Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-02-01
ORDINANCES OF TIE
av.sad by the City c9uroil Of said
City in the Year ls.77.
puDl!shGd by Authority c the City
Council.
Amdrain County, 40.

mentioned. it shall be the duty of the
u arshal to cause the same to be re-
moved and the owner of the same
shall in addition to the fine in the
LAST preceding section pay all the cost
Ghat shall accrue on account of such
ecmoval, and in addition thereto the
fec allowed in such cases to the Mar
-sbai-by the city
Sec. 7. All decaying vegetable
matter when accumulated in large
masses at any given point, all stag
uaut water, all artificial drains from
houses, cellars or privies, except
such as empty into the paved cutters
over the side walks in regular FORM
ed valleys which from any shall
become the subject of annoyance N
the nei9hborhood are declared to be
n%uisance; and if the same be not
corrected by the owner or occupier
Of the lot or part of a lot on which
Ise same exist in two days time after
ne shall be notified by the Marshal
go 10 do, such owner or Occupier
shall be fined the sun Of five dollars.
AZ such nuisances shall not be remov-
sl II corrected after q first fine has
been imposed said owner or occupier
ahall be fined one dollar for every
day that the same shall be suffered
TO remain or continue, not to exceed
on1 hundred dollars in all, and shall
.nu5 lie entitled to a second or other
notice "a remove or abate the same.
Sec 8. All COW pens, calf pens or
ncg pens being used as such, situated
ry,GDresoeyer they may be, within the
corporate limits of the city of Mexi-
80, which on account Of excrement
Or filth of any kind being deposited
Or having from any C, use accumula-
led, shall at any time exhale q bad
-smelI to the ANNOYANCE or discomfort
ny citizen are hereby declared to
nblic nuisances anu the occupant
ance shall OK st who shall fail or
sc to mo OF correct the same
n two DAYS after he shall be
..jed so to do by the Marshal shall
A1i the sum OF five dollars and
dollar per day for every day that
the same shall continue after such
notice shall lave been given, not to
exceed one hundred dollars i'm all.
Sec. 9. No goats or hogs Of any
description, or horses, mules, asses
~ cattle, shall be permitted to run
at large. All cattle, horses, mules,
assns, goats, hogs or pigs found run
ut large within the city limits
49, A.. be taken up by the itysMarshal
rad placed in some secure pen or
pound provided for that purpose.
Sec. 10. Whenever any cattle,
ulul%, horses, asses, goats, hogs or
Digs are thus taken up it shall be
lawful for the city Marshal, and it 10
.Aaereby made his duty to sci the
&fne at auction to the highest bidder
ei cash, after having given five days
notice by advertiser mt in some
newspaper published in this city or
1y at least six printed hand bills or
written notices, one of which shall
ne pasted or tackled up in each ward,
z the place Of such sale shall be at
The pound, and the mode of such sale
slling each animal separately and
money arising therefrom shall af.
ae expenses Of taking up and
az the same ale deducted, be- paid
to the owner or owners on their
iHG TO the satisfaction of the city
ahal that such cattle, goats, hogs
~igs belongs to them; deducting
5he cost aforesaid shall be paid into
the city Treasury. Provided, how
ever that nothing in this section
shall prevent the Marshal before the
sale thereof from releasing to any
owner any of the stock herein de-
e2ribed upoa the payment to the
Marshal of the fees as provided in
5he following section.
Sec. IL. The fees of the Marshal
FpE- I . c inpy nm foa6inn ol>.--
and selling the stock described in the
preceding section shall be AS follows:
For taking up any goats or hogs
(per head). 25c.
For taking up any cattle, horses
mules. and asses, (per head)... SOC.
For feeding goats or hogs (per
head per day. 1Oc.
For4eeding cattle, horses, mules
For Advertising each head of
goats, hogs, cattle, horses, mules
or asses ...... 25c.
Sor selling each head of goats,
hogs, cattle, horses, mules or
asses. d. :. . 1Oc.
Sec. b. Any person who shall re-
Lease or remove; or cause to be re-
SooCu VI 1CFfONUA HUH GlIC Guy
pound any cattle, horses, mules, asses
goats, hogs or pigs therein confined
.wIthOutst the express consent of the |
City MaFshalso to do, shall be deem
ed guilty Of m; sdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be fined not less
than twenty FIVE nor more than one
hundred and fifty dollars.
Sec Ii. Whoever shall permit any
proud slut belonging to him, or UNI
Der his control to rsn atlarge within
he city, shall be fined twenty-five
dollars: And it is hereby maze the
Of the City Marshall to kill any
proud slut found running ut
ssed January Sd. 1877. 4
&. H.. FOWLER Mayor.
4t:--
b. DANIEL, Clerk.