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* \ THUBSDAT, AUGUST IS, 1929 THE CLINTON CHRONICLE, CUNTO^, & C. AN ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE TO DECLARE THE CRIMINAL LAWS OP THE TOWN OF CLINTON, S. C. Be It Ordained By the Town Council or make any other noise in handling an automobile or motorcycle on any of the streets of the Town of Clinton, so as to disturb anyone. Section 14. MOTOR VEHICLE acter or any harlot, to be, loiter, or stand on the streets of the Town of Clinton after the hour of 9 P. M. un> less she can show legitimate business for so doing. FIRE alarm—When the lire alarm^ Section 26.’ VAGRANCY—That the sounds, all traffic upon the streets-^ofi following persons shall be deemed to the Town of Clinton, shall stop wher- of Clinton, S. C., In Council Assem- j ever the vehicle shall be, and pull near bled: That the sections hereinafter set forth together with amendments thereto and additions thereto as may be from time to time passed by the Town Council of the Town of Clinton, shall be and constitute a Code of Laws of the Criminal Ordinances of the Town of Clinton. Done and Ratified By the Town Council this the first day of July, nineteen hundred and twenty-nine. JACK H. YOUNG, Attest: Mayor. D. C. HEUSTESS; Town Clerk and Treas. I to the closest curb, and remain stand ing there, for a period of three min nutes, or until all fire fighting equip ment has passed. Section 15. MOTOR VEHICLES MUFFLING EXHAUST—It shall be be vagrants and upon conviction there of shall be deemed guilty of a misde meanor: (a) All persons who wander or stroll about in idleness, who are able to work, and have no property suffi cient for their support. (b) All persons leading an immoral unlawful for any person or persons to life or profligate life, who have ho operate any automobile, motorcycle, or other motor vehicle in the Town property sufficient for their support. and who are able to work and do not the Town of Clinton to let or sublet any dwelling house or other building to any person, or persons, with the knowledge that the same is intended to be used and kept as a disonierly house or bawdy house or house of ill fame. Section 39. WHISKEY, STORING OR POSSESSING—It shall be unlaw ful for any person or persons, firm, or corporation, to sell, barter, ex change, receive, accept, store, or have in possession, or transport, for any purpose, except for sacramental pur poses, any spiritous, malt, vinous, fer ment^, brewed (whether lager beer, or rice beer) or other liquors, or any all motor drawn vehicles when parked shall have at least one wheel against the curb. (b) No automobile, truck, tractor^ or other vehicle described in this sec tion shall be parked within any space designated as **No Parking.” (c) It shall be unlawful for any per son or persons, to leave the motor of any automobile running: while the intersection of EasU Carolina ave.. South side; South Adair from College Plasa to East Carolina ave.. South side. Traffic proceeding along the streets in this section listed within the limits therein defined shall have the right of way over all traffic ap proaching or entering said streets; Provided that nothing herein contain ed shall be construed to mean that same is parked in or. near any street any vehicle operated on any of said or alley within the Town of Clinton: j streets shall be driven or operated at Providded: The provisions of this par- a greater speed than twenty-five miles of Clinton, without muffling the noise work. made by the exhaust gas from the (c) All persons who are co?nmon compound mixture thereof, by what- motors of said vehicle, and it shall be drunkards. unlawful to sound any signal operated by exhaust gases in the said Town. ' Section 16. PARKING NEAR FIRE HYDRANTS AND GASOLINE ever name called or known, which if drunk to excess, will produce intoxi cation, within the corporate limits of (d) All persons who are profession- the Town of Clinton al gamblers. I Section 40. LIQUUORS KEPT, (e) All able bodied persons who' SOLD, PROHIBITED—It shall be un- agraph shall not apply when the driv er of such motor vehicle is and does remain in the driver’s seat. (d) No automobile, truck, tractor or other vehicle described in this section per hour and within School Zones and Hospital Zones at a greater rate of speed than fifteen miles per hour. Pro vided further, that at the intersection of through streets, the traffic ap- shall abandon their wives' and chil- ITANKS—It shall be unlawful for any idren or either of them without just : person or persons to park any vel^icle' cause, leaving them or either of them ! nearer than fifteen feet to a fire hy-! without sufficient means of support. CHAPTER I Offenses Against Public Safety - , . Section 1. SLING SHOTS—It shall' drant, or a gasoline filling tank, ex-} or in danger of becoasing a public be unlawful for