The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-22
DIRECTORS.

by The Mayor and Aldermen of Freder-
lick. on the first day of August, A. D. 1913,
entitled IAN Ordinance prohibiting the
erection and providing for the removal of
all hitching posts sign posts, awning poles,
and posts and pOes OF every description,
Except telegraph, telephone, electric light
and trolley poles and ornamental lighting
posts on the pavements. within three feet
of the curb lines, and prohibiting the tying
of animals of the horse kind to any trees
tree boxes, telegraph, telephone, electric
light and trolley poles and ornamental
lighting posts, ON Market Street, between
Clarke Place and Fifth Street, and on Pat
rick Street, between Court Street and Mid
die Alley, in Frederick City Maryland.
and providing penalty for violations
thereof" be and the same is hereby amend
ed by adding thereto a new and additional
Section, prescribing certain regulations for
the maintenance and erection of awnings
and signs, to follow Section and to be
known as Section "a, be enacted so as to
read as follows:
Section ga. Be it Enacted and Ordained
That, all awnings hereafter erected within
the corporate limits of Frederick shall be
covered with canvas or other movable and
pliable substance and no rigid covering
shall be permitted. Every awning and
sign hereafter erected shall be securely at
tached to the building and properly sup
ported, by iron or other metallic fastenings
and supports, or by posts, provided said
posts be erected Immediately next to and
adjoining the building, and every such
awning and sign now or hereafter erected
ha al, tod L.
inches at the lowest part thereof above the
surface OF the sidewalk, no awning hereaf-
ter erected shall project more than 7 feet 6
inches over the side walk and no SIGN
hereafter erected shall project more than 6
feet beyond the building line. All avn
ings and signs now erected supported by
trees, posts, poles or structures of any
kind, planted in or resting upon the side
walks, Except such supports which are
Immediately next to and adjoining the
building), on Market Street between
Clarke Place and Fifth Street and on Pat
rick Street between Court Street and Mid
die Alley, shall be removed by the owner
his agent or agents, of the property, in
front of which any such awning or sign Is
erected, within ten days after being mott
fed to remove the same by the City Engi-
neer, by notice in writing, if the owner is
out of the City the notice shall be posted
III some conspicuous place on the premises
and in the event the owner shall, after no.
tlce, fail to remove any such awning or
ssgn, within the time aforesaid then the
same shall be removed by the City Engi-
neer, and the costs and expenses of such
removal shall be charged to the owner.
and on failure to pay the same the amount
due shall be collected either by suit at law.
or by suit or attachment in case the owner |
be non resident. Any person who shall |
fail or refuse to remove any awning or sign |
supported as aforesaid, within the limits |
hereinbeiore described, after notice, shall |
be liable to the fines and penalties set forth
in Section of said Ordinance of August |
first A. ID. 1913, and the City Engineer |
shall serve or post the aforesaid notices |
within five days after the passage of this !
ordinance. Any person who shall main
tain or erect any awning or sign contrary |
to the provisions hereof or refuse or neglect |
forthwith to remove any awning or sign |
maintained or erected contrary to the pro- |
visions hereof shall be subject to the fines !
and penalties set forth in the 18th Section of |
said Ordinance of August first, A. ID. 1913: |
and any such awning or sign may forth
with be removed. The Mayor and Alder
men OF Frederick hereby expressly reserve
the right to alter and change the regula-
tons for the rection of awnings and signs
specified in this Ordinance, and from time
to time, make such new and additional !
rules and regulations for the erection and |
maintenance OF awnings and signs, as it !
shall think proper.
Section 2. Be it Enacted and Ordained
by the authority aforesaid that this Ordi-
nance shall take effect from the date of its
passage, and that all ordinances, or parts
Of ordinances, inconsistent with the provi-
sions of this Ordinance be and the same
ale hereby repealed, to the extent of such
Passed May 18th, A. D. 1914.
President Board of Aldermen.
LEWIS II. FRALEY.
ADnroved Nav 18th A n 1914