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LAWS AND ORDINANCES
OF THE
Revised and Adopted in GounciE, December, 187D.
TOO ETHER WITH THE
AMENDED CHARTER OF INCORPORATION,
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COVINGTON, (IA.,
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SEP 13 1932
LAWS AND ORDINANCES
OF THE
CITY OF COVIS0TON,
Revised and Adopted in Councif, December, 1870.
TOGETHER WITH THE
AMENDED CHARTER OF IA'CORPORATION.
COVINGTON, GA.,
PRINTED AT THE "GEORGIA ENTERPRISE*' OFFICE.
1871.
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h?0 Incorporate the City of Covington, in the County of Newton,—to define the
Corporate limits thereof, and for other purposes mentioned therein.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the State of Gfeorgia in General Assembly met, and it
is hereby enacted by the authority of the same: That from
and after the passage' of this Act, the Town of Covington,
in the county of Newton, shall be known and called by the name
Of the City of Covington, and that the authority and jurisdiction
of said city of Covington, shall extend one mile in every direction
from the Court House.
Sec. 2. And Ife it further enacted by the authority aforesaidf
That each and every Section and provision of an Act to- amend air
Act entitled " An Act to incorporate the town of Marthasville, in the
county of DeKalb,'.' passed on the 23d day of December, eighteen4
hundred and forty^three, and to enlarge the boundary of said town,
and to incorporate the same under the name of the City of Atlanta,
and to change the name of the town of Rome to the City of Rome,
to provide for the election of a Mayor and City Councilmen, and
other officers of said city, arid to confer upon them specified powers,*
and for other purposes therein mentioned, which said act was
passed on the twenty-ninth day of December, eighteen hundred
and forty-seven, in relation to the City of Atlanta, shall apply to
and be in force in the said City of Covington, as fully and perfectly
and to the same extent, as if specially written and contained in
this Act; provided, however, nothing in this Act shall allow any
salary to the Mayor arid Councilmen ;- and provided, further, in the'
use of the taxing power nothing in this Act contained shall permit
or allow the Mayor and Councilmen to levy and collect any tax
upon lands used for Agriculture within the limits of Said city
and provided, further, that nothing in said Act contained shall auv
thorize the Mayor and Aldermen to increase the Retail Liquor
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Licenses beyond the amount now charged by the General License
Laws of this State.
Sec, 3. And be it further enaeted by the authority aforesaid,
That the several Acts incorporating the Town of Covington, and
the several Acts amendatory thereof be, and the same are
hereby repealed, and every Law militating against this Act be,
and the same is hereby repealed.
JOHN E, WARD,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
JOHN D. STILL,
President of the Senate.
Approved, Feb. 17, 1854.
HERSCHEL V. JOHNSON, Governor.
Secretary of State's OfficeyMilledgeville, Ga,y April 28, 1854,
I do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy
of said Act, as appears from the enrolled Act of Deposit in this
Office. E. P. WATKINS,
Secretary of State.
ACT OF INCORPORATION.
AN ACT to amend an Act entitled " An Act to incorporate the Town of Marthas-
villc, in the county of DeKalb," passed the Twenty-Third day of December,
Eighteen Hundred and Forty-Three, and also to enlarge the boundary ofsaidTown,
and to incorporate the same under the name of the City of Atlanta, and to change
the name of the Town of Rome to that of the City of Rome,; to provide for the
election of a Mayor and City Councilmen, and other officers of said Cities, and to
confer upon them specified powers, and for other purposes herein mentioned:
Sec. 1, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the State of Georgia in General Assembly met, and be it
hereby enacted by the authority of the 6ame, That from and after
the passage of this Act the Town of Atlanta shall be 4cnown and
called the City of Atlanta, and the authority and jurisdiction of
said city shall extend one tnile from the State Depot in every dis
rection.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,
That within sixty days after the passage of this Act, by giving two
days notice, and on the third Monday in every January thereafter,
all free white persons, citizens residing within the corporation of
said city, who shall be entitled to vote for members of the Regis-
lature of said State, shall be entitled to vote for a Mayor and
six members of the City Council in lieu and stead of Commission"*
ers, as is provided by the Act of which this is amendatory ; and that
any person or persons legally entitled to vote at said election, shall
be eligible either for Mayor or members of the City Council, at
which election one Justice of the Inferior Court, or of the Peace,
and two freeholders, neither of whom being a candidate, shall pre-
side; and the persons receiving the highest number of votes shall
be declared duly elected. That the managers of said elections shall
give certificates to that effect, which shall he evidence of their clec-
tiou, and authority to act, aud be recorded by the clerk of the
City Council in a book to be kept for that purpose—which record
shall be held and esteemed the highest evidence of such election.
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Sec. t. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,
That no person shall be entitled to vote at said election, except b®
be duly qualified to vote for members of the Legislature as aforesaid,
saad shall be citizens residing within the corporate limits of said city.
Any person voting at such election contrary to the provision of this
section, shall be guilty ot a misdemeanor, and on indictment and
(Conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprisonment and labor in
the Penitentiary of this State not more than two nor less than one
year.
Sec, 4. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,
That the Mayor and the members of the City Council shall, in all
cases, hold their offices until their successors are elected and quali-
jied; and in the event that the office of Mayor, or any one or more
of the City Council, shall become vacant by death, resignation or re-
jjaaoval, or otherwise, that the Mayor, or in case his seat is vacated, a
jaajority of the members of the City Council shall order a new
■election by giving at least ten days notice in any one or more of
jfche city papers, or at two or more of the most public places in said
city; and said election so held shall be managed in the same man-
ner as the elections to be held in chief, according to the provisions
of the Second Section of this Act,
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,
That the Mayor and members of the City Council as before men*,
tioned shall be known as the Mayor and Council of the city of
Atlanta, and by such their corporate name shall sue and be
sued, plead and be impleaded, and do other acts relating to their
corporate capacity ; and shall have and use a common seal, and
shall be capable in law to purchase, hold, receive, enjoy., possess
and retain to them and their successors, for the use and benefit of
the said city of Atlanta, in perpetuity, or for any term of years,
any estate or estates, real or personal, lands, tenements, heredi-
laments, of what kind or nature soever, within the limits of said
city, and to sell, alien, exchange or lease the same or any part
thereof, or convey the same, or any part thereof, in any way whatso-
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ever. And the said Major and Council shall have full power and
authority to pass all By-Laws and Ordinances respecting the streets
of said city, to open and lay out the same, respecting public build-
ings, work houses, market houses, public houses, carriages, wagons,
carts, drays, pumps, wells, springs, fire engines, care of the poor,
suppression of disorderly houses, regulation of negroes and tree
persons of color, and ever)- other By-Law, Regulation or Ordinance
that shall appear to them necessary and proper for the security,
welfare and interest of the said city, or for preserving the peace,
health, order and good government of the same.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid.
