The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-09-05
Ordinance No. Al.

An ordinance making it a Misdemeanor to Construct or Maintain Sidewalks ina Condition Dangerous tO the Life andLlmb and Prescribing the Punish ment therefor, and for other PurpoS- es.
 Be lt ordained by the Common Council of the Town of Skagway.
 SECTION l,
 That the street commissioner shall ex- ercise a supervision over all the side walks in the town of Skagway, and shall see to it that they arc maintained in a safe and passable condition, so 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 10 a condition dangerous Co life or limb he, or they, shall give a notice in writ lng 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 sad sidewalk safe and pass able within ten days from the date or service of said notice. Said notice may be substantially in the following form:
 Skagway, Alaska, .......1.... To Mr.. ...You are hereby notified that the sidewalk ID front of premises known as Lot......in Bloek.... on. ... street in the town of Skagway Is in a condition dangerous to life and limb. You arc therefor required within ten days from and after the service upon YOU of this notice Co make the same safe and passable; and fl you fail or neglect SO to do, you will te 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 ofi 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 afore- said. to make the said sidewalk safe and passaOle, he shall be deemed guilty of a mlsdemeanor and shall upon con- viction thereof by the municipal magis- trate be fined in any sum not less than two lS2.OO) dollars nor more than one hundred (slOO.0O) dollars; and in case of failure to pay sad fine he shall be im- prisored in the municipal jail one lD day for every two (s2.OO) 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 istrate, the later shall at once deliver the amount to the city treasurer. by whom it shall be kept as a special fund.- to be used by the town, towards defray- ing the expense of putting said sidewalk In safe and passable condition,
 SECTION ..
 1.-the owner of the property be non' resident of, and have no agent in the town of Sksgway, 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 and 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 n force from and after its approval and passage.
 Passed by the council.
 W. S. MCKEAN, Town Clerk,
 Approved August 2ith 1903.
 |. s. KELLER,
 Mayor and President of the Council.