Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-06-05
PUBLIC SAFETY, COMFORT AND con-
v~ENTENCE.
Nh Ordinance Regulating Public
Safety, Comfort and
Convenience

A
Convenience.
SEC. /. Be it ordained by the Common Council,
of the city OF Plymouth, that any person being the
owner OF any animal in said city, and convicted Of
having failed to cause such aedth animal with
moved beyond the limits OF said city, or
buried in some proper place, shall be fined there |
tor in any sum not less thai one dollar, nor more
than ten dollars for the original olfense, and in the
sane sum for every twenty-ao1r hours continuance
thereof, after notice received from the Marshall or
other officer of the city, so t., remove the same
provided in case of the kill ns OF such animal
by any known person, other tlan its owner, such
owner shall not be compelled alto remove it; but
the pefSon having Killed the sal ne, shall be reqpif-
ed to remove it, and on conviction OF failing So to
! do, shall be fined therefor, az above specified.
SEC. 2. Any party who shall erect, use, contin-
ne or suffer any nuisance pron blted by this ordi-
nance, after receiving notice to abate the same,
shall on conviction thereof be fined in any sum
not less than three dollars, nor N ore than one hun
dred dollars tor sGcn oHehse, am IN the same sum
for every twenty-foar hours coid nuance, or per-
mission of such nuisance after notice.
SIC 3. No building shah be erected, fitted up,
or used III said city for slaug hterII 9, dressing, or
packing any cattle, calves, sheep, swine or Other
animals, or for ssrainlng or rendering amy lard on
tallow, without u permit therefor, hrSt given by SAID
Council, and such permit shall not be so given,
except for a paeking-house simply, until the appt-
cant therefor shall Rave presented TO said Council
Il petition, signed by 4 majority Of the qualified vo-
:ers OF the ward, wherein such building may be
proposed to he erected, tilted up, or usec as alore-
said, and praying that steh permit be granted.
ANY person VINO snail erect III up OF use, our Sunel
the erection, fitting up or using, on his premises
within said city, any building Tor any OF the pIrpos~
es III this section nameG, anI NlInont sucn permit
from said Council first Obtained Shall upon convlc-
ton thereof, be fined in any sun not less than
three nor more than twenty dollars, and IN a IKE
sum for every twenty-four hours CO utlnuance there
OF, after notice to abate the SAINT.
SEC 4. Any person who shall ausc or suffer
any slut while in heat, to run at large IN sac city,
shall upon conviction thereof, be fined ~ any sum
/ not less than 1itty cents nor more than tan collars.
SEC. 5. Whoever shall fire or cause to be fired
within said city, any gun, pistol, fire crack ers, tor
l pedoes, Or make or caused TO be made, ahv explo-
1 sion with powder or other substance, except IN de-
Tense of his life, liberty, property, or the pre- tectlon
} OF his family, or any member thereof, shah upon
I conviction Tor such otfense, be fined in any sun
, not exceeding ten dollars; provided that the MAYOR
!, ci said city, may upon application, grant spec. al
= permission to fire a cannon and other arms, on TIL,
: Fourth of July, and on other occasions OF public
rejoicing, regulating in such permission, the time
i and place in which firing may be had, and also may
grant to organized infantry, cavalry or artillery
i companies, general permission to discharge the
e firearms adopted by the respective branches Of
l service when upon drill, or performing military
x duty.
SEC. 6. The Marshal or his deputy Police, or
c any member OF the Common Council OF said city,
I or OF the Board OF Health OF said city, may,
and shall from time to time, enter and examine,
between sunrise and sunset, any building, cellar.
lot OF ground, vault, clubhouse or privy, which
Il such officers may know or believe to be foul, damp,
S or otherwise prejudicial to the public health, ana
! may also direct the Cleansing, altering or amending
the same, or the removal of nuisances from, in or
II about such premises, and any person VINO shall re-
IS sist or obStTucJ such officer in the performance of
such duty, or any owner or occupant OF such prenli-
n ses, who shall neglect or refuse TO remove such
nuisance. on direction of any OF such officers to do
IS so, shall for every such offense, be fined in any sum
not less than one dollar nor more than fifty dol
y lars.
n SEC. /. The Mayor of said city, may lawfully is
II sue his proclamation. fOrbidding the running at
large of any and all dogs or bitches in said city, al
any period of the year, when in his opinion, the
public safety or convenience requires. And when
I innC ~ Tnssnd -TfhiD n ~ ~ euE said nTtN q r. ~ zrul
n proclamation, the Marshall or any person author
ICED to do SO by said Mayor, may lawfully kill OF
cause the killing OF any sucn animal so ~unLiwtuHy
found at large. Such Marshal, and the whole po-
II Ice force Of said city, shall on receiving notice t
i that effect from said Mayor, proceed forthwith Il
" kill all dogs so found al large; and any person con
/ victed before said Mayor OF having moleste1 u
hindered said Marshal, or authorized person in tht
discharge OF such duty, shall be fined Tor every sE@l
otense IN a sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars
o provided that no provision OF this ordinance, shal
u apply TO the DOG OF any traveller passing through
ii said city.
SEC. 5. That no fire signals, fire crackers. tor
pedoes or any other fireworks, shall be held 10
IS sale, or sold within said CiIy, without special Ii
cense OF the Mayor OF SAID civ, who shall impos
such terms as he may deem proper with references
to the sale OF such articles, and any person Wit
shall violate the provisions hereof, or being SD Ii
81 censed, shall violate the nrovisions and term
OF such license, shall upon conviction OF the SAM
before said Mayor, be fined not less tnIn one. MOI
more than fifty dollars.
n, SEC. 8. Any person or persons, who shall with
X in said city, exhibit any git enterprise, OF SELF, O
r distribute any article OF Merchandise, by means c
ry the use OF dice, or any game of chance whatever
Il or offer so to do, snail, upon conviction there0
:, before said Mayor, be fined in any sum not eN.eel
ing twenty dollars for each and every ottense
SEC. 10. No person shall cut, marx OF utherwis
ID deface, or injure any house, building, fence, git,
rs door, sign, or other fixture within said city, q
rs set up any hand bill, poster or other n.tjc4
Il upon any building, fence or other iN,I.e w-L..
sad city, without the consent OF the owner vi 0c
d cGpant thereof. Any person vio-ajrs th.
in ~se;tiou, saalI upon conviction tn.fs.OI, b-tnc
he said Mayor, be fined for each oifense IN aaT .ss.l
)r not exceeding twenty dollars.
be HORACE CORBIN, Mayor.
:, Attest, A. L. THolIaoE, Clerk
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