TOWN ORDINANCES,
Adopted by the Commissioners of
Tdrborouzh, May u, lotf.
Agreeable to the several laws
of the General Assembly of this
State, vesting in the Commission
Cl'S 01 IMC IUWH Ul liuuuiuuyu uiu
power to make such laws, regula
tions ana restrictions, not incon
sistent with the State laws, as they
may think proper for the good
'government of the same:
Be it enacted by the Commis
sioners of the town of Tarborough,
and it is hereby enacted by the
authority of the same, that from
and after the dale hereof, the fol
lowing laws shall be in force in
this town:
Ordinance the 1st. In future it
shall not be lawful to fight cocks,
play at ten pins, cards, ball, ban
dy, cricket, or any other game
der the penalty, if a person over
the age of twenty-one years, oth
er than a slave, the sum of ten
shillings; if a person under the
age of twenty-one years, the pen
alty to be recovered from the pa-
bath day within the limits of the
town, except in cases oi ouviuu
and pressing necessity, under the
penalty of ten dollars for each and
every offence, to be recovered
and applied as above mentioned.
Ordinance the 5th. The Com
missioners of this town, consider
ing the great danger in firing
guns and pistols, and running
horses in the streets or elsewhere
within the limits of said town, do
hereby ordain and declare, that
from and after the date hereof, it
shall not be lawful to shoot or fire
any gun or pistol, or to run or
strain any horse, mare or gelding,
any oi uie sireeis or in any
in
Ordinance the 8th. From andjfive dollars, to be recovered!
all dogs belonging iu una iuwu
an annual
other place within the limits of
said town; and if any person oth
er than a slave or servant, shall be
guilty of any breach of this Ordi
nance, he, she, or they, shall up
shall be liable to pay
tax of five dollars each, to the use
of the town; except in cases here
inafter provided for: And be it
further enacted, that no negro
slave shall be permitted to keep a
dog within the limits of this town.
13c it further resolved, that each
and every free person shall be
permitted to keep one dog free
from tax, as a guard on the lot on
which thev mav reside. Be it fur
ther resolved, that each and eve
ry person owning a dog in thi3
town, free from tax by the above
resolution, shall on or before the
1st day of July annually, hand in
a description of said dog with his
name to the Clerk of the Board
of Commissioners, which shall be
registered, or shall pay tax for the
Police, to the iisr nf tk
Ordinance the 12th. It shall
be lawful for any person or r!!
sons to trespass on the T
Commons, or dig pits or 10k
or take or remove from '
part of the Town Commons!?y
earth to fill holes in any tr
or lot, or use for any other Z
pose any dirt trom the TV
. r m in rna rr fmcn 1.
same to
on conviction, forfeit and pay fur
whatsoever, within the limits of each and every oflence the sum of, same. Be it further enacted, that
this town, on the Sabbath day, un-
a slave, to receive not more than
slaves, other than those belonging
to this town, or those owned by
persons living in said town, shall
be strictly prohibited from com
ing to town on the Sabbath, nights,
or holidays, except he, she, or
they have a written permission
from their owners, stating that
they are on the necessary business
of their owners, or on a visit to his
wife: Any negro so offending
thirty shillings, to be recovered by each and every dog belonging to
warrant trom the Magistrate or tins town, not oinerwise proviueu
Police, whose duty it shall be to! for, shall be destroyed by the
issue the same upon information j Town Constable, and for each
that such an ollence had been and every dog so destroyed, he
committed, with cost of suit, and shall receive fifty cents, payable
applied to the use of the town: out of any monies not otherwise
rent, guardian, or master: and if Provided, that if the offender be disposed of; and the Ordinance
under the age of twentv-one prohibiting the tiring of guns or
fifteen lashes, at the discretion of years, the parent, guardian, or pistols shall not apply to the Town and whereas they have been long
the proper authority'. master of said offender,, as the Constable in the discharge of considered a nuisance: It is or-
Ordinance the 2nd. All negro case may be, shall be held and this duty.
deemed liable to the payment of Ordinance the 10th. It is here-
said forfeiture, and execution may by ordained, that if any owner or
issue against them accordingly, keeper, or any other person, shall
And if any servant or slave shall allow or cause any stud horse, or
offend against this Ordinance, he jack ass, to be let to a marc with
shall upon conviction receive fif- in the limits of this town, they
teen lashes on his bare back at shall forfeit and pay, if a free per
nio public whipping-post, unless son ten dollars, it a negro slave
the master, mistress, or employer twenty lashes on his bare back, to
ot said slave or servant, shall re- be taken by warrant from the Ma- pended, who shall permit or sutler
quest the punishment of whipping gistrate of Police, and shall bclnesamc to remain longer than
against this Ordinance, shall be
liable to be taken up by the Com
missioners, or any person under
their direction, and put into Jail
and there kept during the night,
and for a second offence 'a like
punishment and not exceeding
fifteen lashes at the public whipping-post,
at the expense of the
owner of such slave or slaves.
Ordinance the 3rd. No mer
chant, trader, or shop-keeper, or
retailers of spiritous liquors or
wines, (tavern-keepers who afford
general entertainment to travel
lers and others excepted,) shall
keep open or permit his, her, or
their store er shop, within the lim
its of this town, on the Sabbath
ay; or sell or permit to be sold
on that day, any kind of goods,
wares, or merchandize, wines, or
spiritous liquors, except in cases
of pressing necessity when the
object is to afford relief to the
eick, or accommodation to stran
gers, under the penalty of forty
shillings for each and every of
fence; anil all hawkers or pedlars
who shall sell, or expose for sale
on the Sabbath day, in any tavern
or other house, street, or other
place within thcVlimits of said
town, any goods, wares, or mer
chandize of any kind whatsoever,
shall incur the like penalty, to be
recovered by warrant from the
Magistrate of Police with cost,
and applied to the use of the town.
