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THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF BLADES MET IN THE MAT'I'ER
FOLLOWING TO WIT:
NUISANCES AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH
Section 1
That any person depositing ashes, trash, dirt, or other rubbish in the street~
or sidewaJ.ks shall be fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00 plus court costs
and/or imprisoned not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days nor more than 30 days.
or both.
~.ion 2
No person, firm or corporation shall keep, raise, or maintain any live
stock upon ar~ property owned or occupied. by such person, firm, or corporation within
the corporate "J.irnits of the town of Blades.
Any person violating this section shall
be guilty of a misdomeaner and upon convicti.on sha]~ be punished by a fine not less
than $10.00 nor more than $100.00 plus court costs and/or imprisoned not less than
10 days nor more than 30 days, or both.
Section 3 That residence and property owners shall within twelve hours after a snow
fall shall cease to fall shall remove at his own expense the snow from the sidewalks.
Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdomeaner and upon conviction
shall be punished by a fine not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00 plus court
costs and/or imprisoned not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days, or both.
Section 4 Whoever shall be drunk and/or disorderly, drinking intoxicating liquors,
curses. ani SNears or uses abusive language, fight, blow automobile horns unnecessarily,
any siren, exhaust, compression or spark plug whistle, or be disorderly within limits
of the town of Blades, shall be guilty of a misdomeaner and upon conviction shall be
punished by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00 and court costs,
and/or imprisoned for not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days, or both.
Section 5 That if the owner or tenant of any lot shall allow weeds to grow or
rubbish to collect there on and shall neglect or refuse to remove the same after five
days notice from the town council, such person shall be guilty of a common nuisance and
upon conviction before the alderman shall forfeit and pay a fine of not less than
$10.00 nor more than $100.00 and court costs and further shall forfeit and pay an
additional penalty of $5.00 for each and every day such nuisance is ,Permitted to re
main after the expiration of the time set forth in said notice, and/or be imprisoned
not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days, or both.
Section 6 The keeping of bees wi.thin the corporate limits of the town of Blades is
hereby decl&red to be unlawful and to constitute a nuisance and upon conviction be
fore the alderman shall forfeit and pay a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more
than $100.00 and/or be imprisoned not less than 10 days nor more than 30 d9J,ys, or both.
Section 7 That it is unlawful for any person or persons or corporation, partner
ship or business to store or leave in any place accessable to small children within
the town limits of Blades any unused or vacant refrigerators, ice boxes or any like
devices used for storage and preservation of food stuff, unless locks or latches are
off doors.
The violation of this ordinance is punishable by a fine of not less than
$;25.00 nor more than $100.00 or 10 days imprisonment and not more than ~O days
imprisonment, or both.
Section 8 That it shall be unlawful to set fire to and burn leaves, brush, and other
combustable matter within the limits of the town of Blades without a special permit
from the town council.
Any person violating this provision shall be fined not less
tha.nJ$lO.OO nor more than $100.00 plus court costs and/or be imprisoned not less than
10 days nor more than 30 days, or both.
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Section 9 It shall L~ unlawful to operate any boat P'- ered b;y an outboard motor be
tween the hours of 9 p.m. and ~ a.m. on the waters of ~ lake lying within the COD
porate limits of the town of Blades.
Any person violating the provision of this
ordinance shctll forfeit and pay a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00
plus court costs and/or be imprisoned not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days,
or both.
~ection 10 ASSAULT AND BATTERY.
The alderman for the town of Blades, Delaware may
punish by a fine not exceeding $--100.00 and costs and/or imprisonment of not less than
10 days nor more than 30 days or both, all assault and battery, when the offense
is not of a high or aggrivated nature.
Section 11 Any person who shall, except in lawful self defense, discharge any fire
arms within the corporate limits of the town of Blades shall be deemed guilty of a
misdomeaner and u~8 couviction shRll be DYQished bv a fine of not Jess than ~10 00
nor more ~nan~~luu. 0 p~us
cou-~ cOSEs. anG/or lmprLSOnmen~ 0
no~ less ~nan lO days
nor more than 30 days, or both.
Section 12 That any person or persons standing, idling, or loitering on corners,
pavements, sidewalks, or crossings, congregated with others on any pavement, sidewalk,
crossing, or corner or in any of the squares or lanes, or alleys of any door step as
to obstruct or hinder the free and convenient passage of persons walking, riding, or
driving over or along any such pavement, sidewalk, street, square, lane or alley or
to the alliloyance of passersby or the occupiers of adjacent premises and shall fail to
make way, remove or step aside after a reasonable warning by any person or a police: ~~-_
officer, shall be deemed guilty of a common nuisance and upon conviction before the
alderman shc:ll be fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00 and/or imprisoned
not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days or both and shall pay the costs of
prosecution.
