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WILL OF GEORGE KUTZ
In the Name of God, Amen.
I, George Kutz of Maxatawny Township, Berks County, and state of Pennsylvania, being weakly in body but of sound mind and memory, blessed be God for the same, and ealling to mind the uncertainty of this transitory life and that it is ordained onee for all mankind to die, do hereby make and ordain, this to le my last will and testament in manner and form following :-
First :- I bequeath my body to the earth from whence it was taken, in sure and eertain hope of a Resurrection with the just when all things have their final end and that my burial be in a Christian like manner without pomp at the dis- eretion of my executors.
Second :- It is my will that after my decease my funeral expenses and just debts be first paid out of my estate.
Imprimis :- I give and bequeath unto my be- loved wife Mary Margaret, one bed, bed Bedstead and bedding thereunto belonging the one we now lie on, all the household furniture and likewise the kitchen furniture, cow to be at her own dis- posal and to do with as she pleases-also yearly and every year so long as she lives, the sum of five pounds to be paid her by my executors, viz : on the first day of June, yearly the first payment to be made in one year after my decease, to be paid over to her out of the rents aceruing from my town ealled Kutztown. But if she should marry then the said vearly rent or sum of five pounds to eease and determine and revert to the owner of said town.
Item :- I give and bequeath unto my son George Kutz the sum of five shilings to be paid him by my executors in one year after my deeease.
Item :- I give and bequeath unto my daughter Madelina, the wife of Morton Keim, the sum of five shillings to be paid her at the end of one year after my decease.
Item :- I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Kutz, my new house in my town called Kutztown with one out lot belonging thereto
together with all that tract or piece of land lying to the northward of said town, bounded by the town lots and out lots, land of Jaeob Kutz and land of my son George Kutz and of land late of Jacob Levan containing by estimation about twenty aeres be the same more or less with its appurtenanees, to hold to her the said Mary Kutz and the heirs of her body lawfully begotten to her, and their own proper use and behoof forever always exeepting and reserving the mill dam and mill raee, privilege for the use of the mill forever but if my daughter Mary should die before she marries or without issue then said home lots of ground and said land shall be valued by three indifferent persons, and the valuation thereof shall be divided between my other children each and equal share and my son George shall have the refusal of said land and house if he chooses to aeeept of it at said valuation. If he will not aeeept of it, then my son Dewalt shall have the refusal thereof, if he sees fit, to keep it at sueh valuation ; then he shall pay to his brother and sister then living or their heirs their respective shares agreeable to such valuation and on payment of the same shall hold and enjoy the same as his own proper right and estate and the heirs of his body lawfully be- gotten to him and their use and behoof forever and if my son George aeeept of it then he shall pay to his brother and sister if living their re- spective shares according to sueh valuation and to their heirs, if not living, and hold and enjoy the same as his own proper right and estate for him and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten to him and their own proper use and behoof forever.
Item :- I give and bequeath unto my son Dewalt above named all and singular my town ealled Kutztown situate in the Township of Maxatawny aforesaid with all the appurtenances thereunto belonging, in lots and out lots, except the lot above mentioned bequeathed unto my daughter Mary as the same is now laid out and settled agreeable to the plan thereof with all the rents, ground issue, and profits thereof, which is yearly to be paid ; the possession thereof to hold to him, the said Dewalt, his heirs and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten to him, and their own proper use and behoof forever. But if my son Dewalt should die before he marries or without issue then the sums arising from said town shall be equally divided year and every year among my other children then living, caeh an equal share, until my son Georges eldest son shall arrive to the age of twenty one years, if he has male issue. But if my son George shall have no male issue, then after his deeease the said town shall be sold by publie auction or vendue to the highest bidder free and elear of all ground rents, and the money arising by virtue of said sale shall be equally divided amongst the heirs then living. that if my son George should have male issue then his eldest son at the age of twenty one years shall hold and enjoy the said town and receive the rents, issue and profits thereof for him and his wife and behoof and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten as fully and amply as mv son Dewalt shall hold the same in his life time.
And further I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my well beloved and trusty friends George Kemp and Jeremiah Wills my true and lawful excentors of this my last will and tes- tament, giving and granting them full authority by virtue of this my last will and testament to make, seal, and deliver any deed or conveyance
1See lower eut on page 36.
