St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-06-24
Special Village rIeeting.

The legal voters in the Village OF st. Johns
bury are hereby warned and notified to meet
at the Town Hall in st. Johnsbury, in the
County of Caledonia and State of Vern ont,
on the sixth day of July, A. D., 1903, at s.
O'Clock in the afternoon to sees If the voters
will vote to adopt the following Bylaws
under the Charter of the Village:
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE BYLAWS
OF THE VILLAGE OF ST. JoHNsBURY. IN
THE Town OF ST. JoHNsBURY IN THE
COUNTY OF CALEDONIA AND STAT OF
VERMONT.
FIRST
To repeal Section 1 of Bylaw relating to
the keeping of Swine. Approved and adopt
ed April 6, 1898.
SECOND.
To approve and adopt the following BY
Laws. Under amendment to Charter. Laws
of 1888. Page 232.
Article l. No person shall drive any horse
or horses in any street. lane, or highway in
the principally inhabited or business parts of
the village at rate of speed exceeding eight
miles per hour. Any person so offending
shall forfeit and pay to said village, the sum
of five dollars and costs of prosecution. for
each offence, to be recovered in an action of
debt in the name of the village.
Article 2. No person shall suspend or dis
play, or cause to be suspended or displayed,
any sign, flag, article of merchandise. or any
other thing over any sidewalk or street in
the village. Any person so offending shall
forfeit and pay to said village. the sum OF
each offence, to be recovered in an action OF
debt in the name of the village. And the
Trustees of the village may remove or cause
to be removed such sign flag. article of mer-
chandise, or any other thing. which may
have been suspended or displayed over any
sidewalk or street in the village
Article 8. No person shall walk. stand
sit or lie upon any part of any OF the public
parks, commons, grounds or squares owned
or occupied and controlled by said village
laid Shrl1hherv
grass, or pull up. break down. or inJure any
Of the grass. shrubbery, trees, fences. or Other
fixtures in or about, or pertaining to any
| public park, ground. or square owned o.
| occupied and controlled by id village, OF
| erect any booth or other structure therein
| Any person upon conviction of breaking an,
of the provisions of this Article shall forfei
and pay to said Village the sum of five dol
| lars and costs of prosecut ion for each offence
to be recovered in an action of debt in tn
| name of the village.
Article 4. No person shall behave himsel
| in a rude ard disorderly manner, or use an.
lane, alley, or other public place in the vii
| lage. Any person so offending shall fotfei
and pay to said village the sum Olive dollar
| and costs OF prosecution. to be recovered II
| an action of debt in the name of the village.
Article 5. No person shall wantonly mar
ipjure, deface. or destroy, any fence, guild
| post, sign board. awning, lamp post. electri
light pole, wire, light or lamp located in an.
street, square, or public place in said village
| Any person so offending shall forfeit and pa.
to said village the sum of five dollars ant
costs of prosecution, to be recovered in al
action of debt in the name of the village.
Article 6. No person shall cut down, re
| move injure or destroy any fruit, shade, o
other tree. growing or being in any publ
| street. lane, common or other public grount
in said village, without the permission of TIN
trustees of the village. Any person so offend
ing shall forfeit and pay to said village tn
st1r11 nf five nj lrc md nnstS nf
| to be recovered in an action of debt in TIN
| name of the village.
Article Z. No person shall scatter. throw
or cause to be scattered or thrown, an,
mepts, or other papers, in and upon an,
street, lane, common. or sidewalk in sale
village. Any person so offending shall forfei
| and pay to said village the sum of five dol
| lars and costs of prosecution, to be recovered
in an action of debt in the name Of the vii
| lage.
Article 8. Two or more perso shall no
| stand together or near each other in an.
street. or on any public foot walk or side
| walk in the village so as to ubstruct the fire.
passage for foot passengers thereon, and an.
| person or persons so standing shall move OF
| Immediately after a request SO to do, mad
| by any police of said village. Whoever shal
| offend against, or fail to comply with any c
the provisions of the foregoing article, shal
for each and every offence forfeit and pay
| penalty of five dollars, and costs of prosecu
ton to said village, to be recovered in a
action of debt in the name of the village.
| Article 9. No person shall be or remain
upon the steps of, or other projection from
any church, hotel, hall. or public building
nor in any hall. space, or way, leading
thereto. so as to incommode or obstruct tn
passage to and fror' SUE h church, hall, hote
or public building; and every person 81
being or remaining when ordered by an.
police officer of the village, shall immedatel
depart therefrom. Whoever shall offen
against or fail to comply with any of tn
provisions of the foregoing article, shall 70
each and every. offence forfeit and pay
| penalty of five dollars, and costs of prose
cution, to said village. to be recovered in al
action of debt in the name of the village.
Article TO- All saloons within the village
| in which billiard tables are placed or used
shall be closed between the hours of clever
| O'Clock p. m. and eight O'Clock a. m of tn
next succeeding day on all week days; ant
no person shall keep or maintain in tn
| village an open billiard saloon at any tim
| between said named hours, nor permit o
allow any billiard table, or device of an,
kind by. or upon which, any game of bill
lizards, hazard or chance, is. can, or may b.
| played, to be run, or used at any time be
tween said named hours on any week da'
upon his premises. or premises within hi
control, nor at any time upon the Sabbath
Day.
And if any person shall hereafter keep OF
maintain in the village an open billiard saloor
at any time between the hours Of clever
| p. m. and eight o'clock a. m. of the succeed
ing day, on any week day, or permit Of
allow any billiard table, or device of an,
kind by or upon which any game of billiards
hazard or chance, is, can or may be played
to be run or used at any time between saic
hours of eleven O'Clock p m. and eigh
o'clock a. m. of the succeeding day, on an,
week day, upon his premises, or premise
within his control, he shall forfeit and pa,
as penalty to the village the sum of tel
dollars, and costs of prosecution for eacl
offence, to be recovered in an action of deb
in the name of the village
Dated at st. Johnsbury, in the County O
Caledonia, this 10th day of June, A. D. 1908
FRANK A. SCOTT, Village of
| FRANK N. CARR, st. Iohnsburv.