CITY OF DETROIT.
REVISED ORDINANCE OF 1863.








ORDINANCES
THE CITY OF DETROIT,
REVISED AND PUBLISHED
BY ORDER 01F TI-E  CO:MM1ON COUNCIIj.
DETROIT:
WALKER, BARNS & CO., PRINTERS TO THE CITY,
Free Press Office, Nos. 18 and 20 Woodbridge St.
1 86 4.








N 0 T E1.
THE changes which have been mad(e il the municipal law since the
latest Compilation of the Ordinances, that of 1859, sufficiently justify the
action of the Common Council directing the present Revision. The number
and extent of such changes may be inferred from the fact that less than
forty of the one hundred chapters of this Compilation were containecl in
that of 1859.
In the Revision of 1855, the plan was adopted of collating the Ordinances under separate titles, according to their subjects. The same method
was pursued in the Revision of 1859. It has been deemed advisable to
adhere to this plan, in the present work, as far as was practicable.  While,
therefore, it has been necessary, in this Revision, to introduce new titles,
the order of the titles is nearly the same as in the previous Compilations.
But the arrangement of the chapters, under the several titles, is different
from any heretofore adopted.
For convenience of historical reference, the compiler has thought
proper to indicate, at the beginning of each chapter, whether it was contained in the Compilation of 1859, or is an entirely new Ordinance, enacted
since that Revision. The date of every amendment is also given, at the
end of the section amended.
DETROIT, December 24, 1863.








T I T Il E S.
PAGE.
TITLE  I.  OF3 THE CITY  OFFICERS...............................................   5
II. OF TAXES AND  ASSESSM3ENTS.........................               49
III.  OF STREETS, SIDEWALKS. AND  PUBLIC PLACES......................  62
"   IV.  OF THE DETROIT RIVER, FERRIES, AND WHARVES....................  91
"    V.  OF DRAINS AND  SEWERS...............................................  99'   VI.  OF MARKETS  AND SALES....................................      114
"VII.  OF THE PUBLIC  HEALTH.............................................. 132;VIII.  OF THE PUBLIC PEACE............................................ 143
"   IX.  OF THE RECORDER'S COURT, AND  THE PUNISHlMENT OF OFFENDERS. 149
X.  OF THE PREVENTION  AND) EXTINGUISHMENT  OF FIRES.......                         155
XI. OF RESTRAINING  ANIMIALS.............................................              175
"  XII.  OF HACKS, DPRAYS, AND PORTERS.....................................     182
"XIII.  OF PLACES OF AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION........................  192
" XIV.  OF THE SUPPORT OF THE POOR......................................  196
"  XV. OF STREET RAILWAYS...................................    198
"XVI. MISCELLANEOUS......................                                                  207








CO NT'ENTS.
TITLE I.
OF THE CITY OFFICERS.
Page.
CHAPTER I............Of the City Attorney.......................................          5
CHAPTER  II............Of the City Counselor.....................................
CHAPTER III..........Of the City Marshal and his Assistants..................................                    10
CHAPTER IV...........Of the City Assessor and his Assistants................................. 12
CHAPTER V...........Of the City Collector....................................................                   14
CHAPTER VI...........Of Ward Collectors......................................................  19
CHAPTER VII.......... To punish persons resisting  Collectors.............................       20
CHAPT KR  VIII.........Of the Receiver of Taxes...............................................                20
CHAPTER IX........... Of the City Surveyor............22
CHAPTER X.......Of Street Commissioners...23
CHAPTER XI........... Of City Physicians...................................................                     25
CHAPTER XII.........Of the City Historiographer.............................................  27
CHAPTER XIII.........Of the Director of the Poor.......................................         28
CHAPTER XIV......... f the Clerk of the Market...................................1......                         31
CHAPTER XV.......... Of Weighmasters........................................................  82
CHAPTER XVI.........Of the Sealer of Weights and Measures..............................                           84
CHAPTER XVII........Of the Inspector of Gas Meters........................................                      37
CHAPTER XVIII.......Of Inspectors of Firewood..............................................                       39.CHAPTER XIX........Of Chimney Sweeps..................................................                          41
CHAPTER XX.........Of Scavenge rs............................................                                    43
CHAPTER XXI.........Of the Duties of Standing   Committees.................................                       44
CHAPTER XXII........Of Taking Testimony before Comm littees............................  47
TITLE II.
OFI TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS.
CHAPTER XXIII.......Of the Assessment and Collection of City Taxes........................                       49
CHAPTER XXIV.......Of the Sale of Lands for unpaid General Taxes and Assessments.......                          52
CHAPTER XXV........Of the Sale of Lands for unpaid Special Assessments...................                       56
CHAPTER XXVI,....Of the Manner of obtaining Possession of Lots sold for Taxes.......... 60
CHAPTER XXVII......Of the Disposition of Lands bid in by the City for Taxes OrAssessments                         61
TITLE III.
OF STREETS, SIDE-WALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES.
CHAPTER XXVIII.....Of Paving Avenues and Streets, and Constructing and Repairing Sidewalks and Cross-walks...........................................               62
CHAPTER XXIX.......Of the Use of Streets and Alleys..........................................                    74
CHAPTER XXX........Of Sidewalks..................      i.................               78




ii                                               CONTENTS.
CHAPTER XXXI.......Of Sidewalks on Wayne Street...........................................                  80
CHAPTER XXXII...... Of Cleaning  Streets...................S..............................                  s0
CHAPTER XXXIII......Of NIumbering Buildings................................................                  81
CHAPTER XXXIV......Of Lamps and Lamp Posts............................                 82
CHAPTER XXXV.......Of Public Parks and Places.............................................  83
CHAPTER XXXVI.....Of Hoistways..................................................'84
CHAPTER XXXVII.....Of the Prevention of Accidents.....                                                        85
CHAPTER XXXVIII....Of the Departure and Arrival of Boats and Cars.86
CHAPTER XXXIX......Of the Speed of Cars and Engines within the Limits of the City........                     88
CHAPTER XL..........Of the Improvement of Washington Avenne.............                                    88
CHAPTER XLI..........To Vacate Campus lartius.90
TITLE IV.
OF THE DETROIT RIVER, FERRIES, AND WHVIIARVES.
CHAPTER XLII........Of the Navigation of the Detroit River, etc...................91
CHAPTEIt XLIII.......Of Ferries.........................................................
CHAPTER XL1V.......Of Wharves                             9...................
CHAPTER XLV........Of the Stationing, Anchoring and Mooring of Vessels in Detroit River.                     9
TITLE V.
OF DRAINS AND SEWERS.
CHAPTER XLVI........Of the Board of Sewer Cornmissioners.99
CHAPTER XLVII.......Of Public and Private Drains and Sewers.102
CHAPTER XLVII......Of Lateral Sewers or Drains...................106
CHAPTER XLIX....... Of the Opening and Cleaning of Sewer Pools.109
CHAPTER L............Of Sluices and Low Grounds.109
CHAPTER LI..........Of the Manner of Drawing Jurors in the matter of Draining    Wet and
Low Lands...............................                 111
CHAPTER LII..........Of Keeping a Record of Lots and parts of Lots subj ect to Assessment
for Drainage...................................                            113
TITLE VI.
OF MARKETS AND SALES.
CHAPTER LIII.........Of Renting Stalls and Stands in Public Markets.........................              114
CHAPTER LIV.........Of Public Markets.................................................  116
CHAPTER LV..........Of Private Meat Markets................................................                118
CHAPTER LVI........ Of the Sale of Calves, Sheep, and Lambs, in Wagons....................                  119
CHAPTER LVII........Of Forestalling............................................119
CHAPTER LVIII....... Of the Inspection of Flour...............................................            120
CHAPTER LIX.........Of the Manufacture and Sale of Bread..122
CHAPTER LX..........Of the Inspection and Gaugoing  of Oils...................................    124
CHAPTER LXI.........Of the Peddling of Meat.                                                                125
CHAPTER LXII........Of the Sale of Woodcock and other Game..                                               126
CHAPTER LXII....... Of Hawkers and Peddlers.............................................-  126
CHAPTER LXIV.......Of Auctioneers.........................................................                 127
CHAPTER LXV........Of Pawnbrokers.                                             129
TITLE  VII.
OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
CHAPTER LXVI........Of the Board of Health..................................................    132
CHAPTER LXVII......Of Cemeteries.........................................................                 136
CHAPTER LXVIII.... Of Nuisances                                                                             139




CONTENTS.                                                   111
TITLE VIII.
OF THE PUBLIC PEACE.
CHAPTER LXIX.......Of the Public Peace.....................................................    143
CHAPTER LXX........Of Quiet andcl Good Order...............................................    144
CHAPTER  LXXI.......Of Disorderly Houses............................................      145
CHAPTER LXXII......Of a Night Watch.......................................................                 146
CHAPTER LXXIII.....Of Injuries to Public Property...........................................               148
TITLE IX.
OF THE RECORDER'S COURT, AND THE PUNISHMENT OF OFFENDERS.
CHAPTER LXXIV......Of Process and Proceedings in the Recorder's Court, and the Recovery
of Fines.........................................................  145
CHAPTER LXXV.......Of Fees in the Recorder's Court...............................    153
CHAPTER LXXVI......Of the Imprisonment of Offenders.....................    154
TITLE X.
OF THE PREVENTION AND EXTINGUISHMENT OF FIRES.
CHAPTER LXXVII.....Of the Fire Department............................................                   155
CHAPTER LXXVII.... Of Steam  Fire Engine Companies..............................    160
CHAPTER LXXIX......Of Paid Hand Engine Companies....................:.................                     163
CHAPTER LXXX.......Of Paid Hook and Ladder Companies..................................                     165
CHAPTER LXXXI......Of the Prevention of Fires..............................................    167
TITLE XI.
OF RESTRAINING  ANIIMALS.
CHAPTER LXXXII....Of Pounds and Pound Masters...........................   175
CHAPTER LXXXII.... Of Pound Keepers, Fence Viewers, etc..................................    118
CHAPTER LXXXIV....Of  Dogs..........................1...........................    179
TITLE XII.
OF HACKS, DRAYS, AND PORTERS.
CHAPTER LXXXV.....Of Public Carriages......................................    182
CHAPTER LXXXVI.... Of Drays.15.........................    185
CHAPTER LXXXVII... O()f Stands of Public Carriages, Drays, etc................................              187
CHAPTER LXXXVIII.. Of Porters and Runners.188
TITLE XIII.
OF PLACES OF AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION.
CHAPTER LXXXIX.... Of Ball Alleys, Billiard Tables, etc.192
CHAPTER XC..........Of Gaming...................                                                           19.........3
CHAPTER XCI.........Of Shows...................195...................... 1
TITLE XIV.
OF THE SUPPORT OF THE POOR.
CHAPTER XCII........Of Paupers and their Support........................................ 196




iv                                            CONTENTS.
TITLE XV.
OF STREET RAILWAYS.
CHAPTER XCIII....... Granting Permission to Certain Persons to Establish and Locate Street
Railways..........................................................        198
CHAPTER XCIV.......Of the Construction and Use of the Tracks of the Detroit City Railway..    205
CHAPTER XC V.........Of the Detroit City Railway..........................................   206
TITLE XVI.
MISCELLANEOUS.
CHAPTER XCVI....... Extending the Limits of the Third Ward.2............................ 907
CHAPTER XCVII......Of Licenses............................................................. 08
CHAPTER XCVIII.....Of the Payment of Claims and Demands ag_~ainst the City of Detroit.....            209
CHAPTER XCIX.......Of Canceling the Orders, Warrants, and Duc-Bills of the City of Detroit    211
CHAPTER C............Of the Sale of Lots held by the City under Tax Titles, and Canceling
Defective Tax Titles...................2............................   12
Ordinance to give effect to the Revised Ordinance of eighteen hundred and sixty-three...........    214
2!' "1 "~ ~U~~1V   ^-Y~~~~~~




REVISED ORDINANCES
THE CITY OF DETROIT.
TITLE I.
OF THE CITY OFFICERS.
CHAPTER I.
OF THE CITY ATTORNEY.
[Chapter One of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
SECTION 1.  The City Attorney shall have the charge of, and General powers
and duties.
conduct, all the law business of the Corporation, and of all the
Boards, Officers, Departments, and Committees thereof, and all
other law business in which the City shall be interested, when so
ordered by the Common Council, and shall draw all leases, deeds,
contracts and ordinances of the City.
SEC. 2.  He shall keep his office in such place as may be Office.
designated and provided by the City, and shall execute bonds to the
Corporation in the amount of two thousand dollars.
SEC. 3. He shall, in writing, advise the Common Council, all To cadviseCouncil and officers.
Boards of the City, and their Officers and Committees, respectivelyv,
and the chief officer of any department or bureau of the City government, upon all matters which may be submitted to him  for his
opinion.
SEa. 4.  He shall certify to the correctness of the form of all To certify to
bonds, deeds,
official bonds, deeds, leases and contracts of any kind, in which te leases, etc.




6                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title I.]                         CITY ATTORNEY.                        [Chapter 1.
City is interested, before the same shall be accepted or adopted by
the Commion Council, or any officer of the Corporation.
To prepare       SEC. 5.  He shall, when requited by the Common Council,
drafts of bills.
prepare the draft of any bill to be presented by the Corporation of
the City to the Legislature for passage, with a proper memorial.
To prosecute     SEC. 6.  He shall prosecute and defend all actions which may
and defend actions for and   be brought by or against the Corporation, or any Board or Officer
against City.
thereof.
To institute ac-  SEC. 7.  He shall institute actions against all persons owing
tions for rents,
license fees and the Corporation for rents and licenses, or who may have incurred
penalties.
any penalty or forfeiture, under the Charter and Ordinances, or by
reason of the breach of the condition of any official bond.
To file slate-   SEC. 8   He shall, once in every quarter, file a written statement and pay
over moneys.  ment, under oath, with the Controller, stating  the nature and
amount of any debt due to the Corporation, recovered by him,
the person against wvhom, and the tribunal before which it was
recovered, and the time when he recovered the same; and he shall,
at the time of making said statement, pay all sums so recovered to
the City Treasurer, who shall give him a voucher therefor, a copy of
which he shall file with the Controller.
To make report.   SEC. 9.  He shall, on the first Tuesday in January, in each
year, report to the Common Council, the titles and nature of all
actions prosecuted or defended by himr  during the preceding year,
and what actions are pending, what determined, and how, and such
other information, concerning the law business of the City, as he
deems proper.
To keep regis-    SEC. 10.  He shall keep in proper books, to be provided for
ter.
the purpose, a register of all actions prosecuted or defended by him,
and of all proceedings had therein; a list of all contracts, bonds,
and other papers certified to by him, and copies of all opinions
which he shall give upon any point submitted to him.
Disbursements,    SEC. 11.  He shall, at the expiration of every three months,
statement of.
during his term of office, furnish the Controller with a sworn.statement of all the disbursements, which he may have mnade in conducting
the law business of the City, for the amount of which the Controller
shall draw his warrant.upon the Treasurer.
Additional        SEC. 12.  He shall, when he deems it necessary, in the trial or
counsel.
argument of causes of importance, in which the City may be a party,




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                               7
Title I.]                        CITY COUNSELOR.                        [Chapter II.
or interested, request such additional counsel or aid as he may designate:  Provided, That he shall, in all cases, inform  the Common
Council whom he wishes to employ, anid shall employ no one witllout their colnsent.
SEC. 13. He shall, without special direction fiom the Corn- To commence
actions.
monl Council, institute all actions for rents, penalties, forfeitures, and actions.
license moneys, for all trespasses and injuries upon, and to the
property of the City, or any Board thereof.
SEC. 14.  He shall examine all tax andl assessment rolls before To examine tax
rolls, etc.
their confirmation, and make such alterations in the form thereof, as
may be necessary to their legality.
SEc. 15.  All the principal officers of the City shall, JIoom  Toreceive
cltims from
time to time, place in the hands of the Attorney, for his action, all officers.
claims for debt, money, or (lamages done to the City, which may
arise in, or glow out of, the office and business under their charge;
andc whenever suit is commenced against the Corporation, the officer
on whom process is served, shall deliver the same to him.
CHAPTER II.
OF THE CITY COUNSELOR.
[Ordinance approved December 21, 1861.]
SECTION 1.  It shall be the duty of the Counselor to give to Counselorto
give his legal
the Common Council, any Committee thereof, the Mayor, Controller, opinion to Common Council,
or any Board of the Corporation, when requested, his legal counsel committees.
and Heads of
and opinion on all legal questions arising under, or concerning the Departments.
Charter, or any Ordinance of the Corporation, and on all legal questions and  subjects in which  said Corporation shall be legally
interested.
SEc. 2.  The legal opinions of the Counselor shall be given in Opinions to be
in writing.
writing. When they are reported to the. Common Council, they Whben priqnted
and filed.
shall be printed and published, as part of the proceedings of the
meeting of said Council, at which they are reported; and when
they are reported to any Committee of such Council, to the Mayor
or any Board of the Corporation, they shall be filed by such Committee, Mayor or Board, in the office of the City Celrk.




8                            REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title I. ]                         CITY COUNSELOR.                       [ Chapter II.
When he shall     SEC. 3.  He shall appear as attorney and counsel in behllalf of
appear as attorneyandcounsel. the Corporation in all suits, prosecutions or proceedings, which shall
be brought in any Circuit Court, or in the Supreme Court of this
State, or in any United States Court, by or against said Corporation,
ol any Board thereof, or which, when thus brought, shall be removed,
in any mode whatever, fronm  such Circuit Court, into the Supreme
Court, and, as the case may require, shall. prosecute  or defend
therein, to the termination thereof.
When as asso-     SEC. 4.  He shall also, on the request of the Attorney, appear
ciate counsel.
and act as his associate counsel in the Recorder's Court, in all suits,
prosecutions or proceedings brought in said Court, by or against
the Corporation, or any Board thereof, or brought  nlnder tle provisions of the Charter, entitled   "Chlapter 7, Opening, altering and
closing, streets;" and shall also, on the request of the Attorney,
appear and act as his associate counsel in the Supreme Court, in all
such suits, prosecutions and proceedings, when, in any manner,
removed to such Supreme Court.
When in behalf    SEC. 5.  He shall also, lwhlenever directed by the Common
of Officers of
Corporation.   Council, appear as attorney and counsel in behalf of any officer of
the Corporation, in any suit, prosecution, or other judicial proceeding, blrought by or against such officer, in his official character,
and, as the case may require, shall prosecute and defend theln, to
the termination thereof'.
Not to corn-      SEC. 6.  He shall not commance actions, or other judicial promence actions
unless directed. ceedings, in behalf of the Corporation, or any Board thereof, except
when so directed to do by the Common Council, or by such Board.
To act as mem-    SEC. 7.  He shall also act as a member of' any Committee of
ber of Committees when re-  the Common Council, and discharge the duties of a member thereof,
quested.    +whenever directed by said Council.
To prepare        SEC. 8.  He shall also prepare and report to the Common
drafts of bills
when request- Council, upon their request, the  draft of any bill to amend  the
ed.
Charter of the Corporation, or other bill, to be presented to the
Legislature, together with a proper memorial to- the- Legislature,
praying for its passage.
To examineaucd    SEC. 9.  He also shall examine and approve all leases, deeds
approve leases,
deeds and con- and contracts, prepared by the City Attorney, to be entered into by
tracts.
the Corporation, or any Board thereof, or by any agent or officers,




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                              9
Title I.]                         CITY COUNSELOR.                      [Chapter II.
in behalf of such Corporation, or Board, and shall certify to the
legal correctness, sufficiency and execution of the same.
SEC. 10. On the expiration of every quarter of his official term, To make report
of moneys rehe shall make a report in writing to the Controller, duly verified by his ceived or collected, and of
oath, of all sums of money received or collected by him  during such disbursements.
quarter for and in behalf of the Corporation, and from whom and on
what account or suit they were received or collected, and shall at
the same time pay over the same to the Treasurer, who shall give
duplicate vouchers thereof, one of which the Counselor shall file
with the Controller.  At the same time he shall also make a report
in writing to the Controller, duly verified by his oath, of all disbursements which he may have made in conducting the law business
of the Corporation, and upon what account or suit and how they
were disbursed, an(l the Controller shall draw  his warrant upon the
Treasurer for the amount thereof'.
SEa. 11.  He shall, on the first Tuesday ill January of each Id. of suits, etc.
year, make report in  riting to the Common Council, duly verified
by his oath. of all suits, prosecutions or actions prosecuted or defended by him  during the preceding year; of the names of the
parties thereto; of the titles of the Courts in which they were
commenced; of their progress or final disposition; and when finally disposed of, the mode of their disposition, and all other infmornation concerning the legal interests of the city which he may
deeml  necessary or proper.
SEc. 12.  The Counselor shall be appointed by the Common Appointment,
term of office,
Coumlcil, and shall hold his office for the term of three years; he etc.
shall be a practising attorney of the Supreme Court of this State,
and of good standing as such; he shall keep an office in some public and convenient place in the city of Detroit, and shall, before enterincg on the duties of his office, give an official bond, duly conditioned, pursuant to the Charter, for the performance of his duties, in
the penal sum of two thousand dollars.
SEC. 13.  He shall keep, in proper books, to be provided -by To keep registhe Corporation for the purpose, a register of all actions, prosecu- papers, etc., to
tions and proceedings, prosecuted or defended by him, and of the
various doings therein; and on the expiration of his official term,
he shall forthwith, on demand, deliver to his successor in office such
register, together with all deeds, cases, contracts or other papers
2




10                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title I.]                 CITY MARSHAL AND HIS ASSISTANTS.           [Chapter III.
and writings in his possession, delivered to him  by or belonging to
the Corporation, any officer or Board thereof, or any Committee
of the Common Council, and shall also deliver a written consent of
substitution of his successor in all such actions, prosecutions or p0oceedings then pending and undetermined.
SEC. 14.  This Ordinance shall take immediate effect.
CHAPTER III.
OF THE CITY MIARSHAL AND HIS ASSISTANTS.
[Ordinance approved July 10, 1861.]
Powers and du-   SECTION 1.  The Marshal, Assistant Marshals, and Constables,
ties.
as conservators of the peace, shall possess and exercise the powers
and duties of township constables, under the general laws of the
State of Michigan.
To serve pro-    SEC. 2.  The Marshal and his assistants shall serve all writs and
cess.
process in the Recorder's Court, in cases arising under the Ordinances,
and in proceedings under the Charter, for opening and extending
streets, alleys, etc.
To obey and ex-  SEC. 3.  The Marshal and his assistants shall obey and execute
ecute precepts.
all lawful precepts and commands of the Mayor, the Recorder's
Conurt, the Common Council, and the Board of Health.
To attend Re-    SEC. 4. The Marshal and his assistants shall attend the sessions
corder's Court.
of the Recorder's Court when engaged in trials and proceedings under
the Charter and Ordinances, and also the sessions of the Common
Council, and the Board of Health.
To serve papers  SEC. 5.  The Marshal and his assistants shall serve all papers
and notices.
and notices relating to the business of the City which may be delivered to them by the Mayor, an Alderman, a Member of the Board
of Health, the Controller, City Attorney, Treasurer, or C.ity:Clerk.
Office, and office  SEC. 6. The Marshal and his assistants.shall. keep their office in
hours.
the place provided byathe Common Council, and one of them shall be
found in their office each day, between the hours of 9 A. M. and 12
noon, and between the hours of 2 and 4 P. M., unless engaged elsewhere on public business.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                            11
Title I. ]               CITY MARSHAL AND HIS ASSISTANTS.            [Chapter III.
SEC. 7.  Until a Police Department is established, the Marshal To act as Chief
of Police.
shall b'e the Chief of the Police of the City; and all Constables,
Watchmen, and Policemen, whether general or' special, shall be subordinate to him, and under his direction; subject, nevertheless, to
the orders of the Mayor.
SEC. 8. The Marshal shall hlave power to make rules and regula- To make rules
and regulations.
tions for the government of his assistants, and for the Constables,
Watchmen, and Policemen, when acting under his command, who are
hereby required to obey the same.  He may direct any Assistant
Marshal to perform any duty which he himself might perform.
SEC. 9. The Marshal, Assistant Marshals, Constables, Watch- To suppress
crimes and
men, and Policemen, shall aid in the suppression of crimes and misde- make arrests.
meanors; and it is hereby made their duty to arrest all persons
guilty of any violation of law or ordinance, and make complaint for
the same.
SEC. 10. The Marshal, Assistant Marshals, Watchmen, and Po- Uniform.
licemen shall, when on duty, wear a blue coat, with brass buttons,
blue pantaloons, and a hat, all to be of uniform style and fashion,
and shall carry his police baton fastened in a belt or sash, to be
woIrn about the waist.
SEC. 11.  The neglect or refusal of the Marshal, Assistant Mar- Mayberemoved
from office.
shals, Constables, Watchmen or Policemen, or either of them, to
perform any of the duties prescribed by the laws of this State, or by
the Charter or any Ordinance of the City, or to make complaint for
any violation of law or ordinance which may come to his or their
knowledge, shall be considered a wilful neglect of the duties of his or
their office, and be deemed a sufficient cause for his or their removal
from office by the Mayor or Common Council.
SEC. 12. No Marshal, Assistant Marshal, Watchman, or Police- Shall not be interested in any
man, shall be interested, either directly or indirectly, in the keeping tavern, etc.
of any tavern, saloon, bar-room, coffee or eating house, or beer hall.
SEC. 13. No person shall be appointed Marshal, Assistant Mar- Qualifications.
shal, Watchman, or Policeman, unless he has arrived at the age of
twenty-one years, and is of good moral character, and temperate
habits. And any officer named in this section, and any' conistable
who shall be guilty of any drunkenness or lewd conduct, shall be
removed from office by the Mayor or Common Council.




12                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title I.]                 CITY ASSESSOR AND HIS ASSISTANTS.          [ Chapter IV.
To give bond.    SEC. 14. The officers named in this ordinance shall, each, before
entering upon the duties of their respective offices, execute a bond
to the City of Detroit, in the penal sum of two thousand dollars,
with two or more sureties, conditioned as provided in Sections
twenty-eight and twenty-nine, of Chapter two of the Revised Charter of 1861; and also subscribe'the oath of office prescribed by
Section fifteen of the same chapter.  The bond and oath shall be
filed in the office of the City Clerk.
To attend fires.    SEC. 15. The Marshal, Assistant Marshals, and Constables, shall
attend all fires, and assist in extinguishing the same, and in preserving, removing and securing property.  On such occasions they shall
be under the direction of the Fire Marshal, whom  they are hereby
required to obey.
Penalty.         SEC. 16.  Any violation of the provisions of this Ordinance, in
addition to any other penalty therein provided, shall be punished by
a fine not to exceed three hundred dollars, and costs of prosecution;
and in the imposition of any fine and costs, the Court may make a
further sentence, that the offender be imprisoned until the payment
thereof:   Provided, however, That such imprisonment shall not
exceed the period of six months.
SEC. 17.  Chapter seventy-eight of the Revised Ordinances of
1859, and all Ordinances amendatory thereof, or supplementary
thereto, are hereby repealed.
SEc. 18.  This Ordinance shall take effect from and after its
passage.
CHAPTER  IV.
OF THE CITY ASSESSOR AND HIS ASSISTANTS.
[Ordinance approved December 30, 1861.]
Appointment,     SECTION 1. The City Assessor shall be appointed by the Comterm of office,
etc.        mon Council, upon the recommendation of the Mayor, and shall hold
his office for the term of three years, and shall devote his whole
time to the service of the city in connection with the duties of his
office.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                               13
Title I. ]                CITY ASSESSOR AND HIS ASSISTANTS.            [C Chapter IV.
SEC. 2.  Before entering upon the duties of his office, the As- Oath and bond.
sessor shall take and subscribe the oath provided in section fifteen
of Chapter two of the City Charter. and shall execute a bond to the
Corporation with one or more sufficient sureties in the sum of ten
thousand  dollars, conditioned that he will faithfully perform  the
duties of his office, and on demand, deliver over to his successor or
other proper officer, or agent of the Corporation, all books, papers,
moneys, effects and property belonging to the Corporation, or appertaining to his office.
SEc. 3.  On the first day of January in each year, the Asses- Assistant assor shall appoint two competent persons to act as Assistant Assessors,
who shall hold their offices for the period of three months, take and
subscribe the oath herein provided for the Assessor, and receive for
their services the sum  of two dollars and fifty cents per day each;
and in making assessments the Assessor and his assistants shall, as
far as practicable, act conjointly.
SEC. 4.  The Assessor and his assistants shall, between the To assess property and make
first days of January and April in each year, in the manner pro- assessment
rolls.
vided in the City Charter, assess all the real and personal property,
subject to assessment or taxation within the several wards of the
city, and within the same period shall make out and complete the
assessment rolls for each ward, in proper books to be provided for
that purpose.
SEC. 5.  The Assessor shall keep in his office complete sets of To keep assessment rolls, etc.
assessment rolls made by him and confirmed by the Common Council, and all books, rolls and records in his office, shall be open to
public inspection at all convenient hours of the day.
SEc. 6. The Assessor may require the services of the City Sur- May require assistance of City
veyor in ascertaining the divisions and boundaries of any real es- Surveyor.
tate within the City; and it is hereby made the duty of said Surveyor to render such services whenever applied to by the Assessor.
SEc. 7.  The Assessor is hereby authorized to employ such May employ
clerks. Their
clerical assistance as the business of his office may render necessary; compensation.
and such clerical assistants shall receive a compensation of not
exceeding the sum of one dollar and fifty cents per day, for the time
they are actually employed.




14                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title I.]                         CITY COLLECTOR.                      [Chapter V.
May procure       SEC. 8.  The Assessor shall have power to procure of the constationery.
tractor for supplying stationery, books or printing for the city, such
books. stationery and printing as he may, fiom time to time, require
for his office, and the same shall be paid for by the City of Detroit.
To prepare tax    SEC. 9.  When required by the City Controller, the Assessor
rolls.
shall prepare the tax rolls for highway, sewer, school and city taxes
of each ward in the City, and deliver the same, when completed, to the
Controller; he shall also prepare the tax rolls for State and County
taxes for each ward in the City, and deliver the same, when completed, to the County Treasurer.  [As amended by Ordinance approved September 28, 1863.]
To preserve       SEC. 10.  The Assessor shall carefully preserve and keep all
books, etc.
books, papers and records, appertaining to or filed in his office.
To make and       SEC. 11.  The Assessor shall, on the first Monday in each
file monthly
roll,        month, make out and file with the City Controller, a monthly roll,
with his certificate attached thereto, giving the names of the Assistant Assessors and clerical assistants permanently employed in his
office, and the time they were actually enmployed in their official
duties. Upon the receipt of such roll with the certificate of the Assessor, the Controller shall pay such persons for their services the
compensation hereinbefore provided. in the same manner as other
officers of the city are paid.  Temporary clerical assistants shall be
paid for their services, upon presenting to the Controller the certificate of the Assessor setting forth the actual time such assistants
have been employed.
SEC. 12. Chapter seventy-five of the Revised Ordinances of
1859, and all ordinances amendatory thereto, are hereby repealed.
SEC. 13.  This Ordinance shall take immediate effect.
CHAPTER V.
OF THE CITY COLLECTOR.
[Ordinance approved April 10,. 1863.]
CityCollectorto  SECTION I.  BefOre entering upon the duties of his office, the
give bond.
City Collector shall execute a bond to the City of Detroit, in the
penal sum of five thousand dollars, with two sufficient sureties, conditioned that he will faithfully perform  the duties of his office, and




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                             15
Title I.]                        CITY COLLECTOR.                       [Chapter V.
will, on demand, or at the expiration of his term of office, deliver
over to his successor in office, or other proper officer or agent of the
Corporation, all books, papers, moneys, effects and property, belonging to the Corporation, or appertaining to his office, which may be
in his custody, as an officer, and that. he will pay over to the Corporation, or its legally authorized agent, all money received by him, at
the time and in the manner prescribed by the Charter and Ordinances
of the City.
SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the City Collector to collect all To collect spe.
cial assessspecial assessments imposed and levied by the Common C(ouncil, ments.
except such as shall be paid by the person assessed to the Receiver
of Taxes, prior to the issue of the warrant for the collection of the
same, as is, or may be provided by the Ordinances of the City.
SEC. 3. The City Collector shall, in addition to the assess- To collect license and other
ments mentioned in section two, collect all licenses or other moneys moneys.
due the City, as shall be placed in his hands for collection. by resolution of the Common Council, or direction of the Controller.
SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the City Collector, during the To pay over
moneys to Retime he has any tax or assessment roll in his hands for collection of ceiver of Taxes
and file statespecial assessment, in the City of Detroit, at least once in seven days, ment.
to deposit with the Receiver of Taxes, all sums of money collected
by him during said seven days, and since his last deposit, for which
sums he shall take the Receiver's receipt, which he shall, within
twenty-four hours after receiving the same, show to the Controller of
the City, and shall, at the time, file with the Controller a statement,
in writing, that the amount so deposited by him with said Receiver
of Taxes, was all the money belonging to the Corporation of said
city, collected by him, and in his possession at the time of making
said deposit, which statement shall be signed by the Collector malking the same, and sworn to by him, before the Controller, who shall
report said statement to the Common Council, with his allowance or
disallowance indorsed thereon, in the same manner as other accounts
are audited and indorsed by him.   But in case the City Collector
shall not have collected any money during seven days, th'en he shall
report the fact to the Receiver of Taxes, and shall make a sworn
statement of the same to the Controller.




