Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-06-01
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Town Of South W. NGO91nE:
affSEcb NJ The BoSFI Of ffattss, an 6aieer OF Gait
pFoFn 70 b called tha Wharf NSluer. 1Rst0rs En-
Il the tsvsfsi oathT Or aafnafio6s sSscri6kd by Law
aud shalt narrower gfIs hond With one Or more
Suretios, 70 b approved by the Board Of Trustees
70 the Fe1n q South wheeling and eopdisio1sd =,
follows, Ti1:- - -1rsSt1
sFIha condition Of the abORoi oblIgatIon 4 such
shat EherePs the abOIs 6eInd =-- :=S- has ben duly
Oleeted to the once OF Wharf Master, for the
rent term fs4la Otaee, and has SesePsed ;hs Saa9e
honesty and faithfully discharge the duties hs
said oc0 aud shall further well and trrly pay over
unto thu BAid Town q SO1th Wheefing, or 70 such
porson or persons as may bs entitled 70 receive the
| same, al monies which shall come to his hands BY
virtue of his Said ofee then hAI the foregoing b
HgAtion be void othsrUi-s to be and remain In fuI
fOs &C and VIrtuS"o sss -z-tE r- =7ff I'l q
The Wharf Master shall receive a. AeompslSAtiop
oE his 'Sryess sueh PR esGtsgs upon ths .InS1nt ,
6ne time deteFmin6. -g11pl 10y Cos -
Sec. 2. 1t Sbau be 1he duty OF the Wharf Master
TO keep wharf IeEfstef, In which he Ehal enter
| the names OF al persons from whom he shall have
received hArfAGe, With the dates of Guch recstPt
And The AnoSnS hereof; he shall PAy oysr 70 the
the amount OF the WharfageS by him collected. GDd
shall take ohis receipt fer the GAme. The Wharf
TrustSeS5 appoint deputy, who shall be clothed
with All the authority, be qualified TO perform All
the said Wharf Master and his EurstiSs shall re-
sponziblO.
sec. 3. For the purpose OF oFeasesually preventing
and suppreSsing ell riots, disturbances and dlS0f-
deTiy conduct at or near the public landing aud for
the enforcement Of the provisions Of this ordinance
the said Wharf MaStsr 6halI Be and fs hereby In
YeGted with all the powers OF constable under the
Jaws ofthfs state, far only the same relate
the preservation OF the public peace aud the en-
foresmsnt Of the prOVE5iOnB Of this ordinances. II
any persOn ShA resist, in any wise ad or Abet In
resisting or obstructing the WHAT Master In the
discharge Of any OF the duties his ONCE he shAu be
dned not les than one nor more than twenty dol
lars It the discrstton OF the alderman justice of
the peace before whom the suit 70 recover the same
Sex. I. The WharfM Master shah have power, ID Il
Ia hereby made hiEduty, all boAts Of every
descriptio3 TO to and lay In such manner, at
any Of the public landings a. in his discretion he
shall dean best eSIeu Gted for the e0nvsnienee Of
all the boats lying ator near the aid lAnding5 and
he may at his discretion order on, n cause to be
removed, all skjhS, canoes, rafts, Ehsrriea, and
empty bargeS or hAtE, 70 make room for the eonVs-
the provisions OF this ordinance, pay wharfage ;;
and II the Commander, owner, master, other per
son having charge Of any steamboat or other water
crah Or raf, shall refuse neglect or delay 70 move
the Baid coat other water craft or raf when re-
quired 90 to no by the said Wharf Matter, under
the terus and pFoHfIions Of this section he GhHIl
forfeit and pay 70 the town fine or 70 do IaFs Tor
the hrat hour or any, part thereof and the same
amount Tor every succeeding hour any part
ideiay to s1ec1td the Eid order OF the Wharf Mas
ter. .-s,-5..,o .al ,l-..-. :. ~ . ~ 4
to aSsEu 6nd set Apart to each boGt or vessels as
run regularly in any trade and which arrives and
departs At and from lAid RubAeI Landings regu.
