Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1891 — Ordinance No. 186. [ARTICLE]

Ordinance No. 186.

PROHIBITING THE USE OF SLINGS IN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF RENSSELAER, Indiana.

An Ordinance prohibiting the use of any sling or other devise made of rubber, rope, string or leather or any , other material by the aid of which any person of whatever age or sex shall cast a pebble, stone, leaden bulled ball or any other missel within the corporate limits of the Town of Rensselaer, Jasper County'lndiana; providing the penalties therefor, repealing all ordinances or parts of ordinances or in conflict therewith anddeclaraing an emergency. Section 1. Be it ordained by the Board -of Trustees of the Town of Rensselaer, Indiana, in regular session, I that it shall be unlawful for any per- I son or persons of whatever age or sex to have or use any sling or other

devise made of rubber, rope, string, leather or any other material by the aid of which any person or persons of whatever age or sex, may or shall cast any stone, pebble, leaden bullet, jail or any other missel within the co: porate limits of the Town of Renseaer, Indiana. Section 2. Be it further ordained that any person or persons of whatever age or sex, violating the irovisions of the foregoing sections of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction shall be fined-in any sum net less than one (1) dollar or more than ten (10) dollar, or imprisonment in the County, ; ail not less than one (1) day or more than thirty (30) days for each and every offense. Section 3. It shall be the duty of the Street Committee, Town Marshal, Night Watch and every other person who shall be selected for that purpose >y the president of the Town Board of Trustees of said Town to prosecute or cause be prosecuted all persons of whatever age or sex fount! violating any of the forgoing sections of this ordinance. Section 4. Be it further ordained that any person or persons of whatever age or sex who shall fail or refuse to answer fully and particularly any question or questions that may be propounded to them in regard to any person or persons violating the forgoing sections of this ordinance or shall seek to prevent any such violation being known, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof before any Court of competent jurisdiction, shall be fined in any sum not less than one (1) dollar nor more than ten (10) dollars, or imprisonment in the County j»,il not less than one (1) day nor more than (30) days for each and every offense. Section 5. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Section 6. Be it further ordained that in the opinion of the Town Board public wellfare requires that this ordinance shall go into effect as soon as practicable, therefore it is hereby or-, dained that the same is and shall be in force from and after the Thirteenth day of May, 1891. Approved in regular session April 13, 1891. Attest: Emmet Kannal,'*’ Chas G. Spitler, Pres, of Board. _ Town Clerk.