Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-03-31
ORDIN ANCE No, l6.

AN ORDINANCE for Public Convenienccs and
for the Protection of Public Buildings and
Grounds
The Town Trustees of the Town Of Williston do
Ordain as follows:
Section l. Any person or persons who may
| own or have any interest in any lot, part Of Il
lot or other parcel of land in this town may,
| and they are hereby authorized to set out and
| plant III any of the streets Of this town adjacent
to said lots, parts of lots and tracts of land, on
the line between the sidewalk and carriage
way Of said streets in such places as the street
commissioner may designate or permit, any
shade or ornamental trees; and such person or
| persons shall have permission to take IL proper
| ways ard means to promote the growth and to
protect said sha and ornamental trees which
! shall not obSruct the passage OF travel long
| such streets and sidewalks, and which said
street commissioner may allow. Any person
or persons owning or occupying lots and PAL
GELS of land aforesaid within the town, may
also i'll the disc, elton and under the supervision
OF the street commissioner in like manner set in
the street ad jaccnt to his lot or parcel of land
such fit and suitable posts for the tying or
hllchlng OF horses as he h!ay wish. and as may
be necessary or proper, at such places us the
street commissioner hay permit.
Sec .. No person shall lie permitted to hitch
or tie any horse or other animals to any shade
tree standing or growing in any stree t, public
squire park public place or public grounds
paling or other thing or fixture SET built or
erected for the protection of the same, or to any
park 1elice around or upon the public & ounds.
or to any awning post in the streets. Any per.
son who shall offend against the provisions of
this section shall be liable to a fine O. not less
than five dollars nor more than ten dollars,
besides the costs of prosecution.
Sec: g.. Every person or persons, corporation
pying he same either by residing thereon, or
carrying on upon the same any business by
himself, or itself. or by any tenant, or for the
purpose Of any public meeting or assembluSe
Shall, and they are hereby req ired to set III he
streets contiguous to their said places, shops,
stores and places of meeting. such necessary
posts or rings for hitching and tying horses or
other animals as the street commissioner shall
deem necessary and direct; and fanny person
Shall neglect to set such posts or rings, after
being so REQUIRED in wiring by such street
commissioner, tor the space Of ten days the
said street commissioner shall obtain and set
such posts or rings. and the costs and expenses
Of obtaining and setting the same shall be paid
by the town and collected Of the owner Of such
lot in the manner hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. T. No person without the permission of
the board of trustees of the town shall in any
manner cut. injure or deftce any shade or Orna-
mental trees standing or growing in any street
OF this town, or i'll any public place. park or
square therein, nor shall any person cut, deface
or injure any box, fence, paling, Or other thing
set Or built for the protection of such trees
growing or standing within any enclosure
public square, park or other public grounds;
nor shall any person cut, in are or deface any
fence standing upon or around any public
square, park. or other public grounds belonging
to the town or within its co., orate limits, or
cut, injure or detace u,,y structure. fence posts,
or other fixtures within any enclosure within
said town. or anything set or being set therein
for any purpose, or any public building, school
house or clubhouse belonging to or situated in
said town, or signbourd, or anything whatever
being public property or the property of this
town; and any person who shall violate any of
the provisions OF this section shall be subject to
Il fine of not less than five dollars nor more than
fifty dollars.
Sec. 5. No person shall mar or deface any
church or building belonging to any reljrious
or charitable society, or belonging to any body
corporate or polite whatever within this town,
or any fence or enclosure. or any fixtures or any
structure upon or around any ound belonging
to or occupied by any such religious or char
table society. or any street lamp, lamp post, or
any gas works. fixtures, lamps. pipes, or any
thing belonging to ANY company or person: nor
or detaGe amy tombstone, grave stone monu-
ment, fence, palisade palng post, or any
structure or fixture wha ever standing or being
III or arou1sl or upon any cemetery grounds or
church-yard within this town, or belonging to
the town, or ether place where deceased persons
have been buried. ANY person who shall be
guilty of violating this section shall be subject
to a fine of EDt less than ten dollars nor more
than fifty dollars.
Sec. 6. 1t shaM be the duty of any officer of
this town, whenever Il violation of any Of the
know ledge to cause complaint to be made be-
fore the justice of the peace of the town.
Sec. :. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force ten days after its publication
Approved March Dist, 1899.
W. D. PARsHALL,
President Town of Wiliston.
FRANK WILD, Clerk
BY K. II. opELAND, Deputy Clerk