Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-05-19
NtoRDINANcE to preserve public peace

A N ORDINANCE to preserve public peace
IA and good order, and to protect public pro-
perty, and for other purposes -t
Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council OF
the city of Elizabeth:
Section ]. Any person or persons who shall
make, aid or assist in making any improper noise,
riot, disturbance breach of the peace, in the
streets and highways, or elsewhere within the city,
and all persons who shall assemble in dlsorderly
manner along the streets, at the depots OF the
railroad companies, at or near public schools, en-
CINE houses or places of worship, or shall III any
manner disturb the public schools or pubnc wor-
ship, annoy or disturb persons in passing to or
from such places, shall be guilty OF using pro-
fame, blasphemous, or indecent language IN pup
lie place, SO to be heard by passersby, shall
severay forfeit and pay the sum OF ten dollars, or
be imprisoned for term not exceeding ten days.
Section q If any person shall jump or hang on
any car or locomotive propelled by steam, for the
purpose of riding through any part OF the CITY,
without paying fare, he or she shall forfeit and
pay fine not exceeding five dollars, or be I'M
prlsoned not exceeding ten days for such offence.
Section g. No person shall engage in any prac-
tice, sport exercise having tendency to fright
en- horses or other animals, or to annoy persons
passing in the streets or on the sidewalks, or at
the depots in the city, under penalty OF hVe dol
lars for each and every offence.
Section 4. Any person who shall injure or de-
stroy, assist iniing destroying, any bridge
or it's appurtenances or any public building street
lamp, any property belonging to the city, snail
forfeit and pay line not exceeding ten dollars, or
be imprisoned for term not exceeding ten DAYS
for each and every offence, and shall be liable for
all damage or injury done.
Section s. Any person who shall post or cause
to be posted, any handful or placard or other mat
ter, or paint mark, or cause to be painted or
marked, any advertisement or other matter, upon
any bridge. curb, tagging, lamppost, lamp, tree or
box inclosing the same building erection, orfence
except only such building, erection, or fence as
shall belong to such person), without permission
of the of such building, erection, or fence in
any street or avenue, shall forfeit and pay fine
not exceeding twenty five dollars for each and every
offence, or be imprisoned not exceeding ten days,
and shall also be liable for all damages or injury
done. ..... 6
Section 6. No master, owner, or agent of any
steamboat, ship, vessel, or boat whatever, or any
stage car, other land carriage or vehicle shall
land, put down, cause or permit to be landed or
put down, from any such steamboat, ship, or other
vessel STAGE car, or other vehicle, any alien pau
per- vagrant, SICK intirm, or insane person, or
such other alien that may appear to have no visible
means OF support, or cannot make appear that he
she is entitled to residence in the city of Ei1z-
aheth, unless such owner, master, or agent shall
first execute bond to the city of Elizabeth in the
penal sum of three hundred dollars, with good
and sufficient surety, to be approved by the Mayor,
conditioned that no such passenger shall become a
charge upon the said city for the term OF one year
from the date of said bond, under the penalty OF
fifty dollars for each and every passenger afore
said so landed or put down within the city limits.
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