The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-09-10

crossing. or railroad depot. within this
city, and while there conduct themselves
in manner calculated to annoy persons
passing by. or to occupants or residents
of the adjacent buildings. every such
person SO offending shall on conviction
be fined in any sum not exceeding twen-
ty five dollars.
SEC. 40. That if any loaded wagon,
cart. or other vehicle be driven over the
hose belonging to the fire department OF
the city Of Richmond, laid in the streets
at the occurrence of any fire in the city.
or at any alarm. of fire, the driver. or
owner or owners of such vehicle, shall
upon conviction be fined 10 any sum
cot exceeding ten dollars.
SEC. so If any officer of said city,
or member Of the Common Council
thereof shall, directly or indirectly, by
himself, or agent, buy at discount,
any city order, lard, or other evidence
OF indebtedness of said city, such person
SO offending, shall be deemed guilty Of .
misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall
be fined in any sum not exceeding fifty
dollars. and shall be liable to removal
from office, as provided by law.
SEC. 81. If any officer Of said city ,
or member Of the Common Council
thereof, shall become interested pecuni-
arily, in any contract, for the public i'm
proYement of any street. lane, alley,
crossing, market space. common or 9TH
er public property, or lor the construc>
ton of any public building, or for the
accomplishment of any public work
whatever IN said city, or become surety
| for any contractor for the same, such
| of h.lI ba ~
| guilty of misdelneanor and upon con.
viction thereof, shall be fined in any
sum not exceeding one hundred dollars,
flee according to law
SEQ SO. If any person shall inter-
rupt or molest the Civil Engineer, or his
assistants, while engaged iu official duty,
by riding or driving any horse, or ani-
NAL, or vehicle of any kind, against the
person, or surveying instruments. or
other profession apparatus Of said Civil
Engineer, or his assistants, or by mov>
ing or deranging any stake, or other land
mark, fixed or determined by either Of
them, or by wilfully causing or offering
them any kind of corporal injury or
hindrance, such person so offending
shall. on conviction thereof before said
Mayor, be fined in any sum not exceed
ing fifty dollars.
SEC. So. That any person selling
wood or offering wood for sale, within
the city Of Richmond, who shall know.
ingly make any false representation, IS
to the quality of wood contained in any
load offered for sale, wf.h intent to de-
fraud any person who may purchase the
same; or who shall fraudulently so con-
struct any load Of wood which may be
exposed for sale, as to conceal therein
inferior, or unsaleable wood, and differ
ent from the parts exposed to view, with
intent to defraud any person who may
be the purchaser thereof, or who may
fraudulently resort to any other trick
or artifice, by cancealment or misrepre-
sentation, to deceive any purchaser, and
thereby defraud him or her, either "a to
the quantity or quality of such load Of
wood, shall, upon conviction thereof be-
fore the Mayor, be fned in any sum not
more than twenty-five dollars.
SEC. 54, No person shall open any
public we'll or cistern of said city, for
any purpose whatever, except by the
authority of the Common Council, or the
officers of the Fire Department or for the
puapose OF repair, or filling, on occasion
of fire; and no person shall place or de-
posit any building material, or other
Instructions Of any kind within TIVE enty
fe ct ofthe cap ofany such well or cis-
tern; and any person violating the pro-
visions herein shall on conviction be
fined in any amount not more than ten
dollars.
SIC. So. No person shall light, or
extinguish any OF the public lamps of
the city, or let on or shut off the gas
therein, or climb upon, displace, deface,
hitch any animal to or in any way in
jure said lamps or the lamp posts, or will
fully injure or disturb any portion of the
fixtures or apparatus OF the gas works,
or in any other way intermeddle with
aay property Of gas works, excep. those
legally authorized so to do. Ary per-
son so offending shall On conviction be
fined any sum not exceeding ten doll
lars
SEo. 5s. 1t shall be unlawful for any Rail
Road Company, or agent servant, or employ
ee OF any such company, or any other person,
to permit or cause any locomotive, Ell CINE,
car, or train of cars to pass along or upon
any Rail Ro I'D within the limits of said city,
at a greater rate of sped than eight miles an
hour. And it shall be unlawful for any such
company, agent, servant, employee, or other
:erson, to leave, or cause to be left any loco
motive, engine, car, or trains of cars, upon or
across any street, avenue or side walk within
said city, for a longer time the n FIVE minutes
unless from some unavoidable accident, the
sa me cannot be removed within that space of
time; nor shall any such Company, agent,
servant, employee, or other person use anv
rali road track, side track, or switch, within
said city, where the same crosses any street,
avenue, sidewalk or alley, bv running loco
motives, engines, cars, or trains of cars. back
wards or otherwise, so as to obstruct the
travel OF persons or vehicles, on anv such
street, avenue, sidewalk. or alley or bv stop
ping locomotive, engine. car, or train of
cars, on any such street. alley. sidewalk, or
by occupying the same. to the obstruction of
such travel: any person or ! ersons viola
ting this section, or any part thereof shall on
conviction thereof be fined in any sum not
exceeding fifty dollars.
SEC 81. Any person convicted of havirp
within said city, exercised or employed in the
business OF auclioneer for the barter or sale
directly or indirectly, of any goods. wares or
merchandise, or property of any description
without having first procured or obta ned q
license so to do, in pursuance OF the oriin-
ances of said city, at the time in force, shall
be hned 10 any sum not exceeding twenty i've
dollars.
SEc. IS. Any person convicted Of having
sold ~ auction. within Sid city, any goods,
wares, or merchandize personal property
not previously offered for sale in said city,
for at least three months, (excepting sales At
auction by auctioneers, duly licensed. admin
istrators and other public officers in discharge
of their legal duties, snd excepting also all
sales of articles of the growth, or manufac-
ture of Wayne County, Indiana. or of horses.
cattle hogs, sheep, or other live stock, or of
farming Implements, or articles of house,
hold property without first procuring license
so to do, in pursuance of the ordinances of
said city, At the time in force, shall be fined
In any sum not exceeding twenty dollars
SEC. SO. Any person convicted of having
given notice OF auction sales, by ringing . bell
at any place other than ut fha c,rnar, of