That the said Mayor and members of Council shall, at their first
annual meeting after their election, proceed to elect, by ballot, a-
Marshal, and if they deem it necessary, a deputy Marshal of
Marshals, Clerk of Council, and Treasurer, each of whom shall
remain in office until a new election for Mayor and Council is had*
(unless removed), and their successors appointed ; and the salarie8
of the said officers shall be regulated by the laws and ordinances
of the Mayor and Council, and shall not be increased or diminished
during their continuance in office,
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid*
That as soon as convenient after the election of the said Mayor and
members of Council, and before they enter upon the discharge of
their official duties, the Mayor shall, before some Justice of tft©
Inferior Court or Justice of the Peace, take and subscribe the ft>l*
lowing oath : " I (A. B.) do solemnly swear that I will to the id*
most of my ability discharge the duties of Mayor (or Council, as
the case may be), for the city of Atlanta, during my continuance
in office, so help me God." And the Mayor, after being so qualified
a,s aforesaid, shall have full power and authoriry to administer sidd
o*th to each member of the Council.
Sjec.. .8. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid*
That in case the Mayor or any member of the City Council, while
in office, shall be guilty of any wilful neglect, malpractice in, ©r
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abuse of said office, he or they shall be liable to be indicted before
ti^e Superior Court of the county of DeKalb, and on conviction
thereof shall be fined in a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars
for each and every sueh offence, and shall moreover be removed
from office—which fine or fines shall be paid over to the City
Treasurer for the use of said City.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaiJ,
That the Mayor and four members of Council shall form a quorum
to transact all business, and the Mayor or President pm tern shall
have the casting vote, and a majority of the votes shall determine
all questions and elections before the Council; and the Mayor and
each member of the Council sha1! be to all intents and purposes a
Justice of the Peace, so far as to enable them, or any or either of
them, to issue warrants for offences committed within the corporate
limits of said city—which warrants shall be executed by the Mari
shal or Deputy Marshal—and to commit to the jail of the county
of DeKalb, or to admit to bail offenders for their appearance before
the next Superior Court thereafter, for the county of DeKalb ; or
in case the offender or offenders are slaves or free persons of color,
then and in that case they shall be committed to the jail of DeKalb
county, or bound over for their appearance at the next Inferior
Court of said county of DeKalb to await his, her, or tbeir trial;
and it shall be the duty of the Jailor of said county of DeKalb to
receive all such persons so committed and safely keep the same
until discharged by due course of law.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,
That the expenditures of the Mayor and Council and the compen^
sation of the city officers shall be paid out of the city funds, by an
order drawn by the Clerk of Council upon ti e City Treasurer, and
countersigned by the Mayor, or in his absence, by the President
pro tern, of the Council; and the Marshal, Treasurer and Clerk
shall give bond and security to the Mayor and Council of the city
of Atlanta in a sura each to be fixed by the Mayor and Council
for the faithful performance of his or their duties.
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Sec. 11. And bo it further enacted by the authority aforesaid^
That any of the Officers of such corporation who may be sued for
any act done in his or their official character, may justify under
this act.
Sec. 12. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,
That the said Mayor and Council of the city of Atlanta shall have
power and authority to call out each and every male person within
the jurisdiction of said corporation subject to road duty, who shall
be compelled to .do road and street duty, according to the laws now
in force in this State, or the said Mayor and Council shall have
power to levy and collect a tax for that purpose.
Sec..'13. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,
That the said Mayor and members of Council shall have full power
and authority to pass all ordinances and by-laws necessary for the
government of said city which do not conflict with the Constitution
and laws of the said State of Georgia, and of the United States,
reference to which alone shall be had in the adjudication?
io be had upon this Act : and they shall have special power tq
make all contracts in their corporate capacity which they may ijieem
necessary for the welfare of said city—to levy a tax not exceeding
the State tax on all persons, professions and property wjithin the
corporate limits of the city, of whatever kind, either real or per>
sonal, which is subject to taxation by the laws of ffiis State—
which tax shall be collected by a Tax Collector to be chosen by
the Mayor and members of Council, who shall, previous to entering
upon the duties of his oflice, give bond and security to the Mayor
and members ot the Cjty Council, in a sum of pot exceeding teq
thousand dollars for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office,
who shall also act as Tax Receiver for said City—which tax shall
be collected at sqch times and in such planner as the Mayor and
members of the .Council in their by-laws shall direct, and shall pay
the Taxes so collected over to the Treasurer of said city, on or
before the first day of August jn the year eighteen hundred and
forty-eight, and on or before the first day of August in each and
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every year thereafter ; arid the said Tax Collector shall receive fry.
his services such sums as may be fixed and set apart by the Mavor
and members of Council, and whose term of office shall expire
(unless removed) with those who elected him. To empower their
said Marshal or Deputy Marshal to remove all nuisances within the
corporate limits of said city, and especially require him, the said
Marsha], to prosecute before the Superior or Inferior Court of the
county of DeKalb, all offenders ; and for this purpose the said
Marshal or Deputy Marshal shall have full power and authority to
examine all places where he suspects a violation of the laws of
this State to be carried on, and shall have full power and authority
to call to his aid any and all of the white male citizens of said
city capable of bearing arms, and shall report all offenders against
the penal laws of this State to the Mayor or any member of the
Council, whose duty it shall be upon such to issue a warrant or
warrants, binding over such offenders to appear before the proper
tribunals to answer such charge.
