The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-08-10
Ordinance No. 22S.
Published August 10th, 1888. }

A ordinance entitled an ordinance concern
n i::g nuisances and for the prevention and
removal thereof within and out side the cOrpor-
ate limits of the city of lola, state Of Kansas.
Be it ord lined by the Mayor aud COuneilmsn of
the CITY of lola
Sec. /. That all dead, decaying, or putrid
carcasses, flesh, fish, or vegetables; all depos-
it's of manure. ofrai, or other unwhplesome sub
stances or filth of any kind or description; all
filthy or offensive water or sl0ps. when thrown
or Conducted upon any high way. or upon en-
closures, premises. or places, in such manner
! as to be offensive to the sight or smell, or IN
Wholesome or unhealthy, all Erivies, places.
enclosures, pens, pig-stys, stock pens, feeding
pens. slaughter houses, slaughter rens, or
buildings, which are offensive to the sight
or smell, or have become unwh0lesome, or I'M
healthy, or offensive, or which are not kept
FREE from all filthy or unwhOesome substances:
all deposits or substances that are ikcly to en-
gender disease; any l"t or place retail Ing wa
| erection. emhankmcnt,. grade. or culrerf
which prevents, or is liable TO prevent the
free escIln Of water and thereby
snd Hnv aSs all 9hnrs
circumstances. c'niitions, or places that are
declared TO be "nuisaHces by the laws Il the
State Of Kansas, or by ordinances OF said city
are each and all hereby declared to be nuisan-
ces, whether within the limits OF said city u
| lola, or outside the corporate limits thereof,
and within i've miles thereof, and as snch are
| liable to be abated, 1t being hereby declared to
be The purpose of the Mayor and COuncilmen of
said city in behalf thereof and the welfare
and health Of its citizens, +, exercise the
jurisdiction aud rights conferred upon them by
law.
Sec I'd Whoever shall cause, create, or
keep any nuisance, as defined m section one of
| thi, ordinance. anywhere within said limits,
either within or without said city, or permit
the same to exist in or upon premises under
his control, shall, upon conviction. when no
other punishment Is provided by ordinance
dollars, and ,sts If prosecution; and in case
| of continuance Of such nuisauce after convic-
| ton, shall be deemed guilty of a new Onense.
Sec. Sd. In all casses arising under this or
tiuance. whenever it shall appear b" the Court
| trying the same, that the nuisance charged
continues at the time of conviction, the Court
shall order and adjudye the removal or ahate-
| ment destruction of such nuisance as the
case may seem to require, and shall Issue a
separate warrant tn the marshall of said city
| therefor, and the Court shall inquire into and
| tax the probable costs thereof against the de-
PENDANT.
Sec 4. 1t shall be the duty of all persons llv-
ing within. or within one mile OF, said city. 10
remove ami bury one mile beyond the limits
| of said city the carcasses If all animals dying
owned or controlled by them, or within their
enclosure, or In any place controlled by
| them; and likewise to bury all filth Offil, eX-
| ecrement, and offensive or noXious matter, or
deposit Ofevery kind whether the same he placed
| or caused, or permitted upon their own preR-
ises, or premises under their control, by them
selves or by another within said limits, and
whoever shall fail ar refuse to do so after hav-
ing been once notified by the marshall of said
city, shall be guilty of causing ami maintain
| Ing q nuisance, and upon conviction shall be
punished as provided in section t2) two of this
| ordinance. 1t shall be sufficient 10 serve such
person, or his AGENT, with or 10y leaving notice
| ut his usual place OF residence.
| Sec. 5. ANY lot or parcel of land within said
| limits, within or without said city, as pro-
| vided in section one Of this ordinance, wherein
water becomes stagnant, or from any cause il
obstructei in its How, aud overfiows the sur
| rounding and adjoining premises, or becomes
offensive or unwholesome by reason of such
stagnant waters or overflow, is hereby declared
nuisance, aud may, by resolution Of the coun-
Gil of said city, BE- required to b- raise d up, or
filed up or drained in such manner
a. is peemed best; A copy Of such
owner or agent Of such lands personally
| or by publication in some newspaper within
said city for two consecutive weeks; and In
| case Of failure to comply with such resolution
within QO) ten days from the last publication
| or personal notice, the street commits ioner or
ether person performing his duties shall exc
cute said resolution and order of the council
and In such case return to the council a de-
| tailed statement Of the cost thereof which
| shall be assessed against such lot or parcel Of
land and collected as provided by law for 9TH
er taxes and assessments. .. .
| Sec. g. All obstructi ms OF evey character to
| the free floware e water within said limits OF
said city or within the said limits outside of
said city, as provided in section one of this or
| dinance, are hereby declared to be Duisances,
| and In all such cases the council may, by r-so-
luton, require the same to be- removed or altered
30 Dc not 70 oDstruct the IRE nowaSe OF the
| wafer, and may enforce said resolution by serv-
ing copy thereof, and in case of failure upon
| the part Of the owner or person causing or
maintain ny such obstruction t. comply there-
with, order the street commissioner of said
city to do the same in the same manner and to
the same extent as rs provided for the enforce
ment Of section five OF this ordinance.
Sec. The keeping of any Bawdy house or
place Of i'll fame, or the commission OF the Of
| fences known as "adultery, or "fornica-
ton, +" or terminal intercourse, - or the COM
mil sion of am lewd or indecent act within the
corporate limits Of said city or within five
miles of the corporate limits thereof, Is hereby
declared a nuisance, and any person commit
ting such .ehse. and violating the provisions
OF this section shall, upon convict n, pay
fine not exceeding s10l and the costs of prose-
cutiOn, and be imprisoned until the fne and
costs be paid, not exceeding 50 days.
This ordinance shall take eject and be in
ftrce from and after its publication once IN the
lola REGISTER.