Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1859 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

CODE OF ORDINANCES For tlie government of tlie Town of Ilensseliter, .Jasper County, In diaiia. ?no7 Tj v SEC. 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT and Trustees of the town of Rensselaer, Indiana, in Council assembled: That from and after the due publication of this Ordinance, every box,parlor or kitchen stove, within any dwelling, store, shop, barroom, grocery, out house or other building, in said town, shall, fur the better guarding against casualities by tire, be placed upon a sand, sheet-iron, brick, zinc or other platform of an incombustible nature; which, said platform shal 1 extend at least six (•*•) inches beyond the iron plate, or hearth of said stove. Sec. 2. Every flue, or passage, made for the pipe of any stove, oven, or furnace, through roof, floor,' paitition, or other portion of any building witiiin-.the limits of the town c* Rensselaer, shall be securely guarded by proper eaithcn crocks, sheet-iron, zinc or copper, so that the pipe of any stove, oven or furnace as aforesaid, shall not at i’« outer suiface.be nearer than one (1) inch to the floor, roof, partition, &c., of such building a< aforesaid. Se< . 3 No person or persons shall be permitted within the limits of said Corporation, to keep or deposit any hot or warm ashes, or any ashes in which may be any lire; in any box. barrel, or other receptacle of a combustible nature, within or about any house, stable, shed, ur other building: nor shall any person or persons be permitted to throw any such asiies upon the ground, in the vicinity of any such house or other building, whereby the safety of the same might be endangered. Sec. 4. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance, or if a person shall fail to comply with the provisions- of the first two sections of this ordinance within twenty-four (24) hours after the due publication of the same, such person or persons shall forfeit and pay for the use of the corporation aforesaid, not less than three (3) nor more than ten (1G) dollars; and for failing to comply with said first two provisions fur a fu/ther space of twelve (12) hours, every person so offending, shall forfeit and pay for the use aforesaid, the further sum of five (>) dollars, such forfeitures tube collected as the law directs. Done in Council this, the twelfth day of Mav, A. D. 1859. C. W. HENKLE, President. [l.s.] Attest: Edwin P. Hkumond* Clerk. [No. 2.] OEC. 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT O and Trustees of the town of Rensselaer in council assembled: That from aid after the due publication < f this oidin ance, no person or persons shall be permitted to keep or suffer to run at large, within the limits c f said town, any dog, liste or puppy, unless tl;e owner of such dog, fiste or puppy, shall pay to the marshal < f said town annually, upon demand, the sum of fifty (s(>) cents therefor, and for every dog, fiste or puppy muri* than one owned by a, y person the o wner thereof shall pay to the marshal of said town annually, on demand, ne sum of one (1) dollar. . V. Any person < r persons owning any dog, fiste oi . puppy within the limits of said town, shall withiir ten days after the due publication of this ordinance, procure and put upon every such dog, fiste, or puppy, owned by such person, a coDar of some substantial material, with the name of the owner thereon in legible charactei.s, and any dog, fiste or puppy found running at large w itliiu said town after the ex piration of said ten days, without such collar shall l e ai d t,he same is hereby declared a common nuisance, and it shall be ia wful for the marshal of said town, or any other person, to shoot, kill, or otheru ise destroy the same. Sec. No pers.jii /-hail be permitted to keep or suffer to run at large within the limits of said town, any hitch under any circumstances whatever, and any and all bitches kept or f« uml running at larg m said ■Town, shafl hv and the same an hereby declared common and it shall : »• lav. ful f>,r the marshal of the saitl to wn, or any other person to shout, kill or oibciwi<e destroy the same. Sr. . 4. Any person viulatiiig-any of the provisions, of this < r linauce. 4hall upon conviction thereof, forfeit and pay fi-r 1 li“ use of the corporation aforesaid, n t less than drTvb ( ) nor more than ten (0.) dollar s, to be coilecteithe law directs. D me in CrnUi , this the twelfth day of Muy, A. D. j. W, HE?<KLIt President. 1 . . A ; lest: Er-w \ \ I’. Hkm mund, Cler'•<. ]. oErrCiRiJA'D’EDItYTIIE PRlLsl DEN I I > .-i : T- > ■??- Qi'the t. i.v.i of Ken-sclaei-. i.i c-un ‘J.: Tb.-‘.t ». j per.s mor pevsmis shall be peiu.i’ted lu ’.er siajlit.n cr jack to any mare ’• itbi i the c rp u’aj-m limits oisai • town, ur within onc-G R.” : ei\ (1) of a mi i : of the or in an \ oi"‘limr aid or a' thm ••in, aid every por--. »n so of-feiudin-i, shal! furf-.-it and pay as herein after provivied. -• P crs ;n or persons shall be permitted within the limits < ■’ said low.ii to inn any horse race, or tu sullur his, her ur their horse, mare or gelding to be itin in any such race, or procure or: rouncel an\ (-•'her person or poisons to run any such race, or to aid, assist ur in mauner abet any sue I) race, and uvmy pc:.:jn so offending shall be find as hereinafter provided. Sec. ?. persu.i or pm ’sons shall under any circui!.stances be permitted tp run any hor.