ORDINANCE,
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AN ORDlN ANCE for the regu! .tion of the own


ers, riders, and drivers Of carriages, wagons,


carts, drays, and horses, within the Borough of


Wilmington


Sic. 1. BE ii ordainedJy The Burgesses and Bo-
rough Council of Tie Borough Of Wilmington,
That from and after the passing of this ordinance,
all and every the drivers OF driver of all stages,
coaches, wagons, carts, drays, and other car
rages of pleasure or burthen, driving and passing
in and through the streets, lanes, or alleys OF this
Borough, shall keep on that side of the street,
lane alley on his or their right hands, respect
lively, in the passing direction; and if any driver
of any such carriage, wagon, cart or dray, shall
drive the same in the middle of the street, lane
CT alley, or on the left hand side Of the same, so
as TO prevent or obstruct another carriage from
passing along said street. every driver so Offend
ing shall forfeit and pay for every such offence,
sum not exceeding five dollars, nor less than one
dollar to be recovered with costs, before either
of the Burgesses, in the same manner as debts
under forty shillings are by law recoverable, one
moicty whereof shall be for the use of the person
suing for the game, and the other moiety shall be
for the use Of the Borough.


SIT. 2. Ind be 1t further ordained, That if
any driver Of any such carriage, or if any person


riding upon any horse mare or gelding, shall per-
nit or suffer the beast beasts he shall so drive
or ride, to so in gallop or other immoderate
gait, or shall engage in running or racing in any
manner with the driver or rider of any other car
riage, horse, mare or gelding, within any of the
streets, lanes or alleys of this Borough, every
person SO oitndng, shall forfeit'and pay for eve
" such offence, sum not exceeding Five dol
lars nor less than one dollar, to be recovered
with costs, by any person, in the manner and for
tile uses herein before mentioned.


I SEC 8. Ind be Hftrther ordained, That if any
person shall wilfully permit or suffer any horse.
mare or gcdng TO go at large through any of
/ the streets. lanes Or alleys ofths borough, every
person so offending shall forfeit and pay for eve.
~ such offence, the sum of one dollar, to be re-
covered with costs, by any person, in the man
ner and for the uses herein before mentioned.


SEC. 4. .4ad. be ii further ordained, That the
J, Ordinance entitled 'sAn Ordinance to prevent
the accidents and dangers that may happen by
peoples driving their teams out of walk faster


than is herein specified, and persons playing at
long bullets or any other game whereby there
may lie damage sustained" passed OIL the thirty
first day of August in the year OF our LORD one
thousand seven hundred and ffty-one, be, and
the same is hereby repealed, made null and void.


Passed at the Town Hall--April z, 1897.
JAMES BROBSON, First Burgess.
(Attcst) ]. P. FAIRLAMB,


Clerk ofNe Borough Council