The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-03-14
ORDINANCES
FOR TIE GOVERNMENT OF THE
Town of Newark,
DELAWARE
Passed by the Board of Town Commits
sioners, February 90, 1885.

Passed by the Board of Town Commits
sioners, February 20, 1885.
SECTION l. Any person or persons driv-
ing any wagon, cart, or dray through or
along any street, lane, or alley in this
town, shall not drive such team in an
immoderate gait, and persons riding on
horseback or driving any kind of pleas
ure carriage or other vehicle through any
street, lane, or alley of this town, shall
not drive or ride faster than at a rate of
six miles an hour, under a penalty of
from one to ten dollars, at the discretion
of the Justice of the Peace, with costs for
each and every offence.
SEC. 2. If any person shall suffer any
horse, mule, or cattle belonging to or in
their care to run at large in any street,
lane, or alley in this town, each person
so offending shall forfeit and pay Il fine
of one dollar and costs for the first of
fence, and three dollars and costs for
each subsequent offence.
SEC. 3. If any person shall suffer any
goose, goat, or hog belonging to or in
their care to run at large in any street,
lane, or alley in this town, every such
person so offending shall forfeit and pay
a fine of fifty cents and costs for each and
every goose, goat, or hog so found.
SEC, 4. All persons are hereby prohib-
tied discharging any gun, pistol, or any
firearms, or fireworks, or to make bon
fires within the limits of this town, ex-
cept on days of public rejoicing and then
not without the consent of the Town
Commissioners, under a penalty of one
dollar and costs for each and every of
fence.
Sec. 5. All persons obstructing any
crossing, sidewalk or street in any man
ner or form shall be subject to a fine of
one dollar and costs for each and every
offence, except by permission of the Town
Commissioners.
SEC. 6. All persons are hereby prohib-
tied from digging sods, gravel, sand or
other dirt from the streets or sidewalks,
iniuring any yard or lot, fences, trees,
street lamps or posts, or any property
within the limits of town, under a PEN
atty of full damages sustained, and fine
of five dollars and costs for each and
every offence.
Sec. Z. All property holders or persons
occupying property in the town shall
keep the cutters in front of the property
or properties they occupy free from all
distractions of garbage or rubbish, so
that the water can have free course to
run off, under penalty of one dollar and
costs for each and every offence.
SEC. s. All property holders or persons
occupying property in this town shall
keep their sidewalks free from all OBJ
structions, and on the falling of any snow
shall have it removed within six hours
from the time of its ceasing to fall, except
when the snow ceases to fall between the
setting and rising of the sun; in that case
the snow must be removed by II O'Clock
noon the next day under penalty Of
one dollar and costs for each and every
offence.-Provided, when according to
the above article the cleaning of the side
walks would fall on Sunday, in that case
property shall be excused from said
cleaning until the following day.
SEC. 8. All drunkenness and profanC
swearing, all crowds on the pavements
vacant places or streets within the town
limits, and all turbulent and disorderly
persons will be held liable to arrest anC
to penalty of one dollar and and costs
for each and every offence,
SEC. 10. Any person or persons tossing
pitching, throwing or knocking balls
bats, clubs, sling shots, or missiles of any
kind or description, in any street, lane
or alley within the limits of the town
shall for each and every offence be tineC
one dollar and costs.
SEC IL. No person shall be allowed L
use bicycle on the sidewalks of thu
town after dark, under a penalty of on
dollar and costs for each and every OF
fence.
Sec. II. It shall be the duty of tn
Justice of the Peace, Town Commits
sioners, Constable and Bailiff residing il
the Town of Newark, to enforce tn
above ordinances, and it shall be the dut
of the Town Bailiff or Constable to tax
up and impound all stock found violat
ing the above ordinance, and immedi
, ately notify the owner or owners,
known, of such impounding, and if afte
two days the owner or owners does nc
, come forward and pay fines and costs
shall be the duty of the said Bailitf G
Constable to sell the same otter giyin
= five days notice to pay fines and costs
all fines to be paid into the town treasur!
BY order of the Town Commissioners
l MILLER r. BARTON,
=. PRESIDENT.
Attest:
GEO. w. WILLIAMS,
: Secretary and Treasurer,
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