The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-07-17
CITY ORDINANCES.
[oRDINANcE No. III
STREET COMMISSIONER.


Ardmore, Providing for His Elec-
ton, Term of Office, and Defining
His Duties.
Be it Ordained by the City Coun-
oil OF the citv of Ardmore:
SECTION i. That the office of
otreet commissioner for the city of
Ardmore is hereby created, that the
citv council shall at any regular
meeting after the adoption of this
ordinance elect a street commits
sioner, who shall hold his Office un-
iii the second Tuesday in April, fol-
lowing his election, or until his sue
cessor is elected and qualified as
other city officers.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
street commissioner to work all the
citv convicts, who are subject to la
hor as punishment, or to work out
their fines and costs, upon the
streets or other public works of the
citv. and he shall be under the di-
raction of the street committee and
city engineer.
SEC g. 1t shall be the duty of the
street co nmissioner to ascertain all
nersons in the city, at all times, who
are subject to work upon the streets,
and to keep a careful register of
their names and places of residence,
and of the time they work upon the
streets or fail to do SO, and the cause
of failure, He shall from time to
time, as required by the street com
mittes, and at least once in every
three months, VIII ether so required
or not, make a report of the names
and residences of all such persons,
with the date they have worked, or
failed to work, and the date and
amount they have paid in lieu OF
work, to the street committee. And
it shall be his duty to summons and
work all such persons upon the
streets and alleys of the city, as pro-
yided by ordinance; and his failure
to carry out the provisions of this
ordinance, or any of them, shall con-
stitute misdemeanor, and shall be
punished rs other misdemeanors or
violation of ordinances of this city.
SEC. 4. All male persons between
the age of eighteen and forty-five
years, who are residents within the
corporate limite of this city, and
who have resided in the city for if
teen days before they are summoned
to work on the streets and alleys of
the city, shall be liable to, and it
shall be their duty to work the
streets and alleys of the city, not
more than five days in each year,
provided cripples, invalids, (per-
manently so), ministers of the gos-
pei in active discharge of the duties
Of the ministry, teachers in the pub
lie and private schools of the city,
while 30 engaged in teaching; active
members of the fire companies of the
city who are not in arrears for the
dues to their respective companies,
and who regularly participate in all
of the active exercises, and discharge
the active duties of a fireman, shall
be exempt from labor on the streets
and alleys of the city.
SEC. 5. The road year shall com
msnce on the first day of August
each year.
SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the
street commissioner to personally
superintend the labor on the streets
an alleys Of the city. 1t shall be his
duty to call out all persons subject
to this duty from time to time, and
especially at such as he may be re-
quired by the city council, or the
committee on streets and alleys
And he shall cause each person dur
ing the year7to perform such amount
termine, not to exceed five days, OF
the streets and alleys of the city Oh
to pay in lieu thereof, as provided
by ordinance each year. Provided
no person shall be required to per
form more than five days labor a
any one time. 1t shall be the duty
OF the street commissioner to sum
mon, or to cause to be SUNNI oned
each person in the city, subjec
to labor on the streets and alleys
, notifying such person of the timt
and place he shall serve, anC
the kind of tools he is to bring
Such notice shall be given three day
before the day to begin work. If tn
notice 10 not given in person, it ma.
be given by leaving a written MOTTO
at the usual abode of the person
summoned, three days before tn
day to begin work, and the motto
given shall specify the number O
days the person notified will be re
CURED to work at that time. and tn
kind Of tools he is required to bring
Sec. Z. When a person liable t
work on the streets, has been not
ned to work on the streets and alleys
It shall be his duty to repair to tn
place. and at the time designated b
said notice, with the tools designat
90 In such notice, and to perform tn
number of days labor required b
his summons, under the directioni
orders, and control of the stree
commissioner, and it shall be tn
DUTY OF the street commissioners
zee that such per son perform
reasonable amount of labC
each day, and eight hours shall col
stltute days labor.
Bee. 8. II any person liable
work upon the streets and alley
OF this city, shall after being dul
4 summoned, fail to appear, either