16                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title I.]                        CITY COLLECTOR.                       [Chapter V.
May levy upon     SEC  5.  It shall be the duty of the City Collector to collect
and sell property.          from the persons named in the respective assessment rolls placed in
his hands, the assessment or tax therein specified and set forth as
due from such persons, and for such purpose he may levy upon and
sell the personal property, of any kind or description, of any person
liable to pay, and refusing or neglecting to do so.  The Collector
may levy upon the property of such person, wherever the same may
be found in the City of Detroit.
Salary,          SEC. 6.  The City Collector shall receive an annual salary of
$500, and one-half of the five per cent. hereby authorized to be
collected, in all not exceeding $800.
Proceedings in    SEC. 7.  Upon receiving the assessment roll, or a copy thereof,
case of levy and
sale.        and warrant, it shall be the duty of the City Collector to proceed to
demand and collect the several sums mentioned therein, and if any
person shall neglect or refiuse to pay the same, then, if he can find any
goods or chattels of the person liable therefor, he shall levy thereon;
but before he shall proceed to sell such goods and chattels, he shall
give ten days' previous notice of the time and place of sale, by causing the same to be posted up in three of the most conspicuous places
in said City, and the property levied upon shall be sold at public auction to the highest bidder; and the City Collector shall render the
overplus, if any, after deducting the costs and charges of such distress and sale, to the person entitled thereto    The City Collector
shall, in all cases, be entitled to demand five cents on the dollar on
the amount of the assessment, which the person so assessed shall pay,
and which shall be deposited as other moneys received by said City
Collector.
To make return    SEC. 8.  The City Collector shall make return of his doings
within the time mentioned in said warrant to the Common Council,
if in session; but if not, then at their next ensuing meeting, and in
such return describe the goods and chattels sold, — and the amount
which each article sold for.  But if goods and chattels.cani-tot be
found, or if such person or persons mentioned; in said roll are nonresidents of said city,.the City Collector shall state such fact, verified
by an affidavit taken before the City Controller, and annex the same
to a list of such lands on which the assessments have not been paid.




THE C'TY OF DETROIT.                             17
Title I. ]                      CITY COLLECTOR.                       [Chapter V.
SEC. 9.   Said warrant may be renewed from  time to time, if Warrantmaybe
renewed.
the Common Council shall so direct.
SEC. 10.  Upon making such return, the Receiver of Taxes Receiver of
Taxes to sell.
shall proceed and sell such lots in the same manner as is prescribed Taxes to sell.
for city taxes.
SEC. 11.  The following or other sufficient forms may be used.
in proceedings under this Ordinance:
FORM  OF WARRANT.                             Form of warrant.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, s.
CITY OF DETROIT,
-To the Gity Collector of the City of Detroit, greeting.
In the name of the people of the State of Michigan, you are
hereby commanded that you collect from  each person or set of persons named in the foregoing tax roll, or of any person liable to pay
the alnount of money set opposite his, her or their names, respectively, and on the refusal or neglect of such person to pay said tax, costs
and charges thereon, including five per cent. for expenses of collection, that you then levy the same by distless and sale of the goods
and chattels of such person, according to law, and that you have said
roll and this warrant, and the receipt of the Receiver of Taxes of
said City, for the amount by you collected, before the Common
Council of said City, within thirty days from  the date hereof, and
fail not at your peril.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and
[L. S.]    caused the seal of said City to be affixed at the City
of Detroit aforesaid, this    day of —, A. D. 18-.
-.   Controller.
NOTICE OF SALE OF PROPERTY.                         Form of notice
of sale.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, t.
CITY OF1 DETROIT,
Notice is hereby given, that pursuant to law in such case made and
provided, there will be sold at public auction, to the highest bidder,
at —-—, in the City of Detroit, at-o'clock, in the —-nooii of --
day of —— A. D. 18-, the following goods and chattels, viz: [here
description,] or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the
amount of a certain assessment made by the Common Council of the
City of Detroit, against —---- for defraying the expenses of-,
3




18                         REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title I. ]                      CITY COLLECTOR.                     [Chapter V.
together with the legal costs and charges which have accrued in the
premises.
By order of the Common Council.
City Collector of said City.
Dated at the City of Detroit, this   day of —, A. D. 18-.
Form of return        RETURN ON CITY COLLECTOR'S WARRANT.
on warrant.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, s
CITY OF DETROIT,
To the Honorable the Common Council of said City:
The undersigned begs leave to submit the following list of lands
of residents, [or non-residents] which were taxed for [here set forth
the object for which the tax was laid,] on the —-— day of, A. D.
18-, according to the assessment roll to me heretofore delivered, but
which I have not been able to collect.
[Here copy the, assessment roll so far as it relates to unpaid assessment.]
Given at the City of Detroit, this   cday of —, A. D. 18-.
[Let an affidavit of the following form be added:
STATE OF MIICHIGAN, s.
CITY OF DETROIT,
City Controller of said city, being duly sworn, saith that the
foregoing return contains the description of all lands, and the names
of all persons taxed on the assessment roll of the —-day of,
A. D. 18-, and that the several sums mentioned in the foregoing
list, remain due and unpaid, and that he has not, upon diligent inquiry, been able to find or discover any goods or chattels belonging
to, or in the possession of the person charged with, or liable to pay
the said assessment, whereon to levy the same; and this deponent
further says, that the persons mentioned in said list as non-residents,
are, as he believes, non-residents.
- -- —, City Collector.
Subscribed to and sworn before me.
--, City Controller, etc.
SEC. 12. Chapter seven of the Compiled Ordinances of 1859, is
hereby repealed, as also all other Ordinances inconsistent herewith.
SEC. 13.  This Ordinance shall take immediate effect.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                           19
Title I.]                     WARD COLLECTORS.                     [ Chapter VI.
CHAPTER VI.
OF WARD COLLECTORS.
[Ordinance approved September 18, 1862.]
SECTION 1.  The Collector of each Ward shall collect all State Ward Collector
to collect State
and County Taxes assessed and imposed upon the real and personal and County
taxes, etc.
property of such Ward, and all such City, Highway, Sewer and School
Taxes as shall be placed in his hands for collection by the Receiver of
Taxes.
SEC. 2. The penalty of the bond of each Ward Collector given Bond.
to said City for the faithful performance of his duties shall be in a
sum at least double the amount of the taxes placed in his hands for
collection on personal property in the Ward for which he is elected,
and in such further sum as the Common Council may, by resolution,
direct.
SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of each Collector, during the time To pay over
moneys to Rehe has any tax roll in his hands for collection of City Taxes, at least ceiver of Taxes
and file stateonce in seven days, to deposit with the Receiver of Taxes, all sums of ment.
money collected by him during said seven days, and since his last
deposit, for which sums he shall take the Receiver's receipt; which he
shall, within twenty-four hours after receiving the same, show to
the Controller of the City, and shall at the time file with the Controller a statement, in writing, that the amount so deposited by him with
said Receiver of Taxes was all the money belonging to Corporation of
said City, collected by him, and in his possession at the time of.making said deposit, which statement shall be signed by the Collector
making the same, and sworn to by him before the Controller, who
shall report said statement to the Common Council, with his allowance or disallowance indorsed thereon in the same manner as other
accounts audited and indorsed by him.  But in case any Collector
shall not have collected any money during seven days, then he shall
report the fact to the Receiver of Taxes, and shall make a sworn
statement of the same to the Controller.
SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of the Collectors to collect from May levy upon
and sell propthe persons named in their respective assessment rolls, the assessment erty.
or tax therein specified and set forth as due fiom such persons; and
for such purposes, they may levy upon and sell the personal property




20                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title I.]               PUNISHMENT FOR RESISTING COLLECTORS.          [Chapter VII.
of any kind or description of any person liable to pay and refusing
or Nieglecting to do so.  And any Collector may levy upon the property of such person, wherever the same may be found in the City of
Detroit.
SEC. 5. Chapter two of the Revised Ordinances of 1809, is hereby repealed.
CHAPTER  VT II.
TO PUNISH PERSONS RESISTING COLLECTORS.
[Chapter Three of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
Penalty for re-  SECTION 1.  Any person or persons who shall resist, obstruct
sisting levy or
seizure.     or hicndel any City Collector or WVard Collector of said City in
levying upon or taking into possession any goods and chattels under
and by virtue of a warrant, legally issued and directedclto said City
Collector or Ward  Collector, for the collection of any tax or assessment of said City-said goods and chattels being legally liable to be
so levied on and taken into possession by said City Collector or
WVard Collector-shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not to exceed one year. or by both
such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the Court.
Penalty for re-   SEC.. 2. Any person who shall prevent any City Collector orlMTal'd
sisting entry
of collector.   Collector from entering upon any house or premises occupied by him or
her, for the purpose of searching for or levying on goods and chattels,
under any warrant legally issued for the collection of tax or assessment,
which the person so occupying said house or premises is liable to pay,
shall be punished by the same fine or imprisonment, or by both, in the
discretion of the Court, as is provided in the preceding section.
SEC. 3. This Ordinance shall take effect on and after its passage
CHAPTER VIII.
OF- -THE RECEIVER OF TAXES.
[Ordinance approved January 2, 1862.]
Appointment,      SECTION 1.  There shall be an officer in and for the City of
term of office,
and salary.    Detroit to be denominated the Receiyer of Taxes, with the powers




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                             21
Title I.]                      RECEIVER OF TAXES.                    [Chapter VIII.
and duties, in addition to those prescribed in the Charter, hereinafter
prescribed, to be appointed by the Colnmon Council, on the nomination of the Mayor, and to hold his office for two years, and receive
a salary of one thousand dollars per annum.
SEC. 2.  Before entering upon the lduties of his office, the Re- To give bond.
ceiver of Taxes shall execute a bond to'the City of Detroit in the
penal sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, with two sureties, conditioned that he will faithfully perform the duties of his office, and
will, on demand, or at the expiration of his term of office, deliver
over to his successor in office, or other proper officer or agent of the
Corporation, all books, papers, ioneys, effects, and property belonging
to the Corporation, or appertaining to his office, which may be in his
custody as an officer, and that he will pay over to the Corporation, or
its legally authorized agent, all money received by him.
SEc. 3.  The Receiver of Taxes shall keep, in books to be pro- To keep accounts, and
vided for the purpose, just and accurate accounts of all moneys re- make report
under oath.
ceived by him, showing the amount of all moneys received and credited to the several funds of the City, and the amount paid over to the
City Treasurer; and where money is received by him in payment of'
any special assessment, for the construction of lateral sewers, or for
building of side and crosswalks, or for the paving, grading, graveling, or mlacadamizing any street, lane or alley, or for repairing or
otherwise improving the same, he shall, at the time of receiving such
money, note in the proper book the lot or lots upon which such
assessments were paid, and also the block or blocks in which such
lot or lots are situated.  He shall, on Monday in each week, report,
under oath, in writing, to the City Controller, the amiount of money
received by him, the particular funds to which the same has been
credited, and if any special assessments, as above provided, haNve
been paid, the lot or lots upon which such assessments have been paid,
and the block or the blocks in which such lots are situated, and the
naine of contractor for doing the workl, to pay which such assessment was made, and the amount paid over to the City Treasurer; ax
hereinafter provided, since the date of his last report.
SEC. 4.  The Receiver of Taxes shall, On Monday and Thurs- To pay over
moneys, and
day, in each week, pay over to the City Treasurer all money received render statement.
by him, and shall, on Monday of each week, render to the Treasurer
in triplicate, a statement, in writing, of the amount of money received




22                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title I.]                         CITY SURVEYORI.                     [Chapter IX.
by him since his last deposit, the funds to which the same was credited, and where special assessments have been received by him, he
shall give the number of the lot upon which the same were paid, and
the block in which such lot is situated, and take the Treasurer's receipt upon two of such statements, one of which shall be filed with the
City Controller, with the report provided for in section three, who shall
report the same to the Common Council, at its next session.
Office.          SEC. 5.  The Receiver of Taxes shall keep his office in such
place as may be provided by the Common Council, where he shall be
found at all reasonable hours of the day; as shall be prescribed by
the Common Council.
Books to be       SEC. 6.  The books in the office of the Receiver of Taxes shall,
open to inspection.    at all times, be open for the inspection of the Mayor, Controller, and
any member or Committee of the Common Council.
To have assis-    SEC. 7.  When assistance is necessary for the proper dispatch
tant when necessary.     of the business of his office, he shall apply to the Common Council
for the same, and such assistant, when appointed, shall receive not
more than two dollars a day, such amount to be determined by resolution of the Common Council, subject to the provisions of this section. [As amended by Ordinance approved September 28, 1863.]
SEC. 8.  An Ordinance approved April 11, 1861, entitled "An
Ordinance relative to the Receiver of Taxes," and all Ordinances and
parts of Ordinances amendatory thereof, are hereby repealed.
SEC. 9. This Ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage.
CHAPTER IX.
OF THE CITY SURVEYOR.
[Chapter Five of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
City Surveyor    SECTION 1.  It shall be the duty of the City Surveyor, when so
to establish the
grade of streets, directed by the Common Council, to ascertain and establish the proper
etc.
grade to any avenue, street, lane, alley or sidewalk within the limits
of said City, and when required, to run out and stake off the same.
To survinted they a  SEC. 2.  It shall also be his duty to make all necessary surveys,
cnstrucation or and superintend the construction, enlargement, or alteration of all
drains, and
make report.  drains connecting with the main or lateral sewers of said city, and




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                               23
Title I. ]                     STREET COMIMISSIONERS.                    [Chapter X.
shall record the same in a book to be provided by said Common
Council, and deposit the same with the City Clerk at the termination
of his said office.
SEC. 3.  He shall also make all necessary surveys, and give To make surveys and give
such information as may be needed by any Committee, or by the Super- information to
intendent of the Water Works, in laying down, extending or con- dent of Itydraulics, and to connecting the water logs or pipes of said Water Works in said City, and sith and act
shall, at all times, when required, consult and act with any Standing officiaeinfor-g
or Special Committee, who may desire any information or assistance hation from
in any matter or thing, connected with the duties of his office where
the City of Detroit is concerned
SEC. 4. He shall also deliver over to the City Clerk all papers, To deliver
books and
plans and drafts relating to any survey made by order of the Com- papers to City
Clerk; and,when
mon Council, and shall also make a written report of his doings and pro- required, report
to the Council.
ceedings in all cases, when required so to do by the Common Council.
SEC. 5. The salary allowed by said Council to the City Sur- Salary.
veyor shall be in full for all services rendered, and shall also be in full
for all incidental, as well as other labor performed by him  as said
Surveyor, or by any of his assistants.
CHAPTER X.
OF STREET COMMISSIONERS.
[Ordinance approved September 28, 1863.1
SECTION 1.  Before entering upon the duties of their respective Oath and bond
offices, the Street Commissioners shall take and subscribe the oath of
office provided in section fifteen of chapter two of the City Charter,
and shall execute a bond to the Corporation, with two or more sureties, in the sum of two thousand dollars, conditioned that they will
faithfully perform the duties of their respective offices, and, on demand, deliver to their successors in office or other prope"' officer or
agent of the Corporation, all books, papers, property and effects in
their hands belonging to the City of Detroit.
SEC. 2. The Street Commissioners shall keep their office in office.
such places as shall be provided by the Common Council.




,24                            REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title 1. ]                       STREET CO)IMISSIONERS.                     [Chapter X.
Street Commis-     SEC. 3.  The City of Detroit is hereby divided into tw(, Street
sioners' Districts.      Commissioners' Districts, as follows:  The  third, fourth, sixth,
seventh and tenth wards shall constitute one district, to be called
the " Eastern District," and the first, second, fifth, eighth and ninth
wards shall constitute a district, to be called the " Western District."
To superintend     SEC. 4.  The Street Commissioners, within their respective
construction of
pavements, etc., districts, under the direction of the Common Council, shall superinand working
and cleaning of tend  the  construction, repairs, and  cleaning  of pavements, sidehighways, etc.
walks, crosswalks. culverts and bridges, and  direct the  working,
cleaning and improving of the highways, streets, alleys and public
places, in the City of Detroit.
To keep record     SEC  5.  It shall be the duty of the Street Commissioners to
of workmen,
horses, etc.    keep an accurate record of the names of all persons employed by
them in the several wards of their respective districts, together with
the number of horses, carts, wagons or other vehicles employed by
them, and the amount of compensation to be paid for the same.
To make            SEC. 6.  The Street Commissioners shall, on Monday of each
weekly reports.
week, during their terms of office, report, in writing, under oath, to
the City Controller, the cost of all repairs upon streets, side and
crosswalks, bridges and culverts in  their respective  districts, and
also the number of persons, horses or other animals, carts, wagons
and other vehicles employed by them in the several wards of their
respective districts, since the (late of their last' reports, and  the
length of time each was employed, and  also the amount to be paid
for the same.
Materials tobe     SEC. 7.  All materials or goods of any kind, to be used by the
purchased and
contracts made Street Commissioners, shall be purchased by the City Controller,
by City Controller.     and all contracts for constructing bridges or culverts, or for repalring streets, crosswalks, bridges or culverts, shall be made by him,
under the direction of the Common Council:  Provided, however,
That when the expenses of such supplies shall exceed the sum of two
hundred dollars. the same shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder,
as provided in section twelve of chapter eight of the.CityvCharter.
To make occa-      SEC. 8.  The Commissioners shall, from ti me to time, report to
sional reports.
the  Common Council the condition of the side and crosswalks,
streets, lanes, alleys and public spaces within their respective districts, and make such recommendations for the improvement of the
same as they shall think for the best interest of the City.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                            25
Title I.]                       CITY PHYSICIANS.                     [Chapter XI.
SEC. 9.  The Street Commissioners shall promptly report to To report negli
genceand make
the Controller any negligence or dereliction of duty on the part of complaints.
the Overseers of Highways in the discharge of their official duties.
They shall also make complaint to the City Attorney for all violations of the Ordinances of the City which may come under their
observation, whose duty it shall be to file complaints for the same
in the Recorder's Court.
SEC. 10. Chapter four of the Compiled Ordinances of the City
of Detroit of the year 1859, is hereby repealed.
SEC. 11.  This Ordinance shall take immediate effect.
C HAPTER XI.
OF CITY PHYSICIANS.
[Ordinance approved May 14, 1863.]
SECTION I. There shall be appointed by the Common Coun- Appointment,
powers and
cil, on the second Tuesday of January of each year, four Physicians, duties.
to be callet;' City Physicians," and who shall be of good standing in their profession, and shall possess and exercise the powers
and duties hereafter prescribed.
SEC. 2. Before entering upon the duties of their respective of- Oath.
fices, the City Physicians shall each take and subscribe the oath of
office provided for in section fifteen of chapter two of the City Charter.
SEC. 3. The City of Detroit is hereby subdivided into four City Physician
Districts.
districts, to be called " City Physician Districts," as follows:  All
that portion of the city of Detroit lying east of the centre of Woodward avenue, and south of Monroe avenue, and south of the centre
of Clinton street, shall constitute and be known as City Physician
District No. 1.
All that portion of the City of Detroit east of the centre of
Woodward avenue, and north of and including Monroe avenue, and
north of the centre of Clinton street, shall constitute and- be known
as City Physician District No. 2.
All that portion of the city of Detroit lying west of the
centre of Woodward avenue, and south of Michigan avenue, shall
constitute and be known as City Physician District No. 3.
4




26                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title I. ]                        CITY PTYSICIANS.                    [Chapter XI.
All that portion of the city of Detroit lying west of the centre of Woodward avenue and north  of Michigan avenue, and including Michigan avenue, shall constitute and be known as City
Physician District No. 4.  [As amended  by Ordinance approved
October 16, 1863.
To make sanit-    SEC. 4.  The City Physicians, when required by the Common
ary examinations and re-  Council, or Board of Health, shall examine in their several districts
commendations.
into all sources of danger to the public health, and shall, from  time
to time, make such recommendation to the Common Council concerning the sanitary condition of the City as to them shall seem
necessary and proper.
To attend sick,   SEC. 5.  It shall be the duty of the City Physicians, in their
etc.
several districts, when directed by the Mayor, an Alderman, or
Director of the Poor, to attend any sick, disabled or infirm  person
who may be a charge upon the City, and render such medical assistance as may be necessary-also, when any person is taken to the
pest house, the physician of the district from  which the patient is
taken, shall attend on the person so taken to the pest house.
To vaccinate      SEC. 6.  It shall be the duty of the City Physicians, in their
without charge.
several districts, to vaccinate, without charge, any inhabitant of the
city of Detroit, not previously vaccinated, who may apply to
them for that purpose; they shall also give certificates of vaccination to such children as may have been vaccinated by them.
To furnish        SEC. 7.  The City Physicians shall furnish, at their own ex-.edicines.
pense, all medicines which may be necessary in the skillful and proper treatment of such sick or disabled persons as may be a charge
upon the City, and also such vaccine matter as may be required to
carry into force the provisions of section six of this Ordinance. But
each City Physician shall be entitled, at the end of each quarter
during his term of office, upon his affidavit, that he has vaccinated,
free of charge, all inhabitants of the City of Detroit who have
called upon him for that purpose, to receive from the City Treasury
the sum of twelve dollars and fifty cents, in addition. to ith&e salary
of his office.
Names and resi-   SEC. 8. It shall- be the duty of the City Clerk to procure, at the
lences to be
published.    expense of the City, suitable cards, upon which shall be printed a
copy of section six of this ordinance, and also the names and residences of the City Physicians; such cards shall be placed and kept




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                              27
Title I.]                      CITY HISTORIOGRAPHER.                   [Chapter XII.
in conspicuous positions in the office of each City Physician, and in
the offices of the Receiver of Taxes, the City Clerk, City Marshal,
and Director of the Poor.
SEC. 9.  No person shall be eligible to the office of City Phy- Must have received diplomas
sician who has not received a diploma from  a respectable Medical from a Medical
College.
College.
SEC. 10.  All complaints against the City Physicians shall be Complaints
against.
made to the Mayor, who shall investigate the same, and, if iiecessary,
report the case to the Common Council, with his opinion thereon.
SEC. 11.  In case of the absence or inability, from any cause, Substitute in
of a City Physician to attend to the duties of the office, he shall,
with the consent of the Mayor, provide a competent physician to
fill his place.
SEC. 12.  An Ordinance entitled'"An Ordinance to Define
the Duties of Physicians," approved February 6, 1860; and an
ordinance  entitled  "An Ordinance to amend section one of an
Ordinance to define the duties of Physicians," and all Ordinances or
parts of Ordinances inconsistent with this Ordinance, are hereby
repealed.
CHAPTER XII.
OF THE  CITY HISTORIOGRAPHER.
[Chapter Six of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
SECTION 1.  There shall be appointed by the Common Coun- Appointment
and term of
cil an officer to be called the Historiographer, who shall hold his office.
office during the pleasure of the Council.
SEC. 2.  It shall be the duty of the Historiographer to collect To collect and
keep all books,
together, receive and safely keep all such books, papers, documents, papers, etc.,
connected with
and other matters, connected with, and illustrating the history of the the history of
the City of DeCity of Detroit, as he may be able to procure without expense to the troit.
City.
SEC. 3.  It shall be the duty of the Historiographer to re- To make a report annually of
port, annually, (and at such other time as he shall be required to the state of his
department to
do,) to the Common Council, the state and condition of his depart- the Common
ment.




28                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title I.]                      DIRECTOR OF THIE POOR.               [Chapter XIII.
To deliver up    SEc. 4.  The Historiographer shall, at any time when required
all books, papers, etc., and by the Council, deliver over to such persons as the Council may
penalty for
default.    direct, all books, papers and documents, and other things that may
at any time come into his possession as such officer, and in default
thereof he shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars.
Office honorary.  SEC. 5.  The office of Historiographer being honorary, no
compensation shall be allowed to said officer.
CHAPTER XIII.
OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE POOR.
[Ordinance approved January 14, 1862.]
Bond.             SECTION 1.  Before entering upon the duties of his office, the
Director of the Poor shall execute a bond to the City of Detroit in
the penal sum of two thousand dollars, with one or more sufficient
sureties, conditioned as prescribed in section twenty-eight of chapter
two of the charter of the City of Detroit, and shall also subscribe
the oath of office prescribed by section fifteen of the same chapter.
Office and office  SEC. 2.  The Director of the Poor shall keep his office in such
hours.
place as shall be provided by the Common Council, and shall keep
the same open from 8 until 11 o'clock, A. M., and from  2 until 5
o'clock, P. M. each day, Sundays excepted, during the months of
November, December, January, February, March and April, and
from 71 until 11 o'clock, A. M., and from 3 until 6 o'clock, P. M.,
during the months of May, June, July, August, September and
October.
Duties and       SEC. 3.  It shall be the the duty of the Director of the Poor,
powers.
when any person, being a city pauper, shall, by himself or another,
apply to him for relief, to make immediate personal inquiry into the
state and circumstances of the applicant, and if it shall appear that
he or she is in such indigent circumstances as to require permanent
support, and is not so sick, diseased, lame or otherwise disabled as
that he or she cannqt safely or conveniently be removed, to remove
such person to the County Poor House, to be relieved and cared for
as their necessities may require; but if such person cannot be safely
or conveniently removed for any of the reasons hereinbefore speci



TIHE  CITY OP DETROIT.                          29
Title I.]                    DIRECTOR O0 THE POOR.                  [Chapter XIII.
fled, the Director of the Poor may afford such persons relief under
the provisions of this Ordinance, until such time as he or she can be
safely removed to the County Poor House.  And if it shall appear
that any person applying for relief as aforesaid, requires only temporary or partial support, he shall afford him or her such relief as
the circumstances of the case may require.  Whenever, from  sickness or other disability, the Director of the Poor shall deem it necessary and proper to place any city pauper in a hospital, he shall
do so by removing such pauper to ally proper hospital belonging to the
City of Detroit, or to any hospital with which the City has a contract, as prescribed in section eight of this Ordinance, and the board
and care of such pauper shall be paid for in the same manner as
other claims and demands against the Corporation.
SEC. 4.  The Director of the Poor shall, on or before the first Supplies for
Monday of July, in each and every year, report to the C6ntroller support of poor.
the quantity of wood, flour, groceries, meats, articles of clothing,
and such other articles as in his judgment may be necessary for the
support of the Poor for the ensuing year. such estimate t6 be based
upon the quantity of such articles used for that purpose during the
preceding year; within twenty days after the receipt of such report,
the City Controller shall advertise for at least ten days in two or
more of the daily newspapers published in this city, for sealed proposals to furnish and supply so many and such quantity of the articles enumerated in the report of the Director of the Poor as the
City may require; such articles to be delivered at convenient places
in the city of Detroit, and in such quantities as the City may, from
time to time, require:  Provided, however, That immediately after
the approval of this Ordinance, the City Controller shall advertise
in the three daily newspapers published in this City, for a period of
ten days, for sealed proposals to supply and furnish the city so
much wood, groceries, flour, meat, and such other articles as he
may deem  necessary and proper, as the City may require between
the day of making such contract and the first day of Novembel;
next, for the purposes hereinbefore enumerated, such articles to be
furnished at the place and in the manner provided in this section.
SEC. 5   It shall be the duty of the Director of the Poor, When to give
orders for supwhen any person, being a city pauper, shall apply to him for relief, lies and money.
and whose state and circumstances are such as to render relief neces



30                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title I.]                      DIRECTOR OF THE POOR.                 [Chapter XIII.
sary and proper, to give such person an order on the contractor or
contractors, furnishing the article or articles needed by such person.  In any case where the Director of the Poor shall deem  it for
the best interest of the City to furnish pecuniary aid to any pauper,
he shall give such pauper a certificate for the amount which he may
deem  necessary, and the Controller, upon presentation to him  of
such certificate, shall draw  his warrant for the amount thereof on
the City Treasurer, payable out of any money which shall have
been previously  appropriated for such purposes by the  Common
Council.
Common Coun-     SEC. 6.  The Common Council shall, from  time to time, upon
priate funds.   the report of the Controller that an appropriation is necessary for
that purpose, appropriate out of the poor fund, limited sums to be
subject to the warrant of the Controller, to meet the cases provided
for in the last clause of the preceding section.
Contractors for   SEC. 7.  It shall be the duty of all contractors furnishing supsupplies, how
paid.        plies to the Corporation for the purposes hereinbefore specified, to
present to the Controller on the first Monday in each month, a
monthly account of supplies furnished by him, together with all orders which shall have been drawn upon him by the Director of the
Poor, which account shall be accompanied by an affidavit as required by section twenty-five of chapter four Of the City Charter,
and shall be audited and allowed like other claims and demafids
against the Corporation. and paid out of the poor fund.
Controller to     SEC. 8.  It shall be the duty of the City Controller, on or
contract for
boarding poor. before the first day of July in each and every year, to make a contract or agreement with some public hospital in the City of Detroit,
for the boarding and taking care of such indigent persons as may
be a charge on the City, and may be sent to such hospital by the
Director of.the Poor.
Medical aid to    SEC. 9.  It shall be the duty of the Director of the Poor to
poor.
give to paupers needing medical aid, an order therefor on the City
Physician in whose district such pauper resides.
Railroad tickets  SEC. 10.  It shall be the duty of the Controller to procure
for paupers
leaving State. railroad tickets for paupers who may wishl permanently to.leave the
State, when recommended so to do by the Director of the Poor,




