Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-06-05
Ordinance No. e5.
Concerning Euisances.
(F'irsf published Juno s. ISS5.


BE II ordained by the mayor and councilmen
of the city OF Medicine Lodge.
Sec. l. Any person or persons maintaining
or keeping pens or yards OF pigs or keeping
swine on any lot or lots in the city of Medicine
Lodge, between Cherry and Walnut streets.
shall be dccmcd to commit a nuisance and be
fined in any SUM not less than ten nor more
than fifty dollars.
Sec-s. That any person or persons occupy.
ing any house or part of any house, or who
shall have> control of any housc, clubhouse
garden, back yard, cellar. privy, stable or pig
pen, within the limits Of the city, who shall suf-
Ter, permit or allow the same to become filthy
or unwhoiesomc or annoying to any of the I'm.
habitants Of the city. shall be liable to a fine
not exceeding twenty-five dollars.
Sec .. IL any person, owner or agent shall
place or permit to remain ON his or her premi.
ses, in this city, any filth, ofal, decaying vege.
table or animal matter, or any excromcnt, or
any stagnant or standing water, 90 as To cause
or create any foul, unhealthy or offensive
smell in the vicinity, or IL any person shall en-
gage in or carry on any business on his or her
premises, or on any promises occupied by such
person, that shall cause or produce oxious
unhealthy or d,sagreeable and offensive smell
In the neighborhood to the annoyance of per
sons in the vicinity, he or she shall be deemed
to be guilty of creating or maintaining a puis-
ance in the city and shall be fincd for the nrst
ofense not exceeding fifty dollars, and shall be
subject to like fine for every 1--WE days there
after such nuisance shall continue, and the
police court may order any such nuisance
abatod, and all costs thereof may be taxed To
the person maintaining such nuisance, not ex-
ceeding fifty dollars, and to stand committed
until such costs are paid.
Sec. 4. The owner of any animal that shall
die within tho city shall within twenty-four
hours, cause the carcass to be removed beyond
the city limits, and in no case shall such owner
permit such carcass to remain IL the open air
in the city until it becomes offensive In smell.
Any person violating this section shall be fined
not less than five nor more than fifty dollars.
Sec. D. If any person shall own, keep or usc
any yard, pen or place on his or her premises,
or premise : under his or her control, in orupou
which any number of cattle, swine or other
animals shall be kept in such manner as to
be or become offensive to those residing In the
vicinity or annoying to the public, he shall lie
deemod to maintain nuisance i'm the city and
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding fifty
dollars.
SECS. Any lerson who, in this city. shall
cause or suffer any offal, manure, filth, or suf
Ter any animal or vegetable matter or refuse,
or any foul or nauseous liquid To he dis charged
out OF or flow from the premises occupied by
MIN or to be thrown into, deposited or left In or
upon any street. alley, public avenue or vacant
lot or any other place in this city, shall be fined
in any sum not less than five nor more than
fifty dollars.
Sec 4. Any person who shall suffer or per.
init any cellar, vault, private drain pool, privy,
sewer or sink, upon his or her premises, or
premises under his or her charge in this city.
to become nauseous, foul, offensive or injuri-
Gus to public health, shall be deemed guilty of
nuisance and fined i'm any sum
not less than five or more than fifty dollars.
Sec. 8. Whoever shall empty or cause to be
emptied any privy vault or sink at any other
time than between the hours of 10 o'clock d. IN.
and o clock n. M, shall be deemed guilty of
committing nuisance and shall be fined In any
sum not exceeding twenty-five dollars
Sec. 8. The maintaining of slaughter house
for Strengthening any cattle, sheep, swine or
other animals within the limits of this city, Is
hereby prohibited AMI declared public NUS
ance; and any person who shall maintain or
cause to be maintained any slaughter-house for
the Strengthening of animals In this city, shall, on
conviction, be fincd in the sum of not less than
twenty dollars nor more than one hundred dol
lars, and i'll the same sum for every day such
shall be done or permitted; and
the police court shall order as part of the
Judgment, i'm all the cases mentioned In this
ordinance, the abatement of such nuisance by
the marshal or police.
Sec. 8. This ordinance shall be in force from
and after its publication in the Barber county
INDEX. 8. e. STONE, mayor.
Attest: A. L. Monte, city clerk