Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-01-25

TO prevent persons and animals from fall
! ing into them.
sec. 43. The City Engineer shall noti-
fly the owners OF occupants OF premises
on which such dangerous places exist to
cause fences or walls to be built around
them or to cause the same to be filed up,
within such period as he shall deem the
| exi@encies of the case may require. In
case Of failure to comply by any OF the
owners or occupants of said premises. aE
ter the notification above required has
been given then they shall be deemed
guilty of a misdsmeanOr and apon con-
~viction thereof fined not less than ten nor
moro than one hundred dollars.
Sec. "A. Whoever shall, in this city,
keep a ba~dy house, house of i'll fame or
OF assignstlon or shall permit any. tene-
ment in his or her possession or under his
control to be used for any such purpose, or
rent any tenement to another and 1t snail
be USED for such purpose with his knowl-
edge or consent) shall be deemed guilty
ofa misdemeanor, and upon conviction
fined not less than fifty nor more than
one hundred dollars.
Sec. As. Any person or persons who
shall knowingly suffer or permit any
card playing or gaming in any house
owned r kept by him or them tor ths
purpose of retailing sp%irituous OF vlnous
LIQUORS therein, whether any money or
o.her valuable thing bs bet or staked or
dot shall be- deemed guilty OF q mlsde-
meanor and upon con yiction, be fined not
less tn An ten nor more than fifty dollars.
Sec. 46. ANY person whs shall Will
fully fire or caused to be fired or explod-
ed any fire cracker or other fire works in
this city except on Fourth of July. 25th
day of December and the first day of JAN
uary. shs il be deemed guilty of IA misde
meanor and fined not less than one dollar
for every such offence.
Sec. Al. Any person who shall
wlliuily fire any gun or pistol either
by day or night in this city, shall be
deemed Sul,ty Of a misdsms@nor
and tiseu not less than five dollars
nor more than twenty-five tor each
offence.
See 4S. Whoever shall, in this
city, ride or drive any beast o. bur-
den through or along aay street or
alley qu'cNes than or beyond a mod
crate gait, unless 10 ease Of urg Mt
necessity, or shall ride or drive any
such animal So as TO cause such ami
NAL or any vehicle thersts attached
to come III collision with, or strike
any other object or any pers> a, or
shall leave any such anlmal stand
my in any public street or alley
without beiag fastened or so guard
ed as to prevent 'ts rGn"t"g away,
or shall turn any such animal loose
IN any street Oh alley, or shall in
humanity, unnecessarily or cruelty
T beat, %i,jure + otherwise abuse any
! such dumb animal. shall be deemed
! guilty OF IL mlsdemsanor and tinsd
not less than five q more ,tan
/ tn enty-fve dollars for each otfenas.
SEC. 10. No butcher shall collect
T or cau-e TO be kept collected or used
r IN this cl:y or within one lour'h OF
q mile lhereo , any stale, pntrld or
r sinking lat or grease or other mat
! ter, ar reubsr OIL Try out the same
unless doue in AN Inotfensivs man
y ner, any person violating this ordl-
naucs shat he deemed guilty of y
10 isdemesnor and upon conviction
:. fined ten dollars.
r Sec. so. Any person who shail
be gully Of making or kindIiny and
r leaving IL fire alter night In any
r streat, alley Or lot Of ground within
: the cIty, the same not being IN a
q house but in an open situation, snail
n be deemed guilty OF a m'sde 1eanor
and upon CONVICTION fined not less
. than five nor more than twenty-five
dollars Tor svery such otfense.
Sec. 81. 1t shall be unlawful for
u any person within the corporate linn
ITS of the city OF Mexico, to sell or
= offer for saIo. 20 give or offer to give
r to treat or offer TO treat any person
10 any maIt, spurious or vlnous IL
guors, beer. wine, ale or any drink
!. having a tendsncy TO intoxicate upon
the FIRST Tuesday in the month OF
April, in each year, or on any elsc,
ton day, any person violating the
provisions of this ordinance shall be
o deemed guilty of q m~isdemeanor
9 ana fined the sum of one hundred
dollars, one fourth Of said sum when
collected to be paid to the intormer.
This section shall not be construed
y to spply to druggist when filling the
prescription of any physician.
K Sec. 50. Whoever shall in this
city hinder, o%bstruct, resist or 9th
n erwise interfere with any officer O
the city in discharge of his officla
duties or sttempt to prevent any
d such officer from arresting any 9th
or person, shalI be deemed guilty o.
&c a misdemeanor and fined not less
!, than ten nor more than one hundred
d dollars.
Sec. So. Any male person over
the age of eighteen years who when
called upon by the Marshal to &C,
t. as a posse to aid him in arrestine
and taking a prisoner, any offender
8 shalI ratusa or ne0lect to do so shaI