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Sec. 164. Cellar, vault and coal-hole openings.

Every cellar, vault or coal-hole opening in a sidewalk shall be
kept closed and the cover thereof securely fastened, except when
the same shall be actually in use by some person immediately
attending the same. For a violation of this section the penalty


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shall be $5 for each offense, if it be committed in the daytime,
and $10 if the same be after nightfall.