2550 Pamphlet, "By-Laws of the Town of Lexington," 1888

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VI � F Ili 16 BY-LAWS. iY-LAWS. 17 SEC. 9. Thee of .Police Officers shall recei nex as to impede the free passage from the town such compensation as t g q I ' eller�, after being requested by a police i Selectmen may deem reasonable. er to move on, shall be subject to a of not more than five .dollars ; and Ilj SEC. 10. They shall disperse all gathe enever three or more persons shall ings n the streets or elsewhere, by da + nd in a group or near each other on or night, of noisy men or boys, and ma sidewalk or travelled place in such a• jl� and shall take into custody all disorderl nner as to interfere unreasonably with persons, and persons found wandering a free passage of travellers, they shall, unreasonable hours, and in suspicion ersisting in so doing after a request to places, and hold them in custody y unti ve along made -by a police officer, sev- they can be brought before a, magistrat lly incur a like penalty for each offence. for examination. SEC. 13. All idle or disorderly children ! SEC. 11. Whoever behaves hi self in o shall misspend their time in the rude or disorderly manner, or uses I pro eets or fields during school-hours and i ! fane, indecent, or insulting language in, 1 persons who shall, by day or night, con- any�public place in the town or in or near re ate noisily in or about the streets, any dwelling house or other buildin sto e s, or public places of the town, or I not his own, or upon any private grounds disturb the public quiet by the unauthor- or premises, shall for each offence y a a ized ringing of the church or other bells, I I fine not exceeding twenty dollars. p or in any improper manner, or who shall j' at any time deface, pull down, or injure SEC.' 12. Whoever wilfully stands on any building, fence, or sign, or other struc- any sidewalk or travelled place in such tire, in this 'town, not under his own. I � f i � I