Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-10-26
ODD NEW YORK ORDINANCES.
The Chapter on Nuisances Contains Many
Interesting Requirements.

interesting requirements
Some OF the local regulations under
which New Workers live which it is
legal ofcnse to violate or ignore are ct a
peculiar character. What IS known as ar
ticlc 81 Of the Revised Ordinances-thc
chapter on nuisances--is perhaps the most
p7.aliar Of all. Any person, it says, who
ghail 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 appliance, whether Such ami
NAL be nuzzIgd or unmuZZled, in any
street, avenue lane, highway or public
place within tho corporate limits OF New
York shall be deemed guilty Of misde-
mcanor. Any person, says section 24o OF
this chapter, who shall raise or fly any
kite IN any street, lane, avenue or public
Mace south Of Fourteenth street shall be
fined IS. No goat shall be permitted to go
at large on aAy street, avenue lane, alley,
pier or wharf under penalty Of '.$3 for ev-
cry such goat found at large, to be paid by
the owner or by the person having charge,
care or keeping of such goat
AS goats cannot be impoundtd1 the ar
rest OF a stray goat in conformity with the
ordinance quoted, even If the goats de-
tense did not make such attempted action
impracticable, would be an III advised pro
cccding, as the board Of aldermen has not
provided any place to which an offending
goat may be taken. Section 236 declares
Same chapter Of nuisanccs--that no per
son shall bring into the city Of New York
or have In his, her or their possession in
said city any oysters between the lst Of
MAY and the 1st Of September in any year
under penalty Of 4 fine Of s.. No person
shall swim or battle in any Of the waters
within the jurisdiction Of New York, ex-
cent in public or private bathing houses,
unless covered with bathing suit. No
grocer innLeepcr, tavern keeper or any
other person shall have in his, her or their
premises any flying horse or horses OF
whirligig or roundabout or other machin-
cry or device, by whatever name it may be
called, under penalty Of $50.
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 Ga. II. or after
the hour of p. III. each day, nor during
any part of tho first day of the week, com
monty called Sunday. No person shall
perform upon hand organ except such
organ is licensed, but it is u question
which has not yet been settled whether, in
the view of tho board Of aldermen, a man
who procures or abets another 10 play upon
an unlicensed organ becomes per Sc an ac-
cessury before or after, and subject there
fore, to fine of S2.7J, moro or less.
No person shall beat any drum or in
strumcnt for tho purpose Of attracting the
attention Of passengers in any street or
lano Of New York TO any show Of boast5or
bird or other things in this city. No per
son shall place or suspend or cause or pro
cure to be placed CT suspended in or over
any street of New York any cloth, yarn or
garment for the purpose of drying the
same under tho penalty IF SO. No person
shall expose in any street, lano or avenue
in New York any table or device upon
which or by which a game Of chance or
hazard can be played.
These are OF ly "a few of the ordinances
contained in the charter of nuisanccs.-
New York Sun.