The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1903-05-16
CHAPTER i,

CHAPTER l.
Ordinances relating to Peace. Order and
Good Government.
Section /. That it shall be unlawful for
any person or pen sons to play ball. throw
stones. shoot Sill & shots. wrestle, tussle. or
play marbles. or en- age i'll any bpisterous
conduct. upon any of the streets or pave.
ments Of the Town.
Section q That II shall be unlawful for
any person. or persons to ride or drive anv
horse or other arimal. whether hitched or
not to any vehicle. at an unusual gate.
through any OF the streets of the Town; or
to ride. or drive. horse or other animal.
on any OF the sidewalks. OF pavements or
to f"st~n. or tie animals thereon.
Section 3. That it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons to permit, or allow,
any mule. COW. sheep or go. t to run at
large. or to bo tied. or stnkei 80 that thew
can get on any sidewalk or pavement in
said Town.
Section 4. That it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons TO hitch any horse
mule. or other animal. to any shade tree.
on the sidewalks or in the Count House
Square. or to hitch to any railing. lamp
post or fence, where there is a sidewalk. or
to fasten or hitch any horse. mule. COW or
other animal anywhere. inside of the Court
House square or in the graded school
grounds.
Section 5. That it shall be unlawful for
any person, Arm or corporation, to place on
any street. or sidewalk in said Town. any
empty box. cask. rubbish. paper or refuse
OF auy kind. 30 as to impede in any way,
the ready passage Of persons. or vehicles
over or through the same. Provided, that
persons. t,ms or corporations engaged in
business shall be allowed Il space of, not ex.
ceeding two feet from their building or
place VI business. for the display OF goods
or wares.
Section 6. That it shall he unlawful for
any Railroad train to obstruct any of the
streets of said Town, for more than five
minutes at any one lime. and for not more
than twenty minutes altogether in any one
day. That it shall be unlawful for any en-.
gine or Railroad train to cross apy of the
streets of the Town or ubl crossi ,gs. st q
greater rate OF speed than ten miles an
hour. or to cross any street or public CROSS.
Ing. without first giving warming by the
ringing OF the b'll. within not less than
one hundred feet of eac!, street or crossing
or to blow the whistle of any engine, with.
In the corporate limits of said town excep
for necessary signals required by law.
Section z. That it shall be unlawful 70,
any person or persons to throw. dump.
sweep. or leave any trash. litter. ashes or re.
fnse. OIL any OF the pavemsnts. streets, I ack
lots or bitches of the Town That all pei
sons. firms and corporations carrying on
business. in said Town. are hereby reauir.
ed to put sweepings. trash. paper. ashes,
refuse. etc.. in barrel or box in rear OF
their dwellings. or places OF business. The
barrel or box. after having been emptied by
the street hands must be taken into the
house. or place Of business, near which il
is placed. That it shall be unla wful tc
throw water or other liquids. on the side
walks or alleyways in said Town.
Section 8. That it shall be unlawful 70,
any person or persons to tear mp. or other
wise injure. any sidewalk. footway, pave
ment or bridge. or causeway. or place an !,
obstruction Gu any street. or to cut O,
bruise any shade tree. or injure. in any
way. any property real or personal, belong
ing to another or to the said Town
Section 8. That it shall be unlawful 70,
any person. or persons to loaf. lounge, O,
loiter near and around my church, within
the corporate limits Of said Town. while di
dive worship is going on in said church O,
to behave in such manner as to ammo,
any per son or persons within such church
during such worship
Section III. That it shall be unlawful TO,
any person or persons to use, handle OF
roll any .wheel-barrow. han ndcart. or simila,
conveyance or vehicle. on the sidewalks OF
said Town; or to roll two or more children ;,
carriages abreast. upon any of the side
walks of said Town. That it. shall be un
lawful for any person or persons to remain
stationary upon any OF the pavements OF
sidewalks of said Town. in such mann o,
as to prevent foot passengers from passi ne