Sec. 14. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,
That in all cases where any person or persons, citizens of said city,
.or who have property subject to taxation within the corporate limits
of the same, shall fail, refuse, or neglect to pay the taxes imposed
according to this act, the Clerk of the City Council shall issue
execution for the same, which execution shall be signed by said
Clerk, and bear test in the name of the Mayor, and be directed to
the Marshal of said city, commanding him to levy on the goods,
chattels, lands and tenements of the defendant's, or sx^much thereof
as shall be sufficient to satisfy the demand and cost, which execu-
stion shall bind all the property of the defendant from the date
thereof, and the cost thereof shall be the same as on Tax Collector's
execution.by the laws of this State; and the said Marshal shall
proceed to advertise and sell in such manner as the laws or ordin>
ances of said city shall or may direct—provided that in case such
execution shall be returned by said Marshal '* no property to be
found," then, and in that case, a Capias ad satisfaciendum agajnst
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*the body of the defendant or defendants may issue, from which he
.shall not be discharged, except by virtue of the laws of this
;State made for the relief of honest debtors ; and should any
;3uch defendant or defendants fail to give security for his or their
..appearance before the Superior or Inferior Court of DeKalb county,
to lake the benefit of said Act, then and in that case, he, she, or
-they, shall be committed to the common jail of the county of De>
Kalb, there to remain until discharged by due course of law.
Sec, 15, And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,
That the Mayor, and in his absence any three members of the
City Council, shall have full power and authority to impose such
fines, not exceeding fifty dollars, for the violation of any or all of
the By-Laws and Ordinances of said city within the corporate limits
of the same—provided such By-Laws and Ordinances be not vio*
dative of the Constitution or laws of this State or of the United
States,
Sec. 16. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,
That the payment of all fines imposed pursuant to the preceding
section, shall be enforced in the same manner which is hereinafter
|]before] provided for the collection of taxes.
Sec. IT. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,
That the Mayor of said city shall receive for his services the sum
of Two Hundred Dollars per year, and that each member of the City
Council shall receive a salary of Twenty Dollars a year; and all
<the salaries to be paid to the officers of said corporation, together
with all the expenditures made for the use of said city, shall be paid
out of the city funds in the hands of the City Treasurer, who shall
keep a feook in which he shall make an entry of all sums of money
received., and shall also make an entry of all sums of money paid
out, which book and receipts shall be subject to the inspection of
the Mayor and members of Council of said city at such times as
they, or either of them, may think proper ; and all sums of money
paid into the hands of the City Treasurer by this act shall, and it
is hereby directed to be a fund for the use of said city.
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Sec. 18. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,
That the said Mayor and City Council shall have power to license
persons to retail and sell by retail spirituous liquors within the
said city; and no person or persons shall sell by retail any spirits
ous liquors within the same, without first obtaining such license, for
which they shall pay a sum not exceeding Fifty Dollars, which ttax
shall be appropriated to the [use] of the said city of Atlanta.
Sec. 19. And be it further enacted by the authority .aforesaid,
That the Mayor and members of Council of the city of Atlanta shall
have full power and authority to levy a tax, in addition to the taxes
levied by the provisions of the thirteenth section of this act, on all
billiard tables kept or used for the purpose of playing on, gaming
or renting, and on all ten pin alleys, nine pin alleys, or alleys of any
kind, which are kept or used for the purpose of playing on with
pins and balls, or either, or for the purpose of renting the same,
which tax or taxes shall be collected according to the provisions of
the thirteenth and fourteenth sections of this Act ,; and the said
Mayor and City Council shall have power and authority to levy
and collect a tax, not exceeding Fifty Dollars, for each exhibition
from all itinerant show-masters, who may exhibit within said city
any shows, circus riding, tumbling, sleight of band, legerdemain, or
tricks of any kind whatsoever, coming under this description.
Sec. 20. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,
That said Mayor and City Council shall have power and authority
to license a Venduemaster or Venduemasters for said city, such
Venduemaster or masters first paying to the Mayor and City Couo^
.cil the sum of Fifty Dollars each, for said license, and giving bond
and security to the Mayor and City Council in the manner pres
scribed by the Jaws of this State regulating Vendues, And if any
person or persons shall sell any goods, wares, or merchandise, or
any other property whatsoever, as a Venduemaster, or at audio#
or public outcry, within said city, without having first obtained a
license from the Mayor and City Council, he or they shall forfeit
and pay for every !-uch sale the sum of Five Hundred Dollars, io
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be recovered in any court of competent jurisdictions, and to bede^
plied one half to the use of said city, and the other half to the
person giving-the information and suing, for the same—provided ah
tvays, that nothing in this section shall be construed to extend to
any sales made by lawful officers under executions issuing from
the proper authorities, or to sales made by or under the authority
of Executors, Administrators or Guardians, or to prohibit resident
citizens of said city from vending at auction their own property.
Sec. 21. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,
That from ana after the passage of this Act the Town of Rome, in
the county of Floyd, shall be known and called by the name of the
City of Rome ; and that the authority and jurisdiction of said city
of Rome shall extend one half mile in every direction from the
court house.
Sec. 22. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,
That each and every provision in this act contained, in relation to
the city of Atlanta, shall apply to, and be in force as to the said
city of Rome as fully and to the same extent as if specially enacted
therefor.
Sec. 23. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid,
That all laws or parts of laws militating against the provisions of
this Act, be, and the same are hereby repealed.
CHARLES J. JENKINS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
ANDREW J. MILLER,
President of the Senate.
Approved 29th December, 1847.
GEORGE W. TOWNS, Governor.
CITY ORDINANCES.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the city of Covington.-
Sec. 1. Each officer of the City Council shall take and subscribe
to the oath for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office, in
the form prescribed by the charter for the Mayor and members of
Council.
Sec. 2. That the Marshal shall, before he enters upon the dis-
charge of the duties of his office, give bond in the sum of Five
Hundred Dollars, with one or more good and sufficient securities,
conditioned as specified in the charter incorporating the city of
Covington, and the said Marshal shall receive for his salary the
sum of Four Hundred Dollars per annum.
Sec. 3. And upon the violation of an} Section of this Ordinance,;
or any Ordinance which may be hereafter passed by the Mayor
and Council, it shall be the duty of the Marshal to report such of-
fenders to the Mayor, and in his absence three members of Council,
and shall see the judgment of said Mayor or Council, executed.
