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An Ordinance

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Parent Issue
Day
13
Month
July
Year
1882
Copyright
Public Domain
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To prohibit the obstruotion of Streeta by Railroad trains, Railroad care and Locomotives. Be it ordained by the Mayor, Recorder and Aldermen, of the city of Ann Arbor. Seotion I. That it shall be unlawful f or any railroad company owning or operating a railroad, running into or through the city of Ann Arbor, to leave any locomotive-engine, car or cara, or train of cara, or any portion of any train of cara, standing in, upon, or serosa any street of the city of Ann Arbor, for the space of more than five minutes at any one time, or to keep any such locomotive-engine, car or cara, or train of cara, running upon or aoross any Btreet of said city of Ann Arbor, so as to obstruct the same, for a space of more than five minutes, at any one time. Sec. II. Every railroad company running cars into or through said city, ■hall cause the bell of each locomotive-engine to be rung constantly while at or near the crossing of any street. Seo. III. Any railroad company, engineer, conductor, fireman or other person, owning qr having charge of any locomotive-engine, car or cara, or train of care, who shall viólate any of the provisions of this ordinance, shall on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, to be recovered bef ore any justice of the peace of the city of Ann Arbor, and, in the imposition of any such fine the justice of the peace may make a further order, that in default of the payment of said fine, within the time to be fiied by the justice in his sentence, the offender shall be committed to the county jail of Washtenaw county, for a period of time not exceeding sixty days. Made and paesed by the Oommon Oouncil of the city of Ann Arbor, July 3d, 1882. JOHN KAPP, Mayor. M. H. French, Recorder.

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Ann Arbor Democrat