Year: 1876

+ ORDINANCES FOR THE GOV EMINENT
~ OF THE TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN,
DELAWARE.


1st. Any person or persons driving any
wagon, cart or dray through or along any
street, lane or alley in this town, every such
person shall not drive such team in an i'm
moderate gait, and persons riding on horse
back or driving any kind of pleasure car
riage through any street. lane or alley of this
town shall not drive or ride faster than at a
rate of six miles per hour, under penalty OF
from one to ten dollars, at the discretion ol
the Justice of the Peace or Alderman, with
costs for each and every offense, one-half Of
such fine to go to the person giving informa-
ton of such offense.


I'd. Any person or persons owning or hav-
ing any horse, mule or cattle in the town and
allowing them or any of them to 60 at large
in any street, lane or alley in this town,
every such person so offending shall forfeit
and pay fine of one dollar and costs for
each AMI every offense.


Sd. All persons driving carts, wagons,
drays or carriages shall, unless they have
hold of the lines or reins, be sufficiently near
to their horses, mules or teams to control the
same and prevent accident, under a penalty
of one dollar and costs for each and every
offense


4th. If any person shall discharge any
swivel, gun, pistol or any fire arms within
the limits of this Town every person so Of
Tending shall for every such offense forfeit
and pay fine of one to ten dollars and costs,
at the discretion of the Justice of the Peace
or Alderman provided, that these provisions
shall not to apply to days of public rejoicing,
except so far as the same prohibits the making
Of bonfres or any fire in the open air within
the limits of the town.


5th. Any person or persons riding, driving
or leading any horse or mule on the sidewalk
in this town or obstructing any sidewalk,
crossing or street in any manner or form,
every such person so offending shall be lat
the discretion of the Magistrate or Alderman
fined from one to FIVE dollars, with costs, for
each and every offense, one-half of such fine
to go to the person giving information of
such offense.


9Th Any person or persons mutilating or
iniuring any shade tree or trees in the town
shall forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars
and costs for each and every ofense.


7th. All property holders or persons occu-
pying property in the town shall keep the
cutters in front of their property or properties
they occupy free from all distractions, so that
the water can have free course to run of,
under penalty of one dollar and costs for
each and every ofense.


9Th. All property holders or persons occu-
pying property in the town shall keep the
sidewalks free from all distractions, and on
the falling of any snow shall have it removed
within six hours from the time of its ceasing
to fall, except when the snow ceases to fall
between the setting and rising of the sun, in
that case the snow must be removed by ten
o'clock A. NJ. on the next morning under a
penalty of one dollar and costs for each and
every offense. N. B.-When according to the
above article the cleaning of the sidewalks
would fall on Sunday, in that case the prop
erty holders or those occupying the property
shall be excused from said cleaning until the
following day.


9th. Any person or persons breaking. light
ing or in any manner interfering with the
public lamps without authority from the
Town Commissioners shall for each and every
offense be fined ten dollars and costs of prose-
cution, one-half of the fine to 60 to the person
giving the information.


10th. If any person or persons shall cast
into any street, lane or alley of this town, or
shall suffer to run or to be washed from any
stables, yards or any place of any kind in his
or her possession into any street, lane or
alley, any garbage, carrion, dead animal,
filth or offensive matter of any kind, every
person so offending shall be guilty Of a COM
mon nuisance, and for every such offense shall
forfeit and pay fine of ten dollars and costs
for each and every ofense.


llth. Any person or persons breaking into
or in any manner damaging any part Of the
town building, or any of the property in said
building, any such person or persons shall be
fined ten dollars for each and every offense,
onehalf of said fine to go to the person
giving information.


18th. Any person or persons creating dis
turbances or making unseemly noise within
the limits of the town, thereby disturbing the
peace and quiet of the town, any such person
or persons shall be fined, at the discretion of
the Justice of the Peace or Alderman, from
one to five dollars for each and every offense,
one-half of said fine going to the parties
giving the information.


18th. Any person or persons tossing, pitch
ing, throwing or knocking balls, bats, clubs,
slap-jacks or missiles of any kind or descrip-
tion in any street, lane or alley within the
limits of the town, shall for each and every
offence be fined one dollar and costs.


THOMAS E. HURN, President.


THOS. MASSEY, JR., Secretary. my27


N. .B-The above Ordinances will be strict
ly enforced.