A | ORDINANCES AND CHARTER OF THE CIVY OF DURHAM CHARTER CHAPTER 235, PRIVATE LAws oF 1899 CHAPTER 178, PrivaTE Laws oF 1901 CHAPTER 357, PRIVATE LAws OF 1901 CHAPTER 211, PrivaTE Laws oF 1903 CHAPTER 76, PRIVATE Laws oF 1905 CHAPTER 199, PrivaTE Laws oF 1905 CHAPTER 365, PrivaTEe Laws oF 1907 ORDINANCES REVISED AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF DURHAM, N. C., THE 7TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1914 DurRHAM, N. C. THE SEEMAN PRINTERY 1914 a eee ie % &. a oe . on fe ae 4) ‘ Ny +A ot ee “aa oe eee te * e he 4,7) © gay ~ ire =f “J Digitized by the Internet Archiv in 2022 with funding from — Duke University Libraries ; : Pe : ee | me (ee aes ig ps4 https larchive.org/details/ordinancescharte0Odu I “1% ; A =. - “e i dove " a+ * " z a cee i -. . ,. THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF DURHAM DO ORDAIN THE FOLLOWING ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF DURHAM CHAPTERS: RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN Section 1. There shall be regular meetings of the Board of Aldermen at their office on the first and third Monday nights of each month: Provided, That instead of meeting on the first Monday night of the month of May in the year ef an election for municipal officers of the City of Durham, the said Board shall meet on Wednesday night after the first Monday in said month. The Mayor, or a majority of the Board, may call a special meeting in case of emergency, but no business shall be transacted at such meeting except that for which it was called. Five members of the Board shall constitute a quorum. If a quorum fail to attend, the meet- ing shall stand adjourned to a day agreed on by a majority of the members present. Sec. 2. When a regular meeting shall be organized, the order of business shall be as follows: 1. Reading the pro- ceedings of the last meeting, unless dispensed with by general consent. 2. Corrections, if any to be made. 3. Reports of committees: (a) Finance Committee; (b) Committee on Claims; (c) Market House Committee; (d) Street Committee ; (e) Light Committee; (f) Water Committee; (g) Police Com- mittee; (h) Cemetery Committee. 4. Report of Chief of Police. 5. Report of Health Officer. 6. Reports of any spe- cial committees. 7. Unfinished business. 8. Reading any Regular and spe- cial meeting the the Board of Al dermen. Order of busi- ness. Mayor decides questions of or- er. Previous ques- tions. Ayes and noes. Motion to ad- journ always in order. Motions in order when question is under considera- tion. Questions di- vided. Amendments, etc. ORDINANCES OF THE communication by the Clerk. 9. New business. If the Board direct any matter to be the special business of a future meeting, the same shall have precedence over all other business at such meeting. No proposition shall be entertain- ed by the Mayor until it has been seconded, and every propo- sition shall, when required by the Mayor or a member, be reduced to writing. Sec. 3. The Mayor shall preserve order and decide all questions of order, but any member may appeal to the Board from the decision of the Mayor upon any question of order, and on such appeal no Alderman shall speak more than once, without leave, nor longer than three min- utes. Sec. 4. The previous question may be called at any time by a majority of the members present. ‘The ayes and noes may be called for by any member. Sec. 5. A motion to adjourn shall always be in order, and shall be decided without debate. Src. 6. When a question is under consideration, no mo- tion shall be received except as follows: To lay on the table; toa postpone to a time certain; to postpone indefinitely; to re- fer to a committee ; to amend; to divide, and a motion to strike out and insert. Motions for any of these purposes shall have precedence in the order named. Sec. 7. If a question under discussion contains several distinct propositions, the same shall be divided at the request of any member and a vote taken separately. Sec. 8. All amendments shall be considered in the order in which they are moved. When a proposed amendment is under consideration, a motion to amend the same may be made. No further amendment to such second amendment shall be in order; but when an amendment to an amendment is under consideration, a substitute to the whole matter may be received. No proposition on a subject different from the one under consideration shall be received under color of a sub- stitute. City oF DurHAam Sec. 9. No question decided by the Board shall be again brought forward at any subsequent meeting, except upon a motion for reconsideration made by some member voting with the majority. A motion to reconsider a vote shall not be in order except at the same or the succeeding meeting to that at which the vote was taken: Provided, That a vote or question may be reconsidered at any time by the vote of two-thirds of the Board. Sec. 10. Every ordinance shall be in force from its pas- sage, unless otherwise -ordered. Sec. 11. All elections by the Board shall be made by bal- lot, if required by any two members present. A majority of all the members present shall be necessary to make an election or appointment. Sec. 12. All special committees shall, unless otherwise ordered, be appointed by the Mayor. Sec. 13. The standing committees shall be as follows, elected by the Board by ballot, unless otherwise specified: Committee of two on Finance; Committee of two on Claims; Committee of three on Streets; Committee of three on Market; Committee of three on Water; Committee of three on Fire Department ; Committee of two on Lights; Committee of two on Cemetery ; Committee of two on Police; Committee of two on Public Health, appointed as hereinafter provided. Sec. 14. The reports of all committees shall be in writ- ing. All reports recommending or requiring any action or ex- pression of opinion by the Board, shall be accompanied by a corresponding resolution. Sec. 15. All applications and petitions to the Board shall be read and laid on the table, subject to any motion which an Alderman may think proper to make. All such applications and petitions shall be presented through the Clerk of the Board. Sec. 16. Resignation of members of the Board of Al- dermen shall be in writing, and any resignation shall lie on the table until the next regular meeting. Reconsideration Ordinance in force from pas- sage. Elections by bal- lot. Special commit- tees appointed by Mayor. Standing com- mittees. Report of com- mittees. Applications and petitions. Resignation of members. 8 Money appro- priated or ordi- nance repealed only at regular meeting. City Clerk. ORDINANCES OF THE Src. 17. No proposition to appropriate money, to alter or repeal any ordinance or rule of the Board, or to enact any new ordinance, or to establish any new rule, or to elect any officer shall be made or decided at any other than a regular meeting. Src. 18. That whenever an alderman addresses the Board he shall do so in a standing position and no alderman shall be allowed to speak more than five minutes on any question, except by the consent of the Mayor. : CHAPTER II. DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES Section 1. The City Clerk shall keep safely the books, papers, records and journals of the city, and record all the proceedings and acts of the Board of Aldermen. He shall, under the direction of the Board of Aldermen, make out the tax lists according to the provisions of the City Charter and perform such other duties as the Aldermen may prescribe. He shall receive such compensation as the Board shall allow, and shall give a justified and satisfactory bond in the sum of five hundred dollars, for the faithful performance of his duties. Sec. 2. The City Bookkeeper shall keep the books of the city in accordance with the system approved by the Board of Aldermen. He shall also be Assistant City Clerk, and in the absence of the City Clerk, shall perform all the duties per- taining to that office. He shall perform such other duties as the Aldermen may prescribe and shall receive such compensa- tion as the Board shall allow. He shall give a justified and sat- isfactory bond payable to the City of Durham in the sum of five hundred dollars for the faithful performance of his duties. Src. 3. The City Treasurer shall receive all moneys due the city or by law payable to him and receipt for the same. He shall pay out no money, except on presentation of proper vouchers authorized by the Aldermen. He shall make a City or DturHam monthly statement to the Board of Aldermen showing amounts received, and from what source, and amounts disburs- ed, accompanied by vouchers for the same, and condition of funds on hand. He shall receive such compensation as the Board shall allow, or is otherwise fixed by law, and shall give a justified and satisfactory bond in the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, for the faithful discharge of his duties. Sec. 4. The Chief of Police shall collect all the taxes due the City, except as otherwise provided for; and in such ca- pacity of tax collector shall have all the power and authori- ty which the sheriff has in the collection of State taxes. He shall issue licenses for all special taxes provided for in the Charter and the Ordinances of the City, except as otherwise provided for by law. He shall render monthly to the Board of Aldermen a state- ment in writing designating all ordinances which have been violated and the disposition of each such case. Sec. 5. The City Attorney shall be the legal adviser of ‘the Board of Aldermen and the Mayor. He shall be elected by the Board of Aldermen at their first annual meeting in May, and shall receive such compensation as the Board may allow. Sec. 6.. The Finance Committee shall perform the du- ties hereinafter indicated, and shall have, under the authority of the Board, general control of the finances of the city. It shall receive the reports of the City Treasurer, examine his books and vouchers; at all times carefully investigate the city’s financial condition, negotiate necessary loans under the direction of the Board, and recommend all expenditures of money, not otherwise provided for. Sec. 7. Claims against the city for goods furnished, ser- vices rendered, and all claims of whatever kind, shall be pre- sented to the Claims Committee, which shall examine all the said claims and bills, and the evidence thereof, and shall re- port thereon to the Board, classifying the various claims and recommending the acceptance or rejection, or further inquiry into each. City Attorney. Finance commit- tee. Claims commit- tee. 10 Fire committee. Street commit- tee, Market commit- tee. Water commit- tee. Light committee Cemetery com- mittee, Police committee. ORDINANCES OF THE Sec. 8. The Fire Committee shall perform the duties hereinafter set out under the chapter entitled “The Fire De- partment.” Sec. 9. The Street Committee shall perform the duties hereinafter set out in the chapter entitled “Streets and Street Commissioner.” To it shall be referred all petitions for new streets; the alteration or change of streets or sidewalks or the grade of either. It shall examine and have control of the private sewers of the city. Sec. 10. The Committee on the Market shall have gen- eral control of the market house; shall make frequent inves- tigation as to its condition and conduct, and shall perform the duties hereinafter set out in the chapter entitled “Market House.” All petitions and requests relative to the market shall be referred to it. Sec. 11. The Committee on Water shall have general con- trol and supervision of the water supply of the city; it shall make frequent examinations of the condition and manage- ment of the waterworks, pipes, reservoir and hydrants. All petitions relative to the water of the city shall be referred to 1t. Sec. 12. The Light Committee shall have general con- trol of the lights for the streets and buildings or halls owned cr used by the city and perform such other duties as shall be lawfully prescribed. Src. 13. The Cemetery Committee shall have general con- trol of the cemetery, shall visit and inspect the same and per- form the other duties prescribed in the Charter and Ordi- tances of the city. Sec. 14. ‘The Police Committee shall have general control of the Police Department, supervise and inspect the police station and guard house and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board. Sec. 15. The Committee on Public Health shall consist cf two members to be appointed by the Mayor and to this Committee shall be referred all questions coming before the Board of Aldermen relating to public health and said City oF DurHam Committee shall pass on and report to the Board of Alder- men all appropriations made for the Board of Health of the City of Durham. Sec. 16. The Clerk of the Market, with the advice and the direction of the Committee on the Market, shall have control of the market house of the city, and shall perform all the duties indicated in, and see to the observation of all the crdinances of the chapter entitled, “The Market and Scales.” He shall have all the powers and authority of a policeman of the city to make arrests anywhere for the violation of any ordinances of the chapter entitled, “The Market and Scales.” oi the city scales and make monthly returns to the Board. He shall receive such compensation as the Board may see fit; and shall give a bond justified and satisfactory to the Board, in the sum of three hundred dollars, for the faith- ful performance of his duties. CHAPTER III. CONCERNING THE STREETS AND STREET COMMISSIONER SEcTION 1. At the first regular meeting of the Board of 11 Market Clerk. Election of Street Commis Aldermen in May of each year, or as soon thereafter as may sioner. be determined by the Board, there shall be elected by the Board of Aldermen a Street Commissioner, who shall give a bond of five hundred dollars for the faithful performance of his duties. His salary shall be fixed by the Board of Aldermen. Sec. 2. The Street Commissioner shall employ and sup- erintend all the laborers required by the City to work upon the streets and other public highways. He shall hire foremen, at prices to be agreed upon, to work and superintend laborers in his absence. He shall make requisitions upon the City Pur- chasing Agent for all supplies for his department. He shall report to the Purchasing Agent each week the time that each employee has worked, the cost of the labor and ma- terial, and all other expenses incurred by him on account of the City. He shall certify to the correctness of all accounts 12 Occupants of lots to keep foot- ways, sidewalks and gutters open. Doors to cellars and.vaults kept closed. No obstruction beyond line of sidewalk. ORDINANCES OF THE due for labor, lumber and all other expenses incurred by him for the use of the City. He shall further perform all the duties imposed upon him in this chapter, and which may hereafter be imposed by the Board of Aldermen. Sec. 3. Every occupant of a lot on any street shall keep the footway or sidewalk clear, and the gutter open and free from obstruction as far as such lot extends. If any rubbish dirt, ashes or any other thing be placed or left, without law- fu) authority, upon such footway or sidewalk, or upon such gutter, the occupant of such lot shall remove the same; if twelve hours elapse after notice, oral or written, by the Chief of Police, or by the Street Commissioner, or by an Alder- man, without such removal, the occupant shall, upon convic- tion, be fined five dollars, and every additional twelve hours shall constitute a separate offense, subject to a like fine. Sec. 4. Every owner or occupant of a house on a street which has a cellar door or vault in a public footway, shall keep the same in good repair and shall keep the door closed at all times, or a guard stationed there to warn the public. If such owner or occupant shall, after being notified so to do by the Mayor, or by a member of the Committee on Streets, or by the Street Commissioner, or by the Chief of Police, either in person or through a policeman, fail for the space of three days to repair the same, he shall be fined five dollars; and every day that shall elapse thereafter, until the repair is made, shall constitute a distinct offense. If there be several owners of such house, it shall be sufficient to give the said notice to any one of them. If the owner be a nonresident, the notice may be given to his agent, or to the occupant of the house, and if either fail to comply with the provisions of this section, he shall be fined five dollars. If such owner or occupant leave the door open, in violation of this section, he shall be fined five dollars... SEc. 5. No person shall encroach upon the streets, by building or erecting any porch, stoop, paling, chimney, build- ing or other structure, beyond the line of the inner side of the sidewalk. Every person so offending, after being notified by the Mayor, Street Commissioner, or some member of the Street Committee, shall remove the said encroachment, and City or DurHam if he fail to do so for two days, it shall be removed by the Street Commissioner at the expense of the owner of the building, and said owner shall be fined one dollar a day for every day it remains after expiration of said time, and said expense shall be a lien upon the property in the same manner and to the same extent as taxes are. Sec. 6. No brick, stone, wood or other substance obstruct- ing the streets, shall be suffered to lie in the streets of the city; and no person shall place in any street or alley, or upon any sidewalk, any boxes, casks, crates, barrels, rubbish, trash or other obstruction: Provided, That this shall not apply to persons building. Every person offending against this provi- sion shall be fined five dollars for each and every offense, and a like sum for each and every day that such obstructions are permitted to remain. Sec. 7. No wood, coal, chips or trash accumulating from cutting wood, nor any trash, rubbish or dirt removed from any lot, cellar or other place, shall be permitted to remain on any street for a longer period than twenty-four hours after said wood, coal, chips or trash, rubbish or dirt, shall have been placed or deposited there; any person violating this section shall be fined one dollar, and such further sum as may be necessary to remove the same: Provided, That the owner of said wood, coal, chips or trash, rubbish or dirt, shall be considered the offender against this ordinance. Sec. 8. No person shall throw any glass or other sub- stances injurious to bicycle tires, or horse or cattle feet, on the streets or sidewalks of the city. Any person violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars for each offense. Sec. 9. No person shall throw any banana peeling, peanut hulls or other like substance upon the sidewalks of the city. Any person violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, ke fined one dollar for each offense. Sec. 10. No produce, merchanidse, cook provisions, poul- iry, fruits, vegetables or other commodity shall be exposed for sale, or for advertisement, or as samples in or upon any 13 No substance — permitted to lie in streets. No trash or dirt permitted to re- main on streets more than 24 hours. No substances in- jurious to bi- cycles allowed in streets. Banana peeling. 14 Trees may be planted. No animals fed on sticets or hitched to the sidewalks. No ditches or trenches digged, or trash deposit- ed, without per- mission or con- sent of Street Commissioner. No sand or dirt removed without permission, Persons doing business on cer- tain streets to clean and sweep trash away. ORDINANCES OF THE sidewalk, alley, gutter or street of the City on the space in front of any buildings (used as a sidewalk). Any person violating this ordinance shall, apon conviction, be fined one dollar for each offense; Provided, That the owner of said produce, merchandise, cook provisions, poul- iry, fruit, vegetables or other commodity shall be considered the offender under this section. Src. 11. The citizens of the city may plant trees in front of their lots according to directions of the Street Commis- sioner. If any person or corporation shall directly or indi- rectly cut, destroy or injure said trees, without permission from the Board of Aldermen, he or it shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars. Sec. 12. If any person shall feed any horse, mule or other animal on any street, or shall hitch any of said animals to any shade trees in the city, he shall, upon conviction, be fined one dollar for each offense. Sec. 13. No person shall dig any ditch or trench across any street or sidewalk of, nor deposit any dirt, rubbish or trash taken from any cellar or other place upon, any of the streets in the City of Durham, without permission or consent of the Street Commissioner, and any person violating this section shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars for each and every offense. Sec. 14. No person shall remove any sand or dirt from any of the streets, alleys or sidewalks in the City of Durham without the permission of the Street Commissioner, and any person violating this section shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars. Sec. 15. Every person doing business on Main, Parrish, Peabody, Church, Mangum or Corcoran streets, shall, after closing ‘his place of business at night, or before 7 o'clock a. m. of each day, clean and sweep and sprinkle the trash and dirt from the sidewalk in front of his place of business, and so pile or arrange the same that it can be readily removed by the street cart, and any person violating this section shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars for each offense. City or DurHam SEc. 16. No person shall deposit or throw or sweep any paper or unsightly trash or garbage upon the sidewalk or streets of the city, and any person violating this section shall, upon conviction, be fined one dollar. SEc. 17. No person shall lead, ride or drive any bicycle except in case of accident, horse or other animal upon any footway or sidewalk, except at a regular or established cross- ing, and then only for the purpose of going into or out of said lot; nor shall any person place on the footway or side- walk, of any public street any wheelbarrow, hand-cart, hand- carriage or other vehicle, except in passing directly across the footway, into or out of a house or lot. Any person violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined one dollar for such offense: Provided, Nothing in this section shall prevent the use, on such footway or sidewalk, of a hand-carriage to carry an infant or invalid. Sec. 18. No person shall drive any dray, cart or wagon in any public street faster than at the rate of four miles per hour, nor shall the driver of any vehicle on any street wan- tonly crack his whip, to the annoyance of others, nor suf- fer his vehicle to stand or pass on any street without holding the reins, except in the case of a wagon, cart or dray while delivering or receiving a load. When vehicles meet, each shall go to the right. Any person offending against any provision of this section shall, Hon conviction, be fined one collar for each offense. Sec. 19. No person shall ride or drive any horse or other animal in any street faster than at the rate of six miles per hour, nor break any horse or other animal, in any street. Any person violating this section shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars for each offense. SEc. 20. No person shall stop or drive any wagon, car- riage, buggy, cart or other vehicle, drawn by horse or mule or other beast of burden, or run a bicycle or wheelbarrow or hand-cart, upon the sidewalks of the city: Provided, A driv- ing across such sidewalk shall not be deemed a violation of this section; nor shall any person stop any of the vehicles above mentioned on the crossing for foot passengers on any street 15 No paper or trash upon side- walks. No obstructions at crossings upon sidewalks. No person to drive, etc., more than 4 miles an hour, nor crack whip, etc. Vehicles to go to right. No riding or driving faster than 6 miles an hour, nor break any horse, etc. Vehicles not to stop on sidewalks. 16 ORDINANCES OF THE or streets. Any person violating this section shall be fined one dollar for each offense, and twenty-five cents for every five minutes he shall remain thereon, after notice to move off by any officer or citizen of the city. Src. 21. No person shall ride or drive a bicycle or motor- cycle within the City of Durham in the night time without light sufficient to give warning, nor shall any such person ride such bicycle or motorcycle at a greater rate of speed than ten miles an hour in the fire limits and fifteen miles an hour outside the fire limits. All bicycles and motorcycles shall be provided. with bells or other devices and shall give warn- ing when passing pedestrians, vehicles, turning corners and crossing streets. Any person violating this ordinance shall be fined One_ Dollar ($1.00) for each and every offense. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed. Sec. 22. No person shall ride a bicycle or motorcycle or ride or drive an automobile within the City of Durham in the night time without a lantern or other light sufficient to give warning. Any person violating this section, shall, upon conviction, be fined one dollar. pee ate pee Sec. 23. Any person who shall injure any bridge or other tovpineets: property belonging to the city, or place any obstruction in any street, sidewalk, culvert, drain or sewer, public or pri- vate, shall, upon conviction, be fined ten dollars; and if he fail to remove the same for twelve hours after notice by the Mayor or Street Commissioner or one of the Street Com- mittee, every day that shall elapse thereafter without such re- moval shall constitute a distinct offense. Ne a Sec. 24. No wagon, cart, carriage, buggy, bicycle, motor- on street. cycle, automobile or other vehicle shall be permitted to block up or obstruct the entrance or passage to any public or pri- vate lot. BG Src. 25. The Street Commissioner shall notify all per- sons having trees in front of their lots to have them properly trimmed. If the owner or occupant refuse or delay compli- City oF DurHAamM ance more than five days, they shall be trimmed under the superintendence of the Street Commissioner, the expense thereof to be charged to the owner or occupant of said lot, to be recovered by warrant before the Recorder. Any person refusing to comply with this ordinance shall, upon convic- tion, be fined $10.00. Sec. 26. Whenever streets shall have been ordered to be opened, and an assessment shall have been duly made according to law, and approved by the Board, the Street Com- ixissioner shall open the same so as to give the right of way to the public, even if he is unable to grade them at the time. Sec. 27. Neither the Street Commissioner nor the Street Committee shall be allowed to enter upon any work ex- cept ordinary repairs, without the previous consent of the Board; and whenever any work is proposed to be done, a detailed estimate of the cost thereof shall be submitted to the Board. Sec. 28. No account for work by contract shall be al- lowed until the work so contracted for shall be examined by the Street Commissioner, who shall certify to the Board whether the same is done as prescribed in the proposal. Sec. 29. The Street Committee shall report every month to the Board the amount of work performed, the locality and character of the work, and the quality-of the labor employed, distinguishing skilled mechanic from common labor. Sec. 30. The Street Commissioner shall notify in writ- ing all owners or lessees of lots of land in the city whenever the sidewalks on or adjacent to the same shall need repair- ing, giving directions how it shall be done. If ten days shall elapse and the owner or lessee shall fail or neglect to repair as ordered, he shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meanor and fined ten dollars for each day’s neglect (after the expiration of the said ten days from the notice) to make said repairs. Sec. 31. The owner of any lot in the City of Durham fronting or adjoining a street, on which a sidewalk has been, or may hereafter be established, shall, upon notice, improve, 17 Streets opened. Street work must be ordered by Board. Street Commis- sioner must ex- amine work done by contract. Report of street committee to show work done. Street Commis- sioner to notify owners or les- sees to repair streets. Repair and im- provement of sidewalks. 18 No awning to be within 8 feet of sidewalk. Water not to drain or flow on sidewalk. ORDINANCES OF THE curb, repair or pave the sidewalk fronting or adjoining said lot in such manner and with such material as the Board of Aldermen may direct, and the expenses thereof shall be divid- ed equally between the city and the owner. If any owner of such lot shall, after twenty days’ notice in writing or (if per- sonal notice cannot be given) after twenty days’ notice in the newspapers of Durham, fail to improve, curb, repair and pave said sidewalk in the manner prescribed by the Board, ihe Street Commissioner shall improve, curb, repair or pave ihe same, and one-half the expense thereof, together with all the costs of such notice, shall be a lien upon said lot as taxes are. The said amount shall be reported to the Board of Aldermen and entered by the City Clerk or the Tax Collector upon the tax list, against the owner, and the same shall be collected by the Tax Collector, in the same manner, and subject to the same provisions as he collects taxes. Sec. 32. That all persons, firms or corporations operating railroads in the City of Durham, shall maintain culverts of sufficient size for the ready flow and passage of surface water under their tracks, and such culverts shall be made and con- structed in such a manner as to prevent the backing of water upon adjacent property and streets. Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be fined ten dollars, and each day there- after shall constitute a new and separate offense. Sec. 33. No owner or the lessee of any building in the city to which there is an awning shall permit the frame of said awning, or any part thereof, to be so low as within eight feet of the sidewalk or street. Any violation of this ordi- nance shall subject the offender to a fine of one dollar each day said awning so continues within the distance forbidden. Sec. 34. No owner or lessee of property shall, after five days’ notice from the Street Commissioner, allow the water to drain from the roofs of buildings on the sidewalks of said city, nor allow the gutters to empty on the sidewalks. Any person violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars. City or DurHam Sec. 35. ‘That no lemonade or candy stand shall be allow- ed on Main Street, from Five Points to Roxboro Street, or within five feet of the building line of Main Street, between the mentioned points. Any person violating this ordinance shall be fined five dol- lars, and the Chief of Police shall remove the same. Sec. 36. No person shall roll, push or drag in the streets, or sidewalks of the city, empty or loaded hogsheads, tierces, barrels or boxes. Any person violating this section shall be fined ten dollars. Sec. 37. No person shall build any grating or pavements in any of the streets or sidewalks of the city over any base- ment or cellar except of iron, stone or some indestructible sub- stance other than wood. Any person violating this ordinance shall be fined five dollars, and five dollars for every twenty- four hours same remains. Sec. 38. No person or crowd of persons shall obstruct and impede travel on the streets of the city. Any person . failing to move when admonished by any citizen or police- man, shall be fined five dollars for each offense. Sec. 39. It shall be unlawful for any person to leave any hack, carriage, wagon, automobile or other vehicle on the streets without some person in actual charge or near at hand to move it if notified so to do, so as to prevent obstruction. or blocking of the streets or endangering the public by run- aways or otherwise. Any person violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, pe fined one dollar. Sec. 40 No plumber, corporation or person, either in person or by servant, shall put down any water pipe, sewerage pipe or other piping, in the streets or sidewalks of the city, whose upper surface shall be within thirty inches of the profile of said street or sidewalk. Any person violating this ordinance shall be fined ten dollars: Provided, The Street Commissioner shall, upon application, indicate to said person desiring to lay pipe in street, the depth required to place pipe below said surface. 19 No barrels, tierces or hogs- heads to be rolled along streets. Grating to be of iron and stone. Crowds must not obstruct travel. Piping to be 30 inches below pro- file of street. 20 Streets and side- walks not to be left disarranged. Red lights left upon unfinished streets at night. Street Commis- sioner to exam- ine buildings and may condemn. Penalty for fail- ure to perform their duty. ORDINANCES OF THE Sec. 41. ‘Any plumber, corporation or person who dis- arranges any street or sidewalk of the city, either in person or by servant, in putting in any water, sewerage or other piping, shall replace the said street or sidewalk is as good condition at least as it was previous to the said disarrangement. Upon his failure to do so for two days after being notified so to do by the Street Commissioner, he shall be fined ten dol- lars, and each day thereafter that the said street or sidewalk remains unrepaired as aforesaid shall constitute a separate offense under this section, and a like fine shall be imposed. Sec. 42. No person engaged in building, altering or re- pairing the streets or sidewalks of the city, shall leave the same in an unfinished condition at night, without first hav- ing suspended a red light in a conspicuous position. Any person violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars. Sec. 43. It shall be the duty of the Building Inspector to inspect all buildings now erected, or hereafter to be erect- ed, and condemn such as are unsafe or dangerous to life or limb by reason either of their defective construction, dilapi- dation or combustible condition. And he shall notify the owner or owners to remove or repair such as are condemn- ed, within ten days, and if the owner or owners refuse or neglect to remove or repair the same for the space of ten days, the Commissioner shall cause the same to be removed at the expense of the owner or owners. © : Sec. 44. If the Building Inspector shall fail to perform the duties prescribed in the preceding section, he shall be fined ten dollars for every such neglect. Sec. 45. That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to dig any hole, ditch or excavation of any kind whatsoever, on any street that has been macadamized or paved, without first acquiring a license therefor in writ- ing from the Plumbing Inspector. Sec. 46. That if any person, firm or corporation shall miake such excavation or do any such work without first hav- ing obtained such license, or if any person, firm or corpora- tion shall fail or refuse to immediately repair said street, Ciry or DurHam such person, firm or corporation shall be subject to a penalty of $50.00 for each and every offense; and each day’s contin- uance of such failure or refusal to repair shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. SEc. 47. That it shall be the duty of every person, firm or corporation who shall open or dig a ditch, trench or hole in any street, public alley or sidewalk of the City, to put the said street, public alley or sidewalk in as good condition in all respects as it was before, and every person, firm or corporation violating or failing to observe the provisions of this section shall be subject to a penalty of $50.00. Every day of such failure, neglect or refusal to put said street, alley or sidewalk in as good condition as it was before shall constitute a sepa- rate and distinct offense: Provided, That this section shall not be construed to invalidate other provisions in regard to dig- ging up streets. Sec. 48. Except in cases of emergency caused by breaking or leaking of pipes, the Street Commissioner shall not grant the permission required in the two next preceding sections, but shall refer requests and applications to the Street Committee. Src. 49. No piping, sewerage, water or other underground piping shall be placed or laid in the City of Durham, until the same shall have been inspected and approved by the Street Commissioner, or some person designated by him. Any per- son, agent or corporation violating this section shall be fined ten dollars. Sec. 50. No person engaged in building, altering or re- pairing any building or other structure near any street or sidewalk of the city, shall unnecessarily obstruct any street or sidewalk of the city in doing so, or leave any rubbish or building materials in the street or on the sidewalk near such building or structure at night without leaving suspended one or more red lights in a conspicuous position upon such rub- bish or building materials to warn persons of danger in pas- sing the same. Any person violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars, and each day or night’s omis- sion to comply with this ordinance shall be deemed a sepa- rate offense. 2 21 When permission is granted to re- pair pipe. Inspection of piping. Obstruction of streets and side- walks. 22 Washing win- dows. ‘Penalty for in- jury to street signs, Suspended signs prohibited. Record of cost brick paving, chargeable to lot owners. ORDINANCES OF THE Sec. 51. No person, firm or corporation shall wash win- dows fronting or being on any street in the City of Durham er cause the same to be washed with hose except between the hours of 11 o’clock p. m. and 7 o’clock a. m. Any person, firm or corporation violating this ordinance shall be fined five collars. ; Src. 52. No person or persons shall mutilate, deface, re- move, or in any manner injure any of the street signs of the City of Durham. Any person or persons violating this ordi- nance shall, upon conviction, be fined ten dollars. Sec. 53. No person, firm or corporation shall suspend any signs, banners, or other advertising matter in, over or across any street in the City of Durham; and no person, firm cr corporation owning or operating any wire or wires, electric or otherwise, in or along the streets of said city, shall permit or cause to be suspended on any said wire or wires any signs, banners, or other advertising matter whatsoever. Any person, firm or corporation violating this ordinance, or any part there- cf, shall, upon conviction, be fined ten dollars for each offense, and every day the same is allowed to remain so suspended shall constitute a separate offense, and subject the offender to a like fine. Sec. 54. That whenever a brick or any improved sidewalk is laid by order of the Board of Aldermen, it shall be the duty of the Street Commissioner to, within thirty days after the same shall have been completed in front of any lot, report to the Clerk of the Board of Aldermen the amount of said pav- ing, and the cost thereof, chargeable against said lot owner, and the shall include in his report a brief description of the lot and the name of the owner. Sec. 55. Upon receipt of such report from Street Com- missioner, it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Board of Aldermen to enter the same in the book provided for that purpose, and called “Sidewalk Assessment Book,” and he will also keep a proper index to the same, a statement of the amount of said paving and the cost thereof, together with a brief description of the lot and the name of the owner. City or DurHAam SEc. 56. It shall be the duty of the Tax Collector within ten days after the City Clerk shall docket said assessments to. collect the same from the owner thereof, and receipt for the same in said book. And if said owner shall neglect or refuse to pay such assessment, the Tax Collector shall report same to the next regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen. SEc. 57. Said assessment book shall be kept by the Clerk of the Board of Aldermen in his office and be open at all times to the inspection of the public. SEc. 58. That the street sweeping wagon shall have right- of-way in and upon the streets of the City of Durham, and any person obstructing or neglecting to make way for said street sweeping wagon shall be fined two dollars for each offense. SEc. 59. That it shall be unlawful for any person or per- sons to obstruct the approach to any pubkic or private fire lydrants so as to prevent its use in case of fire. Any per- son or persons violating this ordinance shali be fined two and one-half dollars for the first day the hydrant is so obstruct- ed, and one dollar each day thereafter while said obstruction remains. Sec. 60. No person shall place on the streets or side- walks of the said city any loose bills or signboards under a penalty of five dollars for each and every offense, and for each day the same is allowed to remain shall constitute a separate offense, and subject the offender to a like penalty. _ Sec. 61. No person, firm or corporation shall leave any dray or other vehicle standing upon the streets of the City of Durham unless said dray or other vehicle is attached to a horse or some other domestic animal ordinarily used to draw such dray or other vehicle. Any person, firm or corporation violating this ordinance shall be fined one dollar for each and every offense. Sec. 62. No person, firm or corporation shall begin the excavation of any lot or lots abutting on any street or sidewalk in the City of Durham until they have enclosed the same fronting on such streets or sidewalks to the height of eight feet with a substantial close board fence. Any person, persons, firm or’corporation violating this ordinance shall be fined five 23 Tax Collector to collect for cost sidewalks. Assessment book open for inspec- tion, Street sweeping wagon to have right of way. Penalty for ob- structing: ap- proach of fire hydrants. Loose bills or sign-boards not. to be placed on streets or side- walks. Vehicles not at- tached to horses or other domestic animals not al- lowed to remain on street. Enclosing exca- vations abutting on streets or sidewalks. Opening of new streets, sale of lots thereon, etc., to be approved by Board. ORDINANCES OF THE dollars for each and every day that such lot or lots so remain unenclosed after such excavation shall begin. Sec. 63. No individual, corporation, association or part- nership shall open up or lay out any new street or streets, or sell or offer for sale, lot or lots abutting on same without first having had a plot of said proposed street or streets, together with such existing streets of the city that connect with or open into the same, made and submitted to the Board of Al- dermen and approved and accepted by said Board. Persons offending against this provision shall be fined fifty dollars for each and every offense. Sec. 64. It shall be unlawful for owners or drivers of public hacks or carriages while waiting for or soliciting cus- tomers to stand upon the sidewalks of Church Street farther tnan one foot from the outer edge of curbstone, and the drivers of public hacks or carriages while waiting for or so- liciting customers shall not be allowed to stand at the end of the sidewalks of Church Street next to the Union Depot. Any driver of a public hack or carriage violating this or- dinance shall be fined five dollars upon conviction. Src. 65. That no person or persons shall be permitted to conduct the business of livery stable on Main Street between Roxboro and Morris Streets, but the right of ingress to such stables will be permitted but not egress, and every person maintaining such place of busine$s must have a printed or painted sign indicating the right to enter the building from Main Street but not to drive from the building to said street. Any person or persons violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined one dollar for each offense, and for every day said ordinance is violated it shall be a new offense. Sec. 66. That all awnings, shelters and artificial shades’ of any kind now extended over the sidewalks within the fire district of the City of Durham shall be supported in substantial nianner by chains, braces or rods attached to buildings to which said awnings, shelters or artificial shades are affixed or by pests or rods set in an upright manner and located against in- side of curbstone. City or DurHam 2. That all awnings, shelters and artificial shades of any kind that may be extended over the sidewalks within the fire district of the City after the ratification of this ordinance shall be supported in substantial manner by chains, braces or rods attached to buildings to which said structures may be affixed. 