Thursday, April 20, 2017

Bunker Hill Ordinances of 1873

Pictured: The cover of the booklet for Ordinances of the City of Bunker Hill - 1873


Some of the Ordinances of Bunker Hill, circa 1873 booklet on display at the Museum.

Ordinance relating to Misdemeanors:

 Sec. 17: Whoever shall, without the consent of the owner or occupant of the premises, fasten any horse or other animal to any tree or to any boxing place around any tree, shall forfeit and pay the sum of not less that one dollar.

Sec. 19: Whoever shall purposely, rapidly, or immoderately ride or drive any horse or mule, or any cattle, or other like animals, or any team in any street or alley of the City of Bunker Hill shall forfeit and pay for each sum of not less that ten dollars. 

Sec. 37: The running of large cows within the city limits of the City of Bunker Hill, between the 15th day of November and the 1st day of April each year, shall forfeit and pay the sum of one dollar for each cow, and in addition, shall pay the sum of one dollar for every twelve hours said cow shall continue to run at large.

Sec. 42: Any person or persons who shall within the city limits carry any concealed on their persons any knife, Bowie knife, pistol, revolver, slingshot, or any dangerous or deadly weapon for the purpose of unlawfully using the same, shall forfeit and pay the sum of not less than twenty-five dollars.

Sec. 44: That any person or persons who shall ride, lead, or drive any horse, mule, or ox upon or over any plank or brick sidewalk within the city limits shall on conviction thereof, be fined not less than three or more than ten dollars.

Ordinance relating to fees and salaries:

Sec. 1:  The superintendent of streets shall receive one dollar and fifty cents per day for each day actually employed in laboring or superintending the labor on the streets, alleys, or reads in said city.  For removing each dead horse, mule, cow, or ox out of the city limits, one dollar, for removing any other dead animal, fifty cents.

Police shall receive two dollars per day when employed.

The calaboos (jail) keeper shall received one dollar for each person confined and one dollar per day for caring and boarding each person confined.

All ordinances passed on May 17, 1873, by Mayor J.F. Cummings.


...Read more about this and other Bunker Hill, IL historical stories at https://bunkerhillhistory.org/

--Cite this story: The Bunker Hill IL Historical Society. "A Look Back in Bunker Hill History." Bunker Hill Gazette-News, April 20, 2017.  

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