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or other lawful instrument in writing to the holder and possession of my lots in said town that shall not be conveyed to the owner and possession thereof at the time of my decease and giving and granting them full power and authority to make, seal, and deliver and convey unto my daughter Mary and my son Dewalt deeds of lawful conveyance for their respective holdings above mentioned as well as for the respective above mentioned if not conveyed be- fore my deecase, fully and amply and to be of as full force, as if I myself had conveyed them or were personally present, hereby ratifving this and revoking all others, do declare this to be my last will and testament.
Signed, sealed and deliv- ered, published and declared and pronounced to be my last will and testament.
GEORGE KUTZ (Seal)
N. B .- The yearly issue of five pounds men-
tioned to be paid before by my executors in the presence of us :
GEORGE, FISTER, JACOB HERMAN.
Register's office at Reading in Berks County, April 22nd, 1788 appeared George Fister and Jacob Herman, witnesses to the above written will, and upon their solemn oath did severally depose and say that they were present, saw and heard George Kutz the testator thcrein named sign, seal, pronounce, publish and declare the above writ to be his last will and testament and that at the time of doing thereof he was of sound mind, memory and understanding as they verily believe and that the names of said deponents by them respectively subscribed thereto as wit- nesses is each his own proper handwriting donc in the presence of each other at the request of and in the presence of the said testator.
CORAMME HENRY CHRIST, Regr.
KUTZTOWN IN THE WAR OF 1812
During the War of 1812 a company of volunteers, one hundred and thirty in num- ber, was recruited in and around Kutz- town. Gabriel Old, a Lutheran, a deacon of St. John's Union Church, was captain. John Fisher1 was first lieutenant. Other officers were: William Shook, ensign; Ru- dolph Meislin, Isaac Levan, William Graeff,
Baltimore. Arriving at the Susquehanna, Columbia bridge, the company was reduced in number by the transfer of thirty of the men to an other company. Nearing York "they heard the thunder of the enemies' cannon but their courage waxed the strong- er. For their services they received no pay, but afterwards a yearly pension of
B. Armor, sergeants; Daniel Graeff, John Witman, Jacob Lehman, Jacob Longbein, corporals ; Jonas Freyler and William Marx, musicians.
These volunteers left their homes some- time in August, 1814, for the seat of war at
ninety-six dollars. Sometimes for three entire days they had nothing to eat, and, at night, they slept beneath the canopy of the heavens, without any cover except that which the night air wove about them." (Ermentrout). In 1876 the only two sur- viving members of the company were Dan-
1Ermentrout says "John Fister."
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iel Graeff, of Kutztown, and Michael De- Long, of Longswamp.
The following additional items concern- ing the participation in this war by citizens of this section have been collected :
David Hottenstine was brigadier general of the Second Brigade, 1812. (Query-was he a Maxa- awny Hottenstein?). Captain Gabriel Old's com- pany was in Lieutenant-Colonel John Lotz's regi- ment,-Second Regiment, Second Brigade.
The following names of soldiers from this sec- tion of the county are found in the muster roll of Captain John May's company, First Regiment, Second Brigade, commanded by Lieut. Col. Jere- miah Shappell, of Windsor township: Abrahani Kummerer, David Kochel, Daniel Eisenhauer, David Marckel, and John Will, all of Greenwich township.
In the muster roll of Capt. John Mauger's com- Dany, First Regiment are the names of : Dewalt Barrall, Maxatawny: Daniel Bachman, Rich - mond : Jacob Breshall, Greenwich : Joseph Christ- man, Greenwich ; Peter Folk, Greenwich; Jacob George, Greenwich: John Hains, Richmond ; Daniel Heffner, Richmond ; Michael Kaup, Max- atawny : Henry Koehler, Greenwich: George Koehler, Greenwich: Daniel Luckins, Greenwich ; John Poh, Greenwich: Tohn Schoene", Long- swamp: Peter Sidler, Richmond ; and John Sie- der, Greenwich.