3. That all posts and poles now situated or that may be in future situated on the sidewalks within the fire district of the City be located against inside of curbstone. 4. Any firm, person or corporation failing to comply with this ordinance shall be fined five dollars for each offense. Sec. 67. (1) When any property owner desires to have a concrete sidewalk constructed along his or their property, abutting curb streets, he shall, before any work is commenced, cbtain written permission from the City Engineer, showing the size of sidewalk to be constructed. Only when this provision shall have been complied with, will the City bear any portion of the expense of the construction of the sidewalk, and the obtaining of this permission shall be considered a waiver of the notice as required by the Charter of the City of Durham. (2) The entire cost of the construction of the sidewalk shall be paid to the contractor by the City, and the property owner's share of the construction, as determined by paragraph 5 of this ordinance shall be collected by the City from the froperty owner. (3) The City Engineer shall turn into the City Clerk on each regular meeting night of the Board of Aldermen a writ- ten account showing what sidewalks have been accepted by him, since the previous meeting; the name of the property owner, the location; the amount chargeable to the City and the amount chargeable to the property owner, together with a bill made out in favor of the Contractor for the sidewalks accepted by him, which bill when properly approved will be paid. (4) The Tax Collector upon receipt of this written ac- count from the ‘Clerk, shall immediately present a bill to the property owner for amount due to the City by him accom- panied by written notice that, if the bill is not paid within sixty days (60), action under the Charter of the City of Durham will be instituted against ‘him to collect the account, and in 25 26 ORDINANCES OF THE case the account is not paid by the end of sixty (60) days, the Tax Collector shall forward the same to the City Attorney, who upon receipt of said account shall give ten (10) days notice and proceed to collect same by law. (5) The regulation width of concrete sidewalks in resi- dential sections shall be Five (5) feet, and all additional widths, all approaches to driveways etc., shall be paid for by the prop- erty owner, the City paying only for a strip (2‘6“) Two feet and Six inches wide the length of the sidewalk. In business sections the regulation width shall be entire width of the side- walk, and the City and property owner shall bear the expense equally. (6) Incase the property owner desires to remove a brick sidewalk and replace with a concrete sidewalk, the expense of the concrete sidewalk shall be borne entirely by the property ewner, the property owner having the right to hold as his property the brick taken up or to sell the brick to the City at the first cost of the brick (labor of laying not included) less the deterioration by reason of wear and use, which deteriora- tion shall be determined by the City Engineer. This paragraph shall apply to brick sidewalks in good passable condition. (7) Where improved sidewalks are to be removed and replaced with concrete sidewalks on account of long use and bad condition, the City will bear the entire expense of the re- moving and replacing after an order has been made by the Board of Aldermen for the same, provided, the property owner has paid his share of the first improvement, otherwise the City’s share and the property owner’s share of the expense skall be determined by paragraph 5 of this ordinance. (8) When a sidewalk is constructed on a street along which the curbing has been placed since May Ist, 1905, the property owner in addition to paying his share of the cost of construction of the sidewalk, shall pay (14) one-half the cost of the curbing along which the sidewalk has been constructed. (9) Where brick or concrete sidewalks along improved streets are removed and replaced by reason of the change of erade of such streets, the material removed shall be the prop- erty of the City, and the City shall replace the sidewalks of regulation width as determined by paragraph 5, together with City oF DurHam ihe necessary approaches to driveways at its own expense, and the expense of any additional width over and above the regu- lation width shall be borne by the property owner. (10) The maximum amount paid for concrete sidewalks shall be One Dollar and Four Cents ($1.04) per square yard. The City will furnish at its crusher, stone for sidewalk pur- poses at Sixty-two and One-half cents per thousand pounds. ‘This reduced price for crushed stone shall only be allowed when paragraph 1 of this ordinance shall have been complied with. ; (11) That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in con- flict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Sec. 68. 1. All residents of the City of Durham own- ing automobiles shall register their machine or machines with the Chief of Police of the City of Durham, giving the number ef the State License and make of machine. No person shall drive an automobile within the City of Durham at night time without a sufficient light to give. warning, nor shall such per- son drive an automobile at a greater rate of speed than ten mules an hour in the fire district and fifteen miles an hour out- side of the fire district, nor shall such person drive an auto- mobile at a greater rate of speed than five miles an hour when turning corners, nor at a greater rate of speed than eight miles an hour when crossing streets and passing all street car stops within the City. 2. All drivers of automobiles and other vehicles shall go to the right in meeting other vehicles and all automobiles shall be equipped with a horn or other device and shall give warn- ing of their approach to and turning all street corners and passing all street cars. Any person violating this ordinance shall be fined five dollars. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance be and are hereby repealed. Sec. 69. No person, firm or corporation shall hang, post or in any way affix any posters, bills, dodgers or like advertis- ing matter on any trolley, telegraph or other pole, upon any street, or alley within the City. And no person, firm or corporation shall distribute or cause to be distributed any such posters, bills, dodgers or advertising 27 28 ORDINANCES OF THE matter of like kind upon any of the streets, alleys or sidewalks of the City. : Any person, firm or corporation violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars. Sec. 70. 1. That no person shall drive an automobile on the streets of the City of Durham, without the number plates being securely fastened both to the front and rear of the au- tomobile, and shall have registered the number in the office of the Chief of Police of the City of Durham. 2. That no person shall drive any automobile on the streets of the City of Durham at any rate of speed, exceeding ten miles an hour in the fire district and fifteen miles per hour outside of fire district, and in turning corners and passing cros- sings, the rate of speed shall not exceed five miles per hour. 3. That no person or persons shall drive an automobile on the streets of the City of Durham unless there is affixed in front of the said automobile two white lights, and in the rear of the same, one red light, and the same shall be lighted cne-half hour after sunset and shall be kept lighted, while on the streets, until one-half hour before sunrise. 4. ‘That no person shall use the muffler. cut outs in the Fire District of the City. 5. ‘That all persons driving automobiles on the streets of the City of Durham, when approaching trolley cars loading and unloading passengers shall slow down and signal, and if need be, stop the said automobile until the trolley car shall have finished loading or unloading its passengers. 6. That no person driving an automobile who in any way, shall wound, strike or injure any person, with the said auto- mobile, shall leave the scene of accident without giving his name, residence and license number to the party injured or to a police officer. . 7. That all persons riding motorcycles shall have placed on the same one number plate and one light. 8. That all drivers of hacks shall carry the license number issued by the City, and shall carry two side lights at night. Any person or persons violating the provisions of this crdinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convic- tion thereof, shall be fined five dollars. Ciry or DurHam Sec. 71. 1. That all drivers of vehicles except when passing a vehicle ahead shall keep as near the right hand curb as possible. 2. That all drivers of vehicles, when meeting another vehicle, shall pass to the right. 3. That all drivers of vehicles when overtaking another vehicle shall pass on the left side of the vehicle overtaken and shall not pull over to the right until entirely clear of it. 4. That all drivers of vehicles, when turning into another street to the right, shall turn the corners as near the right hand curb as possible. 5. That all drivers of vehicles when turning into another street to the left, shall turn around the center of the inter- section of the two streets. 6. That all drivers of vehicles, when crossing from one side of the street to the other, shall do so by making a com- plete turn, and heading in the opposite direction. 7. That no driver of vehicle shall stop with the left hand side of the same to the curb, except on that part of Church, Mangum and Corcoran Streets that lie between Main Street and the Southern Railroad. : 8. That no driver of a vehicle shall stand with the vehicle backed up to the curb, except when actually engaged in load- ing and unloading the vehicle, but no vehicle shall stand so backed up, if it interferes or interrupts in any way with the passage of other vehicles or street cars. 9. No driver of a vehicle, except in an emergency, or to allow another vehicle or pedestrian to cross its path, shall stop in any public street or highway, except the right hand curb thereof, and then in that case must not obstruct a crossing. 10. No driver of a vehicle, shall proceed at any time at a greater speed than the law allows and that is safe under the conditions then obtaining. 11. All drivers of vehicles overtaking a street car, shall exercise due caution not to interfere with or injure passen- gers getting on and off said cars. 12. No person shall drive a public, mheaheced: licensed or business vehicle who is less than sixteen years of age. 13. No owner or driver of a vehicle shall allow or per- 29 30 ORDINANCES OF THE mit the same to remain stationary on Main Street, between Five Points and Roxboro Street, for a longer time than one- half hour. Any person or persons violating the provisions of this or- dinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined five dollars. Sec. 72. Every person, firm or corporation, using the pub- lic streets of the City of Durham for the purpose of laying pipes or wires under the surface of said streets, shall before the said streets are macadamized or surfaced, and upon being notified by the Chairman of the Street Committee of the City’s intention to macadamize said street or streets, place said pipes or wires under the surface of said street or streets and shall make all necessary connections for residences on said streets. Any person, firm or corporation violating this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be fined fifty dollars. Sec. 73. No person, firm or corporation shall place any garbage waste-matter or other substance either in the garbage cans or on the streets of the City of Durham after the hour of eight o’clock on Saturday night of each week. Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined five dollars. Sec. 74. No person, firm or corporation shall begin the construction of any building or begin to tear down or dismantle apy building within the Fire District as now estblished, or as may hereafter be established, until the sidewalks are enclosed with an enclosure the entire width of the building, said en- closure shall be eight feet high and six feet wide, except in cases where the open basement of said buildings shall extend under the said sidewalks, then in that case there shall be an enclosure outside the curbing eight feet high and four feet wide, said enclosure to be covered at the top with material of sufficient thickness to prevent injury to persons passing along said enclosure from falling brick and stones. Any person, firm or corporation, violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con- viction, shall be fined ten dollars. Criry or DurHam Sec. 75. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or cor- poration to scatter any dirt, rock, or paper upon the streets of the City of Durham or use wagons or vehicles for the pur- pose of hauling dirt, rock or paper or filth on said streets unless said wagons or vehicles are so constructed as to prevent the falling of dirt, rock, paper or filth from said wagons while passing over said streets. Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined the sum of five dollars. Sec. 76. It shall be unlawful for any person to leave un- attended any automobile, truck or any other vehicle propelled by an engine on the streets of the City of Durham while said engine is in motion. Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon convic- tion, shall be fined five dollars. CHAPTER IV CONCERNING RAILROADS, TRAINS, ELECTRIC LIGHTS, WATER COMPANY SEcTION 1. No train or engine shall be run in the corpo- tate limits of the City of Durham at a greater rate of speed than eight (8) miles an hour. Any engineer or conductor al- lowing a train or engine to run at a greater rate of speed shall be fined ten dollars for each offense. Sec. 2. No railroad company, its agent, conductor or engineer shall stop or leave standing for a longer time than five consecutive minutes, any train of cars, freight, passenger or material, or any car, truck, or engine on the tracks of any railroad company, where the said track or tracks cross or in- tersect with any street of the City of Durham. Any com- pany, or persons, violating this ordinance shall be fined ten dollars for each offense. Each period of five minutes after the first ten minutes shall be and constitute a separate offense, under this ordinance. 31 No trains al- lowed to run over 8 miles per hour within the corporate limits. Not to block crossings more than 2 minutes. 32 Flagmen or guards at cross- ings. No person per- mitted to cross in front of ap- proaching train. No loitering at depot. Hackmen not to solicit nearer de- pot than on Church street. Shall not board or jump off trains in motion. ORDINANCES OF THE Sec. 3. All persons or corporations owning or operating any line of railway within the City of Durham shall, between the hours of seven o’clock a. m. and seven o'clock p. m., on each week except Saturday, and on that day between the hours of seven a. m. and eight p. m., keep at Milton avenue, Pine street, and West Main street, at Norfolk & Western freight depot, and Ramseur street crossings in said city a guard or fiagman, whose duty it shall be to keep an outlook or watch and warn all persons using said crossings of the approach of trains and locomotives: Provided, That two or more persons or corporations owning or operating lines of railway over said crossings may jointly keep or employ such flagman or guard. Any person or corporation violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined ten dollars for each offense: Provided, That any such person or corporation, instead of keeping the guard or flagman herein provided for, may elect to stop all trains before reaching said crossings, and, by sending for- ward a flagman or otherwise, give due notice of the train’s approach. Sec. 4.. No person, after being warned by the guard or flagman referred to in the preceding section, shall attempt to cross the railroad track at any of the said crossings in front of an approaching train. Any person violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars. Sec. 5. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons not having tickets or business with the officials to loaf or loiter in the building, or on the platform or premises of the Union Station, under a penalty of two dollars and fifty cents for each offense. Sec. 6. No hackman shall solicit any passenger or pas- sengers or baggage, or allow his hack or dray to stand nearer the Union Station than on Church street, except when receiv- ing or delivering baggage at the baggage room. Any person violating this ordinance shall be fined five dollars. Sec. 7. That any person or persons caught in the act of boarding any train, either freight or passenger, and jumping off therefrom while the train is in motion, within the cor- Ciry or DurHam porate limits of the city, without satisfactory excuse, shall be fined five dollars. Src. 8. Any person or persons caught loitering in or upon any coaches, box cars, flat-cars, or any other kind of car belonging to or being used by any railroad company, within the corporate limits of the City, whether the said car be upon the main tracks or upon a side track of said company, shall, upon conviction, be fined one dollar. Provided that this or- dinance shall not apply to railroad employees. Sec. 9. No hotel porter or other person, without a city license, which shall be displayed upon demand by the Station Master, shall be allowed to solicit business within the Union Station building, or on the cemented platforms of the Union Station Company; all porters and other servants shall re- ceive and deliver hand baggage outside the Union Station build- ing and sheds, and any person violating this ordinance shall be fined five dollars. Sec. 10. It shall be unlawful for any corporation or any person to discharge any water from any hydrant or hydrants in the city, except by means of hose attached to said hydrant or hydrants, which shall discharge the water down the gutters of the city. Any person violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars. Sec. 11. No person shall throw or shoot a stone or mis- sile at the poles, wires, lights or globes of the Durham Traction Company, or those used by any Telephone Company or the Electric Fire Alarm, except said persons be authorized by said companzies. Any person violating this section shall be fined ten dollars. Any employee of the Durham Traction Com- pany, whose duty it is to attend to the lights of the com- pany, is hereby vested with powers of a policeman to make ar- rests for violations of this ordinance, and he shall wear a police badge. Sec. 12. No person shall take water from a public foun- tain in a barrel, nor wash, nor rinse clothes, vegetables or other things, within thirty feet of any public fountain, under pen- aity of four dollars for each offense. And if any person shall wilfully or negligently injure or throw filth of any kind, or 33 No hotel porter or other person, allowed to solicit business in Union Station. Water discharged in gutters. No throwing at lights, etc. Public fountains. o4 No water taken from fountains. Faucets not to run except for use. Persons upon notice to connect drainage wiih sewers. To break or in- jure sewer pipe, penalty. To injure prop- erty Union Sta- tion, penalty. Restrictions as to use closets, Union Station. Expectorating on floors, etc., Union Station, penalty. ORDINANCES OF THE anything injurious, into said public fountain or the water in any public fountain in the city, he shall, upon conviction, be fined ten dollars. Sec. 13. Any person who shall carry away from any fountain in the city any water in a bucket, can or other vessel, shall be fined one dollar for each offense. Sec. 14. No person or persons using city water shall be allowed to open their faucets to run continuously, except for actual use, during freezing weather or any other time, un- less they use a meter. Any person or persons violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined one dollar for each offense. Sec. 15. Upon notice from the Plumbing Inspector (act- ing by the order of the Board of Aldermen), every person shall connect the drainage of all kinds from his closets, resi- dence or place of business, with the proper city sewer. Any persons failing to make such connections, after five days’ no- tice, shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars, and five dol- lars additional for each day after the sixth day following such notice. Sec. 16. Any person or persons, who shall wilfully and maliciously break or injure any sewer pipe belonging to the City of Durham shall, upon conviction, be fined ten dollars. Sec. 17. Any person who shall wilfully and mali- ciously deface or injure the building, furniture, fixtures, or any other property of the Union Station Company shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined ten dollars. Sec. 18. All persons except passengers having tickets or persons having business with the officials of the railroad companies, or of the Union Station, are forbidden to use the closets, urinals and toilets of the Union Station, and any person violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined two dollars and fifty cents for each offense. Sec. 19. It shall be unlawful for any person to expecto- rate against the walls or furniture, or on the floors or plat- forms of the Union Station. Any person violating this ordi- nance shall, upon conviction, be fined one dollar. Crry or DurHam Sec. 20. It shall be unlawful for any person to drink any beer or other intoxicating liquors in the Union Station build- ing, or on the premises of the Union Station Company. Any person violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars. Sec. 21. It shall be unlawful for any person to solicit alms in the Union Station building, or on the premises of the Union Station Company. Any person violating this ordinance shall be fined five dollars. Sec. 22. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, to post. any advertisments whatever upon the Union Station building or premises of the Union Station Com- pany, without first obtaining consent of the Union Station Com- pany, and any person, firm or corporation violating this ordi- nance shall be fined five dollars for each offense. Sec. 23. It shall be unlawful for any person to. trespass upon, or use the platforms or railroad tracks, outside the iron fence of the Union Station Company, between Roxboro and Mangum streets, except passengers, and any person violating this ordinance shall be fined two dollars and fifty cents for each offense. Sec. 24. The Station Master and his assistants at the Union Station shall have the same powers and authority to make arrests, and shall be bound by the same rules and regula- tions as the policemen of the City of Durham in apprehending all offenders who are found violating any of the ordinances concerning the Union Station and premises, and shall carry such offenders before the Recorder, or turn them over to a policeman, and shall be allowed such fees as are allowed to policemen of the city for similar services, said fees to be paid by the party offending if found guilty. And said Station Mas- ter and his assistants are hereby appointed special policemen to enforce these ordinances. Sec. 25. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to blow or allow to be blown any locomotive whistle under his, their or its control, within the city limits of the City of Durham. Any person, firm or corporation vio- 35 Drinking of in- toxicating liquors prohibited Union Station, penalty. Soliciting alms Union Station ‘forbidden, pen- alty. Posting adver- tisements Union Station prohib- ited, penalty. Use tracks, etc., outside iron fence Union Station prohibited, penalty. Police powers Station Master . and assistants. Blowing of whistles prohib- ited, penalty. 36 Railroads keep crossings good condition, pen- alty. ORDINANCES OF THE lating this ordinance shall pay a fine of ten dollars for each and every offense. Sec. 26. That any and every railroad company having tracks and rails in the limits of the City of Durham shall put its crossings of the streets of the City of Durham in good con- dition to be approved by the City Engineer. Every railroad ‘ company failing to put such crossings in good conditions, to be approved by the City Engineer, after thirty days” notice by the City Engineer, shall pay a fine of fifty dollars, and for each day that the same shall remain in bad condition, shall pay a like fine of fifty dollars. Sec. 27. On and after October 1st, 1906, all persons, firms or corporations owning or operating any lines of railway with- in the limits of the City of Durham shall keep, maintain and operate gates at the crossings of the following streets in said City, to-wit: Chapel Hill, Ashton Place, Corcoran, Mangum, Dillard, East Main, West Main at Duke’s Factory, and Mor- gan streets and all other streets in the City of Durham where the same is crossed by railroads at surface grades, and keep a man to operate said gates at said crossings between the hours of seven a. m. and seven p. m. on each day vf the week ex- cept Saturday, and on that day between the hours of seven o’clock a. m. and eight o’clock p.m. | Any person, firm or corporation failing to maintain and operate gates at the said above named street crossings on and after October Ist, 1906, or to maintain or operate gates at all other railroad surface grade crossings of said railroad in said City not specifically named in this ordinance shall be fined apon conviction five dollars for each day that he, they or it shall fail to maintain and operate gates at each of the above named street crossings within the City of Durham, and at all other surface grade crossings of streets in said City. Sec. 28. That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation operating, owning or maintaining railroads in the City of Durham to knock, kick, push, or shove any car, that is to operate what is known as a flying switch, on its tracks where the said track crosses any street in the City of Durham: or to allow any loose car not attached to an engine and con- City or DurHam trolled by an engineer to run on its tracks where the said tracks cross at a surface grade any of the streets in the City of Dur- ham: Provided, The provisions in this section shall not apply to cars being pushed by a lever by employees of railroad com- panies for the purpose of placing cars more conveniently to be loaded or unloaded. Any person, firm or corporation violating this section shall, upon conviction, be fined ten dollars for each offense. src. 29. That all railroads operating cars or trains in the City, shall be required to maintain proper bumper posts at the termination of all tracks inside the corporate limits, where said tracks end or terminate at or near any street or al- ley crossing such tracks. Any person, firm or corporation violating this ordinance shall be fined the sum of ten dollars, and each day that this ordinance shall be violated shall be a separate offense. This ordinance to be in full force and effect on and after May 15th, 1912. Sec. 30. That all persons, firms or corporation operating railroads in the City of Durham, shall maintain culverts of sufficient size for the ready flow and passage of surface water under their tracks, and such culverts shall be made and con- structed in such a manner as to prevent the backing of water upon adjacent property in the streets. Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be fined ten dollars, and each day thereafter shall constitute a new and separate offense. CHAPTER VY, SEWERAGE Section 1. That each and every person, firm or corpo- ration owning a house and lot in the City of Durham, which lot abuts or adjoins a street or alley along which is a public sewer, shall, on or before January the fifteenth, 1905, make water and sewer connections with his, their or its house: Pro- vided, Such owner can make sewer connections within two 3 37 Property owners connect with sewers. 38 Non-resident con- necting with sewer. Sewerage not to be flowed on streets. Sewer and water connections obligatory cer- tain streets. ORDINANCES OF THE hundred feet, and water connections within three hundred feet of said house: Provided, further, No person shall be required to cross the private property of any other per- son to make such connections. Any person, firm or corpora- tion, who shall fail and refuse to make such water and sewer connections on or before said fifteenth day of January, 1908, shall be fined the sum of one dollar for each and every day he so fails and refuses thereafter; and each day he so fails and refuses shall constitute a separate offense and shall sub- ject the owner of such house to a like penalty. Src. 2. That any holder of property outside of the limits of the City of Durham desiring to connect with the sewer of the said city shall first make application in writing to the Board of Aldermen of the City of Durham, and obtain a per- mit therefor, and no permit shall be granted unless approved by the City Engineer, and then only upon the payment of thir- ty dollars. Sec. 3. Any person who shall flow or cause to flow any sewage, waste from kitchen or other sink or bathtub, or any wash water or any house waste, or waste from any building in or upon any street in the City of Durham, when said house is within one hundred feet of a public sewer, shall be fined two dollars for each day that said offense shall continue after twenty days’ notice to connect to said public sewer has been given by the city, or its proper officer or employee. Sec. 4. That the owners of lots abutting on Roxboro street, from Main street to Trinity avenue, and on Eliza- beth street from Holloway to Gray street, and on Hunt street from Rigsbee avenue to Mangum street, and on Broadway, and on Burch avenue from Milton avenue to Gregson street, and on Vickers avenue from Chapel Hill street to Morehead avenue, shall be required to carry sewer and water connections from the water main of the Durham Water Company, and the sewer main of the city along said streets, across the sidewalk to the inside line of the sidewalk, for each and every lot, whether the said lot be occupied or vacant, as the sewer mains and water mains are laid along said street. Ciry or DurHam In cases where mains are already laid on said streets said connections to be carried as aforesaid, as soon as the street or streets are graded and before same are macadamized in front of any said lot. Any owner of a lot or lots failing to make such connections at such times, the City of Durham will make said connections and charge the cost of same against the property. Any lot exceeding seventy-five feet frontage shall have one connec- tion or more at the discretion of the City Engineer. It shall be the duty of the City Engineer to give ten days’ notice personally or by publication in one of the newspapers in the City of Durham to the owners of such lots fronting or abutting on any of said streets, to make such connections with the said sewer and water mains, and after such notice, if the owner of such lot or lots desires to make the connections, then he shall so notify (within the ten days above provided for) the City Engineer, and such owner shall make such connec- tions under the direction and subject to the approval of the said City Engineer. If any owner of said lot or lots, along said streets, shall fail to make such connections within said time, then the city will make the same, the cost of the same shall be a lien upon the said lot or lots, and the sum shall be collected as other taxes of the city by the Tax Collector of the City of Durham. This ordinance shall apply to all streets hereafter maca- damized or paved within the City of Durham. Sec. 5. That on and after August 15th, 1909, no surface privy or any closet or urinal not connected with the City Sew- er, be allowed within the Fire District of the City of Durham. Any violation of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, sub- ject the violator to a fine of one dollar for each day the same is violated. Sec. 6. 1. That the owners of lots abutting on any street shall be required to make sewer, gas and water connections from the main lines of such street, across sidewalk to the in- side line of the sidewalk for each and every lot whether said lot be occupied or vacant. 39 40 Material of which chimneys shall be constructed. ORDINANCES OF THE 2. Any owner of lot failing to make such connection, after notice from City Engineer, shall have the costs of such work assessed against such lot and the work will be done by the City.) 3. Every lot of seventy-five (75) feet frontage shall have one connection or more at the discretion of the City Engineer. 4. It shall be the duty of the City Engineer to give ten (10) days’ notice personally or by publication in one of the newspapers of the City to the owners of such lot fronting or abutting on any street, to make such connections with said mains, and all such connections shall be made under the direc- tion and approval of the City Engineer. 5. The costs referred to in Section 2, which shall be a lien against such lot or lots, shall be collected as other taxes of the City and shall be collected by the Tax Collector. 6. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its adoption. 7. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Sec. 7. All owners of garages situated in the City of Dur- ham, shall connect the same with the public sewer, under the direction of the Plumbing Inspector. Any person, firm or corporation violating this ordinance shall be fined the sum of five dollars, and each day this ordi- nance shall be violated shall be a separate offense. CHAPTER VE CONCERNING THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS BY FIRE Section 1. No chimney shall be erected within the city of any other material than brick, stone, sheet-iron or terra cotta pipe. Any person offending against this section shall, upon conviction, be fined twenty-five dollars for the first month such chimney shall remain, after notice given by the Chief of the Fire Department or Chief of Police to remove the same, and four dollars for each succeeding month until it is removed. ——— City or DurHam SEc. 2. To every stove erected within the city there shall be an iron, stone or brick hearth, extending at least one foot beyond the size of the stove, and the pipe to every such stove, if it pass through the wall or roof of the house, shall extend four feet from the same, shall have a cap or elbow placed over the end of it, and shall not be placed within eight feet of any building. It shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire Department, from time to time, to examine the stoves in the city, and if they are not constructed as required by this section, to give directions to have them so constructed. If the owner shall not have them altered as directed, within one day after the direction is given, he shall, upon conviction, be fined ten dollars. Sec. 3. No person shall deposit wood shavings in any place out of doors within thirty yards of any building. Any person so offending shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars for each offense. , Sec. 4. No shavings or other fuel shall be burnt in any street, nor shall any person carry fire out of doors unless un- der safe cover. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars for every offense. Sec. 5. No person shall put, or keep a plank kiln, or dry plank or other lumber on any plank kiln within one hundred feet of any house. Any person violating this section shall be fined ten dollars for every offense. Sec. 6. If any owner or occupant of any building within this city shall build, or allow to be built, any fire within forty feet of said building, or if any person shall throw fire balls within the city, he shall be fined five dollars. FIRE DISTRICT Sec. 7. The following is the Fire District: Beginning at the Southern Railway crossing of West Chapel Hill Street, thence along the center of West Chapel Hill Street to Great Jones Street, thence along the center of Great Jones Street to Morgan Street, thence along the center of Morgan Street to Morris Street, thence along the center of Morris Street to Wat- 4d Stoves, etc. No shavings within 30 yards of a building. No shavings or fuel burnt in the street. Kilns, etc. Fire balls. 42 Inspection, ORDINANCES OF THE kins Street, thence along the center of Watkins Street to an alley East of Foster Street approximately parallel to the said Street, thence along the center of said alley to East Chapel Hill Street, thence along the center of East Chapel Hill Street to Mangum Street, thence along the center of Mangum Street, to Holloway Street, thence along the center of Holloway Street to Cleveland Street, thence with the center of Liberty Street West to the corner of Liberty and Church Streets thence along Church Street to Hicks’ line; thence East to the west line of Wilkerson’s lot; thence South to Parrish Street, thence Parrish Street East to Roxboro Street; thence along the center of Roxboro Street to a point eight feet South of the rear wall of the Y. M. C. A. Building, thence in a westerly direction and parallel to the rear wall of the Y. M. C. A. Building 125 feet, thence in a southerly direction and parallel to Roxboro Street 90 feet, thence in an easterly direction and parallel to the rear wall of the Y. M. C. A. Building to the center of Roxboro Street, thence along the center of Roxboro Street to Peabody Street, thence along the center of Peabody Street to Mangum Street, thence along the center of Mangum Street to McMannnen Street, thence along the center of Mc- Mannen Street to Vivian Street, thence along the center of Vivian Street to Blackwell Street, thence along the center of Blackwell Street to the North side of Pettigrew Street, thence along the North side of Pettigrew Street to the East side of Chapel Hill Street, thence along the West side of Chapel ses Street to the beginning. Sec. 8. No person shall take up, or place, or leave hot ashes, or ashes recently in a stove or fire-place or furnace, in vessels or pails of wood, or any other combustible material. No person shall allow old or waste paper to accumulate in heaps in a hallway, or on a stairway, or in a room, or in or under or around any building which is left or stands unlocked. Any person violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars. Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire De- partment and the Police force, from time to time, to examine all such houses or places where they have reason to believe this ordinance is violated. Ciry or, DurHam Sec. 10. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police on every occasion when the opera house is used at night to have one or more policemen stationed at each of the doors leading into the City Hall, whose duty it shall be in case of fire or other necessity to open said doors for the egress of those as- sembled, and the said policemen shall be provided with keys to said doors. Any person interfering with the said policemen in the discharge of their duties shall be fined ten dollars. Sec. 11. It shall be the duty of the Chief of the Fire De- partment to detail two or more firemen in uniform to attend on every such occasion when the opera house shall be used at night, whose duty it shall be to hold themselves in readiness for any emergency, and in case of fire to operate the hose placed at the hydrant. They shall be stationed at such places as the Chief of the Fire Department shall designate. The Chief shall see that there is always a sufficient quantity of hose at the hydrant in the City Hall, and that the same shall be kept in proper repair. Any person interfering with the fire- men in the discharge of their duty shall be fined ten dollars. Sec. 12. All smoke stacks which endanger property by emitting sparks from engines, situated within the fire limits of the city, or within one hundred (100) yards of such fire limits, if also within fifty (50) feet of any dwilling, shall be equipped with approved spark arresters so as to prevent exposure to fire from sparks so escaping from such smoke stacks. If any person, or corporation, after being notified of such danger, shall operate, or cause to be operated, any such engine, and shall use, or cause to be used, any such smoke stack with- out the equipment and protection above described, he shall be guilty of a nuisance and fined five dollars for each and every day that he allows the same to remain and continue. Src. 13. The Chief of the Fire Department shall have the right, at all reasonable hours, for the purposes of examination, to enter into and upon all buildings and premises within the fire district of the City of Durham, and it shall be the duty of said Chief of the Fire Department to visit the buildings and premises within the fire district, and also all churches and other public building in the City of Durham, twice every month for the purpose of inspecting the same. 43 Policemen sta- tioned at Opera House. Firemen in at- tendance at Opera House. Smokestacks equipped with safety appliances Chief Fire De- partment inspect buildings. 44 Restrictions as to storage ex- ORDINANCES OF THE That whenever said Chief of the Fire Department shall plosives, penalty. find in any building or upon any premises combustible material or inflammable conditions dangerous to the safety of such building or premises, he shall order the same to be removed, or remedied, and any occupant of any building or premises who fails to comply with the order of said Chief of the Fire Department, within forty-eight hours after said order, shall be fined five dollars for the first offense and one dollar for each day he neglects to comply with said order. Sec. 14. No person, firm or corporation shall keep or store or allow to be kept or stored under their control more than fifty pounds of powder, fifty pounds of dynamite, or fifty pounds of like explosive within the city limits. Any person, firm or corporation violating this ordinance shall pay a fine of twenty-five dollars for each and every offense, and each day any such explosives in excess of these amounts are allowed to remain so stored or kept, shall constitute a separate offense. Sec. 15. That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation on and after March 15th, 1909, to operate a moving picture show in the City of Durham, without first pro- viding rear exit indicating by a red light on which shall be dis- played the word “Exit,” in the room where such moving pic- ture show is to be operated. Any person, firm or corporation violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined Twenty-five dollars and each day this ordinance is violated shall constitute a Separate offense. Sec. 16. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or cor- poration to store or keep on hand at any one time, in any tailoring shop, pressing club or other like establishntent under this control, exceeding one gallon of gasoline, benzine or nap- tha, except in a vault or tank erected for that purpose. All such vaults or tanks shall be erected or constructed under the supervision of the City Engineer and Chief of the Fire Depart- ment of the City of Durham, after permission first had from the Board of Aldermen. The Board of Aldermen reserve the right to revoke, change, modify, repeal or amend this ordi- nance at any time it shall become objectionable or dangerous City or DurHam to adjacent property, or for any other reason which they may deem proper. Any person, firm or corporation violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined ten dollars. Sec. 17. That for the purpose of regulating the storage, sale and use of naptha, benzine and gasoline within the cor- porate limits of the City of Durham, the following is hereby ordained :— 1. No person, firm or corporation, without first obtain- ing a permit from the Chief of the Fire Department, shail within the corporate limits of the City of Durham, have, store, keep, manufacture, use or sell gasoline, benzine, or naptha, except as hereinafter provided, and then only if kept in self- closing metal cans made for the purpose and free from leak; Provided, however, One gallon or less may be kept within a building without obtaining a permit therefor; and, Provided further, no can shall be filled within the building. Application for a permit shall be made to the Chief of the Fire Department in writing, and shall state location of the building and the quantity of benzine, gasoline or naptha it is desired to keep on storage or sale; Provided, however, No provision in this ordinance is intended.to prohibit the carrying of gasoline in the storage tanks of automobiles or other gaso- line driven vehicles. 