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Houses of Ill Fame

THE TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE of Lansingburgh do enact and ordain as follows: All persons who shall keep a house of prostitution, or a house for the resort of prostitutes. All persons who shall keep a house or let the… Continue Reading →

“Martial Law in Lansingburgh” (1863)

MARTIAL LAW IN LANSINGBURGH. To our great surprise it has become necessary to declare Martial Law in that dreamy place, that place of repose, Lansingburgh. We are as yet ignorant of any overt act committed by the Burghers of the… Continue Reading →

“An ordinance to prevent the destruction or injury of shade and ornamental trees” (1868)

TRUSTEE’S PROCEEDINGS. Regular Meeting, May 25, 1868. Present—Wm. Allin, Jr., President, and Trustees Spicer, Weaver, Lansing, Eddy and Higgins. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. […] Trustee Spicer moved that the following ordinance be accepted after being… Continue Reading →

“An Act to prevent the killing of Muskrats” (1820)

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4th, 1820. […] The petition of Aaron Noble & Son, and others, of the town of Lansingburgh, and the cities of Troy and Albany, manufacturers of hats, praying for the passage of an act to prohibit the killing… Continue Reading →

Frankfurter licensing (1896)

Five dollars were ordered refunded to Isaac Toor for a license to sell frankfurts, because no one else had observed the law in relation to such a license. “Lansingburgh; The Village Trustees’ Meeting.” Troy Daily Times. July 15, 1896: 4… Continue Reading →

petition for law to prevent selling of books by peddlers from other states (1822)

N. Y. LEGISLATURE. From the Albany Gazette. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. […] Thursday, March 7. Petitions read and referred.—Of the booksellers, stationers and printers of the cities of New-York, Albany and Troy, & the village of Lansingburgh, for a law to… Continue Reading →

Village of Lansingburgh bicycle ordinance (1899)

LANSINGBURGH — A Bicycle Ordinance Adopted by the Village Trustees—A Busy Session—The Fourth Ward Fires—For the Water Supply—Minor Topics. All members of the Village Trustees were present last night when President Skillman rapped for order, and, although sitting together for… Continue Reading →

“furious driving” and “fighting qualities” (1864)

☞ A GOOD COMMENCEMENT.—For years past, the inhabitants of Lansingburgh have been pestered by that intolerable nuisance—furious driving through its avenues. Although the ordinance is very severe in regard to this offence, what is everybody’s business is nobody’s, and the… Continue Reading →

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