Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-19
Al oriin,,., Generating Naisaa.ss.


Sc. /. Be il enacted by the City Couaci!
Of the City OF Davenport That IN all cases
wen no provision 10 made BY Ordinance
defining what are uusanees and how the
slme may be removed abated or prevented,
il addition 10 wha, may BIZ declared such
IN this Ordnance, that which IS kno1u 10
the Common I.w OF the land and the
Ssaigles OF Iowa, as nuisances, may IN case
the same exist within the City limits OF
D4yenpJrt, be treated as such and proceed.
ID agiiAst. AL in this ordinance provided,
SIC . That when 4 nuisance exists as
Is contemplated in th IS ordinance, II shall
b.. the dnty OF the Marshal, when apprised
u. the same, By the Mayor, OF any Alder
man of said CITY, forthwith to cause the
SAM 10 BE- removed, abated or its further
existence OF spread prevented. And where
there is no Ordinance on the subject detin-
ing how the same shall be prevented, abat-
ri or removed. the same stall be done at
the expense Of the person placing the same
10 the city OF suffering the same to exist on
or abOu, their premises At his, her, or thei1
instance, and for all abaiing and removing
Of nulsances under this or any other ord-
nance, By the proper officer or under ms IN
suuctlOn, the person or persons, whose
duty il should have been to remove or abate
the sam :, shall pay all reasonable costs and
charges for the same, together with twenty
per cent, added thereto as a compensation
to the proper officer for removing the same,
and on neglect or refusal 70 pay the same,
,uch person or persons shall BE- liable TO
hae Of not less than double the amount OF
such costs and charges and costs Of suit 10
be recovered before the Mayor Of said city
as other zines are rec covered, and he, she, or
they may stand committed by the Mayor
until such fine and costa are paid
SEC 3 Be it further enacted, That
when the Marsh Il shall notify any person
OF persons that a nuisance exists in, about,
OF on his her, or their premises, that he,
sie, or they are required 10 removs, ahate,
or prevent the same, such person or per-
sons may have the same inquired into wheth-
er they are liable To remove, nbate or pre-.
vent said nuisance by forthwith notifying
he Marshal or his agent Of the fact, and
giving notice to the May or Of said City with
IN six hours that he, she. or they are not
liable to comply with the order OF the
Marshal or his agent, and that he, she or
they desire that the same be enqurcd into
said notice to said Mayor TO be in writing
and signed BY the party denying that it is
his, her or their duty To remove, abate or
prevent said nuisance.
SEC. 1. BE It further enacted, That il
shall be the duty of the said Mayor on his
receiving the notice in said third section
mentioned, forthwith to inquire into TIE
sane, 10 take testimony in the matter
and determine the same as the very right
the case as is in this ordinance, and the
laws OF the land may require. And in case
SAID Mayor shall tiud that il is the duty #
such person or persons requiring such in
qnfy TO be made to remove, abate or prevent
such nuisance, TO enter fine of not less
'han live dollars and costs of suit gainst
such persons, and also an order to the M ar
shall Of said City forthwith 10 remove, abate
or prevent such nuisance aud such person
Oh persons shall pay double the amount of
the costs aud charges for such abating, re-
ino7al aud preventing as is provided in the
second section of this ordinance and to be
recovered in like manner.
SEC, B. That all dance houses, beer
houses, brcweries, beer halls, houses of i'll
,ame' grcs shops, drinking saloons, where
'vef' ale, porter cider or alcoholic drinks,
whether the same be alcoholic in part, or
'nlSed liquors having part alcohol or intoxi-
ea''n2 liquors by any other name, where
people shall resort on the first day of the
week COMMONLY called Sunday. for the pur-
pose OF drinking, dincing. card.playing
sa'nesoi amusement, wrestling, shooting
nshlng' or where persons do assemble
whether with that intention of otherwise
Sh sad iirst day or the week, md shall
aancc' waltz play cards, games of amu.e
'hehs' OF conduct themselves in bolster,
Jus manner, BY making loud and unusual
"o'se'' or playing Of musical instruments
a,e hereby declared unlawful, and such
Place or places, the tenements, houses ant
premises are declared nuisances and sha,
ussOated as is herein provided in this Ord
nance and If necessary, the Marshal o
a'u '',y may command and use the polio,
n .,se OF said City in abating, removing c
p,.yenung such nuisances on said first da,
cue she week commonly called Sunday.
Slo. D. BE It further enacted, That an,
VII PERSONS, personsilvs 'shall each b