any person or persons 1 cept when the said vehicle is parked | charge shall be parked or remain standing in i proaching from the right shall have the rear of any parking space ^r a the right of way, except where signs longer period than one minute, j or traffic signals indicate otherwise. (e) No automobile, truck, tractor. Section 55. That on and after the or other motor vehicle shall be driven passage of this Ordinance, it shall be to discharge any fire arms within the corporate limits of the Town of Clin ton, unless in case of urgent necessity. Section 3. FIRE CRACKERS, FIRE WORKS—It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to bum or discharge any fire works of any kind on any street in the Town of Clinton, or with in one hundred yards of any cotton platform within the corporate limits of the' liaid Town. Section 4. CARRYING CONCEAL ED WEAPONS—It shall be unlawful for any person dr persons to carry concealed upon the person, or other wise any dangerous weapon, such as knife, pistol, or bowie-knife as enu merated and described in the Statutes of the State of South Carolina, ex cepting such knives as are not pro hibited under said Statute. Section 6. CARRYING UNLAW- FUL»-WEAPONS—It shall be unlaw ful for any person or persons to car ry, whether concealed on his person or not, any unlawful weapon as de scribed to be such by the Statutes of South Carolina, except as is provided by such statutes. Section 6. HITCHING OR LEAV ING HORSES ON STREETS—It shall be unlawful for any person or per sons to leave unattended any horse, mule, or other draft animal in any street in the Town of Clinton. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to hitch to any tree, telephone or telegraph or electric light pole, or to any post on the square, or in or on any street in the Town of Clinton. ’ Section 7. RECKLESS RIDING OR DRIVING—It shall be unlawful for any person to ride any horse, mare, mule or any other animal, or to drive any buggy, cart, wagon or other ve hicle over the public square or any of the streets in the Town of Clinton near a tank for services. Section 17. PUBLIC PLACES OB STRUCTION—It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to obstruct or to allow to be obstruct ed by any means whatsoever, the en trance, or aisles to any public build ing, picture show, church, or other place where people congregate. SECTION 13. PASSING B E- TWEEN pilot AND ENGINE—It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to go or attempt to go be tween any pilot or flagman and a moving locomotive engine^ train or electric cars, while the said pilot or Hagrman is flagging the same. Section 19. RAILROADS, KICK ING CARS—It shall be unlawful to loose from any locomotive engine or electric engine, or train, any box car, coach, coal car, or flat car, while the said locomotive engine or train or electric car is in motion, in such man ner as is commonly called kicking or jerking cars in switching. Section 20. BLOCKING CROSS INGS—It shall be unlawful for any locomotive engine or cars or train to be stopped for a longer time than five (f) Any person who is a prostitute. • (g) Any person who is a keeper or proprietor of a house of prostitution. (h) Any person who is a keeper or proprietor of a gaming place. (i) Any person who has not proper ty sufficient for his and. his family’s support, and who is able to work and does not work, but hires out his minor children or allows them to hire out. (j) All persons representing public ly for gain or reward, without being fully licensed any play, comedy, trag^y, interlude, or farce, or other entertainment of the stage, or any part thereof. (k) All fortune tellers and sturdy Section 27. MANUFACTURING ALCOHOUC LIQUOR—That is shall be unlawful for any person, firm, cor poration, or company to manufacture, make, brew, or compound any spirit uous, malt, vinous, fermented, brew, or other liquors and beverages, or any compound or mixtures ..thereof, by whatever name called, or known with in the corporate limits of the Town of Clinton. Section 28. TRANSPORTING WO- with such speed and in such reckless gtain and keep in good repair all bridg- manner as to endanger the life or limb or property of any person, or leave standing unhitched or unattend ed any horse, mule or team, or ride or drive through any alley at a greater speed than a walk. Section 8. (a) DOGS AT LARGE —It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to allow any dog owned by such person or persons to run at large in the Town of Clinton, unless such dog be muzzled. (b) That the police of the Town of Clinton be and are hereby instructed and empowered to impound all dogs found in the Town of Clinton not muzzled, and to notify the owner or owners of such dog if known to the police and if not know to advertise said dog at least one week. And after notice or advertisement if owner is found, to