THE CITY Or DETROIT.                               31
Title I.]                      CLERI OF THE MARIXET,                   [Chapter XIV.
CHAPTE R XIV.
OF THE CLERK OF THE MARXIET.
[Ordinance approved January 2, 1862.]
SECTION 1.  The Clerk of the Market shall be appointed by Appointment.
the Common Council on the second Tuesday in January of each
year, and shall possess and exercise the powers and duties hereinafter prescribed.
SEC. 2.  He shall have charge of the City Hall Marklet, take Powers and
duties.
care of the buildings thereof; attendcl therein daily during market
hours; keep the same in a clean and orderly condition; collect all
rents of stalls and stands, and such fees from  wagons, carts cand
other vehicles as may be fixed by the Controller and Committee on
Markets; see that market wagons and other vehicles occupy such
positions so as not to interfere with public travel, as may be prescribed
by the Controller and Committee on Markets; carefully observe that
the rules and regulations of the market are properly observed and
respected, and nmake complaint for any infractions of such rules and
regulations or of any Ordinances of the City.
SEC. 3.  He shall examine all articles offered and provisions To examine articles offered for
exposed for sale in the market, and see that the same is of good and sale.
wholesome quality.
SEC. 4.  Under the direction of the Committee on Markets To let stands in
Vegetable Marand the Controller, he shall let any of the stands in the vegetable ket.
market.
SEC. 5.  He shall promptly  report to  the  Controller  the To make reports and pay
names of all persons renting stalls and stands in the market who over moneys.
are in arrears for rent; and immediately after their collection he
shall pay into the City Treasury all money received for the rent of
stalls and stands, or for fees received from   wagons and  other
vehicles; he shall, on Saturday of each week, make a report under
oath, in writing, to the Controller, in which he shall give the amount
of money received  by him  for rent of stalls and stancds, or for
fees, of whom received, and when paid intp  the City Treasury.  On
the first Monday in each month he shall report, in writing, under
oath, to the Contloller, the names of all persons renting and occupy



32                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title I.]                          WEIGHMASTERS.                       [Chapter XV.
ing stalls or stands in the market, the time for which such stalls or
stands are leased or rented, and the amount for which each of such
stalls is rented.
To visit meat     SEC. 6.  It shall be the duty of the Clerk of the Market to
markets.
visit, from time to time, the several meat markets in the City, and
see that the same are licensed as provided by law, and that all the
provisions of the Ordinance relative to private meat markets are
properly enforced.  He shall make complaint for any infractions of
the provisions of that Ordinance.
May be            SEC. 7.  Any neglect or refusal of the Clerk of the Market
removed.
to comply with any duty imposed upon him by law, shall be cause
for his removal from the office by the Mayor or Common Council.
SEC. 8.  This Ordinance shall take effect fiom  and after its
passage.
CHAPTER XV.
OF WEIGHMASTERS.
[Ordinance approved January 2, 1862.]
Appointment       SECTION 1.  There shall be two or more officers in and for the
and term of
office.      City of Detroit, to be denominated WVeighmasters, to be appointed
by the Common Council on the second Tuesday in January of each
year, and shall hold their offices for one year, or until their successors are appointed, and possess and exercise the powers and duties
hereinafter provided.
Bond.             SEC. 2.  The Weighmasters before entering upon the duties of
their respective offices, shall each execute a bond to the City of Detroit in the penal sum of $500, with one or more sureties, conditioned as prescribed in section twenty-eight of chapter two of the
city charter, and shall also subscribe the oath of office -prescribed
by section fifteen of the same chapter.
To weigh hay,     SEC. 3.  It shall be the duty of the Weighmasters to weigh
coal, etc. Fees.
any load of hay, coal br straw which may be brought to the public
scales under their charge, and after deducting the weight of the
cart, wagon or sled, they shall deliver to the owner a certificate
specifying the  weight.  They shall receive for their services one




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                               33
Title I. ]                        WEIGHIASTERS.                         [Chapter XV.
cent and a half per hundred weight upon each and every load
they shall weigh, not including, however, the deduction made as
above provided.  [As amended by Ordinance approved March 13,
1863.]
SEC. 4. Persons owning or having in charge carts, wagons or Where carts
and other yesleds, loaded with hay, or straw, shall not permit the same to stand hides to stand.
Hay not to be
in any street, avenue, alley or public space; but all such carts, sold unless
weighed.
wagons or sleds, shall stand at, or adjoining the public hay scales, in
such order as shall be prescribed by the Weighmaster.   No person or persons shall sell or offer for sale any hay in said city by the
cart, wagon or sled load, unless the same has been weighed by one
of the Weighmasters of said City, as provided by this Ordinance.
[As amended by Ordinance approved September 6, 1862.]
SEC. 5.  This Ordinance shall not apply to straw made up into Ordinance not
to apply to
and sold by the bundle.                                                straw in
bundles.
SEc. 6.  No person shall keep for public sale, in any of the Cattle, etc., not
to be kept for
streets, lanes, alleys or public spaces, in this city, any horse or neat sale in streets.
cattle, sheep or hogs.
SEC. 7.  The Weighmasters shall designate the places in the Weighmasters
to designate
public wood yards where animals may be exposed for sale, and all places where
cattle may be
persons owning, or having animals in charge, shall strictly comply exposed for
sale.
with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Weighmasters, for
the-good order and government of their respective yards.
SEC. 8. The Weighmaster shall be entitled to demand and Fees for weighing cattle, etc.
receive from the owner, or person having in charge any horse or neat
cattle, the sum of ten cents per head; and for any sheep or hogs
the sum of five cents per head.
SEC. 9.  The Weighmaster of the Eastern District shall pay Weighmasters
to pay 150 per
into the City Treasury for the use of the hay scales in said District, annum into city
one hundred and fifty dollars per annum.  The Weighmastel' of the
Western District shall pay into the City Treasury for the vle of
the hay scales in said District, one hundred and fifty dollars per
annum; the said sums to be paid quarterly.  [As amended by Ordinance approved A March 13, 1863.]
SEC. 10.  No person offering or exhibiting for sale a cow hav- Calves not to be
muzzled.
ing a sucking calf, shall muzzle, or in any way prevent the calf from
taking its natural nutriment from its mother,




34                         REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title I.]               SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.           [Chapter XVI.
Removal for      SEC. 11.  Any Weighmaster who shall be guilty of taking or
fraud or peculation.       demanding more compensation for his services than is prescribed by
this Ordinance, or who shall be guilty of any fiaud or peculation in
his office, shall, in addition to the punishment hereinafter prescribed,
be removed from office by the Mayor or Common Council.
Penalty.         SEC. 12.  Any violation of, or failure to comply with the provisions of this Ordinance, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
one hundred dollars and costs; and in the imposition of any such
fine and costs, the Couit may make a further sentence, that the offender shall be committed to the County Jail, or Detroit House of
Correction, until the same be paid, for any period of time not exceeding six months.
SEC. 13.  Chapters thirty and eighty-six of the Revised Ordinances of 1859 are hereby repealed.
To have powers   SEC. 14.  Weighmasters shall possess and exercise the powers
of assistant
marshal,    and duties of an Assistant Marshal for the enforcement of the provisions of this Ordinance, and the preservation of the public peace
in and about the hay scales.
SEC. 15. This Ordinance shall take effect from and after its
passage.
CHAPTER XVI.
OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
[Ordinance approved April 25, 1862.]
Appointment.     SECTION 1. There shall be in and for the City of Detroit, an
officer to be denominated the Sealer of Weights and Measures, who
shall be appointed by the Common Council, on the second T'uesday
in January in each year, and possess and exercise the powers and
duties hereinafter prescribed.
Oath and Bond.   SEC. 2. Before entering upon the duties, of his office, the Sealer
of Weights and Measures shall take and subscribe the oath of office,
provided for in section fifteen, of chapter two, of the City Charter, and
shall execute a bond to the Corporation, with one or more sufficient
sureties, in the sum of one thousand dollars, conditioned that he will




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                            35
Title I. ]              SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.             [ Chapter XVI.
faithfully perform the duties of his office, and, on demand, deliver
over to his successor, or other proper officer or agent of the Corporation, all books, papers, property and effects in his hands, belonging
to the City of Detroit.
SEc. 3.  The Sealer of Weights and Measures shall keep his Office.
office in a suitable and convenient place in the City of Detroit, in
which shall be kept correct and approved standard weights and measures, scales, beams, and other instruments used for weighing and
measuring, to be provided by the City of Detroit, which shall conform to the standard weights and measures established by the laws
of the United States.
SEC. 4. Once in each year, from the first day of January, 1862, To test
standards.
the Sealer of Weights and Measures, for the time being, shall cause
all standards in his office to be tried, proved, and sealed by the
standards of the State of Michigan, in the office of the Clerk of the
county of Wayne.
SEC. 5. The Sealer of Weights and Measures shall, once in To test aud
stamp weights,
each year, and oftener, if he deems it necessary, inspect and prove measures, etc.
all weights and measures, scales, beams, and other instruments used
for weighing Tand measuring, by any merchant, retailer, trader or
dealer, for the purpose of buying or selling merchandise, groceries,
provisions, or property of any description whatsoever, sold by weight
or measure; and such as shall be found conformable to the standards kept in his office, he shall stamp with the word " approved," or
the letter "NIM," and the year in which such inspection is made; and
such as shall be found not to be conformable to the standard in his
office, he shall stamp with the word " condemned," and the year in
which  inspection is made: Provided, however, That when  any
weights, measures, scales, beams, or other instruments, are inspected
more than once in any one year, and found to be correct, the Sealer
of Weights and Measures shall not be entitled to any fees for such
re-inspection.
SEC. 6.  The Sealer of Weights and Measures shall be pro- To keep
records.
vided by the City of Detroit with a book, to be kept in his bffice, in
which he shall register, in alphabetical order, the name of each person whose weights, measures, scales, beams, or other instruments he
has inspected; the number and size of the same, and what number
of each was approved and condemned, with the time of inspection;




36                         REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title I. ]               SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.          [ Chapter XVI.
and such book shall at all reasonable times be open to the inspection
and examination of the public.
May require ex-  SEC. 7.  No person shall neglect or refuse to exhibit any
hibition of
weights, etc.  weights, measures, scales, beams, or other instruments used by him
or her, in weighing or measuring, to the Sealer of Weights and
Measures, when demanded by him, for the purpose of having the
same inspected.
Weights, etc..   SEC. 8.  No person shall use, for buying or selling, any weights,
not to be used
unless inspect- measures, scales, beams, or other instruments, unless the same have
ed and stamped.
been inspected and stamped "approved," or with the letter "M,"
by the Sealer of' Weights and Measures.
Fees.            SEC. 9. The Sealer of WVeights and Measures shall, for inspecting and proving, as hereinbefore provided, be entitled to demand and
receive the following fees:
For a hay, coal, cattle or depot scales, weighing two tons or
more, $2.00.
For a platform scale weighing from 1,000 to 2,500 pounds,
$1.00.
For a platform scale weighing less than 1,000 pounds, 50 cents.
*For a beam weighing 1,000 pounds or more, 40 cents.
For a beam weighing less than 1,000 pounds, 25 cents.
For a counter, union counter and grocer's scales, 25 cents.
For a union counter platform scales, weighing from 160 to 240
pounds, 40 cents.
For spring balances or butcher's scales, 25 cents.
For weights of seven pounds or more, 3 cents each
For a nest of weights of four pounds, 12 cents.
For a nest of weights of eight pounds or more, 15 cents.
For comparing a bushel measure, 15 cents.
For comparing a half bushel measure, 10 cents.
For comparing any dry measure less than a half bushel, 5
cents.
For comparing wine, ale and beer measures- coritaining three
gallons or more, 10 cents.
For any measure containing less than three gallons, 5 cents
each.
For each yard measure and each subdivision, 6 cents each.  [As
amended by Ordinance approved March 13, 1863.]




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                           37
Title I.]                  INSPECTOR OF GAS METERS.             [Chapter XVII.
SEC. 10.  The Sealer shall receive 25 cents an hour for drilling Ida
out weights.  [As amended by Ordinance approved March 13, 1863.]
SEC. 11.  Any person who shall neglect or refuse to exhibit Penalty for refusing to exhihis weights, measures, scales, beams, or other instruments used for bit weights, etc.
the purpose of weighing or measuring, to the Sealer of Weights and'
Measules, for the purpose of having the same inspected, as hereinbefore provided, or who shall use, in buying or selling, any weights,
measures, scales, beams, or other instruments used for weighing or
measuring, which shall have been inspected and condemned by the
Sealer of Weights and Measures, or which, not having been inspected
and approved, shall not be conformable to the standards provided by
law, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars,
and costs of prosecution; and the Court may make a further sentence, that the offender be imprisoned in the Detroit House of Correction till the payment of such fine and costs: Provided, That such
imprisonment shall not exceed the period of six months.
SEC. 12.  Chapter seventy-nine, of the Revised Ordinances of
1859; an Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance relative to Assistant
Sealer of Weights and Measures," approved January 26, 1860; an
Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance to repeal section two of an Ordinance relative to Assistant Sealer of Weights aed Measures,"
approved May 29, 1860; "An Ordinance supplementary to an
Ordinance relative to Weights and Measures," approved April 20,
1861, and all other Ordinances and parts of Ordinances supplementary to, or amendatory of chapter seventy-nine of the Revisedl
Ordinances of 1859, are hereby repealed.
SEC. 13.  This Ordinance shall take effect from and after its
passage.
CHAPTER XVII.
OF THE INSPECTOR OF GAS METERS.
[Ordinance approved December 2, 1861.]
SECTION 1.  There shall be an officer in the city of Detroit, to Appointment
be denominated "The Inspector of Gas Meters," with the powers ofteerof
and duties' hereinafter prescribed, to be appointed by the Common




38                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title I.]                   INSPECTOR OF GAS METERS.               [Chapter XVII.
Council, and to hold his office for one year, or until his successor is
appointed.
Salary.          SEC. 2.  The Inspector of Gas Meters shall receive a salary of
$600 per annum, to be paid by the Detroit Gas Company, in equal
monthly payments.
Bond.            SEC. 3.  Before entering upon the duties of his office, the Inspector of Gas Meters shall execute a bond to the city of Detroit, in
the penal sum of one thousand dollars, with two sureties, conditioned
as provided in section twenty-eight, of chapter two, of the revised
Charter of 1861, and shall also subscribe the oath prescribed in
section fifteen of the same chapter.  The bond and oath shall be
filed in the office of the City Clerk.
Office.          SEC. 4.  He shall keep his office in a room  to be provided by
the Common Council, where he shall be found at all convenient
hours of the day.
To keep Photo-   SEC. 5.  He shall keep in his office a good and accurate standmeter, etc.
ard photometer, meter and prover, to be furnished by the City of
Detroit.
To test meters.  SEC. 6.  Whenever requested, he shall examine and test, without charge, any meter furnished by the Gas Company, which may
be brought to his office, and shall give notice to the consumer and
the Gas Company of the time when any meter is to be examined
and tested; and after testing and proving any meter, he shall duly
stamp the same.
Inspection to be  SEC. 7.  His inspection shall be conclusive upon both the Gas
conclusive.
conclusive.    Company and the consumer, as to the accuracy of any meter; and
whenever any meter shall be found to be imperfect or inaccurate, it
shall be replaced by the Gas Company with a good and sufficient
one.
To supervise      SEC. 8.  It is hereby made the duty of the Inspector of Gas
public lamps
and meters.   Meters to keep a supervision over the public lamps of the City, and
see that they are kept clean, and at all times provided with good and
sufficient burners, of equal size.  He shall, at the end-of each month,
examine the public meters, and make a record' of the number of feet
of gas indicated by sitch meters, and shall compare the same with
the bill of gas presented to the City by the Gas Company.
To make and      SEC. 9.  The Inspector of Gas Meters shall, from time to time,
report tests.
make photometrical tests of the gas furnished by the Gas Company,




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                            39
Title I.]                   INSPECTORS OF FIREWOOD.               [Chapter XVIII.
and shall communicate to the Common Council the result of such
tests.
SEC. 10.  He shall, from  time to time, give the Council infor- Tomakereport.
mation of the condition of the public lamps of the city, and of the
quality of the gas furnished by the Gas Company.
SEC. 11. He shall keep a book in his office, in which he shall To keep books.
record the number of each meter, and the time when it was tested
and proved by him, and such record shall be open at all times for
public inspection.
SEC. 12.  He may be suspended at any time by the Mayor, May be suspended.
without charges, who shall report the same to the Common Council.
SEC. 13.  This Ordinance shall take effect from  and after its
passage.
CHAPTER XVIII.
OF INSPECTORS OF FIREWOOD.
[Ordinance approved January 2, 1862.]
SECTION 1. There shall be four officers in and for the City of Appointment
and term of
Detroit, to be denominated "Inspectors of Firewood," to be at)- office.
pointed by the Common Council, and to hold office for one year, or
until their successors are appointed, and who shall possess and exercise the powers and duties hereinafter provided.
SEC. 2.  The City of Detroit is hereby divided by Woodward Inspection
avenue and Fort street, into four wood inspection districts, to be
known as the Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern Districts.
To each of said districts there shall be appointed one of the aforesaid
Inspectors.
SEc. 3.  The Inspectors, before entering upon the duties of Bond and oath.
their respective offices, shall execute a bond to the City of Detroit, in
the penal sum of $500, with one or more sureties, and conditioned
as prescribed in section twenty-eight, of chapter two, of the Charter
of the City of Detroit, and shall also subscribe the oath prescribed
by section fifteen of the same chapter.




40                            REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title I.]                       INSPECTORS OF FIREWOOD.                [Chapter XVIII.
Offices and       SEC. 4.  The Inspectors for the Northern and Southern Disoffice hours of
Inspectors for  tricts shall keep their respective offices at or near the public woodNorthern and
Southern dis-  yards, and shall keep the same open each day, Sunday excepted,
tricts. To have
charge of wood between the hours of 7 o'clock A. M. and 6 o'clock P. M.   They
yards.
shall have charge of the wood yards in their respective districts, and
all persons using such yards shall conform  to the rules and regulations prescribed by the InSpector.
Offices and       SEC. 5.  The Inspector for the Eastern and Western Districts
office hours of
Inspectors for  shall keep their respective offices in some convenient place near the
Eastern and
Western dis-  dock, and the same shall be open each day, Sunday excepted, betricts.
tween the hours of 7 o'clock A. M. and 6 o'clock P. M.
Inspectors for    SEC. 6.  The Inspectors of the Northern and Southern Districts
Northern and
Southern dis-  shall measure all wood which may be sold, or offered for sale, in the
tricts to measulrewood il  public wood yards, and they shall receive for their services the folpublic wood
yards. Fees.  lowing compensation, and no more:  For measuring a load drawn
by one horse, or other animal, three cents; for measuring a load
drawn by two or more horses, or other animals, five cents.
Wood in wag-      SEC. 7.  No person shall sell, or offer to sell, wood by the
ons, etc., not to
be sold nutil   wagon, cart or sled load, unless the same has been measured by the
measured.
Wood Inspector, at one of the wood yards, nor shall such wood be
kept for sale in any place in said city, except at one of the public
wood yards.
Wood carts,       SEC. 8.  No person owning or having in charge any wagon,
etc., not to stand
in streets.  cart or sled containing wood for sale, shall permit the same to stand
in any street, alley, or public space.
Inspectors for    SEC. 9.  The Inspectors for the Eastern and Western Districts
Eastern and
Western dis-  shall measure all wood which may be brought to the city in boats,
tricts to measure wood in   or other water craft, for the purpose of being sold.  They shall reboats. Fees.
ceive for their services the following compensation, and no more:
For measuring ten cords, or under, five cents per cord, and three
cents for each additional cord.
Wood in boats,    SEC. 10.  Persons bringing wood to this city in boats or other
etc., not to be
sold until mea- craft, for the purpose -of selling the same, shall, before selling the
sured.
same, cause it to be measured by the WVoodl Inspector of the district; and if necessairry to the more accur'ate measurement of the
same, they shall cause it to be piled in a convenient place on the
wharf or dock.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                               41
Title I.]                         CHImINEY SWEEPS.                     [Chapter XIX.
SEC. 11.  On the receipt of their legal compensation, the sever- Certificate of
measurement.
al Wood Inspectors shall deliver to the person employing them  a
certificate, stating the number of feet contained in the wagon, cart,
or sled load measured by them; or the number of cords, or parts of
a cord, contained in any boat, or water craft, or pile, measured by
them; and in making their measurements, they shall examine carefully the manner in which the wood is piled in the vehicle, boat, craft
or pile, and make a reasonable and fair deduction for improper or
unfair piling, or for the crookedness or unevenness of the wood.
SEC. 1[2.  Any Inspector who shall be guilty of taking or de- Inspectors may
be removed for
manding more compensation for his services than is prescribed  by fraud or peculation.
this Ordinance, or who shall be guilty of any fraud or peculation in
his office, shcall, in addition to the punishment hereinafter prescribed,
be removed from office by the Mayor or Common Council.
SEC. 13.  Any violation of, or failure to comply with, the provisions of this Ordinance, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
one hundred dollars, and costs; and in the imposition of any such
fine and costs, the Court may make a further sentence, that the
offender be committed to the County Jail, or Detroit House of Correction, until the payment thereof, for any period of time not exceeding six months.
SEC. 14.  Chapter thirty-five of the Revised Ordinances of 1859,
is hereby repealed.
SEc. 15.  This Ordinance shall take effect from  and after its
passage.
CHAPTER XIX.
OF CHIMINEY SWEEPS.
[Chapter Eight of Compilecl Ordinances of 1859.1
SECTION 1.  There shall be nominated by the -Mayor' of the Appoitltmeni.
City of Detroit, subject to the approval of the Common Council, one
Chimney Sweeper for the City, who shall have full power to appoint
others under him, according to the subsequent provisions of this
chapter.
6




42                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title I.]                        CHIMNEY SWEEPS.                     [Chapter NIX.
To give bonds     SEC. 2.  No person shall hereafter follow the business or occuand register
their names   pation of a Chimney Sweeper, either by himself, or others, within
with Clerk,
and Clerk to  the City of Detroit, unless he shall have been approved in the manner
give them
certificates.   prescribed in section one, and shall give bonds to the City of Detroit,
in the penal sum of fifty dollars, conditioned for the faithfiul performance of his duties, according to the provisions hereinafter contained,
and shall have registered his name, and the names of all persons
employed by him as assistants, with a number affixed to every such
name, in a book to be kept by the City Clerk, and shall have obtained from  said Clerk a certificate of such registry, containing the
name of the person and the number affixed in said registry, under a
penalty of five dollars for every day he shall follow, by himself or
others, the said business; and the said Clerk is hereby required to
make out and deliver to the person so appointed such certificates, for
each of which he shall be entitled to demand and receive one dollar.
To wear a         SEC. 3.  Every person following the aforesaid business within
badge and
penalty for    said City, shall wear, and cause to be worn by the persons employed
default.
by him, on the front of their caps or hats, in full view, the same
figures and numbers, respectively, as shall be so, as aforesaid, entered
in the said book, and contained in his or their respective certificates,
in large figures, not less than two inches in length, to be made of
durable tin or copper, with the word " Sweep " legibly painted on
said badge.  Every person who shall violate the provisions of this
section, shall forfeit one dollar.
Duty of.          SEC. 4.  Every such Chimney Sweep, so appointed, who shall
not, within forty-eight hours after application to him, made by any
inhabitant of the district to which he belongs, sweep, or cause to be
swept, such chimney, or chimneys, as he shall be required to sweep,
shall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay the sum of three dollars.
Fees of.         SEC. 5.  Each Chimney Sweeper so appointed, shall be entitled
to demand and receive, for each chimney so swept, the following
sums, and no more, to wit:  For each chimney with a single flue,
the sum of one shilling for every story through which. said'flue shall
pass, and six cents for each additional flue, the same to be paid by
the persons respectively owning the same.
Penalty on per-   SEC. 6.  If any chimney in this City shall take fire, and blaze
sons whose
chimneys being out at the top, (the same not having been swept within three months
inswept, take
fire.        next before the time of taking fire,) the occupant of' such premises




TIHE CITY OF DETROIT.                              43
Title I. ]                          SCAVENGERS.                          [ Chapter XX.
shall forfeit and pay the sum  of one dollar and costs.  But if the
same shall have been swept within three months, then the person
having swept the same shall forfeit and pay one dollar and costs.
C HAPTER XX.
OF SCAVENGERS.
[Ordinance approved July 24, 1861.]
SECTION I1.  No person shall follow the business or occupation Scavengers
must be
of a Scavenger without a license from the Mayor.                       licensed.
SEC. 2.  The Mayor is hereby authorized to license proper per- License fee and
bond.
sons to act as Scavengers, upon their paying into the City Treasury
the sum  of one dollar, and executing a bond to the Corporation in
the sum  of fifty dollars, with one or more sufficient sureties, conditioned for the faithful observance of the Charter and Ordinances.
SEC. 3.  Such Scavengers, under the direction of the Mayor, Power to enter
on premises and
City Marshal, an Aldermnan, or a member of the Board of Health, examine sinks,
etc.
shall have the power to enter upon any premises, between sunrise
and sunset, and examine any vault, sink, privy, or private drain.
SEC. 4.  Whenever, in  the opinion of the  Mayor, Marshal, How sinks, etc.
to be cleansed,
an Alderman, or a member of tile Board of Health, any sink, privy, altered, or repaired. Assessor private drain shall need cleaning, altering, relaying, or repairing, melntof expense'D                        thereof.
ill order to protect the public health, he shall notify, in writing, the
owner or occupant thereof to cause the same to be cleansed, altered,
re-laid or repaired, within six days from  the date of the service of
such notice, and in case of the neglect or refusal to comply with
the requirement of such notice, the Common Council may direct the
proper officer to cleanse, alter, re-lay or repair such sink, private
drain  or privy, and  assess the expenses thereof on the lot or
premises attached thereto, which assessment shall be a lien on such
lot or premises, and be collected in  the same manner as other assessments imposed by authority of the Common Council.
SEC. 5.  Scavengers shall not empty or remove the contents of Sinks, etc., to
be emptied in
any tub, vault, sink, privy or private drain, otherwise than in boxes tight and covor casks made tight and closely covered.                                ered boxes.




44                             REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title I. ]                   )DUTIES OF STANDING CONIXIITTEES.           [Chapter XXI.
Scavengers to      SEC. 6.   WVhen requested, the  Scavenger shall cleanse  or
clean sinks, etc.,
and remove    empty any vault, sink, private drain or privy, and remove any and
nuisances when
requested.   all nuisances.  They may demand  and receive their fees for such
services in advance.
Fees of Scaven-    SEC. 7.  The Scavengers shall receive eight cents for each
gers.        cubic foot of the contents of allny sink, private drain, vault or privy,
by them  cleaned out or removed' and for removingl any (leacl dog(,
cat, hog  or other animal, or other nuisance, they  shall receive
such fees as may be, from  time to time, fixed by resolution of the
Comimrnlon Council.
Penalty.           SEC. 8.  Ally violation of, or neglect or. refusal to comply.
with, the provisions of this Ordinance, shall be punished by a fine
not to exceed fifty dollars and costs of prosecution;; and in the imposition of any fine and costs, the court may make a iurther sentence that the offender be imprisoned until the payment thereof:
Provided, That the termn of such inprlisolnmel-nt shall not exceed the
period of six Imonths.
SEC. 9.  This Ordinance shall take effect from  alnl after its
passage.
C( H APTER X XI.
OF THE DUTIES OF STANDING  COM3IITTEES.
[Chapter Eighty-one of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
SECTrIO  1.  The following  shall be the duties  of Standing
Colmmittees of the Common Council, to wit:
Committee on       1.  The Committee on Claims shall examine into Iand report
Claims to examine all accounts. upon all matters of account or claiml  either in favor of or against
the City.
Committee onI      2   The Committee on Ways and Means shall exanmirle-in-o- and
Ways and
Means to report report upon all such matters relative to thel revenue of the City, as
and examine into all matters of shall be referred to them; they shall inquire into the state of the City
finance.                            -                                             C
debt, the revenue, and the expenditures of the City; and whether
ally or what retrenchment canl be made with advantange; and shall
report, friom time to time, such provisions and  arrangements as may
be promotive of order, economy and accountability in the conduct




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                                  45
Title I.]                   DUTIES OF STANDING CO3MMlITTEES.                [Chapter XXI.
of the fiscal concerns of the City.  They  ha11l1 examline into and
report upon the sufficiency of all official bondsl(,, and all such matters
not constituting   a claim  against the City, a:; shall lbe referred to
them, and shall, with  the City  Controlier,  mnake an(l report t he
estimates for the yearlly expenditures.
3.  The Committee on Streets  shall examine into and report Committee on
Streets. all matupon all such matters as may be referred t- ttilm relative to stleets, te's re'ative to
streets, etc.
alleys andc sidewalks within the City, andl shall, at the end of' each
year, report to the Common Council uwliat implovements otf any
nature will be needed upon the streets, allley's and sidewalks of' the
City, during the ensuing year, and an estiltlte of the expense of the
salne.
4.  The Committee  on Health shall Rexamine into and report Committee on
Healtb, all matupon all matters relating to, or in  any  vway affecting the public ters relative to
health, which shall be referred to themll; aand it shall be their duty
to report, from  time to time, to  the Common   Council, auch plans
and suggestions relative to  the cleanliness and health of' the Citv,
as they may deem proper.
5.  The  Committee on Fire  Department shall examine into Committee on
Fire Departand report upon all matters connected with the Fire Depalrtment of ment,allmatters
relative thereto.
the City. andi the suppression of fires, wb!ieh  may  be referred to
them; and shall, at the end of' each yea.', report to the Common
Council an estimate of all the expenses whilich will be necessalry for
the operation of thle Fire Department of the City during the enlsuing
year.
6.  The Committee on -Hydraulics shall exanmine into and 1e- committee on
Ilydraulics,  all
port upon the condition of the Hydraulics of the (City, whenever so myatters relative
to Twater works.
directed by the Common Council; a'nd to  them  shall be referredl
all reports and communications fiom  the Boarnl of Colmmlissioners
of the Water WVorks.
7.  Trhe Committee on Markets shall examine into and report Committee on
Markets.all matupon all matters connected with the Public I:larkets, which may be ters relative to
public.m,mairket s.
referred to them.
8.  The Committee  on Taxes shall examine into-anld report Committee on
Taxes, all matupon all questions brought before the Colmmon Council concerning' ters relative to
taxation.'Taxes, which may be referred to them.
9.  The Committee on Printing shall examine into and report Committee on
Printing, matupon all mnatters connected with the City Printing, which  may be ters relative
thereto.




