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SEC. 4. That part of the city which lies south of Main street and . west of the street running north and south immediately west of the pub-
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lic square to the college ground, thence west to Camden street, thence with said street south to the boundary line, shall be known and designated as ward No. 4.
SEC. 5. All that part of said city which lies south of Main street and east of ward No. 4, and west of the second street, immediately east of the public square, running north and south, shall be known and desig- nated as ward No. 5.
SEC. 6. All that portion of the city lying east of the second street east of the public square, known and designated as Shaw street, and extending upon the north to north Main street, and upon the east and south to the city limits, shall be known and designated as ward No. 6.
Approved August 21, 1867.
AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows :
SECTION 1. Every person who shall offer for sale any live stock, pro- duce, forage or other articles usually sold by weight, if required by pur- chaser, shall cause the same to be weighed on the city scales, or other standard scales, and if such person shall fail or refuse to have such arti- cles so weighed, when required so to do, he shall upon conviction thereof, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished by a fine not exceed- ing five nor less than one dollar.
SEC. 2. The lawful weights and measures in this city shall be the same as those prescribed by the general statutes of the state of Missouri.
Approved August 21, 1867.
AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO THE EXTINGUISHMENT OF FIRES, AND THE PREVENTION THEREOF, AND IN RELATION TO CHIMNEYS, AND THE REPAIRING OF FLUES.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows:
SECTION 1. No person owning or occupying any dwelling or business house within the limits of the city of Richmond, shall store or keep any combustible material in such house in such manner as likely to catch on fire.
SEC. 2. If any person so having any such combustible material, fail for five days to remove the same after ordered by the city council, the same shall be removed by the city marshal, at the expense of such person so owning or occupying such premises.
SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the city council to order the same . to be removed upon the complaint of any one, when they believe it to be necessary.
SEC. 4. All persons owning any dwelling house or business house within the limits of said city, the chimneys or stove flues of which need repairing, shall repair the same within five days after being ordered so to do by the city council.
SEC. 5. The provisions of this ordinance shall not be so construed as to prevent any person from keeping any hay in their stables or barns within said city.
SEC. 6. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
Approved August 19, 1878.
GEO. I. WASSON, Mayor.
W. C. PATTON, Clerk.
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AN ORDINANCE GRANTING RIGHT OF WAY TO ST. LOUIS & ST. JOSEPH RAILROAD, ETC.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows :
SECTION 1. The right of way is hereby granted to the St. Louis and St. Joseph railroad company, southern division, along, across and over any of the streets, lanes, avenues or alleys of the city of Richmond, and any of the commons belonging to said city of Richmond, for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating a railroad for public use in the conveyance of persons and property.
This ordinance to take effect and be in force from and after its pas- sage.
Approved, August 21st, 1868.
D. WHITMER, Mayor. Attest: D. SNOWDEN, Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO THE REMOVAL OF CITY OFFICERS.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows :
SECTION 1. Any city officer may be removed from office for any mis- demeanor, or failure to faithfully discharge the duties of his office, by a two thirds vote of the city council, at any regular, special or adjourned meeting.
SEC. 2. At least five days notice shall be given the party sought to be removed, and a copy of the charges and specifications furnished him before the day of trial.
This ordinance to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved, November 29, 1869. WILLIS WARINNER, Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE IN TO RELATION TO CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City.of Richmond, as follows :
SECTION 1. When necessary the mayor, with the advice and consent of the city council, may constitute and appoint a board of health, to con- sist of three persons.
SEC. 2. Said board shall exercise a general supervision over the health of the city, with the full power to use all proper and suitable means to prevent the introduction into the city, of any malignant or contagious dis- eases, or the spreading of the same, or to remove or otherwise dispose of any person attacked by any such disease, and to adopt in reference to such person, any regulations or measures deemed advisable.
SEC. 3. The board of health may employ servants, or assistants and establish temporary hospitals, and provide the necessary furniture, medi- cine, medical attendance and nurses therefor, whenever, in the opinion of said board the health of the city shall require it.
SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of every physician in the city to report to the board of health, or one of them, every case of small pox, or other contagious disease which shall come within his knowledge, within the city limits or its vicinity, within three hours after he shall have knowl- edge of the same, together with the name and residence of the person diseased.
SEC. 5. If any person shall leave his or her place of abode and go about the city within sixteen days, or knowingly or willfully expose
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others, after he or she has been exposed to the small pox, shall forfeit and pay to the city not less than five, nor more than one hundred dollars, or may be imprisoned not exceeding three months.
This ordinance to take effect and be in force from and after its pas- sage.
Approved, November 19, 1878. GEORGE 1. WASSON, Mayor. Attest: W. C. PATTON, Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO ELECTIONS.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows :
SECTION 1. That the general election for all the city officers of the city of Richmond, shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Mon- day in April, in each year.
