The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-07-31
Ordinance No. IL.

OrUlnAnCo NO. IL.
An ordinance establishing fire limits
in the city Of Leon, Iowa, and de-
| fining the penalties for violation
| thereof, and providing for the en-
| forcement and removal of build
! ings erected in violation of the
same.
| Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City of Leon, Iowa;
Section 1. Fire Limits No. /. That.
all of blocks 2, 3, 4, 13 and IA, and
the east half of block S, the north
half of block -, the west half of
block IS, and the north half of block
49,. all within the original town of
Leon, Iowa, shall be and is included
in the fire limits of the city of Leon,
Iowa, and shall be known as Fire
Limits No. l.
| Section g Fire Limits No. 2. That
all blocks, out-lots and unplatted
territory, within the corporate limits
of the city of Leon, Iowa, excepting
only the blocks and parts of blocks
enumerated and set out in section l
of this ordinance as Fire Limits No.
| 1, shall be and is included within
the fire limits of the city of Leon,
Iowa, and shall be known and desig-
mated as Fire Limits No. 2.
Section 3. Buildings Erected in
Fire Limits No. 1.-Of What Mater
ial. That within the limits described
in Section 1 of this ordinance, no
buildings or additions thereto shall
be erected, or moved into said fire
limits, or moved from one block to
another within said limits, unless the
outer wall be made of brick, iron,
stone, mortar, or other non-combust-
ible material, with fire proof roofs,
and any building or addition thereto
erected or moved into said fire limits,
or moved from one block to another
within said fire limits in violation of
| this ordinance, shall be deemed
nuisance and shall be proceeded
against and abated.
Section 4. Certain Buildings
Erected in Fire Limits No. 2.-Of
| What Material That within the
limits described in section 2 of this
ordinance, all buildings or additions
thereto of a public nature, such as
store buildings, churches, manufac-
turing establishments of whatsoever
kind, opera houses, theatres, depOts,
warehouses, storage buildings, hos
pitfalls, sanitariums, livery stables,
sale or feed stables, public ice
houses, public garages, and all build
ings of the character enumerated,
shall not be erected, or moved into
said limits, or moved from one block
to another within said limits, unless
the outer walls be made of brick,
iron, stone, mortar, or other nom
combustible material, with fire proof
roofs, and any such building or ad-
dition thereto erected or moved into
said fire limits or moved from one
block to another within said fire
limits, in violation of this ordinance
shall be deemed a nuisance and
shall be proceeded against and
abated.
Section 5. Buildings Constructed
in Violation.-Removal OF. That
when any building or addition there
to is built or constructed or is in
course of construction in violation
of this ordinance the Mayor shall
cause to be given three days writ
ten notice thereof to the owner or
person in charge oflsaid building or
| addition thereto to desist and re-
move the same, and upon failure of
said owner or person in charge of
said building or addition thereto to
remove the same within said three
days from the date of service of said
written notice, the Mayor shall en-
ter upon said premises where said
building or addition thereto is 'locat-
ed and cause the removal of the
same, and the costs of said removal
shall be charged against the owner.
| thereof to be collected by ordinary
action. rlG....
| Section s. Penalty for Violation
Any person being convicted of vio-
lation of this ordinance shall be fined
in any sum not exceeding one hun
dred dollars for each offense and
judgment shall be rendered against
such person for the amount of said
fine and costs of prosecution, and
such person shall be committed to
Jail until such fine and costs are
paid, not to exceed thirty days.
Section 7. Repealed. Ordinance
No. 81, and all ordinances and parts
of ordinances in conflict with this
ordinance, are hereby repealed.
This ordinance is to be in full
force and effect on and after it's pub
LEGATION as by law provided.
Passed and approved this 2Sth day
of July, 1913. i
o. w. FOXWORTHY,
S. G. MITCHELL, Mayor.
City Clerk.