The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-04-27

boat may be fastened, or tied.
Sec. 6. The owners, masters, or
other persons having in charge any
boat whose terminus is at Paducah,
shall, upon paying the wharf license
lrequired for such vessel, boat or
barge, to the City Treasurer, take his
receipt therefor, and present such re
ceipt in five days thereafter to the
City Clerk, who shall thereupon issue
a license to the said vessel. boat or
barge, under the terms of this ordi-
nance.
Sec. Z. The owner, or other per-
son in charge of any boat or wreck,
which shall be grounded, and after
wards permitted to remain at the
landing or wharf, shall, after a rea-
sonable time to unload such boat or
wreck, In addition TO the regular
Wharfage fees provided for in this or
, dinance. be fiped not less than twenty
five dollars t$25.O0) nor more than
fifty dollars (s5O.00) for each day
said boat or wreck shall'be permitted
/ to remain on said wharf at said land
ing. or which shall interfere with or
impede the ingress or egress to or
from said wharf.
| Sec. s. The steam ferry-boat ply
ing between the Kentucky and Illinois
shores shall not be liable to pay any
wharfage under this ordinance, but
no exemptions shall be allowed to any
other boats from the payment of
wharfage according to the provisions
Of this ordinance, except as herein
before set out.
Sec. .. The General Council OF
the City OF Paducah shall. in the
month OF December of each year
hereafter, elect in joint session, a.
wharfmaster. who shall hold his Of
fee for a period of one year. and un-
I'll his successor Is appointed and
qualified. unless sooner removed by
the General Council.
Sec. 40. Said wharfmaster shall at
the end OF every month render to the
General Council a true report of all
boats landing at the public wharf, |
Wharfage for which is charged. -and
the amount collected for wharfage
fiom each. boat All money so col
lected shall be paid over to the City
Treasurer. and said wharfmasterI
shall present the TreasWer's receipt
f9r the same. with his report for the
ensuing month. TO the General Council
at its first regular meeting there
after
Sec. IL. Said wharfmaster shall
Fave power to regulate the SEVERAL
boats lying at said wharf. and to re-
move one, that another may make a |
landing, and place same so as to give
equal service as soon as possible to
all persons desiring TO use said wharf: |
and shall at all times compel boats. |
not receiving or discharging freight, |
ID give place 10 boats ready to receive !
or discharge their eargoes, and upon |
the failure of the owner. or other per-
son IN charge Of such boat to comply |
with the requirements of this section,l
after being notified by the wharfmas-
ter to remove such boat, barge or
other craft, such owner or other per-
son in charge of such boat. or barge,
or other craft. shall be fined twenty
FIVE dollars Cs25.O0) for each and
every failure TO so comply.
Sec. -. II shall be the duty of
the wharfmaster to keep the wharf
clear Of RATS. logs and driftwood, and
IL any person shall obstruct said
wharf with logs drlftwood, or other
things, or shall fail to remove same
within twelve hours after notice from
the wharfmaster to do so, such per-
son. or persons, shall be fined twenty
FIVE dollars (s25.OO) for each day he
shall permit such obstruction to re-
main upon said wharf. or tied thereto.
SEC -. The wharfmaster shall
have power to compel persons who
may place upon said wharf machlneryJ
freight. or other things, which OBJ
struct said wharf, TO remove same
within a reasonable length of time,
and on failure of the owners, or per-
sons In charge of such machinery, /
f. eight or other things. to remove
same from said wharf within a reason
able length of time after same has
been deposited there, they shall be
fined not less than five dollars $500
nor more than ten dollars $4,000
for each day such obstruction. or
such articles shall remain thereon.
See. IA. The wharfmaster shall
keep a book or register, in which he
shall enter the name and size of every I
steamboat coming to, or landing at
said wharf, wharfage for which Is
the time of arrival of such
boat, IL known, and the amount of ID
wharfage. chargeable to and paid by I,
such boat. He shall also register all /
barges. RATS and other
craft, wharfage for which is charged,
with the wharfage chargeable thereto
and paid thereon.
See. 10. II the wharfmaster fails
or refuses to comply with any require
ment OF this ordinance, he shall be
fred not less than ten dollars
(s10O1) nor more than twenty-five
dollars 1925 l0O) for each offense.