The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-11-27
ODD ORDINANCES.
Sons Queer Regulations Regarding Nufss
snces in the City of New York.

SONS queer regulations Regarding NufS
snces in the City of New York.
Some of the local regulations under
which New Workers live, which it is
legal otfense to violate or ignore, are of
peculiar character. What is known
as article % of the Revised Ordinances
the chapter on nuisances-is perhaps
| the most peculiar of all Any person,
1t says, who shall permit any bear or
other noxious or dangerous animal to
run at large, or who shall lead any such
animal with chain or rope or other APP
pliance, whether such animal be muz-
Zled or unmuzzled, in any street, ave-
nue., lane, highway or public place
within the corporate limits Of New
York shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor. Any person, says section
240 of this chapter, who shall raise or
ny any kite in any street, lane, avenue.
or public place south of Fourteenth
street shall be fined i've dollars. No
goat shall be permitted to go at large
on any street, avenue, lane, alley, pier.
or wharf under penalty of three dol
lars for every such goat found at large,
to be paid by the owner or by the per-
BON having charge, care or keeping OF
such goat"
As goats cannot be impounded, the
arrest of a stray goat in conformity
with the ordinance quoted, even II the
goats defence did not make such at
tempted action impracticable, would
be an ill-advised proceeding, as the
board of aldermen has not provided
any place to which an offending goat
may be taken Section 23o declares
same chapter of NuisanceS) that no
person shall bring into the city OF New
York or have in his, her, or their pos
session in said city any oysters be-
tween the first of May and the first of
September in any year. under penalty
of line of five dollars. No person
shall swim or battle in any of the
waters within the jurisdiction OF New
York, except in public or private bath
ing houses. unless covered with bath
ing suit No grocer, inuheeper. tavern
keeper, or any other person shall have
IN his, her, or their premises any hy-
ing horse or horses or whiTliCig or
rounda bout or other machinery or de-
vice by whatever name ii may be
sailed, under penalty Of fifty dollars.
No person shall use or perform with,
or hire or procure or abet any other
person to use or perform with any hand
organ in any of the streets or public
places of New York before the hour OF
Q a m. or after the hour Of .. n each
day, nor during any part OF the first
day of The week commonly called sun
dav. No person shall perform upon
hand organ except such organ Is Il
censed. but 1t Is question which has
not vet been settled whether. in the
view of the board Of alderman. a man
who procures or abets another 70 play
upon an unlicensed organ becomes per
Sc an accessory before or after, and
subject therefore TO fine OF two dol
lars and seventy-fve cents, more or less
No person shall beat any drum or in
Strument for the purpose OF attracting
the attention of passengers N any
street or lane OF New York 70 any show
% beasts or birds or other things in
this city. No person shall place or
suspend or cause or procure 70 be placed
or suspended in or over any street o.
New York any cloth. warn. or garment
for the purpose Of drying the same IN
der :he penalty Of ten dollars. No per
son shall expose in any street. lane, or
avenue in New York any table or de-
vice upon which or by which a game OF
chance or hazard can be played
These are only a few Of the ordi-
nances contained in the chapter OF
.,uisauraS N $40