The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-04-12
ORDINANCES
OF THE TOWN OF CHARLOTTE,
Compiled from the Minutes of the present an
former Boards of Commissioners.

former Boards of Commissioners.
Be it Ordained by the Commissioners Of the ToWn Of
Charlotte, and hereby ordained by the authority of the
same: That person shall keep suffer to be kept,
any hay straw, fodder, shavings other combustble
matter in any building where fire is kept constantly
occasionally in place peculiarly exposed to
danger from fire, suffer the same to be negligenty
slowed or put away, managed as to become dam
gerous account of fire. and any person offending In
either of these particulars, shall forfeit and pay the
sum of Five Dollars for each and every ofence-and
One Dollar for each day if the is suffered to re-
main after notice is given.
Be further Ordained, That person shall carry, or
suffer to be carried any candle lamp or other light
without lantern into any stable barn. other house
where there be straw, fodder, shavngs, other
combustible NATTER and any person so offending shall
forfeit and pay the of Two Dollars for the first Of
fence and for every REPETITION of said offence fine OF
Four Dollars.
Be it further ordained, That any person persons
carrying causing to be carried on, any cabinet
making, carriage wagon making carpenters shop,
in which fire is used, who shall caused
be removed between sunset and o'clock, before
leaving the shop for the night all chips and shavings
from said shop, shall forfeit and pay the of Two
Dollars for each and every such offence.
Be it further ordained, That any one whose stove
pipe upon inspection by the Town Constable lnten
dan shall be adudged unsafe shall forthwith alter or
arrange the same in such manner as to avoid danger
from fire. or forfeit and pay fine of One Dollar for
every day it may so remain.
Be it further ordained, That any person or persons
whose chimney stove pipe shall take fire or burn
unless the be in weather. shall forfeit and pay
the of Four Dollars for each and every offence
Be it further ordained That any person or persons
who shall discharge any gun pistol sell or set fire
to explode, any squib or fire crackers, within
the limits of the Town, shall forfeit and pay for each
and every offence the of One Dollar, If the offender
be free person; and if slave shall receive not less
than fifteen lasheS
Be it further ordained, That any person persons
who shall exhibit fire to, explode any fire works.
raise elevate any balloon or kite, or throw any
fire balls within the limits of the Town. unless by the
written permission Of the lntendant first had and OBJ
aned shall forfeit and pay for each and every offence
the of Twenty dollars And any person or persons
who shall carry fire in the streets or hcky set
tied parts of the Town in careless negligent man
ner shall forfeit and pay for each and every offence the
of Five Dollars if free person. and if slave re-
ceve not less than twenty lashes.
BE it further ordained That no person or persons
shall keep suffer to be kept in his or their store or
in any house within square of the great Square Of
the Town, more than One Keg of Powder at any time,
unless slowed in a Powder Magazine; and any person
persons offending shall forfeit and pay for each
and every offence the sum of Twenty Dollars, and all
Powder allowed to be kept within such distance
shall be carefully secured in covered metal canisterS
under like penalty for each and every offence
Be it further ordained, That any person persons
who shall deposit in any the streets, any rubbish
refuse, filth of any kind whatever to remain, shall
forfeit and pay for each and every offence if free, the
of Five Dollars and if slave receive not less than
thirty ashes. And any person or persons who shall
suffer his, her their chips, wood boxes, hogsheads
bales anything material for building exceped) cal
cuated obstuct the free passage Of the Streets side
walks, i'll the cutters, to remain i'll the said
streets, walks cutters longer than ory-eigh hours
shall forfeit and pay for each and every offence the sum
of Two Dollars and One Dollar for every day that said
distinctions remain after notice is given.
Be it further ordained, That goods, wares, mer
chandize bundles hogsheads, any article of trade
shall be allowed to remain the sidewalks to
Obstruc the free passage of said walks and any person
persons offending against this ordinance shall for
felt and pay Five Dollars for each offence.
BE it further ordained, That any person or persons
who shall deposit the carcass of any dead animal in
any street or lot, suffer such remain their
premises within the limits of the town, shall forfeit and
pay for each and every offence the of Five Dollars
if free person, and if slave shall receive not less
than thirty lashes.
Be it further ordained That no person shall erect
any Uog-pen within hundred feet of the main
streets, in place that will annoy or ncommode
any community shall any occupying any house
in the Town, suffer any water to remain i'll his or her
CELLAR their lots, to become sagnant under
penalty of Five Dollars; and the further penalty of
One Dollar for every day such nuisance is suffered to
remain after notice is given.
Be further ordained, That if any person persons
shall take from any street, to the injury
thereof any sand or earth, without permission from
the Inendant, he she they shall pay fine of Five
Dollars.
BE it further ordained, That any person persons
who shall run, ride drive any horse horses at
rapid speed through the streets SHALL fa free person.
forfeit and pay the of Five Dollars for each and
every offence and if slave receive not less than
ty lashes And any person persons who shall ride
drive upon any OF the sidewalks shall hitch any
horse to fence, tree post in such to OBJ
Sruct SAID SIDEWALKS snail forfeit pay the sum
One Dollar and if slave receive not less than ten
lashes.
Be it further ordained, That any person leaving
saddle horse, singe-harness horse, any number
of horses hitched any vehicle in any of the
without some person to stand by or hold the same
shall forfeit and pay the sum of Five Dollars for each
and every offence.
Be it further ordained, That any person persons
who shall feed stock attached to wagon cart
in either of the main streets shall forfeit and pay for
each and every offence Two Dollars, and if slave
hall tha,G lash aftarh
been notified of this ordinance. And any person
persons who shall camp with wagon cart in
of the streets shall forfeit and for each and
offence the of Five Dollars, and if slave receive
less than twenty lashes And any person camping
with wagons in the thckly settled parts of the
Town, and using fire at such camp, shall forfeit and
pay for each and every offence the of Five Dollars
after notice is given; and the like penalty shall be
covered from the of the lot party permitting
Such camping with fire.
Be it further ordained That if any stud-horse
ackass shall be exhibited in any of the streets, the
shall forfeit and pay the of Five Dollars for
each and every offence.
Be it further ordained That any person or persons
who shall permit his their horse horses mule
mules to at large within the corporate limits, shall
forfeit and pay for each and every offence the of
Five Dollars
Be it further ordained That any person or persons
who shall sell wine spurious liquors within the cor
pOrate limits of this Town. in any quantity less than
Barrel, Except the licensed retailers and thecares
shall pay tax of Twenty-Five Dollars; and person
selling in violation of this ordinance shall forfeit and
pay for each and offence the of Ten Dollars
BE it further ordained, That any person having IL
cense who shall sell deliver to any person. any beer
cider wne spurious liquor the Sabbath day. or
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