Sec. 4. Any person who shall, within the corporate limits of the'
city of Covington, commit any offense against the penal laws of
this State shall, if done in presence of the Marshal, be arrested by
him, and carried before some Justice of the Peace, or other proper'
officer for examination, and if ordered by the Mayor or any mem-
ber of the Council to arrest such offender, it shall'be his duty to do'
so, and to prosecute the same.
Sec. 5, It shall be the duty of the Marshal to be diligent and1
faithful in the discharge of the various duties prescribed to him by'
the various Sections of this Ordinance, and the Ordinances wdiich
may hereafter be passed by the Mayor and Council; and on com--
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plaint ol any person on oath, that the Marshal neglects or refuses
io discharge the duties of his office, faithfully and vigilantly, it
shall he the duty of the Clerk of Council to summon the Marshal,
in writing, to appear before the Mayor and Council, to answer said
complaint, and upon conviction, the^ shall adjudge such penalty as
they tnay deem fit and expedient in the premises—either a fine or
dismission from office, or both, at their-discretion; And if it shall
appear to the Mayor and Council that such complaint is groundless
of frivolous, in this case they shall order the said complainant tor
pay all the costs of trial.
SeC. 6. Any person violating any section of this Ordinance shall,
if it be done in presence of the Marshal, be arrested by him and
carried before the Mayor, or three members of Council; and if not
done in presence of said officer, then the offender shall be sum-
moned, in writing, by the Marshal, which summons shall be signed
by the Clerk, and tested in the naime of the Mayor, setting forth
the offense, and time of trial, and place ; and if, upon receiving
such summons, the offender shall fail or refuse to attend, the Mayor
and three members of Council, shall nevertheless hear the evidence
and impose a fine, or discharge such offender, as though he wefe
present personally. And any person who shall he summoned as a
witness, who shall fail to attend the time and place, specified in
said summons, shall he liable to a fine of not exceeding Ten dollars.
Sec. 7. The separate offices of Clerk, Tax Receiver, and CoK
lector, shall he held by one person, who shall, before he enters
tipon the duties of his offices, give bond, with one or more good
and sufficient securities, in the sum of Twenty-Five Hundred DoK
lars, conditioned for the faithful discharge of the duties of the ofs
fices. He shall attend all meetings of the Council, and shall keep
a fair and correct record of the proceedings of the same. He shall
issue all licenses, as hereinafter pointed out; and all orders, sums
mons, notices, or other instruments, which may he required of him
by Council. He shall receive for all licenses which he may issue,
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the amount hereafter assessed. For each summons, notice, or ex-
ecution issued, he shall receive Thirty-Five Cents ; and he shall
receive the same costs as are allowed Justices of the Peace. And
on failure or refusal of any person to pay such costs, they shall be
collected as hereafter pointed out. And for his services of Tax
Receiver, Collector, and Clerk, he shall receive One Hundred and
Fifty Dollars.
Sec. 8. The Clprk of Council shall also, in addition to the
offices of Tax Receiver and Collector, hold the office and discharge
the duties of City Treasurer, receiving for his services no pay in
addition to the salary fixed for his services in the offices above.
He shall keep an accurate Book of Entry, in which he shall
record all the business of his office, and shall furnish the Board of
Council with a detailed report of all receipts and expenditures,
and the different orders upon which money has been paid out by
him, and all the different sources through which he has received
money, whether from license, fines, or other sources of revenue to
the city, and this report he shall submit to the Council every three
months ; and his books shall, at all times, be subject to the inspec-
tion of the Committee on Finance. He shall pay out no money
but on orders passed by the Mayor and Council, drawn by himself
as Clerk, and signed by the Mayor or President fro tem.
Sec. 9. The Clerk shall keep the following books and accounts :
1. A book of Rough Minutes, in which shall be noted down all
acts and proceeding of the Council, while in session,
2. A book of Minutes, in which shall be recorded in full all acts
and proceedings of the Council.
3. A License Book, in which shall be recorded all Licenses for
any purposes whatever, granted by the city authorities, and the
price and sum received for the same.
4. An Ordinance or Covenant Book, in which all Ordinances
and Resolutions passed by the Mayor and Council, shall be recorded,
in which also all covenants between the corporate authorities and
other parties, shall be recorded.
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5. and 6. Two Tax Digest Books, to bo used by the Clork—one
as Receiver and Collector, and the other as City Treasurer,
7. A Police Docket, in which shall be recorded all acts and don
ings connected with the Mayor's Court and Council when sitting
on trials, in which' shall be recorded' all costs, fines, penalties* and
payment and enforcement of the same.
8 and 9. A Corporation Journal and Ledger, in which the fol-
lowing accounts shall bexkept, viz: a City Treasury account, a
License account, a Fine account, a Cost and Fees account, a Tax
account, a Contingent account, and such other real and personal
and balance accounts as may be necessary and proper*, in a double
entry system, and to exhibit the financial condition and standing of
the corporation, and the pecuniary standing between the officers
of the .city, as well as other parties and the corporation^
Sec. 10, All Marshals, whether regular or special, and all other
executive officers or agents of the corporation, are required to make
monthly reports to the Clerk of the Council in wilting, of all sums
of money, or any other property received by them. They shall
also report all charges that may accrue in connection with their
offices, in favor of, or against the corporation, and on failure of any
officer or agent to comply with this ordinance, he shall he liable to
he dealt with as for other misfeasance or malfeasance in office.
Sec. 11. Any person who shall fire any gun, pistol, or other fire-
arms within two hundred yards of any dwelling or house of busi-
nessy except on military parade days, or in defense .of his family,
person or property, shall on conviction before the Mayor or three
members of Council, pay a fine of not exceeding fifty dollars.
Sec. 12. Any person who shall burn sky rockets, fire crackers,
or any kind of fire works within the incorporate limits of the city
of Covington, without permission of the Mayor, or in case of his
absence, permission from a board of Councilmen, shall on convic-
tion of such offense, pay a fine of not exceeding five dollars and
costs,, and half the fine to belong to the informer.