46                            REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title. ]                   DUTIES OF STANDING COIMMITTEES.            [Chapter XXI.
referred to them.  They shall also, at the end of the year, report
to the Common Council an estimate of the expense necessary for the
City Printing in the ensuing year.
Committee on      10.  The Committee  qn  Gas  Lights shall report upon all
Gas Lights, all
things relative matters connected with the lighting of the City, which may be reto street lamps,
etc.         ferred to them.  To them shall be referred all reports of the Gas
Company; and they shall, at the end of each year, report to the
Common Council, the number, location and cost of lights which
will be necessary in the ensuing year.
Committee on      11.  The Committee on Public Buildinogs shall examine into
Public Buildinceys. relative to and report upon the conition of all buildings  belonging to the City;
all buildings 
owned by city. all questions and plans for repairs, erection  and construction of
public buildings, shall be referred to them; ancl  they shall, at the
endl of' each year, report to  the Common  Council the estimated
expenses of their department for the ensuing year.
Committee oil     12.  The Committee on* Parks shall examine into and report
Parks, relative
to same.     upon the cond(ition of all public parks; upon the improvements,
adornment and protection  thereof; and shall, at the end of each
year, report the estimated expenses of their department during the
ensuing year.
Committee on      13.  The Committee on Sewers shall examine into and report
Sewers, to eiamine all mal- upon all questions connected with the construction of sewers, which
ters relative to
same.        may be refelrred to them.
Committee on      14.  The Committee on Licenses shall examine into andl report
Licenses, all
matters rela-  upon all questions connected with licenses, which may be referred
tive to licenses.
to them.
Committees        SEC. 2.  Every Committee, in  the discharge of their duty,
may require
the services   may require the services of any officer of the City, whose duties
of any officer.
are in any manner connected with the subject under investigation by
the Committee.
Committees not    SEC. 3.  No Committee shall exercise any executive functions,
to make contracts.      nor perform  any duty save that usual to legislative bodies.;- nor
shall they in any case order the doing of' anly work, oi' the cessation
thereof, enter into any contract, or change or vary one already
made; and any act performed by them, which is unauthorized by
this Ordinance, shall be null and void.
Matters to be     SEC. 4.  The Common Council shall always refer matters to
referred to the
appropriate   the appropriate Committee; nor shall any matter be referred to a
committees.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                             47
Title I.]              TAKING TESTI3I(NY BEFORE COMBIMITTEES.       [Chapter XXII.
committee which does not directly relate to the department which
that Committee has been appointed to.
C H A PTE R XXII.
OF TAKING TESTIMONY BEFORE COMMITTEES.
[Chapter Eighty-two of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
SECTION 1.  The  presiding  officer of any Board, or the Chairman ofanv
Committee may
Chairman of any Committee of the Common Council, who are en- issue subpneas and comgaged in the consideration, or to whom  have been referred the in pel the attendance of witvestigation, of any claim for damages, money or recompense against nesses.
said Board, or against the City, may issue subpenas uhder their
hands, and sealed with the corporate seal of said City, directed to
any person whom said Board or Committee deem necessary as a
witness in any matter pending before them, and orldering said person to appear before said Committee or Board at such time and
place, and to testify concerning such matter or thing, as in said
subpoena shall be designated.
SEC. 2. If the person so subpoenaed shall fail to appear at May issne
attachment.
said time and place, an attachment shall be issued to compel his
appearance, which attachment shall be signed and sealed, as is provided for subpoenas in the preceding section
SEc. 3.  The person or party making such claim  shall be en- Party making
claim to be
titled to a hearing before said Board or Committee, and to process heard.
to compel the appearance of witnesses in his behalf.
SEC. 4.  The Marshal or Assistant Marshals of said City shall Marshal or
deputy to serve
serve all process issuing under this Ordinance.  Said process shall process.
be served in the manner like processes are served in courts of Justices of the Peace, and shall be returned to the Presiding Officer
or Chairman issuing them:  P.rovided, always, That in case-of-'the
absence of the Chairman of any Committee, the person whose name
appears next to his in the order of appointment of said Committee,
shall act as Chairman, and may issue all processes herein provided
for.




48,                           1REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title I.]                TAEKING TESTIMIONY BEFORE COMMIITTEES.          [Chapter XXII.
Statement of       SEC. 5.  The statemlents of all persons concerning any such
parties to be
under oath.    claimn, made before any Board  or Committee, as herein provided,
shall, in all cases, be taken under oath, and reduced to writing by
the Chairman of said Committee, or the presicling officer of said
Board, and signed by thlie person making the same, which statement, so signed. shall lbe returned by the Chairman of salic  Commnittee to the City Attorney, who shall file and preserve the same
in his office, subject to thle order of the Common Council.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                              49
Title II.]            ASSESSMIENT AND COLLECTION OF CITY TAXES.      [ Chapter XXIII.
TITLE II.
OF TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS.
CHAPTER XXIII.
OF TIIE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF CITY TAXES.
[Chapter Ten of Compiled Ordinances of 1859, as amended.]
SECTION 1.  It shall be the duty of the City Attorney to meet Duty of Attorwith the Assessors, and give them all necessary advice relative to the gelerel atisses
ment.
manner of making the general assessment, and if any property belonging to the Corporation should be assessed, to request that the
same should be stricken from the roll.
SEC. 2.  That whenever it shall be necessary to call a meeting Proclamation
for public meetof the freemen of said city, for the purpose of authorizing  the   said ing to authorizet
tax to be pubCommon Council to assess or lay a tax on the real and personal pro- lishedby the
City Clerk.
perty, within the limits of said City, the notice or proclamation for
convening such meeting, shall be left or filed with the City Clerk, who
shall cause a copy thereof to be duly published in said City, in one
of the C.ity papers, and handbills.
SEC. 3.  If such meeting shall authorize the Common Council Proceedings of
meeting to be
to assess and levy any such tax, the chairman, or other officer of the filed and recorded.
meeting shall certify the same to the Common Council, as soon as.
may be, and such authority so certified shall be recorded in the Journal, and filed by the City Clerk.
SEC. 4.  Whenever any tax roll for city, highway, sewer and Collectors to
collect city
school taxes shall be placed in the hands of any Ward Collector, or taxes and make
returns.
the City Collector, by the Receiver of Taxes, in accordance with
7




50                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title II. ]           ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF CITY TAXES.     [Chapter XXIII.
section twelve, of chapter nine, of the City Charter, said Collector
shall proceed to collect the amounts appearing unpaid thereon, and
shall make returns to the Receiver of Taxes, as commanded in the
warrant annexed to said tax roll.  The following shall be a sufficient
form of warrant:
Form of war-                      FORM  O(F WARRAI.T.
rant.
STATE OF MICHIGAN,.
CITY OF DETROIT,.
To-,  Collector of the    Ward of the City of Detroit, Greeting:
In the name of the people of the State of Michigan, You are
hereby commanded, that you collect fiom the several persons named
in the foregoing Tax Roll, or of any person liable to pay the same,
the amount of highway, sewer, school and city taxes opposite to their
names respectively, together with      per cent. for your services for
collecting the same; and on the neglect or refusal of any such person to pay such taxes, that you then levy the same by distress and
sale of goods and chattels of such person, occupant, or lessee refusing
or neglecting to pay the same, according to law; and that you have
said roll, and the money so collected by you, and this warrant, before
the Receiver of Taxes of said City, on the  -  day of         18-.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused
the seal of said City to be affixed, at the City of Detroit
[L. S.]   aforesaid, this        day of-   A. D. 18-.
Controller.
Levy and sale.   SEC. 5.  In case of levy and sale, in accordance with section
thirteen, of chapter nine, of the City Charter, the following shall be
a sufficient form  of notice of sale of property levied upon.  Any
such sale may be adjourned from  time to time by the Collector
making the same.
Form of notice              NOTICE OF SALE OF PROPERTY.
of sale.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, t Ss.
CITY OF DETROIT,
Notice is hereby given, that, pursuant to law in such case made
and provided, there will be sold at public auction, to the highest
bidder, at    -, in the City of Detroit, at --   o'clock, in the




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                            51
Title II. ]          ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF CITY TAXES.      [ Chapter XXIII.
noon of  ~  day of          A. D. 18 —, the following goods and
chattels, viz.: [here description,] or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy the amount of      taxes imposed upon
for the year 18-, and which are to be levied by said sale.
Dated at Detroit, this      day of  -  A. D. 18-.
Collector for  -   City of Detroit.
SEC. 6.  The following shall be a sufficient form of return:   Form of return.
COLLECTOR'S RETURN.
STATE OF MICHIGAN,  
CITY OF DETROIT,
To the Receiver of Taxes of said City of Detroit 
The undlersigned begs leave to submit the f'ollowing list of persons named in the annexed assessment loll, who were taxed for the
year 18-, upon personal property, according to the assessment roll
of said City, and the taxes imposed upon such persons, which I have
been unable to collect:
TAX.
NAMES.
DOLLS.    CENTS.
Given at the City of Detroit, this    dclay of    A. D. 18-.
Collector Jor     City of Detroit.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, tss
CITY OF DETROIT,, Collector of the        V Ward of said City, being dulysworn, deposes and says that the several sums mentioned in
the foregoing returns of the city, school, highway and sewer taxes
for the year 18-, remain due and unpaid, and that he has not, upon
diligent inquiry, been able to discover any goods and chattels belonging to the persons charged with or liable to pay said sums of money
whereon he could levy the same.
Collector for     City of Detroit.
Subscribed and sworn before me this   ~  day. of  -A. D.
18-.                                          Clerk of said City.




52                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title II.]   SALE OF LANDS FOR UNPAID GENERAL TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS. [ Chapter XXIV.
CHAPTER XXIV.
OF THE SALE OF LANDS FOR UNPAID GENERAL TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS.
[Ordinance approved July 10, 1862.]
Receiver of      SECTION 1.  Whenever any general tax or assessment on any
Taxes to sell
real estate when lands, tenements, hereditaments or premises in said City, shall remain
tax orassessment is unpaid. due and unpaid, after publication of notice by the Receiver of Taxes,
as required by the provisions of section twelve, chapter nine, of the
Charter, and after the expiration of the time therein mentioned, it shall
be the duty of the Receiver of Taxes, on behalf of the Common
Council, to proceed and sell such lands, tenements, hereditaments and
premises, in the manner herein prescribed.
To publish no-   SEC. 2.   The Receiver of Taxes shall, on or before the first
tice of sale.
clay of May in each year, make out a list of all such lands, tenements
hereditaments, or premises, the names, if known, of the owners or
occupants of, or parties in interest, and the amount of the unpaid tax or
assessment due thereon, and shall, on behalf of the Common Council, cause to be published in the daily newspaper published by the
Printer for the City, once a week, for four successive weeks, such list
with a notice thereto attached, requiring the owners, or occupants
of, or parties in interest in such lands, tenements, hereditaments, or
premises, to pay any such assessment or tax; and further notifying
them that if default be made in making any such payment, any such
real estate will be sold, at public auction, at a day and a place therein
to be specified, for the lowest term of years, at which any person will
offer to take the same in consideration of advancing and paying the
sum assessed or taxed on the same, with the costs and charges in the
premises, and shall, at the same time cause said list, with said notice
thereto attached, to be posted in three or more public places in each
ward in said City:  Provided, however, That for any unapa-id geiieral
tax, assessed or levied during the year 1861,.on-any lands, tenements,
hereditaments or premises, in said City, the Receiver of Taxes shall
make out said list, and cause the same to be published, with the
notice thereto attached, as above specified, on or before the first
Monday in November, 1862.  [As amended by Ordinance approved
September 18, 1862.]




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                               53
Title II.]     SALE OF LANDS FOR UNPAID GENERAL TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS. [Chapter XXIV.
SEC. 3.  If the owner or owners, occupant or ocCupants, party To sell according to notice if
or parties, in interest, in any such real estate, do not pay any such tax or assessiment remains
assessment or tax, with the costs and charges thereon, within the unpaid.
period above prescribed for the publication of said notice, then the
Receiver of Taxes, on behalf of the Common Council, at the place,
and on the day mentioned in such notice, shall commence the sale
of such ]ands, tenements, hereditaments and premises, at public
auction, and shall continue the same from  day to day, (Sundays
excepted,) until the same is sold for the lowest term of years at
which any person shall offer to take the same, for the purpose, and
in the manner already above expressed, but each lot, or parcel of lot,
owned by any one person, or set of persons, against whom any such
tax or assessment has been made, shall be sold by itself.
SEC. 4.  The Receiver of Taxes shall report to the Common To make report
of sales.
Council, within ten days after the close of such sale, the terms for
which each lot was sold, the amount bid therefor, and the name of
the purchaser; and if there be no sufficient objection, the several
purchasers shall, on payment of the amount of their respective bids,
as hereinafter provided, be entitled to the necessary conveyances of
said premises, when the time for the redemption fixed by law shall
have fully expired, upon paying for the expense of such conveyance
the further sum of fifty cents, unless said lot shall have been sooner
redeemed, in which case the purchaser shall be entitled to recover his
money and interest, at the rates hereinafter established.
SEc. 5. The purchasers at such sale shall pay the amount of Paymentof bids
and certificates
their respective bids to the Receiver of Taxes, within forty-eight hours of sale.
after the sale has been finally closed, and, on payment of the same, it
shall be the duty of the Receiver of Taxes, on behalf of the Common
Council, to execute to the purchaser of each lot a proper certificate
of such sale, describing the lands purchased, and the amount paid
therefor, and the term of years for which the same was bid off; and
such certificate shall be regularly numbered, and a copy of each
shall be filed in the office of the Controller.
SEC. 6.  The Receiver of Taxes may, in his discretion, require Immediate payment may be reimmediate payment of any person to whom any such real estate shall qnired or sale
cancelleti.
be struck off, and in case of his neglect or refusal to pay any bid
made by him, he may declare the bid cancelled, and, at his discretion, sell the lands again, and any pei'son so neglecting or refusing




5;4                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title II.]    SALE OF LANDS FOR UNPAID GENERAL TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS. [Chapter XXIV.
to pay any bid made by him, shall not be entitled, after such neglect
and refusal, to have any bid made by him received during such sale.
Names of per-     SEC. 7.  If any purchaser shall neglect or refuse to pay the
sons failing to
pay bids to be amount of their respective bids to the Receiver of Taxes, within
reported to
Common Coun- forty-eight hours after the sale, the IReceiver of Taxes shall report
the names of such persons to the Common Council. who may elect
to take the lots bid off by such purchaser.
Deed.             SEC. 8.  On presentation of certificate of snle, heretofore referred to, to the Controller, after the expiration of the time provided
by law  for the redemption of real estate, sold as aforesaid, unless
such real estate has been previously redeemed, the Controller shall,
in the name of, and for the City of Detroit, execute and deliver to
such purchaser, or his assignee, a proper deed for the conveyance of
such real estate, for the telm  for which the same was sold, which
said deed shall be under the corporate seal of the City, and attested
by the Clelk.
Record of sales.  SEC. 9.  The Receiver of Taxes, within forty days after such
sale, shall make a correct record of all land sales, showing the time
when the tax or assessment was levied, and the amount thereof, the
cost and charges, the time when the lands were sold, the name of
the purchaser, or his assignee, the term  for which the same was bid
off, with such other entries as may be necessary in the premises, and
shall deposit said record in the office of the Treasurer.
Redemption of     SEC. 10.  Any person entitled to redeem  any such real estate,
lands sold.
may, within  one year from  the time of sale, deposit with  the
Treasurer, for the use of the purchaser, the full amount of the assessment, or tax, for which such real estate was sold, and interest, as
hereinaftbr mentioned, and the Treasurer shall give proper receipt
for the same, and shall enter a note of such  redemption in said
record. Interest on unpaid taxes shall be at the rate of twelve per
cent per annum, up to, and until the date of the sale of such l;eal
estate, and at the rate of twenty-five per cent. per annum  from  and
after such sale, and no person shall be entitled, after sale, to- i;ddeel
any real estate sold without payment of the.said interest and principal, in the manner prescribed by law.
Treasurer to      SEC. 11.  If, on the day mentioned in such notice of sale, the
conduct sales in
the absence of Receiver of Taxes shall neglect, or be unable, from any cause, to be
Receiver of
Taxes.       present.at, and conduct said sale, then it shall be the duty of the




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                            55
Title II.]   SALE OF LANDS FOR UNPAID GENERIAL TAXES AND ASSESSMIENTS.  [ Chapter XXIV.
Treasurer, in behalf of the Common Council, to proceed with said
sale, in the same manner, and with the like effect, as if the same had
been conducted by the Receiver of Taxes, and he shall receive payments of bids, make the like returns, issue certificates of purchase,
and make out the same record, and perform  all other acts, as are
required of the Receiver of Taxes, under like circumstances.
SEC. 12.  The following, or other sufficient forms, may be used Form of notice
of sale.
in proceedings under this chapter:
NOTICE OF SALE.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, t
CITY OFDETROIT, 
Notice is hereby given, that, pursuant to law, there will
be sold at the Common Council Hall, in the City of Detroit,
and  State  of Michigan, between the hours of            and,
of the   -    day of, A. D. 18-, at public auction, the
several lands, tenements, hereditaments, and premises, hereinafter
described, each parcel separately, for the lowest term  of years,
at which any person will offer to take the same, in consideration
of advancing the sum  or sums which were assessed or taxed by
the  Common  Council of said City, for the year 18-, unless
the said sum, or sums, with the costs and charges thereon, shall,
before that time, be paid and satisfied, which the owners, or occupants of, or parties in interest in said lands, tenements, hereditaments
and premises, against whom  said sum or sums have been assessed,
are hereby required to do.  [Here insert an accurate description of
the several premises, and add to the description of each the amount
assessed, the name of the individual or individuals against whom the
amount is assessed, and also the amount of the costs and charges, if
any, up to that time.]
NAMES.    DESCRIPTION OF LOTS.  AMOUNT OF TAX.  COSTS AND CHARGES.
Dated at the City of Detroit, this  -  day of, A. D. 18-.
By order of the Common Council.
---  -—, Receiver of Taxes.




56                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title II.]          SALE OF LANDS FOR UNPAID SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.   [Chapter XXV.
CHAPTER XXV.
OF THE SALE OF LANDS FOR UNPAID SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.
[Ordinance approved July 10, 1862.]
Receiver of      SECTION 1.  Whenever the City Collector or other officer of
Taxes to sell
real estatewhen said City, authorized to collect any assessment to defray the expense
special tax or
assessment is  of constructing lateral sewers, side and crosswalks, paving, grading.
not paid.
macadainizing, graveling, or otherwise improving streets, lanes or alleys, or for defraying the expense of any local improvements properly
payable fiom the proceeds of special assessment, shall make due return
that such tax or assessment remains due and uncollected, it shall be
the duty of the Receiver of Taxes to proceed and sell any real
estate on which any such assessment shall be a lien, in the manner
hereinafter prescribed.
To pullish no-   SEC. 2.  The Receiver of Taxes shall, within ten days after
tice of sale.
such return, make out a list of all such real estate on which any
such assessment remains due and unpaid, the names of the owners,
and the amount of the unpaid assessment due thereon, and shall, on
behalf of the Common Council, cause to be published in the daily newspaper published by the Printer for the City, once a week for four successive weeks, such list, with a notice thereto attached, requiring the
owner or occupants, or parties in interest in any such lands, tenements, hereditaments or premises, to pay any such tax, and further
notifying them  that if default be made in making any such payment, any such real estate will be sold at public auction, at a day and
place therein to be specified, for the lowest term of years at which
any person will offer to take the same, in consideration of advancing
and paying the sum  assessed on the same, with the costs and
charges in the premises; and shall at the samne time cause a  printed
copy of said list, with said notice thereto\attached, to be posted in
three or more public places in each Wardl in said City.
To sell accord-  SEC. 3.  If the owner or owners, occupant or occupants, party
ing to notice if
tax or assess-  or parties in interest, in any such real estate, (lo ndt pay any such
ment remain
unpaid.     assessment or tax, with the costs and charges thereon, within the
period above prescribed, then the Receiver of Taxes, on behalf of




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                            57
Title II.]        SALE OF LANDS FOR UNPAID SPECIAL ASSESSMIENTS.    Chapter XXV.
the Common Council, at the place and on the day mentioned in
said notice, shall commence the sale of such lands, tenements, hereditaments and premises, at public auction, and shall continue the
same from  day to day (Sundays excepted) until the same are sold
for the lowest term of years at which any person shall offer to take
the same, for the purpose and in the manner already above expressed, but each lot or parcel of lot, owned by any one person or
set of persons, against whom any such tax or assessment has been
made, shall be sold by itself.
SEC. 4. The Receiver of Taxes shall report to the Common To make report
of sales.
Council, within ten days after the close of such sale, the terms for
which each lot was sold, the amount bid therefor, and the name of
the purchaser; and if there be no sufficient objection, the several
purchasers shall, on payment of the amount of their respective bids,
as hereinafter provided, be entitled to the necessary conveyances of
said premises, when the time for the redemption fixed by law shall
have fully expired, upon paying for the expense of such conveyance
the further sum of fifty cents, unless said lot shall have been sooner
redeemed, in which case the purchaser shall be entitled to recover
his money and interest at the rate hereinafter established.
SEC. 5.  The purchasers at such sale shall pay the amount of Payment of
bids and certifitheir respective bids to the Receiver of Taxes within forty-eight cates of sale.
hours after the' sale has been finally closed, and on payment of the
same it shall be the duty of the Receiver of Taxes, on behalf of the
Common Council, to execute to the purchaser of each lot a proper
certificate of such sale, describing the lands purchased and the
amount paid therefor, and the term of years for which the same
was bid off, and such certificate shall be regularly numbered, and a
copy of each shall be filed in the office of the Controller.
SEC. 6.  rThe Receiver of Taxes may, in his discretion, require Immediate payment may be
immediate payment of any person to whom  any such real estate required or sale
cancelled.
shall be struck off, and in case of his neglect or refusal to pay any
bid made by him, he may declare the bid cancelled, and at his dis-_
cretion sell the lands again, and  any person  so negtlecting  or
refusing to pay any bid made' by him, shall not be entitled, after
such neglect and refusal, to have any bid made by him  received
during such sale.
8




58                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title II.]          SALE OF LANDS FOR UNPAID SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.      [Chapter XXV.
Names of per-     SEC. 7.  If any purchaser or purchasers shall neglect or refuse
sons failing to
pay bids to be to pay the amount of their respective bids to the Receiver of Taxes
reported to
CommonCoun- within forty-eight hours after the sale, the Receiver of Taxes shall
cil.
report the names of such persons to the Common Council, who may
elect to take the lots bid off by such purchaser.
Deed.             SEC. 8.  On presentation of certificate of sale heretofore referred to, to the Controller, after the expiration of the time provided
by law for the redemption of real estate sold as aforesaid, unless
such real estate has been previously redeemed, the Controller shall,
in the name of and for the City of Detroit, execute and deliver to
such purchaser or his assignee, a propel deed for the conveyance of
such real estate, for the term for which the same was sold, which
said deed shall be under the Corporate seal of the City and attested
by the Clerk.
Record of sales.  SEC. 9.  The Receiver of Taxes, within thirty days after such
sale, shall make a correct record of all land sales, showing the time
when the tax or assessment was levied, and the amount thereof,
the cost and charges, the time when the lands were sold, the name
of the purchaser or his assignee, the term  for which the same was
bid off, with such other entries as may be necessary in the premises,
and shall deposit said record in the office of the Treasurer.
Redemption of     SEC. 10.  Any person entitled to redeem  any such real estate,
lands sold.
may, within  one year from  the time of sale, deposit with the
Treasurer, for the use of the purchaser, the full amount of the assessment or tax, for which such real estate was sold, and interest as hereinafter mentioned, and the Treasurer shall give proper receipt for
the same, and shall enter a note of such redemption in said record.
Interest on unpaid taxes shall be at the rate of twenty-five per
cent. per annum firom and after such sale, and no person shall be
entitled  after sale to  redeem  any real estate sold without payment of the said interest and principal in the manner prescribed by
law.
Treasurer to      SEC. 11.  If, on  the day mentioned in such notice- 6f sale,
conduct sale in
the absence of the  Receiver of Taxes shall neglect, or. -be'unable from   any
Receiver of
Taxes.       cause to be present Lt and conduct'said sale, then it shall be the
duty of the Treasurer, in behalf of the Common Council, to proceed with said sale, in the same manner, and with the like effect as
if the same had been conducted by the Receiver of Taxes, and he




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                           59
Title II.]        SALE O LANDS FOR UNPAID SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.  [CChapter XXV.
shall receive payments of bids, make the like returns, issue certificates of purchase, and make out the same record and perform
all other acts as are required of the Receiver of Taxes under like
circumstances.
SEC. 12. The following or other sufficient forms, may be used Form of notice
of sale.
in proceedings under this chapter:
NOTICE OF SALE.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, ss
CITY OF DETROIT,
Notice is hereby given, that pursuant to law, there will be
sold at the Common Council Hall, in the City of Detroit and
State of Michigan, between the hours of  -   and -            of the
*    day of,    A. D. 18-, at public auction, the several
-lands, tenements, hereditaments and premises hereinafter described,
[each parcel or description separately,] for the lowest term of years
at which any person will offer to take the same, in consideration of
advancing the sum or sums which were assessed by the Common
Council of said City, on the --  day of  ~  18-, [here describe the
improvement for which the assessment was levied,] together with the
costs and charges thereon, unless the said sum or sums, with the
costs and charges thereon, shall before that time be paid and
satisfied, which the owners or occupants of, or parties in interest
in  said  lands, tenements, hereditaments  and premises, against
whom said sum or sums have been assessed, are hereby required to
do.  [Here insert an accurate description of the several premises,
and add to the description of each the amount assessed, the name
of the individual or individuals against whom the amount is assessed, and also the amount of the costs and charges, if any, up to
that time:]
NAMES.    DESCRIPTION OF LOTS.  AMOUNT OF TAX. COSTS AND CHARGES.
Dated at the City of Detroit, this   day of-, A.D. 118-.
By order of the Common Council.
--- -—, Receiver of Taxes.
SEC. 13. All Ordinances conflicting with this are hereby repealed.
SEC. 14. This Ordinance shall take immediate effect.




60                            REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title II.]     MANNER OF OBTAINING POSSESSION OF LOTS SOLD FOR TAXES.  [Chapter XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVI.
OF THE MANNER OF OBTAINING POSSESSION OF LOTS SOLD FOR TAXES.
[Chapter Thirteen of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
Possession of     SECTION 1.  Whenever the title of any person shall become
lots nnder tax
title, how   absolute by virtue of the sale or lease of any lot or parcel of land in
obtained.
said City, in pursuance of the second section of an act, entitled
" An Act to amend the several acts relative to the City of Detroit,"
approved April 22, 1833, such person, his legal representative or
attorney, shall make demand, in writing, of the person in possession
and notifiy him  that he claims possession of such lot, by virtue
of a sale or lease under said section.
Persons refus-    SEC. 2.  If the person in possession shall neglect or refuse for
ing to deliver
possession may the space of six days, after such denland, to give up possession of
be cited before
Recorder's    such lot, then the person claiming the same may present a petition
Court.
to the Recorder's Court of said City, verified by his own oath, or
by some person for him, setting forth his right to such possession,
and praying that a citation may issue, directed to the person in
possession; upon filing such petition, the Court may order that a
citation issue accordingly, which shall be issued, and be returnable
in the same manner as a summons:  Provided, The petitioner enter
into a bond to the Corporation of the City of Detroit, with such
sureties as the Court shall direct, conditioned to pay all costs that
may accrue in such proceedings.
Proceedings to     SEC. 3.  If the defendant appears, he may plead the general
obtain possession of lots   issue, and give notice of any special matter which he intends to
leased by the
city.        give in evidence.
Whenever, according to the laws of the State, relative to forcible entry and detainer, the Corporation of said City are entitled to
the possession of any lands and tenements, the same procedclings
shall be had in such case in the Recorder's. Court of said City, so
far as the  same apply, as are authorized  before Justices of the
Peace'  Provided, That in all cases the Marshal of said City shall
give notice, in writing, to the persons in possession to quit the same,
and in default thereof for the space of six days thereafter, the
Marshal shall make report thereof to the City Attorney.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                               61
Title 1I.]      DISPOSITION OF LANDS BID IN BY THE CITY FOR TAXES, ETC. [Chapter XXVII.
CHAPTER XXVII.
OF THE DISPOSITION OF LANDS BID IN BY THE CITY FOR TAXES OR
ASSESSMENTS.
[Chapter Seventy-six of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
SECTION 1.  Whenever any lands, bid in for the City under Treasurer may
dispose of lands
the provisions of section twenty-one of chapter nine of the Re- bid in by City in
vised Charter of said City of the year 1857, shall not be redeemed by the owner or other persons interested in  said lands,
within one year from the day on which said lands are so bid in, it
shall be lawful for the City Treasurer, and he is hereby authorized
to sell, assign and transfer to any person or persons who shall pay
the tax or assessment, together with  the costs and charges for
which said land was sold, all the interest which the City has
acquired in said land by reason of said bid.  And he shall give to
the person or persons who shall so pay said tax or assessment, together with said costs and charges, a certificate of the fact of such Treasurer to
give certificate
payment, in which certificate the land or lands for which such pay- of such sale.
ment is made shall be particularly described.
SEC. 2. Upon presentation to hint of the certificate provided for Controller to
make transfer
in the foregoing section, the City Controller shall. under the seal of the on presentation
I'~~~  ~          ~of such certifiCity, execute to the person named in the certificate a full and ab- cate.
solute assignment and transfer of the conveyance or certificate of
sale of the land or lands for which the person or persons named
in  said  certificate of the  Treasurer shall have made said payment.
SEC. 3.  It shall be the duty of the City Treasurer, whenever Treasurer toreport the fact of
persons bidding for lands at any sale for delinquent taxes or assess- purchasers failing to make
ments, shall fail to pay the amount of their said bid, to report the good their bids,
to the Council.
fact to the Common Council.




