The Arizona sentinel., 1902-05-14
City Ordinance No. 3.

To Prevent the Erection of Wooden Build
 ings Within Prescribed Limits
 Be it ordained by the Common Council ol the Town of Yuma:
 SECTION l. From and after the passage and publication of this ordinance it shall be unlawful for any person or persons. firm or corporation, to erect, construct or build or cause to be erected, constructed or built, or to aid or assist in the erection, construction or building Of any wooden building within that portion of the town of Yuma contained with in the following limits and boundary lines. viz: Beginning at a point on the South bank of the Colorado river and at the centerof the North end of Madison avenue and running thence SOutherly along the center of Madison Avenue to the center of the intersection of Madison avenue and Third street; thence Easterly along the center of Third street to the center of the intersection of Third and Gila streets; thence Northcrly along tie center Of GiIa street to the South bank of the Colorado river thence Westerly along the South bank of the Colorado River to the place Of beginning.
 SEC ?. It shall also be unlawful for any person or persons, firm CT corporation WI O may own or have in possession any lot. pIece or parcel of land within the limits pre- scTibed in Section of this ordinance to per init any wooden building to be erected, con- structed or built on any such lot, piece or parcel ofland.
 SEC 3. Every building erected. consruotcd or built within the limits prescribed in Sec ton of this ordinance and which is by said ,l.,, f,,I declared to be public nuisance and may be summarily abated as such.
 SEC. 1. Any person or persons, firm or ccr- pOration who shall erect construct OF build, or who shall cause to be erected, constructed or built, or who shall attempt to erect. con- struct or build, or who shall aid or assist in the erection. construction or building of, any wooden building within the limits Irescribed in Section l of this ordinance. or who shall permit any such wooden building to be erect ed, constructed or built on any lot, piece or parcel of land within said limits and owned by or in the possession of him, her or it, shall be deemed guilty of violation of this ordi- nance and shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in the sum Of one hundred dollars and costs of the action in which he is complained of.
 SEC ,. All fines which may accrue under this ordinance shall be recovered by action of debt as prescribed in Section of Article VIII of Chapter 9, of Title II, of the Revised Stat utes of Arizona. The first process in all such actions shall be summons which shall be issued and served as in ordinary civil actions in the Territory of Arizona. Such summons may be served by the town marshal or any sheriff or constable within the Territory of Arizona.
 SEC 6. All judgments rendered and fines imposed under the authority and provisions of this ordinance may be enforced and col lected by execution in the same manner as in ordinary civil actions in the Territory of Arizona.
 SEC. 7. This ordinance shall be in force from and after it's passage by the Common Council and it's publication in three consecu- tive issues of the Arizona Sentinel a weekly newspaper published in the town of Yuma. Such publication may be proven by the certi- ficate of the town clerk or the eX parte affida- wit Of the editor of said newspaper.
 Passed May 9th, 1902.
 R. s. PATTERSON, Mayor. Attest:
 (Seal) J. l.. REDoNDo, Town Clerk lst pub. May II, 1902 (3tD