The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-02-13
NuiSances.

Judge Maxwell, in delivering his
charge to the Grand Jury Of the District
Court, at pes MONIES, on the I'd inst.
gave the following definition of iudicta-
hle nnisannes.
he last sub, 1,ect to which | shall call
your attention is that of nuisances, which,
Is defined partly in chapter 1T, and
partly in chapter 81 of the Revision. A
nuisance is anything which occasions
noNions eNhalations, offensive smells.
or other annoYances which become iniu-
rious and dangerous to the health, COM
fort or property Of individuals or the
public. y collection of otial, filth or
noisome substances III any place to the
prejudice OF othey; obstructing high
ways by fences, buildings or otherwise.
These are the general definitions of nui-
sances. All such offensive places. wheth
Ell in the city, in the street, In a public
highway, or in river, may be indicted
or abateI.
but these are by no means the most
common, nor the most offensive nui-
sances in your county Your own city,
the capital of our State, contains more
than score Of nuisances that are inf
nltely worse, worse in every respect -
] refer to the buildings and places where
Intoxicating liquors are sold as a bevcr-
age. They are worse because they are
located IN the most prominent and pub
lie places in your city; worse, because
they are erected, continued and used by
men OF wealth aud influence; worse, be-
cause they are made the fashionable and
ihVlting places of resort for young men
before they have contracted the vices
that are common among US; worse be
cause they occasion noXious ex IlaIatons,
offensive smells, noisome substances.
ana other annoyances which are iniur
Gus and dangerous to the health, com.
fort and property of individuals. Either
of these would make such nuisance "A,
the law for hundreds of years has orlere,
to be abated. They are worse, becaus,
they are the sure source of nearly all 9th
er crimes; worse, because those wht
, keep them glory in their own infamy
) and openly defy the law, the legislature
the courts and their officers. But the,
are worse than all these, foc mucl
: more Welghty reason, they destroy TIL
, health, property, and life of your people
, If there was public and common nui
e sance anywhere i'll the city, caused b
!, filth or otfal, and II was positivel
l Known that it had induced any conta
, gious or infectious disease, whether an
+ death bad cusned or not, YOU would pro
c ceed with great haste, auI with the Uni
: versal appreciation of the people, to hay
. it ahated and moved from your mias;
: Therefore, when it is positively know
: that some deaths and aggravated a>
# saults With intent to murder, are Undue
), ed annually by the Intoxicating liqua
! houses of your city, how much more III
5 portant it is, that you should proceed !;
' once, not hastily, but with delit
Il crate determination not to be ba
il fled, and have such houses indicted us
is nuisance, aud If found guilty abatet
If The only wonder is that such Il cours
Is would not be appreciated by all good Gil
h izcns.
) '"The owners and keepers of saloon
e have been indicted, convicted and fine
q twice Il year for several years past.
II some fines have been collected and som