62                         REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title III.]    PAVING AVENUES, ETC., AND CONSTRUCTING SIDEWALKS, ETC. [Chapter XXVIII.
TITLE III.
OF STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND PUBLIC PLACES.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
OF PAVING- AVENUES AND STREETS, AND CONSTRUCTING AND REPAIRING SIDEWALKS AND CROSSWALKS.
[Ordinance approved March 26, 1860.]
Sidewalks,       SECTION  1.  The  side and crosswalks of all streets and
crosswalks and
streets to be   avenues, which are or shall be graded, and all streets and avenues,
paved or
planked.    shall be paved or planked with such materials as the Common
Council may direct.
Owners of lots   SEC. 2. The owners of all lots on streets which have been
may pave or
plank, etc.    graded and prepared for the laying down of sidewalks, under the
direction of the Common Council, are hereby authorized to pave or
plank in front of their lots, under the direction of such officer or
committee as the Common Council may direct.
How money        SEC. 3. Whenever the Common Council of said City shall
raised for sidewalks or cross- deem it necessary to provide funds for defraying the expenses of
walks.
paving or planking any sidewalks within the limits of saidlCity,
they shall do so by assessment on the owners  or occupants of the
lots or premises in front of, or adjacent to, the sidewalks paved or
planked, or directed so to be; and whenever it may be necessary to
provide for the expense of constructing any crosswalks in said City,
the assessments for the same shall be made in accordance with the
provisions of this chapter particularly relating thereto.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                             63
Title III.]    PAVING AVENUES, ETC., AND CONSTRUCTING SIDEWVALKS, ETC. [Chapter XXVIII.
SEC. 4.  WVhenever the Common Council shall direct any side- When sidewalks are diwalks to be paved or planked, it shall be the duty of the  Street rectecdbyCommor Council to
Commissioner of the proper district to ascertain the proper descrip- be paved or
planked, Street
tion and the names of the owners of the premises, within  the Cohmissioner
shall notify
limitsembraced in'the order of the Common Council, in front of owners of lots,
who may conwhich sidewalks are not already paved or planked, and he shall strito sameys
forthwith serve, or cause to be served, upon all persons therein
interested, a written or partly written and partly printed notice, by
delivering the same to them personally, or leaving it at the party's
usual place of abode or business, or when the persons therein interested are not residents, or cannot be found, by posting such notice
in! some conspicuous place on said' premises, which said notice shall
fully set forth the place where said sidewalk, paving or planking is
ordered, and that said party is allowed ten days' within which to
construct the same; and if completed within that time, to the satisfaction of the Street Commissioner of the proper district, that no If not so constructed, Street
expense of proceedings to collect the same shall be incurred by Commissioner
shall make rethem; and upon the expiration: of said ten days, the Street Com- turn to City
nurveyor.
missioner of the proper district shall make a full return to the City
Surveyor of his doings, under this section, and state fully' whether
such notices have or have not been complied with by said parties.
SEC. b.  If from such return it appears that said sidewalks, City Surveyor
shall make repaving or planking have not been constructed by the parties noti- port to Common Council.
fied within the ten days prescribed, the said City Surveyor shall,
with all due diligence, ascertain from the best evidence in his power,
all the necessary facts, and shall then make out a written report or
assessment roll, stating therein the names of the owners or occupants
of the lots or premises in front of, or adjacent to which such sidewalks may be paved or planked, or directed so to be; describing'by
itself, with sufficient accuracy, each lot or portion of a lot owned by
any one person or company of persons, and also the names of such
owner or several owners; and when he cannot ascertain the names
of any such owners or occupants, or either of them, he shall state
such fact in his report; and said City Surveyor shall also,; in as
accurate a manner as possible, ascertain, and in said report set forth
the space or number of square yards or feet paved or planked, and
the quantity of curbing placed, or to be placed in front of or adjacent to the lots or premises owned or occupied by any one person or




64                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title III.]    PAVING AVENUES, ETC., AND CONSTRUCTING SIDEWVALIS, ETC. [Chapter XXVIII.
set of persons, the sum of money which such person or set of persons
shall be assessed at and pay for such paving or planking, and also
thirty cents for each description, to defray the expense of making such
assessment, which report the said City Surveyor shall present to said
Common Council.  [As amended by Ordinance approved September
7, 1863.]
City Clerk shall    SEC. 6.  The City Clerk shall then make out a notice, directed
notify persons
assessed.    to the several persons in said report named and proposed to be
assessed, notifying them that they are about to be assessed, to defray
the expenses of paving or planking the sidewalks adjacent to certain
premises owned or occupied by them  in said City, and that a report
or assessment roll made out in the premises is on file in the office of
said Clerk, for inspection, and further notifying them  of the time
and place when the Common Council will meet and review said
report or assessment, on the request of any person conceiving himself aggrieved; which said notice shall be published in some daily
newspaper printed in said City, for four successive days.
Common Coun-      SEC. 7.  The said Common Council shall, at the time and place
cil to examine
and approve as- in said notice specified, or at some session thereafter, take said assesssessment.
ment into consideration, and if no person appears to object to said
report or roll, and no good cause to the contrary appears, and an
affidavit of publication of the requisite notice having been made by
some one acquainted with the facts, they shall, by a written resolution to be entered on their journal, declare that they approve of said
report or assessment roll, that they receive as correct the description
of the premises and the names of the individuals therein contained,
and that the sum  which said report states to be the correct one,
which each individual or set of individuals should be assessed at and
pay, be the assessment, and be collected from  the respective persons liable, according to law; but if any sufficient cause appears, or
is shown to said Common.Council, they shall review said report or
roll, and make such assessment as may be just and right i_ the
premises; and said Common Council may, if necessary; adjourn firom
one time to any reasonable time, for the- purpose of finishing  said
review  of said assessiment.
Contractor to     SEC. 8.  Upon the confirmation of the assessment roll by the
construct sidewalks. How    Common Council, it shall be the duty of the Street Commissioner
assessments
collected.   of the proper district to notify the contractor to construct said side



THE CITY OF DETROIT.                             65
Title III.]    PAVING AVENUES, ETC., AND CONSTRUCTING SIDEWALKS, ETC. [Chapter XXVIII.
walks, and when the same shall have been constructed, the amount
of such assessment, together with all costs and charges incident to
the collection thereof, shall be collected by warrant issued for that
purpose by the Common Council, according to the provisions of.chapter five of these Ordinances, relative to City Collector and
special assessments.
SEC. 9.  The Common Council may, from  time to time, Common. Council may authorauthorize that good and substantial plank sidewalks shall be laid lze plank sidewalks.
down and constructed in any street or part- of a street, whether
graded or not, as hereinbefore described, and under the direction of the
Street Commissioner of the proper district.
SEC. 10.  Such sidewalks shall be constructed of good pine How constructed.
or oak plank, which shall not be less than two inches in thickness,
nor more than twelve inches wide, on pine, oak, cedar or hemlock
sleepers, not less than four inches square, to be placed not more
than three feet apart; the plank shall not exceed eight inches in
width, shall be laid in a line at right angles to the line of the
sidewalk, and shall be nailed with nails not less than forty-penny,
with at least three in each end of each plank and not less than two
at any other bearing; and said sidewalks shall be of the following
width:  On Jefferson and Wooclward avenues, not less than twelve
feet, and on all other streets not less than six feet:  Provided, however, That the Common Council may, at any time, direct that such
sidewalk, on any street, or part thereof, be of more or less width
than is hereinbefore described, and all crosswalks shall be constructed of oak plank, not less than two and one-half inches thick,
and twelve inches wide, to be laid and fastened as in this section
above prescribed for sidewalks; such crosswalks to be of such width
as shall be ordered by the Common Council.
SEC. 11.  When the Common Council shall direct the con- Proceedings as
reqnired in case
struction of any such plank sidewalk, such proceedings shall be had of paving or
planking sideas are required by sections four, five, six, seven and eight of this walks.
chapter, in the case of paving or planking sidewalks.
SEC. 12. Any parties interested shall have the privilege of Persons may
construct their
constructing a plank sidewalk in front of their respective premises own sidewalks.
after the same shall have been ordered by the Council, within the
time and after the same manner as is hereinbefore provided in sec



66                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title IiI.]    PAVING AVENUES, ETC., AND CONSTRUCTING SIDEWALKS, ETC. [Chapter XXVIII.
tion four, and shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges secured by said section.
Property of per-  SEC. 13.  Whenever an assessment has been duly levied, acsons failing to
pay assess-   cording to the provisions of this chapter, and a return of the warments liable for
expenses of   rant issued for the collection of the same -by the City Collector,
construction.
under the provisions of section eight, has been made, the Common
Council shall proceed to the construction of the sidewalk as ordered, and the property of all persons whose assessments have not
been paid shall be held liable for all costs, charges, and interest incurred on their behalf in the construction of said sidewalks, and
may be sold for thdesame, as in the case of delinquent taxes.
Certain mis-      SEC. 14.  Whenever, by mistake or otherwise, any person may
takes not to
vitiate assess- be improperly designated as the owner or occupant of any lot or
ment.
premises in proceedings under this chapter, or any other Ordinance
of said City relative to taxes or assessments, the tax or assessment
shall not for such cause be vitiated, but the same shall be a lien
on such lot or premises, and collected as in other cases.
Persons may      SEC. 15.  Any person or number of persons shall be allowed
pave or grade
streets.    to grade and pave the street opposite to his or their property, where
the same shall extend from  the intersection of one cross street to
the intersection of another: Provided, The same shall be done in conformity with  the  regulations of the  Common  Council.  [As
amended by Ordinance approved August 16, 1860.]
How money        SEC. 16.  Whenever the Common Council of said City shall
raised for paving, etc.    order any highway, street, avenue, lane, alley, cross-walk, or interior
public space, created by the intersection of streets in said City, or
any portions thereof, to be graded, paved or planked, the funds
necessary for defraying the expenses thereof, shall be provided by
causing an assessment to be made by the City Surveyor on the
owner or owners of the lot or premises in fiont of or adjacent to
which such  highway, street, avenue, lane, alley, crosswalk  or
interior public  space, may be directed  to be graded, paved or
planked.  [As amended by Ordinance approved August 16; 1860.]
City Surveyor     SEC. 17.  The City Surveyor shall,'wvith all due diligence,
to make report. ascertain froin the be-t evidence in his power all the necessary facts,
and shall then make out an assessment roll, stating  therein the
names of the owners of the lots or premises in front of or adjacent
to which such highway, street, avenue, lane, alley, crosswalk or




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                            67
Title III.]   PAVING AVENUES, ETC., AND CONSTRUCTING SIDEWALKS, ETC. [Chapter XXVIII
interior public space, may be graded, paved or plankedi, or directed
so to be, describing by itself with sufficient accuracy, each lot or
portion of a lot owned by any one person or company of persons,
and also the names of such owner or several owners, and when he
cannot ascertain the name of such owner or owners, or either of
them, he shall state such facts in said roll, and said City Surveyor
shall also, in as accurate a manner as possible, ascertain and in said
roll set forth, in separate columns, the space or number of yards or
feet graded or to be graded, the space or number of square yards or
feet paved or to be paved, the quantity of curbing placed or to be
placed, and the quantity of tile drains placed or to be placed, in front
of, or adjacent to, the lots or premises owned by any one person or
set of persons, the sum of money which such person or set of persons shall be assessed for said work, and also five cents for each
description to defray the expense of making such assessment.  For
defraying the expense of grading, paving, or otherwise improving
crosswalks, and the interior spaces created by the intersection of
streets, the City Surveyor shall make a separate assessment upon
the real property of one-quarter of each of the blocks to be connected by such crosswalks, and being the two quarters which respectively lie nearest to such crosswalk; which said assessment shall
be made pro rata according to the superficial area of each lot or
parcel, to be separately described and assessed:  Provided, Each
block shall only be assessed to the centre of such cross street or
interior space each way, which said assessment rolls said City Surveyor shall present to said Common Council.  [As amended by
Ordinance approved August 16, 1860.]
SEc. 18.  The City Clerk shall then make out a notice, directed City Clerk shall
notify persons
to the persons named in said assessment rolls, and proposed to be assessed.
assessed, notifying them that they are about to be assessed, to defray
the expenses of grading, paving, or planking the street or streets, or
alley or alleys, in front of and adjacent to certain premises owned
by them, in said City, and that a report, or assessment roll, made
out in the premises, is on file in the office of said Clerk, -foi inspection, and further notifying them of the time and place when the
Common Council will meet and review said report or assessment, on
the request of any person conceiving himself aggrieved; which said
notice shall be published in some daily newspaper printed in said City,




68                           REVISED  ORDINANCES OF
Title III.]     PAVING AVENUES, ETC., AND CONSTRUCTING SIDEWALKS, ETC. [Chapter XXVIII.
Common Coan- for four successive days.  The said Common Council shall, at the
cil shall bxamine and approve time and place in said notice specified, or at some session thereafter,
of assessment
roll.        take said assessment into consideration, and if no person appears to
object to said report or roll, and no good cause to the contrary
appears, and an affidavit of publication of the requisite notice having
been made by some one acquainted with the facts, they shall: by a
written resolution, to be entered on their journal, declare that they
approve of said report, or assessment roll; that they receive, as
correct, the description of the premises, and the names of the indivicluals therein contained, and that the sum which said report states
to be the correct one, which each individual, or set of individuals,
should be assessed at and pay, be the assessment, and be collected
from  the respective persons liable, according to law; but if any
sufficient cause appears, or is shown to said Common Council, they
shall review said report, or roll, and make such assessmnent as may
be just and right in the premises; and said Common Council may,
if necessary, adjourn from one time to any reasonable time, for the
purpose of finishing said review of said assessment. After the assessment rolls shall have been fully and finally confirmed, as provided in
the preceding section, the proper officer shall proceed in the collection
of said assessment, as directed and provided by the Charter, and the
Ordinances relative to City Collector and special assessments.  [As
amended by Ordinance aopproved August 16, 1860.]
How streets,      SEC. 19.. Such avenues or streets, or such portions thereof, as
etc., planuked.
etc., planked. the Common Council may direct to be planked, shall be done with
good sound pine, oak, or hemlock plank, not less than four inches in
thickness, nor more than ten inches in width; said planks to be
spiked or pinned down solid, on timbers not less than four inches in
thickness, nor eight inches in width, of the same material, and firmly
imbedded in the earth, so that the lower surface of the plank shall
rest on the earth as well as the bed timbers, which shall be put
down not more than four feet apart; said planks to be laid crosswise,
in the said avenues or streets, and the ends placed- fiirfly against the
curb -stones of the sidewalks, so as to leave the upper surface of the
planks five inches below the top of the curb -stones, and the corner
to be filled with one-half of a stick of timber five inches square,
sawed through the extreme corners, the back well fitted to the curb,
and spiked down solid to the plank, so as to prevent the water friom




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                              69
Title III.]    PAVING AVENUES, ETC., AND CONSTRUCTING SIDEWALTKS, ETC. [Chapter XXVIII.
washing the sand from between the curb -stones and pavement.  All
planks to be laid according to the established grade of the avenue or
street.  The work to be done to the satisfaction of the Common
Council, or such committee as they shall appoint to inspect the
same.
SEC. 20.  The term  c "block," whenever used in this Ordinance, "Block" defined.
shall be held to mean either the interior space enclosed by streets
most contiguous to each other, or the interior space enclosed on one
side by the line of an undivided farm, and on all other sides by
streets the most contiguous to each other, or that part of an unsubdivided farm, or tract, which would be included between streets
already opened, the most contiguous to each other, and running in
an easterly or vwesterly direction, if said streets were extended across
said unsubdivided farm, or tract:  Provided, That in determining
in what block any premises lie, the said several definitions or limitations shall be applied, and take precedence in the order in which
they are herein stated.
SEC. 21.  The expense of construction of all crosswalks over How expense
of eonstructing
the streets of the City, hereafter to be made, and not already pro- crosswalks over
streets devided for, shall be defrayed by a rateable assessment upon the real frayed.
property of one-quarter of each of the blocks so to be connected, and
being the two quarters which respectively lie in the line of direction
of the crosswalk; and said assessment shall be made pro rata, according to the superficial area of each lot, or parcel, to be separately
described and assessed.
SEC. 22.  The expense of constructing all crosswalks hereafter Id. over alleys.
to be made over each of the alleys of the City, shall be defrayed by
an assessment upon the real property of, as near as may be, one-half
of the block through which such alley runs, being that half most contiguous to the point where such crosswalk is directed to be laid:
Provided, however, That the line dividing said block, for the purposes of said assessment, shall be parallel to the line of the crosswalk
to be constructed, and at right angles to the line of the alley across
which said crosswalk is to be made   Said assessment shall.bemImade
pro rata according to the superficial atea of each lot, or parcel, to be
separately described and assessed.
SEC. 23.  Whenever a majority of the taxable inhabitants of When Council
to direct coneach of any two blocks to be connected, shall petition the Common crosswalks.




70                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF'
Title III.]     PAvING AVENUES, ETC., AND CONSTRUCTING SIDE'WALKIS, ETC. [Chapter XXVIII.
Council to have a crosswalk constructed to connect said blocks, the
Common Council will order the construction of such crosswalk, at
such point or points of connection as the petitioners may designate,
and of the width prayed for; and whenever a less number than such
majority shall so petition, or the Common Council shall direct without petition, the construction of such walk shall not be ordered,
except upon a report thereon by the Committee on the Streets of
said City, or the Street Commissioner of the proper District.
Street Commis-    SEC. 24.  As soon as a crosswalk shall be ordered, in pursuance
sioner to construct cross-   of the foregoing provisions, the Street Commissioner shall proceed,
walks, and warrant to issue for without delay, to cause the same to be constructed by the contractor
collection of
assessment for for building walks in the respective Districts, and the City Surveyor
same.
shall report the assessment for constructing the same at the next
succeeding meeting of the Common Council, for confirmation, and
upon such confirmation, a warrant shall issue for the amount of
said assessment, and the City Collector shall proceed at once to collect the same, in the same manner as other special assessments.
How expense of    SEC. 25.  The expense of repairing all crosswalks over the
repairing crosswalks defiayed. streets and alleys of the City, shall be defrayed out of the district
road funds of the respective districts, in which the crosswalks are
situated.
When Street       SEC. 26.  All sidewalks in the City of Detroit shall be kept in
Commissioner
to notify p er-  good repair by the owner or occupant of the house, lot, or premises
sons to repair.
adjoining or fronting on such, and whenever any sidewalk within
the limits of said City shall require repairing, it shall be the duty of
the Street Commissioner of the district in which the same is situated,
to notify, by a written or printed, or a partly written or partly
printed notice, the owner or occupant of such house, lot, or other
premises, adjacent to, or fronting on, such parts of said sidewalk
needing such repairs, to repair the same within forty-eight hours;
and if the person thus notified shall refuse or neglect to comply with
the exigency of said notice, then the said Street Commissioner shall
have said repairs made, and shall report the making. of the'saeme,
together with a detailed statement of the cost -of making said repairs,
City Surveyor  to the City Surveyor- who shall prepare and transmit to the Comto make assessment roll.   mon Council a proper assessment roll, assessing the expense of said
repails upon said lot or premises, which roll shall be confirmed by
the Common Council, in the same manner as other special assess



THE CITY OF DETROIT.                            71
Title III.]    PAVING AVENUES, ETC., AND CONSTRUCTING SIDEWALKS, ETC. [Chapter XXVIII.
ments, and said Common Council may thereupon issue their warrant
for the collection of said assessment, and all costs and charges relating
to such assessments, and on failure of the proper officer to collect
the same, the said lots or premises shall be sold, agreeably to the
provisions of the Charter and Ordinances relative to such cases:
Provided,' however, That where the said Commissioner shall esti- Proviso.
mate that the expense of any repair herein provided  for will
exceed the sum of two hundred dollars, he shall report the fact of
notice, and the estimate of expense, to the said Common Council,
who shall then provide for the making of said repair by contract, as
is prescribed by law.  It shall be the duty of said Street Commissioners to keep, in a book, a copy of all notices served under this
section, on which shall be made a memorandum, signed by the Commissioner serving the notice, of the time when, the person on whom,
and the manner in which said notice was served. If. any lot, or
premises, in front of, or adjacent to which said repairs shall.be
required, shall be unoccupied, and the owner or owners, or lessee
thereof, cannot be found in the City of Detroit, said Street Commissioner may serve said notice to repair by posting the same in some
conspicuous position upon said lot or premises. If any person shall
neglect or refuse to repair any sidewalk, after notice, as aforesaid,
shall, on conviction thereof; in the Recorder's Court, be subject to a
penalty of two dollars for each offence. He shall be liable for all
damages which the City may incur, by reason thereof, to be recovered by the City in an action of assumpsit.
SEC. 27.  All expenses for making assessments under this Expense of
making assesschapter, or any other Ordinance of the City, incurred after the con- ment to be paid
by person
firmation, by the Common Council, of the assessment roll, including assessed.
the expense of printing notices, shall be justly apportioned by the
City Treasurer to the persons liable to pay said assessments, and
shall be collected at the same time.  The said Treasurer shall
endorse upon each roll which comes into his hands a detailed statement of the expenses apportioned by him  to the persons named in
said rolls, under the provisions of this section.
SEC. 28. The Common Council may, at any time, by resolu- Common Council may authortion, to be entered on their journal, authorize or require any person, ize any other
person to do
or officer of the Corporation of said City, to perform the same duties duty of Street
Commissioner.




72                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title III.]     PAVING AVENUES, ETC., AND CONSTRUCTING SIDEWALK:S, ETC. [Chapter XXVIII.
which are hereinbefore required to be performed by the Street Commissioner, or other officer.
Penalty for in-   SEC. 29.  Ally person, or persons, who shall, in any manner, be
juring streets,
etc.         guilty of a wanton injury to any side or crosswalk, paving or planking, within the limits of the City, by impairing, destroying, or
removing the same, or any part thereof, shall, on conviction thereof,
in the Recorder's Court, be subject to a fine not exceeding fifty
dollars.
Forms of pro-     SEC. 30.  The following, or other sufficient forms, shall be used
ceeding under
this chapter.  ini proceedings under the provisions of this chapter:
No. 1.
RESOLUTION.
Resolved, That a ("plank," "brick," or " stone," as the case
may be,) sidewalk be constructed on   -    street, between
street and   -   street, except where such walk is already built
within said limits, and that the several officers named in chapter
twenty-eight, of the Ordinances of the City, perform the duties imposed
upon them by the provisions of said chaptelr.
No. 2.
Resolved, That the sidewalks on the         side of      street,
between   ~  street and ---  street, be repaired forthwith, except
where the walks within said limits are in good repair, to the satisfaction of the Street Commissioner of the ---  District, and that the
several officers named in chapter twenty-eight, of the Ordinances of the
City, perform  the duties imposed upon them  by the provisions of
said chapter.
No. 3.
NOTICE TO PERSONS TO BE ASSESSED.
STATE OF MICHIGAN, S
CITY OF DETROIT,
To (here insert the names of those to whom directed, and add,) or to an,/
other person interested in the prenmises, wvzithiz the limits  hereinctfter m6entioned 
You are hereby notified that assessments are about to-bernmade
upon you to defray the expenses of constructing. l5ank sidewalks, (or
paving the sidewalks or streets, as the case may be,) in firont of, or
adjacent to, certain premises, or lots of land, owned or occupied by
you, respectively, on   -  street, in the City of Detroit, State of
Michigan; and, also, that a report, or assessment roll, has been made
in the premises, which is on file in the office of the Clerk of said City,




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                          73
Title III.]   PAVING AVENUES, ETC., AND CONSTRUCTING SIDEWALKS, ETC. [Chapter XXVIII.
where it will remain open for your inspection until the  d- day of
—, A. D. 18-, when and where you may appear and show cause,
before the Common Council, in the Common Council house, in said
City, why the said assessment should not be mnade and collected,
according to law.
By order of the Common Council.
----., City Clerk.
Dated at the City of Detroit, this       dclay of  ~, A. D. 18-.
[After the time mentioned in the notice, and on filing affidavit
thereof', let a resolution of the following form be entered on the
journal:]
Whereas, It appears, by affidavit on file, that due notice has
been given to the owners and occupants of premises fronting on
-  street, in the City of Detroit, that the Common Council would,
on the  ~  day of  ~, A. D. 18-, meet and review the report or
assessment roll filed by the City Clerk, on the --  day of  ~, A.
D. 18-, for the expense of constructing —  in front of said premises: And whereas, No person has appeared before the Common
Council, to object to said assessment, or the confirmation thereof;
(if there be any objection, say after the word " whereas "-all objections thereto have been duly considered,) therefore
Resolved, That said assessment roll is hereby approved and
confirmed; that the description of premises, and the names of persons contained therein, are received as correct; and that the sums
which the said assessment roll states to be the correct ones, which
each individual, or set of individuals, should be assessed at and pay,
be the assessment, and be collected from the several persons liable to
pay the same, according to law.
[Then let the Clerk endorse on the roll the words: "Approved
and confirmed by the Common Council, this  ~  day of —, A.
D. 18-."]
SEC. 31. All by-laws and ordinances, or parts of by-laws and
ordinances, repugnant to, or in any manner inconsistent with the
provisions of this Ordinance, are hereby repealed, and this Ordinance
is hereby designated as chapter twelve, of title two, of the Ordinances
and By-laws of the City of Detroit: Prpvided, however, That the
provisions of this Ordinance shall not be so construed as to alter or
10




74                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title III.]                 USE OF STREETS AND ALLEYS.               [Chapter XXIX.
repeal any part or portion of chapter eighty-four of the Revised
Ordinances.
SEC. 32.  This Ordinance shall take effect, and be in force,
from and after its passage.
C HAPTER XXIX.
OF THE USE OF STREETS AND ALLEYS.
[Ordinance approved December 30, 1861.]
Snow and ice      SECTION 1.  NO person shall permit any snow or ice to remain
to be removed
from sidewalks. onl the sidewalk in front of any house, building or lot occupied by
him or her, or on the sidewalk in front of any unoccupied house, building or lot owned by him or her, longer than twenty-four hours
after the same has fallen or formed; and where ice is formed on any
sidewalk, such owner or occupant as above provided, shall, within
four hours after the same has formed, cause salt, sand or ashes to
be strewn thereon.
Buildings not     SEC. 2.  No person shall remove, or cause to be removed, or
to be removed
in streets with- aid or assist in removing any building into, along or across any
out permission.
street, alley or other public space, without permission first obtained
from the Mayor, Common Council, or Street Commissioner.
Animals not to    SEC. 3.  No person shall drive, lead or back any horse, mule,
be driven on
sidewalks.    OX, COW, or other animal, or team, cart or wheel carriage, on
any sidewalk.
Building mate-    SEC. 4.  No person owning, building, or repairing any house
rials not to remain on side-  or other building, shall permit any lumber, brick, plaster, mortar,
walks.
earth, clay, sand, stone, or other material, to remain on the sidewalk
after sunset of the day upon which it was placed there, without the
permission of the Mayor, Common Council, or Street Commissioner.
Streets,          SEC. 5.  No person shall obstruct:or- encumber any public
wharves, etc.,
not to be ob-   wharf, street, alley, 9r7 other public space, with any article or thing
structed.
whatsoever. This section shall not be construed to prohibit merchants and other business persons from using and occupying the
side of the sidewalks next to their places df business, for a distance
of three feet, for the purpose of displaying their goods and wares, or




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                               75
Title 1II.]                 USE oF STREETS AND ALLEYS.                [Chapter XXIX.
merchandise; nor shall it be construed to prevent the moving of
goods, wares or merchandises across any sidewalk in the way of trade,
or for the use of families.
SEC. 6. No person shall leave any wagon, cart, carriage, Vehicles not to
stand in streets.
sleigh, or other vehicle, standing in any street, alley, or public
space, without the same is actually in use at the time.
SEC. 7.  No person shall place, by himself or another, any Building materials not to be
stone, timber, lumber, planks, boards, bricks or other materials, in placed in streets
without peror upon any street, alley or other public space, except for the pur- mission.
pose of building, and not for that purpose, except under permission
first obtained from the AMayor, Common Council or the Street Commissioner; andi such material shall not be allowed to remain in such
street, alley, or other public space, after the completion of such
building, or for a longer period than four months, and the same shall
not be allowed to occupy and obstruct more than the one-half of
any street or alley; and after such building has been completed, all
building material, dirt and  rubbish  arising  therefrom, shall be
removed.
SEC. 8.  No person shall leave any horse, mule, oxen, or team, Animals to be
tied, etc.
in any street, alley or public space, without being sufficiently tied;
and no person shall halt any wagon, cart, carriage, sleigh, or other
vehicle, on any crosswalk or footway.
SEC. 9. No person shall make or construct any drain or Construction of
drains and
sewer, in any street or other public space, within four feet of the sewers.
curl-stone of the sidewalk, unless it be the drain or sewer leading
to or fiom the building or lot for which the same is designed.
SEC. 10.  No person shall dig or tear up any pavement, side Digging up and
replacing paveor crosswalk, or dig any hole, ditch, drain or sewer in any street, ments.
alley or other public space, without permission first obtained from
the Mayor, Common Council or Street Commissioner; and it shall
be the duty of any person digging or tearing up any pavement, side
or crosswalk, or digging any hole, ditch, drain, or sewer, in any
street, alley or other public space, as speedily as practicable to repair
and put the same in as good order and condition as beforei; and in
order to do this, such person shall pound down the earth so as to
make it firm and solid, and if the earth shall settle, such person
shall fill the same, from time to time, as may be necessary; and any
person digging in any street, alley, or other public space, for any of




76                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title III.]                  USE OF STREETS AND ALLEYS.              [Chapter XXIX.
the purposes hereinbefore mentioned, or for any purpose whatever,
shall erect and maintain a good and sufficient fence, railing or barrier around such excavation, in such a manner as to prevent accidents, and to place and keep upon such railing, fence or barrier,
suitable and sufficient colored lights during the night.
Cattle ndt to be  SEC. 11.  No person shall herd together, or detain in any
herded in
streets.     street, alley, or other public space, any cattle, horses, hogs, sheep or
goats.
Cattle troughs.   SEC. 12.  NO person shall place or put any trough for feeding
or watering horses, cattle, or other animals, in any street, alley
or other public space.
Stands on side-   SEC. 13.  No person shall keep or maintain on any sidewalk,
walks.
any wagon or stand for the sale of goods, wares or merchandise,
vegetables or fruits, to project more than three feet firom  the wall
of his or her house or store.
Exhibition of     SEC. 14.  No person shall display or detain for exhibition any
stud-horses prohibited.     stud-horse in any street, alley or other public space.
Fast driving      SEC. 15.  No person shall ride or drive any horse, carriage,
through streets
prohibited.   sleigh or other vehicle, through any street or avenue in this City, at
a faster rate than six miles per hour.
Balustrades and   SEC. 16.  No person shall erect any balustrade or balcony, to
balconies.
extend beyond the line of any sidewalk or street, and less than
twelve feet from the ground, without permission first obtained from
the Common Council, and iron braces and railings shall be used in
the construction of any such balustrades or balconies, and the same
shall not project beyond the line of the sidewalk more than three
feet.
Games not tobe    SEC. 17.  No person shall play any game of nine or ten pins,
played in
streets.     ball, wicket or other games, in  any street, alley or other public
space.
Nor crowds        SEC. 18.  It shall not be lawful to gather in crowds on any
gathered.
sidewalk or in any street, so  as to  obstruct travel therein, or
encumber the same.
Hitching posts.   SEC. 19.  No post, except for the purposeof supporting awnings or hitching horses, shall be erected or put up in any street,
alley, or public space, without permission first obtained from  the
Common Council.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                             77
Title III.]                 USE OF STREETS AND ALLEYS.             [Chapter XXIX.
SEC. 20. No wooden post for the purpose of supporting any Awning posts.
awning, shall be erected or set up in any paved street, avenue or
public space, -and all iron posts erected in any paved street,
avenue or other public space, for the purpose of supporting awnings,
shall be not less than eight feet in height, and to be placed next to
and alongside the curb-stone; and no rails or strips of boards shall
be used to connect such posts with the buildings.
SEC. 21   No awning, or cloth or canvas used as an awning, Awnings.
shall be permitted to hang within eight feet of the sidewalk.
SEC. 22.  No person shall suspend from  any house, shop or Suspended
lamps, signs,
store, into or over any street, alley or other public space, any lamp, goods, etc.
sign, goods, clothes, wares or other article or substance, so that the
same, shall extend or proje6t from the wall or fiont of such building
more than three feet.
SEC. 23. No person shall make or continue any cellar door, Cellar doors,
etc.
windows or area, so that the same shall extend more than four'eet
beyond the line of any sidewalk; and all areas shall be protected
by sufficient grating or illuminated pavement.
SEC. 24.  Every entrance or flight of steps. projecting beyond EntranceF, etc.
the line of the sidewalk, and descending into any cellar or basement
story, where such entrance or flight of steps shall not be covered,
shall be enclosed with a good iron railing on each side, permanently
put up, not less than three feet high, with a gate opening inwardly,
unless such entrance steps be thoroughly lighted, so as' to prevent
accidents; and such steps and railing shall not occupy more than
one-fifth of the width of the sidewalk.
SEC. 25. No person shall construct or continue any porch over Porches.
a cellar door so that the same shall project beyond the line of any
alley or other public space.
SEC. 26.  No person shall dig or construct, or cause to be dug Areas.
or constructed, any area to or around any cellar or basement story,
so that the same shall extend more than four feet beyond the line of
any sidewalk; and no vault shall be dug or constructed to extend
beyond the curb line of the street.
SEC. 27.  No person shall swim or bathe in any of the waters Bathing insight
of spectators
in or adjoining the City of Detroit, so as to be exposed to the view prohibited.
of spectators.




