The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-30

within the corporate limits of the
town or to be led, riden, driven Or
fed on the sidewalks or hitched to
the trees, palings or fences, neither
shall cattle Of any kind be FED. or
driven to vehicles on the sidewalk.
ANY person so offending shall be
guilty Of a misdemeanor and upon
cor yiction shall be fined one dollar.
SEC. 6. Any person or persons
owning or having any bitches, and
permitting them knowingly to run
at large during the cratic stage or
population. shall be deemed guilty OF
a misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be fined FIVE dollars for each
and every offence.
SEC. Z It shall not be lawful to
discharge fire>arms within the cor
porate limits of the Town Except
in defence of ones premises.) Any
person so offending shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction shall be fined
not less than five dollars.
SEC. 8. If any person shall put
or place any pile of wood, timber,
lumber, logs. barrels, hogsheads. rub.
bish or any obstruction or nuisance
of any character, whether heretofore
mentioned or not, in any part of any
street or sidewalk, or the centre walk
IN the middle of Main street. shall
be deemed guilty of a misde>
meanor and upon conviction shall be
fined not less than one nor more than
! five dollars.
SEC. 8. It shall be unlawful to
wash meat, fish, clothes, vegetables,
&C., within fifty feet Of public wells.
ANY person so offending shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be fined one
dollar.
SEC. 10. It shall be unlawful to
ride or drive through the streets at a
rate exceeding twelve miles an hour,
or to leave buggies, carts or wagons
on the same at night. Any person
so offending shall be deemed guilty
Of a misdemeanor and upon convic>
ton shall be fined not less than one
nor more than ten dollars.
SEC. IL. Every circus or menag'
erie shall pay tax of twenty dol
lars for showing in the town; every
side show shall pay tax of five dol
} lars; concerts, musical entertain
ments, exhibitions of all kinds, the
atrical performances, and othe1
amusements for reward shall pay {
tax of two dollars for each day Of
) Mig ITS performance. All embraced
! by this section shall before showing
or performing procure license from
, the Mayor. Any one failing to d.
this shall be guilty of a misdemeanol
: and upon conviction shall be fine6
; double the license tax.
SEC. -. 1t shall not be Lawful
to disturb the nests of birds or cap
', ture young birds Of any kind. An.
person so offending shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and upo1
conviction shall be fined two dollars
SEC. Is. All persons not resi-
dent of the town shall pay tax o
five dollars per day for the priviles'
: Of selling goods at auction, sucl
license for that purpose to be OBJ
tanned from the Mayor. Any per
> son failing to procure such license
shall be deemed guilty of INSIDE
: meanur and upon conviction shall b.
fined ten dollars.
q Sec. IA. 1t shall be unlawful 70
1 Jacks or Stations to be parade'
about the streets. Any person 8
: offending shall be deemed guilty of
n misdemeanor and upon conviction
r shall be fined not less than one dol
e lar.
S Sec. Is. 1t shall be unlawful 70
n any person or persons to dig or max
il any hole or excavation of the cart
{, within the corporate limits of tn
- Town wherein water may collect an
i become stagnant, Amy person g
e offending shall be deemed guilty q
= a misdem, amor and upon conviction
. shall he fined not less than twent
c five nor more than fifty dollars.
e SEC. l6. All persons found spend
= ing their time in dissipation br gan
{. ing or sauntering about the street
q without employment or endeavdrin
e to maintain themselves or family b
II any undue or unlawful means, sha
If be deemed guilty of misdemeano
and upon conviction shall be fine
not less than five dollars.
SEC. II. 1t shall be unlawful ft
any persons to erect or build a priv
or horse stable within sixty feet {
N any we'll not on his own premise
Any person so offending shall h
If guilty of a misdemeanor and upo
n conviction shall be fined not les
i than twenty five nor more than fit
ii dollars.
81 SEC. IS. All persons owning {
permitting public privy upon the
: premises shall be and are hereby re
t. quired to keep the same in cleanl
3 manner. Any person or persons fai
: ing so to do, shall be deemed gui II
~ of misdemeanor and upon convi
/, ton shall be fined not less tha
u two nor more than five dollars.
" Sec. 10. That it shall he unlaw
III f1l for any parsnn Or Dorcona RI no