Thomas County cat., 1886-08-19
ORDINANCE NO. g.

lPubhshed Aug. 18th, 1885.
An ordinance prohibiting offences against
public safety and rights Of property.
Be it ordained by the mayor and council
men of the city of colby, Thomas county,
state of Kansas.
SEC. !, No person shall fire or discharge
any common anvil, gun, pistol, or other fire
arms. squ1b rocket, frecrackers or other fire-
works or anything containing gunpOwder or
the limits Of this city without first having
obtained thespecial permission of the mayor OF
this cityfor thar purpose.
SEC.2. Ne person shall ride or drive any
horse or other animal at a reckless or un.
usual speed in any street, avenue or alley
within this city.
SEC:3. No pecson shall leave any horse,
mule or other animal attached to any wagon,
carriage or other vehicle in any street, ave.
nue. or alley within this city, without first
securely hitching or fastening such animal
to some substantial and sufficiently strong
post or other fixture.
SEC.4. No person shall tie hitch or fasten
or leave any animal where ii may do damage
TO any shade, fruit. or ornamental trees or
fence along any of the streets, avenues or
alleys within this CITY,
Tee. No person shall throw into or upon
any streets, venue or alley within this city
any refuse matter, old clothes. paper, or any
other substance liable to frighten horses or do
other damage.
SEC, 8. No person shall pull up break, remove
or destroy any stone or stake marking any
street lot Or public ground within this city.
SEC. No person shall construct or main-
tain upon or in front OF his premises any build
ding, sidewalk, curbStOne, gutter, awning or
awning post in or along any street, avenue
or alley within this city in any manner un-
safe injurious or annoying to the public.
SECS No person stall set fire to or burn
up any chips. shayingS, paper or rubbish In
any street, avenue. alley or lot in this city.
within hlrty-five feet OF any building without
first having Obtained special permission from
the Mayor OF this city for that purpose.
SEC. Every person who owns or has charge
of any building within this city shall provide
for such building or see that it has safe and
proper tiuc or tiueS to connect with all stove
pipes or smoke escapes used in such building
and no owner or agent in charge of any such
building shall permit any stOvepipe to pass
through any ceiling, floor, roof or wooden
wall or structure of such building unless such
pipe shall be held secure and firm at least two
and one-half inches from any wood or combus-
tibc materiel by passing through ventila-
tor or tin safe, allowing current of air to
pass between the stovepipe and any wood or
cumbuStible material.
SEC, 10. any person who shall violate any
of the provisions of this ordinance shall upon
conviction thereof be fined not less than one
dollar nor more than fifty collars for such
Otfense and shall stand committed to the city
Jail until such fine ard all costs are paid
SEC. IL: That il shall be unlawful for any
person or persons OF his or their agents or
servant or servants to ksep any gasoline in
his or their house or houses. or in any house
wherein there is Il fire except such quantity
as is actually needed for immediate use.
Passed by City Council July 29th 1856
Approved by Mayor July 18th, 1856.
N. DONELAN, Mayor.
Attest FRED p, GREENE, Clerk