The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-06

lore the Burgess shall be fined In any sum not less
han one dollar, nor more than five dollars.
Sec. - Any person or persons who shall abet q
promote or encourage any horse-racc. which shall
be actually run, or any part thereof run. within
The said Borough shall pay a fine not exceeding
hfsy dollars, at the discretion OF the burEcss.
Sec - Minors and others are hereby prohibited
from congrexatfng upon any OF the streets, lanes,
Or alleys OF said Borough, except be In pursuance
Df their lawful calling or business; and when such
minors or others are found upon any Of the saad
Or otherwise disturbing the public peace. each
and every person % offending shall pay nne not
exceeding iive dollars
Sec. 90 ANY person or persons whoshall be found
upon any Of the Streets lanes or alleys OF said Boz
Dugh engaged In any game Of ball, marbles, shin
ney or IN the practice Of snow balling, or any 9TH
rr practice which win anney. molest or disturb
any person or persons, or the pubic peace, shall
he fined not exceeding five dollars.
Oh any gun, cannon, pistol, crackers or squibs
within the limits of the said Borough, shall pay a
hne Of sne dollar for each and every offence. Pro
rided however, that this section shall not affect
any gun-smith resident. within the Borough when
trying proving such firearms
Sec 81 The sale of fire works of every description
is hereby prohibited, any person or persons who
shall sell or expose for sale ire works OF any Kind
whatever within the limits of said borough shall
be liable TO ne II not less than ten dollars and
not exceeding twenty dollars for each aud every
such o;fense.
Sec IS. Any person or persons who shall deposit
any street within the limits Of said borough, shall
pay a iine not exceeding ten dollars, unless they
shall first procure permit from the Town Council
and said permit If granted. shall designate the
time during which such building material shall be
permitted 10 occupy such street, and II Is hereby
made the duty Of the Street Commit tssioner TO re-
port to the Town Council all violations OF this sec
ton
Sec. "a Any person or persons now engs ged In or
carry ing on the business Of slaughterpg cattle for
the market within the limits OF the Borough, or
who shall hereafter engage IN OF carry On such
business shaIl keep his or their slaughter houses
together with their surroundings, clean and free
from all offensive garbage and ofal, so ms not to
emit any ncxious and nauseous yapors, smell and
stencil, to the annoyance of or prejudice " the
health of persons residing, passing by, or being
owners OF proprietors Of such places shall. without
any unnecessary delay. cause all garbage, ofiali-
and all other sorts OF waste OF such place or places
which might become offensive, to be buried In the
ground to depth of not less than three feet, or
haul the same beyond the limits Of the borough |;
and. Prorided, That no such garbage. waste or
oll shall be buried within forty feet OF any street,
lane alley. or within two hundred feet OF any
dwelling house, and any person CT persons Offend
ing against any of the provisions OF this section
shall, on conviction thereof before the Burgess,
pay fine Of not less than five dollars nor more
than twenty ytive dollars for each offence and the
proper officer OF the borough shall have the full
right at all times to enter such slaughter houses
for the purpose Of examining the condition in
which they may be kept.
Sec. IS. That from and after the passage of this
section, all privies and pTivy vaults within the
borough shall be properly closed up and shall be
kept close and private so as not to emit any nause
Gus and offensive stencil that may annoy the peo-
pie in the vicinity, and when such building or
vault shall be kept otherwise, the owner or occu-
pier thereof who shall neglect the entire abating
Of such nuisance after having been notified by the
Street Commissioner or by any other borough Off
cial to do so, shall, conviction thereof before
the Burgess pay fine of not less than f1ve dollars
nor more than twenty dollars for every such Of
fense.
Sec. 80 Any person VINO shall indeccntly expose
his person any of the streets lanes. alleys Of
the Borough shall pay fine Of not exceeding
nve dollars for such ofense on conviction thereof
before the Burgess, together with all costs
Sec. 81. No person or persons shall keep or store
in any house, store house. shop, cellar warehouse
or other apartment within the limits Of the Bor-
ough. more than seventy-five pounds weight of
gunpOwder at one time and the aforesaid auanti-
~ OF gun-powder shall be safely secured, and any
person violating the provisions of this ordinance,
shall on conviction thereof before the Burgess pay
fine Of not less than five dollars nor more than
fifty dollars for each offence together with all costs.
Sec IS. No nitroglycerine, dynamite or other
high grade explosive shall be stored at all within
the limits of the Borough, and any persen violat-
ing this section shall conviction thereof before
the Burgess, pay nne of one hundred dollars, to-
the informer, If said informer is not officer OF
the Borough.
Sec 49, Ifany person shall throw upon any of
the pavements or sidewalks within the Borough
any orange or banana peel or broken glass such
person shall on conviction thereof before the Bur
gess pay fine not exceeding ten dollars together
with all costs.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Sec 90 When any physician who may beengsg.
ed in the practice of his profession within the lin
its Of Somerset Borough, shall n his said practice
meet with any case Of smallpox or varioioid, he
shall give prompt and immediate notice thereof 10
the Burgess or in the event of his inability o.
TO some member Of the Town Council.
Sec. IL. Immediately en- receiving such notice
said officer shall cause sign with the words
"SMAIL-Pox" thereon in large legiblc letters 10
be attached conspcnously to the house where such
case may be- or 10 the gate leading thereto and all
inmates OF said house are hereby required 20 re-
main within the said house so long as said patient
suffering with small -pox varioofd shall remain
therein, except that such inmates OF the house
who may not actually be taken with the disease
may. under proper restrictions Of the Town Coun-
ell be allow ed the liberty of the lot which said
house is erected but no inmate who has actually
been sick with the disease shall be permitted to
leave the house under any circumstances whatev
until the attending physician shall certify that
all danger Of contagi0n shall be past.
Pr0r'dsd, However, that If on the discovery Of
any case OF smallpox or variooid In any dwelling
house there be any inmate thereof who may not
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be removed TO some other place, there to remain
under similar restrictions until all danger of iur
or slreau vi ''e uiseAse ''''ii hA'e
PAsse"
Sec. ~ In order that the provisions of fsection Al
OF tins ordinance may be fully carried out, the
Burgers, acting under the advice OF the Town
Council Il hereby authorized TO see that all sick
persons falling under the provisions OF said section
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ar bediing be hung or ex1osed from the windows
Of any house
Authority is also hereby given to erect or procure
some suitable huildiny 10 which natient, su iferinp
with small nov or yarioloid mav he removed and
care, for AMI nroridrd. further that The Town
Council snail have inli power 70 cause 70 pe done
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