Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-01

tenth day OF July next, all barrcrd
and other gun powder within tho
limits OF the corporation shall bc
removed to Il general magazine for
inc reception OF the same, and that
the committee appointed to supcrin-
tent the said powder be Empowered
10 choose 4 proper person (whosc con
tlnuancc in Office shall be during
pleasurc). having first given bond and
security to receive and deliver powder
accidents cNccptcd) In such quanti-
TIES as may hereafter he directed.
Nhu 10 prevent difficulties and con
fusion, the Keeper OF the magazine
shall grant receipts for all powder
received by him. and shall keep a fair
storage book on which shall be spec
flied the owners name. quantity,
mark and number. the time Of re-
ccivinr and delivering: and shall not
on am prctcnsc whatsoever deliver
or c:<@c amy powder to be delivered
unlefS by written order or the per
sonal application OF the owner or
owners thereof. under penalty of thrc"
shillinSS for every pound delivered
contrary to the manner herein de-
scribcd. to be recovered by proof 10
the court, the mayor recorder or any
aldermen for this corporation, AZ the
case may be, two-thirds thereof 10
he paid to the proprietor OF such pow
der, the other third to the chamber
lain for the time being, In aid of de-
the expense bI the IiiStHlne.
ChnrEc for Storing.
THAT for every hundred pounds
weight OF gun powder so stored. the
owner or owners thereof shall upon
depositing the same. pay eight shill-
ings and four pence Nirga currency.
and do $50 In proportion for ans great
or or smaller quantity. which said
money shall he accounted for with
the chamberlain for the time being b.
the ksrtIer of the 81 me
first Monday of every month That
from and after the tenth day OF July
next. no inhabitant OF housckccp"r
within the limits Of the town shall
be permitted TO keep in his or her
pofscfsion any more than twenty
eight pounds or gun powder. which
shall! be we'll stopped In stone jugs,
wickcr'd carboys. tin or copper can
nistcrs. and IL any gun powder he
found other than is allowed 10 be kept
after the said tenth of July next the
same shall he forfeited with the add
tional penalty OF twenty four shilliuES
per pound for every pound so found
in his or her pofscfsion, one half I"
the infprmcr and tho other half 10 uec
ana benefit OF this corporation
Tina; from and after the tenth day
% Ju.y next, no master owner OF
skipper Of any vcfscl! shall be al
lowed To k"ep more than twenty.
eight pounds OF gun powder ON board
his, her OF their N"fscll longer than
forey-ciEht hours after such vcfsoll 3
shall come TO mornings within tho
limits Of this corporation under the
penalty Of paying twenty -four shill :
inTs for every pound OF gun powder
so kept or found aboard LONGER than
the time above described. and In case
any negro skipper or shippers 80 of
Tending shall offend against this this
ordinance. he or they SO oucnd!ui:
shall upon proof before the mayor,
recorder or any aldermen for the
u. t.T "a =
or receive up"n his or th.ir bare
bach twelve lnshcs well laid on for
every such offence
Public Market Opened.
established III Petersburg ia 1855
and regulations wcr" lad down by
The Council concerning IN" conduct
ing Of this place, and under shat
/ sanitary conditions the food offered
! for sale should be kept.
I, was shortly after this ordinance
was passed that the Council decided
to pave number Of streets The
I t.rcsting. hut the manner In which
/ the work was to h. accomplished is
and the citizen. wcro called upon t.
| co-oprrat. la this work In The fol
| lowing manner
"'.'''''who arc hereby ompow crct
10 summon and order ont from each
| lnhabitani, IN regular rotation, !,
begin on Monday morning. The ,hir,
until the work is completed, "u'
! days lahour az a hand FOR every
twenty shillinrs ~ the amour, o
| his, her or their taxes. provided n,
| innab:tant IL Obliged TO furnish Ia
bour beyond one third Of his take,
| at time, retiring twenty shilling.
Of his. her or their taxes as atorc
said. and the lahour o.! on" hand al
equal to that o. the number Of hand
called out in any ward shall not cx
coed twenty for any on" day. Ant
also who're carts and hor.es ar,
necessary for tho removal Of gravel