Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-31
= AN oRpINANCE
TN relation to the Public Landing Of the Tow
L Of SOuth Wheeling.

i Of South Wheeling.
Be It ordained By the Board Of Trustees of the
ss. i. TSsrsI sbslI s., appointed annually here.
after, By the Board Of Trustees an otiesr 81 aid
tOrng upon the duties Of his ONCE he shall assume
the general Oaths or a1rmatiOns described by law.
auTsIiS 10 Be- approSed by The Board 81 Trustees,
In the penal Bum Of i've hundred dollars, payable
e the TGEn q South Wheeling Npd soHdfiopssd =
"Ihe condition Of the above Obligation is such
that whereas the above bound - has been duly
elected to the once OF Wharf Master, for the cur
rent term Of said odIcO and has accepted the same;
Now II the said - shall In all things diligently,
honestly lA9t discharge thSl duties Othii
unto the said Town d soutF Wheeling or to such
person persons ~ may b entitled 70 receive Jhe
same al moaiSs which Shell gone 70 bis hands 6y
legation be void, OthSrW-O 70 be and remain in full
f0fee and ViFtuO.n F 90 gzuad- y. sia nj
The Wharf Master lhAll receive As = eOmpens4tion
Tor his services, sch per centAEO upon the amount
by him collected the Board Of Trustees may from
time 70 time determine fga., .az-gl. gsgse-
Bee 2. II Eball be the duty Of the, WhArf; Master
10 keep wharf register, In which he shall enter
the names OF ali persons from whom he thAi have
and the amount thereof; he shan pay, ever 70 the
Treasurer OF the town. At least once in every MONTH
the amount Of the whAtiAges by him collected! and
shall take his rsoeipt for the same. The wharf
Master may, with the concurrence Of Beard OF
Trustees, sPpoint deputy, Who shAn Be clothed
the dGtIss oftSe WHAT sstSr and Tor IWhoat acts
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aud unpppSSing all riots, disturbances and dtSor-
tery conduct At the public landing, and for
the enforcement OF the provisions Of this ordinance,
the sAid Wharf Master shall DO and II hereby In
vested With all the poWeta Of constable under the
aEI Of this state far only - the same relate to
the preservation Of the public peace and the en-:
Ioreemsnt Of the ptovihiohs Of this ordinance. II
any paEDon S1lI RESIST IN isS aid or ahet In
discharge Of any Of the duties his ONCE he shall be
hued not less than one nor more than twenty dol
lars, At the discretion Of the alderman or Justice OF
tho peace before whom the suit to recover the same
4 bhAll Be tried.
Bee {. The whArfAIaster shalI have power, and It
IL hereby made hh duty, to cause all boats Of every
description TO to and lay In such manner, At
any Of the public landings, - in his discretion he
All lying n near the aid landing; and
be may At bis discretion order OIL az cause 70 DO
removed, all SkinS canoes, rams, Whsrries, and
nient landing Of any boat barge, subject under
the pToVisiona OF this ordinance, 70 pay wharfage
aud II the commander owner, master, or other peri
sou having charge Of any steamboat or other water
craft or raft shall rofuBeS neglect delay, 10 move
the said toat or other water craft or Iaf when 70
thS terms and provisions Of this section, he shall
forfeit and pay To the town ne Of i've do lars for
the aE,t no hour e any part thsseoG and the same
thereof II such peFSon PhAli 80 refuse, neglect
delayi to execute thO said order Of tho Wharf Mas
ter. r., .. - 900. -.,. ...--,,. 49,
see s. Tho wharf Master shall also be Authorized
to RRSiRn and set apart to each boat VeBBelB a
depsrtS a. AID rom aid Public LandinEs :. rsEp.
