1823 Ohio Acts, at 55, 57-58, ch. 38, § 10 (vol. 22, 1824)

Sec. 10. That the President, Recorder and Trustees, any four of whom, the President or Recorder being one, shall constitute a quorum to do business, and shall have power and authority, to pass and publish all such laws and ordinances, as to them shall seem necessary for the regulating and keeping open the streets and alleys of said town, and for clensing, raising, paving, draining, turnpiking or otherwise keeping the same in repair, and for keeping open and in repair the commons of said town, they shall have power to require the owners of lots in said town, to pave or gravel the side walks, in front thereof, they shall have power to provide for the abatement of and removal of nuisances, for the cleaning of chimneys and the extinguishment of fires in said town, to impose a fine of not more than five dollars, for shooting a gun or running a horse within said town, to adopt such regulations as may by them be deemed necessary to secure the town against injuries by fire, to purchase fire engines, establish fire companies, and prescribe rules for their government; they shall have power to establish and regulate markets, and to establish an assize of bread; they shall have power to licence, regulate or prohibit the exhibition of puppet shews, or other shew or public exhibition within the limits of said town; they shall have power to pass laws to prohibit any description of animals, owned by the inhabitants of said corporation, from running at large in the streets alleys or commons of said town, and for this purpose may pass laws for compounding and selling animals running at large as aforesaid; they shall have power to enforce reasonable fines, on all persons transgressing any of the laws or ordinances by them made, and to make and publish such laws and ordinances as to them shall seem necessary and proper for the health, safety, cleanliness, convenience, morals and good government of said town, and the inhabitants thereof, and also to establish and enforce such laws and ordinances, as may be necessary to exercise any of the powers delegated by this act: Provided, Such laws and ordinances shall not contravene the laws of this state or of the United States.