The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-06-23
BOROUGH ORDINANCE NO. +

BE it ordained and enacted by the
Town Councillor the thorough of
Ridgway, aud it is hereby ordained
and enacted by the authority of the
same.
|. That all saloons, bars and places
in the Borough of Ridgway at which
Intoxicating drinks are sold shall be
closed at 10 o'clock P. M. of each day.
and no person shall furnish any in.
toNicating drink by sale, gift, or other
wise, or permit the same TO be drank
on or within the premises at any such
place between the hours of ten O'Clock
z. NJ. and four o'clock a. NJ. of the
day following, and the furnishing of
each and every drink of Intoxicating
liquor, or permitting the same to be
drank on the premises as aforesaid
shall constitute separate offense-
and any person who shall neglect or
refuse to comply with any provision
of this section, shall forfeit and pay
for each and every offense the sum Of
ten dollars for the use of the Borough
to be recovered i'm the same manner
that debts ot like. amounts are by law
recoverable.
=. That any person who shall be
found Intoxicated upon any street,
lane, alley, or highway, or in any
public house or place, in said Borough
shall be fined on the view of, or on
proof made before the Chief Burgess
or any Justice of the Peace of the Bur-
ough. not less than three dollars nor
more than five dollars, and if such
person shall neglect or refuse to pay
aud satisfy such fine, together with
proper costs, the same shall be levied
upon the goods.and chattles OF the de-
fendant, and in case sufficient goods
and chattels cannot be iound to levy
the same by distress he or she shall
he committed to the County Jail Or
Borough lookup for time not eX-
ceeding forty-eight hours.
3. And it shall be the duty OF any
Constable of said Borough TO arrest
any and every person who shall be
found intoxicated OH any street, lane,
alley or highway, or in any public
house or place in said Borough, and
to take him or her forthwith before
the Chief Burgess or any Justice of
the Peace of the said Borough, when
such arrest shall be made in the day.
time, or if such arrest shall be made
later than eight O'Clock in the evening
the person so arrested shall be confined
in the county Jail or Borough lookup
until eight O'Clock AN. of the day fol-
lowing and then taken before the
Chief Burgess or Justice of the Peace
as aforesaid, and if such Chief Burgess
or Justice of the Peace shall after due
inquiry deem him or her too much
intoxicated to be fully examined or TO
answer on oath correctly, said Chief
Burgess or Justice of the Peace as the
case may be, shall cause him or her to
be confined in the county Jail or Bor-
ough lookup until he or She becomes
sober, before u final examination and
hearing of the case.
4. And it shall be the duty of the
Chief Burgess or Justice of the Peace
before whom any fine shall be re-
covered to award one half of said fine
to the officer making the arrest, for
his time and trouble, and the rest
thereof shall be paid into the treasury
of the Borough
5. This ordinance to take effect on
and after July first A. ID. 1881.
G. III. MICA ULEY, President.
Attest-W G.. HEALY, Sec'y.
Approved this 10th day of June, A.
d. 1881.
J. POWELL, Chief Burgess.