SEC. 2. The clerk shall give ten days notice of such election by adver- tising in some newspaper published in the city, if there be one, otherwise by ten printed handbills, posted up in the city.
SEC. 3. The city recorder, at least five days before the election, shall make out and furnish the judges of election poll books, together with a copy of the appointment of such judges and clerks in writing.
SEC. 4. Judges and clerks of election shall take the same oaths, and be governed by the same laws, as far as applicable, as are prescribed by the statute laws of Missouri on the subject of. elections.
SEC. 5. Whenever a vacancy shall occur in the city council, by res- ignation or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the mayor, by proclamation, to order an election to be held to fill the same; ten days notice, fixing the time and place of holding such an election, shall be given by the mayor, and such election shall be held, in all respects, as other city elections are.
SEC. 6. Whenever any vacancy shall occur in the office of city. marshal or city recorder, by resignation or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the mayor, with the approval of the city council, to fill said vacancy by the appointment of a city marshal or recorder for the residue of the term until the next general election of city officers.
SEC. 7. No officer of the city, nor any candidate for any city office, shall be appointed to serve as a judge or clerk of any city election.
SEC. 8. The judges and clerks of election shall each receive two dollars and fifty cents per day for each day they may act as such, and no person shall act at the same time as both judge and clerk of election.
SEC. 9. Such election shall be conducted in the same manner in all respects as provided by the statutes of the state of Missouri, in regard to general elections, when not inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance.
SEC. 10. This ordinance to take effect from and after its publication. Approved, November 19, 1878. GEO. I. WASSON, Mayor. Attest: W. C. PATTON, Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO STREET COMMISSIONER.
Bc it ordained by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows :
SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of the mayor, with the advice and consent of the city council, at the first session of the city council after his election, to appoint a street commissioner, who shall hold his office until his successor is duly appointed and qualified.
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SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the street commissioner to superintend all the work upon the streets, lanes and alleys within the city, that shall be ordered to be done, and shall report, from time to time, to the city council, such improvement and repairs on the same as he may deem needful.
SEC. 3. That the street commissioner for the city of Richmond, afore- said, shall report to the city council at each and every regular meeting thereof, the property purchased and the amount and character of the work done, for the city of Richmond, not previously in like manner reported, and shall in a written statement duly sworn to by the said street commissioner, make a full exhibit of the property so purchased, and the amount paid or agreed to be paid for each separate purchase, the name of each person performing labor, the number of days employed, and amount paid per day.
SEC. 4. All ordinances, and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
To take effect from and after its adoption.
Approved December 21, 1874.
J. T. QUIRK, Mayor.
Attest : A. J. RIFFE, Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO SALARIES.
Be it orduined by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows :
SECTION 1. The several officers herein named shall receive the follow- ing compensation for their services: city recorder, $150; city attorney, $50; city treasurer, $50; city assessor, $50; street commissioner, $2 per day while employed; mayor, $3 for attending each meeting of the city council; councilmen, $2 each for each meeting; collector, 6 per centum upon all taxes collected by him, and 3 per centum upon all licenses; the city weigher 10 cents for each draught.
Approved, November 19, 1878.
GEO. I. WASSON, Mayor. Attest: W. C. PATTON, Recorder.
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC STREETS AND THOROUGHFARES.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows :
SECTION 1. Any person who shall ride or drive any animal or beast of burden in any highway, street, thoroughfare or other public place in said city, faster than a moderate gate, or at a rate exceeding five miles per hour, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEC. 2. Any person in said city, who shall ride or drive any animal or beast of burden, or any vehicle, so as to come in collision with, or strike any other thing or person, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEC. 3. Any person in said city, who shall leave any beast of burden or animal standing in any public place, without being fastened or guarded, · so as to prevent such animal from running away, or shall leave in said city any beast of burden or animal standing hitched out over night without shelter, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEC. 4. In all cases of persons driving vehicles meeting each other in any street, alley, or thoroughfare in said city, each person so meeting,
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shall turn off and go to the right side, so as to enable vehicles to pass each other with system, and without danger; any person violating this section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEC. 5. Any person who shall, in this city, lead, ride, drive or place any horse, beast of burden or vehicle, on any paved or plank side-walk, or foot-walk, otherwise than in going into, or out of premises, owned or occupied by him, or his employers, shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meanor.
