The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1858-05-20
Bylaws and Ordinances for the C0rpOr.
alton fthe Village Of UOWagiac.

bylaws and Ordinances for the COrpOr.
alton ofthe Village Of DOwagiacs
ARTICLE |. Be 1t Ordained and established by
the Board of Trustees ofthe Village Of Dowagiac,
and State of Michigan, That the Board of Trustees
shall hold their regular meetings the first Tues
day of each month, at O'Clock T. M. Special
meetings of the Board of Trustees may be called on
the request of the President or any two of the
Trustees, BY the Clerk giving notice to the Trust
ees of such meetings.
ARTICLE q Be it further ordained and estab-
ished by said Board of Trustees, That five menu
bers OF the Board shall constitute quorum for the
transaction of business.
ARTICLE g. Be it further ordained and establish
ed by said Board of Trustees, That the fees for
services of the several officers shall be such as the
Board may from time to time direct.
ARTICLE 4. Be it further ordained and estab-
lished by said Board of Trustees, That it shall not
be lawful for any person persons, to make or to
exhibit any show or shows or to perform any
plays, games, theatrical or other performances or
concerts whatever, or to exhibit any natural or
other curiosities within said corporation for which
pay or compensation shall be required demand
ed of any kind, without having been previously L.
censed so to do by the Trustees of saidvlage, and
any person so offending against the provisions of
this ordinance shall be liable to pay fine not less
than Two more than Fifty Dollars for each Of
fence.
ARTICLE s. Be it further ordained and cstab-
lished by said Board of Trustees, That any three
members of the Board of Trustees shall have pow
err to grant licenses to shows, concerts theatrical
or other performances
ARTICLE 8. Be it further ordained and estab-
lished by said Board of Trustees, That if any per-
son shall place deposit leave or suffer any one
in his or her family employ to place. deposit and
leave any dead animal or any other thing which is
or may become nuisance, in any street, alley, or
on any lot in this corporation, such person shall
forfeit and pay fine of not less than Two nor more
than Twenty Dollars for each and every offence
ARTICLE 7. Be it further ordained and estab-
hshed by said Board of Trustees, That all side
walks ON four rod streets, shall be twelve feet in
width, and on five rod streets, shall be fourteen
feet in width, measuring from the line of the lot.
Article S. BE it further ordained and estab-
lshed by said Board of Trustees, That all trees
hereafter planted or set out upon any sidewalk
shall be placed within not than two feet from
the outer edge of the sidewalk and any person vi
olating this ordinance, shall forfeit and pay the
penalty of not more than five dollars for each
offence, and in of neglect refusal to remove
the same when requested by the Marshal, so to do
it shall be lawful for the Marshal to the
same at the expense of the offending party.
ARTICLE O. BE it further ordained and estab-
shed by said Board of Trustees That all hitclling
sign, awning other post hereafter set, shall be
set on the outer edge of the sidewalk, otherwise
they shall be deemed nuisance, and shall be
forthwith removed by the Marshal
ARTICLE 10. Be it further ordained and estab-
shed by said Board of Trustees, That it shall not
be lawful for any person or persons to mutilate,
uSngufe, XIII or mall, or ald or aDet IN the ntl
tilation, disfguring, killing manning of aav tree
or trees, shrubbery set out growing naturally
in any park, cemetery church yard, street alley,
on other public place, to aid or abet in opening
any public enclosure, by removal of any gate or
gates or any part of the fence thereof, under "a
penalty of not less than two, nor more than fifty
dollars.
ARTICLE IL. De it further ordained and cstab-
lshed by said Board of Trustees That it shall not
be lawful for any fowl, goose or turkey, to at
large in the months of April, May, June, July and
August in each year, within the corporation of the
village of Dowagiac, except on the premises of the
owner of such fowl goose turkey, on pain of
FORGETTING the same to amy person on whose prem
iscs they shall be found.
Article H. BE it further ordained and estab-
lished by said Board of Trustees That it shall not
be lawful for amy swine to at large, within the
limits of the corporation of the village of Dowagac
ARTICLE IL. All swine found either at large in
the streets within the corporation of this village, or
in the yard, garden, or on the premises of any
person within said corporation, Except the prens-
es of the owner of such swine) may be seized,
taken and disposed of in the following manner, at
public auction, by the Marshal of said village, after
giving fOrty-eiYht hours notice of the time and
place of said SALE by posting notices in three OF
the most public places in said village, provided the
owner or owners of such SWINE does not pay to
the Marshal, eighty cents, each and every hog,
forty cents of which shall be paid to the Treasurer
of said village, and forty cents of which may be
retained by the Marshal for his fees for distranng
and selling the same, if the sale of the said
swine, there shall be surplus after paving said
fine and COSTS the same shall be paid tn the
Treasurer for the benefit of the owner of said swine
upon proof satisfactory to said treasurer of the
ownership Of such swine.
ARTICLE H. The seizure of any swine, or other
disposition of the same, under the provisions Of
this ordinance, shall in subject or render
liable this corporation to any expenses therefor,
incidental Herewith