Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-05-11
A. HART, Recorder
Iowa City, May 9Th. 1853.

AN ORDINANCE regulating exhibitions,
shows, and ether performances.
SECTION l. Be II ordained by the City Council
of Iowa City. That any person desiring to ex-
hibit, or show for gain, within the corporate
limits OF Iowa City, any animal show, circus
Torrance, except Of q purely literary or scien-
tiic character, may make application TO the
mayor for license for that purpose.
SEQ. 2. The mayor shall fix the sum to be
paid for such license, which shall not be less
than ten nor more than one hundred dollars for
each performance or exhibition, and upon re
ceving the treasurers receipt for such sum he
shall issue license to such applicant stating
the name of the applicant and character of the
exhibition or show and the number of such ex-
hibtions; for which the mayor shall be entitled
to fee Of fifty cents, to be paid by the appli-
cant.
SEC. 3. Any person exhibiting any show,
circus riding, theatrical. or other performance,
within the limits of the corporation, for gain,
without having first obtained such license shall
upon conviction thereof, be fned in any sum
not less than twenty nor more than enc hum
bred dollars, and costs of suit.
SEC 4. It shall be the duty of The mayor to
cause all furniture animals and apparatus OF
any kind whatever, belonging to, or in the pos
session Of any person or persons who may cx
hibit any circus riding theatrical, or other per-
Torrance, contrary to the provisions OF this
act. 10 be attached and hold the same subject
to any order which may be made by the mayor,
in action for the recovery OF the fines in this
ordinance speclhed
Sec 5. This ordinance to::take effect and be
in force from and after its publication accord
J. P. DE FOREST, Mayor.
A. HART. Recorder. -
Iowa City. May 2, 1853.
AN oRDINANCE LAYING a tax on dogs and
preventing their running at large at certain
times.
SECTION L. Be it ordained by the Council of
Iopa City, That there shall be paid by the per-
son owning, keeping. or having the care of any
dog or slut, within the city, the following an
nual tax thereon. to-wlt: on each dog or sPay-
ed slut OF more than two months old, one dol.
lar; on each slut of more than two months old,
five dollars.
SEC. 2 1t shall be the duty of the assessor
when taking the annual assessment, to assess
to every person owning, keeping. or having the
care Of any dogs or sluts, the number which
such person may have.
SEC. g. Whenever the mayor considers that
the public safety requires it. he may, by pro-
clamation in the newspaper in which the city
ordinances are published, order all the dogs or
sluts within the city to be confined and kept
from running at large, for any length OF time
not less than one nor more than three months;
and it shall be the duty Of the marshal to kill,
or cause to be killed. any dog or slut found at
large within the city during the time in any
auch proclamation mentioned: an any person
owning, keeping or having the care of any dog
or slut, permitting it to run at large at any
such time, shall pay fine Of not less than one
nor more than twenty five dollars, together
with costs OF suit.
SEC. A. This ordinance shall be in force and
take effect from and after its publication &C.
cording to law.
J.P. DE FOREST, Mayor.
A. HART. Recorder.
Iowa City. May 2, 1853.