gcls_citycode_1894_141

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An Ordinance.

An Ordinance to prevent people from
interfering with or obstructing firemen
of the City of Greenville in the
discharge of their duty.

Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the City of Greenville in
Council assembled and by the authority
of the same.

Sec. I. That from and after the passage
of this ordinance it shall be unlawful
for any person or persons to prevent,
interfere with, or obstruct in any
manner what the firemen of the
City of Greenville or any of them in
the discharge of their duty by getting
on the reel, being in front of said firemen
on bicycles in buggies or other
vehicles or otherwise. And all persons
are hereby required to give gree passage
and unobstructed right of way to
the said firemen when responding to a
fire alarm.

Sec.II. Any person or persons
convicted violating any of the provisions
of this ordinance shall be fined
not exceeding twenty-five dollars or be
imprisoned not exceeding thirty days
either or both at the discretion of the
Mayor or acting Mayor.

Done and ratified in Council assembled
this the 7th., day of April A. D.
1896.

Jas. T. Williams, Mayor.

W. B. McDaniel,
Clerk and Treasurer.

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[first clipping]

New Ordinance

Be it Ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the City of Greenville,
in Council assembled, and by the
authority of the same:

Section 1. That from and after the
passage of this Ordinance it shall be
unlawful for any person or persons
running hacks or carriages for hire, to
stand said vehicles in the Main streets
and thoroughfares of said City, provided,
however, that nothin herein
contained shall prevent said vehicles in the
recess of the new court house, or such
other place not used as such public
thoroughfare.

Sec. 2. Any person persons convicted
of violating the provisions of this
ordinance shall be fined not less that
five dollars or imprisoned not less than
thirty days, either or both in the
discretion of the Mayor or Acting Mayor.

Done and ratified in Council assem-
[seal] bled this First day of September,
1896.

Jas. T. Williams, Mayor.
W. B. McDaniel,
Clerk and Treasurer.

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[second clipping]
New Ordinance

An Ordinance to Enforce Vaccination.

Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the City of Greenville, in
Council assembled and by the authority
of the same.

That it shall be unlawful for any
person in the City of Greenvill to resist
vaccination by any physician authorized
and employed by said city.

Any person so making resistance
shall, upon conviction, be fined not less
than five nor more than twenty five
dollars, or be imprisoned not less than
ten nor more than thirty days by the
Mayor or Acting Mayor.

That this Ordinance shall go into
effect immediately upon its passage.

[to the left of the next section L. S.
Done and ratified under the corporate
[left margin] seal of the City of Greenville,
this 8th day of January in
the year of our Lord, One
Thousaud Eight Hundred and
Ninety-Eight.

Jas. T. Williams,
Mayor.

W. B. McDaniel,
Clerk and Treasurer.