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Sec. 13 Any person who shall, within the incorporate limits of
Covington, be guilty of any act of public indecency, tending to de-
base the morals of any of the citizens, or of quarreling, or of using
obscene or vulgar language, malicious mischief, or otherwise act in
a disorderly manner, (which offense is not recognized as penal by
the laws of Georgia), shall, on conviction, pay a fine of not exceed-
ing fifty dollars and costs, or be imprisoned twentysfour hours, or
both, at the discretion of the Court. Any person who shall make
any noise at night, calculated to disturb the public peace, or to
annoy any of the citizens, shall, if done in the presence of the Mars
shal, be arrested by him and carried before the Mayor and Cbuncil
for trial, and on conviction thereof, shall pay a fine of not exceeding
fifty dollars and costs, And if not done in presence of the
Marshal, then upon complaint made, to be proceeded against as
in other cases of violation of this ordinance.
Sec. 14. Any person or persons within the incorporate fifftits of
the city, between the ages of Eighteen and Fifty Years, who, upon
being summoned by the Marshal to aid in suppressing an? affray,
breach of the peace, or other outrage, shall refuse to arrest,- or aid
in arresting any offenders against the laws of this State, Or . any
section of this ordinance ; and any person who &hall oppose, resist,
or obstruct the Marshal in the arrest of any offenders against this
ordinance, or any law of the State, or other discharge of his duty,
each and every person so offending, shall, on conviction, pay a fine
of not exceeding fifty dollars and costs.
Sec. 15. Any person or persons who shall put any trash, lumber,
wood, boxes, or other obstruction in any of the streets, lanes, or
alleys of this city, or on the side Walks, (except ten days in case
of building, which may be extended by the Mayor), shall, upon
being notified by the Marshal, remove the same in six hours, if it
can be done, and on failure or refusal to do so, shall, on Conviction,
pay a fine of not exceeding twentysfive dollars and costs, and the
cost of removal, which the Mayor and Council shall order to be
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done by the Marshal. And any occupant of any lot, who shall
throw or discharge, or permit to be thrown or discharged from his
or her premises, any water Or Wet substance, so as to put any of
the streets, lanes, or alleys, in bad order, shall, on Conviction, pay
a fine of not exceeding twenty-five dollars, and costs of trial, for
each and etery twenty-four hours it is so suffered to remain ; but
Such person or persons may get permission front the Committee on
Streets, dnd Under their direction, construct a drain or hollow pave-
irient for such water or wet substance to pass off.
SfiC. 16. All privies within the incorporate limits of Covington,
shall be enclosed, and shall be kept well limed or ashed, and the
actual tenant or occupant of the lot or land upon which the privies
are situated, shall be liable to a fine of not exceeding ten dollars
upon conviction of a violation of this section of the ordinance.
Sec, 17, Any owner, or any occupant of any lot or lots, who
shall suffer to remain on his, her, or their lots, owned or occupied
by them, any decayed flesh, or vegetables, or any other thing which
may annoy his, her, or their neighbors, or tend to affect the health
of any citizen, shall, on complaint to the Marshal, be required to re-
move the same in six hours, and on failure to do so, or to remedy
the same in six hours, if it can be done, and this possibility to be
decided by the Mayor of Council, shall, on conviction before the
Mavor or Council^ pay a fine of not exceeding fifty dollars and
costs,^ for every six hours it is suffered to remain ; and if it be
judged a nuisance by the Mayor or members of Council, they shall,
in that case, issue an order to the Marshal to remove the same, and
the said offender shall pay all costs which shall accrue in the trial
and removal. And it is hereby made the duty of the Marshal to
make frequent examinations (and more especially in the Spring,
Summer, and Fall months), into the condition of the lots, yards, and
fences of the citizens, to see if they are kept in a clean and healthy
state ; and if he shall find anything which may become a nuisance,
or produce sickness, lie shall notify the person upon whose premises
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the same may be found, to remove the same in six hours, awl on
failure or refusal on their part to do so, shall be proceeded against
in manner and form aforesaid.
Sec. 18. Whenever the Marshal shall see; or be informed of
any dead carcass within the incorporate limits of Covington, that
may annoy any person or persons-, he shall notify the owner thereof
to remove the same in four hours, and on failure or refusal of said
owner to do so, he shall upon conviction, pay a ffae of not exeeed-
ing Twenty Dollars and costs of trilal arid' removal,- and in case the
owner cannot be found, the Marshal shall remove the same immedi-
ately, and report the same to Council, The Marshal shall receive
for removal of a horse, <5ow or calf, one dollar, and for every dog,
hog or cat, fifty cents, which the owner shall pay, and if no owner
can.he found, it shall be'paid out of the funds in the hands of the
Treasurer.
. Sec. 19. All iterVerant Show Masters, who shall exhibit within
the incorporate limits of Covington, any show, circus, riding, turn-
bling, animals/ sleight of hand, legerdemain, or tricks of any kind
coming this description, shall first apply to the Mayor, or
any three or more members of Council for a license, they and each
of them shall pay a sum of not exceeding forty-seven dollars
and fifty cents, and Clerk's fees, for each day's exhibition.
Sec. 201 Any person who shall hereafter sell by retail, any
Spirituous liquors within the incorporate limits of the city of Gov-
ington, shall before such sale, make application at a regular meet-
ing of the Mayor and Council for license for such purpose, for
Which license he shall pay thirty dollars, and Clerk fees.
He shall before receiving such license produce the written recom-
mendation of four of his nearest neighbors—each signature to
represent a separate and distinct establishment.
He shall also be required to give bond with two or more good
and sufficient securities in the sum of five hundred dollars, condi-
tioned for maintaining and preserving good order in his house
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and be required to take the following oath, if the license is granted,
"I do solemnly swear that I will not, during the time for which
I am licensed to retail in the city of Covington, sell, barter, give
or furnish to any minor, (or suffer the same to be done by any per-
son in my employ or presence,) any quantity of distilled, spirituous
iOr intoxicating liquor, without the written or verbal consent of the
parent or guardian of the same.
•A-ud I further swear that I will not sell or furnish, nor suffer the
same tt° be done, any liquor ip any .quantity to any person who IB
At the time intoxicated.1'
It shall be the duty of all persons who act as salesmen or clerks,
permanent or temporarily, in any retail Grocery, to take and sub-
scribe the same oath as the person to whom the license is granted.
If any person shall violate this jOrdinance, he shall be arrested
nnd carried before some Justice of the Peace, and bound over for
bis appearance at the next term of the Superior Court, there to
.answer for the violation, if obnoxious to the laws of the State; and
jf the violation be only against the ^Ordinances of the city of Cov-
jngton, then ,the Marshal shall bring the offender before the Mayor
and .Council, who on finding him guilty, shall impose a fine of, not
more than fifty dollars and cost, for .each and every violation over
wbich they have authority.