78                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title 1II.]                        SIDEWALKS.                      [Chapter XXX.
Hoisting goods,  SEC. 28.  No person shall hoist or raise from  any street into
etc.
any building, loft, store or room, or lower from  any building, store,
loft or room into any street, any cask, bale, bundle, box, crate, or
any goods, wares or merchandise, boards, joists, timber, or article
whatever, by means of any rope, pulley, tackle or windlass.
Penalty.         SEC. 29.  Any violations of the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars and
costs of prosecution, and the offender may be imprisoned in the
Detroit House of Correction until the payment thereof:  Provided,
however, That the term  of such imprisonment shall not exceed six
months.
Marshals, etc.,  SEC. 30.  It is hereby made the duty of the Marshal, Assistant
to enforce ordinance.      Marshals and Street Commissioners of the City, to see that the
provisions of this Ordinance are faithfully observed, and to make
complaint for all violations of the same.
SEC. 31.  Chapters fourteen, fifteen, seventeen, eighteen and
nineteen of the Revised Ordinances of 1859, and an ordinance entitled "An Ordinance to prohibit and punish the obstruction of
streets and alleys," approved Dec. 23, 1859; and an ordinance entitled' An Ordinance relative to the use of certain streets and alleys,"
approved July 11, 1860, and all Ordinances and parts of Ordinances amendatory of the foregoing chapters, or inconsistent with this
Ordinance, are hereby repealed.
CHAPTER XXX.
OF SIDEWALKS.
[Chapter Eighty-four of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
Sidewalks on     SECTION  1.  Hereafter, all sidewalks laid- down on JefferJefferson avenue and other son avenue, between Third street and Beaubien street, in said City;
streets to be
flagged.     on Woodward avenue, between Grand River street and the Detroit
river, in said City; and on Griswold street, from Atwater street to
Michigan avenue, in said City, shall be constructed of stone flagging, and of no other material.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                            79
Title III.]                        SIDEWALKS.                      [Chapter XXX.
SEC. 2 All sidewalks in the City of Detroit shall be raised How sidewalks
raised from
from the curb-stone in the proportion of eight inches on twenty feet, curb stone.
and in conformity to the established grade.
SEC. 3.  All sidewalks laid under this Ordinance shall be con- How const:ucted.
structed in the following manner, that is to say:
lst-The stone flagging shall be laid upon six inches of clean
sand, and in water lime.
2d-Said flagging shall not be less than three inches in thickness, and not less than two feet square, and dressed even on the
sides, so as to form close and even joints.
3d-Old flagging, when good, may be re-cut and laid next to
the curb or the building, but the central portion of the sidewalk,
for not less than six feet in width, shall be laid with new flagging.
4th-The curb-stones laid for the purpose of supporting the sidewalk shall not be less than thirty inches in length, four inches thick,
and eighteen inches wide throughout; the top of the stone to be
beveled so as to correspond with the inclination of the sidewalkl;
the front to be cut smooth; the ends, from top to bottom, to be
truly squared, so as to form close and even joints.
5th-The curb-stones shall be set perpendicular and in conformity to the established grade.  At the intersection of streets
with other streets, or with alleys, the curb-stones shall be set upon
a proper curve, and to the satisfaction of the Street Commissioner
of the proper district.
SEC. 4.  No sidewalk, or any part of a sidewalk, laid with Sidewalks not
flagging in any part of the City of Detroit, shall hereafter be taken to be taken 
up, or the flagging removed therefrom, for any purpose whatever,
without the written permission of the Street Commissioner for the
proper district.
SEC. 5. The expense of constructing said sidewalks shall be How expense
of constructing
defrayed in the same manner in which the expense of constructing sidewalks destreet pavements is now defrayed; and all ordinances and parts offrayed
ordinances relative to the manner of constructing and of making
assessments for the construction of street pavements are' heeby
made parts of this Ordinance, except so far as they relate to the
material of which said sidewalk shall be constructed, or are inconsistent with this Ordinance.




80                            REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title III.]                SrDEWALKS ON WAYNE STREET, ETC.    [Chapters XXXI, XXXII.
Penalty.          SEC. 6.  Any person violating any of the provisions of this
Ordinance shall pay a fine of not more than twenty dollars, nor
less than five dollars, in the discretion of the Court, and costs of
prosecution. [Sections two, three, four, five and six added by Ordinance approved April 11, 1860.]
('HA P T E R  XXXI.
OF SIDEWALKS ON WVAYNE STREET.
[Chapter Eighty-five of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
Width of side-    SECTION 1.  The sidewalks on both sides of Wayne street,
walks on Wayne
street, (portion in saidt City of Detroit, shall, and hereby are directed to be made
of.)
and maintained the width of twelve feet, from Fort street to Michigall avenue.
CHAPTER XXXII.
OF CLEANING STREETS.
[Chapter Sixteen of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
Committee on      SECTION 1.  The Committee on Streets and the City Controller
Streets and City
Controller au-  are hereby authorized to contract with the lowest bidder, who shall
thorized to contract with snit- propose to clean such portions of the paNved or planked streets, squares
able persons to
clean streets,  or alleys, as the Corporation are liable to clean.
Such persons to   SEC. 2.  The said lowest bidder, or person contracting with the
furnish security.        Corporation, as aforesaid, shall furnish satisfactory security- fol the
performance of such contract:  Provided, N.oticeshall be published
for one week, in the -City paper, previous to receiving proposals for
said work.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                             81
Title IlI.]                   NUmBERING BUILDINGS.                [Chapter XXXIII.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
OF NUMBERING BUILDINGS.
[Chapter Twenty of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
SECTION 1. Whenever the Common Council shall, by resolu- Streets to be
numbered when
tion, direct the public streets or avenues, or any part of said streets Council shall
direct.
or avenues, to be numbered, said streets or avenues shall be numbered as hereinafter provided, and the owners or agents of the said
buildings or premises so directed to be numbered, lying alongside
said streets or avenues, shall pay the costs of numbering the same;
and any owner or agent refusing or neglecting to have his premises
or buildings so numbered, whenever a public street or avenue is
directed to be numbered, as aforesaid, such person or persons shall,
for every such offence, on conviction before the Recorder's Court, Penalty.
forfeit a sum of five dollars, and costs of prosecution.
SEC. 2. The numbering on Jefferson avenue, Woodbridclge street, How numbered.
and Atwater street, shall commence at the western termination of
each of said streets, and the numbers one, three, five, seven, etc., shall
be used on the left hand of each of said streets, and the numbers
two, four, six, eight, etc., shall be used on the right hand of each of
said streets, and proceed easterly, as far as it may, from time to time,
be deemed necessary or expedient.
SEC. 3.  On  all streets  parallel to  Jefferson avenue, the Id.
numbering shall commence wherea such street crosses Woodward
avenue, and proceed easterly and westerly, as far as necessary, using
the odd numbers, one, three, five, seven, etc., on the left, and even
numbers, two, four, six, eight, etc., on the right hand side of each of
said streets.
SEC. 4.   On Woodward  avenue, and  all streets  running Id.
parallel to it, the numbering shall commence at the channel, of -the
Detroit river, and proceed northerly, as far as may be required, using
the numbers one, three, five, seven, etc., on the left, and the numbers
two, four, six, eight, etc., on the right hand side of each of said
streets, respectively.
11




82                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title III.]                     LAMPS AND LAMP PosTs.               [Chapter XXXIV.
Vacant lots how   SEC. 5.  Whenever there are vacant lots along the line of
numbered.
said streets, one number shall be allowed to every twenty feet of
such vacant lot.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
OF LAMPS AND LAMP POSTS.
[Ordinance approved December 2, 1861.]
Lamps and lamp
posts to be supervised by In-   SECTION 1.  The public lamps and lamp posts in the City shall
spector of Gas
Meters.      be under the supervision of the Inspector of Gas Meters.
Lamps andlamp     SEC. 2.  No person shall willfully, maliciously, or negligently
posts not to be
injured.     injure, pull down, break, remove, or in any manner deface, or injure
any public lamp, lamp post, crotchet, or gas light, within the City of
Detroit.
Nor lighted nor   SEC. 3.  No person shall light, or cause to be lighted, or extinextinguished
without author- guish, or cause to be extinguished, any public lamp or gas light,
ity.        without being authorized so to do, either by the Common Council,
the Mayor, Controller, Inspector of Gas Meters, or the Detroit Gas
Light Company.
Animals not to    SEC. 4.  NO person shall hang or place any article or substance
be hitched to
lamp posts.    whatever upon, or place any box, or other heavy material, against, or
hitch any horse, or other animal, to any public lamp or lamp post, in
this City.
Lamps not be      SEC. 5.  No person shall erect, place or suspend any lamp or
be suspended
or lamp posts  lamp post, in any public street, lane or alley, in this City, without
erected without                                                          y
authority.   permission from the Common Council.
Penalty.          SEC. 6.  Any violation of the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be punished by a fine not to exceed the sum of twenty-five
dollars and costs, and in the imposition of any fine and costs, the
Court may make a further sentence, that the offender be imprisoned
in the Detroit House of Correction until the payment thereof, for any
term not exceeding six months.
SEC. 7. Sectiofi'four, of chapter fifty-one, of the Revised Ordinances of 1859, and all other ordinances, and parts of ordinances,
inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed.
SEC. 8. This Ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                                83
Title III.]                   PUBLIC PARKS AND PLACES.                [Chapter XXXV.
CHAPTER XXXV.
OF PUBLIC PARKS AND PLACES.
[Ordinance approved June 12, 1861.]
SECTION 1. No person shall place any building, or obstruction Public parks
and spaces not
of any kind, on a public park or space.                                 to be obstructed.
SEC. 2. No person shall take down, climb over, interfere with, Fences, etc., not
to be taken
disturb or displace any rails, posts, boards, chains or fences, enclosing down, etc.
any public park or space.
SEC. 3.  No person shall play at any game, or sport, in any Games not to be
played.
enclosed public park or space.
SEC. 4.  No person shall climb, peel, cut, deface, remove, injure Trees not to be
defaced.
or destroy any tree, in any public park or space.
SEC. 5.  No person shall stand, walk, or lie upon any part of a Grass and
shrubbery not
public park or space, laid out and appropriated for grass or shrub- to be trodden
bery.
SEC. 6. No person shall pluck, break, trample upon, or inter- Flowers not to
be plucked.
fere with any flower or shrub, in any public park or space.
SEC. 7.  No person shall dig, remove, or carry away any sward. Earth, etc., not
to be removed.
gravel, sand, turf or earth, in any public park or space.
SEC. 8.  No person shall place or deposit any dead carcass, Nuisances not
ordure, filth, dirt, stones, or other matter or substance, on any public to be placed.
park or space.
SEC. 9   No person shall hang, post, place, or put any bill, Bills, etc., not
notice, sign, placard, carpet, or other incumbrance, on any tree. foun- to be posted.
tain, post, railing, fence, or other erection, in or surrounding any
public park or space.
SEC. 10. No person shall wade into, or throw any wood, sand, Fountains, etc.,
not to be disstone, or other substance, into any basin, pool or fountain, in any turbed.
public park or space.
SEC. 11.  No person shall molest, or in any manner disturb or Fish, etc., not
to be molested.
annoy the fish, or other animals, which may be placed in any fountain, pool or basin, in any public park or space.                       Persons in
SEC. 12.  The person or person in charge of the public parks or lic parks, etc.,
spaces, shall have and possess the powers of policemen, and it is of hpaolicemepon.




84                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title III.]                        IIOISTwAYS.                   [Chapter XXXVI.
hereby nmade the duty of such person or persons, to observe that
the provisions of this Ordinance are strictly complied with, and to
make complaint to the Recorder's Court, for any violation of its
provisions.
Penalty.         SEC. 13.  Any violation of the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars, and
costs; and in the imposition of any fine and costs, the Court may
make a further sentence, that the offender be imprisoned in the
County Jail, or in the Detroit House of Correction, until such fine
and costs be paid:  Provided, however, rhat the term  of such
imprisonment shall not exceed the period of six months.
SEC. 14.  This Ordinance ordered to take effect immediately.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
OF HOISTWAYS.
[Ordinance approved December 2, 1861.]
Hoistways to be  SECTION 1.  The owner or occupant of any building in which
enclosed.
there is a hoistway, shall cause the same, in each story, to be
enclosed by a good and sufficient railing, except when in actual use,
and provide for the closing of such hoistways by a trap door, to be
closed at the conclusion of the business of each day.
Fire Marshal to  SEC. 2.  It shall be the duty of the Fire Marshal to examine
enforce ordinance.      into all violations of the preceding section, and make complaints for
the same.
Penalty.         SEC. 3.  Any violation of this Ordinance shall be punished by
a fine not to exceed fifty dollars; and in the imposition of any such
fine, the Court may make a further sentence, that the offender be
imprisoned until such fine be paid:  Provided, however, That -the
period of such imprisonment shall not exceed six months.
SEC. 4.  This Ordinance shall take effect from  and after its
passage.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                             85
Title III.]                  PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS.             [ Chapter XXXVII.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
OF THE PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS.
[Ordinance approved December 2, 1861.]
SECTION 1. It shall be the duty of each and every person Barriers to be
engaged in paving any avenue, street, lane, or alley, or in digging or
building any sewer, drain, trench, or cistern, in or through any
avenue, street, lane, or alley, or in the performance of any other
work whatever, requiring the digging or excavating of any street,
avenue, lane, or alley, under a contract with the City of Detroit, or
by virtue of any permission granted by the Common Council, or
any department or officer of the City, where, if left exposed, such
work would be dangerous to passengers, to erect and maintain a
good and sufficient fence, railing, or barrier, around the same, in such
a manner as to prevent accidents; and it shall also be the duty of
such persons to place upon such railing, fence, or barrier', at twilight,
on each day, suitable and sufficient colored lights, and keep them
burning during the night.
SEC. 2.  It shall be the duty of the City Attorney, or other Contracts for
public work
legal adviser of the Corporation, to insert in all contracts for paving must contain
provisions for
or grading streets, avenues, lanes, or alleys, or for constructing sew- erecting barriers, etc.
ers, drains, or reservoirs, or for doing any work whatever, whereby
accidents or injuries may occur in consequence of any neglect or
carelessness on the part.of the contractor, a covenant requiring the
contractor to place and maintain the fences, railing, or barriers, in
the manner provided for in the preceding section, for the prevention
of accidents, and keep and save the City harmless and indemnified
against all loss and damage, which may be occasioned by reason
of any negligence or carelessness in the manner of doing such work.
SEC. 3   In all cases where any person or persons shall per-. Liability ofcontractors.
form any work, as provided in the preceding section, eitheri under
contracts with the Corporation, or by virtue of any permission from
the Common Council, or any department or officer of the City, such
person shall be liable to the City of Detroit for any and every loss or
damage which said Corporation may sustain, and for all sums which




86                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title III.]           DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL OF BOATS AND CARS.    [Chapter XXXVIII.
it may have to pay to any person, or persons, by reason of any loss
or injury sustained in consequence of any carelessness or negligence
in doing the work, or by reason of any neglect or failure to comply
with the provisions of this Ordinance.  [As amended by Ordinance
approved October 16, 1863.]
Penalty.          SEC. 4.  Any person performing work, as provided in this
Ordinance, who shall neglect or refuse to comply with its provisions,
shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars and
costs; and in the inlposition of any such fine and costs, the Court
may make a further sentence, that the offender may be imprisoned
in the Detroit House of Correction until the payment thereof, for
any period of time not exceeding six months.
SEC. 5.  This Ordinance shall take effect from  and after its
passage.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
OF THE DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL OF BOATS AND CARS.
[Chapter Seventy-one of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
Carriages not to  SECTION 1.  No person shall, on the arrival of any railroad
be kept within
twenty feet of cars in said City, nor for the period of thirty minutes previously to
depot on arrival of cars.   the departure of any railroad cars from said City, have or keep any
carriage, wagon, cart, or other vehicle, within twenty feet of the
place where such railroad cars shall have ceased running, or are about
to depart from said City.
Where carriages   SEC. 2.  No person shall, on the arrival of any steamboat or
to stand on arrival and depar- vessel at any'vharf in said City, nor for the period of thirty minutes
ture of steamboats.       thereafter, nor for the period of thirty minutes previously to the
departure of such steamboats or vessels, have or keep any carriage,
wagon, cart, or other vehicle, within sixty feet of the place where
such steamboat or vessel has, or is about-to be made fast, or depart
from said City.  Any'person violating this, or the preceding section,
shall, for every violation, on conviction before the Recorder's Court,
forfeit a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, and costs of prosecution.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                                87
Title III.]          DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL OF BOATS AND CARS.       [Chapter XXXVIII.
SEC. 3.  All carriages, wagons, carts, and other vehicles, the Further regulations.
keepers whereof are waiting for employment from  any railroad cars,
steamboats or vessels, shall stand on either side of the street or alley,
so as to leave the centre thereof, and access to each house thereon,
open and unobstructed, for the free passage of carriages, wagons,
carts, and other vehicles, and foot passengers. Any person violating
this section, shall, for every violation, on conviction before the Recorder's Court, forfeit a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, and costs of
prosecution.
SEc. 4. If any person shall, on the arrival or departure of any Disorderly conduct at boats
railroad cars, steamboats or vessels, at or fiom said City, or for the and cars prohibited.
period of thirty minutes after the arrival, or before the departure of
such railroad cars, steamboats or vessels, and within sixty feet of the
wharf or depot where such railroad cars, steamboats or vessels have,
or are about to stop running, or being made fast, or depart from said
City, make, aid, countenance, or assist in making any loud or boisterous noise, disturbance, or improper diversion, or shall be guilty of
any indecent, immoral, or insulting conduct, language, or behavior,
such person shall, for every'such offence, on conviction before said
Recorder's Court, forfeit a sum  not exceeding one hundred dollars,
and costs of prosecution.
SEC. 5.  If any person shall, by any false or deceitful repre- False representation to stransentations to any stranger traveler in said City, induce or prevail on gers, punishment.
such stranger or traveler to go to, and put up at any hotel, tavern,
grocery, or other house of entertainment in said City, such person
shall, for every such offence, on conviction before the Recorder's
Court, forfeit a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, and costs of
prosecution.
SEc. 6. It shall be the special duty of the Marshal, and all Duty ofofficers.
the Constables of said City, to make complaint of all violations of
this Chapter.
SEC. 7.  Nothing contained in the first and second sections of Teamsters may
haul freight..
this Chapter shall be construed to prevent any teamster from hauling
freight to any steamboat or vessel about to depart fiom said-;City.
SEc. 8.  No propeller shall be: permitted to approach within Propellers to be
provided with
fifty feet of any wharf in this City, or lie at any wharf in this City, spark catchers
while fired up, unless her smoke pipe shall be covered with a good
and sufficient spark catcher, or other covering, to prevent the emis



88                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title III.]          SPEED OF CARS AND ENGINES WITHIN CITY LIMITS.    [Chapter XXXIX.
sion of sparks or coals from her said pipe; and in case the captain or
officers of any propeller shall permit the same to approach, or lie at
any wharf, contrary to the provisions of this section, he or they shall
Penalty.     be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, to be recovered,
with costs, by prosecution in the Recorder's Court.
C IAPTER XXXIX.
OF THE SPEED OF CARS AND ENGINES WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY.
[Chapter Seventy-four of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
Not to exceed     SECTION 1.  The rate of speed of engines and cars on railsix miles per
hour.        roads, within the limits of the City, shall not exceed six miles per
hour, and any engineer, driver, or conductor, having charge of an
engine, car, or train of cars, upon any railroad in said City, who shall
suffer or cause said engine,'car, or train of cars, to go over said railroad, within said City, at a greater rate of speed than six miles an
hour, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars,
nor more than one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not to exceed
six months, or by both said fine and imprisonment, in the discretion
of the Court.
SEC. 2.  This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force five
days after its passage.
CHAPTER XL.
OF THE IMPROVEMENT OF WASHINGTON AVENUE.
[Ordinance approved June 29, 1860.]
Width of wagon    SECTION 1.   The width of the wagon way on Washington
way.         avenue shall be forty feet from  curb to curb, running through the
central portion of said avenue.
Width of grass    SEC. 2.  The wvidth  of the grass plat on each. side of the
plat.        wagon way shall be twenty-four feet.
Width of side-    SEC. 3.  The width  of the sidewalks on said  avenue shall
walks.       be. sixteen feet, running parallel to and adjoining said grass plat.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                              89
Title III.]             IIMPROVEMENT OF WASHINGTON AVENUE.             [Chapter XL.
SEC. 4.  The said grass plat of twenty-four feet shall be orna-'Trees oil grass
mented with two rows of shade trees; one to be placed two feet
from the curb-stone, and the other two feet from  the sidewalk on
each side of said wagon way.  The trees shall not be less than
twenty feet apart, and shall be protected by suitable guard boxes
of a uniform  pattern and size.
SEC. 5.  Said wagon way shall be paved or graveled, under Wagonway to
be paved or
the direction of the Street Commissioner for the WVestern District, graveled.
according to  the adopted plans and  specifications for paving for
the year 1860.
SEc. 6.  The remaining portions of said avenue on each side Turfing and
planting trees.
thereof, and between said sidewalks and the line of said avenue,
shall be improved and ornamented by turfing and planting ornamental trees and shrubbery.  Said  ornamental grounds shall be
protected by a suitable iron fence or railing.
SEC. 7.  The said grass plat of twenty-four feet shall be sub- Grass Plat to be
drained with suitable tile drains, in accordance with the plan hitherto  b-drained.
submitted, and the entire of said improvements on said avenue, to
wit: the paving or graveling, grading, turfing, subdraining, planting Improvements
to be made by
of trees, boxing the same, and the fencing or railing, shall be done property owners without exby the property owners on said avenue without any expense to the pense to the
city, and by
City, and the said improvements shall at all times be kept in good them to be kept
in repair.
and substantial repair by the said property owners, at their own
expense and costs:  Provided, however, that if said improvements
are not made and completed witbin eighteen months fiom the passage of this Ordinance, and if there shall, at any time, be any
neglect on the part of said property owners, their heirs and assignees,
to keep said improvements in good order and repair, or if' they in
any way neglect to comply with the provisions of this Ordinance,
no rights or privileges shall accrue to said property owners on said
avenue, but all such rights and privileges under this Ordinance shall
cease at the election of the. City.
SEC. 8.  The entire ornamental grounds on said avenue shall, Grounds to be
under superviat all times, be under the supervision of the Common Council, sion of Common Council.
through their Committee on Parks.
SEC. 9.   Unless the  property  holders  upon  TWashington Assent of property owners to
Grand Avenue shall, within thirty days fi'om  the taking effect of befiled within
thirty days.
this Ordinance, file their written assent to the same in the office thi ays.
12




90                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title 1II.]                  To VACATE CAIPUIS MARTIUS.               [Chapter XLI.'of the City Clerk, the said Ordinance and all its provisions shall
cease and become inoperative, and of no effect.
SEC. 10.  All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances conflicting
with this Ordinance are hereby repealed':  Provided, That nothing
in this Ordinance contained, shall be construed in a manner to affect
the existing legal rights of the City in and to the enclosed portions
of said street.
SEC. 11.  This Ordinance shall take effect from  and after its
passage.
CHAPTER XLI.
TO VACATE CAMPUS MARTIUS.
[Ordinance approved March 14, 1860.]
Campus Mar-       SECTION 1.  All that portion of the public; grounds in said
tius to be vacated as public   City of Detroit, known and described as the Canzpus Mfartius, lying
ground for the
purpose of    west of Woodward avenue and between Michigan avenue and Fort
using it as a
site for the City street, in said City, shall be, and the same is hereby discontinuecl and
Hall.
vacated as public ground, for the following purposes, and no other,
to wit: For the purpose of unsing and occupying the same as a site
for the erection and use of a building, and the necessary appurtenances, to be known as the City Hall, and to be'used for the purposes of a hall for the sessions of the Common Council, City Courts,
and such other Courts as the City authorities may see fit to allow;
City offices and such other public offices as the said authorities may
see fit to allow to be kept therein; and for any other objects or
purposes connected with the interests of said City, the County of
Wayne, or the State of Michigan, which said authorities may, from
time to time, see fit to countenance and permit.
SEC. 2.  This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force fiom
and after its passage.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                            91
Title 1V.]              NAVIGATION OF DETROIT RIVER, ETC.          [Chapter XLI1.
TITLE I V.
OF THE DETROIT RIVER, FERRIES, AND WHARVES.
CHAPTER XLII.
OF THE NAVIGATION OF DETROIT RIVER, ETC.
[Ordinance approved July 10, 1862.]
SECTION 1.  No steam  tug or other vessel, while having one Vessels, etc.,
not to approach
or more vessels in tow; and no vessel while made fast to any other within 500 feet,
of docks.
vessel by lines or otherwise, shall approach within five hundred feet
of any dock in said City, nnless compelled to do so by unavoidable
accident:  Provided, This section shall not be so construed  as to
prevent steam  tugs from  approaching other vessels to take them
ill tow.
SEC. 2.  No person shall throw or deposit in said river, within Navigation not
said limits, any substance which may, in any respect, tend to injure t
the navigation thereof.
SEC. 3. All steamboats, ships, brigs or other vessels shall have Vessels to mainkept outboard during the night time a conspicuous light, elevated      lights.
at least six feet above decks.
SEC. 4.  All steamboats coming to or going from the docks, To moveslowly
shall be moved inder a low head of steam, and slowly, so as not to
endanger the clocks, or other crafts in port.




92                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title IV. ]              NAVIGATION OF DETROIT RIVER, ETC.         [Chapter XLII.
Vessels unload-  SEC. 0.  No person shall unload any boat or vessel at or on
ino to obtain
permission.   any of the public wharves or docks in said City, or otherwise place
or deposit on any such wharf or dock, any stone, lumber, timber, or
firewood, or other material, without permission fiom  the Harbor
Master of said C(ity.
Harbor Master.   SEC. 6.  The Common Council may annually appoint, on the
Appointment
and term of   second Tuesday of January, or at any regular meeting of the Comofice.
mon Council thereafter, on the nomination of the Mayor of the
City, a Harbor Master for the port of DetrQit, who shall hold his
office for one year, subject to removal under the Charter.  His term
of office to commence on the third Tuesday of January-the person
appointed this summer to hold until the third Tuesday of January,
1863.  Before entering upon his office he shall give bonds to the
said City, with sufficient sureties, conditioned as required by section
twenty-eight, chapter two, of the Revised Charter of the City of
Detroit, in the penal sum of two thousand dollars.  And in case of
the sickness or other disability of said Harbor Master, he may appoint a deputy, subject to the approval of the'Mayor, to perform
his duties during such sickness or disability.
Salary.          SEC. 7.  Such Harbor Master, when appointed as herein provided for, shall receive for his services one dollar and fifty cents a
day, payable monthly:  Provided, No salary shall be paid in any
one year, for any such services, before the first day of April, and
shall cease on the first day of December in each year.
Duties.           SEC. 8.  It shall be the duty of said Harbor Master to enforce
the execution of the several provisions of this Ordinance, and of all
other laws and ordinances passed in pursuance of the Revised Charter
for regulating and preserving the navigation of said river within
the limits of said City, and to make the necessary complaint for
violations thereof.
Powers.          SEC. 9. The Harbor Master authorized to be appointed by
this Act, shall have authority to protect the owners and occupants
of wharves and docks within the limits of the City, in. the-fird' and
undisturbed use of the same.  And he is authorized to regulate the
anchorage of all vessels lying within said City limits, and to give
such orders and directions relative to the location and change of
station of every steamboat, or other vessel, as shall be for the interests of trade and navigation, having respect at all times to the




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                            93
Title IV.]                          FERRIES.                      [Chapter XLIII.
rights of occupants of wharves and docks; and to this end he shall
have full authority to go on board of and move any steamboat or
vessel that shall be, without right or consent, occupying any of
said docks orwharves; and every owner, captain, master, consignee,
or other person, having in charge any such steamboat or vessel,
shall be liable to the penalties of this Act for refusing to comply
with such order or direction.
SEC. 10. Every owner, master, captain, consignee, or any Penalty.
other person having in charge any steamboats or other vessels used
in violation of this Act, and any person or persons violating or failing to comply with the provisions thereof, shall be punished by a
fine not exceeding one hundred dollars and costs of prosecution; and
in the imposition of any such fine and costs, the Court may make
a further sentence that the offenders be imprisoned in the Detroit
House of Correction.until the payment thereof, for any term not
exceeding six months.
SEC. 11.  The Harbor Master appointed under and by virtue Harbor Master
to have powers
of this Ordinance is hereby invested with all the powers of Special of Special -'oPoliceman, appointed under the Revised Charter of the City of
Detroit.
SEC. 12.  This Ordinance shall take effect from and after its
passage.
CH:APTER   XLIII.
OF FERRIES.
[Ordinance approved July 24, 1861.]
SECTION 1.  No person shall keep a ferry or boat for carrying Persons keepand transporting persons and property across the Detroit River to licestoehe
the opposite shore, without a license therefor from  the Mayor.
SEC. 2.  The Mayor is hereby authorized to grant a licelmse-as Terms and conditions of
hereinafter provided, to any person, or company, to keep a ferry orlicense.
boat to carry and transport persons and property across the Detroit
River to the opposite shore, on his or their paying into the City
Treasury the sum of fifty dollars for each boat which carries and
transports passengers, teams and animals, and the sum of twenty



94                             REVLSED ORDINANCES OF
Title IV.]                             FERiIES.                         [Chapter XLIII.
five dollars for each boat which transports and carries passengers
only, and executing a bond to the City of Detroit in the penal sum
of two hundred dollars, with one or mnore sureties, conditioned as
provided in power sixty-thlree, of chapter five, of the City Cbarter.
Application for    SEC. 3.  Any person or company desiring a license for a ferry
license.
to carry and transport persons across tlhe Detroit River, shall make
application therefor, idl writing, to the Mayor; and such application
shall state the points or wharves upon each shore blet-ween which it
is proposed to run the ferry.
Boats and trips    SEC. 4.  The person or company licensed, as provided in section two, shall keep at all times during the continuance of his or
their license, a good and sufficient boat or boats, manned with a
sufficient number of trusty and  experienced  hands to  work  Iand
manage the same; and shall make, between sunrise and (lark of each
day, trips across and back, at least once in each half hour, unless
prevented by the ice.
Mayor may          SEC. 5.  The granting of any license by the Mayor for a ferry
issue mnore than
one license.   between any wharves or points on each side of the Detroit River,
shall not deprive him of the power to grant other licenses for ferries
between the same points.
Ferries not to     SEC. 6.  No person or company licensed, as provided in this
be rln between
other points    Ordinance, shall run his or their felrv between any other wharves
than those desteaed i.-  01or points than those designated  in' his or their application  and
license.
Disorderly con-    SEC. 7.  No gaming, drunkenness, quarreling,     fighting, biasduct on ferries
prohibited.    phemy, or any rude, disorderly or immoral conduct, shall be allowed
on any ferry.
Rates of fer-      SEc. 8.  Persons and companies licensed to keep ferries, shall
riage to be printed and posted. cause a list of the rates of ferriage to be pr     in legible characters, and posted in a conspicuous place on their boat or boats.
Rates of fer-      SEC. 9.  Ferriage, at any ferry established under this Ordiriare.
nance, shall not exceed  the following rates, to wit:  For --— foot
passenger, except children under ten years of age,'ten cents; and for
such  children, five cents.  For a horse and rider, twenty cents.
For a horse, fifteen cents.  For one horse and vehicle, with two persons, twenty-five cents.  For two horses and vehicle, with not more
than  four persoLns, fifty cents, and ten  cents for each additional
horse.  For each head of horned cattle, ten cents.  For each sheep