2. No permit shall be used for the storage or keeping for sale or use of gasoline, benzine or naptha, exceeding ten gallons in quantity, save in underground (buried in the ground) metal tanks, with no opening for draining off con- tents below the level of the ground but to be drawn from by pumps. Such tanks shall be constructed of steel, or iron galvanized or painted, and of suitable thickness and weight, and shall be provided with a fill and vent-pipe, so arranged that the fill pipe cannot be connected without opening the vent; and also, these pipes shall be provided with a screen near the top and terminating in an iron cover, which shall be kept locked. Said tank shall be buried at least two feet underground, and no tank capable of holding more than three hundred gal- lons shall be permitted within 100 feet of building; but any Or 46 ORDINANCES OF THE such tank containing less than three hundred gallons, if prop- erly buried, may be located within ten feet of building; but no dealer shall sell or deliver any quantity of gasoline, benzine or naptha to any customer except in metallic cans, with prop- er appliances for automatically closing the aperture when cans are not being used for filling or empting or through hose ‘connection; provided further, that no dealer shall draw any quantity of gasoline, benzine or naphtha, for sale or otherwise after dark, or in the day time when artificial light, other than incandescent electric light is being used. 3. Not exceeding ten (10) gallons may be kept outside of the building, and less than thirty feet therefrom, provided same be kept in closed metal cans or other vessels free from leak. Not exceeding one gallon may be kept in the building with- out a permit therefor, provided that same is contained in ap- proved self-closing cans made for the purpose; or not exceed- ing five gallons may be kept in the building if contained in approved self-closing cans made for the purpose, provided that no such can has capacity in excess of one quart; and all cans used for this purpose to be free from leak and be filled outside of the building, except in case of drug, hardware or paint and oil stores only not exceeding ten (10) gallons may be kept in approved self-closing metal cans or other vessels made for the purpose and free from leak. 4. Where the system known as gasoline vapor gas light is used in any building, the tanks and reservoirs used in con- nection therewith shall be located outside of, and three feet from any opening into such building, and shall be boxed or enclosed under lock and key and below the level of the low- est pipe of the building used in connection with such light- ing apparatus. And it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell or install any system or device for lighting gasoline which has not been tested and listed as per- mitted by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, and any stich installation shall conform in every respect to the rules of said National Board, which rules are hereby adopted and shall have full force as if set forth in this ordinance. Crry or DurHam All installations of this character shall be subject to in- ‘spection of the Chief of Fire Department, and it shall be unlawful to install any such system without first obtaining a permit therefor from him or to use such system until the inspection shall have been made and permission granted for the use of the same by the said Chief. 5. All persons, firms or corporations failing to comply with or violating any of the terms of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction be fined $25.00. 6. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the above are hereby repealed. CHAP THR Vil CONCERNING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT Section 1. That all the powers and duties hereinafter vested in and imposed upon the Fire Department, or any member or officer thereof, shall be exercised and performed under the supervision and control of the Committee on Fire Department; and all applications or recommendations to the Board of or concerning the Fire Department shall be con- sidered by the Board only after a report thereon by said Com- mittee on the Fire Department. SEc. 2. That the officers of the Fire Department of the City of Durham shall consist of a Chief, Captain Hose Com- pany No. 1, Captain Hose Company No. 2, and such other officers as the Board of Aldermen may determine. The Chief of .the Fire Department shall also be Super- intendent of the Electric Fire Alarm. His rate of compen- sation shall be fixed by the Board of Aldermen, and he shall not be a regular, nor honorary member of any fire depart- ment in the City while holding said office. He shall give his full time to the discharge of the duties of his office and perform such duties as are now required or hereafter to be required of him by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Durham and shall not engage in any other business or hold any other position while in such office. 47 Under supervision of fire committee. 48 Interference or meddling with the department. False alarms. Reward for of- fenders. Interference with alarm. ORDINANCES OF THE Sec. 3. The Chief of the Fire Department shall be under the supervision of the Police and Fire Commission, have con- trol of said department, and shall perform all the duties herein imposed or which may hereinafter be imposed upon him. Sec. 4. Within ten days after notification of his election the Chief of the Fire Department shall nominate to the Police and Fire Commission a Captain of Hose Company No. 1 and also a Captain of Hose Company No. 2, who shall be elected by the Police and Fire Commission and give their full time to the discharge of their duties and receive such compensation as the Board of Aldermen may determine. In the absence or inability of the Chief to perform his du- ties the duties of the Chief of the Fire Department shall first devolve upon and be performed by the Captain of Hose Com- pany No. 1, and in the absence and inability of both the Chief of the Fire Department and the Captain of Hose Company No. 1 the duties of Chief of the Fire Department shall devolve upon and be performed by the Captain of Hose Company No. 2. Sec. 5. That if any person interfere with a fireman in the discharge of a duty, or loiter about the house or houses used by the department, or meddle with the reels, hose or appara- tus heretofore mentioned, said person shall be fined ten dollars for each offense. Sec. 6. That should any person knowingly give, or cause to be given, any false alarm of fire, by means of the fire alarm telegraph or otherwise, he shall be fined twenty-five dollars for each offense: Provided, That alarm for the purpose of testing the fire alarm telegraph or the apparatus of the depart- ment, may be given by the chief or any one under his direction. Sec. 7. That authority is hereby given the Mayor to offer a reward of fifty dollars, or less, for the apprehension and conviction of any person or persons who shall knowingly give, or cause to be given, any false alarm of fire by means of the fire alarm telegraph or otherwise. Sec. 8. That if any person interfere with the fire alarm telegraph, or injure any of the poles, wires, boxes or other apparatus connected with said telegraph, such person shall be fined twenty-five dollars for each offense. Crry or Dturuam Sec. 9. No person nor corporation shall be allowed to string any wire above the fire alarm wires. Any person or corporation violating this ordinance shall be fined fifty dollars for each offense. Sec. 10. That in the event of an alarm of fire, the appara- tus of the Fire Department shall have right-of-way in and upon the streets, lanes, alleys, squares and railroad crossings in going to any fire, or being upon such streets, lanes, alleys, squares or railroad crossings. Any person obstructing or neg- lecting to make way for any such apparatus shall be fined ten dollars for each offense. Sec. 11. No person except a member of the Fire Depart- ment shall mount or ride any of the fire wagons or apparatus while the same is going to or returning from a fire. Any per- son violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined one dollar. Sec. 12. That it shall not be lawful for any person whom- soever to ride or drive a vehicle through the streets, lanes, alleys or squares in which the Fire Department is-assembled for the purpose of extinguishing a fire, nor to ride or drive a vehicle across a line of hose while in use, and should any per- son attempt to ride or drive as aforesaid, he shall be deemed guilty under this ordinance and shall be fined ten dollars for each offense. Sec. 13. That it shall not be lawful for any persons to con- gregate in the streets, lanes, alleys or squares next to the fire, so as to interfere with the Fire Department. Any person vio- lating this ordinance shall be fined ten dollars for each offense. Sec. 14. No company shall be permitted to leave the city with its apparatus unless permission is given by the Chief and Police and Fire Commission. Sec. 15. That the Chief, Captain of Hose Company No. 1, Assistant Chief, Captain of Hose Co. No. 2, be and they are hereby invested with the powers of a police officer of the City in so far as to make arrests for the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. Sec. 16. That during the continuance of any fire, the chief or assistant chief, or any member of the Police and Fire Com- 49 No wires above fire alarm. Apparatus to have right of way. Only firemen to ride on wagons. No riding or driv- ing where the de- partment is as- sembled. No crowds to congregate. Not to leave city without permis- sion. May call on per- sons to assist. 50 When building pulled down. Mayor in charge of police depart- ment during fires. No liquors in fire houses. Cars to stop. ORDINANCES OF THE mission, or either of the Captains acting as chief, or the Mayor shall have power to call out any and all persons to assist in ex- tinguishing the same, or in pulling down or blowing up any building, or in removing any building, or removing any goods or furniture from any building on fire or in danger, to some place of safety, or to assist in making arrests. Any person failing to obey any order given for any of the purposes afore- said shall, upon conviction before the Recorder, be fined ten dollars: Provided, That no building shall be pulled down, nor in any way destroyed, without the advice and consent of a ma- jority of such members of the Police and Fire Commissioners as may be present; or, if none of such Commissioners be present, then not without the consent of a majority of such of the officers of the Fire Department as are present. Sec. 17. That in case of fire it shall be the duty of the Mayor to attend and take charge of the Police Department. In case of the removal or exposure of property, he shall detail a sufficient number of citizens, not members of the Fire De- partment, who shall constitute an auxiliary police force, whose duty it shall be, under the direction of the Mayor, to guard all exposed property, and to detain all suspicious and disorderly persons, and to do whatever may be lawfully done to protect ‘the rights of the citizens and preserve the public peace during the continuance of such fire. In case the Mayor is not present, the duties above set out shall devolve upon the Chief of Police. Sec. 18. That no spirituous, vinous or malt liquors shall be allowed in any house where any apparatus of the Fire De- partment is kept, or at any fire, unless by the express order of the chief and one or more members of the Committee on Fire Department. Any officer or member who is intoxicated at or about any house used by the Fire Department, or any fire, shall be subject to dismissal. Sec. 19. That in the event of an alarm of fire, street cars upon the streets over which any apparatus of the Fire Depart- ment shall pass, shall be stopped, and shall remain so until such apparatus shall have passed, and no motorman or any other person upon such car, shall ring or cause to be rung, the gong or bell on such car. Any person violating this section or any part thereof shall be fined ten dollars. City or DurHam 51 Sec. 20. That if any wagon, street car or other vehicle be Vehicles not to wilfully driven over the hose belonging to the Fire Department bese. or used in sprinkling streets or flushing sewers or gutters, the driver or owner thereof shall be fined five dollars. Sec. 21. It shall be unlawful for any person to obstruc= with building material or otherwise any fire plugs such as would in any way obstruct or interfere with the approaches to the same or use by the fire department. Each day that such obstructions are continued shall constitute a new and separate offense. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined twenty-five dollars Sec. 22. Any person who shall wilfully injure, destroy, deface or carry away any of the apparatus, equipment or im- plements belonging to the Fire Department of the City of Durham, shall, upon conviction thereof be fined twenty-five dollars. Sec. 23. Apparatus belonging to the fire department shall not be loaned to any person or persons for any purpose what- soever, under penalty of five dollars to be forfeited by the per- son or persons loaning the same to be deducted from the salary of such persons. Sec. 24. It shall be unlawful for any person to smoke or carry lighted cigars, cigarettes or pipes in the Academy of Music, Hall and dressing rooms of that part of the Municipal Building known as the Academy of Music. Any person violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined twenty-five dollars. Sec. 25. (1) The City Electrician is hereby authorized empowered and directed to regulate and determine the placing of electric wires or other appliances for electric lights, heat or power in the City of Durham, and to cause all such wires or appliances to be so placed, constructed and guarded as not to cause fires or accidents endangering life or property. (2) The City Electrician shall have the right in the dis- charge of his duties to enter any building, manhole or subway, or to climb any pole or tower for the purpose of examining and testing the electrical appliances therein or thereon con- tained and for that purpose he shall be given prompt access riven over ORDINANCES OF THE to all buildings, public and private, and to all manholes, sub- ways, poles or towers, upon application to the individual or company owning or in charge of the same. Whenever an elec- tric wire or appliance shall be defective through improper or insufficient insulation, or for any other reason, he shall at once cause the removal of such defect or defects at the expense of the owners of such wire or appliances. (3) No alteration shall be made in the wiring of any building for light, heat, or power or increase in the load car- ried by such wires, nor shall any building be wired for electric lights, motors or heating devices without a written permit therefor from the City Electrician. (4) Upon the completion of the wiring of any new build- ing for light, heat, or power, and old buildings before the floor is replaced, it shall be the duty of the company, firm or indivi- dual doing the same to notify the City Electrician, who shall at once inspect such wiring and appliances, and if approved by him he shall issue a certificate of satisfactory inspec- tion, which shall contain the date of such inspection and an outline of the result of his examination, but no such certificate shall be issued unless such electric wiring and appliances be in strict conformity to the rules and regulations prescribed or re- quired by these ordinances, nor shall current be -turned on such installation until such certificate be issued. (5) All electric construction, all material and aH appliances used in connection with electrical work, and the operation of all electrical apparatus within the City of Durham shall con- form to the rules and requirement of the National Board of Fire Underwriters for the installation of wiring and appara- tus for electrical purposes as they are now established or may hereafter be amended; and the said rules and regulations are hereby adopted and approved as a part of this ordinance. (6) Every person, firm or corporation desiring to engage in the business of electrical construction and of the installation of wiring and apparatus for electric light, heat or power in the City of Durham, shall before doing so give a justified bond in the sum of five hundred dollars to be approved by the Board of Aldermen and obtain a license therefor, the fee for which shall be twenty-five dollars, which shall be paid into the treas- City or DurHam ury of the City before such license shall become effective. Said license shall be issued by the Chief of Police after the payment of the fee above mentioned. Any person, firm or corporation found doing electrical work in the City of Durham without license shall be subject to a fine of fifty dollars. (7) It shall be the duty of the City Electrician to so direct the placing of poles and wires in the streets, alleys and public places, of the City, that the same shall cause as little obstruc- tion as possible either to public travel on such thoroughfares or to the private use and enjoyment of adjacent property. If shall be his duty and he shall have the authority, to com- pel the removal of unsafe or superflous poles or towers. (8) Any person or company owning and using any such poles or towers who shall fail or refuse after five days notice from the City Electrician to remove any pole or poles, or towers deemed by him unsuitable, unsafe or improperly located, or the location of which he shall require to be changed, shall, up- on conviction be fined five dollars. And the erection or use of any poles or towers rejected or condemned by the City Electrician shall subject the offender upon conviction to a like penalty. (9) ‘The City Electrician shall cause all wires, except tele- phone wires that have not been used for more than thirty days, and which are known as dead wires, to be removed at once at the expense of the owners of such wires. All dead wires of telephone companies shall be detached from the buildings with which they have been connected. (10) On any pole of any electric light, tower, street rail- way, telephone or telegraph company, used jointly by two or more such companies, each company shall be allotted a special zone, and shall confine its wires to that zone. Spaces shall be measured from the tops of poles downward, and the utmost zone on every pole shall at all times be reserved for the free use of the City in stringing its fire alarms or police telegraph Wifes. (11) The City Electrician shall keep a full and complete daily record of all work done, permits and licenses issued, examinations made, and other official work performed as re- 4 g 53 ORDINANCES OF THE quired by this ordinance, and he shall make a report thereof to the Police and Fire Commission as called for by them. (12) Whenever builders or persons engaged in repairing, painting, etc., find it necessary to remove wires from buildings in prosecuting their work the owner of such building or the contractor engaged thereon shall serve the City Electrician with written notice twenty-four hours before such contemplat- ed work is begun and said City Electrician shall have authority in his discretion to direct the owners of such wires to remove the same. (13) Any person, firm or corporation who shall see fit to do so may appeal from the orders or decisions of the City Electrician to the Police and Fire Commission, provided such an appeal is made within five days after the said order of the City Electrician. (14) That any person, firm or corporation that shall fail to correct any defect or defects in his work after having been duly notified within ten days by the City Electrician or within ten days after his appeal therefrom is considered by the Police and Fire Commission and their decision made, shall not receive any further permit until such defect or defects have been cor- rected ; and in any case in which any person shall continue to or persist in violating the orders of the City Electrician touch- ing the same, the license of such person shall be forfeited. (15) In any case of failure to comply with this ordinance the City Electrician, shall have authority after due notice to cut out the lights or current in any locality concerned and to enforce discontinuances of the same until the said requirements are complied with. (16) Any person, firm or company who shall violate any of the provisons of this chapter for which no specific penalty has been provided, or shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with any order of the City Electrician given in pursuance of and by authority of this ordinance and the rules embraced therein, shall, upon conviction, be fined ten dollars for each offense. (17) All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisons of this chapter are hereby repealed. Src. 26. (1) That any person, firm or corporation hay- — = - . City or DurHam ing, operating, owning, constructing or maintaining electric theatres or auditoriums, play houses or other buildings open to the public, where moving pictures are displayed, shall com- ply with the terms of this ordinance, and this ordinance is here- by made applicable to electric theatres or auditoriums, play houses or other buildings open to the public, where moving pictures are displayed, or similar auditoriums or theatres now existing as those hereafter constructed, but existing theatres are given thirty days within which to comply with this ordi- nance. (2) That such theatres or auditoriums hereinafter called electric theatres shall not be constructed, fitted up, operated or licensed until a permit therefor has been issued by the Board of Aldermen through the City Electrician. Said officer is hereby directed and authorized to issue such permit for electric thea- tres provided they are constructed in accordance with plans approved by him, which plans secure the safety of persons patronizing the same. (3) That all wiring in such theatres shall be installed under the direct supervision of the City Electrician, and when he condemns any such wiring the same shall be reinstalled under his direction and approval, and where he condemns wiring hereinafter installed the same shall likewise be rein- stalled, and in all cases where the owners or operators of such electrical theatres refuse to conform to the directions of the City Electrician in the matters herein mentioned the license therefore shall be ipso facto void, and such electric theatres shall be immediately closed as unsafe for patronage. (4) That all fuses used in connection with the lights illu- minating the parts of the house, room or auditorium used by the audience must be installed in fire-proof inclosures, and so constructed that there will be a space of at least six inches be- tween the fuse and the sides and faces of the inclosures. (5) That all exits shall be plainly indicated by a sign on separate supply from the other parts of the house, or the same -shall be illuminated by other than electricity and bear the word “EXIT”, the letters to which must not be less than four inches in height, and there must not be more than one set of fuses in any “Exit” sign circuit between the surface fuses and signs. 55 56 ORDINANCES OF THE (6) That inside lights and all lights in the halls, corridors or any other part of the building used by the audience, except the general auditorium lights, must be fed independently of the stage light and must be controlled only from the lobby or other convenient place in the front of the house, and there must be two circuits into the auditorium, one controlled by the operator in booth and one controlled from without the audi- torium, in lobby or without the entrance. (7) ‘That every portion of the building devoted to the use or accomodation of the public, all outlets leading to the streets, all open courts, corridors, hallways and exits shall be thorough- ly lighted during every performance, and the same shall remain lighted until the entire audience has left the premises. One sixteen candle power incandescent lamp or the quivalent there- of for every four hundred square feet of floor surface is here- by ordained as sufficient illumination. All doors must open outward. (8) That each arc lamp, used as a part of the moving pic- ture machine, must be constructed as specified in the National Electrical Code, and the wiring of same must not be of less capacity than No. 6, B. & S. guage. (9) That rheostats must conform to rheostat require- ments of the National Electrical Code. (10) That top and bottom reels must be encased in an iron box, which boxes shall have holes only large enough for films to pass through. No solder to be used in the construction of these boxes. (11) That the handle or crank used for operating the machine must be secured to the spindle or shaft, so that there will be no liability of such handle or crank coming off or al- lowing the film to stop in front of the lamp. (12) That an automatic shutter must be placed in front of the condenser, arranged so as to be closely normally. (13) That extra films must be kept in a metal box having a tight fitting cover. (14) That such machines must be operated by hand. Motor driven machines are ‘hereby prohibited. (15) That the picture machine must be placed in an en- closure or house made of or lined with fire-proof material, Ciry or DurHam thoroughly ventilated to the outside of the building, and large enough for the operator to walk. freely on either side or back of the machine. Such enclosure or house must have no opening into the auditorium other than the opening where the light of the pic- ture is emitted, and this opening must be provided with fire- proof covering or door, hinged with spring hinges, opening by a trigger which is in reach of the operator so that it can be released by hand, which door must be constructed:so that it can be securely closed. Furthermore, if the City Electrician shall decide that the arrangements are such as would require it, such door must be so arranged that it may be released automatically. All other openings such as vents and entrances to the en- closure, must open into some other part of the building or theatre than the main auditorium. No electrical fixtures or material of any kind will be per- mitted into the operating booth other than the picture machine and its accessories. (16) ‘That any person, firm or corporation, their agents or employees, constructing, operating or managing electric theatres or auditoriums where moving pictures are displayed or similar theatres, in violation of the terms of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined ten dollars, each day’s operation to be held a separate offense. (17) All electrical work must conform to the require- ments of the National Electrical Code. (18) That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in con- flict with this ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed. Sec. 27. AN ORDINANCE TO GOVERN THE INSTALLATION oF Heatinc DEVICES, EITHER STEAM, Hot WATER oR WARM AIR, IN ANY BUILDING IN THE City oF DuRHAM. (1) From and after the passage and promulgation of this ordinance, any party, the owner, architect, or contractor, con- templating or proposing to install in any building in the City of Durham, a steam, or hot water, or warm air heating appara- tus, shall, before starting the work, apply to the City Building Inspector for a permit to do such work, and must accompany 57 58 ORDINANCES OF THE his application for a permit with a description of the ap- paratus proposed to be installed. (2) No work toward the installation of any heating ap- paratus shall be commenced or proceeded with until said drawings and descriptions shall have been submitted to any approved by the City Building Inspector and his permit there- for obtained. (3) All heating devices in both public and private build- ings shall be executed in accordance with the rules and regu- lations hereinafter given. ; (4) Notice of additions, repairs or alterations shall be given to the Building Inspector before same are commenced, and the work shall be done in accordance with the rules and regulations governing such work. (5) All materials must be of the best, free from defects, and all work must be executed in a thorough and workmanlike manner. (6) SMoxE Pipes THROUGH Roors. No smoke pipe shall pass through the roof of any building unless a special permit be obtained from the City Building Inspector for the same. If a permit is to be granted, then the roof through which the smoke pipe passes shall be protected in the following manner: A galvanized iron ventilated thimble of the following dimen- sions shall be placed: in the case of a stove pipe, the diameter of the outside guard shall not be less than twelve inches larger and the diameter of the inner one eight inches larger than the smoke pipe; for all furnaces, or where similar large, hot fires are used, the diameter of the outside guard shall not be less than eighteen inches larger than the pipe. The smoke pipe thimbles should extend from the underside of the ceiling or roof beams to at least six inches above the roof to keep out the weather, and they shall have openings for ventilation at the lower end where the smoke pipes enter, also at the top of the guards above the roof. Where a smoke pipe of a boiler passes through a roof, the same shall be guarded by a ventilated thimble, same as before specified twenty-four inches larger than the diameter of the smoke pipe of the boiler. For stacks of wood burning or direct flues boilers where City oF DurHam stacks are hot or where forced draft is used, the above speci- fication for double ventilators shall also apply. (7) Apparatus. If a steam heating apparatus is to be in- stalled, the boiler shall be referred to as a “steam heating boil- er,” and described clearly whether it be a “‘cast fron sectional,” wrought iron or steel, horizontal or vertical flue, fire or water tube, brick set or self contained. If a hot water heating apparatus is to be installed, the boiler shall be described and referred to as a “hot water boiler,” and clearly described as provided for with safety valves, try cocks, water and pressure guages, and stand a hydrostatic pressure of 100 pounds. (8) Steam Prees AnD RapratTors. All iron or steam pipes conveying steam from the boiler to radiators, stacks or coils, and all pipes carrying condensation back to the boiler, shall be kept fully one (1) inch from all wood work, unless the wood work is protected by a metal shield, then the distance shall not be less than one-half (1-2) inch. All steam or condensation pipes passing through floors, or ceiling, or lathed and plastered partitions shall be protected by a metal tube one inch larger in diameter than the pipe, having a metal cap at the floor; and where they run in a hori- zontal direction between a floor and ceiling, a metal shield shall be placed on the underside of the floor over them and on the side of wood beams running parallel with said pipe. All wood boxes or casings enclosing steam coils or stacks, and all wood covers to recesses in walls in which steam pipe coils or radiators are placed, shall be first protected with at least one-sixteenth inch asbestos paper, and then covered with IC or IX bright tin or galvanized iron, securely nailed on. (9) No steel or iron pipe conveying hot water to radiators, coils or stacks, or back to the boiler, shall come in contact with any wood work, unless the wood work be first protected with at least one-sixteenth inch asbestos paper, and the asbestos paper be then covered with IC or IX tin or galvanized iron, securely nailed on. Iron casing pipes or floor plates may be substituted for the asbestos and metal covering if preferred. (10) Hor Arr Fives anp VENT Ducts. All hot air flues and shafts shall be lined with IC or IX tin or galvanized iron a. 59 60 ORDINANCES OF THE or burnt clay pipe. No wood casing furred or lathed shall be placed against or cover any smoke flue or metal pipe used to convey hot air or steam. (11) Horizontal hot air pipes shall be kept six inches be- low floor beams or ceilings. If floor beams or ceilings are plastered or protected by asbestos, at least one-sixteenth inch and covered with tin or galvanized iron, then the distance shall not be less than one inch: -\y7 (12) Pipes in stud partitions shall be built in the follow- ing manner: The pipe shall be at least one inch space between pipes and stud-on each side and the outside face over ducts shall be made of iron laths. When hot-air pipes pass through partitions, they shall be at least eight feet from furnace. The hot air pipe shall be asbestos covered. (13) Where hot air pipes pass through wooden or stud partitions they shall be guarded by a double collar of metal, with two inches of air space, and holed for ventilation, or by at least four inches of brick work. (14) No hot air flues or pipes shall be allowed between any combustible floor or ceiling or partitions, unless the pipes be double and the adjacent wood work be entirely covered with at least one-sixteenth inch asbestos paper, and the paper then covered with IC or IX bright tin or galvanized iron, securely nailed on to wood work. All double pipes referred to above shall be so braced or supported as to retain their rela- tive position one with the other, and maintain one-half inch air space between them. (15) Recisters. Registers located over a brick furnace shall be supported by a brick shaft built up from the cover of the hot air chamber, said shaft shall be lined with metal pipe, and all wood work of any kind shall be trimmed away at least four inches from it. Where a register is placed in any wood work, in connection with a metal pipe, or duct conveying hot air, the end of said pipe, or duct, shall be provided with a register box, the top of which shall be removable so as to clean out dust or sweepings. (16) RecistTerR Box. All register boxes shall be double and made of IC or IX bright tin or galvanized iron, with holes Ciry or DurHam around the collar for ventilation, and with flange on top to fit the groove in the frame, the register to rest upon the same. There shall be an open space of at least two inches on all sides of the register box, extending from the underside of the border to and through the ceiling below. The said openings shall be fitted with a bright tin or gal- vanized iron casing, and the upper end shall be turned under the frame. All wood work to be covered with at least one-sixteenth inch asbestos paper before the tin is put on. When a register box is placed on the floor over a furnace, the open space on all sides of the register box shall not be less than three inches, and fitted with a tight tin or galvanized iron box as above described. (17) BorttEers For STEAM or Hor Water. A brick-set boiler shall not be placed on any wood or combustible floor or beam wood or combustible floors and beams under and not less than three feet in, from or on the sides of all boilers, shall be protected by a suitable brick foundation of not less than two courses of brick, well laid in mortar on sheet iron. The said sheet iron shall extend not less than twenty-four inches outside of the foundation on side and front bearing lines of bricks laid on flat, with air spaces between them, and shall be placed on the foundation to support a cast iron ash pan of suitable thickness, on which the base of the boiler shall be placed, and shall have a flange, turned up in front and on the sides, four inches high; said pan shall be in width not less than the base of the boiler, and shall extend at least two feet in front of it. ; If a boiler is supported on cast iron base with the bottom of the required thickness for an ash pan and is placed on bear- ing lines of brick in the same manner as specified for an ash pan, then the ash pan shall be placed in front of the said base and shall not be required to extend under it. All lath and plas- ter and wood ceilings and beams, over and to a distance of not less than four feet in front of all boilers, shall be shielded with metal. The distance from the top of the boiler to said shield shall not be less than twelve inches. No combustible partition shal be within four feet of the sides and back, and six feet in front of any boiler unless said partition shall be 61 62 Keeping dis- orderly houses or renting same. ORDINANCES OF THE covered with metal to the height of at least three feet above the floor, and shall extend from the end of back of the boiler to at least five feet in front of it; and then the distance shall not be less than two feet from the sides and five feet from the front of the boiler. An air space of not less than one inch shall be maintained between said shields and any wood work protected by them. (18) Furnaces. All brick set, hot air furnaces shall have two covers, with an air space of at least four inches be~ tween them. The inner cover of the hot air chamber shall be either a brick-arch or two courses of brick laid on galvanized iron or tin supported on iron bars. ‘The outside cover, which is the top of the furnace, shall be made of brick or metal sup- ported on iron bars and so constructed as to be perfectly tight and shall not be less than four inches below any combustible ceiling or floor beams. The walls of the furnace shall be built hollow in the following manner: one inner and one outer wall, each of four inches in thickness properly bound together with an air space of not less than three inches between them. The cold air boxes of all hot air furnaces shall be made of metal, brick or other non-combustible material for a distance of at least ten feet from the furnace. All hot air furnaces shall be placed at least two feet from any wood or combustible partitions or ceilings, unless the partitions or ceilings are properly protected by metal shields, when the distance shall not be less than twelve inches. Wood floors under all furnaces shall be protected as pro- vided for in article 17, referring to steam and hot water boilers. Any person, firm or corporation violating this ordinance or any part thereof shall, upon conviction, be fined fifty dollars. CHAPTER VIII DISORDERLY HOUSES, DRUNKENNESS, GAMING TABLES, FIRING GUNS, ETC. SEcTION 1. Every person who shall keep a disorderly house, or house of ill-fame, within the limits of the city, and any person who shall knowingly rent any house to be used as Ciry or Duruam a house of ill-fame, shall, upon conviction, be fined ten dollars for every day the house is so kept, and all adult persons living in such shall be considered the keepers thereof and be liable to this section. Sec 2. If any occupant of any disorderly house shall re- fuse to open his or her doors and give entrance to any officer of the city or member of the police, demanding admission for the purpose of suppressing disorderly conduct therein, he or she shall, upon conviction, be fined ten dollars. Sec. 3. Every person engaged in boisterous cursing and swearing, or using vulgar or indecent language in any street, house or elsewhere in the city, and every person drunk in the streets, alleys or any public place in the city, or disturbing the peace and quiet of the city, or violating the rules of decency shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars for each offense; and all persons found lying drunk on the streets, alleys or other public places of the city, shall be taken and lodged in the guard house for safe keeping. Sec. 4. Any person who shall do any obscene act in any public place, or write obscene language, or make obscene marks or drawings on any wall in any public place, or shall use in- decent or vulgar language on the streets of the city, or affix any obscene, vulgar or indecent advertisement, picture or bill, to any house, fence, post or wall, with or without the consent of the owner, or affix advertisements or bills to private houses, fences or posts, without consent of the owner, shall be fined five dollars for every such offense. Sec. 5. Any persons guilty of disorderly conduct, or be- having in a boisterous or indecent manner, at any public enter- tainment, or creating any manner of disturbance at the entrance thereto, or who shall in any way disturb or annoy the audi- ence at the above mentioned place, shall be fined twenty-five dollars. Src. 6. Every person found drunk on the streets, on foot or vehicle, or staggering along the streets, or otherwise being guilty of disorderly or unbecoming conduct, shall be fined five dollars. 63 Refusing to open doors. Boisterous curs- ing, swearing, etc. Obscene lan- guage, marks, drawings, pic- tures, etc. Disorderly or boisterous con- duct at public entertainments, Drunk on streets. 64 Lewd women on streets. Disorderly or in- sulting conduct. Shooting guns and other fire- arms, etc. Games in streets. forbidden. No “drumming” on streets or in warehouses. Second-hand clothing. ORDINANCES OF THE Sec. 7. Any lewd woman who shall be found on the streets plying her vocation or soliciting men, drinking, sitting on the streets or in front of stores, or lounging about the market house, or conducting herself in an improper manner, shall be deemed guilty of a nuisance, and, upon conviction, shall be fined ten dollars for each offense. Sec. 8. Any person or persons who shall engage in any disorderly or insulting conduct for the purpose of annoying strangers or citizens, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, ‘upon conviction thereof, shall be fined five dollars for each — offense. Sec. 9. Any person who shall shoot off any gun or other firearm, or shoot off or have any rocket, pop-cracker, or other fireworks, or any combination of gun-powder, in any street or footway, or shoot off any gun or other firearms within the limits of the City of Durham, or shoot off any gun or other firearm, charged with ball or shot, or any other deadly thing within the city, except in case of necessity, shall, upon convic- tion, be fined ten dollars for each offense: Provided, Nothing herein contained shall prohibit the exhibition of fireworks on occasions of public rejoicing, at the discretion of the Mayor, and under such restrictions as he may provide. Sec. 10. All games of every description and throwing stones or other missiles on the streets and sidewalks of the city are forbidden, and shooting with bean-shooters within two hundred yards of any house in the city is forbidden, and the carrying of a bean-shooter on the person of anyone in the corporate limits is forbidden, and every person offending against any part of this section shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars for each and every offense. Sec. 11. No merchant, or employee of any merchant, shall “drum” and solicit trade on the streets, in the ware- houses, or in any public places of the city. Any person violat- ing this ordinance shall be fined five dollars for each offense: Provided, That this shall not apply to persons Soliciting trade within ten feet of their own place of business. Sec. 12. Any person buying second-hand clothing, boots, shoes and hats, and selling the same in the City of Durham City or Duryuam shall be guilty of a nuisance and fined twenty-five dollars for each offense: Provided, That upon proof of the selling the presumption shall arise that the person accused also bought the clothing, boots, shoes and hats sold second-hand. Sec. 13. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to play or perform on any brass or silver horns, or drums, commonly known as “brass bands,” between the hours of eleven p. m. and five a. m., except by permission of the Mayor. Any person violating this ordinance shall be fined five dollars. Sec. 14. That it shall be unlawful for any person to drink any intoxicating liquor in any public building in the City of Durham. Any person violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined one dollar for each offense. Sec. 15. That it shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale any explosive or combustible material gener- ally designated as fire works within the Fire District of the City of Durham. Any person violating this ordinance shall, upon convic- tion, be fined fifty dollars. Sec. 16. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person or per- sons to entice, persuade, solicite, procure or in any other way influence any other person to meet, cohabit, or associate with any lewd woman or women for the purpose of sexual inter- course. (2) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to haul, carry or procure any lewd women to be hauled or car- ried to any place for the purpose of meeting and associating with lewd and lascivious men, or for the purpose of sexual intercourse. (3) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to haul, carry, or procure, or solicit any male person to be hauled or carried to any place for the purpose of meeting and associat- ing with lewd and lascivious woman or women, or for the purpose of meeting and associating with a woman or women for the purpose of illegal sexual intercourse. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined 65 Brass bands, etc., forbidden to play between 11 p. m. andi oi ass mm, 66 No games al- lowed on Sunday. Aiding or abetting disorderly con- duct on Sunday. No merchandise sold on Sunday except in case of necessity. No loading or unloading of wagons. Police to go over city two Sundays in each month. No barber shop open. ORDINANCES OF THE the sum of twenty-five dollars, and if the person convicted of violating this ordinance be a licensed hackman or driver of a public automobile used for hire upon the streets of the City of Durham, he shall also forfeit his license in addition to the fine above prescribed. . CHAPTER IX SUNDAY AND ITS OBSERVANCE . Secrion 1. Every proprietor of a billiard table, five pin or ten pin alley, or other sport ground, permitting any game to be played on Sunday, shall, upon conviction, be fined twenty- five dollars. Sec. 2. Any person who shall, on Sunday, be present, aid- ing or participating in any unlawful or disorderly assemblage, shall be fined five dollars for each offense. Src. 3. Any person who shall sell merchandise on Sun- day, except in cases of necessity, shall be fined twenty-five dollars: Provided, That druggists be allowed to open their stores, for the sale of medicine and drugs and to fill prescrip- tions. ; Sec. 4. No merchant, grocer, wagoner, or other person whatever, shall load or unload any wagon or cart, or other conveyance for goods, wares and merchandise within this city on the Sabbath under a fine of ten dollars for each person so offending. Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the policemen of. the city to go over the whole city and suburbs at least two Sundays in every month, for the purpose of apprehending any person who may be found violating any of the laws and ordinances of the city or State, and of ferreting out and bringing to justice all offenders against the peace and good order of society. Sec. 6. It shall not be lawful for the owner or proprietor of, or any employee in, any barber shop within the limits of the city, to open or allow to be opened the same, nor to carry on the same at his place of business on Sunday. Any person ———— City or DurHAam violating this section shall, upon conviction, be fined ten dollars for every violation. Sec. 7. Any person drunk on the public streets, or other public place in the City of Durham, on Sunday, whether on foot or in a vehicle, shall be fined ten dollars. sec. 8. It shall be permissible for restaurants and eating houses to keep open on Sundays for the purpose of serving guests with meals, and soft drinks, cigars and tobacco. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Sec. 9. Every physican who uses a prescriptiou for whis- key or other intoxicating liquors in the City of Durham shall state therein the name of the party to whom given, and for whom issued, and shall specify the date when issued, the quan- tity and kind prescribed, and shall sign his name thereto. Any physician violating this ordinance shall pay a fine of ten dol- lars for each offense. Sec. 10. No owner or keeper of a restaurant shall permit liquors of any kind to be or remain stored or deposited 1n his restaurant, and any one violating this ordinance shall pay a fine of ten dollars for each offense, and forfeit his license. Sec. 11. No physician shall give or sell to any person any prescription or order for any spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, unless said physician shall have first examined said person for whom said spirituous, vinous or malt liquors are prescribed or ordered, and is satisfied that such person is sick, and that such spirituous, vinous or malt liquors are necessary for the cure or relief of such person. Any person violating this ordi- nance shall upon conviction thereof be fined twenty-five dol- lars. Sec. 12. That any person, firm, or corporation, who shall keep open shop sell merchandise or do any work or labor of any kind on Sunday except work of necessity or charity, as is permitted by the general laws of the State, shall be fined five dollars, provided the druggists may be allowed to open their stores for business on Sundays except between the hours 11 A. M. and 1 P. M., and 7 P. M. and 9 P. M.; and during said closing hours no loafing shall be allowed in said store 67 Fine for Sunday drunkenness. Physician’s pre- scription for whiskey on Sun- day. Whiskey not al- lowed in_ restau- rant on Sunday. Duty of physi- cian, 68 Not to urinate within fifty feet of court house. Stud horses, jackasses, etc. Carriages and rays. Use cloth rags, etc., in closets forbidden. OrDINANCES OF THE during closing hours. Provided, further, That licensed hotels shall be permitted to sell cigars, cigarettes and tobacco to guests. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. CHAPTER X NUISANCES Sec. 1. All persons are forbidden to urinate in or within fifty feet of the Durham courthouse except in the regular urinals provided. Any person violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined one dollar for each offense. Sec. 2. It shall not be lawful hereafter for any person without obtaining permission from the Board of Aldermen to exhibit any stud horse or jackass in the streets of the city, or to put any mare or jennet to any stud or jack within the limits of the city; and every person concerned in so putting a mare or jennet to a stud or jackass, or in aiding or assisting in putting them together, or in causing the same to be done contrary to this ordinance, shall, for every offense, be fined ten dollars. Sec. 3. All carriages, drays, and other vehicles used for the purpose of carrying passengers or freight shall be sightly and sufficiently safe, and strong, not to jeopardize patrons, customers or other persons. It shall be the duty of the City Policemen to enforce the foregoing, and the Chief of Police is hereby authorized and empowered to revoke the license of such as in his opinion do not conform to this ordinance: Pro- vided, That any person aggrieved by a decision of the Chief of Police under this section may appeal from his decision to the Board of Aldermen. Src. 4. No person or corporation shall use cotton mill waste, cloth rags or other heavy substances in any closet, or empty the same in any sewer in the City of Durham. Any person or corporation violating this ordinance shall be fined ten dollars for each and every offense. ——— eC City or Duryam Sec. 5. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain stretched from any house, pole or tree, or other sup- port any line of barbed wire, over, across or along any part of his or her premises: Provided, That this shall not apply to a barbed wire fence built in accordance with the State law. Any person violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars for each day that the provisions of this or- dinance are violated. sec. 6. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or cor- poration to burn or cause to be burnt in any incinerator that may now exist or be erected in the future, any night soil, carcass or flesh of any animal or fowl of any and all descrip- tions whatsoever. Any person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon con- viction, shall be fined ten dollars. CEE POE R XT POLICE ORGANIZATION AND REGULATION Section 1. The police organization of the city shall con- sist of the Mayor, the Police and Fire Commissioners, the Chief of Police, and as many policemen as the Board of Al- dermen shall from time to time determine. Sec. 2. The Mayor shall have a general control and sup- ervision of the Police Department. Sec. 3. The Chief of Police shall give bond payable to the City in the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties and shall superintend and regulate the department. He shall make out and pre- sent to the board of aldermen monthly at their regular meet- ing a pay roll of all the salaried officers of the city. He shall keep a record book and enter therein all violations of the police regulations and by whom committed and of the viola- tions of the city ordinances. The record shall be always sub- ject to the inspection of the Mayor, Police and Fire Commis- sion, and of the board of aldermen. It shall be the duty of 5 69 Police organiza- tion. 70 Duties men. May summons aid. May enter house or enclosure. Not to partici- pate in political meetings. Secure offenders in guard house. of Police- ORDINANCES OF THE the Chief of Police to collect all special and license taxes. He shall pay over to the treasurer each week the amount of money received by him for the City accompanied by a sworn state- ment. He shall further perform all duties imposed upon him in these ordinances and which may hereafter be imposed by the board. His rate of compensation shall be fixed by the board. Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of the policemen to suppress all disturbances of the quiet and good order of the city, and to arrest all offenders against the same; to prevent, as far as possible, all injury to the city property and buildings, and the streets and sidewalks, and to report to the Mayor all repairs needed, and to execute all warrants of the Recorder. Sec. 5. The policemen shall have authority, if resisted in the execution of their official duties, to summon a sufficient number of men to aid them in enforcing the law; and if any person so summoned shall refuse to assist, or having under- taken, does not proceed in good faith, he shall, upon conviction, be fined ten dollars. Sec. 6. When the policemen of the city have a good reason to believe that any of the laws of the State or ordinances of the city have been violated, they are hereby empowered to enter enclosure or house of any person without a warrant in order to apprehend any person so offending, or to arrest a fugitive or to suppress disorder, and, if necessary, to summons a posse to aid them, and all persons so summoned shall have like au- thority. Sec. 7. No policeman shall participate in any political or other meeting while on duty, except in the legitimate discharge of their duties. A failure to conform to the provisions of this ordinance will subject the offender to immediate discharge. They shall secure in the guardhouse all persons who shall make a disorderly noise in any street or elsewhere in the city, or who shall in any other way disturb the good order of the city, or violate the ordinances of the city or the laws of the State. Any person confined in the guard-house by day or by night, as directed in this or other chapters, may be released — a a City or DurHuam upon paying the fine imposed for the offense committed and cost of warrant. Sec. 8. Any person who shall oppose or resist, or in any manner abuse or insult any officer of the city, or member of the police, while in the discharge of any duty, shall, upon con- viction, be fined ten dollars. Sec. 9. When any member of the police force shall be un- able, from sickness or other unavoidable causes, to perform his duty, he shall notify the Police and Fire Commission, who is hereby authorized to employ a substitute for the particular oc- casion, the expense of the said substitute to be deducted from any amount due the said policeman. Sec. 10. On Sundays and other days, when in the Mayor’s judgment it may be necessary, the Mayor shall be authorized to appoint and commission special policemen to take charge of the various churches and other places of public gathering, and to perform such other duties as may be required of them: Provided, The city shall not be liable to any expenses on this account, except such as the Board may determine, and the Mayor shall be authorized to withdraw any authority granted under this ordinance, and to appoint other officers whenever he may deem it expedient. Sec. 11. The Chief of Police shall be required to make, on the last day of each month, except when said last day falls on Sunday, and in that case, on the Saturday preceding, returns of all taxes, forfeitures, fines and collections of every kind, which have been, or ought to have been, received by him for the month just ending, not previously reported. Said state- ment shall be filed with the Clerk of the Board of Aldermen, who shall report the same to the Board at their first meeting held thereafter; and the Chief of Police shall, immediately after filing his said report, settle with the Treasurer and pay over the sum due him. Sec. 12. The Chief of Police shall never have in his hands more than five hundred dollars collected by him on account of the city, from taxes, forfeitures, fines or any other source, but shall, before the money in his hands reaches said sum of five hundred dollars, pay it over to the City Treasurer, and take 71 Unlawful to op- pose, resist or in- sult officer. Subtitutes. Special Police- men. Reports of Chief of Police. Not to have in hand over five hundred dollars. “I bo To carry out foregoing. Secret detective. Unlawful to as- sume to be policeman. Ushers in public hall constituted special police- men. to wear badge. Call whistle. Allowed same fees as con- stables. ORDINANCES OF THE his receipt, which shall be used as money in his monthly settle- ments, provided for in the next preceding section. Src. 13. The Chief of Police is responsible for the exe- cution of the above regulations, and he is hereby authorized and instructed to make such arrangements and regulations as may be necessary to carry them out. Sec. 14. Whenever, in the opinion of the Mayor, it shall be necessary to employ a secret detective, the Mayor shall have power to do so: Provided, That no greater expense than fif- teen dollars shall be incurred without a vote of the Board of Aldermen. Sec. 15. Any person or persons assuming to be or act as policeman or other officer of the city, unless he or they have been duly elected and qualified as such, shall be fined twenty- five dollars for each offense. Sec. 16. That the regular ushers in any public hall in the city are constituted special policemen, and as such, shall have the authority to arrest and eject from said hall any drunken person or persons, or any person behaving in a disorderly and indecent manner therein, or at the entrance thereto, and that they shall have the power to detain such person till a city policeman can be summoned, to whom the offender shall be turned over to be dealt with according to the law; and in the exercise of this authority such shall have the same power that policemen have to call persons to their assistance, and there shall be the same penalty for refusal, or neglect to assist, when so called on. Sec. 17. That such ushers shall wear a badge, when on duty, to designate them. Sec. 18. It shall be the duty of the policemen to have, in the discharge of their duty, a police call-whistle, to be fur- nished to each one at the expense of the city, and any person, not a policeman, who shall wantonly and maliciously give the police call, shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars. Src. 19. The policemen of the City of Durham shall have such fees on all process and precepts executed or returned by them, as are allowed for the sheriff and constables of Durham —— ~~ City or DurHam County for like service in cases other than where the Mayor formerly had jurisdiction to be taxed as a part of the costs and paid over to the Chief of Police of the City of Durham who shall pay the same to the Treasurer of City of Durham. CHAPTER XII THE MARKET AND TOWN SCALES Section 1. Over the market a general superintendence shall be exercised by the committee appointed by the Board, and whenever a market is held it shall be the duty of the Clerk to attend to it. No market shall be held on Sunday; every other day shall be market day, and the market hours shall be from 4:30 a. m. until 9 o’clock p. m., from June Ist to October Ist; and from 4 a. m. until 9 o’clock p. m., from October Ist to June Ist, except on Saturdays, when the market- house shall remain open until 10 p. m. . SEc. 2. As soon as practicable after the market is closed on any day, and always before it is next held, the Clerk shall have the market-house, with the stalls and alleys adjoining, watered, swept and cleaned. The whole market premises, in- cluding such ground as may be used with or pertaining to the market, shall be kept by him clean and neat, and twice a year he shall have the market-house whitwashed inside. Sec. 3. The Clerk of the Market, under the supervision of the Committee on Market, shall annually, in the last week of September of each year, rent out publicly the fish and meat stalls, and vegetable benches or stands in the market-house, for one year from the first day of October ensuing, giving due notice of the time of renting, by posters in the market-house. All renters shall pay monthly in advance their respective rents to the Market Clerk of the city, and it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Market to have vacated any stall or bench where the occupant fails to comply with the provisions of this section. But no person shall occupy a meat stall or bench at the market until he obtains a license from the Board of Aldermen, first having satisfied the Board as to his character and capacity. 73 Superintendence of market-house. To clean market- house. Public rentings. No person shall rent more than one stall. Stall vacated if rent in arrears. Sign to be kept over stall. Sales by dry measure and by weight. ORDINANCES OF THE And such license may be revoked at the pleasure of the Board, for a violation of any of the criminal laws of the State or of the ordinances of the city, or for any other cause which the 3oard may deem sufficient. Src. 4. Not more than one stall, bench or stand shall be rented to or occupied by the same person at the same time, without the consent of the Committee on Market. Sec. 5. If the rent of a bench, stall or stand be in arrears more than ten days, or vacated by reason of death or other- wise, or if the license of the occupant be revoked, the com- mittee shall declare the said bench, stall or stand vacant, and the Clerk shall rent out the same, after twenty-four hours’ notice, to the highest bidder. Sec. 6. Every renter shall keep over his stall a sign with his name thereon, painted in letters which can be easily read. He shall in person be neat and cleanly, and shall keep the benches clean, and all parts of his stall, and the pavement thereof, and whitewash the interior twice a year. No butcher at a meat market, nor any sellers at a fish or vegetable market, shall leave about the market-house after market hours, any loose board, box, barrel or plank. Nor shall he bring to the market, after the first of May and before the first of November following, any beef or mutton tallow, except such as may be necessarily attached to a quarter of beef or mutton. Nor shall he leave in the market-house or any adjacent street, alley or ground, the head or feet or other part of any animal. Nor shall any person deposit any filth, offensive matter, dirt or rub- bish, in or about the market-house, or any adjacent street, al- ley or ground. No renter of any meat stall shall hang, or allow to be hung, any meats on the outside of his stall. Any person violating this section, in any respect, shall, for each offense, pay a fine of five dollars. Src. 7. No person selling fruits or vegetables at the mar- ket, by measure, shall sell the same in any other than dry measure, and the said measure shall be by sealed measure. No person shall buy or sell at market any beef, pork, mutton, shoat, lamb or butter in any other manner than by weight. And no article sold, or offered for sale at market, shall be Ciry or Duruam weighed with steelyards. Every butcher shall keep in a con- spicuous part of his stall, his patent platform balances and weights, or his scales and weights, the scales well balanced and in good order, and the weights correct. Any person violating this section shall pay a fine of five dollars. Src. 8. The Clerk of the Market shall, from time to time, examine the scales, balances, weights and measures used by persons at the market, to see whether they are sealed according to law, and to conform to Section 7 hereof; and also examine butter and other articles sold, or offered for sale by weight, to see that they are not deficient. Persons having at market illegal scales, balances, weights or measures, shall forfeit the same to the city. Articles offered for sale by weights, and found deficient, shall likewise be forfeited to the city, or, if sold, the value thereof shall be forfeited. In every case in which the Clerk of the Market shall have good cause to believe that anything is forfeited under this section, or under any other section in this chapter, he shall seize the same and summon the person in possession thereof at the time of the seizure, to appear before the Recorder or some justice, at some time within twelve hours, to show cause why said thing shall not be adjudged forfeited. Any person convicted under this section shall be excluded from the market, both as principal and agent. Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Market to exclude from the market all persons who shall be engaged in combination to raise the price of products and of such articles as are usually brought to market for sale; and the Clerk of the Market shall forthwith report to the Chief of Police the names of all persons engaged in any such practice, whereupon the Recorder, or any justice of the peace, may issue his warrant against the offenders, and he or she who shall be found guilty of any of the said offenses shall be liable to a fine of five dollars for every such offense. Sec. 10. The Clerk of the Market shall see that the unap- propriated spaces within and about the market square are kept open for passage; and no person shall obstruct the same, under the penalty of one dollar for each offense. 15 Balances or scales and weights used. Clerk to examine scales, weights and measures, and have false ones forfeited. Clerk to exclude and report any person who en- ters combination to raise prices. Unused space to be kept open. 76 Clerk to keep records an make reports. Monthly reports. Clerk to keep city scales. Fees for weighing Produce sold to be weighed on city scales. No profane or obscene language used or filth de- posited in mar- ket. No animals tied to market-house. ORDINANCES OF THE Sec. 11. The Clerk of the Market shall keep a faithful record of all the fees collected by him, and all moneys which come into his hands, and pay the same within five days after their receipt by him to the Treasurer; and on the first day of every month he shall report in writing to the Finance Committee all such amounts as he may have paid the Treasurer the preceding month. And it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Market to collect all rents for stalls. Sec. 12. At the first regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen in each month, the Clerk of the Market shall make an itemized report, showing in detail the respective rents of the stalls in the market and his other receipts. Every three months the said committee shall examine the books of the Clerk of the Market, and compare the said books with the accounts of the Clerk and the Treasurer. Sec. 13. The city scales shall be under the direction of the Clerk of the Market. He shall attend to the weighing of articles, collect the fees and report his receipts therefrom, as directed in the section next preceding, for all his other reports. Sec. 14. The fees for weighing fodder, hay, oats in sheaf and shucks, shall be ten cents for each 1,000 pounds or less, and one cent per hundredweight for each additional 100 pounds; for weighing coal, fifteen cents per ton. Sec. 15. No person shall sell in the City of Durham, or deliver after it may have been sold, any fodder, shucks, hay, or oats in sheaf, without having the same weighed on the town scales and receiving certificates of same. Any person violating this section shall forfeit and pay a fine of five dol- lars. Sec. 16. Any person at or in the market-house who shall use profane or obscene language, or shall be intoxicated there- in, or shall place, or cause to be placed, any excrement, filth or other offensive matter in the market-house or yard sur- rounding the same, shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars for each offense. Sec. 17. Any person who shall tie a horse or other ani- Crry or DurHam mal to the market-house shall be liable for every such offense to pay a fine of one dollar. Sec. 18. No person shall sell any fresh fish within the corporate limits of the City of Durham, outside of the mar- ket-house of said city: Provided, Four places for the sale of fish be established outside of the market-house by the Market House Committee: Provided, further, That the persons so sell- ing fresh fish at the four places established by the Market House Committee shall pay a license fee of five dollars per month. The person or persons to whom license is granted to sell fresh fish at said four places outside market-house are allowed to deliver same in all parts of the city. Any person violating this section shall be fined five dollars for each of- fense. Sec. 19. Any violation of his duties prescribed in this chapter, shall render the Clerk of the Market liable to re- moval from office, and subject him to the payment of a fine of twenty-five dollars. Sec. 20. No person shall be allowed to smoke in the mar- ket house, under a penalty of two dollars and fifty cents for each offense. It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Market to drive out of the market-house all dogs that come therein, whether with or without their owner. Sec. 21. No person shall sell any fresh pork, beef, mutton, or any other fresh meats outside of the City Market house of the City of Durham: Provided, Four places for the sale of fresh meats may in the discretion of the Market House Com- . mittee be established outside the market house: Provided, fur- ther, That the privilege to sell fresh meats outside of the mar- ket house at the points designated by the Market House Com- mittee shall be sold at public auction as provided for market stalls renting in Section 3, Chapter 12; Provided, further, That the persons licensed to sell fresh meats outside the market shall be subject to regulations governing the sale of fresh meats in the market house; Provided, further, This shall not apply to persons selling beef or other fresh meats of their own _ faising by the quarter or in larger quantities. 77 No fresh fish sold outside of market. Proviso. Violation ot duty subjects Clerk to removal. No smoking or dogs allowed in market. 78 Unloading fish. Putting fish- scales floor mar- ket. Putting fish | scraps in drain. Victualing houses and_ restaurants. Hack, carriage and dray license. ORDINANCES OF THE Src. 22. That it shall be unlawful for any person to load or unload fish or exhibit fish for any purpose on the east side of the market-house, in the City of Durham. Any person violating this ordinance shall be fined five dollars for each and every offense. Src. 23. Any person putting or placing any fish-scales, scraps or any other solid substance, or pouring any water con- taining same, on or into the floor, sink or drain in the market- house, shall be fined two dollars for each and every offense. Sec. 24. Any person leaving any fish scraps or any other solid substance subject to decay on or in the grating of the drain outside the market building, shall be fined two dol- lars for each and every offense. CHAPTER XIII SPECIAL TAXES AND LICENSE SEcTIoN 1. Every person desiring to open a victualing house or restaurant in the city shall make application to the Board of Aldermen in writing, naming the place to be used, and the license, if granted, shall be issued by the Clerk of the Board, who is hereby directed to record in his book the name of the applicant for license and the date of license. Any per- son who shall establish a restaurant or eating-house within the city, without first having paid the license tax to the Chief of Police, shall pay a fine of twenty-five dollars for each ’ offense. Sec. 2. Every hack, carriage, dray or urher vehicle li- censed by the city shall be numbered, and upon receipt of the license tax to the Chief of Police he shall issue to the owner thereof a license in which the number of said carriage, dray, or other vehicle shall be given. Sec. 3. The following shall be the tolls or charges which - may be collected by drivers or owners of public drays unless special contract is made for a greater rate: For packages not exceeding fifty pounds, fifteen cents. Regular loads twenty Ciry or DurHam five cents. Any person violating this ordinance or any part thereof shall upon conviction be fined five dollars. Sec. 4. The following shall be the tolls or charges which may be collected by drivers or owners of public carriages for the transportation of passengers within the corporate limits of the City: Day rate fifteen cents for each passenger carried five blocks or less by the usual route of travel; twenty five cents for each passenger carried more than five blocks, night rate twenty-five cents for each passenger carried five blocks or less by the usual route of travel; fifty cents for each passenger carried more than five blocks unless special contract - is made between the parties. In addition to the above tolls or charges collections may be made at the rate of fifty cents an hour for the time said driver or owner is required to wait for any passenger or pas- sengers. All owners of such carriages shall be required to keep posted in a conspicuous place in his carriage a card upon which shall be printed a list of the above rates which card shall be furnished by the City upon application to the Chief of Police. Any person violating this ordinance, or any part thereof, shall upon conviction be fined five dollars for each offense. Sec. 5. If any person shall secure and use the service of any hackman, carriage driver, drayman or transfer man with intent to cheat, defraud, or deprive him of just compensation for his services such person shall pay a fine of ten dollars for each offense. Sec. 6. Before license shall be issued to any person to open a bowling alley, billiard or pool room, vaudeville or mov- - ny picture show application shall be made to the Baard of _ Aldermen and their consent given. Sec. 7. Every exhibitor of any machine and apparatus designed for public amusement, for the selling or using of which compensation shall be charged, not especially mentioned in the City Charter or some other ordinance, shall pay ten doliars each six months, or part thereof, the same shall be on exhibition: Provided, That this shall not apply to exhibi- Exhibition of machines, etc. 79 80 Auctioneers or itinerant mer- chants. Festivals to close by midnight. Hours for opening billiard tables, ete. License for boot- blacks. Bill poster. License. ORDINANCES OF THE tions strictly scientific, nor to those where the entire pro- ceeds shall be devoted to charitable or educational purposes. Sec. 8. That no auctioneer or itinerant. merchant be allow- ed to sell goods, wares or merchandise on the street at public outcry, and any one so offering to sell goods, wares or mer- chandise, shall pay a fine of ten dollars for each offense. Sec. 9. All fairs or festivals, for whatever purpose held, shall close by the hour of midnight. Any person found pre- sent at or conducting any fair or festival after said hour of midnight, shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars. Sec. 10. That all public bowling alleys, or alleys of like kind, or billiard tables, which are licensed by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Durham, shall not be kept open later than 12 o’clock p. m., and shall not be opened earlier than 5 o'clock a. m. Any person violating this ordinance shall be fined ten dollars for each offense. Src. 11. No person shall shine or polish shoes for pay, upon the streets or in the door or hallways, near the public streets, without first having obtained an annual license from the Chief of Police, for which he shall collect the sum of one dollar. Any person violating this ordinance shall be fined the sum of one dollar. Sec. 12. (1) That the business of bill poster shall em- brace all kinds of paper posters, metal or wood advertising hung by paste, tacking or otherwise upon boards, fences, build- ings, etc. Also all metal or cloth signs, distributing of dodgers, paper circulars, samples, pamphlets or other advertising mat- ter within the corporate limits of the City of Durham. Pro- vided, Any person regularly engaged in business within the corporate limits of the City of Durham may distribute adver- tising, tack, paste or sample any matter advertising his own exclusive business without paying license. (2) That the license tax for each bill poster shall be ten dollars per annum, and no license shall be granted for a shorter time than one year. That all ordinances heretofore passed in regard to bill poster’s license are hereby repealed. Ciry or Duruam Sec. 13. That it shall be unlawful for any minor under the age of eighteen years to enter any public billiard or pool room except on business other than to play at said games, or to look on at others who play, or for the owner of any billiard or pool room to allow any minor under the age of eighteen years to loiter around or take part in any games of pool or billiard or for said owner or owners of pool or bil- liard rooms to have screens, stained windows, or any other ob- structions to prohibit the view of said public pool or billiard room from the main entrance thereof. Any violation of this ordinance shall subject the offender to a fine of twenty five dollars. Sec. 15. Upon each and every emigrant agent there shall be imposed a tax of five hundred dollars, to be collected as other license taxes are collected. Any person carrying on the business of emigrant agent without having paid the license tax prescribed in this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be subject to a fine of fifty dollars, or imprisonment for thirty days, or both, at the discretion of the court. Sec. 16. Upon every person, firm or corporation who is- sues or sells to merchants or manufacturers any trading stamps or other devices to be returned by the person issuing or selling the same, there shall be levied and paid an annual tax of two hundred dollars. Sec. 17. All persons, firms or corporations engaged in or carrying on the business of sign painting shall pay a license tax of ten dollars per annum, and no license shall be granted _for a shorter period than one year. Sec. 18. That every owner or manager of a dance hall shall pay a license tax in the sum of two dollars for each and every night. Sec: 19. That no transient or itinerant dealer in flowers of any kind or the agent thereof shall be allowed to do business in the City of Durham without first obtaining a license from said City for which he shall pay the sum of two dollars for each and every day he is engaged in said, business, Provided, however, Such person or persons who continue in said busi- 81 Emigrant agent, tax. Trading stamps. Tax sign painters. 82 ORDINANCES OF THE ness for a week or longer shall pay a tax of ten dollars per week. Any person violating this ordinance shall upon conviction be fined ten dollars for each effense. Sec. 20. That no person, firm or corporation shall be al- lowed to drive a public hack or automobile for hire upon the streets of said city without having first been given a permit by the Chief of Police of said City and said Chief of Police shall issue a permit only to such persons as shall satisfactorily prove a good moral character, and said Chief with the auth- ority of the Mayor of said City shall have a right at any time to cancel said permit, if said person holding said permit has been guilty of misconduct as unfits him for that kind of work. (2) All persons, firms, or corporations having drivers of public hacks or automobiles for hire meaning by this that no hackman, person, firm or corporation operating the same shall permit any person to take charge of their hacks, or automobiles unless such person has a permit to run such hack or automo- bile from the Chief of said City. (3) The Chief of Police shall at all times keep a record at police headquarters of all permits granted ander this ordi- nance and of any canceliation thereof. (4) That no permit to drive or operate a public hack or automobile for hire upon or along the streets of the City of Durham shall be issued to any person under fifteen years of age and it shall be unlawful for any person under fifteen years of age to drive a public hack upon or along the streets of said City. (5) It shall be unlawful for any person to leave stand- ing on Main Street between Roxboro Street and Five Points any public hack or vehicle not then in actual use without written consent of the Chief of Police. (6) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corpora- tion or the agent of any person, firm or corporation, to drive or work any beast of burden that is physically disabled for labor or work and it shall be the duty of the Police Commit- tee of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Lurham together with the Mayor and Chief of Police of said City to pass upon ae a en a ee by 4 City or DurHam the physical condition and fitness of all beasts of burden for work and inspect the same once every three months, commenc- ing the first Monday in May, 1910. And it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corpora- tion to work any beast of burden or compel the same to work after having been notified by the Police Committee of said Board together with said. Chief of Police and Mayor to remove and discontinue the work of any such animal. (7) It shall be the duty of said Police Committee, Chief of Police and said Mayor to inspect all public hacks or other public conveyances as may be offered for hire together with the harness and all attachments, as to their fitness and safe- ty for transportation, and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation operating any such public vehicle or con- veyance for hire within said City after having been forbidden by the Said Police Committee, Chief of Police and Mayor. (8) All persons, firms or corporations, or agents of any person, firm or corporation, operating a conveyance for hire within said limits shall be required to wear a badge giving the number of their conveyance and license; and it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation operating a pub- lic hack or automobile for hire or conveyance to allow more than one driver upon each and every such conveyance. (9) No hackman, chauffeur or driver of any public vehicle or conveyance shall solicit any passenger or passengers or al- low his hack or dray or other public conveyance to stand nearer the Union Station than on Church Street except when receiving and delivering baggage at the Baggage Room. (10) Any person, firm or corporation, or the agent of any person, firm or corporation violating any of the foregoing provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction for each and every offense shall be fined five dollars. Sec. 21. That every person, firm or corporation operating automobiles for the carriage of persons for hire be required to pay an annual license tax of twelve dollars. Sec. 22. (1) That Chapter 13, Section 28, be and the 83 84 ORDINANCES OF THE same is hereby repealed, and the following sections are sub- stituted therefor: 2. That any person, firm or corporation, engaged in the business of cleaning and pressing clothes for hire, shall on, or before the Ist day of May of each year take out a license, for the purpose of conducting said business, for which license there shall be paid the Chief of Police of the City of Durham the sum of fifteen dollars. 3. That any person, firm, or corporation, either a resident of the City of Durham or a non-resident of the said City, en- gaged in selling and dealing in clothes, or taking orders for the same, or in any way engaged in the tailoring business, shall pay a license tax of twenty-five dollars, the same to be paid on the 1st day of May of each year, Provided, That non- resident tailors, working for and in the employ of persons, firms, and corporations who have paid this tax, shall not be liable for this tax. 4. Any person, firm or corporation, violating the provi- sions of this ordinance, shall, upon conviction, be fined the sum of twenty-five dollars. Sec. 23. That it shall be unlawful for any person or pro- prietor of a public pool or billiard room to keep, have on hand, permit or allow in said public pool or billiard room, any in- toxicating or malt liquors and all licenses now granted or hereafter granted for the operation of such public pool or billiard room or parlor are subject to this ordinance. Any person violating this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Sec. 24. That every junk dealer, pawnbroker or person engaged in the second hand business, shall, every day, except Sunday, before the hour of four in the afternoon, deliver to the Chief of Police of the City of Durham, on blank forms prescribed by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Durham, a legible and correct transcript from the book or books pro-- vided for, showing the description of all and every article re- ceived by him the business day immediately preceding (except as to the purchase of rags, old iron and paper) together with the amount paid therefor, and a description of the Crry or DurHam person making the sale, such transcript of the business done on Saturday to be delivered as aforesaid, before four o'clock in the afternoon of the following Monday. Any person, firm or corporation failing to comply with this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon con- viction, shall be fined the sum of five dollars. Sec. 25. (1) That it shall be unlawful to conduct any public dance hall in the City where an admission fee is charged, except upon application to the Board of Aldermen. (2) That all public halls shall be closed at 12 p. m. and shall remain closed on Sundays. (3) That all police officers or other proper officers shall be allowed to enter said dance halls at any time for the pur- pose of seeing that order is maintained. (4) That a license tax of Six (6) Dollars a week shall be paid to the Chief of Police for the City, for such privilege. (5) That any license granted hereunder may be revoxed with or without notice. (6) That this ordinance shall take effect December Ist, 1913. Src. 26. That every person, firm or corporation engaged in what is commonly known as Junk business, to-wit: buy- ing and selling rags, bones, bottles, tow-sacks, rubber, scrap iron and brass; or engaged in collecting rags, bones, bottles, tow-sacks, rubber, scrap-iron and brass, or both, shall be re- quired to pay an annual tax of fifty dollars. That every person, firm or corporation engaged in the junk business, shall, every day, except Sunday, before the hour of four o'clock in the afternoon, deliver to the Chief of Police of the City of Durham on blank forms prescribed by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Durham a legible and correct transcript from the book or books provided for, showing the description of all and every article received by him the busi- ness day immediately preceding (except as to the purchase of rags, old iron and paper), together with the amount paid therefor, and a description of the person making the sale, such transcript of the business done on Saturday, to be delivered as aforesaid, before four o’clock in the afternoon of the fol- \ 6 85 86 ORDINANCES OF THE lowing Monday. Provided, further, That no dealer in the junk business be allowed to purchase the articles above nam- ed from persons under eighteen years of age, and that no person engaged in the buying and selling of the above named articles shall be allowed to purchase the same between the hours of sunset and sunrise. That any person, firm or corporation failing to comply with this ordinance, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined the sum of Five Dollars. That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its adoption. Sec. 27. That every person, firm or corporation engaged in the buying and selling of raw and green hides or hides of any other description, shall be required to pay an annual tax of fifty dollars, Provided, further, That any butcher or butch- ers who shall engage in the selling of raw and green hides or hides of any other description shall not be required to pay the above tax. Provided, further, however, That any butcher or butchers who shall engage in the buying of raw and green hides or hides of any other description shall be subject to the payment of the above tax. That any person violating the above ordinance shall be fin- ed five dollars for each and every offense. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its adoption. Sec. 28. That upon each and every transient or itinerant dealer in junk, who shall buy, sell or collect rags, bones, bot- tles, tow sacks, rubber, iron and brass, or who shall buy or sell raw and green hides or hides of any other description, or both, shall be imposed a tax of fifty dollars, to be collected as other license taxes are collected. Any transient dealer in junk or hides, or both, who shall carry on such business without having paid the license tax prescribed in this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined the sum of fifty dollars. ; . sa sh Ciry or DurHAam This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date of its adoption. Sec. 29. That all privilege occupation taxes due the City of Durham shall be due and payable on the first Monday in September of each year. That any person, firm or corporation violating this ordi- nance shall be fined ten dollars. CHAPTER XIV THE CEMETERY Section 1. The city cemetery shall be used exclusively for the burial of white persons. Sec. 2. There shall be appointed at the regular meeting of the Board, in each and every year hereafter, a Sexton to take charge of the city cemetery, and for enforcing the ordi- nances of this chapter. Src. 3. The Sexton shall have the digging of all the graves in the cemetery, at such prices as are hereinafter established. Src. 4. It shall be the duty of the Sexton to see that all the laws concerning the cemetery are duly observed and en- forced, and in case of infraction, to report the same to the Chief of Police. Sec. 5. The Sexton shall keep the cemetery in a neat and clean condition, performing all the work which he may be directed to do by the Board, for which -he shall receive such compensation as the Board may allow. Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the Sexton to keep a book in which the name, age, disease and date of burial of those buried in the cemetery are recorded, and he shall make a re- port thereof to the Board of Aldermen at each regular meet- ing. Section 7. All graves shall be at least five feet in depth and be sunk due East and West. The following fees shall be charged, viz: For digging a plain grave and filling up the 87 Cemetery for white persons. Sexton. Sexton to dig graves. To enforce ordi- nances, To keep cemetery clean. Record of death and cause. 88 Only Sexton to dig graves. No person to in- terfere with pri- vate burial lots. No person to cut or injure trees or shrubbery. Not to discharge firearms. Not to ride or drive horses or vehicles faster than a walk. No filthy deposit. No person to ex- cavate or remove earth from ceme- tery. Unlawful to play games in ceme- tery. ORDINANCES OF THE same, $3.00; children not over ten years, $1.50; for exhuming body of adult, $2.50; of infant $1.50; for digging grave for brick vault, double the above prices; working on private lots in the cemetery to be paid by the owner, twenty-five cents an hour or one dollar and fifty cents per day and the fees shall be paid into the City treasury. A fee of three dollars shall be charged for digging the grave of a pauper residing in the City of Durham, and for those residing outside of the City limits a fee of five dollars shall be charged for digging each grave. Sec. 8. No person other than the regularly appointed Sexton shall dig any grave or dig up any sod in the cemetery under a penalty of twenty dollars. Sec. 9. No person shall put any fence, grave-stome or board, or erection of any kind, or dig up any sod on any pri- vate burial lot, except under the direction, or by the consent of the owners thereof, under a penalty of twenty dollars for each offense. Sec. 10. No person shall cut, break or in any other man- ner injure or destroy any tree, shrub or plant, or wantonly in- jure or destroy any flower, either wild or cultivated, in the cemetery, under a penalty of twenty dollars. Sec. 11. No person shall discharge firearms in the ceme- tery, under a penalty of twenty dollars. Sec. 12. No person shall ride, drive or lead any horse or vehicle in the cemetery faster than a walk, under penalty of ten dollars. Sec. 13. No person shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, any filthy or unclean or offensive substance in the cemetery, under penalty of twenty dollars. SEc. 14. No person shall excavate any earth in the cem- etery, or remove the same therefrom, except by consent or under direction of the Board of Aldermen, or of the Sexton, or of some other officer legally authorized by the said Alder- men, under penalty of twenty dollars for each offense. Sec. 15. It shall be unlawful for any person to play at any game in the cemetery, and it shall be the duty of the City or Duryam Sexton to prevent same. If, after being ordered to desist by the Sexton, he or she shall still persist, it shall be his duty to carry such person before the Recorder, who shall impose a fine of twenty dollars. Sec. 16. All persons desiring to purchase lots in the cem- etery must apply to the Sexton, whose duty it shall be to lay off said lots and require an immediate cash payment of ten cents per square foot, if for a city resident, and fifteen cénts per square foot, if for the use of a non-resident: Pro- vided, That the Board may change the terms. Sec. 17. On the payment of the sum above required, the Sexton shall issue a certificate to the purchaser of said lot, specifying the lot and the price thereof. Upon the presenta- tion of the said certificate, the Mayor shall make out a deed for said lot prohibiting re-sale, without consent of the Board of Aldermen, and shall cause the Sexton to enter in a book kept for that purpose, the date of the deed, the description and price of the lot, and to whom sold. Sec. 18. It shall be the duty of the Sexton to collect all moneys due for burial lots and graves in the cemetery, and pay the same over to the City Treasurer and make month'y reports thereof to the Board of Aldermen. Sec. 19. The Sexton must be present at laying off of all graves. Sec. 20. Every application to the Sexton for digging of graves must be accompanied by a death certificate of the at- tendent physician, stating the name, age, disease and date of death of the person for whom the burial is desired. Sec. 21. No person shall purchase or be the owner of more than two lots in the cemetery, at one and the same time, without the consent of the Board of Aldermen previously ob- tained. Sec. 22. No person or persons shall pass through the cem- etery, nor shall any person walk therein, except in the regu- larly laid off walks, under penalty of ten dollars. Sec. 23. The Sexton of the cemetery shall have the power and authority of a policeman, and may arrest any person for 89 Price of lots and how purchased. Street Commis- sioner to issue certificate and Mayor to make deed. Street Commis- sioner to collect money for burial lots. Present when graves laid off. Application for grave to be ac- companied by death certificate. No person to own more than two lots. Use walks in Cemetery. Sexton has police power. 90 Duty of Clerk to keep market- house clean. Power of com- mittee on health to expend money in cases of emer- gency. ORDINANCES OF THE any violation of the ordinances of the city or the requirements of the respective cemeteries. The same authority shall be exercised by those Jegally appointed assistants. CHAPTER XV HEALTH OF THE CITY Section 1. It shall be the duty of the Market Clerk or Market Police to see that the market house of the City of Dur- ham is kept clean and to have the floor of the market-house tho- roughly washed at least once a week, from October Ist to April lst, and at other times daily. Failure to perform this duty shall be cause for removal from office. Sec. 2. In case of emergency, the Committee on Health of the City of Durham is empowered to expend out of the treasury of the City of Durham without previous order of the Board of Aldermen a sum not exceeding twenty-five dol- lars, and the City Clerk shall issue his warrant in such case for the amount approved by the Chairman of the Committee on Health, not exceeding twenty-five dollars. Sec. 3. The Committee on Public Health shall have a general supervision of the public health of the City and shall from time to time as may be necessary confer with the Superintendent of Health of the County and City of Durham, and also from time to time as may be necessary attend the regular public meeting of the Board of Health of the County and City of Durham, and to the said Committee shall be referred all matters relating to public health before any appro- priation for the Board of Health is made the same shall first be passed upon by the Finance Committee of the City of Durham. Src. 4. All matters concerning the preservation of the public health and the making of laws and regulations for the preservation of public health having been by law vested in the Board of Health for the County and City of Durham, the Board of Aldermen shall upon the request of the said Board a oe LS — es Ciry or DurHam of Health make all such reasonable appropriations for the carrying out of said laws and regulations as may be necessary. CHAPTER XVI CONCERNING DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS SEcTION 1. It shall be the duty of every person, at the time of giving in his annual list of taxable property for the city, to declare, on oath, the number of dogs or sluts he may own, or which may belong to any person boarding or resid- ing with his family. SEc. 2. Should any person fail to give in his dog or slut in the manner prescribed, he shall be deemed guilty of a mis- demeanor, and be fined five dollars for each dog or slut so omitted. Sec. 3. The Chief of Police shall prepare dog collars, not exceeding in price twelve and one-half cents each, and shall issue one to each person presenting the certificate of the collector that the tax has been paid. Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of all owners of dogs or sluts in the city to procure from the collector, on paying the proper tax, a collar as above described, which shall be at- tached to said animal. Sec. 5. That all unlicensed dogs running at large, or whenever found in the city, shall be subject to be taken up by the police and killed after ten days’ notice to owner. That it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police, not less than once a week, to have a canvass of the city made, with a sufficient force of hands detailed by the Street Commissioner, under the supervision of a policeman, to capture and secure all un- licensed dogs. For his services in carrying this ordinance into execution, the Chief of Police shall be allowed as follows: For the capture and slaughter, or capture alone, of each dog, one dollar; for feeding the same, per day, ten cents. The fees shall be paid by the owner before the dog shall be sur- rendered to him; and if the dog is not claimed by the owner, then by the city. 91 Giving in of dogs. Penalty for failure to do so. Dog collars. Owners to secure same. Unlicensed dogs to be killed if not claimed. 92 Pound. Dogs of non- residents. Dogs attached to vehicles or in owner’s presence Instruments of capture. No proud bitch to run at large. License on dogs. ORDINANCES OF THE Sec. 6. The Chief of Police shall, when in his opinion necessary, rent a lot within or without the city limits, and prepare the same to be used as a pound, the expenditures of which shall be with the advice and consent of the Committee on Finance, paid by the city. Sec. 7. If the dog or slut belonging to any person not a resident of the city, shall be secured under the foregoing provisions, the same shall be delivered to the claimant without charge: Provided, That the claim shall be made within twenty- four hours after the seizure. But if not made within said time, the claimant shall pay cost and charges. i Sec. 8. It shall not be lawful to seize any dog or slut be- longing to any person not a resident of the city, if the animal shall be attached to a vehicle of the owner, or shall be with- in his personal presence. Sec. 9. The Chief of Police shall be authorized, at the expense of the city, with the advice and consent of the Com- mittee on Finance, to have prepared such instruments for cap- turing the animals liable to seizure as aforesaid, as may be proper and necessary. Sec. 10. A fine of five dollars shall be imposed upon any person who shall allow a proud bitch belonging to him to run at large in the city, and a further fine of_ten dollars for each day after the first day said bitch runs at large: Provided, The ‘Chief of Police, or any policeman, shall destroy her imme- diately upon discovery. Sec. 11. On every dog owned and kept within the City of Durham there shall be paid a license tax of one dollar per annum. On every slut owned and kept within the City of Durham there shall be paid a license tax of three dollars per annum. Said license tax to be paid on or before the Ist day of October in each year. If any owner of a dog or slut shall fail to comply with this ordinance he shall be notified by the Chief of Police to kill said dog or slut, and if he shall fail to comply with said notice, he shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars. ‘ City or Duryam Sec. 12. It shall be unlawful for any owner or owners of bull dogs in the City of Durham to allow the same to run at large on the streets of said city without first having muz- zled the said dogs. Any person failing to muzzle any bull dog before bringing the same upon the streets shall, upon con- viction, be fined two dollars for each and every offense. And it shall be the duty of the police to catch, impound and slaughter all bull dogs running at large on the streets of the City of Durham when said dogs are not muzzled as here- inbefore required. CHAPTER XVII CONCERNING STREET CARS Section 1. All persons are forbidden and prohibited from getting on street cars while in motion except for the bona fide purpose of using the same for transportation and paying the fare. Any person violating the provisions of this sec- tion shall be fined five dollars for each offense. Sec. 2. Any person who shall get upon a street car and shall, upon the demand of the conductor thereof, refuse to pay his fare, and shall refuse to leave said car at request of the conductor, upon the car being stopped, shall, upon con- viction, be fined two dollars. Sec. 3. Motormen on electric cars and drivers of auto- mobiles or motorcycles, when approaching a frightened ani- mal, which said animal is being ridden or driven, shall stop such street car, automobile or motorcycle as promptly as pos- sible after observing such animal. Nor shall they ring gongs, sound whistles or blow horns at such times. Any person vio- lating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined ten dol- lars. Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to run any street car, or cause the same to be run, in the City of Durham, at a rate of speed greater than fourteen miles an hour. Any person violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined ten dollars. 93 Forbidden to get on cars only as passengers. Refusal to pay. tare. Duty of motor- men. Rate of speed street cars. 94 No expectoration in street cars. Control of sewer system by Board of Aldermen. Appointment of Inspector of sewers and plumbing. ORDINANCES OF THE Sec. 5. It shall be unlawful for any person to expectorate or spit upon the floor, platform or steps of any street car in the City of Durham, or upon the floor, steps or platform of any street car within one-half mile of the City of Durham and any person so offending shall, upon conviction, be fined one dollar. Sec. 6. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corpo- ration to operate any electric, trolley or other street car on the streets of the City of Durham without watering the tracks and that part of the street or streets used and occupied by such persons, firms or corporations so as to effectually keep down the dust on such tracks and such parts of the streets laid. Any person, firm or corporation violating this ordinance shall, upon conviction be fined twenty-five dollars, and each day the ordinance is violated shall constitute a separate offense. CHAPTER XV iit PLUMBING Section l. That the sewerage system of the City of Dur- ham, and all matters and things appertaining to its use, man- agement and control, in every manner and way, shall be un- der the control of the Board of Aldermen of Durham, its agents and employees, as hereinafter set forth in this ordi- nance and such ordinances as the Board of Aldermen may hereafter adopt from time to time; and the duty of enforcing the provisions of all such ordinances shall devolve upon such officers or agents of the city as may be thereunto required by said Board of Aldermen, by ordinance or otherwise. - Sec. 2. The Board of Aldermen shall elect or appoint for such a term as it may deem best, and at such compensation as it may hereafter fix, some competent person with a prac- tical knowledge of plumbing and house-drainage, who shall be designated as Inspector of Sewers and Plumbing, who shall perform such duties and exercise such authority as may be hereafter imposed upon him by the Board of Aldermen in this and in subsequent ordinances. Te se ee . ae Ciry or DurHam Sec. 3. Before any person, firm or corporation shall en- gage in or carry on tthe business of plumbing, or house drain- age in the City of Durham, or shall do any plumbing or house drainage work, said person, firm or corporation shall give a good and sufficient bond in the sum of two hundred dollars, said bond to be approved by the mayor and the city attorney of the said City, conditioned upon the observance of the rules and regulations contained in this and subsequent ordi- nances for the faithful performance of duty in making con- nections with the sewers of said city and to indemnify the said City against loss in any manner whatsoever for any unskillful or negligent work, or conduct, in the performance of any plumbing or house drainage, or for any damage to the sewer pipes, streets or sidewalks of said City or for the use of de- fective or improper material in said work, by themselves or their employees, whereupon they may be duly licensed by the Chief of Police to conduct a plumbing business or do plumbing work for which said license a fee of twenty-five dollars per annum shall be paid in advance. Sec. 4. There shall be a board of examiners of plumbers for the City of Durham, which said board shall consist of three members, to-wit, one master plumber, one journeyman plumber to be designated by the mayor, and board of Aldermen, and the plumbing inspector. If any member of the said board shall resign, or from any cause there shall be a vacancy on said board the vacancy shall be filled by the remaining members of said. board. Any person desiring to follow the trade of plumbing in the City of Durham, shall first submit to an examiation by the said Board of Examiners as to his competency and capability to follow such trade; and if upon examination the board of examiners shall find the said applicant capable and competent to follow the said trade of plumbing, they shall then issue to the said applicant a certificate setting forth that he has been duly examined by said board and found capable and competent to follow said trade of plumbing ; and thereupon the Plumbing Inspector of the City of Durham shall issue to the holder of such certificate a license authorizing the holder thereof to en- gage in the plumbing business, or follow the plumbing trade in 96 Inspector to be notified before work is covered. Inspector exam- ine plans of house connec- tions. Further duties of Inspectors. ORDINANCES OF THE the City of Durham, provided the holder of such certificate shall pay to the Clerk of the City of Durham the sum of one dollar to cover the expense of said examination and to also pay the license fee provided in. Section 3 above. Any license granted hereunder may be revoked by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Durham at the discretion of said board. Any person, firm of corporation who shall follow the trade of plumbing in the City of Durham without first obtaining a license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined the sum of five dollars. Sec. 5. All plumbing or house drainage work done in the City shall be subject to the inspection and approval of the City Plumbing Inspector and done in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed in the ordinances of the City of Durham. Whenever a house connection is being made to the public sewer, the plumber doing the work shall, before any part of his work is covered or hidden from view, notify the Inspector that the work is ready for inspection, and the In- spector shall proceed with due diligence to inspect the work. Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the Inspector of Sewers and Plumbing to periodically inspect plans on file for making house connections as provided in Section 7 and to accept, reject or make such alterations in the plans for plumbing of such houses as he may deem necessary to the securing of proper sanitary plumbing and house connections with the public sewers. Sec. 7. It shall be the duty of Inspectors of Sewers and Plumbing, under the direction of the Board of Aldermen, to issue all permits, notices and certificates; to keep a daily rec- ord of his work, including all notices and applications receiv- ed, and permits granted, and certificates given, and to report promptly to the Mayor all violations of these regulations. He shall inspect all house connections during their construction, from time to time, sufficiently to see that all plumbing, drain- age and sewerage work is done in accordance with these rules and regulations. He shall, immediately upon notifica- tion by the plumber, proceed to inspect and pass upon the work, apply such tests (tests to be actually applied by plumber oS ay ee ~~ re . City or Duryam in the presence of the Inspector). as may, from time to time, be prescribed, and have any defects immediately remedied under his supervision. Tests will generally consist of a water test on the roughed in work, filling all pipes (and traps where possible) full of water to the highest joint above the roof and an air or smoke test on the fixtures. He shall promptly condemn and order the removal of any defective material or work done contrary to the spirit of these regulations and specifications governing house connections. Sec. 8. No plumbing work shall be used until the same has been duly inspected by the Inspector and a certificate of approval issued. Sec. 9. The Inspector, as far as may be necessary for the performance of his duties, shall have the right to enter any building or premises in the limits of the city without inter- ference or hindrance, and he shall have the power to condemn all unsanitary work, and report the same to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. A specified time shall be given in which the defects can be remedied. He shall also report all persons who shall interfere with him in the performance of his duties ; and any person so interfering with the Inspector in the dis- charge of his duties shall be punished as hereinafter prescribed. Sec. 10. No plumber, or any other person, shall make a connection to the public sewer without being duly licensed so to do, nor in any manner except in strict accordance with all the foregoing regulations, and the following specifications, under penalty of a revocation of his license, and a further penalty as hereinafter prescribed. Sec. 11. Permits for sewer connections will not be given until distance of required sewer is determined from nearest man hole on lower end of main sewer. A “Y” shall not be folded in the line if the desired distance is in fifteen feet of “Y” already in, unless main line fall will not allow connection on upper side of desired connection. No connection shall be over a 45-degree angle to a vertical line. Sec. 12. The out plumber who makes any house connec- tion with the public sewer shall be held responsible for any damage he may do to the sewer or streets or sidewalks. He 97 Plumbing work approved before use. Inspector to en- ter buildings. Only licensed plumbers make sewer connec- tions. Permits for sew- er connections. Plumber respon- sible for damage. 98 Certain connec- tions to sewers prohibited. Separate sewer connections each house. House drains. Soil pipes. ORDINANCES OF THE shall restore the streets and sidewalks to as good condition as they were at the beginning of the work. Sec. 13. No person or persons shall directly or indirectly connect any open gutter, cess-pool, privy vault, or rainwater conductors with the sanitary sewers. Src. 14. Every house or building to be connected with the public sewer shall be separately connected unless special permit is granted by the Plumbing Inspector or by the Board of Aldermen for combined connections. Sec. 15. The house drains shall be of four-inch, five-inch, or six-inch diameter, standard deep and wide socket, vitrified salt sewer glazed sewer pipe, from the public sewer to within three feet of entrance to the building. The joints shall be made with fresh ground cement, composed of one part cement and two parts sand. On pipe six inches in diameter or larger, joints shall be made with oakum and cement. A mop filled with sand and straw shall be drawn through the pipe as same is laid. Pipe shall be laid in straight lines with grades not less than one foot in forty feet for four inch, one foot in sixty feet for five-inch, and one foot in eighty feet for six-inch pipe. Connections to the public sewer shall be made by a % bend to a “Y” branch; all other changes in direction from a straight line shall be made by a curved pipe. Sec. 16. The soil pipe shall be of cast iron, generally of four-inch diameter, extending from the connection with the house drain (three feet from building line) through the entire height of the building, and not less than two feet above a two-story building and three feet above a single story build- ing. Where outlets of pipes are near to chimneys or ventila- tors, in no case shall same be allowed within six feet of the opening of such chimneys or ventilators if it can possibly be avoided. When windows or doors are nearer than twenty feet to vent, vent shall in all cases be extended above them at least two feet; if line is over ten feet above roof it shall be secured by suitable brackets. In all cases where pipe runs through a single story building and there is a two-story part nearby, it should run up alongside of two-story part. The pipe See ee ee ee a a ee Crry or Duryuam shall be wholly open at the top and protected by a wire basket. The main stack shall be provided with a suitable clean-out screw cap at the foot. The sizes of soil and waste pipes must not be less than those set forth in the following table: Horizontal Runs Number of Water Closet 2 LEGS a ietor6 IIe 0s). ) a. a's ain eve oe eo 7: 10:A2 | (EDD... Be 13 to 20 Vertical Runs Number of Water Closet = (h¢s...- 02 Se tom, | 215.1 13 to 25 © iSiGt.. Abo aoe Bene 26 to 40 Small fixtures in number not to exceed twice the number of water closets, may discharge into the lines above specified without increasing their size. When the small fixtures exceed in number this ratio, four other fixtures shall be considered equal to one water closet. All soil pipe must be coated both inside and outside with coal pitch, varnish, or liquid asphalt. Joints shall be made with picked oakum gasket, and with one pouring of hot lead, and so thoroughly caulked as to make them gas and water tight. Sec. 17. Waste and vent pipes from bath-tub, washbowl, basins, pantry sinks, kitchen sinks, slop sinks and all other fixtures may be of lead or iron of not more than two inches diameter. The diameter of lead pipe for the various wastes shall be as follows: One wash bowl, 1% to 1% inches. Row of basins, 1%4 to 2 inches. One bath-tub, 1% inches inlet to trap, 144 inches outlet. Row of bath tubs, 2 inches. Pantry sink, 1%4 inches. Kitchen sink, 114 inches. Laundry trays, 2 inches. Slop sinks, 3 inches. Urinal, 14-inch trap connected to 2-inch discharge. 99 Size of soil and waste pipes. Waste and vent pipes. 100 ORDINANCES OF THE Horizontal or Vertical Runs Number of Fixtures 1% inches: ... 2.0 040. ee ee 2 2 inches............3.0.0 50 3 tec 2% inches. 0.5.2.0. 5 6506 » te 6 to 10 3 inches.......s51.. 520 een 10 to 16 The weight of lead pipe, bends and traps per foot shall approximate : 2% pounds for 14-inch diameter pipe for flush pipe only. 3 pounds for 1%-inch diameter pipe. 4 pounds for 2-inch diameter pipe. 6 pounds for 3-inch diameter pipe. 8 pounds for 4-inch diameter pipe. All connections of lead waste and vent pipes must be made with brass ferrule or soldering nipple, and shall be put together by means of well made wiped solder joints. Waste and vent pipes, if made of iron, shall fulfill same requirements as pre- scribed in Section 16. In cases where lead and iron pipes join, the joints shall be made by a brass or tinned copper sleeve or ferrule; the joint with the iron pipe shall be either screw or lead caulked, and with the lead pipe with a wiped solder joint. No waste from bath sink or other fixture shall be run into a lead bend of closet branch above the heel or into the heel of such bend, but must connect to a “Y.” ‘Traps must be placed as close as possible to the fixture which it traps. Waste pipes. Sec. 18. All waste pipes that run more than twenty-five feet from the main stack or soil pipe, shall continue unbroken above the roof or return to the main stack above the highest fixture. Separate traps Sec. 19. Every sink, bath-tub, water closet, basin, urinal, safe or other fixtures shall be separately trapped. Every trap shall have a vent pipe connecting it with the main ventilating pipe, except when waste vent is used. Then in every case trap must be a size smaller than the pipe it enters, except drum trap, when inlet from fixture is a size smaller than outlet from trap. Pipe will be returned to stack or go through separately when further away than ten feet. P traps will be allowed unvented when within fifteen inches of stack. Tne main vent Crry or Dturuam pipe shall be of iron, generally of two inches in diameter, ex- tending from the lower fixtures parallel with the soil pipe, either above the roof with an open top and wire basket, or it may terminate in the soil pipe above the highest fixture. The vent pipe from a water closet trap shall be two inches in diameter; the vent pipes from all other traps to be of the same diameter as the pipe which it vents, unless a two-inch line, such as a kitchen sink waste, which is nearer than twenty feet from the main four-inch stack; in such cases one and one-half inch galvanized pipe may be used from two-inch sanitary T. If necessary to use two-inch lead pipe in order to keep near the pipe up and through roof. , The sizes of main and branch vents must be increased as fixtures are added, as follows: Number and Size of Traps Vented MEPMEELEAPIS. 22.0. es 1% or 2 inches L Gs S.ne peer eren 3. or 4 inches REP SREEAPS .-- 02. .--.--+--- 3 or 4 inches MeaeIeRETApS, ........-.-....- 3 or 4 inches i OD 25036) Cr 3. or 4 inches Diameter—Maximum Length 5 LS cae Na eae 25 feet 2 otic Oe ee era 50 feet is ll Aedes ea ee mea 75 feet PRMRORBE SN ea. Cea k ee ye wee 100 feet & iG mt aey agus Sy es alee a: Se 150 feet Be it, however, understood that four 14-inch, or two 2-inch traps shall be considered equal to one 4-inch trap. The vent pipes must always have a continuous slope to pre- vent the retention of water which may be condensed in the pipes, and the vertical soil pipe above the highest fixture and back vent pipe shall be run at an angle not exceeding forty-five degrees with the vertical to prevent the retention of rust, except where special permission is given to the contrary in excep- tional cases. All branch vent pipes must be kept above the top of any and all connecting fixtures so as to prevent the pos- 101 102 Fixture, how trapped, etc. Branch line of soil pipe. ORDINANCES OF THE sible use of vents as waste pipes should the latter become ob- structed. ; Sec. 20. All traps must be well supported and set true with respect to their water levels. All traps must have a water seal of at least 1% inches in depth. Sec. 21. Every branch line of soil pipe to which a group of two or more water closets are to be connected, and every branch line of horizontal soil pipe, fifteen feet or more in length, to which a water closet is to be connected, shall be ventilated either by extending said soil pipe, undiminished in size, to at least three feet above the highest part or the build- ing, or contiguous property, or by connecting said soil pipe with the main soil pipe three feet above the highest fixture. Sec. 22. Pan, plunger, offset, washout range closets and washout latrines shall not be allowed in any building; nor shall hopper closets be installed in any building hereafter erected unless of approved pattern. Such closets when found to be a nuisance, shall be removed; or when the same are re- moved for repairs they shall not be again installed. Closets shall be set with brass floor plate not less than %4 of an inch in thickness, soldered to a lead bend. Such lead bends shall project above flange about % of an inch or more if neces- sary, but shall not bind against base of closet. Also the pro- jecting part shall be flared out enough so base of closet outlet will fit inside of it tightly. Closet shall be seated and made gas tight in connection by white lead and dry lead powder, mixed in a state of putty. When oil is used in mixture boiled linseed oil shall be used. All water closets must be provided with a sufficient supply of water for flushing, and to keep them in proper and cleanly condition. No copper lined flush tank will be permitted for use for any closet; nothing but lead lin- ed or vitrous china or cast iron tanks are permitted. Water closets shall be located in well lighted, well ventilated apart- ments; water closets shall not be flushed by direct service from the water pipes, but from special tanks placed in such posi- tion as to give at least a head of six feet, except that the low tank pattern of syphon jet closet may be used subject to ap- Ciry or DurHam proval. The overflow from the tank, if any, shall be discharg- ed into the open air or basin of the closet; in no case shall it discharge directly into the soil pipe. An approved type of frost-proof closet will be allowed out of doors. Same shall have 2-inch vent from trap extending above roof of outhcus2 in which it shall be located. SEc. 23. Water pipes from safes, refrigerators, cistern overflows and water tanks from which water is taken for drinking and cooking purposes, shall in no case be connected directly with any soil, waste or drain pipe, but must be dis- charged into an open sink, which’shall be properly trapped, or into the open air. Sec. 24. All exit pipes from plumbing fixtures, except water closets, shall be covered by strong metallic strainers, securely fastened, and of such mesh as to prevent any im- proper substance from entering the sewers or drains. Sec. 25. All fixtures shall be wholly exposed when pos- sible or practicable. All pipe shall be concentrated as much as possible, and so placed as to be readily examined and inspected. Sec. 26. No person or persons shall injure, break, remove or obstruct any portion of any manhole, lamphole, flush-tank or any other part of the public sewer. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished as hereinafter prescribed. Sec. 27. The Board of Aldermen shall have power to prevent or discontinue any connection with the public sewer which discharges any substance liable to injure the sewers or obstruct the flow of the sewage. Sec. 28. No waste from gas works containing tar or any other by-products, and no exhaust steam shall be allowed into the public sewers, or water of a higher temperature than 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Sec. 29. That there shall be no substance, either solid or liquid, put into the public sewers of the city at manholes, or in any other way than through a connection made as herein pro- vided ; and any one violating the provisions of this section shall be punished as hereinafter prescribed. 103 Nature of exit pipes. Placing of fix- tures and pipes. Injury to public sewer, penalty. Power of Board to disconnect with any pub- lic sewer. Exhaust Steam. No substance to be put in sewers at manholes. 104 . Sheet metal, etc., flue not to be used as ventila- tor. Sinks to be trapped. Securing pipe line in position. Supports for base of pipe. How vent pipe should terminate. How vent pipes reduced or in- creased. Second-hand ma- terial to be ap- proved by in- spector. Pipes not to be tapped. How drain or sewer replaced. ORDINANCES OF THE Sec. 30. No sheet metal, brick, earthenware, chimney or other flue, shall be used as a ventilator for any house sewer or drain, nor to ventilate any traps, drain, soil, waste, or vent pipe. Sec. 31. Where soil and vent pipes pass through roofs a proper lead or metallic adjustable flashing shall be used. Sec. 32. All kitchen sinks or other fixtures when installed, and no sewerage connection to be had to them, shall in all cases be trapped, so foul air arising through pipe will not enter living apartments. Sec. 33. Soil pipe shall be made secure with at least a 5-16 round iron bracket or 1 x 3-16 inch iron straps, same to be not over ten feet apart, securely fastened into joists or beams by means of two large screws for each end. Pipe rest brackets shall be used on every twenty feet of vertical pipe. All brack- ets shall be painted with one coat of asphalt or red lead paint, or be galvanized. Sec. 34. Base up pipes must be supported, if practicable, on strong brick piers, or otherwise held in place a the wall by strong iron hangers or straps. Sec. 35. No vent pipe shall terminate below the roof or on side of building, but must be extended above the roof as speci- fied for soil pipes. Sec. 36. When vent pipes are reduced or increased, a proper fitting manufactured for that purpose must be used. Whenever it is necessary to use bushing in increasing or de- creasing, they must always be of brass. Sec. 37. No second-hand material or fixture will be per- mitted to be used until they have been approved by the In- spector of Plumbing. Sec. 38. No drain, soil, waste, or vent pipe shall be tapped, saddle hubs being strictly prohibited. Sec. 39. No building, or addition, shall be constructed over .- an existing terra cotta drain or sewer, but in each case the house drain or sewer shall be replaced with cast iron pipe within the limits of the proposed building and three feet out- side of said building. Crry or Duryam Sec. 40. In all buildings used jointly for residence and business purposes, separate and sufficient water closets shall be provided for the use of families and for the use of em- ployees and patrons of the place. Sec. 41. No paper other than what is commonly known as toilet paper shall be placed in any water closet or allowed to enter any soil pipe. Sec. 42. The installation of stationary wooden sinks and wooden laundry tubs or copper lined wooden bath tubs is pro- hibited inside of any building used for human habitation with- out first securing permission from the Board of Aldermen. Such sinks and tubs shall be of non-absorbent material. Sec. 43. When a single closet or other plumbing fixture is alone located in a building, or on the top floor of any build- ing, and there is a soil or waste pipe of undiminished size from ground up and through building, the revent pipe may be dis- pensed with. Closets shall not be over three feet away from such pipe. Sec. 44. Slit joints shall not be permitted on the sewer side of any trap except Dayton waste and vent filing with rubber 105 Separate closets buildings and residences, Toilet paper. Re-vent omitted, when. asket and metallic ring, nor any soldering unions unless they ~ $5 y $ y have a metal ground joint connection. Unions of wrought iron pipe shall be made by means of metallic brass seated ground unions and made tight without gaskets or packing. Sec. 45. Traps, catch basins, floor washouts, urinal gut- ters and wash racks in barns or stables shall be provided with deep seal traps having heavy strainers. Such traps shall have a depth of seal of at least three inches, and shall be located at the floor line. An adequate water supply shall be provided for flushing such gutters; all liquid waste from barns or stables shall be intercepted before entering the sewer by a catch basin placed outside of the building, which shall be either a catch basin constructed according to the specifications for such catch Barn drainage. basins, or a cast iron catch basin provided with bolt air-tight -- iron cover. Work to have proper vent. Sec. 46. Permits will be required. for all work except a What is a re- pair job. 106 ORDINANCES OF THE repair job. A repair job is held to mean one that does not require a change in a fixture or a pipe line. A genre: Src. 47. Any and all work shall be done in a first-class workmanlike manner, and materials not specified shall be first- class in all respects and approved by the Inspector before being used. When soil or e i i Aves’ Gipes Sec. 48. If any soil, waste, vent or sewer pipe, or any become a nuisance trap or fixture becomes stopped up, is broken or leaking, a or detriment to : i a nuisance or a detriment to health, the plumber called upon to repair the same shall make all alteration necessary to secure the same, and all such alteration and repair shall be in strict con- formity with these regulations. fete os Be Sec. 49. Any master plumber or any of his or their em- ployees who shall hide any defects in any pipe fitting or plumb- ing material, shall be sufficient cause to revoke the license of a master plumber and also to prohibit any journeyman plumber or apprentice from working at the plumbing trade in the City of Durham, for such time as the Board of Aldermen may de- termine. qUnS (MP Buble Sec. 50. Any person who shall fill up, or in amy manner injure or obstruct any of the public drains, or sewers, in any part of the city, shall pay a fine of five dollars. Sec. 51. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this ordinance whether in doing that which is forbidden or in failing to do that which is required, shall, upon conviction, be fined twenty-five dollars, and if the violation is a continuing one each day that it continues after a conviction thereof, shall be deemed a separate offense and be punished as provided in this section, provided this section shall not apply to any sec- tion of this ordinance in which the penalty for the violation thereof is expressly set out. Sec. 52. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or cor- poration to place any metallic pipe or pipes nearer than the dis- tance of one foot from any wire used for the purpose of con- ducting electricity without first notifying the City Electrician. Any person, firm or corporation violating this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined five dollars. City or Duryuam 107 CHAPTER XIX BUILDING LAWS SEcTion 1. When any person shall be desirous of erecting, Pe™* repairing, changing or altering any building, buildings or structure, within the limits of the City of Durnam, he shall make application at the office of City Building Inspector for a permit for that purpose, and shall furnish said City Building _ Inspector with a written statement of the proposed location, dimensions and manner of construction of the proposed build- ing, buildings or structure, and the materials to be used. After which, if it shall appear to said City Building Inspector that the laws and ordinances of the city are complied with, he shall give the permit asked for. Sec. 2. Blank forms for the detailed statement as herein Forms. required, may be gbtained at the office of the City Building Inspector for applicants to fill out, describing location of pro- posed structure, number and height of stories, and for what purpose the building, buildings or structure is designed, and such other information applicable to the proposed improve- ) ment, which statement so properly filled out, the owner or _ owners, his or their architect or agent, shall sign the agreement __ contained in said detailed statement, that he or they will in all respects construct the work in accordance with such de- tailed statement, plans and specifications, and in compliance with the laws and ordinances of the City of Durham, and it _ shall not be lawful to proceed to construct, alter or repair any : building, buildings or structure within the limits of said City of Durham without such permit. : Src. 2-A. The City Building Inspector shall keep a record [ity Ensinter of all permits issued, which shall be regularly numbered in ‘ste certificates. _ the order of their issue. He shall, on application for that pur- pose, furnish the owner or owners, contractor or contractors, his certificate that said house or building is in all respects con- : formable to law, and properly constructed. Sec. 3. It shall not be lawful for any person to erect, con- Unlawful to struct or build, or cause to be erected, constructed or built, any imspected. brick, iron, granite, marble or stone house or building, or any 108 Building within fire district. Conditions un- der which City Engineer may condemn, Walls, etc. ORDINANCES OF THE house or building composed partly of brick, iron, granite or stone, or to alter any such building so as to make it substantial- ly a new building, unless the same shall have been inspected | from time to time by the City Building Inspector, and a cer- tificate furnished by him that the said house or building is pro- perly constructed, and in all respects safe and secure; and should said City Building Inspector award such certificate to any person or persons for any house or building not construct- ed according to the provisions of this ordinance, the bond given by such City Building Inspector shall be liable for all injury and damage caused by his giving such erroneous certi- ficate. Sec. 4. No person or persons shall erect or cause to be erected, within the fire limits of the City of Durham, as now established by ordinance, or hereafter may be established by ordinance, any building or addition to a building, the outer walls of which are not composed entirely of brick, stone, mor- tar, or other incombustible material. Every building erected or built as aforesaid shall be covered or roofed with slate, tin, zinc, copper, iron or other equally fireproof roofing, and if any building within the limits aforesaid shall be destroyed to the extent of one-half thereof, is shall be unlawful to rebuild the same unless the outer walls and roof of the portion rebuilt shall be composed entirely of incombustible material. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall forfeit and pay the sum of twenty dollars, and the furth- er sum of ten dollars for each day the same shall be permitted to remain without being made to conform to the laws and or- dinances of the city. Sec. 5. If any owner or owners of any building within the fire district of the City of Durham shall fail or refuse to comply with the foregoing section, when his or their building shall have been damaged to the extent of fifty per cent as aforesaid, then the City Building Inspector shall, if he con- siders such building or part thereof, unsafe or dangerous to life or limb, condemn the same, observing always the provi- sions contained in Section 33 of Chapter 19 of these ordinances. Src. 6. The height for stories for all given thickness of walls must not exceed 11 feet in the clear for basement, 18 i i i i Ciry or Duruam feet in the clear for first story, 15 feet in the clear for second story, 13 feet in the clear for third story, 12 feet in the clear for fourth story, and 14 feet in clear average height of upper story. If any story exceeds these heights respectively, the walls of such story, and of all stories below the same, shall be in- creased four inches in thickness additional to the thickness hereinafter mentioned. Sec. 7. In accordance with the foregoing provisions, all walls for business buildings shall be of the thickness designated in the following table: THICKNESS OF WALL IN INCHES HEIGHT OF BUILDING $5 aie aes Pala bs ne cote eke gE vam ES/SSes|5 558 |aa BF baeg UD lan Le ltey Bulle hed 5S 9 | ae | 5S) eee a 22S Y LLCLG iL fe SI Vea ee ee Ss OFF BEI Gir ee EASEEY 1S ee aS) FO 0 i 22 EE alee obese BSc OG i 26222: She eee Ss Parapet walls to rise not less than 18 inches above roof and to be not less than 13 inches thick. Girders and beams to rest on ledges of metal, stone or brick. The following being a full and correct description of a standard building: Is one having walls of brick or stone (brick preferred) not less than 13 inches thick at top story, extending through, and 18 inches above roof in parapet and coped, and increasing 4 inches in thickness for each story below to the ground, the increased thickness of each story to be utilized for beam and girder ledges. Ground floor area not over 5,000 square feet (say 50 by 100), height not over 4 stories, or 50 feet; floors of 3-inch plank, covered by 1-inch flooring crossing at right angles, with water-proof paper between (tin or sheet-iron between preferred) ; wooden beams and girders and wooden story posts or columns 12 inches square, or protected iron col- umns ; elevators, stairways, etc., cut off by brick walls or plaster on metallic studs and lathing; communications with stairways 109 Provisions. Parapet walls. Girders. Standard build- ing. 110 Business build- ing. Wholesale store. Basement. Height. Increase of height. Wallis of rooms, etc. OrDINANCES OF THE at each floor protected with approved tin-covered doors and fire-proof sills ; windows and doors on exposed sides, protected by approved tin-covered doors and shutters; walls of flues not less than 8 inches in thickness, to be lined with fire-brick, terra cotta or cast-iron, and throat capacity not less than 64 square inches, if steam boilers are used; all floor timbers to be trimi- med at least 4 inches from outside of flue; heated by steam; lighted by gas; cornices of brick, metal, terra cotta or other incombustible material; roof covered with metal or tile; if partitions are hollow or walls are furred off, there must be mortar or other firestops at each door. Sec. 8. The term “Business Building” shall embrace all buildings used principally for business purposes, thus includ- ing, among others, hotels, theatres and office buildings. Sec. 9. The terms “Wholesale Store” or “Warehouse” shall embrace all buildings used (or intended to be used) ex- clusively for purposes of mercantile business or storage of goods. Sec. 10. A basement story of any building is defined as a story whose floor is 12 inches or more below the sidewalk, and whose height does not exceed 11 feet in the clear. All such stories that exceed 12 feet high shall be considered as first stories. Sec. ll. The height of all buildings for the purpose of this ordinance shall be taken from the grade of sidewalk to a point half way from the lowest to the highest part of the roof. Sec. 12. Whenever it is sought to increase the height of any building beyond the height for which the original permit was granted, the thickness of walls thereof shall also be in- creased in accordance with the above table. Sec. 13. The outside walls of rooms having trussed roots or ceilings, such as churches, public halls, theatres, dininz rooms or the like, if more than 15 or less than 25 feet high, shall average at least 16 inches; if over 25 feet high, at least 20 inches ; if over 45 feet high, at least 24 inches in thickness. An increase of 4 inches in thickness shall be made in all cases where the walls are over 100 feet long, unless there are cross walls of equal height. City or Durnam Sec. 14. If solid buttresses are employed with a sectional area of 300 or more square inches, placed less than 18 feet apart, and extended to or nearly to top of walls, 4 inches may be deducted from the thickness of any wall having such buttresses. Sec. 15. Cut stone facings of walls shall be backed up with brick-work of same thickness required where no cut stone is used. In cases where the cut stone is in a great measure self- supporting, 4 inches less thickness of brick backing may be used. Ashler fronts, properly bonded to the brick-work, may have backing same as self-supporting stone fronts or walls. Sec. 16. Any party wall now existing that shall have been built conformable to the requirements of any law regulating the construction of such walls, and in force at the time of such construction, if sound and in good condition, may be used in the construction of any adjoining building: Provided, how- ever, That no brick-work shall be placed on such wall to give additional height to the wall, unless the thickness of such ad- ditional wall and the thickness of the old wall in each story shall at least equal the thickness required for division walls. This section shall apply in all cases where it is desired to add additional height to any business building being to add adi- tional height to any business building. In case of outside walls of any business building being built against the wall of any old building (not being a party wall), the new wall shall be of the same thickness required for outside walls in such build- ing. Sec. 17. Buildings having the first story, or basement and first story, designed for business purposes, and the upper stories for dwellings, the first being not more than 30 inches above grade of sidewalk, shall have walls of brick-work of the thickness as follows, to-wit: For two-story and basement buildings, the basement and first story walls, 17 inches; sec- ond story, 13 inches. For three-story and basement buildings, basement wall, 22 inches; first and second stories, 17 inches; third story, 13 inches. For four-story buildings, the basement wall 26 inches; first story 22 inches; second story, 17 inches; third and fourth stories, 13 inches. Sec. 18. All dwelling houses, including those having first story used for business purposes, and all other buildings that eer Buttresses. Stone facings. Party walls. Requirements and proportions. Dwelling houses. 112 Flat roofs. Business build- ings. Front walls. Chimneys. Kinds of chim- neys applicable. ORDINANCES OF THE are used, more than two stories high, having flat roofs, shall have all the walls (except front walls) extended 18 inches above the roof, and not less than 13 inches thick; to have pro- per copings of incombustible materials; double pitched roofs to have their division and side walls carried up, forming fire walls in same manner; walls at the eaves of all roofs (except flat roofs) shall be carried up their full thickness flush with upper edge of the rafters of roof, and the sheeting boards shall be bedded in mortar on such walls. Sec. 19. Business buildings more than two stories high, having flat roofs, shall have their side and rear walls carried up 18 inches above the roof; division or party walls, 24 inches above, forming fire-walls not less than 13 inches thick; to have copings of incombustible materials. Front walls may ter- minate flush with the upper surface of sheeting of roof. Divi- sion and party walls to extend through: mansard or other steep roofs not less than 18 inches, and having copings same as other fire-walls. Src. 20. No chimney shall be built with less than 4-inch walls and no chimney top shall be less than 5 feet above the roof (for flat roofs) and 2 feet above the ridge of any pitched roof. Ordinary flues in business buildings shall have walls. and 8-inch jams; flues larger than 250 square inches and less than 500 square inches shall be surrounded with walls not less than 8 inches thick; the walls of such flues, above the inlet funnel, shall be 12 inches thick for the first 15 feet around and above such inlet; tops of such chimneys to be at least 8 feet above the roof, or 5 feet above the highest part of the roof within 50 feet of such chimney. Flues with more than 500 or less than 800 inches area shall have not less than 12- inch walls for the first 36 feet, and 16-inch walls oposite the inlet and 10 feet above the same; top of chimney 10 feet above the roof, or 7 feet above the highest patt of the roof within 50 feet of such chimney: Provided, That all chimneys having walls less than 8 inches thick shall be plastered on the brick or be covered with metallic lath or wire cloth before plastering. Sec. 21. The provisions of the foregoing sections as to the thickness of walls pertaining to chimneys shall be applica- ble only to such chimneys as are part of or situated in any Crry or Duryam building. Flues in party walls shall not extend beyond the center of the wall; joint flues in party walls shall be separated by a 4-inch “width” of fire-brick their entire height. Sec. 22. Any chimney not forming a part of a wall shall rest upon the ground with proper foundation, and in no case shall any chimney rest on or be supported by frame-work, beams or posts of wood-work of any description. Sec. 23. Proper foundation or masonry shall be prepared for the support of buildings, and no foundation shall be less than one foot below the exposed surface of the ground, and in no case shall any foundation rest on any filling or made ground. The breadths of the foundations of the several parts of any building shall be proportioned so that, as nearly as prac- ticable, the pressure shall be equal on each square foot of the foundation. Cement mortar shall be used in the masonry of all foundations exposed to dampness. Sec. 24. No wall of any building now erected, or hereafter to be built or erected, shall be cut off or altered without a per- mit so to do, having been first obtained from the City Building Inspector. Every temporary support placed under any struc- ture, wall, girder, beam or column, during the erection, finish- ing, altering or repairing of any building, or part thereof, shall be equal in strength to the permanent support required for such construction. Sec. 25. No timber, excepting lathing strips, shall be used in any wall of any brick building except arch forms for interior arched opening. Sec. 26. The backing of any iron front that is not wholly self-supporting shall be treated as an independent wall. If the iron is self-supporting, then the party wall shall be extended to meet the outer thickness of iron, and all vacancies shall be filled with grout to insure a complete separation of adjoining build- ings. Src. 27. The weather covering of all roofs, except of cot- tage dwelling houses not over 16 feet high above the grade of the sidewalk, shall be made of incombustible materials. 113 Chimneys not a part of wall, how treated. Foundations. Repairing walls. Timber in walls. Iron fronts. Weatherboarding. 114 Roofs. Bay windows, etc. Permit. Roofs. Dimensions to sustain load. Condemnation of buildings, etc. Alterations. Material. ORDINANCES OF THE Sec. 28. No uncovered tar, composition, resin, felt or wood-work shall in any way be exposed on any roof or ap- pendages. a Src. 29. Appendages to any business building above the first story, and above 30 feet from grade of sidewalk on any building, if not wholly of incombustible material, shall be en- veloped with metal. Dormer windows, cornices, mouldings, balconies, bay windows, towers, spires, ventilators, etc., shall be considered as appendages. Sec. 30. No bay window or other structure shall be placed on any building so as to project over any public way or square without the permission of the Board of Aldermen. Ste. 31. All roofs shall be so constructed as to be reached by a scuttle or by iron steps fastened to the outside of the outer wall. Sec. 32. Joists and girders in any building shall be of pro- per dimensions to sustain the load designed to be placed upon them. Sec. 33. Every building which shall appear to the City Building Inspector to be especially dangerous by reason of bad condition of walls, overloaded floors, defective construc- tion, decay, or other causes, shall be held to be unsafe; and the City Building Inspector besides proceeding as provided in Section 5 of Chapter 19, shall also affix a notice of the dangerous character of the structure in a conspicuous place on the exterior wall of said building. Any person removing such notice so affixed shall be liable to a fine of ten dollars for each and every offense. Sec. 34. No building now or hereafter built shall be altered until it has been apporved by the City Building Inspector as being in a good and safe condition to be altered as proposed, and the alteration so made shall conform to the provisions of this and any ordinance of the City of Durham in relation thereto. Sec. 35. In the erection or alteration of any building within the fire limits, the material of which, in whole or in part, is other than brick, stone or wood, the thickness of walls City or Duryam of such material and the method of construction shall be such as the City Building Inspector shall approve. SEc. 36. No building within the fire limits of the City of Durham shall be used or occupied, in whole or in part, for any of the trades hereinafter mentioned, to-wit: Planing mills, sash, door and blind factories, unless such building so occupied shall have in connection with it a brick or fire-proof vault of sufficient capacity to contain all shavings, sawdust, chips or other light combustible refuse connected therewith, and all such shavings and other light combustible refuse shall be re- moved daily from such premises to such vault. In no event shall proprietors, owners or lessees or such manufactories al- low combustible refuse to accumulate upon any lot or in any building within the fire district unless stored in a fire-proof vault. Sec. 37. All the officers appointed under this, or any fu- ture amendments to the same, shall, so far as may be necessary for the performance of their respective duties, have the right to enter any building or premises in said city. Sec. 38. Any work in addition or alteration made for any purpose in, to, or upon any building, except the necessary re- Buildings, for what used. Entry of build- ings by officers. Alteration. pairs, not affecting the external or party walls, chimneys, stair- ° ways, or height of building, shall, to the extent of such work, or alteration or addition, be subject to the regulations of this ordinance. Sec. 39. If any chimney flue or heating apparatus on any premises shall, in the opinion ofthe City Building Inspector en- danger the premises, the City Building Inspector shall at once notify, in writing, the owner or agent of said premises; if such owner or agent-fails for a period of 48 hours after the service of said notice upon him to make such chimney flue or heating apparatus safe, he shall be liable to a fine of five dol- lars. Sec. 40. Any person, persons, firm or corporation employ- ed in building or repairing any house on any of the streets of the City of Durham, may use the sidewalk in front of any lot on which such buildings are being erected or repaired with materials necessarily used in erecting and repairing such build- Unsafe chim- neys, notice. Rules governing building. 116 Temporary side- walk, ORDINANCES OF THE ing until the same be covered or repaired and thirty days there- after and no longer. Such person, persons, firm or corporation employed in building or repairing any house on any of the streets of the City of Durham shall enclose the part thereof which fronts on the street to the height of eight feet, and may use the whole of the sidewalk, and embrace said side- walk within such enclosure: Provided, That any person, per- sons, firm or corporation engaged in repairing the second story of any building adjacent to the sidewalk may in lieu of the enclosure herein provided for erect over and above the side- walk in front of the said building a substantial scafford, not less than ten feet high, and entirely covered with a double floor over the said sidewalk; the said scaffold to be subject to the approval of the City Building Inspector. Any person, per- sons, firm or corporation violating this ordinance shall be fined five dollars every day that the materials are allowed to re- main in the street beyond sidewalk, and five dollars for every day that building or repairing is done without erecting the above prescribed enclosure or scaffold. Sec. 41. Whenever any sidewalk shall be dug or torn up by any person or corporation, the said person or corporation shall, within three days from time of the beginning of dig- ging away or tearing up the sidewalk, construct over said side- walk so dug or torn up, a substantial foot-way not less than three feet in width, with proper guards on the side for the use of the public, which shall be maintained until said side- walk is restored and repaved in proper manner. Every person or corporation violating this section shall be fined five dollars for each and every day which shall elapse until a footway shall be constructed as herein provided. Src. 42. It shall be the duty of every person, persons, _ firm or corporation carrying on the business of contractors for the erection of buildings in the City of Durham, to register in a book to be provided for that purpose at the office of the City Building Inspector, giving name and place of business. It shall further be the duty of every person, firm or corporation carrying on said business of contractor for the erection of buildings to give a good and sufficient bond in the sum of five hundred dollars, to be approved by the Mayor, conditioned up- Ciry or Duryam on the observance of the rules and regulations contained in these and subsequent ordinances, for faithful performance of duty in erecting any and all buildings which they may have con- tracted to erect or build and to indemnify the City of Durham against loss in any manner whatsoever for any unskillful or negligent work or conduct in the performance of the duties imposed by the ordinances of said city, or for any damage to sewer pipes of streets or sidewalks of said city, or for the use of defective or improper material used in said work, or for any damage which may accrue to any person, firm or corpora- tion by reason of any default of said contractor. This ordi- nance shall apply to owners of property erecting their own buildings by employment of laborers by the day. Except that outside the fire district where repairs do not exceed in value the sum of fifty dollars, and where no work is done on flue or chimney, and where no material is stored on or over a street, sidewalk or alleyway, said bond, permit and li- cense shall not be required. That license shall be issued from the first day of May of each year for a period of twelve months. SEc. 43. No person, persons, firms or corporations shall be permitted to do any business as contractors for the erec- tion of buildings of any kind in the City of Durham unless they are duly licensed as herein required, or unless in the employment or under the supervision of a licensed contrac- tor. Should any property owner refuse to pay for the class of work and materials required by the rules and ordinances of the City of Durham, the contractors will decline to work and report the same to the Building Inspector, and the con- tractor who takes a contract without the necessary changes will forfeit his license and be subject to the punishment pre- scribed for plumbers. Sec. 44. That for all violations of the provisions of this chapter, not provided for elsewhere in these ordinances, the person, persons, firms or corporations so violating shall, upon conviction, be fined five dollars for each offense, and if the violation be a continuing one, each day that it continues after the conviction thereof shall be deemed a separate offense and shall be punished as above prescribed. 8 BY Contractors us- ing defective ma- terial forfeit license. Penalties. 118 City seal. Clerk keeps seal. Deeds, how exe- cuted. Money paid out only on order of the Board. Face of war- fants to show nature of claims. Clerk to keep duplicate. Debts paid only when this sec- tion is observed. Costs to follow judgment. OrDINANCES OF THE CHAPTER XX MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section l. Be is ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Durham, that the Seal of the City of Durham shall be as follows: A circle one and five-eighths inches in diameter, with the device of two leaves of tobacco, tied with a bow through the center thereof. Above said device the words, “City of Durham,” and below “North Carolina” shall be in- scribed. Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Board of Aldermen to keep in some secure place the Seal of the City of Durham, and affix said Seal to whatever papers the Board of Aldermen shall direct. Src. 3. Whenever it shall be necessary for the City of Durham to execute a deed to real estate or contract, or agree- ment of any other kind to any person, persons, company or cor- poration, it shall be sufficient execution of the same that the said deed, contract or agreement be signed by the Mayor of the city and the Clerk of the Board of Aldermen, and the seal of the city thereto affixed. sec. 4. No money shall be paid out of the city treasury unless by order of the Board of Aldermen in meeting assem- bled, and then only upon warrant signed by the Clerk of the Board: Provided, That in cases of emergency the Clerk of the Board may issue a warrant for money in an amount not to exceed ten dollars upon order of the Finance Committee. Sec. 5. All warrants shall state upon their face the nature of the claims for which said warrants are drawn. Sec. 6. The Clerk shall retain in a book kept for that purpose, a stub duplicate of every such warrant issued. Sec. 7. No debt created by any city officer or employee shall be paid or recognized by the Board, unless the provisions of this chapter are complied with. Sec. 8. That in all cases of violation of these ordinances, the person found guilty shall, in addition to the fine, pay the costs of the warrant and of the officers, which costs shall in ——_ s City or DurHam all cases be covered into the city treasury: Provided, That the Recorder may, in his discretion, remit the costs or suspend judgment on the payment of costs, or remit a part of the fine. Sec. 9. Whenever the Recorder shall adjudge that an offender be imprisoned, or shall impose a fine and costs upon such offender against any ordinance of the city, such offender shall stand committed to the guard-house until such fine and costs are paid : Provided, Such offender may be required to work on the streets, at usual price per day for labor on the streets, until he shall have discharged the fine and costs: Pro- vided, further, That female offenders convicted in the Recor- der’s court of offenses against the State laws or the ordinances oi the city, may be sentenced by the Recorder to imprisonment in the county jail for not more than thirty days. Sec. 10. The Recorder shall be entitled to the following fees in cases herein enumerated, whereof he may have juris- diction as Recorder : For any warrant issued by him for the re- covery of any penalty or for the arrest of any person for the violation of an ordinance or for other cause of action, twenty- five cents ; for every judgment thereon, one dollar, to be taxed among the costs; for every warrant issued by him as Recorder to apprehend an offender against the criminal laws of the State, under which he may be arrested and recognized to ap- pear before a court of record, one dollar, to be taxed on sub- mission or conviction of the offender, among other costs; for every warrant to arrest individuals who may have fled from other States or counties, two dollars, to be paid on the removal of the offender by such as convey him away. In all other cases than those above mentioned, the fees of thie Recorder shall be the same as are allowed to justices of the peace by the laws of North Carolina for like service. Sec. 11. The Turnkey of the City of Durham shall re- ceive a fee of thirty cents for each person taken into and a like fee of thirty cents for each person taken out of the City jail, said fee to be taxed and collected as other court costs, pro- vided the above fees shall not apply where persons are taken in and out of the City jail by order of the Recorder or Chief of Police of the City of Durham. 119 Judgment, how executed. Fees for Recorder. Repugnant ordi- nances repealed. ORDINANCES OF THE ENACTING THESE ORDINANCES Sec. 12. All ordinances heretofore in force in the City of Durham which are repugnant to, or inconsistent with, the- ordinances hereinbefore set out, are hereby repealed. But no offense committed and no penalties incurred under any ordi- nance hereby repealed, shall be affected by this repeal. ADDENDUM Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City oft Durham: Sec. 71. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or cor- poration to build or construct any sidewalk or sidewalks in the City of Durham until a permit has been secured therefor from the City Engineer, and the said City Engineer shall fur- nish a copy of specifications governing the same and the said work shall, in all respects comply with said specifications. Any person, firm or corporation, violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined the sum of five dollars. CHARTER OF THE CITY OF DURHAM The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: Section 1. That the inhabitants of the City of Durham shall be, and continue as they have been, a body politic and corporate, and henchforth the corporation shall bear the name and style of “The City of Durham,” and under such name and style is hereby invested with all the property and rights of pro- perty which now belong to the corporation, and by this name may acquire and hold for the purpose of its government, wel- fare, and improvement, all such estate as may be devised, be- queathed, conveyed to, or otherwise acquired by it, and the same may, from time to time, sell, dispose of and invest as shall be deemed advisable by the proper authorities of the corporation. Sec. 2. The corporate limits of the City of Durham shall be as follows, to-wit: The boundary lines of said City of Durham shall be in the shape of a parallelogram four thousand (4,000) yards long and three thousand (3,000) yards wide, the northern and southern boundary lines being of the length of four thousand (4,000) yards each, and running parallel with the center line of Main street between Mangum street and Dillard street, and the eastern and western boundary lines being of the length of three thousand (3,000) yards each, and running at right angles with the northern and southern boun- dary lines; the distance from a stone eight (8) inches square Incorporation. Property rights. 1903. Corporate limits. 1901. Electors. Proviso. 1901. Who eligible to office. Division of city into wards. Boundaries to be advertised. CHARTER OF THE set up at the point where a straight line running along the mid- dle of Mangum street intersects a straight line running along the middle of Main street in the present City of Durham shall be as near as may be the geopraphical center of the city limits, that is to say, the city boundaries herein prescribed shall be so laid off that the distance from the aforesaid stone at the intersection of said Mangum street and Main street shall be two thousand (2,000) yards by a straight line to the nearest point on the eastern boundary line of said parallelogram, and the distance from said stone shall be two thousand (2,000) yards by a straight line to the nearest point on the western boundary line of said parallelogram. And the distance from said stone shall be seventeen hundred and sixty (1,760) yards by a straight line to the nearest point on the northern boundary line, and the distance from said stone shall be twelve hun- dred and forty (1,240) yards by a straight line to the nearest point on the southern boundary line of said City of Durham. Sec. 3. That no person shall be entitled to vote at any election held in the City of Durham, unless he shall be a quali- fied elector under the laws and constitution of the State of North Carolina and shall have resided next preceding the day of election ninety days within the corporation: Provided, how- ever, That any person who shall have resided for ninety days next preceding the first Monday in May, 1901, within the limits fixed by an act entitled “An act to amend the Charter of Dur- ham,” and ratified on the first day of March, 1901, shall be entitled to vote at any election that may-be held in the City of Durham for any purpose on the first Monday in May, one thousand nine hundred and one, or at any date thereafter if such person be otherwise qualified under the laws and con- stitution of the State of North Carolina. Sec. 4. That no person shall be eligible as Mayor or Al- derman, or other officer, unless he shall be a qualified voter as prescribed in Section 3 of this Charter. SEc. 5. That the Board of Aldermen of said city are em- powered and directed, within thirty days after the passage of this act, to divide the said City of Durham into four wards and fix the boundaries thereof, and said Board of Aldermen are hereby instructed to advertise the said boundaries for Crry or Duryuam thirty days at the courthouse door and in two newspapers published in Durham, North Carolina; that for the purpose of elections the City of Durham shall be divided in such precincts as the Board of Aldermen may direct: Provided, The said Board of Aldermen shall make the voting places and the boundaries of the said precincts conform, as nearly as may be practicable, to those designated and prescribed by the gen- eral law for election of State and county officers. Sec. 6. That a registration shall be had of the voters of the city for each precinct, an dthat a copy of the registration shall be furnished the poll holders, and no person shall be allowed to vote unless his name shall be found thereon. , Sec. 6-A. That the Board of Aldermen shall provide for an entire new registration of voters, prior to the election of officers to be held on the first Monday of May, in the year oxic thousand nine hundred and one. Sec. 7. That the Board of Aldermen, or upon their fail- ure to act, the Mayor, shall appoint a suitable person for each precinct to act as Registrar within his precinct of the corpora- tion of said city, and the registration shall close on the second Saturday before the day of election. Sec. 8. The Registrars shall attend the voting place of their respective precincts, between the hours of nine o’clock a. m. and four o’clock p. m., for four consecutive Saturdays, be- ginning on the fifth Saturday next preceding the day of election and keep open said registration books for the registration of such electors residing in said precinct as may be lawfully en- titled to register and vote therein, who have not before been admitted to registration in said precinct, or whose names do not appear in the list of registered voters therein. ‘Lhe Regis- trars, before admitting any one to register as a duly qualified voter, shall require the elector to take the following oath: “1, Pee Eig) ce sje’ , do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and maintain the constitution and laws of the United States and the constitution and laws of North Carolina, not in- consistent therewith; and that I have been a resident of North Carolina for twelve months, and of the City of Durham for ninety days next preceding this date; that I am a duly qualified 123 1901. Division of city into precincts, Proviso. Registration. New registration. 1901. Appointment of Registrars. Days and hours of registration. Oath of Election. ° Elector becoming 21 after the close of books allowed to regis- ter. Registration books deposited in Mayor’s office. Challenge of voters. Time of regular elections, 1903. Appointment of Inspectors. CHARTER OF THE P elector, and that I have not registered for this election in any other precinct, and that I am a bona fide resident of precinct Dever Wate Get cee , in the City of Durham. So help me, God.” And upon taking said oath, the Registrar shall enter the name, age, residence and day of registration of said elector, upon the registration books of the precinct as a duly qualified voter therein: Provided, however, If on the day of election, or be- tween the closing of the registration books and the day of election, any one shall become twenty-one years of age, or oth- erwise qualified to vote, by reason of residence, he shall be allowed to register and vote on that day. Sec. 9. That on the first Monday after the close of the registration books, at or before ten o’clock a. m., they shall be deposited in the office of the Mayor of the city and be open- ed for the inspection of the citizens. Sec. 10. It shall be lawful to challenge*the right of any person to vote, either on the day of election when he offers to vote, or on the day of registration when he offers to register; — and if it shall appear to the judges of election, or a majority thereof, or to the registering officer, that such person is dis- qualified to vote under the constitution and laws of the State, he shall be excluded from registration, or, if he has been regis- tered, from voting. Sec. 11. That there shall, on the first Monday in May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine, and on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in May biennially thereafter, be elected a Mayor and eight Aldermen for said city, who shall hold their offices until their successors are qualified, said officers to be elected by the qualified voters of the whole city. Sec. 12. That for the purpose of electing said officers, the Aldermen shall, at least twenty days before the election, ap- point two inspectors for each precinct, who shall be qualified voters residing in the precinct, and the inspectors shall give ten days’ notice thereof by public advertisement, and the in- spectors, before they proceed to act, shall be sworn by the Mayor or a justice of the peace, to conduct the election fairly and impartially, and according to law, and in case of the ab- sence of any inspector, his place shall forthwith be supplied by the Mayor. City or DurHuam Sec. 13. That on the day of election the inspectors shall give due attendance at the time and place; shall be judges of the polls; receive the votes and conduct the election in like manner, and during the same hours of the day, as election for members of the General Assembly. Sec. 14. That the Mayor shall be voted for in one box, on one ballot, written or printed, and the Aldermen in another box, on one ballot, written or printed. Sec. 15. That at the close of the election the inspectors shall proceed to count the ballot and shall meet at the Mayor’s office at twelve o’clock m. of the next succeeding day, to can- vass the election and declare the result thereof; and such per- son voted for as Mayor having received the highest number of votes shall be declared duly elected Mayor for the ensuing term of two years, and of those persons voted for as Aldermen, the eight receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared duly elected Aldermen of the city for the ensuing term of two years, and such Mayor and Aldermen shall be notified of their said election, by the inspectors, on the day succeeding their election. Sec. 16. That if among the persons voted for as Mayor there shall be an equal number of votes between any two or more having the largest number, the Aldermen elect shall pro- ceed within five days after their qualification to select a Mayor of such persons, and if among the persons voted for as Alder- men there shall be a like tie, the remaining Aldermen within five days after their qualification shall select of such the person or persons to be Aldermen. Sec. 17. That the inspectors for each precinct shall certify and subscribe two poll lists, and return one of them to the Clerk of the Board of Aldermen, who shall keep it among the archives of the city, and the other to the Register of Deeds of the county. Sec. 18. That the Mayor, immediately after his election and before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take the following oath: “I (A. B.) do hereby solemnly swear that I will diligently endeavor to perform faithfully and truly, ac- cording to my best skill, judgment and ability, all of the duties 125 Duties of inspec- tors on election days. Ballot boxes. Count of ballots and canvass of election returns. 1903. In case of tie vote, how Mayor and Al- dermen are chosen. Poll lists. Oath of Mayor. Oath of Alder- men. Term of office. Vacancies, how filled. 1903. 1901. Penalty for re- fusal to serve. Penalty for wil- ful failure to call election. City loses no corporate rights by failure to elect officers. 