dieliver the same to proper party upon payment of all expenses incident to such impounding and ad vertising. minutes on any lane, street or alley MEN FOR IMMORAL PURPOSES— ■ It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to transport or convey any woman or women from without the in corporated limits of the Town of Clin ton to any point within the incorporat IllliiUWV* •Stjr I«»SS^ w* way of the Town of Clinton where the same is crossed by any railroad track or tracks therein. Section 21. RAILROADS TO KEEP CROSSINGS IN REPAIR —Every railroad corporation or company, whose track, side track, road bed or right-of-way,. crosses any street or streets of the Town of Clinton, there in, or which shall or may be crossed by any street or streets thereof, there ed limits of said Town or from one place to another within the incorpor ated limits of the Town of Clinton for immoral purposes. Section 30. GAMING; BETTING— It shall be unlawful for any person lawful for any person or persons, firm or corporation, to keep for sale, ex change or barter any intoxicating, spirituous, malt, vinous, fermented, brew, whiskey or other liquors or bev erages, or any compound or mixture thereof, by whatever name called pr known within the corporate limits of the Town of Clinton. Section 41. RESORTS FOR DRINK ING—It shall be unlawful for any person, or persons, firm or corporation to keep any place or places within the corporate limits of the Town of Clin ton ' where alcoholic liquors are sold, bartered or exchanged or given away, or where persofls are permitted to re sort for the purpose of drinking alco holic liquors as a beverage. Section 42. ASSAULT, COMBAT, FIGHT—It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, to commit any as sault and battery, or in any aumner whatever engage in any combat, or fight except in defense of his or their person within any private or public house or any other place within the Town of Clinton. Section 43. GAMBLERS, THIEVES, THUGS, PICKPOCKETS—It shall be unlawful for any person, or persons, commonly reputed to be gamblers, thieves, thugs, pickpockets, or reputed to gain a livelihood by any unlawful means whatsoever, to loiter or loaf on any public street or streets of the Town of Clinton, or at any public place therein. Section 44. THEFT—It shall be un lawful for any person, or persons, within the corporate limits of the Town of Clinton to steal, take, and carry away any goods or property ef another, or assist in doing the same. Section 45. CONCEALING, BUY ING STOLEN GOODS-It shall be with cut out open in, upon, over. unlawful for any pedestrian or pe- through or across any street or alley destrians to cross any streets herein in the Town of Clinton. (f) No automobile, truck, tractor or other motor vehicle whether propelled by steam, gasoline or otherwise, shall be driven or operated upon, in over, through or across any street or alley designated except as hereinafter pro vided: no person or persons shall walk across East Carolina ave., South side^ at its intersection with Broad street except within the lines marked at right angles thereto; across Broad within the Town of Clinton in the [street at its intercestion with Main night time without sufficient lights; street except with the lines marked in, shall construct at its own expense, i or persons, to play at or in any tav- and keep in good repair said street I ern, inn, store, or any house, used as or streets across the said right-of-1 a place of gaming, hotel, barn, kitch sufficient lights are and shall be of such nature, kind and number as pre scribed in regulations for driving mo tor vehicles upon the highways in the State of South Carolina. (g) It shall be unlawful for any pereon or persons to drive or operate any automobile, truck or any other motor vehicle whether propelledd by steam, gasoline or otherwise, in, upon, over through or across any street or alley within the Town of Clinton, with out safe and sufficient brakes on such' vehicle. (h) Any and all persons driving or operating any automobile, truck, trac tor or any other motor vehicle, wheth er propelled by steam or gasoline or otherwise, in, upon, over, through or across any street or alley in the Town of Clinton, shall not bring such ve hicle to a stop or materially change the speed thereof or direction thereof without first giving signal of inten tion to change the spe^ or direction of vehicle. System of signals pre scribed by the State Highway depart ment for use in driving motor vehicles in the State of S. C. shall be construed to be suitable for use in and upon the streets in the Town of Clinton. at right angles thereto; Broad street at its intersection with public square except within lines marked at right angles thereto; Pitts street at its in tersection with Broad street except within lines marked at right angles thereto; Musgrove street at its