,A11 licenses must specify the time for which they are taken.
Sec. 21. All persons who shall sell spirituous liquors in the city
of Covington, in quantities of one quart, and in larger quantities,
shall take out a license for ,the same, and subscribe to the follow-
j.ng oath :
.>"1 do solemnly swear that X will not sell, barter, give or furnish
to any minor, or suffer the same to he done if in my power to pres
v.ent it, any quantity of distilled, spirituous or intoxicating liquor,
^without the written or verbal consent of the parent or guardian
,;of the same, and that I will not sell ,or suffer it done, or furnish
Jiquor fo any man who is at the time intoxicated or drunk.''
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II any person shall fail to obtain such license, and take
the oaths prescribed above, or having done so, shall violate the
same, such person shall be arrested by the Marshal, and taken ben
fore a Justice of the Peace, and bound over for his appearance at
the next term of the Superior Court, held in the county of Newton,
then to answer for such violation of the laws of the State; and if
it be such a violation as only contravenes the laws of this city,
then the offender shall be brought before the Mayor and Council,
who on conviction of the offense, shall sentence him to be fined
not exceeding fifty dollars and cost of trial for each offense.
Sec. 22, Any person haying or using an omnibus, wagon, dray,
cart, or any other vehicle drawn by a borse or horses, mqle or
mules, ox or oxen, for transporting passengers, baggage or mer*
chandise, or anything else to or from the Depot, or any other part
of the city, (except those who haul wood or produce into the city,
for sale), shall first procure from the Clerk of the Council, a license
and nuniber for said omnibus, dray, wagon or vehicle, for which
they and each of them shall pay the amount assessed in the Tax
List, and the Clerk's fee for issuing the same,—provided this seo<-
tion shall not be so construed as to prevent any person from keep
ing and using any wagon or vehicle for his own private use and
benefit, without license. For any violation of this Ordinance, ex-
cept in cases of building, or removal from one part of the city to
another, the offender shall, on conviction, pay a fine of one dollar
for each load so drayed.
Sec. 23. Any person or persons owning and using a licensed
dray, wagon or cart, who through ill-will or obstinacy, or without
cause, refuse to dray or haul upon being requested to do so, for
any person within the city, shall on conviction before the MaJOf
or Council, pay the sum of one dollar and costs for each load §o
refused to be hauled.
Sec. 24. Any merchant or other person.whq shall employ q,ny-
team of horses, mules, or oxen, to haul any goods or merchandises
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of any kind, or any other thing to or from the Depot, or to any
other part of the city, who has no such license or number, (except
in cases of building or removal, and improving city lots), such per-
son so offending shall, on conviction before the Mayor or Council,
pay a sum of not exceeding one dollar and costs for each load so
hauled.
Sec. 25. Any person or persons who shall drive a vehicle or ride
a horse, mule, or other animal, in a disorderly manner through the
streets; or who shall drive or place any animal, wagon or carriage
upon the side walks, so as to obstruct passengers, except in loading
or unloading, shall, on conviction of the same, pay a fine of not
exceeding five dollars and costs.
Sec. 26, Any person who shall wilfully destroy any shade tree,
,or who shall fasten any horse, mule, or any other beast, to any shade
/tree, in or around the City Park, Public Square, Streets, Alleys,
pr Lanes, or fasten the same to any fence, tree, or house, within
tb,e city limits, shall, upon conviction, pay a fine of not exceeding
one dollar and costs ; but if such tree be injured, then the offender
ghal) pay a fine of five dollars and costs, and the Marsha) shall, in
pvery instance, take the horse or beast into his possession, and
retain it until the fine and cost are paid.
Sec. 27, Any person or persons who shall keep a common, ill-
governed, disorderly house, or house of ill-fame, and any person
who shall reside at such house, shall, on conviction before the
Mayor and Council, pay a fine of not exceeding fifty dollars and
costs of trial, And if any person so keeping or residing et such
disorderly house, or house of ill-fume, make or suffer any noise to
bo made in said house, which may annoy any citizen, he, she, or
they, shall, on conviction, pay a fine of not exceeding fifty dollars
and costs of trial.
Sec. 28. Any member of the Council shall have the same power
to summon persons, which is delegated to the Marshal, to aid in
the suppression of any affray, broach of the peace, or other outrage;
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any person refusing to obey such summons, shall be subject to tbp
same penalty as if summoned by the Marshal.
Sec. 29. All work on streets, if let, shall be advertised, and let
out by contract, to the lowest bidder.
Sec. 30. For the support ol the City Government, to maintain
the poor, to sustain the public credit, and for other purposes ordin*
ary and contingent, there shall be a tax levied on all persons and
property within the incorporate limits of this city, of whatever kind,
either real or personal, which is subject to taxation by the laws of
the State, at the following rates:
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Coving*
ton, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of the satme, That
the following tax shall be levied and collected for the year 1870,
vis?:
Gn each hundred dollars' worth of real estate in said
city, except on such lands as are used and held for
agricultural purposes, stock and trade, money and solvent
debts, household and kitchen furniture oyer $300, one-
tenth of one per cent.
Road and street duty $ 2 00
Pleasure Carriages worth $150 or more, kept for use....,, 2 00
Pleasure Carriages worth less than $1,50, kept for use 1 00
Rockaway, Barouche, or such like vehicle kept for us£ 1 00
Buggy of whatever value, kept for use 1 00
Omnibus, Hack or other vehicle used for hire,... 7 50
Two Horse Dray or Wagoh, hauling for hire . 7 50
One Horse Dray or Wagon hauling for hire 5 00
Retailer of Spirituous Liquors, 12 months 30 00
Persons or Firms selling Liquor by (juart or bottle 10 00
Cover Horse or Jack kept or used in city 5 00
Peddlers selling Tobacco in less than 50 pound packages,
per day 5 00
Non-resident Merchant or Peddler selling Goods, &c., not
exempt from tax by Georgia, per day............ 5 00
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Circua or Menagerie exhibiting in the city, per day.,,... 47 50
Exhibitions or Performances connected with Circus or Me-
nagerie, charging additional fees, per day 5 00
All other shows or concerts, except by the citizens of said
city, per day 10 00
Each mule or horse sold or traded by drovers in said city,
whether delivered or not .. 1 00
Vendue masters, per year. 10 00
CLERK'S FEES.