Sec;io~ Whoever unlawfully, mischieviously, malici9usly destroys or causes to be
destroyed or injures any real or personal property belonging to any person resident or
owners of the property in the town of Blades or belonging to the town of Blades shall be
guilty of a misdomeaner and shall be fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00
plus court costs or imprisonment of not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days,
or both and shall pay the costs of prosecution.
Section 14 It shall be unlawful for any person to solicite for orders, sales, sub
scriptions of business of any kind for the delivery of supplies or articles of
services a~Ler 6 O'clock in thearening and 10 o'clock in the morning, or to canvass
for information fram any resident of the town of Blades unless licensed from the
State of Delaware v-rithout first having obtained a permit from the wwn clerk of the
town of Blades in the amount of $25.00 and posted a bond for a period of one year from
the date thereof to the town of Blades and the amount of $500.00 with a surety
authorized to do business in the State of Delaware containing a warrant of address
to convenience .iudgement in the amount of the bond condition upon the delivery of
the goods of service of a greatly represented to the purchase to the time that the
orders of ordinances were given by the purchaser and set the time or times agreed upon.
Excepting persons selling their own products (example:
Farmer selling Butterbeans).
Violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $10.00
nor more than $100.00 plus court costs and/or be imprisoned not less than 10 days
nor more than 30 days, or both.
Section 15 Any person who acts in any way as to interfere with any police officer of
the town of Blades when such police officer is performing his duties or is attempting
to make an arrest whether the person to be arrested himself or some other person or
any person who encourages or insites another to resist arrest shall be guilty of a
misdomeaner and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $100.00
and court costs and shall be imprisoned not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days
or both.
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Section 16 It shall'
unlawful for anyone to attach . lceir sleds on the back of
cars during a snow tL Jugh the streets of the town of
.....ades and if found guilty
of the violation of this ordinance and upon conviction shall be fined not less than
$10.00 nor more than $100.00 plus court costs and/or be imprisoned not less than
10 days nor ~re than 30 days. and pay the costs of the prosecution.
Siedion 17 It shall be unlaTdful for any person. firm or corporation within the
corporate limits of the town of Blades to dwnp or deposit or to cause to have
dumped or deposited any foreign matter in the surrounding waters of Blades.
Violaters of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdomeaner and upon
conviction shall be fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00 or
impr::tsoned not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days, or both, and shall
pay the costs of prosecution.
section 18 It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter. lounge, or prowl in the
night time on ffiiy public street. in any public place, or on any private property
within the corporate limits of the town of Blades without any valid reason for being
there.
Any person violating this provision shall be deemed guilty of a misdomeaner
and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00 or
imprisoned not less than 5 days or more than 30 days. or both, and shall pay the
costs of prosecution.
~ion 19 VAGRANCY.
A vagrant is defined by common law as the act of going about
from place to place by a. person without visible means of support, who is idle and
who, though able to work for his or her maintenanace. refuses to do so, but lives
withoutlabor or on charity of others.
Also it may be held that the act of prowling about
and creeping up on parked autom0biles and their occupents at night, under circumstances
indicating an intent to commit a crime, constitutes vagrancy. It has ame been held
that although traveling by automobile, a person may be nevertheless a vagrant. and even
though he travels without stop or hesitation for a considerable distance, he may still
come within a statute punishing one "Tho "wanders about" at late hours.
Any person
found guilty of the above act or acts, by an alderman of the town of Blades, or a
magistrate of the state of Delaware, shall be imprisoned not more than ten days.
Section 20 Any person mounting a pony, horse, donkey, mule or any related animal
shall abide by the following:
1. Shall not trespass on any sidewalk or privat property within
the town l:i.mits of Blades.
2. Shall not be allowed in the town of Blades on Friday or S-a±,urday
unless b;y permit of the town clerk of the town of Blades, or
by anyone designated by him.
3. Shall not be allowed in town after sundown.
4. Must ride on right side with traffic and obey all traffic laws.
5. All sections are void in the event of a parade or any special
event sanctioned by any organization of the town of Blades.
Any person found guilty of the above act or acts. shall be fined $10.00 plus costs nor
more than $50.00 plus costs, or imprisoned not less than 5 days nor more than 30 days,
or both.
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As Amenaed:
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