mter- section with public square except with in lines marked at right angles there to; Musgrove street at intersection with Pitts street except within lines marked at right angles thereto; Pitts street at intersection with Musgp*ove street except within lines mariced at right angles thereto; Musgrove stieet at intercection with Enterprise street except within the lines marked at right angles thereto; East Carolina ave., at its intersection with public square except within the lines marked at right angles thereto. Section 56. That on and after the passage of this Ordinance it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to run, drive or operate any motor ve hicle within the corporate limits of the Town of Clinton without having displ'yaed-at all times to public view in the rear of said vehicle a license number as required by law for the op eration of motor vehicles upon high- (i) All vehicles proceeding along, ways within the State. in, upon, over, through or across any street or alley within the Town of Clinton, shall keep to the right of such street or alley and shall pass to Section 57. That on and after t’r.e passage of this Ordinance it shall be unlawful for any person or persons while under the influence or intoxicat- unlawful for any person or persons, opposite direction and to the left of the right of all traffic moving m an ing liquors or narcotics to drive, oper within the corporate ytimits of the, all traffic moving in same direction. the corporate limits of the Town of Town ol Clinton to,kn^ingly deal in,I (j) No vehicle described in this Or-,Clinton. ate or run any motor vehicle within by cither buying or selling any stolen goccis or property, or to conceal or way and road bed of the said railroad i en, stable, office, bank, barber shop, asul.st in cnceolaing or at .empting to corporation or company and shall at I dwelling house, or of any other house its own expense construct and main-! of whatsoever kind, or in any street. es with their approaches and abut ments over and under any street or streets of the said Town, where they are authorized or required to con struct the same. Section 22. RAILROADS FAILING TO REPAIR BRIDGE CROSSINGS - If any roalroad corporation or com pany, after being duly warned by the mayor of the said Town of Clinton, highway, open woods or other place within the corporate limits of the Town of Clinton at any game or games with cards or.dice, or any gam ing table commonly called A. B. C. or E. 0. or gaming table known or dis- conceal such stolen goods or property Sociion 46. ABUSE DUxMB ANI MALS—It shall be unlawful for any pcMscn or persons to beat, strike, ever oad, or abuse in any manner dinance shall be parked across any I Section 58. That on and after the parking line. [passage of this Ordinance it shall be (k) No person shall park any auto-1 unlawful for any person or persons mobile, truck, tractor or any other under the age of twelve years to run, motor vehicle,' whether propelled by [ drive or operate any motor vehicle steam, gasoline or otherwise, or any j within the corporate limits of the wagon, buggy, cart or any other horse'Town of Clinton, drawn vehicle or leave the same stand-1 Section 59. That on and after the whatsoever, any liorse, mule, ai other jng in any street at any point within j passage, of thi» Ordinance, it shall be draft animal or any dumb brute,of!the Town any kind whatsoever, in the Town of tinguished by any other letter or fig- Clmlon (tion 47. USE DUM3 BRUTES —I: shall be unlawful to ride, drive, use, work, or keep ^or use, any horse, mule, cow, or other domestic animal ures, or by any other name or roley boley or any vogue et noir or any faro bank or at any other table or bank of the same or like kind under any de- by leaving a written notice with or.y inomination whatever, except thelin :i poor, impoverished cr crippled station agent or other officer thereof, igames of billiards, pool, bowls, back-Ifonuilion. shall refuse or neglect to construct or!gammon, chess, whist or draughts,! Section 48. INJURING SHADE repair such street or streets across [when there is no betting on the said TREES AND PUBLIC PROPERTY the said right of way and road bed of game or games of billiards, bowls, Wkgammon, chess, draughts, or whist, or bet on the side or hands of such as do. Section 31. FORTUNE WHEELS— Any person, firm or corporation, own ing, managing, or conducting a clock or wheel of fortune in the Town of Clinton shall be deemed guilty of a said railroad corporation or company, or fail or refuse after being so noti fied to construct and keep in good re pair any bridge with their abutments and approaches, over or under any street or streets of the saidd Town, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Section 23. CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF STREET RAIL- misdemeanor. WAY CROSSING'S— (a) That