Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-12-22
Be it enacted by the City Council ofths city

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Of Davenport,
Sec. l.-That it is hereby declared to be IN
lawful for any Tavern. Coffee House. Ale
House, Beer House, Dance HOUSE, Porter
House, Restaurant or Confectionary 10 cell.
barter. or give away, or cause TO be sold. bar
tered or given away upon the first day OF the
Beer. Porter or other fernented or spiritous
Liquors, or suffer the same to be drank upon
in, or about his, her or their premises.
Sec .2.--That no keeper Of any Tavern. Coffee
House Beer House, Dance House. Bllisrd Ss-
loon, Bowling Alley, Restaurant OF Confsct-
ioaary shall permit or allow any persons to
assemble upon, in or about his, her, Or their
said premises. on said FIRST day Of the week,
for the purpose of drinking. waltxing. card
playing, games Of amusement, wrestling or
shooting.
Sec S.--Any and oil persons shall each in
dividually be liable TO fine Of not lees then
ten dollars for thua assembling. and when
commanded by the Marshal or his assistants,
shall disperse from assembly herein prohibited.
and upon q neglect or refusal on their part to
disperse, said Marshall or his assistants may
arrest al such disobeying his commando
Sec. ALI persons violating sections ono
or two Of this ordinance shall be deemed gull
ty Of misdemesnor, and shall upon convic-
ton thereof. pay fine of not less than fifty,
nor NOR. than two hundred dollars, and shall
be imprls ned 80 days.
Sec. 5-Thst it shsll be the special duty Of
the city Marshal to see that this ordinance IL
strictly enforced, and q failure to discharge
such duty shall be sufficient for his removal
from office.
Sec 6-That Sections %. % and - Of chap.
Al of the Reversed Ordinances be and the
same are hereby repealed.
AID Saddoris was opposed to enacting any
special laws for the $50 called" First day Of the
week; which day he did not consider better
than any other. He thought that If it was
wrong to enact what was mentioned in the
above catalogue Of vices, on Sunday, il was
wrong to do SO any day in the week. He
therefore moved to strike out Of Mr.. Haviland's
amendment the words "the First day Of the
week, it," said he. anybody will second it."
Nobody did second it SO Mr.. Sc motion did
not come before the Council
The ordinance presented by Aid. Ramming
was then adopted.
AID. Andressen offered the following:
WHEREAS, BY the resignation of the Mayor
Of the city of Davenport, . vacancy in this
Office has occurred. Now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, By the City Council Of the city
of Davenport, that due notice be given, and q
special election held on the 3ls: Of December.
1859. for the purpose Of electing Mayor to
fill said vacancy.
Resolved That said election be held on said
dvv, and the polls shall be open to receive bal i
lots in each ward hereinafter designated; and
the persons hereinafter named shall act as
Judges and clerks of said election in the respec
tive wards to which they are herein appointed
to act.
| The polls shall be opened for ballots in the
first ward, at the store of B King; that N. P.
Coates and I. j. Holmes act as Judges. and ] !.
NJ. Tyler act as clerk at said poll
The polls. shall be opened in the second ward
at the house Of Hons Boem. and S. p. Anderson
and H. H. ANDERSEN act as judges. and Charles
The polls shall be opened in the third ward
At the esurt houss. and Il. Rammi1g ~ z Ssd>
doris act as Judges, and J. A. Crandall act as
clerk of said poll.
The polls ehall be opened in the 4th ward ct the
City Hall. and N. Morley and H. b. Evans act
as judges, and d. G. Burwell act as clerk Of
ssid poll.
The polls shall be opened in the fifth ward,
at the Pennsylvania House, and j. A. LIE Claire
and JAS O'Brien act as judges, and E. Y. Lane
as clerk of said poll.
The polls shall be opened in the 9th ward at
Haviands warehouse, and r. Christie and G.
A. Haviland act as judges. and J. Mcbride act
as clerk of said poll.
The polls shall be opened in the respect
i've wards at o'clock A. NJ, and close at 6
o'clock P. NJ.
Aid. Ramming offered the following resolu.
tons:
Resolved, That the City Council Of Daven.
port do hereby agree and bind themselves to
indemnify all and every person who may bid
off any property at the next coming tax sale,
from all loss on account of informalty or illagal
proce edings on the part of the city or its Off
GERS, and in all such cases to refund the none y
paid with interest at 10 per cent.
Eesolved, That the finance committee 10
hereby authorized to make such arrangements
with parties buying city property on tax sale,
tor the payment of purchase money, az they
may deem best for the interest Of the city.
AID Morley offered the following:
Resolved, That the thanks Of this Council
are eminently due, and they are hereby ten
dered, to Hon. EBENEzER Cook, our late Mayor.
for his uniform kindness and gentlemsnly de-
portm ent tow ards the members of this Coun.
Gil and for the able and impartial manner in
which he has discharged the duties of the
Chair for the present and preceding year.
Our warmest wishes for his prosperity and
happiness will follow him, and We regret deep.
" that he has thought proper ct this time ia
tender to the Council his resignstiou.
Adopted.
On motion, adjourned.