SEC. 6. Any person who shall in this city, hitch or fasten any animal to any pump, fence, ornamental or shade tree, lamp post, sign or awning post, not belonging to him, or his employers, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEC. 7. Any person who shall, in any public thoroughfare or street in said city, throw, shoot, or hurl any rock, stone, ball, shot, snow-ball or any other thing or missile, from the hand, or by means of any other instrument or device, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEC. 8. Whoever, in said city, owning or possessing property having a cellar opening on, any sidewalk, shall fail to provide a door or shutter for such cellar, or who shall have such cellar door or shutter open when not passing into or out of such cellar, or who shall not keep such cellar door or shutter in good repair, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEC. 9. Any person who shall within the limits of this city, fire, shoot off or discharge any cannon, musket, rifle, gun, pistol or any other kind of fire arms, except in case of necessity, or in the performance of public or lawful act of duty, except upon Christmas day and fourth of July, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEC. 10. Every person who shall be found guilty of a misdemeanor, as designated in this ordinance, or who shall in any way violate any of the provisions of this ordinance, shall be fined in any sum not less than one dollar, nor more than ninety dollars and costs for every such offense.
SEC. 11. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance, be, and the same are hereby repealed.
SEC. 12. This ordinance to be in force from and after its publication. Approved November 19, 1878. JNO. T. QUIRK, Mayor. Attest: W. C. PATTON, Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO THE EXHIBITION OF STUDS AND JACKS. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows :
SECTION 1. That hereafter no stallion, stud, jack or bull shall be shown or exhibited within the limits of the city of Richmond, unless the same be done in an inclosed private lot or pasture. And that any person or persons violating the provisions of this ordinance, or permitting the same to be done by any one having his or their stock in charge, shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and fined in a sum not less than twenty dollars, to be recovered as other fines and forfeitures; and that the same be recoverable whether the owner have knowledge of such exhibition by the keeper or person in charge of such stock or not.
Approved August 21st, 1867.
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AN ORDINANCE IN RELATION TO OFFENSES AGAINST OFFICIAL AUTHORITY. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows :
SECTION 1. Whoever shall in this city falsely represent himself to be an officer or policeman, of this city in any manner, or shall, without being authorized by the city, exercise or attempt to exercise any of the duties, functions or powers of a city officer or policeman shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEC. 2. Whosoever shall, in this city, hinder, obstruct, resist, or in any wise interfere with any city officer, in the discharge of his official duties, or attempt to prevent any such officer from arresting any person, or attempt to rescue from any officer any person in his custody, or aid or advise any person in custody of any officer to break guard, escape or attempt to escape, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEC. 3. Whoever shall persist or continue in doing any act, or thing affecting the streets, public property, health or morals of said city, forbid- den by the charter or laws and ordinances of said city, which it is the duty of the mayor or city marshal to enforce after such person shall have been notified or warned to desist from such unlawful act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEC. 4. Whoever shall be found guilty of a misdemeanor as provided herein, shall be punished by a fine not less than one dollar, nor more than ninety dollars, and costs of suit for every such offense.
SEC. 5. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this or- dinance are hereby repealed.
SEC. 6. This ordinance to take effect from and after its passage. Approved December, 21st, 1874. J. T QUIRK, Mayor. Attest: A. J. RIFFE, Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC PEACE AND QUIET.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows:
SECTION 1. That any three or more persons who shall in this city, assemble together with an intent, or being assembled, shall mutually agree to do an unlawful act, with force or violence against the property of the city, or the person or property of another, or against the peace, or to the terror of others, and shall make any movement or preparation therefor, and every person present at said meeting or assembly, who shall not endeavor to prevent the commission or perpetration of said unlawful act, every person so offending, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding ninety dollars, nor less than one dollar for each and every such offense with costs.
SEC. 2. Every person who shall wilfully disturb the peace and quiet of any street, alley, public or private place, market, church or other build- ings, public or private, or any neighborhood, private family or person, within the city or Richmond, by any loud and unusual noise, by any means, instrument or device, by hallooing, bellowing, blowing, howling, swearing, or by using profane, indecent or offensive language, or by tumultuous, boisterous threatening or offensive language, or actions, or by any other means or device whatsoever, shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
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meanor, and shall, on conviction, be fined in any amount not less than one nor more than ninety dollars and costs for each such offense.
SEC. 3. Any person in said city, who shall suffer or permit in any house, or upon any premises, owned, occupied or possessed by such per- son, or over which such person has control, as agent or otherwise, any act or acts the doing of which is declared a misdemeanor by the preced- ing section, whereby any neighborhood, family or person is disturbed, in- terrupted or annoyed, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable as provided in said preceding section.
SEC. 4. Any person who shall, in the the city of Richmond, challenge, threaten, curse, abuse, assault, strike, beat, fight or wound in any manner, any other person or persons, or who shall use profane, obscene, offensive, abusive, indecent, violent, threatening or insulting language towards any other person or persons, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction, shall be fined in any amount not less than one, nor more than ninety dollars and costs.
