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thereof, except the fire department, 10
use the Rotary Gong.
2. Any company or person viola ting
this section of this ordinance. shall be
subject, on conviction. before the Po-
lice Court of the city of Savannah, to
dollars and imprisonment not to exceed
ten days, either or both, in the discre-
ton of the court for each and every
days violation thereof.
Sec. Fl. Be it further ordained, Thai:
All ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time Aug. 10, 1903, read a second
time Sept. 2 1908, placed upon it's pas
sage and passed.
By Alderman A. J. Garfunkel-
An ordinance to amend Section
Twelve Hundred and Twenty Nine
(1229) of MacDonelrs Code of Savan-
nah, by reducing the punishment
therein prescribed, and for other pur-
poses.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled, That
the word in said Section Twelve Hun
dred and Twenty Nine Q229) of Mac
DonelIs Code of Savannah ION pain
of being fined in the Police Court in a
sum not exceeding thirty dollars for
every offenSe of obstruction, or other
offense as above defined" be, and same
are stricken, and in lieu thereof these
words are hereby substituted, to-Wit:
land any person violating any provi-
sion of this section SHALL upon conVic-
ton before the Police Court of the city
of Savannah, be subject to a fine not
to exceed ten $50 dollars and impris-
onment not to exceed ten (10)
days, either or both, in the discretion
of the court" so that said section
when amended shall read as follows:
"1229. Vehicles Obstructing Street
Passengers, Penalty. 1t shall not be
lawful for any person to obstruct by
and dray, wagon, cart, or other We
hicle, having or not having an animal
or animals attached thereto, the free
passage of persons through any street
or other thoroughfare in said city, or
the free access of any person to his or
her property, or to any sidewalk in
said city, or so to place any vehicle in
any such street or thoroughfare as to
cause injury to any shade trees; and
no person shall keep any dray, wagon,
cart or other vehicle, except on his or
her premises, or opposite thereto, for
such time only as may be allowed by
existing or future ordinance; and any
person violating any provision of this
section shall upon conviction before
the Police Court of the city of Savan-
nah be subject to a fine not to exceed
ten QW dollars and Imprisonment not
to exceed ten Q0) days, either or
both, in the discretion of the court. 1t
shall be the special duty of every Off
Ger and member of the police force
to report every violation of this sec
ton"
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
all ordinances and parts of ordi-
nances in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time Aug. 10, 1903, read a second
time Sept. 2, 1903, placed upon its pas
sage and passed.
By Alderman A. ] Garfunkel-
An ordinance to amend Section
Twelve Hundred and Eighty-SiX (l2S6)
of MacDonelPs Code of Savannah, by
reducing the punishment therein pre-
scribed, and for other purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Sa-
vannah in Council assembled, that
Section Twelve Hundred and Eighty
Six (12S6) of MacDonell's Code of Sa-
vannah be and same is hereby amend
ed by striking out following words
therein, to-wit: Under the penalty or
| section, and by substituting in lieu
thereof the following words, to-wit:
Amy person violating any provision
of this section shall. upon conviction
| before the Police Court of the city of
Savannah, be subject to fine not to
exceed ten dollars ($10) and imprison-
| ment not to exceed ten Q0) days, either
or both, in the discretion of the court, .
and that the comma after the word
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that said section when amended shall
read as follows
1926. Drivers at depots, etc, to re
main at doors of their vehicles. Every
such driver or runner shall remain at
| his carriage, omnibus, or hack door,
at every such depot, wharf or landing
during the time passengers are being
| landed, or are getting out of the car
or cars. and no such driver or runner
shall be permitted to leave such door,
except only and strictly for the pur-
pose of putting on baggage. In case
! the wharf or depot is not open to tne
omnlbuses and hacks, the police on duty
| at such wharf or station, shall keep
| free and open way to and from the
| entrance to such wharf or depot, and
no hackman or drayman shall be per-
rnitted within such enclosure. Any
person violating any provision of this
section shall, upon conviction before
| the Police Court of Savannah. be sub
| ject to a fine not to exceed ten $50 dol
| lars and imprisonment not to exceed
| ten Q0) days. either or both, in the
discretion of the court
Sec. 2. Be It further ordained, that
all ordinances or parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are here
| by repealed.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Committee of the Whole
| Resolved. by the Mayor and Alder