The Prescott daily news., 1913-03-24
Ordnance No. 36.

alleys and public grounds and the duties of the Marshrl and Street Commission CT in connection herewith. '"
 Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Prescott, Arkansas.
 Sec. l. Each person liable to work on the streets, alleys, sidewalks and public grounds, who shall, on or before the day he is lawfully warned to work, pay to the Marshall or Street Commis- sioner by whom he is warned the sum of 5000, or shall furnish a substitute who Is .accepted by said Marshall or Street Commissioner, and shall labor for any portion of the time he is so war ned to work, shall be exempt from la bor for so much of the time as he is warned.
 Sec. 2. All able bodied male per sons between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years, who shall have resided within the limits of the City for ten days previous to the time they are warned, shall be subject to work on the streets, alleys, sidewalks, or public grounds, inside the limits of said City, provided that no young man who is at tending either the public or high schools in said City, shall be liable to work on said streets, alleys, sidewalks or public grounds while he is attending such schools; provided further, that all offic CTS of the City and members of the City fire department are exempt from street duty.
 Sec g. For the purposes provided Tn the proceeding sections, the residence of any person who has family shall be held to be where his family resides, and the residence of any other person shall be held to be where he boards.
 Sec. 1. Each and every person sub- feet to street duty or labor under this ordinance shall be and is hereby requir- ed and directed to work and labor on the streets, alleys, sidewalks or public grounds for 10 days in each year, under the provisions hereinafter made. Pro- vided, nc person shall be required to work on the streets, alleys, sidewalks or public gaouads more than 10 days in any year, nor more than three days at any one time or in any one month.
 Sec. 5. The Marshal shall, upon ap- plication of either the City Recorder, City Commissioner or City Council, warn every person within the limits of the City of Prescott, subject to street labor, to work on said streets, alleys, sidewalks or public grounds not exceed ing ten days in each year.
 Sec. G. The warning required may be given personally or by leaving a written notice at the usual place of abode or place of business of the per son warned, in some conspicuous place by the Marshal, or some other person designated by the City Council, by whom such warning can be proven, at least three days previous to the time appointed by the Marshal In such warning the time and place, when and where such person so warned is re- quired to appear, and the kind of tool such person is required to bring or use, must be stated at the time of warning.
 Sec T. Whenever it shall happen in consequence of sickness, absence from home, or unavoidable accident. that any person shall necessarily be prevent ed from obeying any lawful warning, such person shall be warned again to work on the streets, alleys, sidewalks or public grounds, in the manner pre- scribed by this ordinance.
 Sec s. If any person subject to street duty, shall have had at least three days actual notice, according to this ordinance, and fails or neglects to pay for the full time he is lawfully warned to work, shall refuse or neg feet, by himself or substitute, to the acceptance of the Marshal or Street Commissioner on the day and at the time and place named by said marshal, or having attended shall refuse to obey the directions of the Marshal or Street Commissioner, or shall spend so much of the time which he is lawfully warned to work in idleness or inattention to the duties assigned him, or behaves himself in such manner as disturbs, an noys or has tendency to hinder others from working, shall. upon conviction, De fined for every such offense or will ful neglect not less than 5000 nor more than S25. %. and it is hereby made the duty of the Marshal or Street Commissioner under whom such person IS warned to work, to make special re- port thereof to the Mayor that he may issue warrant for each offender.
 Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the City Commissioner, as soon as conve- nient after the first day of April in each year, to make out list of all persons in each ward of the City sub ject to street labor and deliver said list to the City Marshal or Street Con- missioner, and it shall be the duty of the City Marshal or the Street Com missioner to warn each person so liable to street duty, as hereinbefore provid- ed. And, said Marshal or the Street Commissioner, is authorized to add to such list the name of any party subject to street duty whose name does not ap- pear thereon.
 Sec. 10. All work done under this ordinance shall be done under the con- trol, advice and supervision of the