[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Meeting of
the Town of Barre 3-6-1899 ATM, Art. 13. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall permit any goat, sheep, swine,
horse, cow, or any other neat cattle or fowl of any kind or description
belonging to him or her, or under his or her control, to go at large
in any of the streets, lanes or avenues in this town; but this bylaw
shall not affect the right to use the lands within the limits of the
highway adjoining his or her deeded property.
No person shall behave in a rude or disorderly
manner, or use any indecent, profane or insulting language in any
of the public streets, or other public places in the town, or near
any dwelling house therein, or be or remain on any sidewalk or near
any doorstep, portico or other projection from any such buildings
to the annoyance of other persons. And no person shall make any indecent
figure nor write any indecent or obscene word or words upon any building,
structure or public place in this town, nor deface, break or injure
in any manner any fence, post, sign, street lantern or lamppost, building,
or structure, or commit any nuisance upon any sidewalk or any other
place resorted to by the public, or against any tree, shrub or structure
adjoining a sidewalk.
Three or more persons shall not continue to
stand or lounge near to each other on any sidewalk, street or street
crossing, or in any public place in this town, in such manner as to
obstruct a free passageway for passengers, or to discommode them in
passing by, nor shall they conduct themselves in a rude or disorderly
manner.
No person shall play at ball or fly any kite
or balloon or throw stones or other missiles in or upon any public
street in the center village of the town.
[Amended 6-15-2021 ATM, Art. 20]
No person shall coast, course or slide on any
sled or sleigh in any of the public streets without permission of
the Select Board, and in granting such permission they shall designate
such streets or parts of a street, and such hours of the day or evening
in which such sliding or coasting shall be allowed.
[Amended 6-15-2021 ATM, Art. 20]
In the observance of the anniversary of our
national independence the bells of the churches in the central village
shall not be rung before sunrise on the fourth day of July, or on
the following day when the observance comes on that day, nor after
8:00 in the evening of said days. And in such observance, except by
special permission of the Select Board, no person shall during the
hours of either night fire any cannon or cannon cracker or other loud
explosive; nor shall anyone, in such observance, behave himself in
a rude and disorderly manner, or mutilate or deface or destroy any
sign, sign post, guideboard, or other structure.
[Amended 6-15-2021 ATM, Art. 20]
Any citizen may and the Select Board and Constables
shall prosecute every violation of the foregoing bylaws before any
Trial Justice in the County of Worcester or before any other court
having jurisdiction, and each violation of these bylaws shall, upon
conviction of the party or parties violating them, be punished by
a fine of not less than $2 nor more than $20.
