The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1909-08-19
section shall be fined two dollars for

Sec. 4. 1t shall be unlawful to
throw missiles or play ball or mar
bles on Main and Tenth streets of
said town. Any person violating
this section shall be fined two dollars
for every violation.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be unlawful to dis
turb the nests of birds, or capture
young birds of any kind, except
English sparrows, in the corporate
limits of town. Any person so Of
Tending shall be fined two dollars.
Sec. 6. 1t shall be unlawful to
butcher or dress any cattle, sheep,
hogs, goats, or other animals within
the corporate limits of the town.
Any person violating this section
shall be fined five dollars for each
offense.
Sec. 7. Any person keeping dis
orderly house shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction shall be fined twenty five dol
lars; and females of doubtful virtue
found promenading the streets, ply
ing their vocation as prostitutes,
shall be fined ten dollars for each
Offense.
Sec. 8. All persons found spend
ing their time in dissipation or gam
bling or sauntering about the streets
without employment or endeavoring
to maintain themselves or family by
undue or unlawful means, shall be
fined five dollars.
Sec. 9. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to allow any stock to run
at large in the corporate limits of
the town Any person violating this
section shall be fined two dollars for
each and every offense.
Sec. 10. 1t shall be unlawful to
wash any meats, fish. clothes, vege-
tables, buggies, carriages or wagons
within thirty feet of any public well,
or to wash any ice, or to wash the
hands or feet on the covering of any
public well, or to allow any horse or
mule to drink out of any bucket or
other vessel on the covering of any
public well. Any one violating any
portion of this section shall be fined
one dollar for each offense.
Sec. Il. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to cut, carve, deface, or
in any way mutilate or break limbs
from, or cut limbs from, for any
purpose, any tree or trees on any
street in the corporate limits of said
town. Any person violating this
section shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor and upon conviction for said
violation shall be fined five dollars
for every such violation.
Sec. II. Any person or persons
having any bitch or bitches in town
and permits said bitch or bitches to
run at large during the erratic stage
of population, shall be fined five dol
! lars for every offense, and the police
/ of the town are hereby authorized
and empowered to destroy said bitch
or bitches seen running at large in
town during the erratic stage of
population.
Sec. Is. All electric light bills
must be paid on or before the 10th
day of the month succeeding the
month for which they are incurred
And it shall be the duty of the Chief
Electrician of the town to cut off the
lights from the house of any person
failing to comply with this section.
| Sec. IA. No person liable fol-
street duty or tax shall be relieved
of his obligation to work the streets
of the town or pay the tax in lieu
thereof Unless excused by the Board
of Town Commissioners.
/ Sec. Is. All trash, paper or rubbish
of any kind swept or removed from
any place of business in the town, shall
| be burned or carried away. Any
person, firm or corporation violating
/ this section shall be fined for each
violation the sum Of two dollars.
Sec. 16. Any person violating any
of the ordinances of the town o.
Scotland Neck shall be guilty Of ;
misdemeaner and upon conviction
before the Mayor shall be fined a
above stated with costs.
Sec. II. All ordinances or clause
of laws heretofore in conflict witt
any of the above ordinances are here
by repealed.
a. c. LIVERMON, Mayor.
STUART SMITH, J. A. KTCHIN. A
L. PURRINGTON, S. A. DUNN, Com
missioners.