Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-06-02
AN ORDINANCE

n LslAIo9 ~ tS t1e lEePEle LAnoln68 Of the Co'
Be 1t ordained by the BOard Of TruEtseS OF q
, Town Of eoutp W eoling:tsH 5tasIl slI
2 after, By the Board Of TruStoes An odieer Of a
, Town to be called the Wharf Master. Before ei
tsIins lPSu the dutle, g hi. once he shah aSSuH
the ReTeFAl oath4 or GfEmAtionI described BY lAI
surstios . b approved by the Board Of TFuStls,
tnthe penal sum Of I'VE hundred dollars, "a y1bl
e the Town Of South wheeling and eOnditiOGed :
{, sIIhS condition q thsabOys Obligation /. .uol
that Ihsrea1 the ahoVs bound - has been duI
elected 70 the. ONCE OF Wharf Master for he chi
rent term q I1id ONCE, and has accepted the same
Now II the said - BhAll In all thinRS dliRenfIV
honestly and hithfnIly diSoharEe ne d1tisS of ~
Said once, aud shall further we'll and truly pay owe
unto the said Town OF Bouth Wheeling, or 70 6ucl
Pert0n or personG a. may be entitled 70 receive ~
came, ell mqniSs which shall come 70 his hands 5,
virtue Of his said once then Eh1l the foregoing L6
iEation b void othsrai-S 70 bs and remain IN full
The WharfAastsr uhAl Feosivo a. aoompsnsatiol
& S8 &Rs5Tiss. s1sh es5 upon CHE amoaa
SSo. :. 1t Shall BE- the duty Of the Wharf hIaStel
!9 keep wharf IssisteF, in which he GhAll autel
received wharfage with the dates Of 6ueh reSsIptI
ana the amount thereof hO shall pay OTdr to lhe
o. ne toHn, g least once In every month
ShAll take hta receipt for the Bams Tho WIiari
Master may, with the concurrence Of the Board d
With ali the SIthority, bS auaiis ~ y SI
theidutfes ofths Whsff RGStsE'GSd foF WboSS aCt'
the said wharf Master and his EnretiSa shal be re-
Sec. 8. For the purpose Of easetuGlly preventing
and suppresSlnE all riots Disturbances and jiSor
gerry conduct a. OF near the Publc landing, and for
the enlargement Of the provisions OF this oTInapcs
the said Wharf Malter ihhll be and e hereby n
vested with al the powers Of constable under the
laws ofths States Ear only as the oama relate 10
| the preservation Of the publls peRee ana me kn
toreement OF the proVlsIonb or Ehfs ordlnAnce m
any Person shall realt or In any wise aid or abet in
resisting or obStructing tho Wharf Master In the
dschArge oi any Of the dutleB his ONCE he RhalI be
hned not leas than one nor more than twenty dol.
lars at the discretion Ofthe alderman or Justc1 OF
the peace before whom abe suit 70 recover thu Rae
Sec. {. Tho Wharf shan have power an I,
hereby made his duty 20 cause all boAts on eysrv
Description TO moor to and lay in aneh mannSrt 4
any Of the public lAndngS as in his discroIIonl be
shAll deem Beat ealcul ated for the conyenIsncs ~
All the boats lying At near the said landing: And
No may at his discretion order Oh, ard cauSS "a be
removed, All Hkins, canoes, RATS, EhOETieS, and
empty bargea or mats, TO make room for the COVE.
nlent lAndmg Of any hoat or barge Subieet mae
the provisionI Of this ord nance, 10 nav
d ths een mAnasr owner, master or other per
efat or raf Bhal refuBe neglect or delav 10 nn6vs
the said boat or other water eratt or raf whom re-
9uired 90 % NO by the said Wharf Mastar, under
the terms and proYisions Of this 6eotIon he ShSIi
forfeit and pay 70 the town dneof hTe dollar Jr
the nrst hour or any part thereof and the Sarno
atnopnk ior every succeeding, hour or any part
thereof1 II such person PhaIl 90 refuse pSSlses os
delay 70 execute the said order Of the Wharf Mo-
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Sec. s. The Wharf Master shall also ba s,thor,j.
to assign and set apart to each boat or VsSSei1 a.
