The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-10-03
Ordinances
adopted by the Board IF Commissioners Of
the To,om of Charlotte, y. G, Sept. y, 1850.

/ l. Be Ordained by the Commiss'oneTs Of the 1own
of Charlotte and is hereby ordained 6y the authority
of the same That person shall keep, or suer 10
be kept, any hay, straw, fodder shaVngs, or otner
| combustble matter, in any bnilding where fire is
kept constantly occasionally, or In any place Pc
culiarly exposed to danger from ire, nor suffer the
same to be negligently slowed or put away OF man
| aged so as 20 become dangerous on the account OF
| FIRE and any person offending in either of these
! particulars, shall forfeit and pay the sum OF FIVE
! Dollars for each and every ofence-and One Dollar
| for each day if the same is suffered to remain
2. Be it further Ordained, That no person shall
carry suffered to be carried, any candle, lamp or
other light without lantern, into any STABLE barn
or other house where there may be straw, fodder,
shavings or other combusblc matter; and any per-
! son so offending shall forfeit and pay the sum OF
| Five Dollars for the first offence, and for every
repetition of said offence fine of Twenty-Five Dol
I lars.
| 3. Be it further Ordained, That any person or
persons carrying on, causing to be carried on
any cabinet making carriage or wagon making, or
carpenters shop, in which fire is used, who shall
not remove cause 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 puy the of Twenty Five Dollars for
each and every such offence.
4. Be it further Ordained, That any one whose
stove pipe, upon inspection by the Town Constable
or Mayor shall be adjndged unsafe, shall forthwith
alter or arrange the same i'll such a manner as to
avoid danger from fire, or forfeit and pay fine of
Twenty Five Dollars for every day it may so remain
S. Be it further Ordained, That any person or
persons whose chimney stove pipe shall take lire
or burn, unless the same be in wet weather, shall
forfeit and pay the of Five Dollars for each and
every offence.
G. Be it further Ordained, That any person or
persons who shall discharge any gun or pistol or
sell set fire to explode, use any squib or fire.
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and pay for each and every offence the sum OF Five
Dollars.
7. Be it further Ordained, That any person or
persons who shall exhibit, fire to or explode any
fire works or raise or. elevate any balloon kite,
throw any fire balls, within the limits fthe town,
unless by the written Permission of the Mayor frst
had and obtained, STALL forfeit and pay for each
and every offence theSum Of Twenty Dollars. And
any person persons who shall or carry fire in
the thicky settled parts of the Town in
careless negligent manner, shall forfeit and pay
for each and every offence the sum of Five Dollars
8. Be it further Ordained, That person or per-
shall keep, suffer to be kept in his or their
store in any house within square of the great
Square of the Town, more than one keg of Powder
at any time unless slowed in Powder Magazine
aud any person persons so offending shall forfeit
and pay for each and every offence the sum OF Fifty
Dollars; and all Powder allowed TO be Kept with
in such distance shall be carefully secured in cover
ed metal cansters under like penalty for each and
every offence.
8. Be it further Ordained. That any person or
persons who shall suffer his, her.. or their chips,
wood, boxes, hogsheads, bales or anything (mate-
rial for building exccpted) calculated to obsruct
the free passage of the Streets sidewalks, or water
in the cutters, TO remain in the said streets, walks
cutters, longer than forty eight hours, shall for
felt and pay for each and every offence the sum of
Five Dollars, and One Dollar for every day that
said distractions remain.
TO- Be it further Ordained That no goods, wares,
merchandise. bundles, hogsheads, any article of
trade, shall be allowed to remain on the sidewalks
obstruct the free passage of said walks, and
any person persons offending against this Ordi-
nance shall forfeit and pay Five Dollars for each
offence.
H. Be it further Ordained, That any person or
persons who shall deposit the carcass of any dead
animal IN any street lot, suffer such to remain
on their premises within the limits of the Town,
shall forfeit and pay for each and every offence the
sum of Five Dollars.
r. Be it further Ordained That no person shall
erect any hog pen within one hundred feet of the
main streets. in any place that will annoy or in
commode any community; nor shall any one allow
their hogs to be fed in the streets; shall any
one occupying any house in the Town suffer any
water remain in his her cellar, their lots,
so become tagnant, under penalty of Five
Dollars; and the further penalty of One Dollar for
every day such nuisance is suffered to remain.
l3 Be it further Ordained, That if any person or
persons shall take from any street. to the
injury thereof, any sand or earth, without permis
sion frem the Mayor, he, she, or they shall pay
fine of Five Dollars.
H. Be it further Ordained, That any person or
persons who shall rum ride drive any horse
horses at rapid speed through the streets. shall
forfeit and pay the sum of Ten Dollars for each and
every offence. And any person who shall ride or
drive upon the sidewalks, shall hitch any horse
to- any fence, tree post in such way as to OBJ
struct said sidewalks, except in case of loaded wag
ons or the military, shall forfeit and pay the sum of
Five Dollars.
Is Be it further Ordained That no Stud Horse
or Jackass shall be let to Mares in Town exsept at
such places shall be approved of by the Mayor,
under penalty of not exceeding One Hundred DOL
lars for each offence.
l6 Be it further Ordained, That any person or
persons who shall permit his their horse hor-
ses mule mules, to at large within the
porate limits, shall forfeit and pay for each and
every offence the sum of Five Dollars.
II. Be it further Ordained, That any person who
shall be guilty of fighting, assembling committing
battery upon any person, orgoing about the
drunk, of whooping hallooing, rotous singing,
or using loud and profane swearing, using any OBJ
scene language, singing any black guard obscene
songs, or be guilty of using impudent or indecent
language, or guilty of any indecent exposure of per-
son, or conduct, or other misdemeanor within the
corporate limits, shall oe fined not exceeding Fifty
Dollars.
49, Be it further Ordained, That it shall not be
lawful for any of any house to cellar
door or steps to any house, continue those al
ready erected where the door steps extend into
street than thlee feet unless such door be
on level with the sidewalk, under penalty of Five
Dollars for months Continuance of offence