all j Section 32. BUCKET SHOPS, EX- (c) That in the event no claim isirailroad corporations whose road or;CHANGE, TRADING IN FUTURES made for any dog impounded within'roads are crossed by ^ny street or'—It shall be unlawful for any person, three days after notice or within one I streets on a level therwith, within firm or corporation, to conduct, man- week after advertisement as provided [the incorporate limits of the Town of [age, own, or operate any exchange. —It vhall be unlawful for any person or ptrsons, to injure, in any manner, iViy shade tree or tri^s or any public or pivate property of aiiv kind with in .nt corporate limi'-s of lire Town of C in*on, or to pull or knock off ary p; ’I'ng or gates fro.T) the fences, or in of Clinton, so as to inter-i unlawful for any person or persons to fere with the traffic in, upon, through! drive any automobile, truck, tractor or across any street or alley within the said Town of Clinton. (1) No person or persons shall place or other motor vehicles of whatsoever kind, whether pr^elled by gasoline* steam or otherwise, or any wagon, or leave upon any street or sidewalk | buggy, cart or other horse drawn ve- or sidewalks within the Town of Clin- hides upon, through, or across any ton, any rubbish, trash, boxes, stands, street or alley within the Town of goods, merchandise or any objects'Clinton, while the said street is being whatsoever so as to interfere with repaired or under construction; and traffic in, upon, across such street or streets, sidewalks or alleys and each violation thereof shall be separate of fense and punishable under the pro vision of this Ordinance. Section 53. The Mayor of the Town of Clinton is hereby authorized and di rected to have the following streets in kry manner interfe.-c with or injure dings Ox another,' toe fencing or buildiTi;^:j jx j and marked with such lines and signs or any public or private property parking and driving as in the dis- This section - .- «» said Town of Clinton, shall not apply to sheet force under •jirection of Council. * Section 49.—LOITERING ABOUT JAIL—It shall be unlawful for any in clause (b) of this section, or in the]Clinton, shall, at the expense of such bucket shop shop, or other place in]person or persons, to loiter about the> « 1 Ji ?1 1 1 f¥l — L. t -tA 11 rvv* A/\rviTV\ lin 1 f ft ITY O nv YVU \f event the claimant or dog fails and re fuses to pay the cost of impounding, keeping and advertising of such dog or dogs, the police of said Town of Clinton are hereby empowered and directed to kill such dog or dogs. Section 9. FIERCE DOGS OFFI CERS TO KILL—It shall be unlawful railroid or railroads, so guard and protect its rails and maintain such cretion of said Mayor may be deemed advisable and proper: Musgrove street from its exit from the public square to north line of Clinton Bakery build ing; East Carolina ave. North side. it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to disregard any barricade or signs closing any street ojr streets in the Town of Clinton or to interfere with such barricades or signs or to remove or damage such barricades or signs. Section 60. That on and after the passage of this Ordinance, it shall be unlawful for any person or persona, while such person or persons are on skates, bicycles,' skooters or sleds or any other vehicle to hold on or swing to any automobile, truck, tractor or other motor vehjcle while same is. in motion. ‘ v Section 61. The term “motor ve- the Town of Clinton where cotton, | Town jail or communicate in any way grain, stocks, meats, or other pro-. with the prisoners therein, without the crossings in such manner and with [ducts or commodities are bought and consent of the Mayor or a policeman such construction and of such mate-1sold for future delivery, unless it is on duty. rrroTVTr' AoniTP rial as may be required by the corpor-!the intention of the buyer of the same] Section .50. LOITERING A^'L i ate authorities of said Town. ! to actually purchase and receive the! COLLEGES, SCHOOLS, AND HOS- (b) That the Mayor of the Town of ' articles so sold. PITALS—It shall be unlawful for any vciivo ivy xviuu XL auaii uc uiii€x,»x«x CUnton be and Ts hereby authorized to] Section 33. POOL AND BILLIARD; person or persons to loiter or loaf for any person or persons to keep ,up- require and demand any and all of the; ROOMS—It shall be unlawful for any about any college, school, hospital, or on his or her premises in the Town of'railroad corporations whose roads or; person, firm or corporation, to own, j orphanage in the jTown of Clinton, and from its exit from the public square rv j- u m to its intersection with Woodrow Ordinance, shall street; East Carolina ave., Soutn side, 1 mean and include all from Woodrow street to intersection I motorC-ycles, trucks and of Broad street; West Main street from intersection with Broad street to gasoline, steam, ele< tricity, or Thornwell street; Broad street from I Hampton ave. to north line of post Section 62. Any person or persons office lot; Pitts street from Elizabeth violating any provi.