The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-06
Ordinance No. Al.

An ordinance making lt Misdemeanor Co Construct or Maintain Sidewalks in Q Condition Dangerous 70 the Life andLimb and Prescribing the Punish ment therefor, and for other Purpos- es.
 Be lt ordained by the Common Council of the Town of Skagway.
 SECTION 1,
 That the street commissioner shall ex- ercise supervision over all the side walks in the town of Skagway, and shall see Co it that they are maintained in a safe aud passable condition, so as not Co be a menace to life and limo
 Section ?.
 That whenever in the opinion of said street commissioner, oroi said common conncil, any sidewalk in said town Is in a condition dangerous to life or limb he, or they, shall give a notice In writ ing to the owner, or person having charge of the property Abutting on or connected with said sidewalk: which said notice shall describe said sidewalk with sufficient certainty to enable same Co be identified. Said notice shall in- form said person that he Is required to make said sidewalk safe and pass able within ten days from the date oi service of said notice. Said notice may be substantially in the following form;
 SkRgway, Alaska, .......l .... To Mr.. You are hereby notified that the sidewalk in front of premises known as Lot. ..... in Block. ... .on. %. street In the town of SkRgway Is in a condition dangerous to life and limb. You are therefor required within ten days from and after the service upon you of this notice to make the same safe and passable; and II you fail or neglect so to do, you will te arrested and dealt with accordingly. .......,..........S Street Commissioner,
 of said Town
 SECTION 3,
 That If the owner of, or person having in charge any property in front of, or connected with, which there Is any suoh defective sidewalk, or sidewalks, shall omit, neglect or fail, for ten days after the service upon him of the notice atore' said, to make the said sidewalk safe and passable, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon con vlctlon thereof by the municipal magis- trate be fined in any sum not less thar two (s2.0O) dollars nor more than onC hundred (slO0.00) dollars; and in case o failure to pay said fine he shall be i'm prisored in the municipal jail one q day for every two (s2.O0) dollars of suci fine and costs.-UNLESS he shall make oath, in writing, before said magistrate that from lack of pecuniary means, h' Is unable to pay said fine.
 SECTION 4.
 1T said person having been 90 convicted shall pay the fine assessed by the mag istrate. the later shall at once deliyel the amount to the city treasurer. bl whom it shall be kept as a special fund to be used by the town, towards defray ing the expense of putting said sidewall in a safe aud passable condition.
 SECTION 5.
 If the owner of the property be a non resident of, and have no agent in thu town of Sksgway, or if the owner o person in charge having been convict ed, takes the oath aforesaid, the towI of skagway, through it's street com missioner. under and by direction of thu council, shall make said sidewalk satl and passable; and the town clerk shal certify to the town treasurer the cos and expense of 30 doing; and the treas urer shall assess against any proPert! of the owner the amonnt so certified. This ordinance shall take effect and b' in force from and after It's approval an' passage.
 Passed by the council. W. s. McBEAN, Town Clerk,
 Approved August 24th 1903.
 l.. $. KELLER,
 Mayor and President of the Council