Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-05-23
[Continued from Last week 5 paper.
ORDINANCES,
OF THE
BOROUGH OF CENTRALIA.
VII.
ANORDINANCE
To Regulate the Driving of Horses, Sc
through the Borough of Centralia

To Regulate the Driving of Horses, &C.,
through the Borough of Centralia.
SECT l. Be it ordained by the Town
Council of the Borough of Centralia, and
it is hereby ordained by the authority of the
same, That from and after the passage of
this ordinance, fany person or persons shall
wilfully or negligently ride, drive, permit, or
suffer any horse or horses, mare or gelding,
mule, or other beast or beasts, to 60 in a
gallop, run, or other immoderate gait, or
shall ride or drive any race or trial of speed
with any horse or horses, mare, gelding,
mule, or beast, in or through any street, ,lane or
alley OF tins borough, so as to endanger per-
sons standing or walking therein, or leopard
the safety ofcitizens Of this borough in any way
whatsoever, each and every person so offend
ing, shall forfeit and pay sum not less than
five dollars nor more than ten dollars, to be
recovered, with costs of suit, as debts of
like amount are by law recoverable, and paid
into the treasury for the use of the borough.
SECT. 2. That from and after the pas
sage of this ordinance, no person whatsoev-
ershall set or stand upon any cart, wagon,
or other carriage of any kind whatsoever, or
any horse or beast harnessed thereto, in or
der to drive the same, unless he shall have
strong reins or lines fastened to the brides
to guide and restrain them from running.
galloping. or going at an imnoderate rate !;
and all carriers, wagoners, and other persons
having the care of any carriages, as afore-
said, passing through any street, lane, or
alley OF this borough who shallnot hold the
relns IN their hands, as aforesaid shall walk
by the hea9 of the shaft or wheel horse,
holding, or within reach of the halter or bri-
Ole o. the said horse, In order to guide or re-
strain them IN the manner aforesaid; and
each and every person wilfully or negligent
~ offending IN either of the cases aforesaid,
shall forfeit and pay the sum of two dollars,
to be recovered, with costs, as debts of like
amount are by law recoverable, and paid
into the treasury for the use of the borough.
Sect. 3. That if any person shall wilfully
or negligently drive, ride or lead any horse,
or horses, mare, gelding, mule, or any other
beast OF draught or burden upon, or cause
or permit any carriage, wagon, cart, or vehi-
Gle OF any kind whatsoever, to pass upon, or
along, or remain on any footway, sidewalk,
or pavement, within this borough, or shall
unload or cast out of any carriage, wagon,
cart, or any vehicle of any kind whatsoever,
any cord-wood, brick, stone, bar-iron, timber,
lumber of any kind, ashes, sand, earth, or
Goals upon any such Iootway, sidewalk, or
pavement, he, She, or they, SO offending,
shall forfeit and pay sum of not less than
three, nor more than five dollars, to be re-
covered in the manner, and applied to the
uses aforesaid.
Passed, April 18th, 1866.
p r j. b. KNITTLE,
l--1,N'I Prest. Town Con.
Attest-L S. BoNFR,
Town Clerk.
Approved. JAMES DYKE,
Chief Burgess