The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-26
ORDINANCES.

carpets, lamps, etc, five dollars per
annum. ~
All venders, hawkers, peddlers, mer-
chants, and other dealers not named In
this section, Shall pay a license fec of
two dollars per annum.
Section 3. This ordinance shall not
include nor apply to farmers or gar
deners selling their own produce, or
to any person, firm, association, or cor
poration, paying a mercantile tax in
the Borough, or to commercial agents.
Section 4. Every person, firm, asso-
citation, or corporation, doing business
in this Borough without q license shall,
upon conviction before the Burgess,
pay a fine of not less than one dollar.
nor more than five dollars with costs:
said fines to be paid into the Borough
Treasury, to be applied for Borough
purposes.
All offenders of the provisions of the
foregoing ordinance shall he arrested
either on sight or by warrant issued on
complaint entered according to law by
the Burgess; that the fees of such Off
GERS shall be one dollar for each arrest,
with six cents mileage for each mile
travelled on the service of any such
cases, to be collected as other costs
are now collected by law.
All licenses shall be signed by the
burgess and Secretary of the Council.
with the seal of the Borough affixed
thereto; the Secretary shall prepare
and file all licenses. and shall furnish
supply of blank forms at his office;
and shall receive a fee of TWENTY-FIVE
cents (aside from his regular pay), to
be paid by the applicant for each Ii
cense issued or prepared by him to be
issued by the Burgess; That the Secre-
tary shall keep proper record of all
licenses issued, including the names of
those nbfu uipinp liopnsCc Of
dence and business calling, with dates,
etc. All applications must be made to
the Burgess, and the applicant shall fill
out an affidavit and sign and swear
Cor affirm to the same. stating the
place of his birth, age and residence.
The Burgess shall not issue a license
to any person of known immoral char
acter nor to a person of drunken hab-
It's. The Burgess shall inquire into the
fitness of the applicant, and shall keep
at his office application blanks. with
athdavits, and shall receive all license
fees and costs and pay over the same
to the Borough Treasurer, deducting
therefrom the SeCrctary's fee and fifty
cents for the Burgess for preparing ap-
plication blanks and swearing the ap-
plicant. The Borough shall pay for
all blanks and license papers as other
stationery is paid for at present.
TITLE XIX.
Jurisdiction and Fees of Burgess.
Section !. The Chief Burgess shall
exercise the powers. jurisdiction and
authority of the Justices of the Peace
within the Borough for the suppress
sion of riots. tumults, dsorderly meet
ings and in all criminal cases: for the
punishment of vagrants and disorderly
persons. ..u eu
Spptip,, IL et,, oI.
criminal powers, jurisdiction and au-
tholity CT justice of the peace in the
enforcement of all ordinances of the
Borough, and the collection of fines
and penalties under the same.
Section 3. In the exercise of the
powers and Jurisdiction conferred upon
him by law and by this ordinance, as
hcreinbefcre set forth. lie shall receive
the same fees for like services as JUS
tees of the peace are now entitled to.
The foregoing ordinances were read
and passed a a regular meeting of the
Council Of the Borough of Taylor held
Nov. jth, A. D. 1897.
II. e. HARRIS,
President of Council
Attest the seal of the Borough of
GEORGE ]. POWELL,
lSeall BEpugh Clerk.
The foregoing ordinances arc ap-
proved this 18th day of November,
a. T., 1897.
JAMES L. WATKINS,
burgess.
An Ordinance Prohibiting Persons
Under the Age Of Fourteen Years
from Being on the Streets, Lanes,
Alleys, or Other Public Places in the
Borough of Taylor, Lackawanna
county, pennsylvania, at Night After
the Hour of $50 O'clock.
Be it ordained by the Burgess and
Town Council of the Borough of Tay-
lor, Pa, and it is hereby ordained by
the authority of the same, as follows,
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for
any person under the age of fourteen
years to be. or remain in or upon any
or the streets, alleys or public places
IN the Borough at night after the hour
Of $50 O'Clock p m, unless such person
IS accompanied by parent, guardian,
Or other person having the legal GUS
tody of such minor person, or is in the
performance of an errand or duty di-
rected by such parent, guardian, or
other person having the legal custody
Ot such minor person, or whose en-
plOy iiltlll lIdhtS II necessary 10 De up
On said streets, alleys, or public places
during the night time after said speci-
tied hours.
Section ,. 1t shall be unlawful for
my parent, guardian or other person
having the legal care and custody Of
any person under fourteen years Of
age, to allow or permit any such child,
ward. or other person under such age,
While in said legal custody, to go or be
n or upon any of the streets, alleys, or
public places in said Borough within
ordinance. unless there exists reason
able necessity therefor Any person
the provisions of this section
shall, upon conviction, he fined in a
sum not exceeding five dollars for each
)hense.
Section 3. The High Constable or
my regular policeman, while on duty,
$ hereby authorized to arrest, without
any person wilfully violating
he provisions of this ordinance, and
'etain such person for reasonable
ime in which complaint can be made
md a warrant issued and served Be
I further ordained that no child or
minor person arrested under the pro-
'islons of this ordinance shall be placed
n confinement, but the parents or
guardians of such child or minor per-
ION shall be notified of such arrest, and
I they or any of them after being SO
Notified shall thereafter fail, neglect,
II refuse to properly care for such child
n minor person, such parent, guardian,