The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-04-19

rubbish of any kind or any other article or thing
to the obstruction, annoyance injury to the pass
age or re-passage of such sidewalk, street or alley
and shall suffer the same to remain on such side
walk, street or alley for the space of one hour
every such person or persons, for such offence
shall be punished by fine, not less than one moi
more than FIVE dollars, and for every twenty -four
hours the same is suffered to remain thereafter
such person or persons shall be punished by fine
of five dollars, provided on Front, Beeson and
Commercial Streets, such obstruction. ANNOYANCE
or injury shall be so placed, put or left on such
sidewalks more than three feet from the line Of
the lot or lots adjoining such sidewalk and pro-
vlded. also mat anv such person or persons so
offending have been previously notified by the
Marshal to remove the same.
ORD. 8. Be it further ordained and established
by said Board of Trustees: That no person shall
place or cause to be placed, any materials for
building IN or upon any sidewalk, street or alley,
without a written permit from the President or
Marshal, and any person or persons violating this
ordinance, shall forfeit and pay fine not less than
one nor more than FIVE dollars for each offence,
and the penalty of one dollar for every day the
same shall remain In or upon any side or cross
walk, street or alley.
ORD. 4. Be it further ordained and established
by said Board of Trustees: That the President and
Marshal are hereby authorized to grant permission
to place and keep building materials in any of the
streets or alleys, but such permission shall not
exceed longer period than six months, nor
authorize the obstruction of any side or cross walk,
nor more than half the carriage way opposite the
lot where such building is being erected. The
permit may be revoked by the Board of Trustees
at any regular meeting of the same
ORD s. Be it further ordained and established
by said Board of Trustees: That any person to
whom such permission is granted as aforesaid,
shall cause all building materials and rubbish
arising therefrom to be removed from the street
alley at or by the expiration of the time limited
under the penalty of three dollars for each and
every days neglect to do the same after the ex-
piration of the time aforesaid.
ORD 6. Be it further ordained and established
by said Board of Trustees That all trees hereafter
planted or set out upon any sidewalk, shall be
placed within two feet from the outer edge of the
walks and any person violating this ordinance shall
forfeit and pay penalty of five dollars for each
offence, and in case of neglect or refusal to remove
the same when required by the Marshal so to do
it shall be lawful for said Marshal to remove the
same at the expense of the party offending.
ORD. 7. Be it further ordained and established
by said Board of Trustees That all htching,
awning, sign other post shall be set on the outer
edge of the sidewalk, otherwise they shall be
deemed nusances and shall be forthwith removed
by the Marshal.
by said Board of Trustees That if any person shall
drive any horse or horses or any vehicle along any
sidewalk, or moderately ride or drive any horse
horses in any street in said village, such person
more than FIVE dollars.
ORD. g. BE it further ordained and established
by said Board of Trustees: That it shall not be
lawful for any person or persons to obstruct any
eross-walks in said village of Dowagiac, with
animals, vehicles or any other hindrances or OBJ
structions whatever, under penalty of one dollar
for each offence.
by said Board of Trustees: That it shall not be
lawful for any person Except the thereof to
cut, mangle, disfgure.or write upon any building,
fence or WALL or to cut, mange or break any fence,
or cut, mangle, break down or pull up any tree or
trees which may have been reserved for shade
trees which have been set out for that purpose,
on the sidewalks, cemetery church yadr. park
public place on the premises of any person. or
to tie any horse horses cattle to any fence
shade tree within the limits of the village of
Dowagiac, on pain of paying fine not to exceed
fifty dollars.
ORD. IL. Be it further ordained and established
by said Board of Trustees: That the President,
Marshal and one Physician, annually appointed by
the Board of Trustees, shall constitute Board of
Health whose duty it shall be to cause the removal
and abatement of all nusanceS which in their
opinion may be detrimental to the health of the
and shall have authority to enforce the
laws of this State provided in chapter 3d. title
s of the revised Statutes and the amendments
thereto.
ORR. H. Be it further ordained and established
lawful for any person to erect or continue prlyy,
hog-sty, cow-pen or stable, near 70 another lot
within said village, materially to injure the
health or comfort of any person occupying such
other lot or lots or any part thereof, land If any
person shall so erect or continue such PRIV, hog
sly or stable,) and shall not remove the same or
the injury occasioned thereby, when requested by
the Marshal so to do, such person for such neglect
or REFUSAL shall forfeit and pay fine not less than
one nor more than five dollars.
ORD 13. Be it further ordained and established
by said Board of Trustees: That if any person
in his or her family or employ, to place, deposit
and leave any dead animal or any substance or
thing, which is may become nuisance upon
any sidewalk. street or alley, or upon any lot or
lots within the limits of this Corporation, such
person shall forfeit and pay fine of not less than
two nor more than twenty dollars for each offence
Ord IA. Be it further ordained and established
by said Board of Trustees: That it shall be un-
lawful for any horse kind, mule or ass to run at
large within the limits of the Corporation OF said
village of Dowagiac, and the Marshal is hereby
required to cause to be empounded, all such animal
or animals found running at large within the
streets or alleys, or on any public or unoccupied
grounds, or upon the premises owned or occupied
by any person within said village, not belonging
to the owner or owners of such animal or animals;
and when any such animal or animals shall be thus
if the owner or owners are known by
the Pound Master, he shall forthwith, personally
notify such owner owners of the same, and If
such owner or owners are not known by said
Pound Master, he shall forthwith give notice by
posting at three of the most public places in said
village giving in such notice, description of
such animal animals near as may be, and
every owner of any such animal or animals, which
has been thus empounded shall pay to the Mar
shall for the use of said village before he or they
shall be entitled 70 receive any such animal or
animals, the sum of two dollars per head and
shall also pay at the rate of seventyve cents per
head for each days expense that such animal or
animals shall be kept and retained in such Pound,
and in case the owner owners of such animal or
animals, shall not remove the same from such
Pound and pay the expense and podndage as afore-
said within five days after the empounding and
notice as aforesaid, of any such animal or animals
it shall. and may be lawful for the Marshal of said
village, to sell such animal or animals at public
auction, first giving six days notice of such sale
BY posting up notices thereof in three of the most
public places in said village, and he shall pay the
money arising from such sale to the Treasurer Of
said village who shall refund the surplus money if
any there shall be to the owner owners of such
animal or animals after paying the expenses of
keeping, sale and poundages as aforesaid.
ORD. Is Be it further ordained and established
by said Board of Trustees: That it shall not be
lawful for cows, oxen, beifers other neat cattle
to run at large, to the damage of any person, in
any street, alley, lane park or other public place.
on the premises of any person Except the owner
of such cattle.) by consent of the owner of such
premises within the limits of the Corporation of
the village of Dowagiac, between the first day of
November aud the first day of April of each md
every year, and the Marshal is hereby authorized
and required, upon complaint of the damaged
party, to cause to be empounded all such cattle,
and when any such cattle shall be thus empounded,
if the owner or owners are known by the Pound
Master, he shall forthwith personally notify such
owner or owners OF the same, and if such owner
or owners are not known by said Pound Master he
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