Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1917-05-31

/
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and on conviction thereof shall
be fined in q sum not less than
ten dollars nor more than fifty
dollars and costs of suit for each
and every offense.
SECTION 6. ST0CKYARDS,
ETC. II any person shall own,
keep or use any yard, pen OF
place in his or her premises. OF
premises under his or her control,
in the city of Baxter Springs, in
or upon which any number OF
cattle, swine or other animals
shall be kept in such a manner as
to be or become offensive to those
residing in the vicinity or annoy
ing to the public, he shall be
deemed guilty of maintaining a
nuisance in this city and shall on
conviction, be fined in a sum not
to exceed fifty dollars nor less
than ten dollars and costs of suit
for each offense.
SECTION 7. PROHIBITING
NOXIOUS FILTH BEING DE-
POSTED IN STREET, ETC.
Any person who, in the city of
Baxter Springs, shall cause or
suffer any offal, manure, rubbish.
filth, still Stops or suffer any ami
NAL or vegetable matter or refuse.
or any foul or nauseous liquor to
be discharged out of or flow from
the premises occupied by him, or
to be thrown into, deposited or
left in or upon any street, alley,
public avenue, public square,
vacant lot, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and on
conviction thereof fined in any
sum of not less than ten dollars
nor more than fifty dollars and
costs of suit for each offense.
SECTION 8. OFFENSIVE
GROUNDS, VAR DIS, STABLES,
ETC. Any person who, in the
city Of Baxter Springs, shall keep
any ground, yard, stockyard, or
any house, shop, stable, or any
other place in this city, in such a
condition as to be offensive to
Others, shall be deemed guilty of
maintaining a nuisance and on
conviction thereof fined in a sum
of not less than ten dollars and
not more than fifty dollars for
the first offense and a like sum
for each day thereafter the same
shall continue and costs Of suit.
SECTION 9. CELLARS,
VAULTS, SINKS, ETC. Any
person who shall suffer or permit
any cellar, vault, private drain,
pool, privy, sewer or sink, upon
his or her premises, or premises
under his or her charge, in the
city OF Baxter Springs, to become
nauseous, foul, offensive or injur-
ious to public health, shall be
deemed guilty of maintaining a
nuisance and on conviction there
of shall be fined in a sum not less
than ten dollars nor more than
fifty dollars and costs of suit.
SECTION 10. Whenever the
city marshal, his deputy, or any
police officer of the city of
Baxter Springs, shall have know
ledge, or satisfactory information
OF the existence of any nuisance
as herein defined, within this city,
they are hereby authorized and
and it shall be
their duty forthwith to inspect
said premises and arrest those in
charge of the property upon
which any nuisance is found to
exist.
SECTION IL. Ordinance No.
3, and all ordinances and parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
SECTION IL. This ordinance
shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and
publication in The Baxter
Springs News.
Passed, Signed and Approved
this 2Srd day of May, 1917.
E. l.. Wright,
D. M. Spratt, Mayor.
City Clerk.
l, o. M. Spratt, City Clerk,
hereby certify that the above is
a true and correct copy of ordi-
nance No. 156, as the same was
passed by the City Council at a
meeting held May 23rd, 1917,
and as the same now appears on
file in my Office.
o. NJ. Spratt,