The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-09-30

the naIS or AT the lanulng, scheuDlc OF tire
rates OF tolls.
See 73.-That for any violation of the pro
visions of this ordinance not otherwise pro-
Yided, the keepers OF said ferries shall be
liable to a fine of five dollars.
CHAPTER XYII--FIRES.
An ORDINANCE CONCERNING FIRES, ETC
Sec. 74.-Be It ordained, That the owner or
occupant of every house within the corporate
limits shall cause to be swept at least once II
mouth every chimney where Il fire is habihI-
ally kept, and If any chimney shall take fire
through neglect OF being properly swept and
/ cleaned, the occupant OF the house room or
apartment to which such chimney appertains
shall be fined five dollars
Sec, T5.-That no person shall have in his
possession within the corporation any coal,
wood, pales, planks, slaves, shingles, lumber
or fuel of any description, cUmbustibles or
materials that may occasion hazard or dam
ger of fire, unless the same shall be placed
or secured i'll such situation and in such man.
ner as the Mayor or Common Council shall
consider safe or secure from danger of fire.
And any person failing to remove such ar
ticles when directed TO do so by the Mayor
or Common Council, shall be fine1 twenty
five dollars for each day of such neglect or
failure.
See. 76.-That it shall not be lawful to burn
any shavings or other combustible matters in
any street, road, lane, square or other public
way, or near any inhabited place, under pell-
atty against every offender of five dollars.
See. 1.-That it shall not be lawful for any
person to discharge any gun, pistol, fowling-
piece or trearm, nor to let off or discharge
any rocket, tre-cracker, squib on other fire
works in any street, yard or public highway
or from the door of any house or building, or
near any house or any inhabited part of the
town, on any pretext, undera penalty Of five
dollars.
See. 7S.-That it shall be the duty of every
owner of a lot or part OF II lot within the
town, to have on the same q well which shall
contain at least six feet i'll depth OF water
and not less than three feet in diameter at
the bottom, under IL penalty of four dollars
per month from the expiration of time of the
notification of the Mayor to dig said we'll.
Sec. 79.-That the owner or occupant of
every dwelling house covered with wood
shall provide it with n ladder the heighth of
the house, to be used in ease OF fire, under
penalty of five dollars for each and every.
mouth he may be without such ladder,
Sec. S0-That during the month of October
every year, it shall be the duty of the con-
stable or other officers of police to enter any
and all premises, accompanied by two free
holders, for the purpose of inspecting the
same and ascertain whether the provisions of
the two preceding sections have been COM
piled with, and he shall make u report in
writing to the Mayor of the result of his in
spccti0n, and the Mayor shall order such
measures to be taken as the ease may re-
quire to prosecute such delinquents for fines
incurred.
Sec. 8.-That every chimney Of a bakery
oven shall be ut least eight feet above the
roof OF the house i'll which it is constructed,
under penalty against the offender Of five
dollars.
See, S2.-That upon the breaking out of
any fire within the town, either by day or
night, upon the alarm thereof tue Mayor,
constable, and the male inhabitants between
twenty-one and fifty years OF age shall I'M
mcdiately repair to the spot and there assist
i'll the exiting uishment OF the SAME. The May
or and constable shall have control, direct
the inhabitants and give all necessary orders.
Any person attending fires refusing or neg
lectnlg to render reasonable aid when called
upon by the Mayor constable to assist i'll
extinguishing tires, shall be fined five dol
lars.
Sec. 3.-That it shall be the duty of every
owner OF a water cart to conduct the same to
the scene of Any fire, and to place the same
under the control of the Mayor for the pur-
pose of aiding i'll the extinguishinent of said
lire, under penalty of five dollars.
Sec. S4.-That the Mayor shall have power
upon the complaint of any citizen, and after
inspection, to direct III writing the owner or
occupant to alter, remove or repair i'll such
inahhef anu Wltlhn sucn reasonable time as
he may judge proper, any chimney. hearth,
stove or its pipe. oven, forge, furnace or APP
paratus as may have been found defective or
dangerous Ill causing or promoting fires !; and
III case of neglect or refusal so to do, the
party offending shall forfeit or pay for every
fireplace chimney, stove or its pipe, oven,
forge, furnace or apparatus which may be
dangerous iii causing or promoting fires, the
sum of from five TO twenty-five dollars; and
for every (aV after the time n Oftet ia .t,r.l-
said TO alter, remove or repair the same i'll
conformity with the directions aforesaid. the
party SO offending shall forfeit and pay the
further sum of live dollars and costs of suit.
CHAPTER XYIII.-ITINERANT MUSI-