In the company of Captain Henry Witlotz, (Shappell's First Regiment) were: Joseph Brit- on, Longswamp; Dewalt Bast, Maxatawny ; Sam- uel Bover, Richmond: John Eck, Longswamp: Andrew Mcmickens, Longswamp: Jacob Neaud . race, Maxatawny; Michael Niess, Longswamp; Tohn Rothermal, Richmond: and Jacob Shell, Richmond.
In Captain Jonathan Jones' company, (Shap- pell's regiment) Henry Hallibach, Greenwich, was the only one enrolled from this section.
In the roster of Captain George Ritter's com- pany, same regiment, the names of the follow- ing soldiers are found: Jacob Brown, Rockland ; John Beam, Rockland ; Henry Berger, Rockland ; John Becker, Rockland; Peter Donberd, Long- swamp; John Emrich, Rockland : Engel Fox, Rockland : Michael Gruber, Rockland ; Henry Hemig, Rockland; George Heist, Rockland : Peter Leas, Rockland ; John Paulies, Rockland; and Herman Ruppert, Rockland.
Captain Gabriel Old's company was almost entirely from this section. Its muster roll at York, from September 1, 1814, to March 5, 1815,
was : Officers-Gabriel Old, captain, Longswamp ; John Fisher, lieutenant, Maxatawny: William Shook, ensign, Greenwich: Rudolph Meislin, first sergeant, Richmond ; Isaac Levan, second ser- geant, Maxatawny; William Graeff, third ser geant, Maxatawny; George Amor, fourth ser- geant, Richmond: Daniel Graeff, first corporal, Maxatawny : John Witman, second corporal, Richmond : Jacob Layman, third corporal, Maxa - tawny ; Jacob Longbien, fourth corporal, Maiden- creek ; Jonas Freyler, fifer, Longswamp: William Marx, drummer, Maxatawny.
Privates :- William Addam, Longswamp; Jon- athan Aker, Maxatawny; Abraham Biehl, Maxa- towny ; Samuel Bushy, Maxatawny; Abraham Boyer, Rockland ; John Bowman, Maidencreek , Andrew Brown, Maidencreek; George Braish, Maxatawny ; Daniel Boyer, Richmond: Ja- cob Danner, Longswamp: Michael DeLong, Maxatawny ; William Dox, Maxatawny; George Esser, Maxatawny; Jacob Eisenhart, Long- swamp; John Fisher, Maxatawny; Jacob Fish- er, Maxatawny; George Fegeley, Maxatawny : Adam Flower, Longswamp: Samuel Flower, Maidencreek : Peter Folk, Longswamp; William Frasher, Richmond : John Frimot, Maxatawny, Jacob Glauser, Rockland; Jonas Gilgart, Maid- encreek; Valentine Geist, Longswamp; Joseph Hoffman, Rockland : Gideon Hoffman, Ruscomb- manor : Peter Hill, Richmond ; Jacob Honsknecht, Greenwich; Jeremiah Hughes, Richmond; John Keyker, Maxatawny: Benjamin Kercher, Maxa- atawny; Jacob Kieffer, Longswamp: John Kimerling, Ruscombmanor; Jacob Kemp, Rich mond ; Samuel Kemp, Richmond : Andrew Kaup, Maxatawny; Nicholas Kreisher, Mai- dencreek ; Daniel Long, Longswamp: Abra- ham Litweilor, Longswamp: Reuben Leiby, Max- atawny ; John Minker, Richmond; Henry Min- ker, Richmond : Philip Miller, Richmond: John Noll, Richmond : George Old, Greenwich ; Jacob Polsgrove, Longswamp; John Reeder, Maxa- tawny: Henry Raff [Rapp], Maxatawny; John Roof [Rapp], Maxatawny; David Rauzan [ Rau- enzahnl, Richmond ; Christopher Rauzan {Rau- enzahn], Richmond : Moses Reifsnyder, Ruscomb- manor ; John Reininger, Ruscombmanor : George Stroup, Maxatawny : Samuel Stout, Mailencreek : Tacob Shaffer. Maidencreek; Nathan Shaffer, Longswamp: John Strome, Richmond: William Simons, Longswamp; John K. Snyder, Rich- mond ; John Snyder, Greenwich ; Andrew Smith, Maidencreek : Michael Sherer, Greenwich; Jacob Wisser, Maxatawny: Jacob Winter, Maiden- creek : Henry Weaver, Longswamp; George Woulison, Maidencreek: Peter Weaver. Green - wich ; Daniel Young, Ruscombmanor ; Benjamin Ziegler, Longswamp.
