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weapons.

SEC. 26. The mayor and council shall have Concealed power to punish and prevent the carrying of concealed weapons, the discharge of fire-arms or fireworks of any description in any of the streets, alleys, or public grounds, on, about or in the vicinity of buildings.

SEC. 27. The mayor and council shall

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have Unsound power to prevent any person or persons from bringing, depositing, having or leaving upon or near his premises or elsewhere within the city, any putrid or diseased carcass, or any putrid, diseased or unsound beef, pork, poultry, fish, hides, or skins of any kind, or any other unwholesome substance, and to compel the removal of the same at the expense of such person or persons.

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owners
of additions to

make streets

continuous.

SEC. 28. The mayor and council shall have May compel power to compel the owners of any addition to out streets, avenues, and alleys, so as to have the same correspond in width and direction and be continuations of the streets, avenues, and alleys in the city, or in any addition thereto, contiguous to or near the proposed addition, and in accordance with any plan approved by the board of public works; and to prohibit the selling, or offering for sale, of any lots or parts of real estate not platted as required by ordinance.

grading.

SEC. 29. The mayor and council shall have same, drainage, power to require any and all lots or pieces of ground within the city to be drained, filled, or graded, so as to prevent stagnant water, banks of earth, or any other nuisance accumulating or existing thereon; and upon the failure of the owners of such lots or

Sanitary regulations.

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pieces of ground to- fill, drain, or grade the same when so required, the council may cause such lots, or pieces of ground to be drained, filled, or graded, and the cost and expense thereof shall be levied upon the property so filled, drained, or graded, and collected as other special taxes.

SEC. 30. The mayor and council shall have power to make regulations to secure the general health of the city; to provide for the prevention, abatement, and removal of nuisances; to make and prescribe regulations for the location, construction, and keeping in order all slaughter houses, stock yards, warehouses, stables, or other places where offensive matter is kept, or is liable to accumulate, whether within the corporate limits or within three miles thereof; and to regulate or prevent the carrying on of any business which may be dangerous or detrimental to the public health or the manufacture or vending of articles obnoxious to the health of the inhabitants; and the mayor and council are hereby authorized to abate and.remove any nuisance and the cause thereof in a summary manner at the cost of the owner or occupant of the premises where the nuisance or the cause thereof may be, and for that purpose may enter upon and take possession of any premises or property where such nuisance may exist or be produced, and may collect such cost by civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction, or may assess the same against any such premises or property.

SEC. 31. The mayor and council shall have power to make regulations to prevent the introduction or

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spreading of contagious, infectious, or malignant
diseases; to create a board of health; to make
antine laws and enforce the same within the corpo-
rate limits or within three miles thereof.

children and animals.

SEC. 32. The mayor and council shall have Cruelty to power to provide for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

running at

SEC. 33. The mayor and council shall have power Regulate the to regulate, license, or prohibit the running at large large of dogs. of dogs, and guard against injuries or annoyances therefrom, and to authorize the destruction of the same when running at large contrary to the

visions of any ordinance.

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large,

animals, impounding of

same.

SEC. 34. The mayor and council shall have Domestic power to prohibit or regulate the running at or the herding or driving of domestic animals, such as hogs, cattle, horses, sheep, goats, fowls, or animals of any kind or description within the corporate limits and provide for the impounding of all animals running at large, herded or driven, contrary to such prohibition, and also for the forfeiture and sale of animals impounded, to pay the expense of taking up, caring for, and selling the same, including cost of advertising and fees of officers.

steam boilers

SEC. 35. The mayor and council shall have Inspection of power to provide for the inspection of steam boilers, and plumbing. pipe fitting, and plumbing, and to appoint inspectors, and to declare their powers and duties.

limits.

SEC. 36. The mayor and council shall have May define fire power to define fire limits, and to regulate the erection of all buildings and other structures within the corporate limits and provide for the removal of

May regulate construction of building and fire escapes.

May regulate traffic through

streets.

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ments in streets.

any building or structure, or addition thereto, erected contrary to such regulations, and assess the cost thereof against the lot or real estate upon which such building or structure shall be so erected, or such cost may be collected from the owner of any such building, and be enforced by civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.

SEC. 37. The mayor and council shall have the power to regulate the construction, use, and maintenance of party walls, and to prescribe the thickness, strength, and manner of constructing stone, brick, wood, and other buildings, and the construction and arrangement of fire escapes therein or thereon and of heating fixtures and appliances therein; to prescribe, regulate, and provide for the inspection of all plumbing, pipe fitting, or sewer connections in all houses or buildings now or hereafter constructed; to regulate the size, number, and manner of construction of the doors and stairways of theatres, tenement houses, audience rooms, and all buildings used for the gathering of a large number of people, whether now built or hereafter to be built, so that there may be convenient, safe, and speedy exit in case of fire.

SEC. 38. The mayor and council shall have power to regulate the transportation of articles through the streets, and to prevent injuries to the streets from overloaded vehicles, and to prescribe the width of tires for wagons used on paved streets.

SEC. 39. The mayor and council shall have power to prevent or regulate the rolling of hoops, playing of ball, flying of kites, the riding of bicycles

or tricycles, or any other amusement or practice having a tendency to annoy persons passing in the streets or on the sidewalks, or to frighten teams or horses.

walks.

SEC. 40. The mayor and council shall have Care of sidepower to provide for keeping sidewalks clean and free from obstructions and accumulations, and may provide for the assessment and collection of taxes on real estate, and for the sale and conveyance thereof to pay the expenses of keeping the sidewalk adjacent to such real estate clean and free from obstructions and accumulations as herein provided.

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SEC. 41. The mayor and council shall have Articles expospower to regulate the weighing and measuring of the streets. hay, wood, and other articles exposed for sale, and of all coal sold or delivered within the city, and to provide for and regulate the inspection and sale of meats, flour, poultry, fish, milk, vegetables, and all other provisions or articles of food exposed or offered for sale in the city, and to prescribe the weight and quality of bread exposed or offered for sale in the loaf.

and explosive articles.

SEC. 42. The mayor and council shall have Combustible power to regulate or prohibit the transportation and keeping of gunpowder, oils, and other combustible and explosive articles.

tions.

SEC. 43. The mayor and council shall have Public aucpower to regulate, license, or prohibit the sale of domestic animals, or of goods, wares, and merchandise at public auction on the streets, alleys, highways, or any public grounds within the city.

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