The Fremont County record. [volume] (Canon City, Colo.) 1877-18??, 1880-05-15
ORDINANCE hO,7.

A n ORDINANCE Concerning Streets, Al
~ leys, Sidewalks and public grounds
be II ordained by the Board OF ITustees OF the
Town Of Canon city:
Sec. /. Ifany person shal. cucumber or OBJ
struct any street, alley, sidewalk any pub
lie place whatever within this town. or any
part thereof, by placing or leaving therein OF
thereon any article or thing whatever, such
person shall, on con victlon be fined not less
than thu ee dollars for each day that such in
culnnrance or obstruction shall continue
and the owner OF, or the person hftN ing pos
session or charge of.or control over, any such
iDcninbrance or OBSTRUCTION shall be held re-
sponsibe e Tor the p.afin@ o: IeavinE Of the
same in or on such street, alley, sidewalk or
other place, and con victed accordingly, un e. :
he shall show that the same was thus placed
or left without his Knowledge or consent and
that, as soon as the same was made known to
hi a. he proceeded to remove the same with
out unnecessary delay.
sec = ! he foregoing sectlorNshall not APP
ply to goods, wares and merchandise placed
by any merchant IN front of his place of bust
ness Tor show, unless the same some part
thereof, shall project more than three feet be.
yond the front line OF the lot upon which
such place Of business Is located; nor 20 the
recei wing or delivering of goods, wares and
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less than six feet wide shall be left unob.
structed and also II no such goods, wares and
inefcnandlse are allowed TO remain on any
Part Of such sidewalk for more bhan twenty
four hour nor to any obstruction caused by
unavoidable accident or rnecessIty. II the san G
be removed without unnecessary delay nor
to any case when the person who has placed
such obstruction in or on any street or side
walk has written permission therefor
from the Mayor, street Supervisor. Town
MARSHAL or board of trustees and such per-
mission has not expired, been revoked, or in
any manner become void; nor to any sign
post, awning post or hitching post which is
securely and safety fixed at the outer edge OF
the sidewalk And IN prosecution shall il
be necessary for the town 10 negative the ex-
ceptions hereii stated but they and each oi
them shall be matter of defense to be alleged
and prov cd by the defendant.
Sec.z he Mayor. any member of the
Board OF Trustees, the Street supervisor, the
Town Marshal or any Deputy Marshal or
police officer Of this town, is hereby author
which shall cucumber or obstruct any street,
ailey, sidewalk or other public place within
this town, contrary TO the provisions OF tn is
ordinance, to be removed; and If such article
or thing be not removed within one day after
notice TO the owner or person having charge
thereof To remove the same to cause the
to be removed to sci,lc suitabc Q place and to
enter complaint against the person 70 notified
who shall, ON conviction, he fined in "a sum
not less than three dollars greater than the
expense OF removing and storing such article;
and such article so removed shall be held in
custody until such complaint shall have been
made. or a reasonable time therefor shall
have expired, and until such suit Ii decided
and any fine and costs adjudged against the
defendant shall have been paid or legally dis
charged,
Sec. Z. Neither the Mayor, Street Super
visor or Town Marshal shall grant permission
to place or keep any building materials in
any street or alley in this town for any longer
lime than four months, nor for any longer
time than shall Appear to be really necessary,
ana such permission shall not authorize the
ohstructing of more than one third Of the
width oftbe carrisss way and ono half of the