The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1892-10-13
Ordinances
OF THE
TOWN OF POPLARVILLE, MISS
ADOPTED SEPT, 1892.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
Ordinances
PUBLISHED BY AUTHoRITY.l
ARTICLE l.

Tie Town vi optdrVille, MlSSlSslppi:
That hereafter it shall be unlaw.
tul for any person or persons to
discharge any gun, pistol or other
freaym in the streets or within the
populated limits of said town, un-
les done IN killing some rabid dog
or other noxious animal or things.
Any person or persons violating
this ordinance shall, on conviction
before the Mayor, be fined in the
sum OF Eve dollars for the first Of
tense, and twenty-five dollars for
each subsequent offense; or be i'm,
prisoaed in the town calaboose or
county Jail for the term of ten
days, or by both such fine and i'm.
pIisonment, at the discretion of the
Mayor.
SEC. 2--Be it further ordained,
That any person or persons who
shall profanely curse, swear or use
other vulgar, indecent, boisterous
or abusive language upon the
streets or within the corporate Inns
it's of said town, shall, on convic-
too thereof before the Mayor Of
said town, be fined in She SUN OF
not less than five dollars, or be im~
prianrd in the county Jail or town
calaboos for the term of ten days,
or by both such fine and imptison.
ment, at the discretion Of the Mayor.
Sec. 3 BE it further ordained =,
That any prison or persons found
drunk or in a state of intoxica:ion
upon the streets or at any public
place in said town, shall, on con-
viction before the Mayor of said
town, be fined in the sum Of not
less than five dollars for each Of
fense, or be imprisoned in the coan-
ty Jail or town calabnose for the
term of ten days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment, at the disS
cretion OF the Mayor.
SEC 4 BE it further ordained,
That hereafter if any person or
persons who shall engage in any
fight or boisterlng to fight in the
streets or within the corporation
limits thereof shall, on conviction
thereof before the Mayor of said
town, be fined any sum not less
than five dollars nor more than
twenty five dollars, or imprison-
ment in the town calaboOse or coun.
ty jail not less than FIVE days, or
by both such fine and Imprisonment.
sc tLu aiSorvtfonsut ne Mayor.
SEC. 5-Be it further ordained.
That hereafter it shall be unlawful
for any person to hitch any horse,
mule or oxen upon the sidewalk,
or in any wise obstruct the streets
of said town, and shall, on onvic~
ton before the Mayor, be fined in
the sum Of not less than one dollar
nor more than five dollars for each
offense, at the discretion Of the
Mayor.
SEC. 6-Be it further ordained,
That any person or persons found
driving or riding any horse or muls
out of an ordinary gait except in
driving stock, or horse racing up
on the streets of said town, or
within the corporation limits there
OF shall, on conviction thereof be-
fore the Mayor, be fined in the
sum of not less than five dollars,
or more, at the discretion OF the
Mayor.
| SEC. BE 1t further ordained,
That any person or persons VINO
shall wllfully disturb the peace of
any f-miIy or person in the corpor'
ate hunts of said Town by any ex>
plosion of guupowder or other explo-
slve substances, or by loud or un'
usual noise, or by ANY tUrmuItuous'
ness Of offensive conduct shall, on
conviction before the Mayor OF
SAID town, be fined in tue sum OF
twenty-five dollars, or be lmprlson"
ed in the county jail or town Gala
hoose moi less than tea days, at the
discreet on OF the May r,
SEC. S-Be 1t furtl r ordained,
That any person being duly sum.
moned to work the sta It's of said
town, or to promptly + y the SUN
of three dollars, as tQt red by law
and failing to do so, shall, on con
vlciion thereof before the Mayor
be fiued in the sum OF one dollar
and fifty cents for each day In de-
fault, or be imprisoned in the town
ca laboose or county jail Tor 'he
term of five days, or bJ boz such
fine and ,mprisonmen at the dis-
cret,on of the Mayor.
SEC 9-Be 1t further ordained
That any railroad shall not ohstrnct
ATTY public crossing or street 10 said
town, kept up as such by SAID town
for longer period than hve mih-
, utes, under penalty OF law prescrio-
ed by the statute.
SEC. 1O-Be it further ordained,
That il cbaU he unlawful for any