For license to retail dealers of spirituous liquors 1 00
For license to persons or firms selling spirituous liquors by
the quart or bottle 1 00
For license to Vendue master .................. 1 00
For license to owner of Omnibus or Hack 1 00
For license to circus or menagerie 2 50
For license to other shows exhibiting, per day 1 00
Salary cf Clerk of Council, Treasurer, Receiver and Col-
lector of City Tax...... 150 00
Salary of City Marshal ,.... 400 00
Sec. 81. All persons owning any property specified in the 30th
section of this Ordinance, shall give the same in, under oath, within
the time specified j and the Tax Receiver shall, in all cases, ad»
minister fhe following oath : " You do solemnly swear that the
account you now give in is a just and true account of the largest
^amount of "taxable property on hand at any time between the first
Jay of February and the first d,ay of May, 1870, (or whatever
year said account may be rendered), and of all taxable property
on the said first day of May, which you were possessed of, held or
claimed within the corporate limits of the City of Covington, or
were interested in, or entitled to, either in your own right, or the
right of any other person, as parent, guardian, trustee, executor,
administrator, agent, or in any other manner, to the best of your
knowledge and belief, so help you God.''
Sup. 32. Be it ordained !>y the Mayor 9yd Council, That no l>l»ck
smith shop |ha]l be kept or worked a* such within one hundred apd
flfty yards of any dwelling house, within the corporate limits of
Covington^ unless such shop or building be fire proof. And be i£
fi.trther ordained, that any person so keeping or .working any such
blacksmith .shop—^it not being fire proof—shah pay a fine of not
.exceeding ten dollars a day for every day such shop is worked, to
be collected as all other fines and penalties are collected ; unless,
in all cases, the owner of said blacksmith shop shall get permission
fjom the City Council fo the contrary.
! Sec. 33, All owners pf houses upon the Public Square, and ad>
joining the public streets, or upon unoccupied lots, shall keep the
same underpinned from rear and sides, so as to shut out and exclude
hogs and pigs, and abate the flea nuisance.
That all ball playing upon the Public Square, or the street* of
jthis city, be interdicted—the same being a public annoyance. And
all persons violating the same shall be subject to arrest by the
Marshal, and to fine and imprisonnjent within the discretion of the
Mayor and Council. *
SEg. 34. It shall not he lawful for any person to ride a horse or
mule, or drive a vehicle upon the bridge over the creek, on the
street leading to the Depot, faster than a walk ; and any person
So offending shall pay a fine of five dollars, to be collected by the
Marshal.
Sec. 3t>. Any person or company who shall open a Gift Enter-
prise in the City of Covington, shall pay in advance for license
twenty-five dollars, for every day they may keep the sgme open,
and one dollar to the Clerk for issuing such license.
Sec. 36. Any person or persons who shall sell or offer to sell
any Lottery tickets, either as principal, agent, or otherwise, within
the corporate limits of said city, without first having procured from
the Clerk of Council, a license authorizing such sale, for which
license he or they shad pay the sutn of one hundred dollars ancj
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Clerk's foe, shall bo arrested by the Marshal and brought before
the Mayor and Council, and if found guilty of violating this section,
shall pay a fine of not exceeding iifcy dollars and costs for each
and every ticj^et so sold, or be imprisoned twentyvfour hours, or
both at the discretion of the Board.
Se$. jBf. Tfee feurling of shot or other missiles, by means oi India
Rubber strings, fir other mode, upon the streets or Public Square,
Js feereby forbidden, and shall be held to constitute an offense, for
which the offender shall on conviction pay a fine of not less than
,on,e dollar, or be imprisoned, or both at the discretion of the
Council j and it shall be the duty of the Marshal to arrest any or
all persons violating this Ordinance and parry him fir them before
jthe Mayor and Council.
Sec. 38, All owners of real estate situate the streets of
the city of Covington are hereby required to repair and put in good
order such existing Side Walks as front or adjoin their respective
property ; the grading to be jk.ept always as far as practical oi uoi-
form height with the adjoining walk, and the WQr,k done to be sub>
ject to the approval of the Marshal. And in aP cases where the
water from the roofs of houses is carried by pipes fir guttering upon
the side walks, the owner or owners of the house or houses shall
cause the same to bp conducted to the outer edge of the side walk
by a covered way which shall not protrude aboye the general level
of the walk. If not done by the owners—if nepessary they shall
be done by the Marshal at the owners' ejcpen&e,
Sec. 39, All Vendue masters shall collect and pay over to the
city Treasurer two per cent, on ajl sales made by them for non*.
residents of the city of Covington, and a true statement make oi
such sales to the Clerk.
Sec, 40, It shall be the duty of the Ta^ Receiver and Collector
to assess all persons and property within thp incorporate limits of
the city of Coyington subject to tax by this Ordinance—in making
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which assessment he shall be guided and governed by returns of
such persons,'and persons holding property liable to taxation made
cn oath, or returns made for the precedtng year, or on such infor-.
mation as he can obtain from the neighbors of such persons.
Sec. 41. And in all cases where any person or persons shall fail,
neglect or refuse to pay their tax or taxes, in the time specified in
this Ordinance, it shall be the duty of the Olerk of Council to issue
execution, signed by said Clerk, and bearing test in the name of
the Mayor, directed to the Marshal, commanding him to levy on
and sell the goods, chattels, lands and tenements of such defaulters^
or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy the said execu^
tion and costs. And whenever the Marshal shall levy any such
execution or executions upon any personal property, it shall be his
duty to advertise the same ten days prior to the day of sale in three
public places in the city. And whenever such execution or-execu^
tipns shop be levied on any real estate it shall be the duty of the
Marshal to publish such real estate in three public place? in said
city, and in one of the public gazettes of the State of Qeorgia for
-sixty days prior to the day of sale. And all sales made by the
Marshal by virtue of this section of the Ordinance shall be on the
first Friday of the month, before the City Council Room in the city
of Covington, between the hours of.ten o'clock in the forenoon and
four in the afternoon, by public outcry to theJiighest bidder; and
he shall receive foi his services 6J per cent, on the amount sold
by him.
