Jamestown alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1882, 1881-05-27
Proceedings Of the Board of Village
Trustees.

Proceedings OF the Board Of Villag
Trustees.
JAMESTOWN, May %, 1881.
The Board of Village Trustees called t
order at 10 .. M. J. I. Bush in til
chair
Clerk called the roll and found presen
J. Il. Bush, President, Anton Klaus, ].
Flint, and Lewis Lyon.
Minutes of las, meeting read and az
proved.
A petition from Tue property owner
on Fifth avenue, between the crossing o
the N. p. r K. and Second street, pray
ing that resolution be passed by tn
Board, compelling all who own stores ant
lots between said n. P. r. r. crossin,
and Second street, to lay sidewalks no
less than eight feet wide, ON botE sides o
the street. was read, and the following
|-rcsoiriti0n was introduced by jerome j
Flint.
Resolved, That the petition Of proper
ty owners for building sidewalks on Fifth
avenue be granted, and such property own
ers be compelled to lay walks within &c
days, laying sidewalks crosswise, subject
to the approval of the Street Commits
sioner, and that the Street Commissioner
bc Instructed to have built within the
same time, crossings lengthwise OF
the street, aud feet wide, at the expense
of the Village.
JERoME J. FLINT.
Resolution being seconded by L. Lyon
was carried.
The ordinance introduced at the last
meeting by J. J Flint and which received
its first and second readings, respecting
the taxing of males between the ages OF
81 and SO, received its third reading.
The ordinance of L.Lyon introduced at
the last meeting, respecting tho taxing of
dogs. received its third reading.
The following ordinance was intro.
duced by j. 7. Bush, and received its
first and second readings.
The President and Trustees Of the Village
of Jamestown do ordaln as follows:
No owner or keeper of any hrrse, mule,
cattle, swine, sheep or poultry shall let
the same run at large upon any public
street, alley or ground within the Village
of Jamestown; and any person violating
any provisions Of this section shall be
deemed guilty Of an offence, and upon
conviction shall be fined not loss than
one dollar, nor more than ten dollars
and costs of prosecution. J. 4. BUSH.
The following ordinance was intro.
duced by Lewis Lyon and received its
first and second reading.
The President and Trustees of the Village
of Jamestown do ordsin as follows.
sEcTloN l. No person not a citizen of
Stutsman county shall be allowed to
travel from place to place within this vii
i"ge Tor the purpose of carrying to sell, or
exposing for sale, any goods, wares or
merchandise, unless he shall have obtain
ed a license as hawker and peddler, as
hereinafter provided.
SECTION H. Every person desiring to
obtain license as hawker and peddler
III this village, shall in person, or by his
authorized agent, make application in
rSt RI In V;lIor., acI,
of this Village, containing a
statement in what manner the applicant
intends to travel or trade, whether or
foot, or team or beast of burden.
SECTION III. Every applicant before
he shall be entitled to such license shall
pay to the Village Treasurer the follow
ing duties: If he intends to travel on 6 o
the sum Of Eve dollars for three ,nonths
or fraction thereof; if he intends to travc
by team with not more than one horse
the sum of ten dollars for the same time
if with two horses, the sum Of fifteen dol
lars for the same time.
SECTION ". Such licenses shall b,
signed by the President and counters,gn
ed by the Village clerk, and shall specif,
the manner in which tho appli
cant shall be licensed to travel, and til,
length of time for which it is issued.
SECTION V. Any person violating any
of the provisions Of this ordinance, shal
be fined not less than seventy dollars, no,
more than one hundred dollars and cost
of prosecution. LET'S LYON.
The following ordinance was introduced
by jerome J. Flint and received its frs
and second readings.
The President and Trustees of the Village
of jamestown do ordain as follows:
SECTION I. All keepers of saloons
shops, or any other places of any name
whatever, fer the use Of strong, spirit
uous. or malt liquors, to be drank on th'
premises, are hereby required to close, O.
cause to be closed their saloons, shops, ol
places of business, at or before the houl
of II o'clock, p. NJ, and to keep the same
closed until the hour offs o'clock in tht
morning; and all keepers of shops, stores,
and places of business of any name or na'
turc whatever, doing business within the
Village of jamestown, except in such cas-
es as the territorial statues provide to tht
contrary, shall keep tie same closed dur
ing the entire day on the Sabbath.
SECTION II. Any pelscn included ir
the terms of this ordinance, who shall vi
olate any of its provisions, shall upon
conviction be punished by fine of not les
than FIVE dollars, nor more than fifty dol
lars and costs of prosecution.
JEROME J. FIJI 7.
The following ordinance VA, introduced
by J. T. Bush and received its frst ant
second readings.
| The President and Trustees of the Villag
of jamestown do oldain as follows:
| SpcrroN No persop shall pirt1le On