1903. CHARTER OF THE of the office of the Mayor of the City of Durham while I con- tinue therein, and will cause to be excuted, as far as in my power lies, all the laws, ordinances and regulations made for the government of the city, and in the discharge of my duties I will do equal justice in all cases whatsoever.” Src. 19. That each Alderman before entering on the duties of the office, shall take before the Mayor or some justice of the peace, an oath, that he will truly and impartially perform the duties of Aldermen for the city, according to the best of his skill, ability and judgment. Src. 20. That the Mayor and Aldermen shall hold their offices, respectively, until the next succeeding election, and until their respective successors are qualified. Sec. 21. That if any person chosen Mayor shall refuse to be qualified, or there is a vacancy in the office after election and qualification, the Aldermen shall choose some qualified person Mayor for the term, or for the unexpired portion of the term, as the case may be; and on like occasion and in like manner the Aldermen shall choose other Aldermen to supply the place of such as shall refuse to act, and fill all vacancies which may occur, and such persons only shall be chosen as are hereafter declared to be eligible, and reside in the ward from -which the Aldermen whose place is to be filled, was elected. Sec. 21A. That not more than two Aldermen shall be residents of the same ward. Sec. 22. That any person elected Mayor or Alderman who shall refuse to be qualified and act as such, shall forfeit and pay, for the equal use of the city and of him who sues there- for, twenty-five dollars. Sec. 23. That if the Aldermen shall wilfully fail to give the notice of election or to hold and declare the same in the manner herein prescribed, such of them as shall be in default shall forfeit and pay, for the equal use of the city and for him who shall sue therefor, twenty-five dollars. Sec. 24. That the city shall not lose any of its corporate rights and privileges by failure to elect officers on the day in any year, when an election ought regularly to be held. ea Bi Nt City or DurHam SEc. 25. That is case of failure to elect municipal officers on any said day in May of any year when an election ought regularly to be held, the electors residing within the corporate limits may, after ten days’ notice, signed by seven of said elec- tors, and posted at three places within the corporate limits and published in some newspaper printed in the city, proceed to appoint registrars and inspectors in like manner as the Board of Aldermen or Mayor are herein authorized to do, and such registrars and inspectors shall hold an election for municipal officers, in the way and manner herein provided for registrars and inspectors, appointed by the Board of Aldermen or Mayor. Sec. 26. That the Mayor of the City of Durham, while acting as such, is hereby constituted a special court, with all the authority, jurisdiction and powers in criminal offenses occur- ring in the corporate limts of said city, or within one-half mile thereof, that are now or hereafter may be given by law, to justices of the peace, and shall also have exclusive original jurisdiction to hear and determine all misdemeanors consisting of a violation of the ordinances of said city, and all causes of action within the jurisdiction of a justice of the peace involv- ing penalties imposed by this Charter, or ordinances enacted thereunder. The proceedings in said court shall be the same as are now or may hereafter be prescribed for courts of justices of the peace, and in all cases there shall be a right of appeal to the Superior Court of Durham County, and in all cases where the defendant shall be adjudged by the said Mayor to: be im- prisoned or to pay fines or penalties according to law or the or- dinances of the city, and the person or persons against whom the same is adjudged refuses or is unable to perform such judg- ment, it shall be lawful for the Mayor to sentence the defen- dant or such persons to imprisonment in the jail of Durham County, for a term not exceeding thirty days, and to ad- judge also, that the defendant, or any such person, work, during the period of his confinement, on the public streets or other public works of said city or until, at a fair rate of wages, such person or persons shall have worked out the full amount of such fines and penalties ‘and cost of prosecution. The said special court shall have power, jurisdiction and au- thority of a justice of the peace, to hear and determine all 127 How election called when AI- dermen fail to do so. Mayor consti- tuted a special court. His jurisdiction, Proceeding in Mayor’s court. Mayor’s precepts, to whom issued. Minute of pro- ceedings before Mayor. Mayor’s office, duties, and fees. 1903. May remove from office sub- ordinate officers. Mayor preside at meetings 0 Board. CHARTER OF THE causes of action to recover fines and penalties for a violation of the ordinances of the City of Durham. Sec. 27. That the Mayor may issue his precepts to the policemen of the city, and to such other officers te whom a justice of the peace may direct his precepts, and such police- men or other officers are authorized to execute such precepts or process throughout the County of Durham. Sec. 28. That the Mayor shall keep a faithful minute of the precepts issued by him and of all his judicial proceedings. The judgments rendered by him shall have all the force, virtue and validity of judgments rendered by a justice of the peace, and may be executed and enforced against the parties, in the County of Durham and elsewhere, in the same manner and by the same means as if the same had been rendered by a justice of the peace for the County of Durham. Src. 29. That the Mayor shall keep his office at such place in some convenient part of the city as the Board of Aldermen may designate. He shall perform such duties as from time to time shall be prescribed, and he shall receive such compensa- tion and fees as may be allowed by law or the ordinances of the corporation. .He shall exercise a constant supervision over the conduct of all the subordinate officers, have power and au- thority to investigate their acts, have access to all books and documents in their offices, and may examine said officers and their subordinates on oath. He shall also have power to sus- pend or remove such officers for misconduct in office or neg- lect of duty, to be specified in the order of suspension or re- moval; but no such removal shall be made without reasonable notice to the officer complained of, and an oportunity afforded him to be heard in his defense. On the removal or suspension of such officer or officers, the Mayor shall report the same, with his reasons therefor, to the Board of Aldermen at their next regular meeting, who shall then have power to review his de- cison, if requested in writing to do so by the officer or officers affected thereby. Src. 30. That the Mayor, when present, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Aldermen; and when there is an equal division upon any question, or in the election of the Crry or DurHAam officers by the Board, he shall determine the matter by his vote. He shall vote in no other case. The Board of Aldermen shall, at their first meeting, designate one of their own mem- bers, to exercise the duties of the Mayor, as prescribed in the Charter, when the Mayor shall be absent, on account of sick- ness or other causes; the said Mayor pro tempore is hereby in- vested with all the powers and authority conferred upon the Mayor by this Charter, to try and determine actions. Sec. 31. That the Aldermen shall form one Board, and a majority of them shall be competent to perform all the duties for the Aldermen, unless otherwise provided ; within five days after their election they shall convene for the transaction of business, and shall then fix stated days of meeting for the year, which shall be as often at least as once in every calendar month. Special meetings of the Aldermen may also be held on the call of the Mayor or a majority of the Aldermen, and of every such meeting, when called by the Mayor, all of the Al- dermen, and when called by a majority of the Aldermen, such as shall not join in the call, shall be notified in writing. Sec. 32. That the Board of Aldermen shall have power to vote each member of the Board a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars per annum as a compensation for his services ; and if any member shall fail to attend any general meeting of the Board of Aldermen, or any special meeting of which he shall have notice, as aforesaid, unless prevented by such cause as shall be satisfactory to the Board, he shall forfeit and pay for the use of the city the sum of five dollars. Sec. 32-A. That the Board of Aldermen of said City of Durham, by the vote of three-fourths of its members in mee‘- ing assembled, shall have power to remove from office the Mayor or any Alderman of said City, for malfeasance, mis- feasance, corruption, neglect of duty or other misconduct in office, but the person to be proceeded against shall have at least ten days’ notice in writing of the motion to remove him, accom- panied by a copy of the charges alleged as the ground of his proposed removal, and shall have the right to be heard in per- son or by counsel in his defense; and in case of the removal of the Mayor or any Alderman under the provisions of this 129. Votes when. Mayor pro tem. Aldermen. Majority compe- tent to do busi- ness. Regular and spec- ial meetings. Compensation of Aldermen. Removal of May- _or or Alderman from _ office. 1903, Appointment of successor. 130 Power to make rules, ordinances, etc. Power of the Board. Water supply, charges and rates. Lighting, charges and rates. Streets. 1903. Sewers and sew- erage. CHARTER OF THE section the vacancy shall be filled by the Board of Aldermen or the remaining members thereof. ; Sec. 33. The Board of Aldermen, when convened, shall have power to make such ordinances, rules and regulations for the proper government of the city as they may deem necessary, and provide for the proper enforcement and execution thereof, in such manner as they may think best. Sec. 34. Among the powers hereby conferred upon the Aldermen are the following: To provide a sufficient water supply, fix charges and rates therefor, and provide all necessary rules and regulations for the government and conduct of the business of such persons and corporations as are engaged in furnishing water for the use of the said City of Durham and the inhabitants thereof; to provide lights, fix charges and rates therefor, and prescribe all necessary rules and regulations for the government and con- duct of the business of such persons or corporations as are engaged in furnishing lights for the use of the said city and the inhabitants thereof. To open, grade, build, curb and pave new streets; to re- pair, widen, ascertain location of, change, keep clean, alter and vary the established streets or grades of streets, alleys and sidewalks in said city; to improve, repair, grade, curb or pave the sidewalks or pavements now established, or that may here- after be established in the said city, or cause the same fo be improved, repaired, graded, curbed or paved, and to recover from the owner or occupants of lots (fronting or adjoining the pavements in which curbing or pavement shall be made) one- half of the expense of the work, which expense shall be a lien on the said lot or lots Provided, always, That the owner of such lot shall have ten days’ notice, in writing, of the order of the Board, and if, for any reason, personal notice cannot be given, the same shall be published for ten days in the newspapers of the City of Durham. To construct or to contract for the construction of a system of sewerage for the city, and protect and regulate the same, by adequate ordinances ; and if it shall be necessary, in obtain- ing proper outlets for such a system, to extend the same be- yond the corporate limits of the city, then in such case the Criry or Duryuam Board of Aldermen shall have power to extend it, and, both within and without the corporate limits, to condemn property for the purpose of right-of-way, or other requirements of the system, the proceedings of such condemnation to be the same as those prescribed hereinafter for condemning private property for streets, or as near as may be, in the manner prescribed in Chapter XLIX, Volume 1, of the Code of eighteen hundred and_eighty-three. To purchase, establish and regulate public grounds, includ- ing one or more parks, have charge of, improve, adorn and maintain the same,/and protect the shade trees of the city. That the Board of Aldermen of the City of Durham are hereby authorized to purchase one or more tracts of land for the purpose of establishing one or more public squares in the City of Durham and of one or more public parks near the City of Durham: Provided, That all the same shall not exceed six hundred acres nor any tract be situated further than six miles from the city of Durham; if the owners thereof and the said Board of Aldermen shall not be able to agree upon a price for said land, said Board shall have the right to condemn the same in the same manner as is provided in Section 61, Chapter 235, of the Private Laws of 1899, for condemnation of land for streets ; in case of such condemnation the title to such tract. or tracts of land shall be in the City of Durham in fee-simple. And in order to carry out, execute and enforce the powers hereinbefore given in this section, to borrow money, pledge the faith of the City of Durham, or loan its credit and levy and collect the taxes necessary to pay off and discharge any such debt, principal and interest, with the consent of the majority of the qualified voters of the city, which consent shall be obtain- ed at an election, held after thirty days’ public notice, whereat those who shall consent shall vote “Approved,” and those who shall not consent shall vote “Disapproved but they shall not borrow any sum of money when the existing aggregate indebt- ednes of said city equals in amount one-tenth of the aggregate tax value of the property of said city, as shown by its tax books of the preceding year, or exceeds the same, nor any sum which, when added to the aggregate indebtedness of the city then already existing, would render the full amount of the _, indebtedness of the city larger than one-tenth of the aggregate ee es 131 Public grounds and parks, Public squares and parks. Number of acres and situation. Right to con- demn land. Procedure. Title. 1901. To borrow money with con- sent of voters. Markets. Cellars. Speed of trains. Use of firearms, fireworks, explo- ives, etc. Protection at crossings. Prevent fires. Fire districts. Sell property. Proviso. 1903. CHARTER OF THE tax value of the property of the said city, as shown by its tax books for the preceding year; and in any public notice of a proposition to borrow money so submitted to the votes of the qualified voters of the said city, as above provided, shall be in- cluded a statement of the then existing aggregate indebtedness of said city, other than that hereinafter provided for, and of the aggregate tax value of the property of said city, as shown by the tax books for the preceding year, and of the purposes for which such money is to be borrowed. To establish and regulate a market or markets in the said city, and erect or lease and use a suitable market house, or market houses therefor. To prevent cellars being opened or made under the side- walks or streets of the city, the deposit of trash boxes or other rubbish or obstruction upon the sidewalks or streets. To regulate the speed of locomotives and trains, and to reg- ulate and prevent fast driving within the city, and also the firing of firearms, fireworks and all explosives or combustibles or dangerous material in the streets, public grounds or else- where within or near the city. To provide for the better protection of life, limb, person and property at the crossing of the streets of said City and the railroad tracks now located, or which may be hereafter located, in the city; to require the railroad companies operating said tracks to erect gates or place flagmen to warn the public of the approach of trains and engines. To provide proper and effectual means and regulations to prevent and extinguish fires in said city, and for such purpose to direct the destruction of building, for which neither the city, the Aldermen or other person shall be responsible in damages. To divide the city into fire districts and prescribe the kind of buildings that may be erected therein. To sell or cause to be sold publicly or privately any property real or personal, belonging to the city, and all of its right, title and interest in and to all land used for street or other public purposes: Provided, That this shall not confer any right upon the city to dispose of any land owned by or in possession of any railroad as its right of way, and direct the Mayor, when necessary, to make proper conveyance therefor. Crty or Duryuam To make suitable regulations for the observance of Sunday in said city, and to provide for the enforcement of same. : To appoint and regulate city watches. To prevent, suppress and remove nuisances in said city. To regulate the manner in which dogs may be kept in said city. To make such provisions as they may deem necessary to preserve the health of said city, and to take all necessary measures to preserve said city from contagious or infectious diseases, and to declare and enforce quarantine and quarantine regulations therein, wih all the rights of entry upon the pro- perty and other rights of every character necessary therefor. To establish, regulate and maintain hospitals within the city or five miles thereof. ‘To cause any person in the city or within two miles of its corporate limits suspected to be infected with contagious or infectious diseases, whose presence may en- danger its health, to be removed or confined. ‘To remove or destroy any furniture or other articles which may be suspected of being tainted or infected with such disease, and neither the city or any officer or person directing or causing such removal or destruction shall be responsible therefor in damages. To establish and maintain one or more public cemeteries of such size as they may deem necessary within or without the corporate limits of said city, and provide for the care and maintenance of the same and the proper regulation, control and protection thereof. To appoint policemen and other officers to execute such pre- cepts as the Mayor and other persons may lawfully issue to them, to preserve order and execute the ordinances of the city, and to appoint and provide for the pay of, and prescribe the duties of, all such officers as may be deemed necessary. To make provisions and take all proper measures to pre- serve the peace and order of the city, and to execute all laws and ordinances thereof. To determine, when necessary, the boundaries of the streets, lots and alleys of the said city, and to establish new streets, lanes and alleys therein, and to make and keep for public in- spection and cause to be made and kept, accurate records of said streets, lots, lanes, and alleys and their boundaries. 9 133 Sunday obsery- ance. City watches. Nuisances. Dogs. Preserve health and prevent con- tagion. Destroy furni- ture. Cemeteries. , Appoint officers. Preserve order. Boundaries of streets, lots, ‘etc; 134 Plots for propos- ed streets approv- - ed by Aldermen. License auction- eers. Theatres, etc. Inspections. Bar-rooms. Levy and collec- tion of taxes. Collect fines. Regulate charges for carriage of persons and freight. To protect men. Carry into effect ordinances. hack- CHARTER OF THE No individual, corporation, association or partnership shall open or lay out any new street or streets, or sell lots abutting on the same without first having had a plot of said proposed street or streets made and submitted to the Board of Alder- men of said city and approved and accepted by said Board. The said Board of Aldermen may pass all necessary ordinances to regulate and control the opening of streets and alleys in said city. To make provisions for licensing and regulating auctioneers and auctions in said city, and provide for the enforcement of same. To provide for licensing, regulating and restraining theatri- cal and other public amusements within the city, and all bills, posters and advertisements, and to enforce all such provisions. To establish and regulate all necessary inspections within said city, whether of buildings or otherwise, and order and com- pel the removal of dangerous or defective buildings. To license, regulate and restrain bar-rooms and other places where spirituous liquors are sold within the city. To lay and provide for the collection of all taxes author- ized by law to be laid, levied or collected by said city, and enforce the collection of the same. To impose, collect and apropriate fines, penalties and for- feitures for a breach of the ordinances and regulations of the city. To prescribe and regulate the charges for the carriage of person, baggage and freight by omnibus, street car, wagons, drays or other vehicles in the city, and to issue licenses for om- nibuses, hacks, drays and other vehicles used therein for the transportation for hire, of persons or things. To protect the hackmen, carriage drivers, keepers of restau- rants, boarding houses and hotels from being cheated, defraud- ed or deprived of just compensation for services rendered, or accommodation furnished, and if necessary for such purposes to make and enact ordinances prescribing fines and penalties. To pass all laws, ordinances and regulations necessary or proper to carry into effect the intent and meaning of this act: Provided, They are not incompatible with the constitution or laws of this State. City or DurHam Sec. 35. That the Board of Aldermen shall, at their first = meeting after election, appoint a Clerk, a Treasurer and a Col- lector of Taxes ; each of said officers shall respectively hold his office during the official term of the Aldermen and until his successor is qualified, subject to be removed, however, and another appointed in his stead, for misbehavior or neglect of the duties of his office ; and at such time and meeting the Alder- man shall elect a Chief of the Fire Department, a Chief of Police, and one or more Policemen or Constables, and such other officers and employees as the Board of Aldermen may determine, and prescribe their duties and fix their compensa- tion, who shall hold office during good behavior and until re- moved by causes satisfactory to the Board of Aldermen. Before acting, each of said officers shall be sworn to the faithful dis- charge of his duties, and shall execute a bond, with justified securities, payable to the City of Durham, in such sum as the Aldermen shall determine, conditioned for the faithful perfor- mance of the duties of said office. SeEc. 36. That the Clerk shall have a reasonable salary, and it shall be his duty to keep regular and fair minutes of the pro- ceedings of the Board, and to preserve all books, papers and articles committed to his care, during his continuance in office, and deliver the same to his successor and to perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Aldermen. Sec. 37. That any person shall be allowed to inspect the journals and papers of the Board in the presence of the Clerk urider a penalty of two dollars on the Clerk for every refusal, to be paid to him who shall sue for the same. ‘Sec. 38. That the Treasurer shall have a reasonable salary, and it shall be his duty to call on all persons who may have in their hands any money or securities belonging to the city, which ought to be paid or delivered into the treasury, and to safely keep the same for the use of the city; to disburse funds according to such orders as may be duly drawn on him, in the manner hereinafter specified ; he shall keep in a book, provided for that purpose, a fair and accurate account of all moneys re- ceived and disbursed by him, and shall submit said account to the Aldermen whenever required to do so. On the expiration of his term of office, he shall deliver to his successor all the 135 Election of lerk and other officers. 1907. Salary of Clerk. Persons allowed to inspect jour- nals and papers. Treasurer’s sal- ary. Orders, how signed. Duties of Police- men, Powers of Police- men, Duties of Tax Collector. Powers of Tax Collector and compensation, CHARTER OF THE moneys, securities and properties entrusted to him for safe keeping, or otherwise, and during his continuance therein, he shall faithfully perform all the duties lawfully imposed upon him as City Treasurer. Sec. 39. That all orders drawn on the Treasurer shall be signed by such persons as shall be designated by the Aldermen, and state the purpose for which the money is applied, and the Treasurer shall specify said purposes in his accounts, and also the sources from whence are derived the moneys received by him. Sec. 40. That it shall be the duty of the Policemen to see that the laws, ordinances and orders of the Aldermen are en- forced, and to report all breaches thereof to the Mayor; to pre- serve the peace of the city by suppressing disturbances and ap- prehending offenders, and for that purpose they shall have all the power and authority vested in sheriff and county consta- bles ; they shall execute all precepts lawfully directed to them. by Mayor or others, and in the execution thereof shall have the same powers which the sheriffs and constable of the county have, and they shall have such fees on all processes and pre- cepts executed or returned by them as may be allowed by the Board of Aldermen, not to exceed fees allowed the sheriff and constables of the county, for like services, and also such other compensation as the Aldermen may allow. Sec. 41. That the Policemen shall have the same powers, and be bound by the same rules in this respect, as the consta- bles of the County of Durham, to apprehend all offenders against the State, within the limits of the city, and to carry them before the Mayor or some justice of the peace, and for such duty they shall have such fees as may be allowed by the Board of Aldermen, not to exceed fees allowed to constables of the county for like duties, to be paid by the party offending, if found guilty. Sec. 42. That it shall be the duty of the Tax Collector to collect the general taxes provided for in this Charter, and such special taxes as the collection of is not otherwise provided for herein. For such purpose, he is hereby vested with the same power and authority and subjected to the same fines and penal- Ciry or DurHam ties as the sheriff or tax colector of Durham County is, or may be by law, and for his service he shall receive such compensa- tion as the Aldermen may fix, not to exceed two (2) per cen- tum of the taxes collected. He shall, at no time, retain in his hands over three hundred dollars, for a longer time than seven days, under a penalty of ten per centum per month, to the city, upon all sums so retained. Before receiving the tax list from the Clerk, as is provided in this Charter, the Tax Collector shall give bond, payable to the City of Durham, with justified sureties, in such amount as the Aldermen may determine: Pro- vided, It shall not be less than ten thousand dollars, nor more than double the amount of taxes for the preceding year. Sec 43. All tax lists which have been or which may here- after be placed in the hands of the Tax Collector, shall be at all times subject to the control of the authorities imposing the tax, or their successors in office, shall be exhibted to the authorities for inspection and correction, and if the Tax Collector fails, or refuses to exhibit his list for such purpose upon such de- mand, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be imprisoned not more than two years, and fined not exceeding five hundred dollars, at the discretion of the court. Sec. 44. The Board of Aldermen, at or before the first meeting in March of each year, shall appoint two or more of their number to be present and assist at the accounting and settlement between the Tax Collector and the Treasurer of the taxes for the preceding year. In such settlement he shall be charged with the sums appearing by the tax lists as due for city taxes, and all special taxes with which he is chargeable, and he shall be allowed all credits authorized by the Board of Alder- men. The accounts when so audited shall be reported to the Board of Aldermen, and when approved by them shall be re- corded in the minute book of said Board, and shall be prima facie evidence of their correctness, and impeachable only for fraud or specified error. Sec. 45., In case the Tax Collector of the City of Durham shall fail, neglect or refuse to account with the City Treasurer and Assistant Committee, as herein required, or pay what may be rightfully found due .on such account, on or before the Tax lists subject to control of Al- dermen. Settlement with Tax Collector. Penalty for failure of Tax Collector to ac- count and settle. 138 Death of Tax Collector, sure- ties to collect. Eight months in which to settle. 1903. Suit on bond. Taxes. CHARTER OF THE fifteenth day of March of the next succeeding year after the taxes are levied, he shall forfeit and pay to the State, for the use of the City of Durham, a penalty of five hundred dollars. It shall be the duty of the Mayor upon the neglect, failure or refusal of said Tax Collector to account as aforesaid, to cause an action to be brought in the Superior Court of the County of Durham, on the bond of the said Tax Collector against him and his sureties, to recover the amount owing by him and the penalty aforesaid; if the Tax Collector shall fraudulently and corruptly fail to account, as aforesaid, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be sentenced to pay a fine in the discretion of the court, or be imprisoned not less than three months nor more than twelve months. Sec. 46. If any Tax Collector shall die during the time appointed for collecting taxes, then his sureties may collect them, and for that purpose shall have all the power and means for collecting the same from the tax payers as the Tax Col- lector would have had, and shall be subject to all the remedies for collection and settlement of taxes on their bonds and other- wise as might have been had against the Tax Collector if he had lived. Sec. 47. The Tax Collector (and in case of his death, the sureties) shall have eight months and no longer from the day prescribed for his settlement for city taxes, to finish the collec- tion of all taxes, but the extension of time for collection shall not extend his time of settlement of city taxes as aforesaid. Sec. 48. That for any breach of: his official bond by the City Clerk, Policemen, Tax Collector, or any other officers who may be required to give an official bond, he shall be liable in an action on the same, in the name of the city, or any person aggrieved by such breach, and the sarne may be put in suit without assignment, from time to time, until the whole penalty is recovered. Sec. 49. In order to raise funds for the current expenses of the city and thereafter for the improvement of the same and the payment of the interest on its bonded debt, and the creation of a fund to meet the principal of that debt when due, the Board of Aldermen of the city, shall at their first meeting a Se Crry or Duruam in June, or as soon thereafter as practicable in every year, lay and provide for the collection of the following taxes: (1.) On real and personal property within the limits of said city, and all other subjects taxable by the General As- ‘sembly of the State, as specified and valued under the pro- visions of law, an ad valorem tax not exceeding one dollar on every hundred dollars of such valuation, as of the first day of June of every year. (1-A.) That all cemeteries, property held for educational, scientific, literary, charitable or religious purposes, located within the corporate limits of the City of Durham shall be exempt from taxation. (2.) On all persons residing in said city on the first day of June in every year subject to poll tax under the law of the State, a poll tax not exceeding three dollars each. (3.) On every express company, telegraph company, elec- tric light company, water company and power company, doing business and having an office in said city, a license tax not ex- ceeding in amount one per centum of the gross receipts by it, at its office in said city, received during the preceding year up to and including the thirty-first of May next before the date of fixing such license tax. Whenever any company of the charac- ter above named shall be operated partly in this State and partly without the State, the above tax shall be upon the gross receipts (at its said office) on the business done within the State, the receipts upon interstate business being prorated in the ratio which the. distance within the State bears to the entire distance of transmission or transportation. The mana- ger or agent in charge of the business of any such company in said city on the first day of June in every year, shall on that day, or if that day be a Sunday or a legal holiday, on the next day thereafter, make to the Clerk of the Board of Alder- men of said city, who shall have power in such case to admin- ister oaths, a written return under oath, signed by him, of the amount of such gross receipts. Any such manager or agent who shall fail or refuse to make such returns on the day whereon the same shall be made, as hereinbefore provided, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction fined not more than fifty dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty 139 Property. Certain property exempt from tax- ation. 1901. Poll Tax. License tax on various corpora- tions. 140 License taxes. Leaf tobacco. Commission mer- chants. Brokers. Vehicles for hire. CHARTER OF THE days. Every such company, whose manager or agent, as aforesaid, shall fail or refuse to make such returns at the time hereinbefore provided for, or which shall fail to pay the license tax upon its said business, within the time prescribed by the Board of Aldermen for such payment, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined one thou- sand dollars. The amount of such license tax, upon the fail- ure of such agent or manager to make such return as herein- before provided, shall be fixed by the said Board of Aldermen at its next meeting after the day on which such return should be made as hereinbefore provided, or at some other meeting thereafter, by determining the amount of such gross receipts, as nearly as they can ascertain the same, and of such amount so determined, which, for such purpose, shall be taken and deemed to be the amount of such gross receipts, taking one per centum thereof as such license tax. (4.) In addition to the other subjects listed for taxation in said City, the Board of Aldermen thereof may lay and cause to be collected taxes on the following subjects, as a license tax for the privilege of carrying on the business or doing the act named, respectively, the amount of which, when laid, shall be collected by the Chief of Police of said city immediately, and if the same be not paid on demand, they may be recovered by suit or seizure, or sale of the articles on which they are severally imposed, or of any property used in carrying on such business, or of any other property of the owner in said County of Dur- ham, in the same manner as hereinafter provided for the sale of personal property by the Tax Collector for ad valorem taxes: (1.) Upon every leaf tobacco dealer, a tax not exceeding twenty-five dollars a year. (2.) Upon commission merchants, auctioneers or brokers, a tax not exceeding one hundred dollars a year. (3.) Upon every stock or bond broker, or upon every person, firm or corporation keeping an office in said city, where margins are bought or sold, or stock market transactions en- gaged in, a tax not exceeding five hundred dollars a year. (4.) Upon every omnibus used for the carriage of per- sons for hire, a tax not exceeding twenty dollars a year; and City or DurHam upon every hack, carriage or other vehicles used for the trans- portation of freight or other articles of hire, a tax not exceed- ing fifteen dollars a year; and a discrimination may be made between one and two-horse vehicles in the tax: Provided, how- ever, A distinction may be made between residents and non- residents of the city operating such vehicles or conveyances. (5.) Upon every keeper of livery, livery or sales stables or stock yard, a tax not exceding twenty-five dollars: Provided A distinction may be made between resident and non-resident keepers of such. (6.) Upon all dogs kept in the city, and which are so kept on the first day of June, a tax not exceeding three dollars a year: Provided, A discrimination may be made in the sexes of the dogs in the tax. (7.) Upon every transient merchant, trader or street ped- dler offering to vend in the city, a tax not exceeding one hun- dred dollars a year, or twelve dollars a month, except only as sell books, charts or maps. (8.) Upon every public billiard table, shooting gallery, bowling alley, or alley of like kind, skating rink, bagatelle table, or table, stand or place for any other game or play, with or without a name, kept for hire or kept in a place where liquor is sold, or a house used or connected with such house, or a hotel or restaurant, a tax not exceeding one hundred dollars a year nor less than fifteen dollars a year. (9.) Upon every hotel, boarding house, victualing house or restaurant, established, open or kept in the city, a tax not exceeding fifty dollars a year. (10.) Upon every permission or license of the Board to wholesale or retail spirituous, vinous or malt liquors, a tax not exceeding five hundred dollars a year,,to be paid annually, semi-annually or quarterly, as the Board shall determine: Provided, ‘The Board of Aldermen may make a distinction between wholesale and retail dealers, or spirtuous, vinous or malt liquors. (10-A.) That no license to wholesale or retail spirituous, vinous or malt liquors shall be granted to any person to con- duct such business at a point more than five hundred yards 141 Livery stables. Dogs. Transient mer- chants. Billiard tables. Hotels and boarding houses, etc. Bar-rooms. Limits pre- scribed in which liquor license may be granted. Circuses. Dog or pony shows. Opera houses. Sleight-of-hand performances, etc. Exhibitions for reward. Other exhibi- tions. Sewing machine agents. Hucksters. Itinerant den- tists. CHARTER OF THE from the center of the City of Durham, as such center is es- tablished in Section 1 of this act. (11.) On every exhibition of a circus or menagerie within the city, or two miles thereof, one hundred dollars for each separate exhibition, and on each side show, twenty-five dollars, to be paid before the exhibition, or if not paid then, the same to be doubled. ay (12.) Upon every dog or pony show or exhibition within the city or a mile thereof, a license tax not exceeding twenty dollars. (13.) Upon every hall, building or place hired, leased or let for theatrical plays, operas or other stage exhibition of any kind, a tax not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars a year. (14.) Upon every exhibition within the city, of stage or theatrical plays, sleight-of-hand performances, rope-dancing or walking, a tax not exceeding twenty-five dollars, to be paid’ before exhibiting, or the same to be doubled: Provided, This section shall not apply where such exhibition or performance is given in a hall or building or place licensed under this Charter. (15.) Upon each exhibition, for reward, of wax-works, or curiosities of any kind, natural or artificial, a tax not ex- ceeding ten dollars. (16.) Upon each exhibition of any other kind, and on each concert, for reward, and on every strolling musician, a tax of five dollars, except when the exhibition or concert is given for charitable or benevolent purposes, or to aid in any public im- provement or enterprise of the city. (17.) Upon every manufacturer, dealer in, or agent for sewing machines or musical instruments, a tax not exceeding fifty dollars a year. (18.) Upon every street huckster, photographer, merchan- dise or produce broker, a tax not exceeding twenty-five dollars a year. (19.) Upon every itinerant dentist, itinerant medical prac- titioner, optician, portrait or miniature painter, daguerrean ar- tist, photographer, and every other person taking likenesses of the human face, a tax of five dollars a month: Provided, License shall not be granted or issued for less period than one month. City or DurHam (20.) Upon every itinerant person or company peddling lightning rods, stoves or ranges, a tax of fifty dollars a month on each wagon (if wagons are used) ; if wagons are not used, the tax shall be paid for each agent: Provided, License shall not be granted or issued for less period than one month. (21.) Upon every bill-poster, a tax of not more than ten dollars per annum: Provided, The Aldermen may authorize license for less time or period than one year. _ (22.) Upon every horse drover selling horses, a tax not exceeding fifty dollars a month. (23.) On banks, banking business or bank agents. a tax not exceeding one hundred dollars a year. (24.) On dealers in fertilizers and agents for the sale thereof, a tax not exceeding twenty-five dollars. (25.) On every lumber dealer or dealer in bricks ur other building materials, or manufacturers thereof, or agents thet eof not exceeding twenty dollars for every yard, warehouse, office or place of business. (26.) On every person, firm or company selling pistols, bowie knives, dirks, slung-shots, brass or metallic knuckles, or other deadly weapons of like character, in addition to all other taxes, a license tax not exceeding fifty dollars a year. (27.) On any other business, trade, occupation, calling or profession engaged in, carried on, in whole or in part, in, or having a place of business in the corporate limits of said city not otherwise herein taxed or authorized to be taxed, a privi- lege tax to be fixed by the Board of Aldermen. Sec. 50. Every person, clerk or agent who shall practice any trade or profession, or use any franchise, or engage in any business taxed by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Dur- ham, under this Charter, without having paid the tax, and hav- ing obtained the license required, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days, for each offense, and for each day this section is violated such person, clerk or agent shall be guilty of a separate offense. Sec. 51. That the citizens of the City of Durham, and others having property or polls, liable to be taxed on account of any of the foregoing subjects, shall, during the time for listing 143 Itinerant light- ning-rod dealers. Bill-posters. Horse drovers. Banks. Dealers in ferti- lizers. Lumber and brick dealers. Dealers in pis- tols, etc. Other businesses. Penalty for prac- ticing trade or protession. Listing of taxes. 144 Board of equali- zation. Tax lists. Copy for Tax Collector. 1903. Collection of taxes by distress and sale. CHARTER OF THE their State and County taxes, render to such persons as may be designated by the Aldermen of the city, on oath, a list of their property and subjects for which they may be liable to be taxed, together with the value thereof as fixed in the list returned for county taxation, and from said lists, or such list as may be re- vised by the Board of Equalization, the Clerk of the Board of Aldermen shall, within sixty days after the expiration of the time for taking such lists, make out, in a book kept or provided for that purpose, an alphabetical list of all persons, companies and owners of property who have so made their returns in the same manner as the tax lists are made out by law for the State and County taxes, and if any person fail to render such list, he shall pay double the tax on any subject for which he is liable to be taxed. Sec. 52. Whenever in their opinion, it may be advisable, in order to secure uniform valuation of property subject to tax- ation under this Charter, the Board of Aldermen shall appoint three or more residents of the city to constitute a Board of Equalization, whose duties, compensation and length of service shall be prescribed by the said Board of Aldermen. Sec. 53. That on or before the first day of August of each year, the Board of Aldermen shall proceed to lay the taxes on such subjects of taxation as are allowed by law, and shall, im- mediately after the approval of the same, cause to be made a copy of as much and such parts of said tax lists as may be re- quired for the use of the Tax Collector in collecting the taxes of the city; the said copy shall be delivered to the Tax Collec- tor on or before the first Monday in October, in each year, and he shall receipt for same. The Clerk of the Board of Aldermen shall endorse on said copy an order to the said Tax Collector to collect the taxes therein mentioned, and such order shall have the force and effect of a judgment and execution against the real and personal property of the persons charged in said copy respectively. The said Tax Collector shall proceed forth- with in the collection, and shall complete same on or be- fore the tenth day of March next ensuing, and shall pay the moneys as they are collected, to the Treasurer. Src. 54. That if any person liable to taxes on subjects directed to be listed shall fail to pay them within the time pre- City or Duruam scribed for collection, the Collector shall proceed forthwith to collect the same by distress and sale, after public advertise- ment, for the space of ten days in some newspaper published in the city, or at three public places, if the property be per- sonalty, and twenty, if the property be realty. Whenever any taxes in said city shall be due and unpaid, the Tax Collector therefor shall proceed to collect the same as follows: (1.) If any person charged have personal property any- where in the County of Durham, of value as great as the tax charged against him or against his property, the said Tax Collector shall seize and sell the same as the sheriff is required _to sell personal property under execution. (2.) If the person charged have not personal property to be found in said County of Durham, of value as great as the tax charged against him, or against his property, said Tax Collector shall levy upon the lands of the delinquent in the said County of Durham, or any part of such lands, and, after due advertisement, sell the same for the payment of said taxes. Such advertisement shall be made in some newspaper published in said County of Durham, for at least twenty days immediate- ly preceding the sale, and posting a notice of such sale at the courthouse door in the city at least twenty days before such sale, which shall contain at least a concise description of the real estate to be sold, the name of the person who appears upon the tax list as owner thereof, the amount of taxes for which said sale is to be made, and the day and place of such sale; the said Tax Collector shall divide the land into as many parts as may be convenient (for which purpose he is authorized to employ a surveyor), and shall sell as many thereof as may be required to pay said taxes and all expenses attendant thereon. If the same cannot be conveniently divided, the Collector shall sell the whole ; and if no person shall pay the whole of the taxes and expenses for the whole land, the same shall be struck off to the city, and if not redeemed, as hereinafter provided, shall belong to said city in fee. Sec. 55. The owner of any real estate, or interest therein, sold as aforesaid, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns may redeem the same within one year after the sale, upon the same terms and conditions, and subject to the same provisos, Sale of personal property. Sale of real es- tate. How real estate sold for taxes may be redeemed. 