SEC. 5. No person shall wear or carry about his or her person, any pistol, dirk, bowie knife, revolver, slingshot, brass, lead or iron knuckles, or any other deadly weapon except in such a manner that such weapon can plainly and distinctly be seen by any person ; any violation of the provisions of this section, shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than ninety dollars for every such offense, with costs.
SEC. 6. Every person in said city, who shall wilfully give or make a false alarm of fire shall be punished by a fine not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than ninety dollars, for every such offense.
SEC. 7. Any person who shall, in this city, disquiet, disturb, or annoy any congregation or assembly of people, met for religious worship, by making a noise, or by rude or indecent behavior, or by profane or offensive lan- guage, within such place of worship, or so near the same as to disturb the order or solemnity of such meeting, shall be deemed guilty of a misde- meanor, and on conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding ninety dollars, for every such offense, with costs.
SEC. S. Any person in this city, who shall disturb, disquiet, or annoy any lawful assembly of people, by boisterous, rude, annoying or turbulent language, actions or behavior, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on. conviction shall be punished by a fine not exeeding ninety dollars, and costs, for every such offense, and it shall be lawful for any person to forcibly eject from any building, or place any person or persons violating this or the preceding section.
SEC. 9. All ordinances in conflict with this, are hereby repealed.
SEC. 10. This ordinance to take effect and be in force from and after its publication.
Approved December 21, 1874.
J. T. QUIRK, Mayor.
Attest: A. J. RIFFE, Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING OFFENSES AFFECTING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows:
SECTION 1. Whosoever in said city, shall wilfully deface, injure or damage any public or private building, house or improvement, fence,
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awning, lamp, lamp-post, sign, door, window-sash, window-glass, or any other kind of property not his own, or shall wilfully cut, hack, injure, bark or girdle any tree, shrub or vine, in any public or private ground or place in said city, or shall. wilfully injure any public cistern or property of any fire company in said city, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEC. 2. Whosoever, in said city, shall throw or place upon the house, ground, lot or premises of another (without authority so to do), any wood, stone, dirt, trash, slop offal, rubbish, or any other impediment or obstruc- tion, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEC. 3. Any person in said city who shall paste, post, tack, glue, or fasten in any manner any notice, hand-bill, advertisement, or placard, or shall print, paint or mark any advertisement upon any building, wall, fence, gate, door, or other improvement, without having first obtained permission of the owner of such property so to do, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and the person or persons at whose instance such notices or bills are posted or published may be dealt with the same as the person or persons actually engaged in the matter, this ordinance being intended to include either or all parties, at the option of the complainant; provided, no person or persons shall be prosecuted under this section, except upon the complaint of the owner or person having control over such property.
SEC. 4. Whosoever shall break into or open any public cistern in said city, or draw any water therefrom, except upon proper authority, or in case of fire, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEC. 5. Any prisoner while in the custody of the marshal or con- fined in the city prison, who shall wilfully deface, injure or destroy any portion of the city prison, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEC. 6. Every person found guilty of a misdemeanor under the pro- visions of this ordinance shall be fined in any amount not less than one nor more than ninety dollars, with costs of suit for every such offense.
SEC. 7. All ordinances in conflict with this are hereby repealed.
SEC. 8. This ordinance to be in force from and after its publication. Approved November 21, 1878. GEO. I. WASSON, Attest: W. C. PATTON, Clerk.
Mayor.
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC MORALS AND
DECENCY.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows :
SECTION 1. Whoever, in this city, shall be found in a state of intoxica- tion in any highway, thoroughfare or other public place, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEC. 2. Whosoever, in this city, shall appear in a public place in a state of nudity, or in a dress not belonging to his or her sex, or in an inde- cent or lewd dress, or shall make any indecent exposure of his or her per- son, or be guilty of any indecent or lewd act or behavior, or shall exhibit, sell or offer to sell any indecent or lewd book, picture, image or other thing, or shall exhibit or perform any indecent, immoral or lewd play or other representation; or shall permit a stud horse or jack to try or serve a mare in said city, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
SEC. 3. Whosoever shall, in this city, on Sunday, play at billiards, ten
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pins, ball, or other game or amusement shall be deemed guilty of a mis- demeanor.
SEC. 4. Whoever shall, in this city, set up or keep any kind of a gam- ing device, or thing at which any game or device shall be played for money or property, or anything representing money or property, or shall at any such device or game of chance, bet, win or lose any money or property, or anything representing money or property, or shall suffer or permit any such device at which any such game of chance is played, to be set up or used in any tenement which he owns or has under his control, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and it shall be lawful for the city recorder, on receiving satisfactory information of any such device or thing being so set up or used, to issue his warrant to the city marshal, commanding him to destroy the said gaming implements or devices.
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