The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-04-05
4 lkDlNANCES FOR THE REGULATION
~ OF THE BOROUGH OF wILMoRE

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
a gait faster than slow trot or canter he 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 (if anything 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-
tul for any person, under the penalty of two
dollars, to put up or retain any stove in said
Borough, the pipes of which shall pass through
any floor or 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 she sides or gables of any
wooden building under like penalty; and anv
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 by the
authority aforesaid: That three fremen shall be
appointed by the Burgess and Town Council
whose duty it shall be to examine the manner
in which stoves and chimneys are erected-to
take care that chimneys and stove-pipes are
regularly cleaned, and to use every proper and
necessary measure to prevent accidents by
fire.
SECTION 5.-Be it enacted and ordained by
the authority aforesaid That from and after
the passing of this ordinance, it shall be un-
lawful for any person TO suffer permit his
or her horse, mare gelding to run at large
in said Borough, under the penalty of one
dollar for SUch offence au6 II al he
the duty of the High Constable to take up ev-
cry such horse, mare or gelding, whose owners
are not known, and file a 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 it 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 or
alley, 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.
the authority aforesaid: That from and after
the first day of April next, it shall be unaw-
tul for any person, under the penalty of fifty
cents, to place and suffer to remain on anv of
the streets alleys of said borough, any
stones, wood, any kind of lumber, for a
longer period than twenty-four hours and du-
ring said time the same are 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 any |
kind of carriage along the said streets or al !
leys: provided, that any violation of said or |
dinance 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, IN accurate
enumeration of all dogs kept within the bor-
ough of Wimore, together with the names of |
The person or persons by whom owned or kept,
md make a true return thereof to the Burgess
md Town Council.
SECTION 9.-Be it enacted and ordained by
he authority aforesaid That any person or
persons owning keeping dog or dogs
when such enumeration shall be made, who
hall refuse to give a return, shall give a |
alse return to the Constable, of such dog or
logs by him or them kept or owned, shall for
cit and pay the sum of three dollars for each
md every offence by him or them so commit
ed to be recovered as other fines and for
eltureS are recoverable.
SECTION lO.-Be it enacted and ordained by
he authority aforesaid That from and after
he passage of this ordinance, every person
wnlng or keeping dog or dogs within the
'orough of Wilmore, shall pay yearly tax of
fifty cents for the first one, and one dollar for
very additional dog ; also, two dollars for the
rst, and five dollars for each additional bitch
II slut so kept or owned; which tax shall be
ssessed and collected in the same manner as
axes on other property within said borough
re assessed and collected.
SECTION 1l.-Be it enacted and ordained by
he authority aforesaid That from and after
he publication of this ordinance, no hawker
r pedlar shall be permitted to sell or expose
o sale within the limits of said borough, any
oods, wares merchandise, until he shall | I
ave paid to the Burgess or Town Council, for !
he use of said borough, tax of dollar {
oilar and fifty cents for any time not exceed
lg one week such hawker or pedlar may wish !
} sell or expose to sale such goods, wares S
r merchandise and the like sum of one dol
,r and fifty cents shall be paid by such hawk l
r orpedlar for each visit he may make to said
orough, mot exceeding one week for the
urpose of selling exposing to sale such
oods. wares or merchandise, under the pen
ty of five dollars for every such offence
SECTION l2.-Be it enacted and ordained by j
lie authority aforesaid That from and after
lc publication of this ordinance, any person 6
persons who shall ride or drive any horse, !
are or gelding over any of the bridges in q
lid borough at n gait faster than walk, shall n
e subject to a fine of one dollar; and further, n
lat person persons, under the same h
enalty, shall be permitted to drive any team