The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-09-29
ORDINANCES
PASSED BY THE PRESIDENT
AND COMMISSIONERS
OF THE
BOROUGH OF
RISING SUN.
Re0ised and Passed august 18TH, 1898.

No. BE it enaded, That all parties
occupying property must trim the grass
and weeds along the sidewalks in front of
same, also trim any overhanging limbs
that interfere with public travel, on or be-
fore the Ist day of July, and keep them
trimmed during the season owners of
vacant lots along which sidewalks are laid
must do likewise. Any one failing to
comply with the above ordinance will have
said work done by the authorities and
have the cost of same added to their Bor-
ough Taxes.
No. BE it ena9ed, That all parties
are hereby notified to avoid throwing rub
Dish of any kind, such as tin cans, decay
ed fruit or vegetables, stones or brush into
the streets, or to allow refuse water to
drain into the same, under penalty of be-
ing fined according to law.
No. Be it enafed, That any person
or persons detected in committing depre-
dations upon private property, such as
pulling off palings breaking fences,
throwing stones, be arrested by the Bailiff
and fined according to law.
No. 4-Be it enaf7ed, That the firing of
squibs, fre-crackers, guns or pistols, with
i'll the borough limits be at all times for
hidden, and violation of the same will be
dealt with according to law.
No. 5-Be it eNaf7ed, That the running
of bicycles, tricycles, one, two, three and
four-wheeled machines, are not allowed
on the sidewalks. Baby coaches and
wheelbarrows may be run in moderation,
so as not to interfere with public travel
Any person violating the above ordinance
will be arrested and fined according to
law.
No. 6-Be it enafed, That any person
or persons interfering with the street
lamps or any other property belonging to
the borough, when detected with sufficient
evidence, shall be fined not less than five
dollars and cost.
No. BE ii enaf7ed, That no citizen
shall be permitted to break the regular
sidewalks to make driveway into their
premises, but i'll all such cases where a
driveway is desired, the party so desiring
it shall be required to make application
to the Street Commissioners. Any one
violating the above ordinance shall be
liable to fine of five dollars for each and
every offence.
No. S-Be it enaf7ed, That all disorder
ly meetings, street lounging, throwing of
stones the use of sling Shots ball playing,
within the limits of said borough, drunk
enness, fighting and disorderly or riotous
conduct and profane swearing in the linn
its of the borough of Rising Sun, are here
by prohibited; and any one violating any
of the provisions of this section shall be
fined not less than one dollar nor more
than ten dollars for each offence and costs
OF prosecution and any person violating
any of the provisions of this section may
be arrested without warrant when, in the
judgement of the President or any one or
more of the Commissioners or of the
Bailiff of said borough, the delay necessary
to the issuing of warrant would be dan
gerous to the peace and quiet of the Dor
ough, or the lives, limbs and property Of
the citizens.
No. 9-Be ii enaf7ed, That any person
or persons who shall cause or permit any
slaughter house, slaughter house yard or
premises, pig sly, privy, sink or cesspool,
under his, her or their control, to become
offensive to the neighborhood shall pay
fine of not less than one dollar nor more
than ten dollars and the costs of prosecu.
ton.
No. Io-Be it eua7ed, That when com,
plant is made to the Bailiff of the Dor.
D ough, or to any individual of the President
= and Commissioners of said borough, o.
I the existence of any nuisance or often
j. sive matter on the private property of any
person or persons within the limits of sale
borough, it shall be the duty of the Bailif
forthwith, without waiting for any special
order from the President and Commits
sioners of said borough, to notify tn,
owner or owners of said property on which
Y said nuisance or offensive matter exists t.
remove the same without delay and OF
his or her failure, neglect or refusal t.
do so, the said Bailiff shall have the sam,
removed at the expense of the person
thus failing, negleeting or refusing AM
said person, besides paying such expense
shall be fined not less than one dolla
. nor more than ten dollars and costs O
prosecution, in each and every case.
No. II-Be ii enaf7ed, That it shall b
the duty of the Bailiff to report to thi
Board all nuisances of any kind within
the borough limits coming to his knowl
edge; to execute all the orders of tn
aforesaid President and Commissioners
. and to discharge all the duties REQUIRED O
him by the charter and laws of this cor
y poration, or which may be required @