146 Tax Collector to execute certifi- cate. And if not re- deemed, a deed. Sale not invalid because charged in wrong name. Rules, regulations and penalties for listing taxes, ete. CHARTER OF THE and in the same manner, as are prescribed by the law for the redemption of real estate sold for State and County taxes, ex- cept that all the duties, functions and powers provided in such law to be discharged and exercised by the sheriff or tax col- lector shall be discharged and exercised by the Tax Collector of the city. Src. 56. On any such sale of real estate, said Tax Collec- tor shall execute to the purchaser a certificate similar to that required or allowed by law to be executed upon the sale of real estate for State and County taxes, which may be assigned or transferred by the purchaser, whether an individual of said city, as such last mentioned certificates are allowed by law to be assigned or transferred ; and if the real estate sold as afore- said shall not be redeemed as hereinbefore provided, said Tax Collector or his succesor in office, under the direction of the said Board of Aldermen, at any time within one year after the expiration of one year, from the date of the sale, on request of the holder of such certificate and production of the same, shall execute to the purchaser, his heirs and assigns, a deed in fee simple for the conveyance of the real estate described in such certificate, and if such certificate shall have been lost, said Board of Aldermen, on being satisfied thereof, by due proof, shall direct the said Tax Collector to execute such con- veyance and said Tax Collector shall so execute the same. Any such deed shall be similar in form to the deed directed by law to be executed to a purchaser of real estate sold for State and County taxes, who is entitled to a conveyance of the same and shall be subject to the same rules, provisions, presumptions and conclusions as such last mentioned deed and, effective to the same extent as the last mentioned deed. 3 Sec. 57. No such sale of real estate for taxes shall be con- sidered invalid on account of the same having been charged in any other name than that of the original owner of said real estate, provided such real esate be in other respects sufficiently described in notice of sale to insure identification. Sec. 58. All taxes of said city shall be listed, levied, assess- ed and collected, except as in this Charter otherwise provided, in the same manner and under the same rules and regulations, and subject to the same penalties as are provided by law, or City or DurHam shall hereafter be provided by law, for the listing, levying, assessing and collecting State and County taxes in this State. SEc. 59. When any lien or charges for repairs or im- provements of the sidewalks of the city, or for the inspection, removal or destruction of buildings, and for the suppression and removal of nuisances, or other lien or charges, of whatever nature or kind, authorized by the City Charter, shall be due and unpaid the city, the Tax Collector thereof shall proceed to collect the same, by the same process and in the same manner as he is authorized to collect taxes due upon the property sub- ject to such lien or charge, as provided in Section 54 of the Charter. Sec. 60. That in the absence of any contract or contracts with said city in relation to the lands used or occupied by it for the purpose of streets, sidewalks, alleys or other public works of said city signed by the owner thereof, or his agent, it shall be presumed that the said land has been granted to said city by the owner or owners thereof, and said city shall have good right and title thereto, and shall have, hold and en- joy the same. Unless the owner or owners of said land, or those claiming under them shall, at the time of the occupation of the said land, as aforesaid, apply for an assessment of said land, as provided for in the Charter of said city, within two years next after said land was taken, he or they shall be for- ever barred from recovering said land, or having any assess- ment or compensation therefor: Provided, Nothing herein con- tained shall affect the rights of feme coverts or infants until two years after the removal of their respective disabilities. Sec. 61. That when any land or right-of-way shall be re- quired by the City of Durham for the purpose of opening up new streets or for other objects allowed by this Charter, and for want of agreement as to the value thereof the same can- not be purchased from the owners, the same may be taken at a valuation to be made by three freeholders of the city, one of whom shall be chosen by the Aldermen and one by the land owner, and the two freeholders thus chosen shall select a third, and in making said valuation, said freeholders, or a majority of them, after being duly sworn by the Mayor or a justice of 147 How charges for repairs, etc., to be collected, Lands used for purposes of streets to become property of city for that purpose. 1903. Condemnation proceedings. 1903. Unlawful for County Commis- sioners to grant license to sell liquors, within city, betore per- mission has been obtained from Al- dermen. 1903. CHARTER OF THE the peace for the county, or a clerk of the court of record, shall take into consideration the loss or damage which may accrue to the owner or owners in consequence of the land or right-of- way being surrendered; also any special benefit or advantage such owner may receive from the opening of such street or other improvement, and shall state the value and amount of each, and the excess of loss or damage over and above the ad- vantages shall form the measure of valuation of said land or right-of-way: Provided, nevertheless, That if any person over whose land the said street may pass, or improvement be erected, or the Aldermen be dissatisfied with the valuation thus made, then, in that case, either party may have an appeal to the next Superior Court of Durham County, to be held thereafter, under the same rules, regulations and restrictions as now govern appeals from judgments of justices of the peace, and the said freeholders, or a majority of them, shall return to the court to which the appeal is taken their valuation, with pro- ceeding thereon, and the land so valued by the freeholders shall vest in the city as soon as the valuation may be paid or lodged in the hand of the Clerk of the Superior Court, in case of its refusal, by the owner of the land, and so long as it may be used for the purposes of the same: Provided, however, That such an appeal shall not hinder nor delay the Aldermen opening such street or erecting such improvements: And pro- vided, further, That in case of the discontinuance of the use of the land and it reverts to the owner, the city shall have the right to recover any improvement by its authority erected. Sec. 62. That it shall not be lawful for the Commissioners of Durham County to grant any license to sell by wholesale or retail, spirituous, vinous or malt liquors within the limits of the city or within one mile thereof, without permission first obtained from the Board of Aldermen in office at the time of the application of the County Commissioners, and the Board of Aldermen shall not grant such permission to sell such liquors in any building within one hundred and fifty (150) feet in a direct line from any point on the municipal or market house building, located on Chapel Hill and Corcoran streets in said city ; and if any license shall be granted without such permis- sion in writing, attested by the Clerk of the Board and exhib- Ciry or Duraam ited to the court and filed with the Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners, the same shall be utterly void, and the person obtaining such license shall be liable to indictment, as in other cases of retailing without license, and for every of- fense of selling, shall, moreover, forfeit and pay to the city the sum of one hundred dollars. That it shall not be lawful for any person to sell spirituous liquors within the corporation or in one mile thereof without first having obtained license and paid tax in accordance with this section. Sec. 63. The Mayor and Aldermen, Tax Collector and all other officers of the city who shall, on demand, fail to turn over to their successors in office the property, books, moneys, scales or effects of the city, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be imprisoned for not more than two years and fined not exceeding five hundred dollars, at the dis- cretion of the court. Sec. 64. That all fines and penalties collected for violation of this Charter or the Ordinances made in pursuance thereof shall go into the city treasury and belong to the City of Dur- ham. Sec. 65. That on and after May the fifteenth, one thou- sand eight hundred and ninety-nine, no person shall hold more than one office in the municipal government, and a member of the School Committee of the City of Durham is hereby de- clared to be an officer of the city, for the purposes of this sec- tion: Provided, however, If the Board of Aldermen may de- termine to elect an assistant clerk and a bookkeeper for the city, said offices may be held by one and the same person: Provided, also, That the Board of Aldermen may prescribe other duties for the Chief of the Fire Department. Sec. 66. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act are herey repealed: Provided, Nothing contained in this act shall be construed as altering or changing the term of office of any persons elected on the first Monday in May, eigh- teen hundred and ninety-seven, and the several persons elected at that time as the officers of the Town of Durham shall con- tinue in their respective offices as officers of the City of Dur- 10 149 Penalty for fail- ure to turn over city property. Fines under charter go in*o city treasury. No person can hold more than one office. 1907. Conflicting laws repealed. Itemized state- ments of receipts and disburse- ments to be pub- lished. To extend streets. Unlawful for railroads to cross street at grade. Proviso: when section in ef- fect. Duties devolved on Corporation Commission. CHARTER OF THE ham until the election and qualification of their successors, un- der this Charter. Sec. 67. That it shall be the duty of the Board of Alder- men, on the first_days of July, October, January and April of each year, to publish, at the courthouse door of Durham County and in some newspaper published in the City of Dur- ham, an itemized statement of the receipts and disbursements of said city, from each and every source, and said Board of Aldermen shall annex to said July and January quarterly state- ments, a statement of the total indebtedness of said city, how evidenced and when due. CHAPTER 199, ACTS OF 1905 Section 1. That the City of Durham is hereby authorized and empowered to extend Gregson street, Carr street and Al- — ston avenue, public highways, under the railroad tracks cross- ing said streets or the extensions of said streets, and to cross the right-of-way of any railroad company owning the same at said crossing or any extension of said streets across said right- of-way. Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for any railroad company to lay any track on or across the aforesaid streets or their ex- tensions at the grade of the surface of said streets or any of them, and any railroad company violating this section, its officers, agents or employees, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished, upon conviction in the discretion of the court: Provided, That this section shall not take effect until after the provisons of Section 3 shall have been determined. Sec. 3. The Corporation Commission of North Carolina is hereby authorized and empowered to ascertain, upon notice and hearing, the value of said right-of-way so taken by said streets, or any extension thereof, across the same, and the distance of the surface of said streets or the extension of either of them to the railroad tracks overhead, and to require the rais- ing, when and to the extent necessary, of the tracks of any railroad now crossing said streets or any extension of said streets, and fix and determine what part of the cost of making UOISUd}X9 AUP IO ‘s}9d1]S PIeS UO SYIeI} Pres JopuN SurIssoio pres — Crrty or DurHam of the same, shall be paid by the City of Durham and any railroad company affected by said crossing: Provided, An ap- peal shall lie from said order or orders by the City of Durham or any railroad company affected thereby as in other cases of appeal from orders of said Commission allowed in the Public Laws of North Carolina, chapter one hundred and sixty-four of the Acts of eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, being the act creating said Corporation Commission. Sec. 68. That this act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification. Ratified the 6th day of March, A. D. 1899. Amendments to this Charter as contained in Private laws’ of North Carolina, 1901, ratified March 1, 1901, and March 11, 1901, and in Private Laws of North Carolina, 1903, ratified March 2, 1903, and in Private Laws of North Carolina, 1905, ratified February 27, 1905, and in Private Laws of North GnoieO/, Tate). 2 6 ec. ec ee een tlean we , 1907. Proviso: 151 appeal. INDEX TO CHARTER PAGE ALDERMEN : Compensation of ....:....5-.0 4000+ 5+ 7 eee 129 Duties and powers enumerated ...- 2.22). :meeeeenee 130-135 Election Of) sous se6. cde eee es de beies clea) 124 Election of in case of tie vote ..... MP ccs occ scan 125 Majority competent to do business .............ssseeus 129 May make rules and ordinances /.......J.3eeseeeeeeeeeer 130 Oath Of 2... cba sense ee eee e 50 6c oe 126 Penalty for refusal to qualify .. 4. 2.< ese 126 Vacancy in office, how filled ....... ) 322 =e eee 126 Two from each ward ........00.... a00eseee eee 126 AUCTIONS AND AUCTIONEERS: Regulated by Aldermen .... 222.2: -jcn eileen 134 Battots AND Bator Boxks: Separate for Mayor and Aldermen ~...-.0seeneeeeneeee 125 Bar Rooms: How licensed ..... 52 cn00000 cee 0cee bs oe 134 Borrow1nc Money: When, how and for what ......:.....200seeeeeeeee 131 BouNDARIES OF WARDS: To be advertised ......26..000 005050 50lle eee 122 CarRIAGES, Drays, Etc.: Charges of, regulated by Aldermen -: >). aseneeeeene 134 CELLARS: Regulated by Aldermen :...22.c. 2). sep e eee 132 CEMETERY : Aldermen to provide for ........00.e4 0 soe 133 CHALLENGE OF VOTERS: How made. 2.2.2 ce ces cue osteo neue tease eee 124 CHIEF oF Fire DEPARTMENT: Elected by Aldermen ...:.0.... 000000: sn ese 135 CHIEF oF PoLIceE: Elected ‘by the Board ......./0..22. 2... eee 135 Crry or Duruam PAGE CLERK: Compensation of, fixed by Aldermen ................... 135 IDigRES? Oi \ Ya SS ol eh A a ee at eae 135 EELGGOR - OE a6 Sag, GOS CR Oe eer oe eee ete, 135 Journal of, subject to inspection ......... eRe en Pec ee 135 CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS: Blows Gomalaeneal aq on cece oA aerc GER ie ene a eee 147-148 Convacious DISEASEs: EAERRC UMM OMMMERN ep seb sae Pep cy eteten @ 5c cs ga ela Siar RNA autora egeere eee 133 CORPORATION : (Laut @IE? - ga GheotouhGie. dCi eGR TERETE RRC Ene ALE Pace 121-122 INZMRS Ol “gogo Ge OVO LS cA RTE OTe nea ear nIerO ICs & 121 IPR OBRII JIS ean ce uectas OOOO Ie ie Te Oe eae einen 121 Docs: Aldermen may regulate how kept .......0.cc0ccecsews ace 133 Drays, Carriaces, Erc.: Charezesnor, tegilated by Aldermen .....02.5..6....s00- 134 ELECTIONS: Aldermen to elect in case of tie vote ............00000. 125 Bralonsmand ballot: IbOXKES Ae 2s ecewe orn ce seuss serene 125 Bommldaries, of ward, advertised ......:2..00e..cc0+s-s-s 122 Callmomenwnen Aldermen fatl: 2 hc... acteceee oe ete cee 127, Winlemee Ore VOLERS CAs o.c/c aren iyrelestrele bse Ssaghs so mma cess adiere 124 Conclnct- oF OREO Mac oadsn cenomeecene Obtedn seae ae ob 123-125 IPanilaire. (© “Geille citchtem collec mame ae cicece an bic Maeretocies tec oer 127 MMSE GHO USO MELECUI OMS) clsieuets Joints, aresncarciodalois nie cis keleieoe ste she ths 124 ZOMG ESA EWIONKEDt cies a iciaeies nce see sesine ohrse’s Hieielt eee ia eae 125 eGectucmenors: Moldat es | fait cian) ojais sscuse ete eee eiclelvieaicsicie sec 123 IRGGUIGIEFEIRS Charen eRe RR CR OCT ene i cre aca es ere 123 IRGENISINFAIBIOML Ga OtG CRU CORIO EOE Aa GO crcht eec aaa eee 123-124 inmemiotmholdine: negtilar ae. sermsic asa ces «neces + 124 WWairala: Glinisioin On Lela Stole e saenemoadoos seme eousooceG 122 ELECTORS : CO) ir OGRE eee erat rele vera sestarava ce aba at sietaia yates vota te evalcvartie aut 123-124 Oiwaihinen sons: OF Shans soo peeoe oa om one o aera con eenG eae 122 Seven may call election when Aldermen fail ............ 127 EMINENT DomalIN: RU CUT TMM OMMRSAVELINNCLEY, | Clete sialon cis ainya te sive arate aievelessceleisiete-sisceys 147-148 FINES FOR VIOLATIONS OF ORDINANCES: iMtOMeIRyarEREASULY, Serif see wicker sisveisieva siceie coisas, sigsiewae <2 149 Levied, collected and appropriated by Aldermen ......... 134 153 154 Inpex To CHARTER PAGE Fires AND FirE DEPARTMENT: Aldermen may provide for ...........-.esEeEeeEne SrGanisteee 132 Provisions against ......--05-s+s>-5+ + ase ok 132 HEALTH: : Aldermen may pass ordinance to preserve .............- ". 133 INSPECTION : Of buildings, etc. ........cc00cces 0+ sn cleleehee 134 INSPECTORS OF ELECTIONS: Appointment: {Of << ..)<..2% < TEE EeConeU as OOC note pe 129 - NAME: ROR SCT ACM a Bis or 206 8 Shs oer racee vo 0 « SROs oe 121 NUISANCES: MISSI CHERINAY: TADATC |i tals siole . ssh 126 Aldermen refusing to call election ......7J2.ceeeeeeeeeee 126 Mayor refusing to Serve .......0.++-> use er 126 Practicing trade or profession without paying license tax 143 Refusal to deliver city property ........ seen 149 PoLice : Duties ....c0cb ees cc ee dens noes cise «0 «nl 136 Election Of 0. ..c0cccceeeuseoes cues + 30 ete Be 135 Powers Of >.....cccesenceudocsc sess cusee ee eee 136 Pot, Lists: Inspectors to certify and subscribe to’ ©...) -eeeeeeeeeeene 125 PRECINCTS : Division of city into ....55........0ws «see 123 PROPERTY : Conveyed, how and by whom <.........ceuueeeeeeneae 132 Penalty for refusal to turn over ...: 2...s9ee=eeeeeeeenene 149. Rights of corporation ........ ++ «= sesh 7 121 Pusiic GrounDs AND Parks: Aldermen may provide .............-. 0. ae eee ea 131 RAILROADS: Aldermen may regulate crossings and speed of trains .... 132 Grade Crossings ........0000¢dlees cos 02s ce 150 RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS: Itemized statements published ...........Jsseeemeeeeenen 150 REGISTRARS: How appointed .....0:.s.00.c0c. ene sane eee 123 REGISTRATION : Books deposited in Mayor’s office ..............0-- oe eee 124 Days and hours of .:........0.-c0e02+> 000 eee 123 Oath of voters required ..........2...+.04 2000 eee 123 Voters becoming 21 after close of books ..............- 124 REPAIRS OF SIDEWALKS: How charged for and collected ........ >: sssee eee 147 ScHoor COMMITTEEMEN: OMMiCErs? ss sdcios doc. don 5 de hele SOO OEE Ee ee Biko te 149 Criry or DurHam PAGE SEWERS AND SEWERAGE: Conmolledeby, “Aldermen 3.0/5. G4..eeh ce Seas coumies 130 SIDEWALKS: Adjacent land owners pay half expenses for repairs...... 130 Oirersproynave: LO! daysimOtice yaaa ee as seem cece se cee 130 Spectra, TAxeEs: WGEUIS CHRUCD NG SMU Miae ec ciriays ania tcc dine are arsitea. raveaneie nore eens 140-143 STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS: Me ToOMyeaTs bats FISht tO Street. i... ce. see sees couse ae 147 STREETS : PMidenmen@hnayeCOMtrOl OVEL .. os. ssccce. sec ckem ss eceeek 130 AVETAIOMS, Graal NC cee Sie R eT an emer aS oA 130 Boundamics altered on Changed: jacucescclsjae scien ocln cme 133 Condenmanon Of might Ob Way ¢.-ccesd.sesce ses ue vee 147 Conibutions to’ repair sidewalks ......5...0..c+-+esee 130 Grades’ CATES TASS Saree He ETS CER EP Haein Ltt a 130 Lands used for two years, grant presumed ............. 147 IOESEBROL PROPOSeMY SELECTS: /.). cs. -s sislas ie see momen ccie 134 Sidewalks repaired at expense of city and adjacent owner 130 SuNDAY OBSERVANCE: PMG Cig MONMMEMINOL CE) titi ciusis cist aeinaras s/boaes. Oech met oite cian ola 133 TAXES: Oo Um OnePeC Ali ZATION po uicte ue ciieisy~ sine ticecle soaks lane wie oS 144 Geter ONE PAG aera eie-c eve acecn fete ae © saa te etereeers sa eee arene 139 CeiaiepROPEDtyi EXC PE vo). 0yeles caval n cls camer Oe wo eee cae eaiers 139 EMCALCMO POSAIeW metA acid erates hese eerste sie ps om ete ee 146 Collector by sidistraimts tenor. eos). eee nets akties cake ene ae 144 WersiedminyaeAlderimen 2. ij hee fers ole slave love Seis sietig eieiemeiae ese 138-139 HWEKceIISeMITICHMSECIAL Gr. Saat ate sie sys peels icteneieicioccs ssusse-im mio euare 140-143 LASTING ” OI Gye Oe eee eer raarna Vemiaverctorvuniesayet’ 143-144 isismimades non COlUector .adace sna deutdoslec ans vite 44 esalewce 144 ists subyect to onder of Aldermen 2.222.525. 22. is.202-2. 137 RenalnyeerOmr tatlmne sto list taxes. ..cne+-siesccceaesn eee: 144 Penalty for practicing trade or profession without paying 143 pO Pe tammy le mite layscend le es) al oie a laueustin searevists nse eistannlesay ec 139 FOPEUNVAEGEUEEIIEG YH sie! baye lene srevcusis ove slsieie leaves wie ueiele -.. 145-146 ARODEREVARSALE. Ol mTOIs sLARA” lorie ola etereteressisle! sis a's elere wuaie'al'ece) wes F 145 Relat Oks reGeMmPtlOM).. sdvis ea). Hivlele viele vie istsle elves de eee oe 145-146 Tax CoLLEcTor: Nera lOve ens aa. vais «kes nreveneke Pict c rstiacia) evs: ecataynieiens stable cere a 138 Rlleciign “OF “obSoss aeons See acces Cece satiny ri - 135 Powers, duties and liabilities ...............ccceeeeeeeees 136-137 InpEX TO CHARTER PAGE TAS TS : Copy made for tax collector ....:..... 2. mseleitsieeteeeeaenn 144 Subject to control of Aldermen ......-. ieee 137 TAx SALE: Collector to execute certificate and deed ................ 146 Not invalid because made in wrong name ............... 146 Property, how sold ..........:0...0~ 00+ «eee een 145 THEATRES : Licensed and regulated by Aldermen’ ~)>-))-eeeeeeeeiee 134 TITLE: : To property condemned for tpark <.... <<. selenite 131 TRAINS: Aldermen may regulate speed of ..........Jbsseeneuuee 132 TREASURER : Compensation Of ......¢: 000000 000 cee 2 cine 135 Duties Of 6.0.6.0. e000 s same gis e osie » ols c1a 135 Election Of 2... ..000000 000 000 00ele/te 9); elena 135 Moneys paid to ....csseccesseeeus see oe cee 135 Orders drawn On 2.5.00. 0000+ oe oes) see realeleteteres 136 VOTERS: Challenge Of 2.2.00... 00. 005 500 a eelece alee 124 Registration Of .....5.00050+000+ 0000001 ee 123 Their qualification .........:.005..:0020 eee 122 Warps: Boundaries advertised .......%.2...00+s:ene eee 122-123 Division of city into ...........ci0.+ see eee LS Chimneys, unsafe, repair of .. J.. .0.... 2. see 115 Contractors, registration and bond of............. peReeee 116 Damaged, when condemned: .....:.2..: 0255 eeeeeeee 108 Dangerous, when condemned ..:.......++.0eeeneneeene 114 Dry kilns within 100 feet thereof..--....- essen 41 Dwelling houses, roof of .....:0....«0saeseeeee eee 111 Electrical construction, requirements of .............-.-- 52 Electrical construction, permits and license .............. 52-53 Fire District, building in ~....:..:0..+s0+ cca ane 108 Fire District, certain buildings prohibited in.............. 115 Fires not to be built within certain distance of............ 41 Flues and ‘party walls ......20..:0 6s. «.--ss2 ee 113 Houndation) construction on sseee eee ee eras a 113 Girders and beams, support of.......0.-.- 0-0). 109 Heating system, how installed: - 2.2.2.2... 1.2/0 eee ely es 7 Inspector, duties of (6.0) /5562..0502 eo oee oe ce 107-117 Iron’ fronts: 3. chosen eee ee eee Pe! Shas nc 113 Inspection required-......2.4 ace sew oe eee 107 Joists and girders’ ..... 2.00.) 6204 See eee 114 City oF Dournam 173 PAGE MEDC SecHPLOMAL Ost Wc cielens.c, sere e’aie:a a sora etsicla evaeieieeter wine 114 Watenials detective prohibited oi... -.icceneesccseccees<< 117 Obstruction of fire hydrants prohibited .................. 51 Obstructions in streets, red light at night ................ 20-21 Wihearsratiorized to enter va. .s docs soe oe soins abc aie 115 Parapet walls, heighth and thickness ..5..-Ms....-%--.-.- 109-110 IPATIRG WaIUS: sg oR SoG Chie TIE ici IO ORAM Eee airs JOU Pent for erection and repairs Of......0.0.0e.cesee esses 107 eiterOonn Or application) << ss. .+ as. siecle «eee e tree aieete 107 Pemmirsmcrecord Of kept)... ssscess cc oes des oe blew Selous 107 Red light at night on material in street................... 20-21 IROOUS, BI Cbopdebnbl cA aSe ene See tear ete cc. cisa 111-112 ROOST aG ANG GOMPOSHION .::s.2 ceiet-l=) lela elelalelo cies 12 InDEX TO ORDINANCES PAGE CEMETERY COMMITTEE: Duties of .....00...0000000cc 000 00 ese en 0 clean 10 CEMETERY : Filth depositing in, prohibited .........)..seeeeeeeeee 88 Fire arms, discharge of prohibited in.:...2s.enneeeeeeeee 88 Graves, death certificate to accompany application for.... 89 Games in, prohibited ...... 2... 00.+s.0« 0 olin 88 Graves, depth of and how located =... 55...seeeeeeeeneee 87 Graves, fees for digging .........+..+... ose eee 87 Graves, sexton to dig ......05.¢.+000 +0. «este 87 Lots, private unauthorized interference with.............. 88 Lots, deed fOr «0.00600 00g ds eee ees oe ee 89 Lots, price Of 2. 0.0..06085 0020005 00s 0 altel 89 Lots, ownership of limited to two... ... ...s4eeeeeeeeee 89 Lots, purchase Of «2... <0080.+ 00s 01 «+ «e}ns eile eee 89 Lots, sexton collects for ...........<+ ese 89 Sexton, duties and appointment of .............sseeeees 87-89 Sexton, police powers Of.........0...00+: seen 89 Sexton, records kept by ...... ve ee ee os Cue ee 87 Speed of vehicles in... ... 0.0.2.0. 000000. 600 88 Trees and shrubbery, injury to ......2+.. eee eee 88 Unlawful excavations in .............. ses 88 White persons, use limited to’ ..... 2... . 0 uy 87 Walks in. 2... ccc. ccc dees ons ome all bee “ _ 89 Crry ENGINEER: Notice to property owners to connect with sewer......... 39-40 Permits for sidewalks issued by....-- «1. =e 120 City ELECTRICIAN : Appeal from decision of ....../......+..0..) eee 54 Order dead ‘wires removed ..-.......2... 0) seen 53 Record kept by «0.0244. .000s se ess case eee 53 Regulate and inspect wiring poles ..2...-.. eee 51-53,106 Removal of poles on notice by..........200 eee 53 Removal of wiring, notice given to.............0ccscsee 54 Right to enter buildings ....../......0++s. soe 51 Violation of orders of.......0J200.0. tse coe eee 54 Zone on poles alloted by........+..c++ cece eee eee 53 CLAIMS: Presented to) Claims) Commutteele--)e eee asta 9 CLERK oF City: Assessment book, cost of sidewalks ..................00- 22-23 Duties, pay and bond! of... .s..ss.sesee ee nee eee / 8 Ciry or DurHAM CLERK OF MARKET: MEM MCGMNTIMER SES os Oe nea s oa: coe ceted one tees CoMMITTEES: DETUEREIR CELE EO (0) Ae a ed UELERS, CEES Ch Eg ee ae Oe Pigined, Gas, Gene en ee ns oe ee oe NRHA SEO oc 2s MRSA ac Feed ee PRR sae ME ARPGEEEIE SHOT woe cichae iv 0+ o biaySce wee odo wes cisoela Ge RNs DTIRREL CIEE Ry ee ee en ae Renee, Seon ee EEC OMRST ICS OTe Sivas e 6 die o's ete Seis MoO aeToe eR oe Panticeliealtn GHtles, OF gsc iic ssc docs dak ee ce oben en PSE MGE SHORTT WIENS os 5,0 c.60.5:0 ao dS bie ble vo es aves STEEES. CULES WE) |S) ee ees mee ea ee SH LCILESe, GEST RTES C0) HRS OS Seen ae iauedinperelected Dy ballot 2: .i2c0...5 6. eee cb ee ches RaCettbmtyOR APpOINtS, .. <0 5 c226 ets Vests cancee cee OE CTECIICS VOL. «oes c wile oso cies wes s's/0 bs. sje peeest Costs: MEWREONOW SVAGGINENE 5 oi. 5.5 .se. ses cece jeccecsess ee CrowDs: Noarto opsiruct sidewalks ©... 00.00.00. csessceesees CULVERTS : DES SETGROR Oke Coane es Con aeae EEE econo MTU PASMTATIIEATEN o7s.0 co opolc oitnic soar e c\oreieroreeteoe "ome Dance Hatts: ES RMBOM ES OLE cir, «thee be NGG es 5.2 Wiens Meee eee Gee LOREISS GSTS ASR eae eee ESC ee eee earn Aa PIG: o> Gio oe eae eee eee oocormiacs oe DisorDERLY Conpuct (See Lewdness, p. 66) : AuNoOyine strangers OF CitIZENS ............seeee-e Atapublic entertainment -c. .2 326s ssiescie svees cae sess ewd women on streets .....2..0s «+s ==) 91 Tyicense taxX OM oc esses ee ss a e:s alete carers sete) e er 92 Owned by non-resident 5...) 000. 20-ls ss) «eee eee 92 Pound for provided ..\.)..4:.oc-- niet eee Sid lay etaae 92 Proud bitch prohibited running at large ............+.....- 92 Taxes, listed for... .):. Gace qe donee set oer 91 Unlicensed to be killed ....0...05.% 2.00 «ce pile 91-92 Unlicensed to be! impounded! . 3. .2.... «12sec 91 Drays: Defrauding drivers Of..........+.+. s+ ene 79 Licensed and numbered ................00s eee Eee 78 Speed Of ...cscedsseeceecteccee cee dena 15 Tolls and charges of ......02....s000. +500 78 Druccists : Hours for opening on Sunday ..:......-- = eee 67 DRUMMING: On streets forbidden ......0%... 4cc...0<6 0 eee 64 DRUNKENNESS: In markethotise 22... 05ccc000000.5 sees eee 76 In .Strectsa nk eee edie oe seba alee 0 dulce tee ae 63 On foot or in vehicles ...........0...2 +60 63 Sunday, drunkenness on ..2.....+..+<. 0h eee 67 ELECTIONS : By ballot when ....0...00%.0.0006505-0 07 0 eee 7 Exectric Licuts: Employees of Traction Co. vested with police power...... 33 Throwing stones at, unlawful 3)2.04...20 see eee eee 33 Exectric THEATRES,—how constructed and operated.......... 55-57 EQECTRIC WIRING .Jelesccccu se ceeds nee ccguse oe 51-53 EMIGRANT AGENT oo ciel sq ene meiotic ones 81 ENCROACHMENTS (see Streets). EXCAVATIONS : is Abutting street or sidewalk, inclosure of................. 23-30 Heighth of inclosure®.... . sou. eee see eee ee ee 23-30 EXPLOSIVES AND DyNAMITE: ' Fire works and other explosives prohibited.............. 64-65 Gasoline, efc., how stored S242 aes eee «eee 44-45 Crry or DurHam Gasoline, etc., permits for storage of........... PEN eee ie Gasoline, etc., underground tanks required when.......... Casoune vapor tanks location Of :.22..<6¢..cces+s ces veces SI DFERe CH Te (OS es ork ner ner Fairs AND FESTIVALS: RASHES NOL oo oa ec sis ciclo, o-speies= chasers Samet Mesa See KE Fast Drivinc: LU AROG VINE M111) 2 2 Sse Ao 2c oc c,cae este een ee oe eae LE FES): Gun COIR EE (0) 9 eee een Pe EimnemaimOrlere aninalees ¢ 25252 20)3,4 5. Set coe shoes tah es mts MHEEGOL automobiles On streetS .......0...:..0.6ssscnens Specdvon bicycles or motorcycles. .:..5....40.02.56scaeecs FINANCE COMMITTEE: CEEIGMHEIES, Ole soos oc viciclt c.- sisi els coins sos ones ees FINES AND Costs: Eliot? EDIE CRSC) oe eee es Sia eee ee a Pee PDR Cob ERTS ee SRG Be Fire DEPARTMENT: PPMP ISMUT VE! TISHE-OL WAY sc c.c5- oats soln cine soon ae pode: Apparatus, street cars to give right of way to............. ippanis Tot to be loaned! Outs. 2s eves daw ostom oo ave ooo oes ppaLatus, 1njiry tO OF CaLryines aAWaY.....c0.-.cccssecees Buildings when ordered pulled down....................- Chief of, absent duties devolves on whom................ iSiaetmodaninspeck DUNES 25. ole 62:.s15c:0(0 eye aye s0tsee.< oe 33 3 te Chief of, order combustibles removed ..................4. Shier of spect gasoline storage.<. 5.6.2.5 .5-ndeeees cess Miicimeimmominates Captains: 02%. \2. icc Haein nc oe eee ee Chief of, and other officers have police powers............ War Mice tl AG EAM ORIG E «cients op sizielaie oie 5 SiG lols aslovercioteie oid as save efe.e Fire alarm, other wires not to be above................. Baneralarine INterrerence With .t..2<.ccceseseccsscecceeswes BaseuC@ommittee tO SUPEHVISE 25.22 occ e ceva cw dec ee sone Fire and Police Committee to supervise ..............2-+- gees Viet OT cLOvALLGE 22) cya/svehec Siecle ee reisie me O eiesere 8 50 Bires, intoxicating liquors prohibited at...............--- intremien) interference: with -.......c2-.lcsc+e.seenenlese Fire wagons and apparatus, only firemen allowed on....... EMS MG TVINEeACEOSS). Guie's.¢ oe soierelo Sterns © o dlolalelesala elm oSiecoje ve /eys MiHCEESIOn and their Cates: (ems «Sys low nis w dla CSG olete siniens Pemuissrom required to: leave City cjjsien ses ecatins ow os's' La | io) InpEX TO ORDINANCES PAGE Fire Disrricr: Boundaries ‘of 3........526sccc00cecce ce 0 ot 41 Urinals and surface closets prohibited in................. 39 Frres AND PREVENTION THEREOF: Chief of Fire Department to’inspect buildings............. 42 Combustibles removed .....:....%..... 2+ «== 44 Exit at Moving Picture shows ............2)eeeeeeeee 44 False alarm of 2... .6sceceenec ee ews ocean 48 Fire balls prohibited ...........5...0...2 «see eee ‘ 41 Firemen at Academy of Music ........-2..0eeeeeeeeeeee 43 Hot ashes, how removed ..........+:«««+ sien 42 Not to be built within forty feet of buildings............. 41 Police at Academy.of Music ...........0--.:eeeeeeeee 43 Smoke stacks, how equipped .........%... ss senna 43 Storage of explosives ............000.205 « 0s) see 102 Gas works, discharge from prohibited in ................ 103 House drains, size of, etc. ............+.-2 see 98 Inspector. .of,. appointed ..-2.........26. see ene eee 94 Injury: to. public sewer. ....2.0.. 2: 6.06 cce ee aeons ‘ 103 Inspector to approve material and work .............. se e106 Katchen ssink and. bath tub) drain from 5... eee 38 Manhole putting substance in’ -.-...2..22- ee eee eee 103 Materialland work,class of 5... ..-.- 4.8 Past 106 Metallic pipes not placed on electric wires ..............- 106 @bstcuctionvot esse eee eee nee aa ee 16 ; Ordinances, violation of ......2.5..2205 Jee eee 106 Permits for. .conmection........022+- .66ee eee 97 Property owners to. connect with ->........2s2 sees 37-39 Property owners outside of City may connect, how........ 38 Property owners failing to connect ..:...... 0. eee 39 Plumbers liable for damage to ........-- 55000 seen 97 Public drains! ‘obstruction proluibited” 5-22... 2 eens 106 Repair job, what constitutes 255222: .02..-255 see 105 Re-vent pipes when omitted .......... 4.0. -seee eee eee 105 separate closets i ...4s.i usc camera oem e nee 105 Slit joints; when permitted |...) :.2gedecee seen eee 105 second-hand material prohibited .............:.. eee 104 Separate traps for fixtures ...... 44-0 eee ee eee 100 Separate connection -.6iiictibssriiehisee sce: ase 98 Soil pipes, material and otles -{2.-eeee eee eee ee 98 Soul pipes, isizeiof 45.2, 088 nena wee 4s diouct a See 98 City or DurHamM MGMMEPIBESs MOWPSeSIned .5.6..55.asercus sacmeuestces seen Soil and other pipes when a nuisance ...............0..- ROLE PANE Calan oY aes ts sa vrsucin caw enos Pees one Seek Migtoncm cAtenial Ol paws ses scans deo et eee ee Wiekitanipes eiiatenial Of ys 2s4.<4o0cs nota dwee nd ok cuore Marmipipes- flashing: offs wih Ses! ioe andl iaty: sats Sc eae Eee CIEE PIPES! HECRMIMNALION (OL “Sees sic clos ce valet lees ceoeses Wetlespipessteduced or incréased’ .i 2... /2..00h- <> os ene et MigasremacrcMvene IpIpES ices ..s cs ccce ses smaemes «se cices Seer Waste and vent pipes, how connected .................-- Masteipipes extended above roof ....:..ceseesess + oecesse Mioaden sinks, etc, prohibited .....2..ccse..ccescsecbews SHOOTING IN City: (SUITS. TRE EGA SSE aC i ee He CRSP eT a SIDEWALKS: mssessmicnt: DOOkK to be Kept .. i. 4.2.2 sees cade cass cite ches PRUNE SMS DOLEIOL tate een wibiee cis SES, fale Piste Heme waerete Banana pealings not to be thrown on ................-2. Encuclessnoteallowed On <..... sarees eaetlwleel. oss Vaee «cede Bitekeneplaced with CONCTete «..y...... desccceemeelimeceuples Cleaned and sprinkled on certain streets ................ Wrmenere now GOnStructed ©. .......<.5.< ccs teins « ea newer WME IRGGECMEOSED OL Ma 2s o's, oe 6s 5 «6,55, 0:5, 0 4, eRe one eo Concrete, property owner to pay half of ...........2...: DESHI, APG OC a ee er ee tee cia a WirenestEeNCDes, CEC. FEPAITS OF « o.j.oecicceclewc wes ce eon Driverssot hacks standing thereon .:..2.2.20: sss: ssn Buelosuce while erecting building .......2......0..0<+06 Excavations, abutting to be inclosed ............... ee ae Canpasemon nash not throwm OM ss. 2c.se.encesat esses ERIS OMIICPEMCOWVIE. OI o's oe sw cw als Sassi coe earwes oe chews e's Grating over basements and cellars, material of .......... Carrerse nary LOMEM pty OW bs. Sale oee de cseie ace woe SOE d wie ee BROGSE Serr All OWIEGs OL yaia,.+- wisieheloveres oe iw rce ss Se sic ook, es improved, ordered by aldermen <...2-00......00..200%% imaproveds ‘cost of to be reported 2.2.4 32..20...0060-00- inipmovenent and: repairs. Of <.0t aoc webs ov alcleceesices oosesbilll, boards, prohibited, on. t.<.2 220... 6512 Seec2 2. RS isIE TO MESMOM po gory. au. eee KANE Codi aoe cette Vid be Meee Sate @ihctwctians. on tovhave sredtilieht . 20... se jcoee eke @bstruction of by ‘building material. ....-000......2 50. 00 Piping placed thirty inches below profile ................. Produce, merchandise, etc., not exposed on ............. IReamaLSmiOLsTequizedmrts jos eee tee oe se aie acre aes Sea ee 22-23 185 186 InDEX TO ORDINANCES PAGE Plumber to repair «0.66.10 sis:e 5:2 e0ccec'e e's 2 hhslalelate ate al Plumber liable for damages ............. J. - eee 17 Repaired on notice .....0 0. eee ee cle + ele ele 17 Scaffold over required, when ....5..5..00. -cenieeeeeenan 116 TeMpPOLary. ics ive wee tele eee ere ccetelayee ote 21 er 116 Wagons and other vehicles stopping on prohibited ........ : 15 Sicns oR BANNERS: Suspension over streets prohibited ........ 2..cmiimeeeeeenens 22 SpEcrAL TAxES AND LICENSES: Application for restaurant © .... 2.2... «-) eee 78 Automobiles) 2. hcsee sone SOMME sans 83 Bill Posters ...0...cc00. 000 cece eee ce ee 80 Dance halls 2... ccc econ sce ee ne oscie ce ee 81-85 Dogs. oon cccc ev euceeee ce ceeeacsemac oc. lle 92 Hmignant agent sce caress crite eee nv. a: oer 81 Flowers, transient dealer im ......... 5.25 5seeeeeeeeee 81 Hides, dealers in raw and green .. 2.2.2.) oe 86 Junkwdealers) icc eeeeceee eee Lees ede ed 85 Machines, tax on exhibition Of ......2.5.-seeeeeeeie 79 Pressing iclubs) . s.2.4..-:eeo eee eee 20 Excavation in failing to obtain license for ............ 20 Crry or DurHam 187 PAGE imivine. switch prohibited’ across .:...23.0<2n0eess e- deoeuee 36 Garbage placed in cans ......:..... SE ce aeeee Bic ores Be 30 Glass throwing in prohibited ......5...:..1....- PAG 13 Hem MeNEp UO EREES OM. crhaie « ails.anais easy eran eoane har onay oven eto carte 14 New streets, survey thereof submitted .................. 24 Whrsoicnonsrin, red light ion: 2 c.cc 50 Fire hose, driving over prohibited ......... eit eat S. 57 Heiehtened)animal approaching 22.03 seccsede- see ce een ns 93 assene@ersenerusing tO pay fare f4..-jj2-03s0-c--.care- 93 Smead), FAC Oil Gre Weenies ae Oe ees cs aa emer Rear 93 SErecisausedibynto be sprinkled! =. .5-220.s--6--- cscs 94 THESDESS Otwade ue ebbee oOo OD SOE Owan oon r epee nec aaaaeee 93 SrreEtT CoMMISSIONER: Accounts examined and certified by ..................-2:- 17 FO MOMATEC MOLE CELIO IN Olle co a erayeseyctels were ls elevate) clever eyes cys eae) ereveyeve il (Giradle: iG GeEeG Ieee ot Bob DDORs CR DOOR a one eee e aaener 17 Mem ADOREGSe eiicicc.e cis afe's we nlevelars SECC MO Oe 40 oe aatee 11 Tmsaeei Die Bouasgedcooooneoe Jo dh noldseoeruaenarence 21 Notice to owners to clear sidewalk ....................--- 12 Notice to lot owners fo trim trees ......-.-........-:-- 16 Notice to plumber repair street or sidewalk .............. 17-20 Not to enter on work unless ordered ..............------ 17 188 InpEX TO ORDINANCES PAGE Piping in street indicate depth of .2...2..2-5.—eeeenne 19 Report cost of improved’ sidewalk .....>. 72 Ac) damien 27 Requisitions for supplies ............:.:..+ 45> 0en 11 SUNDAY: Barber shops opening prohibited on ....................- 66 Billiard and other games on prohibited .............2.25.. 66 Conveying goods or wares on ...........--s0eenieee 66 Disorderly assemblage on ...........-.=+-.*=)s:ne ere 66 Drunkenness on, penalty for ......... 4... 0598s 67 Druggist opening On ......0....+s000++ + 50 eee 67 Merchandise, sale of prohibited on ................-+---es 66-67 Police duties of OM 26 ...cc sce dsiee 00s en cme 66 Restaurants may open on. ............-.«-0s sees 67 Whiskey prescriptions on ..............0. see 67 Work and labor on ...... 050.000.0000 Je) 0) rr 67 Tax COLLECTOR: Assessment for sidewalks docketed by ................... 23 Collect cost sewer connection ....../...... 2. see 39-40 Collect cost of concrete sidewalk .........2.:- eee 23,25,26 TELEPHONE CoMPANY: Stones not to be thrown at poles or wires ............... 33 (TRADING * SPAMS 205. 7-3- Ses eee Eee cls 81 TREASURER: Duties, bond ‘and pay of ©. 00.0... occ ccs oc etne ee eee 8 TREES : Citizens. may plant .:......00.2 «deo. 5 a eee eer 14 Injtiries to... 60. ol ese eke oboe 0ee ooo eee 14 Lot‘ owners to trim .....0...0..8.05 7000806 eee eee 16 TURNKEY: Reesiot och astes Ac0 .céke oat cee eee yo neon sone 119 UNIon STATION: Advertisments posting on prohibited .................... 35 Alms soliciting in prohibited: ..5..2.. s-saesssse cee 35 Expectoration on floors or walls of prohibited............ 34 Hackmen soliciting passengers or baggage in ............. 32-33 Hotel porter and others soliciting business in ............. 33 Injury to building ‘orptoperty of 2320.2... eee 34 Intoxicating liquors drinking in prohibited .............. 35 Loitering in building of on platform) >..-+.-ee see ae 32 Station master vested with police power .................. 35 City or DurHAmM PAGE Bhovlerspanguclosets IM. WSC Of sis... cc ice ves csccesSeuwe 34 siiGeGPASSeOMPLOPCELY, OF esc aes ches saves swe scuiwesen ce 35 URINALS AND SURFACE CLOSETS: rauioied@rnm shire: IDIStHICt y..5 2 <2 ocd stasw soos ws wea 39 VAUDEVILLE SHOW: EMHASALOUMTORODEH cmoti ers a Gok et osx nek su dake SL eee 79 VEHICLES : Automobiles, unattended, engine running prohibited ....... 31 Driving over hose prohibited: ... .jss¢5.- hn... ssc d we ene: 51 DRiVeEs OF CLOSSING SHEETS! 2 saree ac ete stale este soa nvari oe aes 29 Driversvor meeting so) tO. Tight, 2 j:at 2 ce ccccs soe cdece ss 29 Drivers of not to stop with left hand to curb............ 29 Drivers loading and unloading: 2. 62.022. ..23. seg sess 29 Drivers overtaking other vehicles pass to left ............. 29 Wrversuovertakine. street CavS: cas... .ck skies cae eavese oc 29 Drivers of public licensed vehicles, age of .............. 29 Drivers stopping on Church, Mangum or Corcoran Streets 29 Diiversstop at nicht hand: enEb! 22/52... nes ceies Sak «oc e ee 29 WERIMERSMEMRUING \CORIELS: < . (otc 8 cic cs ed ccreeiteee cco sleanes 29 DriversiOr public: wear badges. ..<..<.0.' cece eek edeueveek 83 Drivers keep near right hand curb .......2..00c2.se-+-00s 29 Se f® Gln Woe po AAR ROE OS Ea eae ieee eerie Seer 15,27 LESTERTOM OL oy ehilol eo aeeidl aD BEM Ocoee Gomer oereT 83 INoE to be left unattended in street ............25.00000-0- 23 STGaG, TAGS LS Se ie ae | i ee 29 WATER: Connection with mains how and when made .............. 39 ReincetS oO: to run except fOr USE ....:. 0.22. feecceusscnws 34 Property owners failing to connect -......:202...-cs008 40 Water CoMMITTEE : LIGHiGS OF 2 CS CRE GRR Spee SIcor certain en eta ani is 10 Wacons: Wirattendedson streets. prohibited .....25-...25.+<-ce05 ee es 19 WINDows: Washing with hose prohibited on streets ..............--- 22 189 ee a a vis NE Land bc Hon Ulan, a"