The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-15
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Strangers who visit Wheeling are some.
times puzzled to decide whether the city
belongs to the hogs or the hogs to the
city, the animals being rather more nu.
merous and enjoying higher privileges
than the bipedal part Of the population.
They enjoy the freedom Of the city in all
public places, and take liberties on private
premises that nobody else could safely
venture on. At the same time they are
free from all obligation to pay taxes or
water rates or to attend the sittings Of the
City Council. Since the Baltimore Con.
vention, some Of our citizens, whopropose
to abide by the new Democratic platform
declaring for strict equality irrespective Of
race and color, are getting little FESTIVE
under the regime Of the porclne aristocra.
cy, and at their instance we have raked
up the city ordinance designed to protect
the public from swinal oppression, and
append It's most valuable provisions:
sEC''1. "The owner Of every hog,
shoht or pig which may be permitted 10
run at large within the limits OF such
parts OF this city as have been laid out In
lots, shall cause tie same 10 be marked, and
moreover shall, on or before the first day
OF May, annually, hereafter, deliver to the
Sergeant Of the city, in writing, apar.
ticular description Of such mark and Of
the number OF bis or her hogs, shoats or
pigs; registry whereof shall b. made by
the said Sergeant In book kept by him
for that purpose"
The second section provides that no
registry shall be made by the Sergeant
until the owner shall make affidavit that
such hog, shoat or pig is bona tde his,
property.
SEC. 3. That the owner Of every such
hog, shoat or pig, marked and offered to
be registered shall, before such registry Is
made, pay 10 the Sergeant for ito use Of
said city tax OF three dollars for every
such hog, shoat or pig. Provided, howev.
or, that 1t shall be lawful for every house.
keeper, being the head Of o family within
the city, hGUtng marked and registered the
same as aforesaid, to permit his or her
hogs, shoats or pigs, not exceeding two in
number, to run at large within this city
without the payment Of any tax therefor;
and prOUtded further, that under no cir
cumstances shall an open or breeding SOW
be permitted to run at large.
Section four provides that every hog
shoat or pig found running at large, con-
trary TO law, shall be taken by order of
the Sergeant and alter tourty.eight houra
shall be publicly sold; but the owner
may, before the time Of sale redeem such
hog &C., by the payment OF the tax and
costs.
SEC. 9. ".Ihatn shall be, the especial duty
Of tho Sergeant and his deputies to attend
strictly to tie enforcementot this ordinance"
This ordinance. allows hogs to run at
large only upon being registered; and no
householder can have more than two
hogs atlarge without paying a tax Of So
on each one in excess Of that number.
Breeding sows are not allowed to be at
large at all. That this law is utterly,
CONTEMPORARY disregarded is patent to
Everybody in the city. The hogs swarm
all over the city and many places along
thestreets which they frequent, smell like
a hog.pen. Sows, many OF them with
filters of pigs, may be found on the streets
and alleys. in every square at all times.
Under these circumstances we venture
not without o good deal Of reluctance
to intrude on the elegant leisure OF the
City Sergeant and his deputies by calling
their attention to the fact that the strict
enforcement OF this ordinance Is made
their especial duty" lfthey should find
this inconvenient, perhaps Council would
do well for the sake Of consistency to re.
peal the ordinance.