The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-08-17
NEW ORDINANCES.
Municipal Measures to Provide for the
Numbering of Houses In EmpOria,

Insurance Companies, and to Regu-
late the Running of YcIOcipedes
and Bicycles.
The following ordinances passed at a
recent session of the city council will be
of interest to our readers:
AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE RUN
MING OF vELoCIPEDEs AND BICYCLES.
Be IL Ordained 6y tie Mayor and C0uIa-
ciime5 Of tie CITY Of EmpOria::
Sec. l. That the running or using upon
any sidewalk in the city of Emporia of
any velocIpede or bicycle is hereby pro-
hibited.
Sec. 2. That any person who shall run
or use upon the sidewalk any velocIpede
or bicycle shall upon conviction thereof
be fined in any sum not exceeding ten
| dollars and costs of action, and shall
stand committed until such fine and costs
are paid unless an appeal be taken.
Sec. 3. That this ordinance shall take
effect from and after its publication.
Approved August 9th, 1882.
ID. w. EASTMAN, Mayor.
Attest: E. NJ. FORDE, Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE LEvYING a LICENSE TAX
ON EXPRESS AND INSURANCE COM
PANIEs.
Be at Ordained Iy tie Mayor and COM
cilmels Of the City Of EmpOri0::
Sec. l. That all express companies,
life, tornado, and fire insurance COM
panies doing business in the city of
Emporia are hereby required to pay IA
license tax as follows:
Express companies at the rate of $50,
per year; fire OF tornado insurance COM
panies at the rate of $15 per year and
life insurance companies at the rate of
$40 per year, and to take out license as
hereinafter provided:
Sec. 2. Upon the payment into the
city treasury of the sums provided in
the foregoing section, the city clerk
shall issue in the same manner as
other licenses arc issued license to the
express company, life tornado or fire in
surance company paying the same.
Sec. 3. That any person acting, as
agent in the employ of any express COM
pany, life, tornado or fire insurance
company who shall do or solicit bust
ness for such express company, life, tor
nado or fire insurance company within
the limits of the city of Emporia, with
outlsuch company having first paid the
license tax and taken out license as pro-
vided in section 1 of this ordinance,
shall upon conviction be fined in any
sum not exceeding 800 and the costs of
such fine and costs are paid.
Sec. 4. That this ordinance take
effect from and after its publication.
Approved Aug. 9th. 1882.
Attest: D. w. EASTMAN, Mayor.
E. M. FoRDE, Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE
NUMBERING OF THE HOUSES IN EMPo-
RIA
Be IL Ordained by the Mayor and Coun-
cilUaen Of tie City Of EmpOrla::
Sec. 1. That the owners, or in case
of their absence, the occupants or the
agents of the owners of all houses front
ing on or facing any of the public streets
or avenues of the city of Emporia are
hereby required to number the same IN
conformity with the provisions of this
ordinance, and within thirty days from
and after its publication, the number
which shall be given to each of the said
houses is hereby designated to be that
OF the lot upon which such house or the
greater part of the same is erected, ex
cept that on avenues the houses shall
be numbered east and west from Com
mercial street, the odd numbers on the
south side and the even numbers on the
north side of the avenue, and to every
20 feet fronting said avenues shall be
given number commencing at Com
mercial street except the corner 20 feet
in each block which shall also be given
the number it is entitled to on the street,
and if erected equally upon two or more
lots, then the number may be
that of any one of such
lots and the figures of such num-
Der shall not be less than two inches in
length, and shall be legiblY and conspic-
uously placed on hefront of each house, |
and all houses which may hereafter be |
erected facing or fronting upon any of |
the public streets or avenues of the CITY |
of EmpOria, shall be numbered by the |
owner or occupant, or agent of the own |
er, in conformity to the provisions of |
this ordinance within 80 days after the |
same shall have been completed.
SEC. 2. Any owner, occupant or agent /
who shall refuse or neglect TO number a /
house within the time named in this or
or shall number or attempt to
number such house otherwise than in
conformity with this ordinance, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof before the DO
lice judge shall be fined in any sum not
less than one or more than five dollars,
and for each days continuance of such
ofense after the first conviction thereof
! fine of three dollars shall be imposed |
SEC. 3. This ordinance shall take eff.
'ect and be in force from and after its
Approved August 6, 1882.
d. w. EASTMAN, Mayor.
Attest: Z. N. FORDE, Clerk