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                             95
Title IV.]                          WHARVES.                        [Chapter XLIV.
or hog, five cents.  For each one hundred pounds of baggage, or
other article, five cents.
SEC. 10.  The Mayor is hereby authorized to revoke any ferry Mayormay relicense, whenever he shall be satisfied that the person or company
keeping such ferry has intentionally violated any of the provisions
of this Ordinance; and after such person or company, or its agent,
has been notified of such revocation, it shall not be lawful to continue such ferry.
SEC. 11.  Any violation of, or failure to comply with, the pro- Penalty.
visions of this Ordinance, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
two hundred dollars and costs; and in the imposition of any such
fine and costs, the Court may make  a further sentence, that
in default of the payment thereof, such offender be imprisoned
in the Detroit House of Correction or County Jail, for any period
of time not exceeding six months.
SEC. 12.  Chapter sixty, of the Revised Ordinances of 1859,
being  " An  Ordinance relative to  Ferries," and all Ordinances
amendatory  thereof, or supplementary thereto, ale  hereby repealed.
SEC. 13.  This Ordinance shall take effect from  and after its
passage.
C HAPTER XLIV.
OF WHARVES.
[Chapter'rwenty-one of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
SECTION 1.  It shall be the duty of the owner or owners, Wharves to be
occupant or occupants, lessee or lessees, of any of the wharves of this kept in repair.
City, bordering upon the Detroit River, andclwhich are not fenced in,
or otherwise enclosed, so as to prevent the passage of travelers or
others over or across them, to keep the same in good order and condition, and whenever any of the plank, boards, timber —or dother
materials composing or forming a part of any of the wharves of said
City shall, firom any cause, become loose, or be removed, or whenever
any of said wharves shall in any manner, and from any cause whatever, be out of repair, it shall be the duty of the City Marshal to




96                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title IV.]  STATIONING, ANCHORING, AND MOORING OF VESSELS IN DETROIT RIVER. [Chapter XLV.
Marshal to noti- notify either the owner or owners, occupant or occupants, lessee or
fy to repair. lessees, of any such wharf or wharves, to immediately replace and
securely fasten the plank, board, or other material so removed as aforesaid, or otherwise to repair such wharf or wharves as to the Marshal
may seem necessary: Provided, That the notice so to be given maybe
either a verbal or written notice, and may be given by either of the Constables, or by the Mayor, or any of the Aldermen, or other officers
of the City; and if a written notice, it may be either served personally upon, or left at the place of business or residence of the
person or persons notified.
Penalty for not   SEC. 2.  In case the person or persons so notified, as provided
repairin~g.  for in the preceding section, shall neglect for twenty-four hoiurs after
such notice, to comply with the requisitions thereof, he, she or they
shall, on conviction thereof before the Recorder's Court, be liable to
a fine of not less than five, nor more than fifty dollars for each and
every day he, she or they shall neglect to comply with. the requisitions of said notice.
CHAPTER XLV.
OF THE STATIONING, ANCHORING, AND MOORING OF VESSELS IN  THE
DETROIT RIVER.
[Chapter Twenty-two of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
Marshals and      SECTION 1.  The Marshal of said City shall be, and hereby
assistants, Dock
Masters.     is, made Dock Master of said City, for the purpose of cliecting   the
stationing, anchoring and mooring of vessels, agreeably to the provisions of this Ordinance, within said City; and all Policemen,
Assistant Marshals, Constables, or other officers appointed and paid
by the City to serve, and stationed on any of the docks of said
City, shall, at their respective stations, enforce the provisions.of-this
Ordinance.
Steamboats and    SEC. 2.  No steamboat or vessel of any kind shall stop at or
vessels how
long to remain use any public wharf in said City for a longer space of time than
at public
wharves.     one hour, nor shall any person land from said steamboat or vessel,
or place upon any public wharf aforesaid, any article or thing, unless
for the purpose of being immediately transported firom  said wharf




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                               97
Title IV. ]   STATIONING, ANCHORING, AND MOORING OF VESSELS IN DETIROIT RIVER. [Chapter XLV.
to some other place; and if any article or thing so landed or placed Goodslanded to
be immediately
upon said wharf shall remain there for the space of fifteen minutes removed.
after the same was so landed or placed on said wharf, the person
so landing or placing the same on said wharf, and the owner, agent,
captain, master, or any officer or employee of said steamboat or vessel, who actually landed, caused or directed to be landed, on said
wharf, said article or thing, shall be punished by a fine not to
exceed one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not to exceed
ninety days.
SEC. 3. No person shall land or place upon any public wharf certain articles
not to be landed
in said City any firewood, stones, brick, building materials, lime-bed, on public
wharves.
locomotives, cumbrous or heavy castings, or any material or thing
calculated to injure or obstruct said wharf; and any person violating the provisions of this section shall be punished by a fine not
to exceed one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not to exceed
ninety days.
SEC. 4.  No steamboat or other vessel shall load or unload Vessels, etc.,
not to repair at
cargo, or lay out or receive ballast, or careen or be careened for public wharves.
repairs at any public wharf; and any person violating the provisions
of this section shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred
dollars, or by imprisonment not to exceed ninety days.
SEC. 5.  The officers mentioned in  the first section of this Goodslandedon
public wharves
Ordinance are authorized, whenever any article or thing is landed on to be removed
and placed in
any public wharf of said City, contrary to the provisions of this Or- charge of Street
Commissioner.
dinance, to remove such article or thing to a place to be designated
by the Common Council, which said article or thing shall remain in
said place. in charge of the Street Commissioner of the District in
which said article or thing was found, who shall receipt for the
same to the officer bringing  the same to him, and said article or
thing shall be sold, and the proceeds of said sale disposed of and
accounted for in the same manner, and the same costs and charges
collected thereon, as is provided in regard to the sale of certain
articles by section five of an Ordinance relative to the use of streets
and alleys.*
SEC. 6.  No steamboat or any,other vessel shall anchor within Where steamboats and vesone hundred feet of any wharf in said City; and if any person, hav- sels to anchor.
* Section five, of chapter fifteen, of the Compiled Ordinances of 1859, is here referred to, but that chapter is repealed by chapter twenty-nine, of this compilation.
13




98                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title IV. I L STATIONING, ANCHORING, AND MOORING OF VESSELS IN DETROIT RIVEn. [Chapter XLV.
ing charge of a steamboat or vessel, shall anchor the same nearer to
any wharf than one hundred feet, the said person shall be punished
by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment not
Proviso.     to  exceed ninety  days:  Provitded, always,- That nothing herein
contained  shall be construed to prevent any vessel from  laying
alongside of any dock with. the consent of the owner of said dock.
Marshal and       SEC. 7.  The officers mentioned in the first section of this
officers may
board vessels  Ordinance are hereby authorized to board any vessel or steamboat
to enforce this 
Ordinance,    in the waters of the Detroit river, and within the limits of said City,
which may be violating the provisions of this Ordinance, and to
order any person on board of, and having charge of said steamboat
or vessel, either officer or seaman, to remove said steamboat or
vessel, or otherwise  to  comply with this Ordinance; and any
person  who  shall neglect or refuse  to  obey said  order, who
shall obstruct, hinder or resist said officer in going aboard
of said steamboat or vessel, or who  shall take off, or attempt
to take off, said officer in saict steamboat or vessel, when he has
boarded the same in conformity to the powers herein vested in him,
shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less
than fifty dollars, nor more than two hundred and fifty dollars, or by
imprisonment not to exceed one year.
Marshalorother    SEC. 8.  Whenever the Marshal or any officer mentioned in
officer to visit
the place on in- this Ordinance, shall receive a written or verbal complaint or inforformation of
any                         violation of mthis Ordinance, it
Ordinance.
shall be the duty of said Marshal or other officer forthwith to repair
to the place where such violation has occurred or is occuring, and to
exercise any and every power vested in him  to enforce this Ordinance, and to complain of the person or persons guilty of said.violation; and if said Marshal or other officer shall refuse or neglect
to comply with the provisions of this section, he shall be punished
by a fine of twenty-five dollars, cr by twenty days' imprisonment.
Construction of   SEC.. 9.  This Ordinance shall not be so construed as to proOrdinance as to
vessels loading, hibit vessels projecting in front of the foot of streets or: pubh-c-docks
etc.
while discharging or receiving freight or passengers from  or on an
adjoining dock or wharf.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                              99
Title V.]                 BOARD OF SEWER COi1rISSIONERS.            [Chapter XLVI.
TITLE V.
OF DRAINS AND SEWERS.
CHAPTER XLVI.
OF THE BOARD OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.
[Chapter Twenty-five of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
SECTION 1.  The Board of Sewer Commissioners shall, annually, Board to elect
President andating from the time of their organization, elect one of their number nually.
President.
SEC. 2.  The Engineer of Sewers shall act as Secretary of said Engineerto act
as Secretary;
Board, and shall, under the direction of said Board, superintend the his duties and
salary.
construction and repairs of all public sewers or drains, and pools,
and sewers and drains built by special assessments. His salary shall
be fixed by resolution of the Common Council.
SEc. 3.  Said Board, when specially authorized by resolution of Board may appoint inspecthe Common Council, may appoint such inspectors of work, and tors.
other agents, as may be required for carrying out the work committed to their charge, by the Charter and by this Ordinance., -which
inspectors and agents shall receive such compensation f6r their services as the Common Council may allow or prescribe.
SEC. 4.  Said Board shall have the supervision of the construc- General supervision of sewtion of all sewers hereafter to be built, whether they be built at the ers.
expense of the City, or by special assessment upon the individuals to




100                        REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title V. ]               BOARD OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS.           [Chapter XLVI.
be benefited thereby, and of all repairs of sewers and pools hereafter
to be performed, and are hereby fully authorized and empowered to
enforce, or otherwise carry out all contracts for the building or
repairing of sewers, drains and pools within said City.
Board to submit    SEC. 5.  Said Board shall, as soon as may be, submit to the
plans to Council
and report.   Common Council " a plan for constructing sewers and drains for the
whole City, having reference, however, to the sewers and drains
already constructed, or in process of construction," and shall, at the
first meeting of the Common Council, in February of each year,
report to said. Common Council what public sewers and drains they
deem necessary to build in that year, and shall accompany the report
with an estimate of the cost of each and all of said sewers, and of all
the probable expenses of the construction of public sewers during
the year then next ensuing.
Council to de-   SEC. 6.  The Common Council shall decide what public sewers
cide on sewers
to be built, etc. and drains shall be built in said year, and shall, through the City
Clerk, notify said Board of their decision; and said Board shall,
without delay, report to said Common Council an estimate of the
cost of any sewer or drain which the Common Council shall thus
older to be built, and which was not embraced in the estimate proBoard to adver- vided for in the foregoing section, and shall proceed to advertise for
tise for proposals for building proposals to build all the sewers and drains ordered to be built by
sewers.
the Common Council, under such specifications and forms as the said
Board may deem necessary; which advertisement shall be.published
at least ten days in the newspaper published by the contractor to do
the City printing, and shall state the time when, and place where
said proposals shall be received and opened, and shall require each
party making a proposal, to accompany the same with a statement,
in writing, signed by at least two persons, who agree thereby to
become sureties in an amount at least double the estimated cost of
the work proposed to be performed, for the faithfiul performance of
said work.
Proposals        SEC. 7.  Said proposals shall be received.anhd opened by said
where opened. Board publicly, in the office of the City Controller, and in his presence, and a copy of each proposal shall be recorded by the said City
Controller, and also by the Secretary of said Board.
Board to exam-   SEC. 8.  When said proposals shall have been received and
ine proposals. opened, as aforesaid, said Board, together with the City Controller,




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                             101
Title V.]                  BOARD OF SEW ER COMMISSIONERS.              [Chapter XLVI.
shall proceed to examine the same, and determine who are the lowest
responsible bidders, possessing the qualifications required by the
Charter of said City, whereupon the Controller shall communicate Controller to
make statement
their determination, together with all said proposals, to the Common to Council.
Council, who shall consider said proposals and communication, and
award the contract proposed to be performed to the lowest responsible qualified bidder, and shall return said proposals, and communicate
their decision to said Board.  The said Board shall transmit the
proper specifications of the work to be performed to the City Attorney, who shall draw a contract for the performance of said work, in Attorney to
draw contract.
accordance with said specifications, and of the Charter and Ordinances
of said City, which said contract shall be signed, on the part of the
City, by said Board, and attested under the corporate seal by the To be attested
City Clerk, and shall, when executed, be placed in the keeping of by Clerk.
said Board, whose duty it shall be to see that the contractor, or contractors, shall comply therewith.
SEC. 9.  Said Board shall certify to the amount due upon all Board to certify
to all accounts
contracts, and for all materials furnished, and labor performed, in for work, etc.
building or repairing sewers and pools; and all bills and accounts
thus certified, for amounts so due, shall be audited by the Controller,
and presented by him to the Council, in the same manner as other
bills and accounts against said City.
SEC. 10.  Said Board shall keep, or cause to be kept, an accu- To keep record
of proceedings
rate record of all their proceedings, which shall, at all times, be subject and submit the
same yearly to
to the examination and inspection of any citizen of said City, and council.
shall, once in each year, or oftener, if required, submit to said Common Council a report of all their proceedings, with the names of
their employees, and the total expenses of the construction and
repairs of sewers and pools, since the last report, and. such other
information as they may deem necessary, or as said Council may
require.
SEC. 11.  Said Board shall not lay down or construct any In certaji- cases
may ofder work
sewer or pool in said City, or purchase any materials, or enter. into to the amount
of $200.
any contract, except as provided in this Ordinance, and except in
case of any unexpected casualty or damage to the sewers or pools of
said City, in which case said Board may cause the same to be
repaired, to the amount of not exceeding two hundred dollars, and




102                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title V.]               PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DRAINS AND SEWTERS.       [Chapter XLVII.
shall report their proceedings therein, and the necessity therefor, to
the next regular meeting of the Common Council.
Board to give     SEC. 12.  No connection shall be made with any public sewer
permit for connecting with   or drain, except with the permission of said Board, and under the
sewers.
direction of the Engineer, who shall, at least once in each month,
notify the City Assessor of all such connections, made since the last
notice; and any person connecting with any public sewer, without
such permission, shall be fined not to exceed one hundred dollars, or
imprisoned three months, or both, in the discretion of the Court.
City Clerk to     SEC. 13.  The City Clerk shall supply the said Board with all
supply stationery.         necessary stationery.
SEC. 14.  This Ordinance shall take effect, and be in force from
and after its passage.
CHAPTER XLVII.
OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DRAINS AND SEWERS.
[Chapter Twenty-three of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.1
No lot to be      SECTION 1.  No person or persons shall be permitted to condrained without
application to  nect any drain from his, her, or their premises, with any public drain
the Common
Council and    or sewer now made or constructed, or hereafter to be made or conpayment of assessment.    structed, in said City, nor with any private drain, whereby his, her,
or their premises will be drained, into any public drain or sewer,
except on previous application, in writing, to, and permission by the
Common Council, or Board of Sewer Commissioners, and the payment of the assessment hereinafter mentioned.
Council to de-    SEC. 2.  All private drains to be hereafter made by individuals
termine the size
of drains and to in any public street, lane or alley, in said City, and connecting with
be entered under supervision any public drain or sewer, shall be of such size, dimensions and maof Engineer of
Sewer Commis- terials, and constructed and laid as directed by the Board-'f Sewer
sioners.
Commissioners, and shall enter such publiccdraii or sewer under and
according to the personal supervision and direction of their Engineer,
nor shall any person or persons enter any public drain or sewer at
any other places than those designated and fixed for that purpose in
the construction thereof.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                              103
Title V.]              PUBLIC AND PRIVATE DRAINS AND SEWtERS.         [Chapter XLVII.
SEC. 3.  The amount which individuals using, or being bene- Assessment for
draining cellars.
fited by any public drain or sewer, shall pay for such use, is hereby
fixed as follows, to wit: the sum of one dollar and fifty cents annually, for each cellar drained by box, directly or indirectly, into any
public drain or sewer, which assessment shall be taken to include all
other drainage of the premises to which said cellar especially belongs;
and the sum of fifty cents annually for each lot, or subdivision of lot,
being without a cellar, drained by box; as aforesaid, into any public,
drain or sewer; and such'sums as may be fixed by the Common
Council for all establishments requiring an unusual or extraordinary
amount of drainage, drained as aforesaid, upon actual inspection of;
and report thereon, by the assessors.
SEC. 4. Said assessment shall, in all instances, be paid when When to be
paid.
the City and School taxes are collected.
SEC. 5. Any pei'son whose premises are drained, directly or Persons nsing
drain or sewer
indirectly, into any public drain or sewer, or any person using said liable to assessment.
premises thus drained, or for whose benefit or family the same is
used, shall be liable to the payment therefor, and, in addition, said
assessment shall become, and be a charge and lien onl the premises Assessmentlien
on lots. How
thus drained, and be recovered, and the same proceedings had in collected.
every respect for the; recovery thereof, as are provided  for the
recovery of othei special assessments; and the Corporation may also,
at their option, stop such private drain, and prevent any person from Drain may be
cut off.
draining his premises into any public drain or sewer, where such
assessment shall not be paid in advance, on the second application,
and said privilege shall not be restored, unless on the payment of the
tax, and a forfeiture of double the amount of the assessment.
SEC. 6.   Any person who shall remove any grate from  the Penalty for inpool over which it is placed, or in any way, directly or indirectly, juringdrain.
injure any public drain or sewer, or any part thereof, shall, on conviction thereof, before the Recorder's Court, be liable to a penalty
for each offence, not exceeding one hundred dollars, and costs.
SEC. 7.  Any person who shall connect any drain fioom  his Pe'nalty for connecting drains
premises with any public drain or sewer, or who shall drain his without permission.
premises into any private drain which enters into- any public drain
or sewer, without first making the application, procuring the permission, and paying the assessment, provided for in the first section
of this Chapter, shall, on conviction of each offence, before the Re



104                         REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title V. P] PIBLIC AND PRIVATE DRAINS AND SEWERS.                 [Chapter XLVII.
corder's Court, be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred
How to enter  dollars, and costs; and any person who shall construct and lay any
drains.
private drain, connecting with any public drain or sewer, or who
shall enter any public drain or sewer, in any other manner except as
is provided for in the second section of this Chapter, shall be liable,
for each offence, on like conviction, to a penalty not exceeding one
hundred dollars, and costs; and any person who shall enter any
public drain or sewer at any other place than is designated and fixed
for that purpose in the construction thereof, shall be also liable to
pay for each offence, on like conviction, a penalty not exceeding one
Drain not to be hundred dollars and costs; and if any person shall drain his premises
placed by public drain.  along the side of any public drain or sewer, he shall also be liable to
pay a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars, and costs, on like
conviction:  Provided, That this section shall not be construed to
extend to any case where a private drain has heretofore been laid
down along the side of any public drain or sewer; but such private
drain shall not be repaired by any person without having received
from the Common Council, or some authorized officer of said City, a
certificate that such repair will not endanger the safety and preservation of any public drain or sewer along the side thereof.
When sewers      SEC. 8.  No person shall be permitted to connect any drain
may be entered.
from his premises with the grand sewer, nor enter the same between
the first day of December and the first day of April, in each year,
and any person offending against this section, shall, on conviction of
such offence, before the Recorder's Court, be liable to pay a fine of
one hundred dollars, and costs.
What drains are  SEC. 9.  All drains now made and constructed, or which shall
public.
hereafter be made and constructed by the Corporation, shall be
deemed to be public drains or sewers, within the purview of this
Chapter; and all sums of money received under the provisions of this
Chapter, shall be stated and kept in a separate account, and are
hereby specifically pledged and appropriated to the following uses
How sewer as- and objects, and no other, to wit:  First, To defiay the. expinse of
sessments to he
appropriated.  indispensable repairs of existing sewers; Secoid,s To defray the cost
of additional publicIsewers, and their repairs; Third, To apply on
the interest of the City debt accruing on account of the cost c+' construction and maintenance of such sewers.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                              105
Title V.]              PUBLIC AN]) PRIVATE DRAINS AND SEWVERS        [Chapter XLVI1.
SEC. 10.  The assessment provided for in this chapter shall How sewer assessments may
be collected in the manner prescribed by the chapter relating to be collected.
the collection  of special assessments, the provisions of which are
made applicable hereto, except that the tiine of the warrants, and
provision of per centage, shall be made to correspond with the terms
of the warrants, and the provisions for per centage, in the collection
of the City and School taxes.
SEC. 11.  No person shall be permittecl to connect any drain Certain portion
of expense to
fiom  his, her, or their premises, with any drain or sewer made by be paid before
connection with
one or more individuals, in any street, lane or alley, as afore- drains.
said, unless on payment to the proprietors of such drain or sewer of
a rateable proportion of the expense of making the same, the amount
to be ascertained and determined by the Marshal or Surveyor, with
the right of appeal to the Common Council; nor shall any person
make or construct a sink, drain or sewer, leading into any other
drain or sewer, without putting a sufficient strainer at the head of
it, under a penalty not exceeding ten dollars, and costs, for each
offence.
SEC. 12.  Every person having any drain from his, her, or their How expense of
premises, that shall be connected with any drain or sewer now made, traiPaed.
or that shall hereafter be made, as aforesaid, shall pay a rateable
proportion of all expenses necessary for maintaining and keeping
such drains or sewers in repair, such proportion to be ascertained and
determined in the manner provided for in the foregoing section; and
if any person shall neglect to pay the same, when so ascertained,
such person shall forfeit and pay the sum of two dollars, and costs, Penalty.
for every week during which the same shall remain unpaid.
SEC. 13.  In all cases where drains or sewers shall be obstructed Marshal to notiso as to become, in the opinion of the Marshal, a nuisance, it shall repairon  to
be his duty to give notice to the persons using the same, to repair
such drains or sewers, and if the same be not forthwith repaired, it
shall be the duty of the Marshal to cause the necessary repairs to be
made, and to charge the said persons with a rateable proportion of
the expense incurred, including a reasonable allowance to- the Marshal for his own services, subject to an appeal to the Common
Council, as is provided in the tenth section; and all such appeals
shall be made within the time in which such person is required to
pay the sums above required; and if any person shall refuse or
14




106                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title V. ]                    LATERAL SEWERS OR DRAINS.              [ Chapter XLVIII.
Proceedings in neglect to pay their proportion of the charges, for'the space of ten
case of neglect.
days after notice, he or they shall be liable, upon conviction, before
the Recorder's Court, to pay a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, and
costs of suit.
No connection     SEC. 14.  No connection with public or private sewers, or
to be made until
Surveyor shall drains, shall be made under the provisions of this Chapter, until the
have ascertained the grade.   Surveyor shall have designated the grade therefor, under the penalty
of twenty dollars.
C HAPTE R XLVIII.
OF LATERAL SEWERS OR DRAINS.
[Chapter Twenty-four of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
Common Coun-      SECTION 1.  The Conamon Council may, by resolution, direct
cil may order
lateral sewers  the construction, cleansing, or repair of lateral sewers or drains,
to be built, etc.
through, or in any streets or alleys, or the construction, cleansing, or
repairs of drains from any house, yard or lot, when, in their opinion,
the same shall be necessary.  Such drains or sewers to be built of
such materials as the said Common Council shall direct, and be laid
or constructed in  such  direction, of such  size and width, such
descent, and with such strainers or grates, as said Common Council
shall direct.
City Surveyor     SEC. 2.  Whenever the Common Council shall direct, as aforeto assess the
expense of    said, the construction, cleansing, or repair of any lateral sewer or
building, repairing, etc.   drain, as provided for in section one, it shall be the duty of the City
Surveyor to assess the expense of constructing, cleansing or repairing
the same, in a rateable proportion to the owners or occupants of all
land or lots adjoining said street or alley, or to the owner or occupant of the land or lot through which such drain shall run; and it
shall be the duty of the Street Commissioners of their respective
districts, whenever such resolution shall be passed, to cause notice of
the intended improvement to be served on the owners of all lots or
premises intended tuobe assessed; such notice shall be served personally on such owner, or his agent, or by leaving the same at the
residence of such owner or agent, or in case they or their residence
cannot be found, the same shall be served on any occupant of the




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                             107
Title V.]                   LATERAL SEWERS OR DRAINS.               [Chapter XLVIII.
premises, and if the same be unoccupied, by posting the same in
some conspicuous place upon the premises.  The said Street Commissionor shall file with the City Clerk a due certificate of his doings,
and all persons served with notice in either of the modes herein provided, who do not make and file objections before its confirmation
by the Common Council, shall be precluded from  thereafter questioning or making any objections to the assessment roll for such
improvement.  [As amended by Ordinance approved Sept. 7, 1863.]
SEC. 3.  The City Clerk shall cause the assessment rolls to be city Treasurer
to retain rolls
delivered to the City Treasurer, who shall retain them  in his office five days in his
office, and refor the space of five days, firom and after the date of such delivery; ceive pay.
and during said period, any person assessed therein may pay the
amount of his or her assessment to the City Treasurer.  Upon the
expiration of the said period of five days, it shall be the duty of the
City Treasurer to deliver the said assessment rolls, or a certified
copy thereof, adding thereto all costs incurred in the premises, to the Controller to
issue warrant
Controller, who shall issue a warrant under his hand and the seal of for collection.
the City, directed to the City Collector of said City, with a command to levy and collect all sums or assessments then remaining
unpaid, with the costs and charges thereon, and five cents on the
dollar for his services, by distress and sale of the goods and chattels
of the person against whom said assessment has been made, or those
who may be liable to pay the same; and, further, commanding the Collector to
City Collector to make returns to the Common Council within five within five
davys thereafter.
SEC. 4.  Upon receiving the assessment roll, or a copy thereof, Collector in
case of neglect
and warrant, it shall be the duty of the City Collector to proceed to and refusal, to
make a levy and
demand and collect the several sums mentioned therein, and if any sale at public
person shall neglect or refuse to pay the same, then, if he can find
any goods or chattels of the person liable therefor, he shall levy
thereon, and shall proceed to sell such goods and chattels at public
auction, to the highest bidder, and shall render the surplus, (if any,)
after deducting costs and charges, of such distress and sale, to theperson entitled thereto.
SEC. 5.  No parties, except those embraced in'the said assess- Only persons
named in roll to
ment roll, shall connect with any such lateral sewer or drain, without make connections except by
permission of the Common Council, and without payment to the permission of
Common CounCity Treasurer of such sum  or sums as the City Surveyor shall cil.




108                         REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title V.]                   LATERAL SEWERS OR DRAINS.             [Chapter XLVIII.
decide it to be right and proper for them to pay; and any person or
persons who shall violate this section, shall be prosecuted before the
Penalty.     Recorder's Court, and fined not to exceed ten dollars, and costs of
prosecution, and the amount so decided upon by the Surveyor, shall
also be recovered before said Court.
Lots sufficiently  SEC. 6.  Whenever any lot or premises subject to assessment,
drained to be
exempt.      under and by virtue of this Ordinance, shall, in the opinion of the
Common Council, be already sufficiently drained by a private drain
or sewer, said lot or premises shall not be assessed for any of the
purposes for which an assessment is provided by this Ordinance:
Proviso.    Pqrovidecl, always, That it shall be the duty of the owner or occupant
of said lot or premises to inform  the Common Council of the fact
that said lot or premises are so drained, in the manner hereinafter
provided.
City Clerk to     SEC. 7.  Whenever an assessment shall be ordered to be made
publish notice
of assessment under this Ordinance, it shall be the duty of the City Clerk of said
five days.
City to publish a notice for five days in the daily newspaper published by the contractor to do the printing of the City, which said
notice shall state the fact that said assessment has been ordered by
the Common Council, the purposes for which it has been ol'dered,
and that said Common Council will, at their next legular meeting,
after the expiration of said five days, permit any person whose lot or
premises are liable to be included in said assessment, to show to said
Council that said lot or premises are drained in the manner set forth
in the preceding section.
City Surveyor    SEC. 8.  If the Common Council resolve that said lot or premto omit lots in
certaincases.  ises are sufficiently drained by a private drain or sewer, the City
Surveyor shall omit said lot or premises from said assessment.
SEc. 9.  All Ordinances, or parts of Ordinances, of the Revised
Ordinances of 1855, in contravention of this Ordinance, are hereby
repealed.
SEC. 10.  This Ordinance shall take effect and be in forcefirom
and after its passage.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                           109
Title V.]             OPENING AND CLEANING OF SEWER POOLS.         [Chapter XLIX.
C HAPTER XLIX.
OF THE OPENING AND CLEANING OF SEWER POOLS.
[Chapter Forty-three of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
SECTION  1.  It shall be and hereby is made the duty of overseers of
Highways to
Overseers of Highways to clean and keep open and unobstructed the clean and keep
open grates, etc.
grates or other openings of pools within their respective Wards, connecting with any of the public sewers of said City, so that, at all
times, said grates or other openings shall be unobstructed, and in
condition to perform  the office of carrying off' the water from  the
public streets of said City.
SEC. 2.  This Ordinance shall take effect, and be in force,
from and after its passage.
CHAPTER L.
OF SLUICES AND LOW GROUNDS.
[Chaper Forty-one of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
SECTION 1.  Whenever it may be deemed necessary or expe- Assessment for
dient to make and open any sluice, and make any wharf or embankment lluices, etc.
on the margin of the Detroit river,. or fill up any low grounds or lots
covered, or partially covered, with water, adjacent to said river, or
when it shall be necessary, for the abatement of any nuisance,'to fill
up or level any lots or low grounds not adjacent to said river, but
within the limits of said City, the Common Council shall, by a written resolution, to be entered on their journal, authorize some competent person to make an assessment for making such sluice, wharf;embankment, or filling up such low ground, or abating such niiisances;
and upon approving and filing such assessment, the Common Council
shall order that the owner, occupant or proprietor of such wharf;
low grounds or lots, (describing them,) shall make such sluice,
wharf or embankment, or fill up such low grounds or lots, or abate




110                         REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title V.]                   SLUICES AND LOW GROUNDS.                  [Chapter L.
such nuisance, within a certain time, and in such manner as may be
in such order specified.
Marshal to give  SEC. 2.  It shall be the duty of the Marshal to give notice, in
notice of order                           d
grounfill lods.w  writing, to such owner, occupant, or proprietor personally, or iy
leaving the same at his place of residence in said City, requiring him
to comply with such order, a copy of which shall be annexed to
such notice, and also that, within ten days after the service of such
notice, he shall enter into a bond to the City of Detroit, with
approved security, conditioned for the performance and execution of
such order, and the Marshal shall make due return or report to the
Common Council of his doings in the premises:  Prqovided, That
if any such person cannot be found, or has no place of residence
in said City, the Marshal shall cause such notice to be published
four weeks in some paper in said City, unless the Common Council
shall otherwise order, and an affidavit thereof shall be filed with the
Clerk.
When Council     SEC. 3.  Whenever it shall appear to the Common Council
may order a lot
to be filled.   that the notice required by the preceding section has been given, and
that such bond has not been executed, within the time limited therefor, then the Common Council may cause such sluice, wharf, or
embankment to be finished and completed, or such low ground or
lots to be filled up, or such nuisance abated, in such manner as they
may deem expedient and necessary; and the expense thereof shall
be deemed a valid assessment, from the time of filing the same, as
aforesaid.
Clerk to deliver  SEC. 4.  The Clerk shall record, in the assessment register, all
the assessment
to collector to  assessments made by virtue. of this Chapter, and the date of the
be collected.
same; and immediately after said work mentioned in said order shall
have ibeen finished and completed, the Clerk shall make out and
deliver to the Collector a copy of such assessment, to be collected as
other special assessments.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                             111
Title V.]                 MANNER OF DRAWING JURORS, ETC.                 [Chapter LI.
CHAPTER LI.
OF THE MANNER OF DRAWING  JURORS IN  THE MATTER  OF DRAINING
WET AND LOW LANDS.
[Chapter Forty-two of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
SECTION 1.  Whenever the said Common Council shall deem Common Council may declare
it necessary to  drain any swamp, marsh, wet or low  lands, ill whose lands
they deem
accordance with the power conferred upon said Council by subdivi- should be
sion twenty-fifth, of.section twenty-second, of chapter fifth, of the
Revised Chartel of said City, they shall so declare by resolution,
which resolution shall describe the size and location of the ditch
proposed to be opened for draining said lands, and shall also describe what private lands, if any, it will be necessary to take to
make said ditch.  A  copy of said resolution, ceitified to by the tibefgiven co
City Attorney
City Clerk, shall be deliveredl by said Clerk to the City Attorney, by clerk.
who shall file the same in the Recorder's Court, and move said
Court for the drawing of a jury to determine the necessity or propriety of opening said ditch, and whether the benefits which will
accrue to the owner or owners of any lands from the opening of
said ditch, will or will not be equal to any damages he or they
will sustain thereby.
SEC. 2.  Said  Court, upon being  satisfied that the proper Recorder's
Court to order
resolution has been filed by said Attorney, shall order the City CityMarshal, or
other officer, to
Marshal, his assistant or other officer of said City in attendance write the names
of jurors.
upon said Court, to write down the names of twelve freeholders of
Wayne county, who shall be approved by the Court as qualified to
serve upon said jury.
SEC. 3.  Said Court shall issue a summons to the Marshal, courtto issue
summons for
his assistant or other officer of said City having authority to serve jurors.
process in said Court, commanding him  to summon  said twelve
freeholders to be and appear in said Court, on some day to-be n/med
in said writ, which shall not be less-than seven days after the issuance thereof, and said summons shall be served at least three days
before the return day thereof, and be returned in the same manner
as a summons for petit jurors in said Court, and the persons thus




