The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-23

,hall cattle of any kind be fed or
]riyen to vehicles on the sidewalk.
4 nv t,erson so offending shall be
,niItv Of a misdemeanor and upon |
shall be fined one dollar.
SEC. 6. Any person or persons
owning or having any bitches, ana
permitting them knowingly to run
at large during the cratic stage or
shall be deemed guilty OF
a misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be fined five dollars for each
and every offence.
SEC. 7 1t 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 misdemeanol
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. orr the centre walk
IN the middle of Main street. shall
be deemed guilty of a mlsde>
meanor and upon conviction shall be
fined not less than one nor more than
five dollars.
Sec. 9. 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
mon conviction shall be fined one
dollar.
Sec. 10. 1t 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 aid upon convic>
ton shall be fined not less than one
nor more than ten dollars.
SEC. IL. Every circus or mepag-
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 other
amusements for reward shall pay a
tax of two dollars for each day OF
nights performance. All embraced
bv this section shall before showing
or performing procure a license from
the Mayor. Any one failing to &c
this shall be guilty of a misdemeanol
and upon conviction shall be fined
double the license tax.
SEC. II. 1t shall not be Lawful
to disturb the nests of birds or cap
ture young BIRDS of any kind. Any
person so offending shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upol
conviction shall be fined two dollars
SEC. Is. All persons not a resi-
dent of the town shall pay a tax o
five dollars per day for the priviles,
of selling goods at auction, sue
license for that purpose to be OBJ
tanned from the Mayor. Any per
son failing to procure such licens'
shall be deemed guilty of misde.
meanor and upon conviction shall b
fined ten dollars.
! SEC. IA. 1t shall be unlawful 70
Jacks or Stations to be parade
about the streets. Any person s
offending shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor and upon conviction
shall be fined not less than one dol
lar.
| Sec. Is. It shall be unlawful fo
any person or persons to dig or max
any hole or excavation of the cart
within the corporate limits of th
Town wherein water may collect an
become stagnant. Any person s
offending shall be deemed guilty {
misdemeanor and upon convictio
shall be fined not less than twent
five nor more than fifty dollars.
Sec. 16. All persons found spen6
ing their time in dissipation or gan
ing or sauntering about the street
without employment or endeavorin
to maintain themselves or family
any undue or unlawful means, sha
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanc
and upon conviction shall be fine
not less than five dollars.
Sec. II. It shall be unlawful #
any persons to erect or build priv
or horse stable within sixty feet +,
any we'll not on his own premise
Any person so offending shall
t guilty Of a misdemeanor and upo
conviction shall be fined not les
than twenty five nor more than fit
dollars.
SEC. Is. All persons owning
!, permitting a public privy upon the
) premises shall be and are hereby II
, quired to keep the same in a clean
l manner. Any person or persons fa
7 ing so to do, shall be deemed gull,
t Of misdemeanor and upon convi
ton shall be fined not less tbs
two nor more than five dollars.
Sec. 10. That it shall be unlav
r full for any person or persons to pc
e NIT any nuisance or any thing tn
G emits an offensive smell or that has
: tendency to injure the public heal
to remain on his or their prem Use
: after being notified by the con stab
q in writing of the existan, IF II