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KUTZTOWN BOROUGH
By this time Maxatawny township was becoming thickly settled and the village on the Saucony had grown to be a town of considerable size. The citizens of the thriv- ing town along the Easton Road grew im- patient of township government and clam- ored for separate government to be had
only by the erection of the town into a borough. By a special Act of Assembly, this took place on March 1, 1815. The necessary officers were elected at a town meeting held April 7, at the house of Dan- iel Levan, and the government was actually
ROW OF HOMES IN NEW KUTZTOWN, FORMERLY PARK AVENUE
WEST WALNUT STREET, LOOKING EAST
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established by the first meeting of Town Council, April 15, 1815. Kutztown thus became the second borough in the county, Reading, which was the first, being erected in 1783.
THE FIRST HOUSE
The date of erection of the first house in Kutztown is uncertain. Tradition asserts that it was built by George Esser, great grandfather to Jacob B. Esser, former pro- prietor of "The Kutztown Journal" and 'The Kutztown Patriot." One writer thinks it likely that the house was put up "before the land was patented in 1728." This is, however, a most unlikely suppo-
tion of the row of brick houses now abut- ting on the street in that section. In 1857 the building was torn down. Quite recent- ly workmen digging post holes for a fence on the lot of Mrs. Nathan S. Kemp and Llewellyn Angstadt came upon a buried wall, probably the foundation of this first house, though possibly in its second loca- tion.
The accompanying picture is said by the older people of the town, who remember the house well, to be an accurate presenta- tion of the appearance of the old struc- ture, especially in its later years. Like most other houses of the early settlers, this building was a rude and humble one, of logs. The pen-picture of the home of the pioneer drawn by the late Rev. Dr. F. J.
THE FIRST HOUSE IN KUTZTOWN
sition, one practically proved to be tin- founded, because Schultze's map of the Easton Road, 1755, which gives the loca- tion of houses of early settlers all along the road, gives no indication of any build- ing standing at that time in the area now covered by Kutztown. It does, however, show the Saucony, a bridge over it, and the road with all its turns. In addition to this consideration, examination of lists of tax- ables in Maxatawny township for those times fails to show the name of any person by the name of Esser.
This house is said to have stood on the south side of East Main street, somewhat west of the present J. Daniel Sharadin resi- dence. In 1851 it was sold to David Fister and John G. Wink, who removed it to the rear of the lot to make way for the erec-
F. Schantz, applies well to this first Kutz- town house :
"The first log house was a very plain construction. Its sides were of logs; the openings between the logs were filled with clay, often mixed with grass. Windows were of small dimensions. Doors were of- ten of two parts, an upper and a lower, hung or fastened separately. The interior was frequently only one room, with hearth and chimney, with a floor of stone or hard- ened clay, with steps or a ladder leading to the attic, with roughly constructed tables and benches, shelving on the walls and wooden pegs driven into the logs. . The pioneer's house was not complete with- out the large fireplace, often in the center of the building and very often on one side of the house, with hearth and chimney
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erected outside the building, yet joining the same."
This first house on the site of Kutztown was a typical German house. Dr. Johann David Schoepf, in his "Travels in the Con- federation" (1783-1784, published 1788), says :
"The roofs hereabouts are made of shin- gles, for the most part after the German manner-the shingles of one thickness throughout and laid touching each other merely at the sides. The English custom is to make the shingles thinner at one edge, so that the edge of one overlaps that of the next. From the exterior appear- ance, especially the plan of the chimneys,
it could be pretty certainly guessed whether the house was that of a German or of an English family-if of one chimney only, placed in the middle, the house should be a German's and furnished with stoves, the smoke from each led into one flue and so taken off; if of two chimneys, one at each gable end there should be fireplaces, after the English plan." (Vol. i, p. 125).
It may be added as a matter of interest that the house and lot on which it stood was at one time owned and occupied by William Marx, who had been a drummer boy during the Revolutionary War and who was the great-grandfather of the late James H. Marx, Esq.