said landings a. he sha time 70 time eonsfd-
er reaSonabls prOPer. He ShaI Albo have power
70 designate such part space OF or uponsths pub
IIe ISudI1gs as he shan judget Be roasonahls or
BDfneeHtj 70 be used or occupied By the ofaeers,
agents or hands Of any bost or yeasel for the pur
pose of receiving and dschArging her CARGO and
require ali persons who shall be engaged directly
or Indirectly In putting on board or disehargiDg
F00ds, cha -Iela, ,iWRTes os merehand1e IRON said
boat Tesse 70 place; such goods, ehattsli, wares
merchandise upon such part parts of the public
landings, ~ he shah Tor that purpose designate and
ALLOW aud not 6lGeWheTes aEVerJ PeT0on negecting
OF fefudng 70 obeY any QTdar o. diTeftiOn OF 1h0
Wharf Master by him given under the terms Of this
section GhRil koEfeit and pay TO the town hne OF
the discretion Of the alderman or jnSticeJ OF the
peace before whom the suit brought to, recover
Sec 6. II any dirt, 5oGlI Nth or rubbish of any
kind, be thrown or placed upon any paEts0f the |
sretiDn Of the @ha+f Haster or Street Commsfoner,
the peFson offending shall forfeit and pay to the
town = hne Of not less than one nor more than
same be thrown from any boat, the person COM |
manding, owning or having charge Of such boat |
shalI be liable for the payment Of 1he ne imposed
for the offence in this section msntioned. -
See. q. Goods, ehAtteIs, wares and merchandise, /
EhaII not be permitted TO- remain upon The public
lansing more than furty.eight hOurs, WitnouE 4he
express and special authOctfy of th8 wharf master
and where the same ahAlI have SO remained more
than frty hoars, It shalt Be hi. duty 70 cause
deposit or storage, subject to the control OF the
wharf sster, 10 be delivered to the owner or own
ere thereof upon tho plyn1sut Of the xpeuses Of
such removal or storage and Wharfage Zee Of hf
teen per ton tor every day the shall have
been suffered to remain upon the PubGe landing AZ
for the collection OF the said sIpenbes and wharf
age feG, II shall Be duty Of the said wharf mas
ter 70 Seltat public auction, 10 the highest bidder
for ready money, he WIfoIe1or such parT Of aid
gpods ehattsis, wares and ueEchEndise, a. may
necessary for the purpose, amer having given At |
least ten days notice Of the time, place and terms
of BAle by advertisements in some Newspaper pub-
lshed in the city Of Wheeling or In this town. The
proceeds Of such saIe, aheE paying all the axDenSeG
atsOndinS the same, Claiming the expenses Of remo
Tal andstoEaSs 4pa SAid fees shall be PAID
by the sa1 EhaFfmAst0r 70 the owner Of said eoods,
ehattelG, wares aud merchAndlIej and Il ahAM fur
ther be the duty Of the said wharf master TO hle
with the clerk OF the town full and accurate nc
count Of said tala, within Lhnes day6 thereaiterj
and for falling 90 % do, the sAld Rh4E master ShAH
forfeit and Psy to the town Ans ot not lela than
Sec & na1YthLRG RhBIeEer, RhIeh may tend to
the obstruction Of tho navigation Of tho OhtO TfyeTp
be throWb into 1t, within the Jurisdiction Of this
town. the person % Offending lhGlI forfeit aud pay
70 the t0gn hDeof inosles8 4han one nor more
thtn twenty dollars. II any nsh, thinR shall be
person eOnmandi6g,5 owning on having charge Of
such boat EhAll BE- Rhle fnr the payment OF the ue
by this seetioP tnPosed for the offence hsrsinbe-
! see- QETRs beech OF the Ohio riTsr, and all the
ghound lying vet Of the ulT0 lots in BSid town Of
South Wheetn9s between the noELhsIni and south
erni boundArtea thereof shall be and the same IL
hereby docI red 70 BE the public landing provided
alNAJP, thSt wharfage 1ses shall be demanded
eollectsd for toe use OF any OF AAd landing
be graded and Improved At tie expense Of Che said
see, 10, Ehis erdinA4ee lhAll take sa,et ftom and
50. - 90 . -. JOIN 8. HOBBS, Pre,idsnt. =
JoHHsWATERHoUsRi CLERK :" mys1 st
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