lar aud stated times, such part place Of or upon
said AndiDgH, a. he shall from time to time eonsid-
| or REASONABLE or proper. He shalt Also have power
TO designate such part space Of or upon the pub
lie TAndit q, he shall judge 10 be Reasonable or
IUnictentS 70 DO used or occupied by the officers,
agents Ur hands Of any boat OF vessel for Tho pur:
pose Of receiving and discharEinE her cargo and to
require alt persons who shall be engaged directly
or Indirectly In puttpg on board or dISchaFginE
goods, eha.Iel', wares o merchandise from said
boat vessel, 10 place such goods, chAttelS wares
AndinES as he shall Tor that p6TPCso desiEnate snd
allow aud not elsewhere. Every person nsglSctinE
or refusing to obey any order or direction Of the
Wharf Master by him given under the terms OF this
section shall Forfeit and pay to the town Inc OF
not less than nor more than twenty dollars, a
the diieEetiOn Of the alderman or Justice Of the
peace before whom the Suit brou yht to recover
the same shall be tried. :-E = gHI7II.5 ~ /
soas g. II any dit, ofIAl Nth OF rubbish of any
kind, be thrown or placed upon any part OF the
public landing, excepting under the control or dis
erection Of tho Wharf Master Street Commi5sloner,
the person % offending hha forfeit and pay TO the
town 2 hna Of not less than one nor moro than
twenty dollars for every such offence; and II the
.amS 6e thseTn nom Any ooSl, " bstSea com
ahAl be liable for the payment OF he Ane imposed
for the offence 10 this section mentibhed.t ~
.hs not Sc 10 Sa5sa main S Sp -
IAn4ing more than lorty-eight hour, Hitnglt the
express and special authority Of the wharf misttF
and where the same hhAll have so r6ll6Iisd 5i6fS
than forty eight hourS, It shall DO his duty 70 cause
Y Il Dl1Ee
deposit or storage, subject to the control OF the
wharf muster, 70 be delivered 70 the owner or own
ers thereof, 1pOn tNePAyment Of the expenses Of
Gneh removal or storage and Wharfage Zee Of 6E-
teen cents per ton for every day the sane Gha have
been suffered 70 remain upon thePublie landing az
ter thu expiration Of said foEty-eght bourS. And
for the collection of THE said expenses aud wharf
age fees, Il shall be the duty Of the said wharf mas,
ter TO sell At public auction, 70 the highest bidder
l foe ready money, he whole such part Of said
goods ehattslSt Tares and merehAadiEe,Ra may
necessary for the purpose, aiter having given At
least tea days notice Of the time, place and terms
| OF Sa1 BY advertisement in some neWBpAper pub
li1hed IN the city Of FhOsDE or In this town. The
proceeds o. such palSI amer paying all the expenses
Val and StorSRe and Aid h1SsaS. 49, I'M - sSS
by the said WhafmAatSr 70 the owner OF said goods
chattelS, wares aud merchandise; and It shah fur.
ther DO the duty OF the BAid wharf master TO Gle
with tho clark OF the town f1lI and acrnrste DO.
eCunt Of said tAieI within three days thereafter;
ana ioE failing % 70 do the said wharf master ShAn
: lone nor mOTS than i've dOllHrb. Z 3Gl 10 arAi3
| SEQ J. II anything whatever, which may tend to
b throw into 1t, WfEhihthe jGfiSdistion Of thii
town, the pSFHonBo offending RhAll forfeit and pay
70 the town p hus Of not lesS than one nor mora
thrown from aby boat ID the river a Aforesaid the
perGon commanding owning or having charge. Of
such boat ShAl be liable for the payment the due
y t6a Ssstioa Imposed Tor tho offence hereinbe-
Sec! O. The beach Of the Ohio ritter; and ali the
ground lying west Of the plat Of lots In sid town
south wheeling, between the northern and south.
eFu boundaries thereof shan be and the same q
hereby declared . be the public landing: provided
collected for the use any part OF said landing q.
eeptipg where the S8ns has been or 6hkII hsrea fr
Be graded and Improved at the expense n 4he aid
Sec TO- This ordinance Shail take "a, ct from and
AFTER the aEst day Of June. 1854. =.
T. HaIW o. EHFJ0HN 9. HOBBS, President
JOHN WAREHOUSE oiSrE.i''5 = Il nysi-sf !.
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