Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-05-16
ORDINANCES,
Iyo ~. r. OF THE
BOROUGH OF CENTRALIA.
AN ORDINANCE

ftts AN ORDINANCE
/ Declaring Streets to be Public Highways.
| SECTION l.. Be 1t ordained Iy the T5,e,a
| Council of the Borough Of Geptrottt, and
at is hereby ordained 6ythe authority OF the
same, That from and after the passage Of
this ordinance all streets lanes and alleys,
opened or laid out or drawn, or marked on
the plans or plots OF said Borough of Cen
tralia, within the limits of the boundaries of
the corporation, are hereby declared To be
public streets, lanes and alleys; and that all
earth, stones, gravel or other valuable ma
| terial therein are hereby declared to be the
property of the borough. f9ga D-
SECT. ,. That If any person shall take,
| remove or carry away any sand, clay, gravel
or earth from any street, lane or alley, within
the borough, or shall make, erect or con
struct any embankment, mound, heap or
causeway of earth, gravel, sand, clay, ashes,
stones, manure or other materials, within
any street, lane or alley OF the borough; or
shall dig any pit, hole or cavity therein, or
cause the same to be done, every person so
offending shall forfeit and pay, for the use
OF the borough. ten dollars for every such
offence Provided oltCays, That this section
shall not prevent the street commissioners
from grading, leveling, amending and im-
proving the streets and alleys under the
direction of the Town Council, and taking
and removing sand, clay gravel and earth,
Tor the purpose aforesaid.
SECT. 3. That when any person or per-
sons shall be about to erect or repair any
house or building within this borough, and
shall be DESTROYS to occupy part of any
street, lane or alley, by placing a lime house
and materials for building thereon, he She,
or they shall apply to the Chief Burgess, or
IN his absence, to the chairman of the street
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Burgess, or, in his absence, the chair
man of the street committee, as lafore-
said, shall view the place where such build
ing Is proposed to be erected or repaired as
aforesaid and If he thinks it necessary to
have lime-house, and lay materials IN the
street, lane or alley, he shall allot such part
of said street. lane or afley, as he shall think
necessary and proper to accommodate such
applicant or applicants, owner or owners,
and shall give him, her. or them written
permission describing the space to be aliot-
ted and used for material as aforesaid, he,
she, or they paying for such permission for
first thirty days or less, the sum Of one dol
lar anu tor every additional thirty days, or
parts of thirty days the sum OF two dollars
and every permission 50 granted as afore-
said, shall describe particularly the number
OF stories in height, and size of the building
to be erected for which said permission IS
granted, and the materials of which the
same Is to be built; and If said buil6ing is
only to be repaired or altered, then said per-
mission snail state particularly the character
OF such repairs or alterations and correct
record or copy Of every such permission
shall be made III book to be provided and
kept for that purpose, to be called Build
ing Permit Book. -
SECT 4. That it shall be the duty of the
High Constable of the borough, on COM
plaint being made to him, or upon his
own knowledge of any violation of this ordi-
nance, or any other person who may be ag-
grieyed, forthwith TO prefer complaint to
the Burgess or any Justice of the Peace of
the said borough, who shall institute legal
proceedings against the alleged offender in
the corporate name OF the borough, and on
lawful conviction OF the offender the fine
adjuged against him, together with costs,
Shall be levied and collected as sums under
one hundred dollars are levied and collected,
by Justice of the Peace, under the laws of
this Commonwealth ~
SECT. 5. The one-half of all fines col
lected by virtue of this ordinance to be paid
to the High Constable. rany other person
making complaint and the other half for
the use of the borough. Isr
Passed, April 18th, 1866.
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t9f-@ANl Irss't T5,oh Con.
Atest-L. S. BoNER Ga
I0tca Clerk
Approved. JAMES DYKE, l
Chtef Burgess