The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-04-28
Corporation Bylaws.

The meeting for amendment of by
laws of the Skowhegan Village Corpora
ton was held, Monday afternoon, In &C
cordance with the call in the REPORTER,
last week.
0. r. Bachelor was elected moderator.
The report of the committee appoint
ed by the assessors to present amend
ments was adopted, and the bylaws as
reported by that committee were adopted
without opposition. 1t was also voted
that 1000 copies be printed for distrbu-
ton.
The same committee, o. h. Bachelor,
l.. l.. Walton and A. X. Butler were APP
pointed to revise the bylaws of the Vii
lage Corporation adopted 10 1852 and in
1881 and report at the annual meeting in
1899.
Following are the bylaws adopted,
Monday:
Section %. No person shall suffer his cellar
door, or passage from the cellar to the street,
when the same opens upon the street or side
walk or near thereto, to be kept open when not
in immediate use nor at any time between sun
down and sunrise, except good and sufficient
light be constantly kept burning at the entrance,
on penalty of one dollar.
Section "a. II any person shall sweep, place
or deposit any dirt, SCOT, ashes, shayings,
paper, hair, manure, oyster or lobster shells,
offal, or filth of any kind on or upon any high
way, street, sidewalk, court, passage way or
public place in this corporation, h shall forfeit
not less than one nor more than twenty dollars
for each offense.
! Section %. The assembling Of idlers and
| loafers about street corners and other public
places shall be deemed public nuisance; and
whenever three or more persons are assembled
on or near the sidewalk, or in near any street
or public place, in the corporation, obstructing
the free passage Of persons on said sidewalk,
street or public place, any persons so assembled,
who after being notified by constable or police
officer to disperse or move on, shall neglect to
! do So or shall be found, within the next forty
| eight hours, in like manner obstructng any
sidewalk, street, or public place in the corpora
| ton in company with the same or other per
sons or any person who shall, in any public
place, use any profane or indecent language, or
| insult any person there being or passing; or
any person who shall sit or stand about the
streets or public places on the Sabbath day,
shall, on conviction, be punished by fine not
exceeding five dollars.
Section 26. The owner of any building ad
Joining the street may extend an awning there
| from over the sidewalk to the outer edge there
thereof shall be lower than seven feet above the
sidewalk and any person who shall extend any
awning over any sidewalk in any other manner
without written permission from the assessors;
shall forfeit not less than two, nor more than
ten dollars.
Section q. Whoever shall write, draw figures
! OF mark upon the sidewalks or willfully nlure or
deface any fence or building on any street or
public square, or any trees standing upon any
street or public square shall forfeit not less than
one nor more than ten dollars.
Section %. Ne person shall place or main
tain any table, tent, booth or stall, or any car
rage or cart in any public street or way within
the corporation for any sale or exhibition, with
out the permission of the assessors penalty
| of not less than one nor more than hve dollars
Section 30. If any person shall, in any street,
| lane or public place, within the corporation,
willfully or mischievously make any loud or IN
usual noise, either by the voice, the discharge
| of fire crackers, pistols, guns or other firearms,
or by the beating of drums, sounding of
| trumpets or other means, or sing loud, improper
or boisterous songs, OF in any manner conduct
noisily so as to disturb the quiet and good order
| of the town, he shall forfeit not less than two
nor more than five dollars. But the assessors
may license bands of music, societies or associa-
! tions to parade the streets or public places with
music or drums, under such restrictions as they
may deem proper.
Section 80. Any person"who shall throw any
dirt, stones, bricks, clubs snow-balls or any
! other substance against any clearinghouse or
other private or public building, with intent to
injure the same, or to disturb the inmates there
of, or shall be present aiding and abetting the
same, shall forfeit not less than two more
than twenty dollars.
Section 81. No person shall ride bicycle on
| any sidewalk within the limits of the corpora
ton on penalty of not less than one dollar for
each offense. But the assessors may, at their
discretion, by notice published in the SOMERSET
REPORTER, except from the above provision any
streets or parts of streets where the sidewalks
are but little used.
Section 80. All fines and penalties and for
FIXTURES provided for and incurred under these
bylaws may be recovered as provided by the
corporation by laws adopted on Dist day Of July
! A. ID. 1852. section twenty. one.
Section 33. Sections 6 and 20 of the bylaws
Of the corporation adopted July 81, 1862 are
hereby repealed.
Section "a. 1t shall be the duty of the corpo-
ration police to that all bylaws Of the cor
poration are faithfully and honestly enforced,
and any person found violating any of the cor
poration by laws, any persons who shall re-
fuse and neglect to disperse or move on, after
being so notified by constable or police officer,
may be arrested without a warrant and detained
a reasonable time to get warrant.