The Prescott daily news., 1915-05-06
ORDIN ANCE NO. 45.

An otdinance to be entitled An Ordinance to Regulate the Working of the Streets: Al leys and Public Grounds in inc Civ of pras
 colt. Arkansas. ~ BE E,i IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Prescott: ''N
 Sec l. Each person liable to work on the streets alleys, sidewalks and public grounds who shall, on or before the day he is 1awfuIlv warned to work; pay to the Marshal or Street oomlnl sioner, by whom he is warned the substitute who is accepted by said Marshal or Street Commissioner, md shall labor for any period or the time he is so warned shall be exempt rom labor so much of the time as he Is warned ' -'o
 Sections ? All able-bodied male persons be- tween the ages of IS and 45 years who shall nave resided within the limits of the City for ten uayS previous to the time they are warn. eu' Shal be subject to work on the streets al- ieyS sidewalks and public grounds inside the hmlts of said City. provided that no young man man who IS attending either of the public or dlgn schools in said City shall be liable to work on said streets. alleys sidewalks or pub nc grounds while he is attending either of such schools; provided further that all officers or the City and members of the City fire de- paftment are exempt from street duty, Sec. 8. For the purposes provided in Sec. tlon ana z the residence of any person who has family shall be held to be where his fam ny resides and the residence of any other person snail be heldto be where he boards.
 Sec f. Each and every person subj ect to street duty or labor under this ordinance shall be and is hereby required and directed to work and labor on the streets alleys. side walks or public grounds for days in each year, under the provisions hereinafter made: provided, no person shall be required to work on the streets. alleys, sidewalks or public grounds more than 6 days in any year nor more than three days at any one time or in any one month.
 Sec. D. The Marshal shall upon applica. tion of either the City Recorder, City Com missioner or City Council warn every person | a irnitS nf ,F TrA C,,tN- feet to street labor to work on said streets. alleys sidewalks or public grounds not exceed , tag days each in year.
 Sec 6. The warning required may be given personally or by leaving written notice at at usual place of abode or place of business of the person 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 tothe time appointed by the Marshal. In such warning the time and place when and where such person so warned is required to appear and the kind of tool such person is re- quired to bring use must be stated at the time of warning.
 Sec, 7. Whenever it shall happen in conse quence of sickness, absence from home or unavoidable accident that any person shall necessarily be prevented from obeyng any lawful warning, such person shall be warned again to work on the streets, alleys, sidewalks or public grounds in the manner prescribed by this ordinance.
 Sec s, If any person subjec to street duty. shall have had at least three days ac- tual notice according to this ordinance, and fails or neglectS to pay for the full tune ne IS lawfully warned to work shall refuse or neg feet, by himself or substitute. to the accept ance of the Marshal or Street Commissioner, or having attended shall refuse to obey the directions of the Marshal or Street CommiS- sioner. or shall spend 50 much of the time which he is lawfully warned to work in idle ness or inattention to the duties assigned him, or behaves himself in such a manner as dis turOS 1OUONS has tendency to hinder Otn- CTS from working, shall. upon conviction be fined for every such OnenSe or Willful neglect not less than 5000 nor more than $500 and 1t k hereby made the duty of the Marshal or street Commissioner under whom such per son Is warned to work to make special report thereof to the Mayor that he may issue war rant for each offender,
 Sec g. It@shan be the duty of the City Commissioner, as soon as convenient after the first day of May in each year, to make out list of all persons in each ward of the City subj eCt to street labor and deliver Sald list to the City Marshal or Street Commissioner, and it shall be the duty of the City Marshal or the Street Commissioner to warn each per son so liable to street duty, as hereinbefOre provided And said Marshal or Street Com missioner is authorized to add to such list the name of any plrty subject to street duty whose name does not appear thereon Sec. 10 All work done under this ordinance shall be done under the control, advice and supervision of the Street COmmlttee ana the Street Committee has power to appolnt or hire any person it deems proper to supervlse and oversee such work,
 Sec IT, The Street Committee, or the per son placed in charge of such work by such committee, shall have the right, power and authority to commute personal labor Tor wa gons teams or necessary implements when may be required on the streets.
 Sec 12 That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereDy re- pealed and this ordinance to take effect and be in force from and after its passage ana publication.
 Passed on roll call and approved May g. l9lo.
 RANDOLPH r, HAMBI, Attest: Mayor of Prescott
 CHAS H. TOMPI<INS, City Recorder.