The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-13
Ordinance No. Al.

An ordinance making lt a Mlsdemeanor tO Construct or Maintain Sidewalks in e Condition Dangerous to the Life andLimb and Prescribing the Punish ment therefor, and for other Purpos- es.
 Be it ordained by the Common Council of the Town of Skagway.
 SECTION T.
 That the street commissioner shall ex- ercise q supervision over all the side wake in the town ofSkagway, and shall see to it that they arc maintained in a safe aud passable condition, 80 as not to be a menace to life and limo
 Section 2.
 That whenever in the opinion of said street commissioner, or of 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 log 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 to 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 of service of said notice. Said notice may be substantially in the following form:
 SkagwaY, Alaska, ........1.,.. To Mir. .. You are hereby notified that the sidewalk in front of premises known as Lot ...... in Block. .on. street in the town of Skagway 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 if you fall or neglect 30 to do, you will he arrested and dealt with accordingly.
 .......,......... Street Commissioner.
 of said Town
 SECTION 8
 That if the owner of, or person having ln charge any property in front of, or connected with, which there isany such defective sidewalk, or sidewalks, shall omit, neglect or fail, for ten days after the service upon him of the notice afore- said, to make the said sidewalk safe and passable, he shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and shall upon con- yiction thereof by the municipal magis- trate be fined in any sum not less than two (s2.00) dollars nor more than one hundred (sl0O.0O) dollars; and In case of failure to pay said fine he shall be im- prisored i'm the municipal jail one 1l day for every two (s2.0O) dollars of such fine and costs.-UNLEsS he shall make oath, in writing, before said magistrate that from lack of pecuniary means, he Is unable to pay said fine.
 SECTION 4.
 If said person having been SO convicted shall pay the fine assessed by the mag lstrate, the later shall at once deliver the amount to the city treasurer. by whom it shall be kept as a special fund, 10 be used by the town, towards defray- ing the expense ofputting said sidewalk in a safe and passablo condition,
 SECTION 8.
 If the owner of the property be non. resident of, and have no agent in the town of SKagway, or if the owner or person in charge having been convict cd, takes the oath aforesaid, the town of Skagway, through it's street com missioner. under ana by direction of the council, shall make said sidewalk safe and passable; and the town clerk shall certify to the town treasurer the cost and expense of SO doing; and the treas urer shall assess against any property of the owner the amonnt SO certified. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its approval and passage.
 Passed by the council.
 ". s. MCKEAN, Town Clerk,
 Approved August 24th 1903.
 l.. s. KELLER,
 Mayor and President of the Council.