The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-15

10 NOnsLruCL OE mhlulAlu oldNNNAAA in Condition Dangerous to the Life andLimb and Prescribing the Punish ment thSreior, and for other PurpoS- es.
 Be 1t ordained by the Common Council of the Town of Skagway.
 SECTION l,
 That the street commissioner shall ex- ercise supervision over all the side walks 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 cOnditiO 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 to be identified. Said notice shall in- form said person that he is required to make sand 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, ........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 Sksgway is ln . 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 fail or neglect SO to do, you will be arrested and dealt with accordingly.
 ......,......... 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 such defective sidewalk, or sidewalks, shall omit, neglect or fail, for ten days after the service upon him of the notice aiore- said, to make the said sidewalk safe and passable, he shall be deemed guilty of a mlsdemeanor and shall upon con yiction thereof by the municipal magls- trate be fined In any sum not less than two (s2.O0) dollars nor more than one hundred (sl00.0O) dollars; and ia case of failure to pay said fine he shall be im- prisored In the muaicipal jail one (l) day for every two (s2.00) dollars of such fine and costs.-UNLESS he shall make oath, in writing, before said magistrate that irom lack of pecuniary means, he is unable to pay said fine.
 SECTION {.
 IT said person having been SO convicted shall pay the fine assessed by the mag istrate, the later shall At once deliver the amount to the city treasurer. by whom it shall be kept as a special fund, Co be used by the town, towards defray- ing the expense of putting said sidewalk la . safe and passable condition,
 SECTION 3.
 fthe owner of the property be Q non resident of, and have no agent in the town of Skagway, or if the owner or person in charge having been convict. ed, 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 30 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