The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-01-26
ORDINANCES
OF THE
Town OF
Compiled and amended from the Minutes Of for
naer Boards of Comm, isstoncrs

l. BtH Ordained By the Commissioners ofths Toun
of Charlotte and rs hereby ordained by the authority o.
the same: That no person shall keep, suffer to be
kept any hay, straw, fodder shavings, other COM
.mhtter, in any building where fire is kept
stantly occasionally, in any place peculiarly
posed to danger from fire. nor suffer the to be
| negigenty slowed or put away managed to
on the account of fire. and any per-
son offending in either of these particulars shall for
felt and pay the of Five Dollars for each every
offenee,-and One Dollar for each day if the is
! suffered to remain.
2. Be it further Ordained, That person shall car
ry or suffer to be carried any candle, lamp or other
light without lantern into any stable barn, other
house where there be straw; fodder: shavings or
other combustble matter; and any person so offending
shall forfeit and pay the off Dollars for the
rst offence and for every repetition of said offence
fine of Ten Dollars.
3. Be it further ordained That any person or per-
sons carrying causing to be carried on any cab
inet-makng, carriage or wagon making, or carpen
shop in which fire is used, who shall not
to be removed between sunset and o'clock, or
before leaving the shop for the night: all chips and
shavings from said shop, shall forfeit and pay the
of Five Dollars for each ard every such offence.
a. Be it further ordained That any one whose stove
pipe, upon inspection by the Town Constable or May
Or shall be adjudged unsafe shall forthwith al er
or arrange the in such manner avoid dan
ger from fire, forfeit and pay fine of Five Dollars
for every day it may remain.
S. Be it further ordained That any person or per-
sons whose chimney stote pipe shall take fire or
burD unless the be in weather, shall forfeit
and pay the Off Dollars for each and every Of
fence.
6. Be it further ordained That any person per-
sons who shall discharge any gun or pistol, or sell or
set FIRE to explode, any squib FIRE crackers
within the limits of the Town shall forfeit and pay for
each and every offence he of Five Dollars, if the
offender be free person: and if slave shall receive
twenty FIVE lashes.
7. Be it further ordained, That any person or per-
sons who shall exhibit set fire to- or explode any fire
works, raise elevate balloon kite, throw
any fire balls, within the limits sf tAe Town, unless by
the written permission Of the Mayor first had and OBJ
tained shall forfeit and pay for each and offence
the of Twenty Dollars And any person per-
who shall carry fire in the thick
ly settled parts of the Town in careless negligent
manner, shall forfeit and pay for each and every of
fence the of Five Dollars if a free person. and if
slave receive not less than twenty lashes.
8. Be it further ordained, That person persons
shall keep, suffer to be kept in his their store
in any house within square of the great Square of
the Town, than One Keg of Powder at any time,
unless slowed in 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 cansters
under a like penalty for each and every offence.
9. Be it further ordained, That any person per-
who shall deposit in OF the Streets any rub
hish refuse filth of any kind whatever to remain,
shall forfeit and for each and offence if Free
the of Five Dollars and if slave receive not less
than thirty lashes. And any person persons who
shall suffer his, her their chips wood boxes hogs
heads, bales anything (maerial for building exctp
ted calculated to obstruct the free passage of the
Streets sidewalks, water in the cutters, c remain
in the said Streets walks or CUTTERS longer than forty
eight hours shall forfeit and pay for each and every
offence the sum of Two Dollars, and One Dollar for
every day that said distractions remain.
TO- Be it further ordained, That goods, wares,
merchandise, bundles, hogsheads, any article of
trade, shall be allowed to remain the sidewalks,
obsruct the free passage of said walks, and any
person persons offending against this ordinance
shall forfeit and pay Five Dollars for each offence.
H. Be it further ordained, That any person per-
sons who shall deposit the of any dead animal
in any street or lo or suffer such to remain on their
premises within the limits o. the town, shall forfeit and
pay for each and every offence the sum of Five Dollars
if free person. and if slave shall receive not less
than thirty lashes.
10. Be it further ordained That no person shall
erect any Hog-pen within one.hundred feet of the
streets, in any place that will annoy or nc"mmode
any community; nor shall any one allow their hogs to
be fed in The streets; shall any one occupying any
honse in the Town, suffer any water to remain in his
or her cellar their lots, Sc as to become stag
under penalty OF Five Dollars and the further
penalty of One Dollar for every day such nuisance is
suffered to remain.
13 Be it further ordained, That ifany person or
persons shall take remove from any street, to the
injury thereof, any sand or earth, without permission
from the Mayor he she they shall pay fine of Five
Dollars.
IA Be it further ordained, That any person per-
sons who shall rum ride drive any horse horses at
rapid speed through the streets SHALL if free per-
son, forfeit and pay the sum of Ten Dollars for each
and every offence, and if slave receive twenty lashes
And any person persons who shall ride drive up
any of the sidewalks shall hitch any horse to
any fence tree post in such way as to obstruct
said sidewalks except in case ofloaded wagons by
ssion of the Mayor shall forfeit and pay the of
Five Dollars, and if a slave receiv ten laShes.
Is. Be it further ordained, That any person leaving
saddle horse sipgle-harneSs horse or any num-
Der of horses, hehed TO any Vehicle in any of the
streets without person to stand by or hold the
same shall forfeit and pay the of Five Dollars for
each and every offence.
l6 Be it further ordained That any person or per-
sons who shall feed any stoeE attached to any wagon
cart in either of the main Streets shall forfeit and
pay each and every offence Five Dollars, and If
slave receive fifteen ashes, after having been notified
of this ordinance. And any person or persons no
shall camp With wagon cart in any of the streets
shall forfeit and for each and every offence the
sum of Five Dollars, and if slave receive not less
than twenty lashes. And any person camping with
wagons or in the thickly settled parts of the
Town and using fire at snch camp, shall forfeit and
pay for each and every offence the of Ten Dollars
and the like penalty shall be recovered from the
of she lot party permitting such camping with fire.
H. Be it further ordained, That if any stud horse
jackass shall be exhibited in any of the streets the
owner shall forfeit and paw the sum often Dollars for
each and every offence And studhorse or jackass
shall be let in Town except at such places
shall be approved of by the Mayor under penalty of
not exceeding hundred dsaars for each effence.
49, Be it further ordained, That ANY person or per-
sons who shall permit his their horse or bOrses
mule or mules. to at large within the corporate /
limits shall forfeit and pay for each and every offence
the sum of Five DollaIs.
49, Be il further ordNiTred, That any person having
license who shall sell deliver to any person, any
beer, cider wine spurious liquor, the Sabbath