The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-06-30
BOROUGH ORDINANCE NO. 7

Be it ordained and enacted by the
Town Council of the thorough of
Ridgway, aud it is hereby ordained
and enacted by the authority of the
same.
/. That all saloons, bars, and places
i'm 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
toXicating 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
i. 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 in the same manner
that debts of like amounts are by law
recoverable.
2. 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 Bor-
ough, not less than three dollars nor
more than five dollars, and if such
person shall neglect or refuse to pay
and satisfy such fine, together with
proper costs, the same shall be levied
upon the goods and chattles of the de-
| fnnInnt nn1 in cI1ffiaiant nnnIs
and ehattels cannot be found to levy
the same by distress he or she shall
be committed to the County Jail or
Borough lookup for a time not ex-
ceeding forty-eight hours.
8. And it shall be the dutyof any
Constable of said Borough to arrest
any and every person who shall be
found intoxicated on 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
2 in the county Jail or Borough lookup
until eight O'Clock m. of the day fol
lowing and then taken before the
g Chief Burgess or Justice of the Peace
: as aforesaid, and if such Chief Burgess.
Y or Justice of the Peace shall after due
n inquiry deem him or her too much
intoxicated to be fully examined or t.
; answer on oath correctly, said Chic
S Burgess or Justice of the Peace as tn,
t case may be, shall cause him or her tc
It be confined in the county Jail or Bor
! ough lookup until he or she become
sober, before final examination an,
y hearing of the case.
l. 4. And it shall be the duty of tn
e Chief Burgess or Justice of the Peac
2 before whom any fine shall be re
:, covered to award one half of said fin
l. to the officer making the arrest, 70
e his time and trouble, and the res
Il thereof shall be paid into the ,treasur
;a of the Borough.
10 8: This ordinance to take effect o
e and after July first, A. d. 1881.
d G. H: MCAULEY, President.
re Attest-W. G. HEALY, Sec'y.
70 Approved this goth day OF June, A
'e d. 1881;
J, POWELL, Chief Burgess.