American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-06-08
ORDINANCES OF CANTON
CHAPTER VIII.
OF STREETS PAvEMENTS AND CUTTERS.

e SECTION |. Be 1t enacted By tie Mayor an,
I Setectmen of Canton in Council That when
ever the Mayor and Seectmen in Council
shall direct any pavement or cutters on any
= street or streets to repaired, changed or re.
moved, it shall be the duty of the owner
of the lots or squares, respectively, along
which such pavements and cutters are direct.
ed to be laid, repaired or changed, to have
such work done according to the direction
of said Mayor and Selectmen and it shall be
the duty Ct said Mayor to have notice served
on the owner or owners of said lots ur squares,
} requiring them, within reasonable time to
be specified in said notice, to have such work
done and whenever the owner of any lot or
square upon which such work shall be re-
quired to be done shall be absent from, or a
non resident of said city, it shall be sufficient
to serve the notice aforesaid upon his agent
; for the payment Of taxes or for the collection
of the rents of such lot or square.
SEC. 2. Whenever any owner of any such
property shall neglect or refuse to lay, re-
pair, renew change any pavement or gut
ter that shalf;4s aforesaid, be directed to be
made along the property of such owner, he
shall forfeit and pay the sum of FIVE dollars
for each and every day such delinquency
shall continue after the expiration of tie
lluc WltHln WHICH the same snail De required
to be done and moreover, said Mayor shall
cause such pavements or cutters to be laid,
repaired, changed or renewed, and the costs
thereof shall be satisfied and paid by levy
upon and sale of the lot, or so much thereof
as may be necessary, along which such pave
ment or gutter may be ordered to be laid or
repaired and changed as aforesaid, as pro-
vded in the charter of this city.
SEC. 3. All owners, agents or occupants
of lots along which cutters or pavements
have been or shall hereafter be laid or made,
are hereby required to keep the same in good
order and clear and free from all filth or OBJ.
structonS of every kind and every person
offending against this act shall forfeit aud
pay fine Of five dollars.
SEC. 4. Any person or persons riding or
driving on, or otherwise obstructing with
any vehicle or animal, any sidewalk or pave
ment in this city, shall forfeit and pay fine
of not less than three nor more than twenty
dollars.
Sec. g. BE il enacted By the Mayor and
Se1ectmcn cf Canton in Couacii That any per-
son or persons who shall, in any manner,
obstruct any sidewalk or pavement within
the city of Canton, either by hitching or
placing any animal thereon, or by hitching
said animal to any paling or fence fronting
said sidewalk or pavement, or to any post or
tree or stake, so that said animal has liberty
to stand and does stand upon said sidewalk
or pavement, or by plvcing any box, wood,
cart dray, buggy, hack, carriage or any
other vehicle upon said sidewalk or pave
ment, or any thing whatever, so rs to OBJ
struct the free use of said sidewalk or pave.
ment to persons passing or having the right
to pass thereon, or the Inconvenience of the J
owner or occupants of the house or lot front. |
ing said sidewalk to pavement, such person
or persons so offending shall forfeit and pay |
for each otfense so committed for the use of
said city, a fine of not less than five nor more |
than ten dollars and in each case the Mar. |
shall shall be entitled to collect from persons
so offending, the sum of one dollar for bis
compensation in collection of said fine as
aforesaid.
SEc. 6. No person or persons shall do
any work OF any kind upon the public streets
within the corporate limits of the city with
out having first obtained permission from
the Mayor and Selectmen in Council, which
permission shall be entered upon the minutes
of the Board and all work done after such
permission shall be under the supervision of
one or more members of this Board and any
person or persons violating this section shall
forfeit and pay fue of not less than five
nor more than fifty dollars for each and
every such ofense.
Be II Enacted bv the lIagor and Sciectmcn Of
Canton IN Council THAT WHEREAS, heretofore,
in the year A. y. 1886. the exact date not known,
IN Ordinance was Passed and approved by the
Mayor and Seleclmen of said city of Canton, and
was duly and legally published, entitled - An Or
finance Concerning Streets, Pavements and Gut (
crs."
SECTION l. Bet enarted by the Manor and Sc.
scfmcn Of Canton in Council. That said Ordinance,
icing Ordinance Chapter VIII of the printed Otdi-
iances OF laid city, be and the same is hereby
.naCted.
SIC. 2. Be il cnacicd, That the sidewalks on /
10Th sides OF all streets leading from the public ,
duare. he and they are hereby required TO be
IRA ded, made repaired and renewed. from the pub
ic square to the corporate limits of the city that
he surface OF said sidewalks be required to he
made Of dirt and well packed. and that said side
walks be of the full width Of nine feet.
SEC. 3. BE IL enacted That wherever the own
RS OF property on streets leading from the public
uuare have heretofore had the sane paved with :
rick that they he and are hereby required to pave
nd repair the same with brick.
SEC. 1. Be onaefcd That il shall he the duty of
he Mayor to have notice served on the owner or /
gent Of owners, of all lots situated on said streets
ecited in section 2 requiring them within two
10 nths from the date Of such notice to have So n
FORK done on their sidewalks as is required by
rctions 2 and Of this Ordinance: and that said
Office shall be served BY the City Marshal mon
i-h persons are designated in section Of chap
Y viii of the printed Ordinances Of the city OF
anton, of which this Ordinance is a re-enactment,
ID in the manner q the service Of writs returns VI
e. to tic Circuit Court Of Madison county. !
Sac. S. Be Il enGc,ad, Whenever any owner or ly
GENT Of any lot or lots, the streets Aforesaid 81
TALL refuse neglect 20 grade. make repair and g
new, in the manner prescribed by sections and u
IT tils Ordinance, any Sidewalk required % Re g
.raireo made. graded and required hy SAID sec u
ons, he shall Re proceeded against in the manner N
~ 10 the extent renewed by section o. chapter c.
ii q the 0rdinances Of this city Of which this is u
re-enacimeHt. Ut
SIC. 6. Be- u sHd tad, That this Ordinance sad
iapter viii ~ the Ordinances Of Canton Of which ~
is Ordinance j. = re-enactrncnt and amendment, y
in force and take eject from and after the date
their Passage. a
SEC. I. BE II enacted, That this Ordinspce and
apter viii Of the printed Ordinances Of this city, a.
published for tao period Of three weeks in both "
e newspapers pablished in this city. Ia
Adopted Nav 20. 1851.
W S. BAILEY. 4
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