-.e or mule , within said town, ami any person or persons viulat ing any of the provisions of this ordinance shall forfeit ami pay fur the use of the curpuratjun aforesaid, not less than three (’.) nor mure than ten (H ) .1 .'l : ai’s. to be collected as the law directs. _ k| Done in Council this, ti.e twelfth dav of Vav, A. , c. W. HENKLE,' President. ' 1.. =.• Attest: Edwin P. Hammond, Clerk. [No. 4.] [ -<EC. 1. BE I T ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT S; au, i l / tistees ot the tow h of Rensselaer, in council a-se mb led; I Ira l hereafter, no person or persons within <he 1 in.: its of the- town of Rensselaer, shall be permit’.'.-d to keep, on his, her or their premises, any ..-ink r.r pool of stagnaut water, or suffer the same to remain cm his, her ur their premises. i Bs-; . 2. No person or pcr.-mis, shall’hereafter lead, dri ’, e or fasten. hi» or their nurse, mule or ox, car riage, cart.tiray or other vehicle, upon any of the side walks ot said town; nor shall any person or peisou-, unload ami leave any timber, lumber, firewood, boxes or barrels. any othm' material, on tine Sn!U ; ,J \ ln liie sllcet ’ :,,r a r 'pace of time than =>A"' ' e L-? hums, at any one .*; nor shall any pers-m or persons, tresspass upon, ur injure any pub- '■ lie cTuumd.-. or buildings, oi ornamental trees; or ' drive, ride, haul or lead.- any horse or cither or tiling, upon any of the side-walks in said town,’ t iG’iided, that any person-pr persons engaged in the i election u! any building <>f buildings, shall be permitted to deposits upon the streets or side walks,the —ftraterial to be used in >aid building or buildings, for a reasonable length of time. Se . 11 any animal shall die in said town, or within one-quarter (;) of a-inile of the limits thereof, i amt tnc owner ot such animal shall suffer the same 1 to remain in said town, or within one-quarter R) of I a mile of the limits thereof, for the spice of more 1 'A,' |wrlve (li) hours; or if any person or oersons, | shall haul, drag, take or remove, any dead animal, to within the limits of said town, or to within one-quar-ter (■(-) of a mile thereof, every such person or persons 1 so olfending, shall forfeit, anil pav, as is hereinafter I provided in this Article; and, further, shall pay the expense of removing the same, and, beside a fee of I fifty cents to the .Marshal of said town. Se< . -I. Any. person or persons, who shall, within ; the Corporation of the town of Rensselaer, use any firearms, .sq u.ibs. fire crackers, or . rockets, or anv other thing having a tendency to annoy or endanger the person.or property of any person or persons ex- I cept in his or their necessary self-defence, and in the ' destruction of such dogs, as are by the ordinances of i said to wn. declared to be common nuisarfces.shall, up- I on conviction thereof, forfeit and pay as is hereinafter i provided m this Article. Provided, that nothing herein contained, shall be so construed as to prohibit any person from celebrating the Fourth of July in the usual manner. Sine. Any person or persons who shall violate any ot the provisions of the foregoing ordinance -or ' any part thereof, shall, upon conviction thereof forfeit and pay for every such offense, for the use of the Corporation aforesaid, the sum of not less than three 1 I (3,; nor more than ten (1(1) dollars, to be collected s« the law directs. a Done in Council this, the twelfth day of Mav A , n - , <-'• W. HEXKLE. President.' - it. s.j Attest: Edwin. P. Hammond. Clerk. - :

! [No. 5.J SEC. I. EE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT ami Trustees of the town of Re’nsselaer, in council assembled: That any person or persons who shall . get di link, fight, swear profanely, or engage in any riot, rnob, or unlawful assembly, or in any other way , he guilty of auv breach of the peace within the limits of said town, shall severally and individually be liable fur a violation of this ordinance, and upon cmivictiou thereof, forfeit and pay. for the use of the cor potation aforesaid, the *um of not three (3) nor more than ten (It;) dollars, to be collected as Unlaw directs. Done in Council this, the twelfth day of Mai- A P- 11-59, , C. W, HENK.LE, President. s.] Attest: Eowiw P. Hammond, Clerk. [No. r.] S2EC..I. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT and Trustees of the town < f Rensselaer, in council assembled: That after the due publication of this . ordinance, no gambling of any kind or nature whatever, now prohibited by the statutes of Indiana nor any o alne cf chalice, prohibited as aforesaid, shall be perumted or tolerated within the limits of said to wn • noi Shall any betting or wagering upon any Condition’ ' 01 contingency whatever, be permitted or tolerated Within the limns of said town. toietaied So .2. Any person or persons violating any of the I provisions cf this ordinance, or any part thereof shall for every such offense, forfeit and pay, for every such ' vi< •■•ion, for the use or i lie corporation aforesaid the sum of not less than three, (3,) nor more than ten I (10) dollars, to he collected as the law directs Done in Council this, the twelfih day of Mav A D. 1859. < ■ W. HENKLE, President '' [’• •-] Attest: Edwin I'. H»mmond, Clerk