The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-03-29
FOR THE REGULATION
~ OF THE BOROUGH OF wILMoRE.
SECTION |.


and Town Council of the Borough of Wilmore !
and 1t Is hereby enacted and ordained by the |
authority of the same That if any person or !
persons, after the publication of this ordinance |
shall ride or drive any horse, mare or gelding
through any of the streets of said borough at
gait faster than slow trot canter, lie or
she so offending shall forfeit and pay the sum
of one dollar.
SECTION BE it enacted and ordained by
the authority aforesaid: That no person or
persons shall be permitted, under the penalty
of ten dollars, to exhibit any shows within
said Borough, without first obtaining a license
from the Burgess and Town Council for which
license there shall be paid (ifanything be charg-
ed) not less than two dollars, nor more than
eight dollars.
SECTION 3.-Be it enacted and ordained by
the authority aforesaid, That it shall be unlaw-
ful for any person, under the penalty of two
dollars, to put up retain any stove in said
Borough, the pipes of which shall pass through
any floor roof, unless the same be properly
secured by crooks, sheet-iron or tin, and the
pipe to be kept at least three inches from the
wood of said floor or roof; nor shall any stove
pipe be put through the sides or gables of any
wooden building under like penalty; and any
continuance of this offence for twenty-four
hours after conviction shall be subject to the
penalty of four dollars.
SECTION 4.-Be it enacted and ordained byt the
authority aforesaid: That three fremen shall be
appointed by the Burgess and Town Council,
whose duty il shall be TO examine the manner
in which stoves and chimneys are erected-to
take care that chimreys and stove pipes are
regularly cleaned, and to use every proper and
necessary measure to prevent accidents by
fire.
Sc TON 5.-Be it enacted and ordained by
the authority aforesaid That from and after
the passing of this ordinance, it shall be
lawful for any person to suffer or permit his
or her horse, mare gelding to run at large
in said Borough, under the penalty of one
dollar for every such offence; aud it shall be
the duty OF the High Constable to take up ev-
cry such horse, mare or gelding, whose owners
are not known, and file description of the
same with the Town Clerk of the township of
Summerhill and in other respects pursue the
law respecting strays, in order to recover the
said penalty and the expenses of said proceed
ings.
SECTION 6.--Be it enacted and ordained by
the authority aforesaid; That ii shall be the
duty OF the Street Commissioner, and he is
hereby directed, to throw down, remove and
place upon the proper lots all fences which
may, after the first day of April next, remain
on the streets or alleys of the said Borough
and to seize and to take all rails or stakes
which may then remain across said streets
alleys, and expose the same to sale, after five
days notice, by three more advertisements
in the most public places in said borough and
sell the same and pay the proceeds thereof to
the Treasurer of the said borough
SECTION BE it enacted and ordained bv
the authority aforesaid: That from and after
the first day of April next ii shall be unlaw-
full for any person, under the penalty of fifty
cents, to place and suffer to remain on any of
the streets or alleys of said borough. any
stones, wood, or any kind of lumber, for a
longer period than twenty-four hours, and du-
ring said time the same so to be placed as
not to obstruct the passage along the centre
of said streets or alleys; proUided, that this
ordinance shall not be construed as to af-
feet any person who may place said streets
or alleys any materials for building, provided
the same do not obstruct the passage of anv
kind of carriage along the said streets or al
leys: provided, that any violation of said or
diuance shall be referred to the Burgess and
Council of said borough before the above
penalty shall be enforced.
SECTION S.-Be it enacted and ordained by
the authority aforesaid That it shall be the
duty of the High Constable to make annually
on the second Monday of April, an accurate
enumeration of all dogs kept within the bor-
ough of Wilmore, together with the names of
the person or persons by whom owned or kept,
and make true return thereof TO the Burgess
and Town Council.
SECTION 9.-Be it enacted ard ordained by
the authority aforesaid That any person or
persons owning or keeping a dog or dogs
when such enumeration shall be made, who
shall refuse to give return, shall give a
false return to the Constable, of such dog or
dogs by him or them kept or owned, shall for
felt and pay the sum of three dollars for each
and every offence ny him or them so commit
ted to be recovered other fines and for
FIXTURES recoverable.
SECTION lO.-Be it enacted and ordained by
the authority aforesaid That from and after
the passage Of this ordinance, every person
owning or keeping dog or dogs within the
borough of Wilmore, shall pay yearly tax of
fifty cents for the first one, and one dollar for
every additional dog also, two dollars for the |
first, and FIVE dollars for each additional bitch |
or slut so kept or owned; which tax shall be |
assessed and collected in the same manner as |
taxes on other property within said borough |
are assessed and collected.
SECTION ll.-Be it enacted and ordained by |
the authority aforesaid That from and after |
the publication of this ordinance, no hawker |
or pedlar shall be permitted to sell expose |
to sale within the limits of said borough, any |
goods, merchandise, until he shall |
have paid to the Burgess Town Council, for |
the use of said borough, tax of dollar |
dollar and fifty cents for any time not exceed |
ing one week such hawker or pedlar may wish |
to sell or expose to sale such goods, wares, |
or mercb andiZe and the like sum of one dol |
lar and fifty cents shall be paid by such hawk |
er or pedlar for each visit he may make to said
borough, mot exceeding one week. for the |
purpose of selling or exposing to sale such |
goods wares or merchandise, under the pen
atty of FIVE dollars for every such offence.
SECTION l2.-Be it enacted and ordained by
the authority aforesaid That from and after
the publication of this ordinance, any person
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