^ion of this Ord:- street to Musgrove street; Wall street nance, (Sec. .51 to 61 inclusive) upon [from Pitts street to intersection of l^'onviction, shall be finei for each of- Ciinton any dog or dogs of a violent,' road beds are crossed by any streets maintain, operate or manage any pool it shall be unlawful for any person 'Jr, street; Enterprise street ‘«n3e not less than $1.00 and not more ' ■’ rewith, within the or billiard table for gain or prdfit in persons not connected therewith, fj-om Pickens street to intersection of'than $100.00 or imprisoned for not fierce, or dangerous nature, or of an' on same level the apparently violent, fierce, or danger ous nature, unless the same be se curely tied or housed. incorporate limits of the Town of; the Town of Clinton, or to operate a, less on legitimate business, to. trM-1 street; Pickens street from than five days nor more than Clinton, to construct and maintain j pool or billiard table free of charge pass upon any of the grounds of the street to intersection .of thirty days. .1 • I _ J 1 ! *_ i tf nf ir\nc ftv fft r*r9ntiniiAii«l v ' . _ ^ .. _ ♦ their r9ad beds and such crossings in in connection with any kind of busi- [ said institutions, or to continuously Caroli na ave.. North side. The ^ IwU ^4 A1 v/ v4 • y awNA V X* OT xK Q w ^ 'J Vv A V W1 V tl vy €* 1 v/1 i 11C* O V C • J L ILll -yxlAv* XllC (b) It shall be and is hereby de- such manner and of such material as ness that is conducted for gam or, ride up and down the streets near oy jg hereby authorized and direct- dared to be the duty of any officer or he, the said Mayor, may deem best for profit. The operation of such table [the said institutions. policeman of said Town to immedi-1 the safety and convenience of travel for a period of twenty-four hours shall ately kill any-such dog found by him' over such crossings. The Mayor shall constitute a separate offense, or them upon the streets' of said give written notice to any railroad or Section 34. BOWLING ALLEYS— •Pokm I railroads whose road is crossed by any It shall be unlawful for any owner or Section 10. FEMALE DOGS —It st reet or streets within the incorpor-' operator of any bowling alley in the CHAPTER III Traffic — Regulation Section 51. That on and after the passage of this Ordinance, it sahll be ed to have marked off with such signs and designations as in the dis- CHAFTER IV Miscellaneous Regulations Section 64. PAINTING ON PAVE- cretion of said Mayor may be deemed v ' ‘ ^ advisable a zone o? zone/on anv and ^b-Any person, f.rm, or cor- all of the streets In the Town of Clin- r''™"?."’".''"./''!! '/>' ton, adjacent and contiguous to the lot I'.' o.,,, oil woiaooi oK„..oi, VICO 00 t,he pavcd streets or sidewalks of any and all school buildings, church shall be unlawful for any person or 1 ate limits of hte Town of Clinton, as Town of Clinton, to allow or keep open nerson or persons to scnooi ouiiaings, cnurcii Trv.or« persons, to, allow It‘S'aSg!' bitch or slut, while in heat or s^iasonjof any and all such crossings wiluui oecuon od. xvavu^vj, yxxx^^i^x, motor vehicle whether —- -- belonging 1^ him, her or them, to run'the incorporate limits ot the Town of FIGHTING—-il sh^ll^be unlawful rer vehicle be propelled by steam is also authorized and directed to erect loose upon uny of the stree.ts of the;Clinton, specifying the type and con^ an^ person or persons to engage di- _„gQ|jjjg qj. otherwise in upon over’ stoP sisals and other traffic signs as done shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Section 65. AWNINGS~It shall be Town of Clinton, and it is hereby de-! struction and nature of material to rectly or indirectly in chicken or roos-■ across any streets or alley i" the discretion of said Mayitr may^lawful for any person, firm or cor- ciared to be the duty or the policemen I be used therein. |ter fighting or any gander or 800se 1 Clinton at a expedient, at the intersection and poration, to allow awnings to hang of the said Town of Clinton, to imme-| (c) In the event any railroad or pulling or horse racing, or by their, ^ twenty-five along any and all streets and alleys nearer to the surface of the sidewalKS diately kill, any suck dog, bitch or .“lut! railroads fail to comply with the re-lpresence give ajd to the same within per* hour: Provid^; that no Ve-^ within the Town of Clinton, for the than seven feet. foundd upon the streets of the saidjquest of the Mayor after notice as the corporate limits of the Town of.y^.