
shall be extended only by a vote of the Council
at their regular meetings.
SEc. 2nd. From and after the passage of this
Ordinance, any person or persons driving or ri.
ding any horse, mare, gelding, or mule, through
my of the streets alleys of this Borough faster
than a trot shall be fined in n sum not less thar
one dollar, nor more than ten dollars; ano th,
owner or owners Of any horse, mare, gcding OF
mule, who shall permit the same to run at arg,
in any of the streets or alleys within the Borough
shall on conviction thereof pay n fne of fily
cents for every such offence and the owner o.
: person having any horse, mare, geldins, or mule
and shall leave the same without properly secur.
ing them, or leaving them in charge of SON.
I proper person, if said horse, mare, goldng e
mule, shall become frightened or from any OthG
cause start and run through any Of the street,
lanes or alleys of said Borough, shall upon con
yiCtion therefor, pay fine of not less than fTl
dollars nor more than ten dollars and any Pei.
son or persons who shall ride drive o lead any
beast of burden ON the said walks in the limits
, sSid Borough, shall be fined in the sum Of fu
b dullurs-Providcd that nothing contained in hi
section shall prevent persons IRON having ngri
/ or cgrcss to their stables shops or lots.
SEC. 3rd. From and after the passage Of hi
Ordinance, if any person or persons shall opH
| any Theatre, Circus, Mcnagcric, show or any eI
l hibiion whatever, or deliver lecture and char,
for admission thereto, without first obtaining
p license so to do, he ,ho or they shall be fHe
, double hc price hereafter mentioned for obtain
Ing liccnsc-thc burgess is hereby authorize
to grant license to such person or persons Ehi
may apply for the same, on he she or they pr
duciug receipt from the Treasurer of the Do.
ough, that they have paid to him for the use
?. the Borough, for each exhibition of a Theait
r. Circus or Menagcric, the sum of ten dollars; iH
each exhibition of any other kind than Tha
4 tire, Circus, or Menugcrie, the snm Of threc do
! lars: for each lecture where a charge is mad
for admission the sum Of one dollar-Proyided
tnat when lecture be delivered before, or ie
the use Of any society now in existence, or here
after to be formed within the Borough, il ,ha
not he necessary to obtain a licence for the am'
/. and any landlord, house keeper or other pera
who shall permit any exhibition as aoresa
>, where a licence is required to be exhibited n b.
" or her house, outheusc, shop or other buithi
without such exhibition proriding a license
, aforesaid, shall be fined in double the amount
l. not obtaining license for such exhibition.
SIC. 4th. All the fines imposed by this Oa
nance shall be collected as fines are collected %
der the general laws of this Commonwealth
i fore Justice Of the peace.
Passed November lst. 1858
JOHN FURGUS0N, DrreE" |