Ordinance the th. Hencefor
ward no merchant or other person
shall load or unload any flat or
labor to bo performed on the Sab-
r lrnn - v e r fr rfV I-
uuuu, AijJt uuin me river liii!
at the public landing, and fJ
between the Beating Damp
and the river, under the npn.L
of twenty shillings for each and
every offence, to be recovered h
warrant irom uie Magistrate of
Police, with cost: Provided, ney.
ertheless, it shall not be consider
ed a violation of t he aforesaid Or
dinance for any person to remove
sand from the Commons near tbe
old mill dam, for house use an
plastering; provided that they do
not thereby form pits or holes
which may contain stagnant water.
Ordinance the 13th. Whereas
the lives and property of the citi
zens of the town of Tarborouuli
have been endangered bv the
. . . .3 I i J
wuuuuu cniHiiicys in said town,
dained, that it shall not be lawful
for any person hereafter to erect
a wooden chimney to any buildin
in said town, under the penalty of
twenty dollars, to be recovered
by warrant from the Magistrate of
Police, with cost; and those who
have heretofore erected wooden
chimneys, or now own houses to
which wooacn emmnevs fire an-
the 1st of July next, shall forfeit
and pay the sum of ten sh
tor each and every month that the
with the Treasurer of the Board.
Ordinance the 6th. The hands
liable to work on the streets shall
be called out in two equal divi
sions until they all have worked;
and any person failing to work
himself, or finding a sufficient sub
stitute in his stead, shall pay the
sum of fifty cents to the Town
Constable, within three days after
they fail to perform such duty:
Provided, that no person shall bo
subject to the above fine, unless
they shall have had three days no
tice, previous to the time set apart
for working; which notice shaU-bc
given in writing, to be left aUhe
person's house or place of resi
dence, or by verbal message, to
be recovered by warrant from the
Magistrate of Police.
Ordinance the 7th. It is hereby
forbidden to the inhabitants of
this town, to throw or cause to be
thrown into the streets, any kind
of filth or washings from their
kitchens or shops, or other planes,
under the penalty of twenty shil
lings for each and every offence;
and the penalty of ten shillings for
every twelve hours that any such
nuisance so thrown intotl le strnnt:
boat, or cause any other kind of shall be permitted to remain, after
may be commuted by a fine in subject to the payment of all cost
money, and tender the payment of of said warrant if a free man, if a
thirty shillings for each and every ' slave the master or owner shall
offence whereof the offender shall pay all cost. It shall be lawful for. 'samc shall remain appended to
have been convicted, besides cost, the Magistrate of Police, in caseiany such house; and should they
of suit; and in that case the Ma-' of a violation of this Ordinance by
gistrate may, if he shall think pro-' a slave, to receive from the owner
per, accept the money as a com-jof such slave the sum often dol
mutation of the corporal punish-', lars, in lieu of corporal punish
ment, ana account lor tne same ment. ie it lurtlier resolved, that
receiving due notice thereof;
it shall not be lawful for any per
son or persons, to lead or ride
any stud horse or jack ass through
the streets of said town, or cause
the same to be done for the pur
pose of exhibiting the same, un
der the penalty of five dollars if a
free person, and a corporal pun
ishment often lashes on his bare
back if a slave; the above fine to
be recovered, or the aforesaid
punishment to be inflicted, by war
rant before the Magistrate of Po
lice, with cost; and it may be dis
cretionary with the Magistrate of the day, for the purpose of preach
Police, to receive from the owner of ling, without permission first
such slave the sum of five dollars,
in lieu of corporal punishment!
Ordinance the 11th. Resolve,!
that in future when any animal of
any kind shall die within the lim
its of this town, it shall be the du
ty of the owner of such animal to
cause it to be removed at least
one hundred and fifty yards, to a
sink over the Beating Dam Run
towards the river. And be it fur
ther resolved, that in case such
persons shall fail to remove or
cause to be removed, such animal
to the place above described,
within six hours after bcin duly
notified thereof, shall forfeit and
pay for every offence the sum of
not remove the same by the 1st of
January, 1829, it shall be the pri
vilege as well as duty of the Com
missioners, to have the same re
moved and brick chimneys erect
ed at the expense of the owner or
owners.
Ordinance the 14th. It shall not
be lawful for any person to sell
spiritous liquors in the town ot
Turborough,- without a written
permission from the Board o
Commissioners, under a penaltyo'
forty shillings, to be recovered by
warrant before the Magistrate o
Police, with cost.
Ordinance the 15th. It shall no
be lawful for anv negroes to as
semble either at night or during
taincd from the Board of Com
missioners.
Ordinance the 16th. That the
Town Constable shall be entitled
to forty cents for every warrant,
for every execution forty cents,
and for every witness summone
twenty cents, to be taxed in.eve
instance for which the Magistral
shall give judgment. , ,
Ordinance the 11th. Itlial1,,
the duty of the Town Constat
to patrol the town of Tarboroug"
on Sabbaths and nights, and en
force the aforesaid laws.
By Order, .
LOUIS D. WILSON, Cd8"
Jxo. Parker, Clerk.