Sec. 42. The Tax Collector and Receiver shall make out a sep-
arate digest of such taxes and file it in the office of City Council,
and shall on the tenth day pf Jul} report to ?he Mayor and Council
all th,e defaulters in giving in and paying tbejr taxes, as specified
in the foregoing section of this Ordinance.
Sec. 43. It shall be the duty of the Marshal to make frequent
examinations into the condition of the stove pipes and chimneys it)
paid City, and.if he shall deem their condition a source of dangejr
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to the city from fire, he shall require the actual tenant or occupant
of the house where such stove pipe or chimney is, to remedy the
same in twelve hours ; and on failure or refusal of such occupant
the Marshal shall rep'ort such offender to the Mayor or Council,
who shall—if from evidence he or they shall deem the condition of
such pipes or chimneys dangerous—order the alteration to be made
at the cost of the occupant; and such occupant shall be liable to a
fine not exceeding' fifty dollars.
Sec". 44, No person or persons with a wagon and team, or cart
and team', shaft be allowed to camp in the incorporate limits of
Covington Withm one hundred yards of any house ; and each and
every person' who shall violate this section, shall be brought before
the Mayor' or three members of Council, and on conviction of said
violation shall pay a fine of not more than five'dollars and costs.
Sec. 45. There shall be a Board of Health appointed for the
city, consisting of three persons ; and they shall have full power
and authority to require the owners or occupants of any lot to re-
move or remedy anything on said lot or lots which in the opinion
of said Board may endanger the public health ; and on failure or
refusal of such owner or occupant to remove or remedy the same,
the Board shall direct the Marshal to do so at the cost of said owner
or occupant. •
It shall be their duty to make such suggestions as they may
deem advisable, to Council, to preserve the public- health.
Sec. 46. Any person or persons who shall play a ad bet money
or other valuable thing or things, at any game not recognized as
an offense by the laws of this State, or permit the same to be done
on his or her premises, shall on conviction before the Mayor and
Council pay a fine not exceeding ten dollars and costs.
Sec. 47. Any person or persons who shall fight chicken cocks
in the incorporate limits of said city, either with or without Gaffs ;
and any ^person who shall bet any money or valuable thing or
things at a chicken cock fight, shall be liable, on conviction before
so
the Mayor or Council, to a fine of not more than twenty dollars*
and costs of triall
Sec. 48.- Any person who shall dig of scrape up and carry away
sand from any street, lane, or alley of said city, shall, on eouvic-
tion thereof before the Mayor, pay a fine of not exceeding twenty
dollars and costs, for each offense.
Sec". 49. Any merchant, grocery keeper, or other dealer, who
shall keep open doors on the Sabbath day, or trade and traffic on
that day, shall, on conviction before the Mayor or Council, pay a
ftfle of not exceeding fifty dollars and costs. ^
Sec. f)0. It shall be lawful for any person against wftoffr any
fine is adjudged by three members of the Council, to appeal from
such decision, to Council, on payment of all costs which have aO-
crued on the former trial before the Mayor or three members of
Council, and giving security for the eventual condemnation moneys
whose decision shaft be final.
Sec. 51. When any person, against whom any fine is adjudged
by the Mayor or three members of Council, for a violation of any
section of this Ordinance, shall fail or refuse to pay said fine Of
penalty at the time the judgment is rendered, the Clerk shall issue
an.execution for the amount of said fine, and all costs.
Sec. 52. It shall be the duty of the Marshal to kill all Dogs run-
nlng at large in any of the streets of the city of Covington, belongs
hig to the citizens of the same, which are not protected by the City
Collar^ But nothing in this Ordinance shall be so construed as to
preterit Uny person froi'n having of owning one dog, provided he
be kept in his or her lot.
Se6. 53. No person or persons shall be allovted to disturb, in
any manner, duly licensed shows in Covington ; and the City Mar-
shal is hereby empowered and instructed, to arrest any person or
persons who may disturb duly licensed shows in Covington.
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Sfec. 54. If* tht* owner, or person being in the possession of atiy
dwelling house, store house, shop, barn or stable, shed, or any
other house, within the limits of Covington, shall fire off or dis>»
charge any gun or pistol, Roman candle, or other explosive sub-
stance, in any such house aforesaid, or suffer others to do so, ex-
cept such gun or pistol be discharged in his own defense, cr in ths
fense of his property, the owner or person in possession thereof So
offending, shall, on conviction thereof, be fined hot exceeding
twenty dollars and costs, or be imprisoned twentydour hoftrs, or
both, at the discretion of the Council ; provided, nevertheless, that
the owner or occupant of shell house may release himself from the
penalty by revealing the name of the perpetrator.
Sec. 55. Any person or persons who shall drive a vehicle, or
ride a horse or mule on the side walk, shall, on conviotion of such
offense, pay a fine of not exceeding twenty dollars and costs.
Sec. 56. Every owner or occupant of any house within the cors
porate limits of the city of Covington, is hereby required to keep
on his or her lot, a good, strong ladder, long enough to reach the top
of the highest house on said lot; and on failure of the ov^nCr Or
occupant to provide and keep such ladder, on being notified by
the Marshal so to do, the City Council may cause one to be pro-
vided at the expense of the owner or occupant.
Sec. 57. Be it enacted by the Mayor and Council of Covington,'
That all retailers of spirituous liquors in said city, be required to
close their retail shops at the hour of ten, on each night ; and for
keeping open doors after ten o'clock at night the offender shall be
liable to a fine of not exceeding fifty dollars for each offense.
Sec. 58. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of Covings
ton, That it shall be unlawful for any person not connected with
the Southern Masonic Female College, to go on the College ground,
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or into the College buildings, uninvited by some one having aus
thority to do the same, or to act in such a manner as to disturb
those connected with the Institution in any manner whatever,
either from the streets or any other point. Any person violating
this Ordinance shall, on conviction^ pay a fine of not exceeding
fifty dollars and costs, or be imprisoned, or both at the discretion
of the Council. -
SfiC. 59. That all Ordinances and parts of Ordinances militating
against these Ordinances, be, and the same are hereby repealed.
J. L. JONES, Mayor.--
Ai M. Cureton, Clerk of City Council.
November 7f 1870,-.
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