THE BOROUGH INCORPORATED
Kutztown was incorporated as a borough March 1, 1815, by An Act of the Legis- lature, Act similar to the Act of 1783, by which Reading was incorporated into a borough. Henry Heist and Jacob Levan were appointed to supervise the first elec- tion at the house of Daniel Levan. Henry Heist was elected burgess. The other officers were: Town Council, Jacob Levan, Esq., (president), Moth Wilson, Dewalt
Wink, Peter Gift, George Fister, Jonathan Grim, and John Kutz; Jacob Levan (mer- chant ), treasurer ; James Scull, town clerk ; Solomon Kutz, collector; Jacob Humbert and George Breyfogel, supervisors ; George Bieber and Thomas Lightfoot, regulators ; Jacob Graff, High Constable.
The following list comprises the Chief Burgesses and Town Clerks since 1816:
Term
Burgess
Clerk
1816-17
Dewalt Bieber
James Scull
1818
Daniel Levan
John Fister
1819
George Breyfogel
John Fister
1820-21
George Breyfogel
James Donagan
1822
Henry Heist
James Donagan
1823
John Kutz
James Donagan
1824
Joitathan Prime
Lloyd Wharton
1825-26
John Palsgrove
James Donagan
1827
Jacob Esser
James Donagan
1828
Geo. A. Odenheimer
James Donagan
1829
John Fister
James Donagan
1830
Daniel Bieber
James Donagan
1831
John Palsgrove
James Donagan
1832
John Fister
James Donagan
1833
Peter Gift
Henry Heist
1834
John Fister
James Donagan
1835
John Fister
George Bieber
1836
William Heidenreich
George Bieber
1837
Peter Gift
Wm. F. Sellers
1838
George Bieber
Wm. F. Sellers
1839
Daniel Bieber
Wm. F. Sellers
1840
Tohn V. Houck
Wm. F. Sellers
1841
Dr. William Bieber
David Neff
1842
William Heidenreich
David Neff
1843
William Heidenreich
George Hortzell
1844
Jacob Graeff
Wm. S. Bieber
1845
George Bieber
Wm. S. Bieber
1846
Daniel Bieber
Wm. S. Bieber
1847
William Heidenreich
Wm. S. Bieber
1848
Daniel Bieber
Wm. S. Bieber
1849
David Fister
Wm. S. Bieber
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Term
Burgess
Clerk
1850
Daniel B. Kutz
Wm. S. Bieber
1851
David Levan
Wm. S. Bieber
1852
Jacob Graeff
Henry C. Kutz
1853
Reuben Sharadin
Wm. S. Bieber
1854
. John Fister
James M. Gehr
1855
Daniel B. Kutz
H. B. VanScheetz
1856
ยท Fayette Schaedler
J. D. Wanner
1857-58
Hiram F. Bickel
J. D. Wanner
1859
J. S. Trexler
James M. Gehr
1 860
B. H. Kutz
J. D. Wanner
1861
. William Helfrich
J. D. Wanner
1862
. Jacob Sunday
J. D. Wanner
1863-64
C. H. Wanner
J. D. Wanner
1865-66
David Fister
J. D. Wanner
1867
David Fister
A .- C. Beidelman
1 868-69
Paul Hilbert
H. H. Schwartz
1870
John Humbert
H. H. Schwartz
1871
David Fister
J. D. Wanner
1872
Lewis Hottenstein
Jonas Hoch
H. H. Schwartz 1873-74
E. D. Bieber 1875
1876
S. S. Schmehl
J. H. Marx
1877
John M. Graeff
J. H. Marx
1878
R. Dewalt
J. H. Marx
1879
Walter B. Bieber
J. D. Wanner
1880
Walter B. Bieber
J. H. Marx
1881-82
D. W. Sharadin
T. D. Wanner
1883-84
D. r. Bieber
T. D. Wanner
1885
Walter B. Bieber.
I. D. Wanner
1886
Walter B. Bieber
J. D. Wanner
1887
T. D. Sharadin
J. D. Wanner
1888
J. B. Esser.
J. D. Wanner
1889
Dewalt F. Bieber
T. D. Wanner
1890
Reuben Dewalt.