^j^ described in this section be oper-V.urpose of directing traffic and such Section 66. FALSE ALARM be unlawful for any person or persons ition or prereeedings as may be neces-lor persons, to engage in loud talking gg. That on and after the'across any and all streets or alleys in MUTATION TAX—Every” male'rVsi- to drive, ride, or move any automobile,,sary to enforce compliance and to re-1 br [‘ej'owing or th^ makmg^of any p^gg^^g y-^ig Ordinance, all persons [the Town of Clinton; and each failure ^ent of the Town of Clinton, between motorcycle, or l.icycle,j»Uhin the Urn-1 cover _oooh ; I":"! J"/ ° 1 driving o7 7p«‘rattog 707' 7utomoWie', i ‘o S''0*“ of i7CTV-7n7 iid''fifty:fi've ■njr'fnr nr rtthor mrttnr vonifvia I nals Shall be a Separate oliense and except those who are unable to i;7 of'the*' Town 'of 'clinton without Uueh penalties a, may be authoriaed | whatever, ,or use vulgar or P^»»'| JS^Str'ictro^^Xr'‘.iotorTSi;:, . . „ , . . . . , - having the same equipped wth a i by Jaw. T,^xr,nTMr' to atmo • k" uk i^ VuaH 11 whether such vehicle be propelled by | Punjshable under the provision ol this support by reason of ^ysical boarding TRAINS'might be heard by ladies, or be drunk ^j'^_.^j^^^^J Ord.nance. _ disability and those exempted from gong, bell or horn in good repair, but no. motor vehicle shall be equipped with a siren whistle except the vehicle of firemen, and the same shall be used only when going to a fire. Section 12. BICYCLES, CARTS OR. WHEEL BARROW—It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to ride any bicycle, roll a push cart or hand cart or w’heel barrow ypon any of the sidewalks of the Town of Clinton: Provided, the provision of this section shall not apply to mer chants loading or unloading merchan dise to or from their regular place of business. Section 13. VEHICLE, BLOWING horn—It shall be unlawful to un necessarily blow any horn or whistle Section 24. XXV/XXXVX^XX^V» XX»gX.XX^U —It shall be unlawful for any person'or curse or swear on any public street, except passengers or others assisting I or at a place of public amusement or them and the employees of the rail-! public worship or any other place road company, to board any train wj^hin or o'” across any street or alley within [ed within the Town of Clinton shall more than ten days on the streets of within the corporate limits »?■ the guilty of a breaeh of the peace or dis-, ^J pp through the Town, as shall be directed by ihe all persons driving or operating any| Section 54. That on and after the road duty by the General Assembly of wagon, buggy, or cart or other horse j pas.sage of this Ordinance, the follow- [ the State, shall be liable for duty for drawn vehicle, in, upon, over, through ling streets within the limits mention-ia period of not less than six days, nor Town of Clinton without permission orderly conduct from the conductor of the train, or of [ soever, anywhere within the corppr- the person in charge of same; and get- ate limits of het Town of Clinton. ting on the steps and swinging to such trains shall be considered boarding within the meaning of this ordinance. CHAPTER II Offenses Against Order and Morality Section 25. FEMALES, PERSONS Section 37. DISORDERLY HOUSE —It shall be unlawful for any person or nersons to keep or occupy tempor arily or otherwise within the Town of Clinton, any disorderly house, any bawdy house or a house of ill fame. Section 38. LETTING HOiJSE FOR rfegulations as to parking and driving streets: East Carolina ave., South side.^Town Council; provided that any such and operating such vehicle, whether, from eastern incorporated limits to in-! resident who shall pay to the Town mechanically propelled or horse drawn,' tersection of Broad street; West Main' Treasurer such sums as shall be fixed as hereinafter set forth; and each vio-j street from intersection with Broad (from year to year as a commutation latiqn of any of said regulations shall'street to western incorporated limits;! tax shall be exempt from street duty be unlawful and each violation shall Broad street from souhetrn incorpou*-' for that year. Any person who iihall be a separate offense and shall bejated limits to northern incorporated: fail or refuse to do such work, after punishable under the provisions of this Ordinance. (a) All automobiles, trucks, trac- DISREIPUTABLE USE—It shall be tors, or other vehicles described in OF BAD CHARACTER—rlt shall be | unlawful for the owner or the lessee' this section shall be parked within limits; MusgroVe street from north i:i-1 notic^'junlesk he show a receipt for corporated limits to intersection with! the commutation tax, shall be guiltv Pitts street; Sloan street from inter-,of a misdemeanor, and puniashabio by section of Main street to northern in-1 a fine of not less than $5,00 nor more corporated limits; North Adair street ,than $25.00 or by imprisonment of neC unlawful for any female of bad char-j of any dwelling or other building in j the lines layed tif for parking. And from northern ineorporated limits wOj (Continued On Next Page) ■J ..'i .JSis*-isaiM 9 SLi.