The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1915-01-19
CHAPTER 1.

ShafIEh i.
Ordinances Relating TO Peace,
Order and Good Government.
Section I. Playing Ball, Etc
That it shall be unlawful for any
person. or persons to play ball.
Il row stones. shoot sling shots,
wrestle. tussle. or play marbles. or
engage In any boisterous conduct
upon any OF the streets or pave
ments OF the town.
Section 2. Fast Driving, Etc
That It shall be unlawful for any
person. or persons. to ride or drive
any horse or other animal. whether
hitched or not, to sny vehicle, at an
unusual gate. through any Of the
streets Of the town; or to ride, or
! drive, a horse or other animal, on
any OF the sidewalks, or pavements,
or to fasten, or tie animals thereon.
Section 5. Stock Running at
Large, Etc.-That it shall be unlaw-
full for any person, or persons, to
permit, or allow, any mule, horse.
COW. hog. sheep or goat to run at
large. or to be tied. or staked so
that they can get on any sidewalk
or pavement Hr 81, a town
Section 4. Hitching Stock, Etc.
THAT ii shall be unlawful foT any
person, or persons, to hitch any
horse, mule, or other animal. to any
shade tree, on the sidewalks, or in
the Court House sIua'a, or TO hitch
20 any railing OF ceLcn, where there
is sidewalk, or to fasten or hitch
any horse, mule, cow or other ami
NAL anywhere inside the Court
School grounds
-Section--G- - OhslruCliag .StYeets.
Etc.-That II shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation. to
place on any street. or sidewalk I'm
said town. any empty bog, cask
rubbish, pape-' or refuse If any kind,
so as to impede in any way, the
ready passage OF persons. o. vehicles
over or through same.
Section O. Railroad Trains. Etc
That It shall be unlawful for any
railroad train to obstruct any Of
the streets Of said town for more
than five minutes at any ode time.
end for nnl lDrr. than twenty min
rtes altogether In any ON. cay.
That 1t shall b.. unlawful TOT ar>
engine or railroad train to cross any
OF the streets Of the town or public
crossings. at greater rate OF speed
than ten miles an hour, or to cross
any street or public crossing. with
out first giving warning by the ring
ing OF the bell. within not less than
one hundred feet OF each street or
crossing. or to blow the whistle Of
any engine, within the corporate
limits of said town except for neces-
sary signals required by law.
Section z. Dumping Trash in
Streets. Etc.-That II shall be un-
lawful for any person, or persons,
to throw. dump. sweep. or leave any
trash, litter, ashes. or refuse. on any
Of the pavements, streets, back lots
or bitches OF the town. That all
persons. firms and corporations
carrying on business, in said town.
are hereby required to put sweep
ings. trash. paper. ashes, refuse,
etc, in barrel or box in rear of
their buildings, or places of bust
ness. The barrel or box. after hav-
ing been emptied by the street
hands must be taken into the house
or place OF business, near which Il is
placed. That it shall be unlawful
to throw water. or other liquids, on
the sidewalks or alleyways of sa,a
Town.
Section 8. Injuring Property Of
Town or Person.-That 1t shall be
unlawful for any person, or persons.
to tear up. or otherwise injure, any
SIDEWALK footway. pavement or
bridge. or causeway, or place any
obstruction on any street, or to cut
or bruise any shade tree, or injure.
IN any way, any property. real or
personal, belonging to another or to
said town.
section D. LoaAng Around
churches, Etc.-That 1t shall be un-
lawful for any person, or persons,
to loaf, lounge or loiter near and
around any church. within the cor
porate limits or said town, while
divine worship is going on In said
church; or to behave In any such a