The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-07-20
THE NEW CITY Inns
ADOPTED BY
THE COUNCIL,
A Board of Health-Off~nses Sainst
Morals and Decency-ProtectiOD Of
PROPERTY nrnane HOrse Legisla-
llon-Whos halI Work on the Streets.

vised and compiled by City Attorney !
W. a. Clark and adopted by the coun-
ell last March are out in book form.
They comprise about 100 pages and are
too lengthy for general review.
Among the more, important changes
and revisions are the following:
Offenders against the public peace.
disturbance, assault and battery. OBJ
scene or indecent language constitute a
nuisance.
The mayor, senior alderman from
each ward. and q reputable physician.
constitute the city board OF, health
with power to establish and maintain
quarantine regulations and enforce
the same.
Leaving a horse or Other animal tied
in the street without food or shelter
more than six hours is punishable by a
fine Of not less than 81.
Every person found in q state of
gross intoXication in any or all of it's
numerous phases: any person appear
ing in a dress not belonging to his or
her sex is liable to a fine OF from 81 to
$50.
Nagrancy. prostitution and other
cffenses against good morals and de-
cency are punishable BY heavy fines.
The employment of minors in saloons
is prohibited.
Every person who shall w~ilfully. un-
lawfully. or m~aliciously destroy. burn.
cut. or otherwise injure OF destroy any
goods. chattels or Other property Of
any description whatever. the property
Of another, and every person who shall
wilfully. unlawfully or m~aliciously de-
stroy. break or injure any door or
window of any dwelling house, shop,
store. Or other house or building. or
sever therefrem any gate fence or en-
closure. o. any part thereof, or any
material out of which it is formed or
constructed. or sever from the freehold
any produce thereof. or anything at
tached thereto. or pull down, injure or
destroy any gate, post, rail or fence, or
any part thereof, or cut lop. girGle or
otherwise injure Or destroy any fruit
or ornamental or shade trees. the
property Of another. shall. on cOnvic-
ton, be fined not less than So nor more
than 500. together with costs of suit.
One section reads:
1t shall be unlawful for any person
within the following limits in the city,
viz: bounded on the east by Spencer
street. on the west by the western
boundary line Of the city. on the north
by Jefferson street. and on the south
by Harrison street, to use, any stovepipe
as and in place of a chimney Or tiue, in
any house or building whatsoever: and
any person SO using any stove pipe
shall replace the same with a chimney
or tue of brick or stone. within sixty
days after the passage OF this ordi'
nance.
a curfew law prohibits children
+ from being on the streets after Ger
& tain hours.
2 The tax levy is limited to l per cent
per annum Of the assessed valuation.
$ In regard to road work a section
5 reads: The city council shall have
. the power, for the purpose Of keepin!
o the streets. lanes. avenues, and alley
in repair, to require every able-bodie'
male ~inhabitant in said city over tn
age of p years to labor on said streets
@ lanes. and alleys not ~eSceeain:
: one day in each and every year: an,
T. every person failing to perform sucl
Y labor when duly notified by the stree
- commissioner. shall forfeit and pay 81,
for said day so neglected or refused.
Licenses are as follows: All mer
chants whose sales shall exceed $500
per month SIS per quarter: from $500
II and under s.. goo per month. IS: from
:. 81 900 to s., 600 Il month, So: under 81.
600 per month shall pay three. dollar
per quarter. Keepers of saloons. g
Der quarter: brewerys SO: bowling a
leys or billiard tables 50: hotels or re:
t~aurants. 81: laundries, s.: lo0gin
houses. So: BARRIERS So: livery stable S;
travelling merchant. s.: with II hor>
and wagon. So: with two horses S.
g per quarter. A license shall not /
required of any person selling any pr
duction of the state OF Montana, man
II featured o. raised by himself. The;
tire. minstrel or opera troupe. or ar