Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-09-23
TOWN ORDINANCE.
No. 16.
AN ORDINANCE to aba,e and prevent
Nuisances in the town of Du Buque..

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SECTION. 1. Be it ordained by the President
and Trustees of the Town of Du Buque, That
| if any person or persons shall hereafter place,
or cause to be placed, in or upon any street, al
ley, orpublic square, within the corporation
limits Of sad Town, any filth, rubbish, OBJ
lstruction, dead animal or animals, or any nui-
Isance Whatever. -hes she. or they, SO offending,
shall folfeit and pay, for the use of said town,
IA fine Of not more than ten nor less than two
dollars, to be recovered as hereafter directed.
SEC. 3. And be it further ordained, That ii
any person or persons shall permit any NUS
ance or offensive thing or fixture to remain on
his, her, or their possessions, OF after placing
or causing TO he placed in or upon any street,
alley, or public square, within the corporate
limits ofsaid Town of Du Buque, any filth,
rubbish, obstruction, or nuisance, after receiv-
ing two days notice from the Marshal Of said
Town to remove the same, il he, she, or they
neglect to comply with said notice, it shall
then be the duty of said Marshal to cause the
same to be removed at the expense of such
person or persons, which expense, together
witt, fee of FIVE dollars to the said Marshal
shall be recoverable by action Of debt as here
matter directed.
Sec. 3. And be it further ordained, Thatany
slaughter house in the said Town Of Du Buque,
which shall be suffered to become filthy and
uncean, or from which shall be thrown in or
upon any street, alley, or lot in the said Town.
any offals, heads or shanks of any dead ami
mails, shall be deemed nuisance, and may
be abated by judgment Of the President and
Trustees of said Town of Du Buque.
| SEC. 4. And be it further ordained, That if
any owner or occupier of any slaughter house
as aforesaid, which shall not be kept clean AMI
sweet, or from which any meats, hides, oflals,
blood, heads or shanks shall be cast forth into
any street, alley, or lot as aforesaid, or in
which either of the same shall be suffered to
remain until they become putrid or send forth
a nolsome smell, every such owner or occu-
pant shall be deemed guilty of creating nuis-
ance, and shall, for every such offence, forfeit
and pay, tor the use of said Town, fine of
ten dollars, and the further sum of one dollar
for every hour the same shall be suffered to re-
main alter notice thereof given in writing to
such owner or occupant by the Marshal of said
Town.
SEC. 5. And be it further ordained, That 1t
shall be the duty of the Marshal of said Town
OF Du Buque, either upon complaint to him or
from personal view Of any violation of ordin-
ance to report the same forthwith to the Presi-
dent OF the Board of Trustees of said Town.
SEC. 6. And be it further ordained, That all
fines, penalties. and forfeitures accrung under
this ordinance, may be sued for and recovered
by an action of debt before any justice of the
peace for the county ofDu Buque, in the name
OF the President and Trustees of the Town of
Du Buque.
This ordinance to take effect and be in force
from and after the Sd day of October next.
THOS. C. FASSITT, Pres't.
Passed, Sept. 10th, 1887.
CHAs. CoRKERY, Clerk.