.T. D. Wanner
1891
Conrad Gehring
T. D. Wanner
1892
. Conrad Gehring
J. D. Wanner
1893
Conrad Gehring.
T. D. Wanner
1894
Conrad Gehring
T. D. Wanner
1895
Conrad Gehring.
J. D. Wanner
1896
Conrad Gehring.
J. D. Wanner
1897
John R. Gonser.
.H. W. Saul
1898
John R. Gonser.
H. W. Saul
1899
John R. Gonser
T. H. Marx
1900
Chas. D. Herman.
J. H. Marx
190I
Chas. D. Herman.
J. H. Marx
1902
Chas. D. Herman
.Chas. R. Wanner
1903
C. I. G. Christman.
Albert S. Heffner, Chas. R. Wanner
1004
C. I. G. Christman
Albert S. Heffner
1905
C. I. G. Christman
Albert S. Heffner
1906
T. T. Fritch.
Albert S. Heffner
1907
T. T. Fritch.
Albert S. Heffner
1908
T. T. Fritch.
Albert S. Heffner
1909
T. T. Fritch.
Albert S. Heffner
1910
H. W. Saul.
Albert S. Heffner
19II
H. W. Saul.
Albert S. Heffner
1912
H. W. Saul.
Albert S. Heffner
1913
H. W. Saul.
Albert S. Heffner
1914
N. Z. Dunkelberger.
. Geo. W. Bieber
1915
N. Z. Dunkelberger.
Geo. W. Bieber
FIRST MINUTES OF TOWN COUNCIL
April 15, 1815-At a meeting of the town council present, Jacob Levan, Esq., Motheral Wilson, Dewalt Wink, Peter Gift, George Fister, Jonathan Grim and John Kutz, they having all previously taken the oath prescribed by law, proceeded to the election of their president, and the appoint- ment of their other officers, when Jacob Levan, Esq., was elected president; Tacob Levan, merchant, treasurer ; James Scull, town clerk, Solomon Kutz, collector : Jacob Humbert and George Breyfogel, supervis-
ors. Mr. Heist who had been elected chief burgess, finding it contrary to an Act of Assembly that expressly points out that any person holding a post under the United States shall be incapable of holding office in this State; Mr. Heist being the post- master in this place, cannot serve, he there- fore resigns. Adjournment to meet on the 22nd instant.
STRINGENT REGULATIONS BY COUNCIL
January 20, 1818. First. No company or rabble of minors shall gather in streets,
J. D. Wanner
Daniel Hinterleiter
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lanes or alleys or in any public house or other place atter 8.30 in the evening during winter months or after 9 o'clock in sum- mer months, behaving in disorderly man- ner, disturbing the peace or spoiling or damaging any property. Fine $2.00, one half to go to informer and the other half to borough.
Second. No person shall burn gun pow- der or any other material made of powder or other combustibles, nor fire or discharge a gun or other firelock within the limits of borough, nor be found smoking segars after dusk. Fine, same as above.
Third. Any person or persons found playing cards, dice or any other unlawful game in any public or private house or any other place or building shall be fined $4.00. The High Constable shall bring such offend- ers before the Chief Burgess.
Fourth. The attention of persons al- lowing such irregularities in their homes shall be brought before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Berks.
June 19, 1818, Council ordered and or- dained :
First. That no person shall be suffered to make fire or burn carpenter's shavings or any other material whatever before their doors, in the streets, lanes or alleys, or on their premises within the limits of the bor- ough of Kutztown. Penalty, $2.00.
Second. No tin or coppersmith or any other person shall be suffered to throw or carry pieces or fragments of tin before their doors, in the streets, lanes or alleys within the limits of said borough. Penalty, $2.00.
Third. No bones, heads or feet of cat- tle or any other nuisance be suffered, be thrown to remain or suffered to putrify or be offensive in the streets, lanes or alleys within the borough. That every butcher or other persons on suffering or throwing such nuisance on their premises or before the doors in the streets, lanes or alleys, after ten days notice being given, shall pay a fine of $2.00.
September 9, 1833, An Ordinance on Combustible Matches or Crackers :
An ordinance was reported that no per- son or persons shall be allowed to sell or keep for sale any combustible matches, (commonly called crackers).
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