Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-05-19

! liable TO nne Of not less than one nor more
than fifty dollars and costs of suit, for thus
assembling as is prohibited and declared
unlawful in the fifth section Of this Ord-
nance, and such person or persons when
commanded to dispense from the assembly
herein prohibited by said Marshal or his US
sistants aud on neglect or refusal to dis
Perse by him or them, it shall be lawful for
said Marshal to arrest him or them, and
coniine them until the ensuing day and
bring him, her or them before the Mayor, TO
answer for violation of this ordinance
and in case the proprietor of any ale house.
beer house, beer hall dance house, brewery,
or keeper OF any inclosnre, or premises, re-
fuses, or neglects to turn out and eject all
persons unlawfuily assembled as il. in this
Ordinance provided, when Commanded by
the. Marshal. BIZ. ads or assistants. and to
close up said premises, house or enclosure
for the day and night ensuing, such person
or persons shall be taken into custody and
kept ia confinement It'll the ensuing day.
when the Mayor Of said City shall hear and
determine the guilt and innocence of said
person or person or persons in refusing or
neglecting to close up said hou es, premises
or enclosures, at the time of the arrest of
the person or persons having in charge
said houses, premises or enclosures the
Marshal shall cause the::same to be clos
ed and kept closed until the following day
at 8 O'Clock A. 81. On the examina.
hon before the Mayor, if it shall be ascer-
taihed that suci, person o. persons had
charge oil said premises, houses or enclo-
sures, and that he or they when commanded
refused or neglected TO obey the Marshal,
his aids and assistants, said person or per-
sons shall pay nlfne in addition to any other
liability that he or they may have occurred,
of fifty dollars aed costs of suit.
SEc. Z. BE it further enacted, That il
shall be unlawful for any person or per-
sons 10 throw, deposit, or c1use TO be placed |
any nuisance known to the law. anywhere
within the city limits on Mississippi river !
within said city limits without first haying
obtained a special permit or authority from
the Mayor or Msrahal in writing, nor then |
If the deposiling ofthe same shall endanger
the health or safety of the inhabitants OF /
said city under thepenalty ola fine of not less
than one, nor more than fifty dollars with |
costs of suit, to be recovered as o,he, fines !
for violation oil the ordinances OF said CITY |
are recovef ed and such person SO fined shall |
be liable for the costs and charges OF re.
uOFai " silu huisdHCe Is Is PROVIDED IN /
this ordnance.
SEcT. S. Be il further enacted, That no I
ordinance, or part OF an ordinance or liza I
bilty TO fine, shall b. affected by the !
passage OF this ordinance unless directly !
conflicting herewith; in tina, case this or
dinance shall take precedent, and if not re-
pugnant, both shall stand and be in force /
A refusal or neglect Of the Marshal to exc
cute and perform all the duties required Of !
him BIZ the provisions of this ordinance shall /
be suit cicnt Cause for his removal from /
Office. /
Seer. 81 Be il further enacted, That anv /
assembling of persons III any street, lane,
alley, public place or building, public square /
or grounds, los or on private properly en- |
closed or uneneosed, on the Mississippi /
river or on the bank If the river for The /
purposes Of being epgaged as aforesaid, and
which is in this ordinance declared nuis |
ance, whether Intentionally or otherwise, !
is declared public nuisance, and the Mar {
shall shall ubate, remove and prevent the /
same, in the same manner and with the like
effect as is provided in tits ordinance ia sim
liar cases where the same is in private I
building, dance house, beer house, or house
OF i'll fame.
Passed and approved, May 18th, 1855.
ENOS TiCHENOR, \
Mayor.
Attest: B. b. WOODWARD. !
Clerk