The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-06-24

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was carried ayes hayes 0.
1t was moved aud supported that the sam
! be read the third time In full placed upon IL
passage and passed. ayes nays o.
An ordinance to amend sections two and fou
| OF an ordinance entitled IAN ordinance provd
| ing for the Organization and maintainance OF
| fire department within and for the City o
| Owosso," passed and approved April 2sth, 1896
Section l.. The City OF Owosso ordains:-
That sections two and four OF an ordinances
providing for the organization and MAINTAIN
ance OF q fire department within and for tn,
City OF Owosso, passed and approved April 2Stl
1891, be and Is hereby amended TO read as fol
lows:
Section 2. The members OF such department
shall be male residents of said city, and shall
not exceed twelve in number exclusive OF the
Chief OF Fire Department at any one time.
Section 4. On the first Monday in May oil
each year, or IL for good reason, on any subse
quent meeting of the council, the mayor shall
appoint q chief of the tire department which
appointment shall be Confirmed Inv the councii
and thereupon the chief of the fire department
shall file an acceptance OF o1tce. and forthwith
select proper person for the office OF first as
sistant engineer and second assistant engineer
OF said fire department each of such selections
the chief of tire department shall present to the
council for contlrmation and such officers on
being confirmed shall lille their acceptance OF
such office. Also said chief of the fire depart
ment shall fort hwith after his appointment Sc.
lect suitable number OF persons, not exceed
ing ten in number who shall be male residents
OF the city for members OF said fire department,
who shall accept sucn, duties by signing the
roll of the department. all OF such members OF
The fire department. shall mold office for one
year or until the following May after their ap.
polntment or until their successors are chosen.
unless removed at the request of the chief of
the hre department as herein provided.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take imme-
date effect.
Passed and approved this 18th day Of June,
1904.
STANLEY e. PARKILL,
FRED EDWARDS, Mayor.
City Clerk.
Aid BRANDED presented following ordinance.
it was moved ana supported that the same be
read the first and second time by its title which
was carried ayes naysO.
IL was moved and supported that the same be
read the third time n FULL placed upon its pass
age and passed, which was carried ayes 8,
nays 0.
Ar ordinance relative to dlsorderly persons in
the city OF Owosso-
The City of Owosso ordains.
Section 1. ANY person who shall have actual
~ abandoned his wife, Guild or children or
either, or who neglects or refuses 10 provide
for his family, wife. child or children all per-
sons who shall make any improper noise dis.
turbance or riot, or shall be engaged in any IL
legal or improper diver ion, or shall use any in
decent, Insulting or immoral language. or sh all
be guilty OF any indecent or immoral conduct,
or behavior in any place in the city OF Owosso ;
all tiplers, drunkards and common prostitutes;
all persons who shall collect In crowds and
bodies for unlawful and mischevious purposes
in any place in said city to the annoyance or in
convenience OF citizens or others, and ali per
sons found in state OF intOXicatton In any place
whatever in said city: any person who shall
wilfully assaulhanother in said city or be en-
gagged in, or aid or abet in any fight, quarrel
or other disturbance in said city; any person
who shall make any indecent exposure of his
or her person, in any street, lane, alley or else
where in said city; all persons who collect or
stand in crowds, in front OF or about any church
or place of worship in said city, during service
or the gathering or departing OF the congrega-
ton, or that collect or stand In crowds or Ioiter
about or obstruct free and uninterrupted pass
age on any sidewalk in said city or in any hall,
stairway, vestibule or passage way leading TO
any store, office, court room Or public hall, or
building in said city; all persons who stand,
loter'or stroll about, In any place in said city
awaiting or seeking an opportunity, TO obtain
money or other valuable thing from others by
trick or fraud, or TO aid or assist therein; all
person that shall engage In any fraudulent
scheme, device or trick to obtain money, or
valuable thing, in any place in aid city, or aid
or abet, or In any manner be concerned there
in; all ropers, steerers or cappers, called for
any gambling room or house, or for any gam
bling game, trick or device, or who shall engage
In any such practice In any public street in said
city; all persons found lettering about in any
hotel, block, common bar room, dram shop
gambling house, or being In or lettering about
any disorderly house, or wandering about the
streets, either by night or day, without any law
full means OF support, or without being able to
give satisfactory account of himself or her
sell; all perSc ms fOunQ IN or lettering about any
railroad depot or railroad cars, or any dwelling
house, without being able to give "a satlsfac-
tory account or himself or herself; all
persons that show, sell or offer for sale, or ex-
htbit any indecent or obscene picture, draw
Ing, engraving, book or pamphlet in said city
shall be deemed disorderly persons and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished as provided
by section six OF this ordinance.
Section 2. No person shall permit any indie
cent, loud or DO sterous noise or any fighting
quarreling or disturbance about his or her
house, tavern, inn, saloon shop, office, residence
or place of business, or permit persons 10 con-
gregate thereinsDr about TO the annoyance or
disturbance OF citizens or others. Any person
violating any OF the provisions OF this section
shall be deemed a disorderly person, and on
conviction shall be punished as provided by
section six of this ordinance.
Section 3. No person or persons shall fire or
shoot of any gun, air gun, spring gun or other
dangerous weapon or instrument in the Streets
avenues. lanes, alleys or public places in tho
city of Owosso, nor shall any person or p srsons
engage In any sport, amusement or paStime in or
upon any public street. place in said city, hav-
ing tendency to frighten teams or horses, or
dangerous TO life or property, Any person violat
ing any OF provisions of this section shall be
deemed q dsoroerly person and on conviction
thereof, shall be punished as provided by Sec
tion six OF this ordinance.
Section 4. No person owning. renting or occu
plying any building room or rooms In said city
shall allow, such building room or rooms, to be
used as place or places OF designation or as
place or places of resort for common
prostitutes, nor shall permit persons having
the name and reputation OF being common pros {.
titutes to congregate and assemble, visit or re-
main in or about such place or places Any
person violating any OF the provisions of this
section shall be deemed q disorderly person and
on conviction thereof shall be punished as pro-
vided by section six of this ordinance.
Section 8. No proprietor or keeper OF saloon,
hisor her servant, agent or bartender shall
permit persons having the name and reputation
OF being common prostitutes TO congregate, as
semble, visit or remain In or about such saloon
or places used Ia connection Herewith in this
city. Any person violating any of the provi-
sions OF this section shall be deemed o disorder
ly person and on conviction thereof shall be
punished as provided by section six of this ord-
nance.
Section @. Any person or persons who shall
violate any OF the provisions or requirements Of
punished by u fine OF not more than fifty dollars
together with the costs OF prosecution, or by
i'm prisonment in the county jail of Shawassee
County for period OF not TO exceed sixty days,
or both such line and Imprisonment in the dis.
erection OF the court.
Section Z. All ordinances or parts OF ordi-
nances in any way controyenibg the provisions
of this ordIn Ance are hereby repealed
Section g. This ordinance shall take effect
twenty days after the date of its passage
Passed and approved this Goth day OF June, 1904
STANLEY K. PARKiLL,
Mayor.
FRED EDWARDS,
City Clerk.
Aid Washburn presented following ordinance.
IL was moved and supported that the same be
read the first and second time by its title, which
was carried ayes o nays0.