nun regularly In any trade, and which arrives and
departs At and from said Public LRndin0S A. 49,
lAF and stated times such part or place of or mon
said landingS as he shah from time 10 time eonsSd
er reasonable or proper. He shall also have power
% designate aueh part Or HpaeO Of or upon the NIB
lic landiogSB e he shall judge to bo feaSonabtS or
suneient, 70 be used or occupied by the o1icjrSl
agents or hands OF any boat or vessel for the mr.
pose Of receiving and discharEinE her cargo md 10
require All persons who shall be engaged directly
or Indirectly In putting on board or dischRrEinS
goods ehA-tels, wares oc merchandise from SSid
boat or vessel to place Ench goods, ehatteli vSreS
o. msrehAnd gPep speh P4Ef er PaFts o. pI1lo
81, x 9 Lna l2E 1hst ERate 9ndi
eE refu!inB "a obey order Or dfreoii5saof M
Slt3F y him gFsn lpdsy the tgylI II t6iS
not Tess than one NOT more taIi a snty dbii III n
the discretion Of the alderman or of the
~. q DeloSe Thom ne suit brought to recover
Sec. 8. II any dirt 0Hil, Nth or rubbish Of sny
Il dn9, Pe thfoWn or placed upon any paFt Of khar
erection Of the Wharf Aaster Or Street
the person offending shall forfeit Srid w ~
LOVE- me Of not less than one more than
twenty dollars for every such ,oReoce; and N Ehe
same be thrown from any boat, the person COM
%apding, owning or having charge of such 5oaf
@ s@nAI be liable for thspAyment Of The hne ImpoSed
| for the offence In this 6eetion mentioned -
see, 9oodSI ehattelS, wares and merchandise.
snail not pc permitted TO rern6n upon The pub bic
lAneing more than foEty-oiEht hours without ne
express and special auIhonEy OF the wharf mSster
ana where the same 6hAll have 80 remained 1jors
than fJrty eight hours It shall be hiT duty 10 enss
| the Hlme TO be removed to some nuitRbio nIScK oT
dsPout or storage subject 70 the control OF the
wharf master, 70 be delivered to the owner or own
ers tnefeoi, upon tue payment Of tho eSpeuset 81
such remoYAl or storage, and aVhHrfAEs feo on az
zen cents Per ton torsVery day the same shal ha
ter the expiration Of said ferty.siEht hour ind
for the eolleetOn OF the said sxpenses and vhkTE
ssS - I'll + e Hhaa b The dELy s9id
for rehdy money; he whole or such parf Of 1Sid
goodli ehhttolB, WaIeS and msrchandizs = NAV b
ieASt ten days n0tte Of the time, pIss snS tsFros
Of Ssle BY GdVertioemSht in some h.
lbhed IN the city Of Wheeling or In thib town. The
Eoeeeds q such sale, amer paying all the axpsiEes
Attending the same retaining the expsnSss of fsSn
Ial aud storage and said wharfage fees shali 81 baid
~ la LeL % me owner OF taid gOpdl,
ther be the duty Of the said wharf rnAster 70 6Ie
with The clerk Of the town fall aud accurate 90
1 oSupt OF eaid baeI within three days theraadsr;
and for fAillng % 20 dp, the Had wharf uaSlOr ha
forfeit and pay TO the town hne OF noE IeSl fhaF,
one hofmofe than die dollnIi = u E3F1T.
Sec 9. IL any thing whatever, which nav t0pd I'd
tne oberuetion OF The navigation OF the Ohio river
De throw into 1t, within The Jurisdiction Of thIS
town, the PefSon % bnendnk bhAh Forfeit and pGy
| 70 the town . hne Of not less than one. nor more
thAn twenty dollAru. II any such thing uhAil be
TON 10y boAt in ne river e 4foresAid, the
such boat shall be liable for the payment of the ne
sy tht. section Imposed for the offence hsEoInbO-
Sec. Q. The beach Of tbe Ohio river, and All III.
ground lying vest Of che plato lots IN GGd town of
south Wnse5ne' betEeen the northern and South.
| ern boundaries thereof, GhAu be and the Samo e
hereby deei-red 20 be the public landinE provided
aiGAys that no wharfage fseJ GhAl be "a OF
collected for the use Of any part OF SaId landinG AZ
eepting where the PAme has been or shall heFeafter
be graded and improved At the expense Of the aid
/ town. lsw - H.ElfI. - ; = =
Sec. 10. This ordinance IhAu take eject from ana
After the hrIt day Of Juus, 1854
= JOHN 8. HOBBS, President.
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