112                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title IV.]                 MANNER OF DRAWING JURORS. ETC.               [Chapter LI.
summoned shall be bound to  attend said Court and serve until
discharged, and said Court shall impose upon ithem  a fine of not
Penaltyfor non- more than five dollars for each day's non-attendance or neglect to
attendance of
jurors.      serve in said Court, but they shall be exempted and excused by the
Court for the same reasons that petit jurors may be exempted and
excused.
City Attorney     SEC. 4.  The City Attorney shall cause to be published in the
to publish
notice of the  daily newspaper printed by the contractor to print for the City, and
ordering of
jury.        in one other daily newspaper of said City, a notice to all whom  it
may concern, that said jury has been ordered, the purpose for
which, and the time when and the place where they will be empanneled, which notice shall lie published at least four consecutive
days before said return day, and proof of publication thereof shall
be filed in said Court on return dclay.
Persons inter-    SEC. 5.  Any person who shall appear upon said return day
ested may
challenge    and file an affidavit in said Court, that he or she has an interest in
jurors.
any private land proposed to be taken, and showving to the satisfaction of said Court, that he or she has such interest, shall be allowed
to challenge any person summoned to appear upon said jury for
cause, in the same manner as is allowed in civil actions under the
laws of the State.
Court may or-     SEC. 6.  Said Court shall have power to order talesman to be
der talesmen.
summoned to fill said jury.
Jurors to be      SEC. 7.  Said jury, when filled, shall be sworn to discharge
swdrn and anddvised by City  their duties faithfully, and shall be advised by the City Attorney
Attorney.
concerning their duties whenever they request it; they shall go
upon the line of said ditch and examine the land proposed to be
taken.
Jurors to report  SEC. 8.  They shall report to said Court, in writing, which
to court in
writing.     shall. be signed by them, and said Court shall appoint a day upon
which said report shall be received and filed.
Report to be re-  SEC. 9.  A copy of the report of said jury, certified to by the
corded by City                                                v
Clerk.       Clerk of said Court, shall be recorded by the City Cleilf', in the
book of street opening records, and also'..in the records of said
Court.
SEC. 10. This Ordinance shall take effect and  be in force
from and after five days after the passage thereof.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                              113
Title V.]          KEEPING A RECORD OF LOTS AND PARTS OF LOTS, ETC.     [Chapter LII.
CHAPTER LII.
OF KEEPING A RECORD OF LOTS AND PARTS OF LOTS, SUBJECT TO
ASSESSMENT FOR DRAINAGE.
[Chapter Seventy-seven of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
SECTION 1. It is made the duty of the City Assessor, once City Assessor
to place on asin each year, to ascertain and place upon the assessment rolls sessment rolls
yearly all lots
all lots, premises or subdivisions thereof drained by private sewers, drained into
4'private sewers.
or drains leading into or connected with any public sewer or drain;
and he shall designate on said rolls every lot, premises or subdivisions thereof, on which there is a cellar; and every lot, premises
or subdivisions thereof, drained as aforesaid, on which there is no
cellar; and also every lot, premises or subdivision thereof on which
there is any hotel, tavern, tannery, or any kind of manufactory.
15




114                        REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title VI.]             STALLS AND STANDS IN PUBLIC MARKETS.       [Chapter LIII.
TITLE VI.
OF MARKETS AND SALES.
CHAPTER LIII.
OF RENTING STALLS AND STANDS IN PUBLIC MARKETS.
[Ordinance approved January 2, 1862.]
City Hall Mar-   SECTION 1.  The square o)f ground lying between the east
ket.
end of the City Hall and the east line of Randolph street, is hereby
declared to be a Public Market, and shall constitute and be known
as the City Hall Market.
Common Coun-     SEC. 2.  The Common Council may, fiom  time to time,
cil may establish othermar- establish, in addition to the City Hall Market, such other Public
kets.
ket  Markets as the convenience and necessities of the City may require.
Leasingofstalls    SEC. 3. The City Controller and the Committee on Markets
and stands.
shall, on the first Monday in April in each year, establish and grade
the minimum rent, to be paid per month, upon all stalls and stands
in the Public Markets  It shall be the duty of the Controlelr, on
the second Monday in April in each year, to lease, at public auction,
to the highest responsible bidder, all stalls'and stands in the Public
Markets not then already leased; the stalls in the Meat Markets to
be leased for not less than one nor more than three years, and the
stands in the Vegetable Markets to be leased for a term  of seven
months: but no stall or stand shall be leased at a rent below the




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                            115
Title VI. ]            STALLS AND STANDS IN PUBLIC MARKETS.          [Chapter LIII.
minimum established by the Controller and the Committee on Markets. Any stall or stand which shall not be rented at public auction as aforesaid, may be rented by the Controller to any responsible person, for any period not extending beyond the second Monday in April of the year following, at a rent not less than the
minimum established by the Controller and the Committee on Markets.  No person shall be allowed to rent more than two stands in
the Meat Market.
SEC. 4.  All persons leasing or renting stalls or stands in the Payment of
rent.
Public Markets of the City, shall pay the same monthly in advance;
and each lessee of a stall in the Meat Market shall, with one or more
sureties, to be approved by the Controller, enter into a lease with the
City of Detroit, conditioned for the payment of the rent of such
stall, in the manner herein provided, and for the faithful observance
of the provisions of all Ordinances relative to the Public Markets of
the City.
SEC. 5.  The Controller shall make out and deliver to the Collection of
rent.
Clerk of the Market a monthly roll of the amounts due for rents to
the city fiom  persons occupying stalls and stands in the Public
Markets, and  it shall be the duty of the Clerk to collect the
same.
SEC. 6. Itf' the lessee of any stall or stand shall neglect, for Lease forfeited
bynon-payment
five days after notice that the same has become due, to pay the rent of rent.
thereof, such lease shall be thereby forfeited, and it shall be the
duty of the Controller to enter and take possession of' such stall or
stand on behalf of the City; and the City Attorney or other proper
officer of the City, shall at once commence legal proceedings to collect such rent.
SEC. 7.  If any lessee of any stall or stand whose lease shall Penalty for occupying under
have been forfeited, (,r any other person without a lease from  the forfeited lease.
City, shall hold, use or occupy any stall or stand in a Public Market,
he shall forfeit and pay to the City of Detroit ten dollars for each
day he shall so hold, use or occupy any such stand.
SEC. 8.  No lessee of any stall or stand shall permit the same Standsnot to be
occupied by
to be used or occupied by any other person, except by permission of persons other
than lessees.
the Controller or Committee on Markets:   Provided, That not
more than one person occupy one stall at the same time.
SEC. 9.  The Public Markets of the City shall be kept open Market hours.




116                         REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title VI. ]                      PUBLIC MARIKETS.                   [Chapter LIV.
every day, Sunday excepted, for such hours as may be, from time to
time, fixed by the Controller and Committee on Markets.
Rules and regn-  SEC. 10.  The Committee on Markets and the City Conlations for
markets.    troller shall have power, and it shall be their duty, from  time to
time, to make rules and regulations for the government of the Public
Markets of the City; and such rules and regulations shall be printed
and distributed among the persons leasing and occupying stalls and
stands in the Public Markets.
Fees to be paid  SEC. 11.  The Committee on Markets and the Controller shall,
for market
wagons, etc.  from time to time, determine and establish the amount per day to
be paid for each wagon, cart, and other vehicle standing in the market, and from which vegetables, fish, poultry, eggs, butter or fruits
are sold, and shall also establish and determine the places to be
occupied by such wagons, carts and other vehicles.
SEC 12. Chapter twenty-six, of the Revised Ordinances of
1859, and all ordinances amendatory thereof, are hereby repealed.
CHAPTER LIV.
OF PUBLIC MARKETS.
[Ordinance approved September 28, 1863.]
Where vehicles,  SECTION 1,  All persons selling or offering for sale, friom
offering provisions for sale, wagons, carts or other vehicles, any vegetables, fish, poultry, butter
to stand.
or fruits ill the vicinity of the City Hall Market, shall occupy and
stand with their teams on that portion of Michigan Avenue embraced
between the east line of the City Hall and the cast line of Randolph
street.'Unwholesome     SEC. 2.  No butcher, forestaller, grocer, trader olf other person,
provisions, etc..
not to be offered shall sell or offer for sale, at any place within the limits of the City
for sale.
of Detroit, any unsound, nauseous or unwholesome meat, poultry,
fish, vegetables, fruits or other articles of food or provisions, or the
flesh of any animal dying otherwise than by slaughter; nor any
impure or spurious wines or spirituous liquors; nor any unwhole



THE CITY OF DETROIT.                              117
Title VI.]                         PUBLIC MARKETS.                      [Chapter LIV
some bread, cake or pastry manufactured in whole or in part from
unwholesome flour or meal.
SEC. 3.  No person, within any of the Public Markets of this Disorderly conduct in public
City, shall be guilty of any lewd, lascivious or disorderly conduct, markets prohibited.
or make any loud or boisterous noises, or use any profane or vulgar
language, or do any act which is calculated to lead to a breach of
the peace, or which tends to disturb the good order and decorum  of
the place.
SEC. 4.  No person shall resist or obstruct the Clerk of' the Hesistanceto
Clerk of Market
Market in the execution of his duties                                  prohibited.
SEC. 5.  All meat, poultry and provisions of every kind, sold Provisions offered for sale to
in the Public Markets, shall be weighed  or measured by scales, be weighed.
weights, or patent balances, or in measures duly tested and stamped
by the City Inspector of Weights and Measures.
SEC. 6.  No person shall kill or slaughter within the limits of Slaughtering,
etc., prohibited.
any Public Market any beast, or gut or cleanse any fish, or lay or
throw or deposit any dirt, filth, dung, garbage or offal therein.
SEC. 7.  No person whose stock in trade shall exceed the sum Stock of sellers
of three hundred dollars, shall be allowed to sell or offer for sale ketPs limited.
in the Public Markets of the City, any merchandise  or clothing
of any description whatever, or any glass, china or earthenware,
books and stationery.
SEC. 8.  No person shall sell at auction any goods, wares or Auctions in
public markets
merchandises, or furniture of any kind, within the limits of any prohibited.
Public Market, during market hours.
Sleat of calves
SEc. 9.  No person shall slaughter or expose for sale the meat under three
weeks' old not
of any calf less than three weeks old.                                 to be offered for
sale.
SEC, 10.  No person shall burn, sear or cut the inner part of Calves not tobe
muzzled, etc.
the mouth of any calf; or confine the mouth of any calf by rope,
twine or any kind of muzzle placed over the mouth of such calf.
SEC. 11.  Any violation of the provisions of this Ordinance Penalty.
shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars, and
costs of prosecution, mand the offender may be sentenced to be confined in the Detroit House of Correction till the paymentf  hereof:
Provided, Such imprisonment shallfnot exceed the period of six
months.
SEC. 12.  Chapter thirty-one, of the Compiled Ordinances of
the City of Detroit f'or the year 1859, is hereby repealed.




118                         REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title VI.]                    PRIVATE MEAT MARKETS.                   [Chapter LV.
CHAPTER LV.
OF PRIVATE MEAT MARKETS.
[Ordinance approved January 14, 1862.]
Private markets   SECTION 1.  No person shall keep or continue anlly stall, booth,
not to be kept
withoutlicense. or stand in the City of Detroit, for the sale of fresh meat, without
a license from  the Mayor, as provided in the next section.  [As
amended by Ordinance approved January 29, 1863.]
Licenses to be    SEC. 2.  The Mayor is hereby authorized to grant a license to
granted. Conitions thereof. any resident of the City of Detroit to keep a stall, booth or stand
in the City of Detroit, for the purpose of selling fiesh meat, on
such person paying into the City Treasury the sum of five dollars,
and executing a bond to the City of Detroit in the penal sum  of
two hundred dollars, with one or more sureties, conditioned that he
will faithfully observe the provisions of this  Ordinance.  [As
amended by Ordinance approved January 29, 1863.]
Private markets   SEC. 3.  It shall be the duty of any person licensed under this
to be kept
clean.       Ordinance, to keep his stall, booth, or stand in a clean and orderly
condition.  [As amended by Ordinance approved January 29, 1863.]
Sale of un-       SEC. 4.  No person licensed under this Ordinance shall sell, or
wholesome
meat prohibit- expose for sale, any unwholesome, emaciated, blown, stuffed, tainted,
ed, etc.
bruised. putrid, unnsound, or measly meat, poultry or provisions.
Penalty.          SEC. 5.  Any person violating the provisions of' this Ordinance shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars,
and costs of prosecution; and the Court may sentence the offender
to be imprisoned in the Detroit House of Correction until such fine
and costs be paid: Provided, however, That the term  of such imprisonment shall not exceed the period of six months.
SEC. 6., Chapter twenty-eight, of the Revised Ordinances of
1859, and all Ordinances and parts of Ordinances aniidatory
thereof; are hereby repealed.
SEC. 7.  This Ordinance shall take immediate effect.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                             119
Title VI. ]         SALE OF CALVES, SHEEP, AND LA3IBS IN WAGONS.        [Chapter LVI.
(CHAPTER L  I.
OF THE SALE OF CALVES, SHEEP, AND LAMBS IN WAGONS.
[Ordinance approved September 28, 1863.]
SECTION 1.  Persons owning, or having in charge, any vehicle Wherevehicles,
containing
loaded with or containing live calves, sheep or lambs, shall not per- calves, etc., to
-y~ ~'     stand.
mit the same to stand in any street, avenue, alley or public space in
the City of Detroit, except in one of the Public Markets, at such
place or places as the Clerk of the Market shall direct; and such
persons shall strictly comply with the rules and regulations prescribed
for the good order and government of the markets.
SEC. 2.  The Clerk of the Ma-rket shall be entitled to demand Fees to be paid
Clerk of Marand receive from  the owner or person having in charge any such ket.
vehicle, as referred to in section one. and such persons shall pay, before
offering any such calves, sheep or lambs for sale, the sum  of ten
cents for each calf, and five cents for each sheep or lamb; which
shall be paid over by the Clerk as other moneys secured by him.
SEC. 3.  Any violation of, or failure to comply with the pro- Penalty.
visions of this Ordinance, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding
one hundred dollars and costs; and in the imposition of any such
fine and costs, the Court may make a fur'ther sentence that the offen
der shall be committed to the Detroit House of Correction or to the
County Jail, until the sanme be paid, for any period of time not exceeding six months.
SEC. 4.  This Ordinance shall take immediate effect.
CHAPTER LVII.
OF FORESTALLING.
[Ordinance approved January 2, 1862.]
SECTION 1. It shall not be lawful for any person who follows Forestalling defined and prohi 
the business or occupation of a butcher, huckster, forestaller, grocer, rated.




120                         REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title VI.]                       FORESTALLING.                     [Chapter LVII.
or seller of any articles of provisions at second hand, directly or indirectly, to purchase, or cause to be purchased, from any farmer or
other person, between the hours of four and ten o'clock in the forenoon, any poultry, game, eggs, butter, venison, fresh fish, fruit, or
vegetable of any kind, which may have been brought into the City
for sale or barter. The possession of any such article by any butcher,
huckster, forestaller, grocer, or any other seller thereof, which may
have been in the possession of any farmer or other person as aforesaid,
within the limits of the City during said market hours, shall be prima
facie evidence that such article was purchased contrary to the provisions of this section.  [As amended by Ordinance approved lVovember 24, 1862.]
Penalty.         SEC. 2.  Any violation of the provisions of this Ordinance shall
be punished by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars, and costs of prosecution; and the offender may be sentenced to be imprisoned in the
Detroit House of Correction until such fine and costs be paid: P~rovided, however, That the term of such imprisonment shall not exceed the.
period of six months.
SEC. 3.  Chapter twenty-seven, of the Revised Ordinances of
1859, and all Ordinances and parts of Ordinances amendatory thereof, are hereby repealed.
CHAPTER LVIII.
OF THE INSPECTION OF FLOUR.
[Ordinance approved March 31, 1860.]
Appointment      SECTION 1.  There shall be one Flour Inspector in said City, to
of Flour Inspector.    be appointed by the Common Council, who shall have power to appoint one deputy.
Bond, oath and   SEC. 2.  Said Inspector shall file an official bond, with two
appointment of
Deputy.     sureties, in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, at the- same time
and in the manner provided by the Charter for other officers of the
Corporation, and shall take the oath of office; he shall file in the
office of the Clerk of the City a written appointment of his deputy,
if he shall appoint one, and shall be subject to the general provisions
of the Charter relative to appointed officers.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                           121
Title VI.]                    INSPECTION OF FLOUR.                 [Chapter LVII1.
SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the Flour Inspector, whenever Duties of Flour
Inspector.
requested, and not otherwise, to inspect, weigh and brand all wheat
flour, rye flour and buckwheat flour to be used or sold in said City,
or sold or offered for sale for the purpose of exportation.
SEC. 4.  Each barrel of wheat flour shall be branded as follows, Flour to be
branded.
namely: If of a superior quality, " Superfine;" if of a second quality, " Fine;" if of a third quality, " Fine Middlings;" if of a fourth
quality, " Middlings."  And it shall also be branded with the weight
of the flour contained therein, and with the initials of the Christian,
and the whole of the surname, of the Inspector, together with the
words " City Flour Inspector, Detroit, Michigan."
SEC. 5.  It shall be the duty of the Inspector or deputy: first, Suspected barrels to be
to weigh such barrels as he shall suspect do not contain the full weighed.
weight, and if they do not contain the full weight, to brand them
with the word "Light;" second, to brand all barrels containing damaged flour with the word 1" Bad."
SEC. 6.  Said Inspector or Deputy Inspector shall be entitled to Fees.
receive, in advance, from the person requesting the inspection, for
weighing, inspecting, boring, plugging, and branding each barrel or
half barrel, three cents.
SEC. 7. Every person who shall alter or counterfeit any brand Penalty.
marks of the Inspector or deputy, made under the provisions of this
Ordinance, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed the sum of five
dollars for each and every barrel the brand of which shall be so altered or counterfeited, or by imprisonment not to exceed ninety days.
SEC. 8. Every person who shall put any flour into an empty Id.
barrel branded by said Inspector, and offer the same for sale in such
barrel, without first cutting out the brand, shall be punished by a fine
not to exceed the sum of five dollars for each and every such barrel,
or by imprisonment not to exceed ninety days.
SEc. 9.  rhe Deputy Flour Inspector may do all acts and Deputy to have
receive all fees which it is competent under this Ordinance for the power of
Inspector.
Inspector to do and receive.
16




122                         REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title VI.]             MANUFACTURE AND SALE 0F BREAD.               [Chapter L1X.
CHAPTER LIX.
OF THE MANUFiACTURE AND SALE OF BREAD.
[Chapter Thirty-three of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
Bakers to ob-    SECTION 1.  It shall not be lawful for any person to uise or carry
tain permits.
permits.  on the trade or business of a baker, either in person or by employing
any other person to use or carry on the said trade or business, under
his or her direction, or for his or her profit or benefit, within said City,
without having obtained from the Common Council a permit for that
purpose, under a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.
How obtained.    SEC. 2.  Every person desirous to use or carry on said trade or
business, shall make application, in writing, to the Common Council,
setting forth the street and house in which he or she intends to'carry
on said trade or business, and shall accompany such application with
a recommendation, signed by at least twelve respectable householders
of said City, certifying that such person is qualified to carry on said
business, and that he or she is of good fame and correct and orderly
deportment and behavior.
Clerk to deliver  SEC. 3.  If the Common Council shall grant such application,
permit if
granted.    the Clerk shall deliver such person a permit for the purpose aforesaid,
for which he shall be entitled to receive fiom such person the sum of
twenty-five cents; and the said permit shall be in foree till the second
Tuesday in March then next ensuing.
Bread to be      SEC. 4.  All bread manufactured by the bakers of this City for
made of good
flour.      sale, shall be made of good and wholesome flour or meal, into loaves
of one pound and two pounds avoirdupois weight, and every loaf of
such bread shall be marked with the numbers indicating the weight
of such loaf, and also with the initial letters of the name of the
baker thereof; and if any baker or other person shall offer or expose
for sale any bread made of unwholesome materials, or- anybr1ead not
so marked, except as aforesaid, every such bsalke'r or other person so
offending shall forfeitR -and pay for each loaf, a sum not exceeding
twenty-five dollars.
Penalty for sell-  SEC. 5.  If any baker shall make for sale, or shall sell or expose
ing bread under for sale, any bread that shall be deficient in weight, according to the




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                           123
Title VI.]              MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF BREAD.              [Chapter LIX.
requisitions prescribed in the preceding section of this chapter, he
shall forfeit and pay for every such offence the sum of ten cents for
every ounce that such bread shall be deficient in weight: Provided,
always, That such deficiency in the weight of such bread shall be
ascertained by the Inspector of Bread, by weighing or causing the
same to be weighed in his presence, within eight hours after the same
shall have been baked, sold or exposed for sale: And provided
further, That whenever any allowance in the weight shall be claimed
on account of any bread having been baked, sold or exposed for sale
more than eight hours as aforesaid, the burden of proof in respect to
the time when the same shall have been baked, sold or exposed for
sale, shall devolve upon the defendant or baker of such bread.
SEC. 6.  The City Marshal shall, ex officio, be Inspector of Bread, Marshal to be
Bread I nspecand it shall be his duty, and he is hereby authorized and required, tor.
from time to time, and not less than once in each month, at all seasonable hours, to enter into, and inspect and examine every baker's
shop, storehouse or other building where any bread is or shall be
baked, stored or deposited, or offered for sale, and to inspect and examine all bread found therein, and also to stop, detain and examine
in any part of the said City, any person or persons, wagons or other
carriages carrying any loaf of bread, and weigh the same, and (letermine whether the same are in violation of the true intent and meaning
of this chapter; and if the said Inspector shall find any bread not
comformable to the directions herein contained, or any part of them,
he shall make complaint thereof for the purpose of having such person prosecuted according to law.
SEC. 7. Any person or persons who may obstruct or in any man- Penalty for obstructing Marner impede or wilfully delay any person legally qu.alified, in the shalinspecting.
execution of his duties under this act, either by refusing to him or
delaying his entrance or admission into any of the places above mentioned, or by refusing or omitting to stop their wagon or carriage as
aforesaid, or in any other manner whatsoever, so that the due execution of this act or any part of it may be impeded or ob.strucid,
every such person shall, for every such offence, on conviction thereof
before the Recorder's Court, forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding
fifty dollars, and costs of prosecultion; and,'further, his, her or their
license as a baker, if any has been granted to such person, shall be
forfeited,




124                        REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title VI.]              INSPECTION AND GAUGING OF OILS.            [Chapter LX.
C HAPTER LX.
OF THE INSPECTION AND GAUGING OF OILS.
[Ordinance approved April 18, 1861.]
Appointment of    SECTION 1. That there shall be one Inspector and Gauger of
Gath and bofnd Oils and other Liquids in said City, to be appointed by the Common
Council, who shall take the oath of office and file a bond in the sum
of one thousand dollars, in the same, manner as other officers of the
Corporation.
Duties.          SEC. 2.  It shall be the duty of said Inspector and Gauger to
inspect all oils and other liquids to be used or sold in said City, or sold
or offered for sale for the purpose of* exportation; and for that purpose he shall provide himself with the most approved instruments
for ascertaining the capacity of a barrel or other cask or vessel, and
when called upon for that purpose, immediately attend with the same
in any part of the City, and there inspect and ascertain the contents
of any barrel or other cask or vessel of oil or liquids.  He shall
mark on such barrel or other cask or vessels the true quantity, in wine
gallons, contained therein, with the name of such Inspector.
SEa. 3. Said Inspector and Gauger shall, for services performed
by him, be entitled to receive from the person or persons calling upon
or employing him as aforesaid, compensation respectively as follows,
viz: for inspecting and gauging a single barrel or other cask or vessel
of oil or other liquids, ten cents; when the number of barrels or
casks inspected and gauged in one parcel exceeds one and is less than
five, for each barrel or other cask or vessel, seven cents; and when
the number in one parcel exceeds five, for each barrel or other cask
or vessel, five cents.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                           125
Title VI. ]                    PEDDLING OF MEAT.                    [Chapter LXI.
C HAPTER LXI.
OF THE PEDDLING OF MEAT.
[Ordinance approved January 2, 1862.]
SECTION 1.  No person shall peddle, sell, or offer for sale, from Meat inwagons,
etc., shall not
any wagon, cart or vehicle, in or about the Public Markets, or in any be sold without
license.
street of the City of Detroit, any beef, pork, mutton or other meats,
except venison, by the carcass or quarter, without a license from the
Mayor, as hereinafter provided.  This section shall not be construed
to require any farmer, who shall sell or offer for sale any meat which
shall have been fatted and killed by him, to take out a license, as
provided in the next section.
SEC. 2.  The Mayor is hereby authorized to license any person Peddlers of
meat may be
to follow the business of a peddler or hawker of meat, on such per- licensed.
son paying into the treasury the sum of twenty-five dollars, and
executing a bond to the City of Detroit, with one or more sureties,
in the penal sum of one hundred dollars, and conditioned that such
person shall faithfully observe the provisions of the Charter and Ordinances of the Corporation.
SEC. 3.  Any violations of the provisions of this Ordinance Penalty.
shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars, and
costs of prosecution; and the offender may be sentenced to be imprisoned in the Detroit Iouse of Correction until the payment
thereof: Provided, however, That the term  of such imprisonment
shall not exceed the period of six months.
SEC. 4.  This Ordinance shall take effect fiom  and after its
passage.




126                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title V1.]               SALE OF WOODCOCK AND OTHER GAME.              [Chapter LXII.
CHAPTER LXII.
OF THE SALE OF WOODCOCK AND OTHER GAME.
[Chapter Twenty-nine of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
When wood-        SECTION 1.  It shall not be lawful for any person to offer for
cock, partridges, etc.,  sale, or sell within the limits of the City of Detroit, or bring into
shall not be
sold.        the City, for the purpose of selling the same, or for any other purpose, any woodcocks killed between the first day of February and
the first day of July, in each year, or any quails, partridges or
pheasants, killed between the first day of March and the first day of
October, in each year.
Penalty.          SEC. 2.  Any person who shall expose for sale, or sell, or have
in his possession, for the purpose of selling the same, or for any other
purpose, within the limits of said City, any woodcocks, quails, partridges or pheasants, killed within the periods specified in the first
section of this chapter, shall forfeit and pay the sum of fifty cents
for each woodcock, quail, partridge or pheasant, to be recovered in
an action of debt before the Recorder's Court of said City, one-half
of which sum shall be paid, upon recovery, to the Treasurer of the
City of Detroit, and one-half to the person who shall sue and prosecute therefor.
CHAPTER  LXIII.
OF HAWKERS AND PEDDLERS.
[Ordinance approved Angust 2, 1861.]
Hawkers and       SECTION 1.  No person shall follow the business or occupation
Peddlers must
be licensed.   of a hawker or peddler, within the limits of the City of Detroit,
without a license from the Mayor.
Conditions of     SEC. 2.  The Macyor is hereby authorized to license any person
license.
to follow the business or occupation of a hawker or peddler, on his
paying into the City Treasury the sum  prescribed in the next section, and executing a bond to the City of Detroit in the penal sum




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                              127
Title VI.  HAWKEiPS AND PPEDDLERS.                                    [Chapter LXIII.
of one hundred dollars, with one or more sureties, conditioned that
the person licensed will faithfully observe the provisions of the Charter and Ordinances of the Corporation, as provided in power   sixtHy
three, of chapter five, of the City Charter.
SEc. 3.  Any person soliciting a license, shall pay therefor as License' ees.
follows:  If he intends to travel on foot, the sum  of five dollars;
if he intends to travel with one horse, or other animal, the sum of
ten dollars; and if he intends to travel with two or more horses, or
other animals, the sum of fifteen dollars.
SEC. 4.  This Ordinance is not intended  to  apply to any Ordinance not
to apply to memechanic of this State, selling, or offering for sale, any article of his chanics or sellers of vegetaown manufacture or construction, nor to any person selling, or offer- bles, etc.
ing for sale, any vegetables, berries, fruit, butter or eggs.
SEC. 5. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Penalty.
Ordinance, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars and
costs; andlin the imposition of any fine and costs, the" Court may
make a further sentence, that in default of the payment of such fine
and costs, the offender be imprisoned in'the Detroit House of Correction, or County Jail, for any period Qf time not exceeding six
months.
SEC. 6.  An Ordinance entitled "An  Ordinance relative  to
Hawkers and Peddlers," approved November 30, 1860, and all Ordinances, and parts of Ordinances, inconsistent with this Ordinance,
are hereby repealed.
SEC. 7.  This Ordinance shall take effect from  and after its
passage.
CHAPTER LXIV.'OF AUCTIONEERS.
[Ordinance approved iJuly 24, 1861.]
SECTION 1.  No person shall exercise the business or trade of Atctioneers
must be licensan Auctioneer, or sell property at public auction or outcry, without ed.
a license from the Mayor. This section shall not apply to any person
selling property by virtue of a legal process, or under a mortgage.7?,




128                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title VI. ]                         AUCTIONEERS.                      [Chapter LXIV.
ygr mantycenses.  SEC. 2.  The Mayor is authorized to grant a license to any
resident of Detroit, of good character, or to any non-resident or
transient person, of good character, on the conditions prescribed in
the following section.
Bond and          SEC. 3.  Any resident, applying for a license, shall, before the
issuing thereof, pay into the City Treasury the sum of ten dollars,
and execute a bond to the Corporation in the sum of five hundred
dollars, with  two  sufficient  sureties, conditioned  for a faithful
observance of the Charter and Ordinances of the City. If he be a
non-resident, he shall, before the issuing of the license, pay the sum
of ten dollars for each and every day he proposes to sell, and execute
a similar bond as hereinbefore prescribed for residents.
Salesmen need     SEC. 4.  This Ordinance shall not be construed to require any
not be licensed.
licensed Auctioneer to take out a license for any person whom he
may employ as a salesman.
Bellmen prohi-    SEC. 5.  No bell or crier shall be used to collect bidders at any
bited.
dauction.
Not lawfll to     SEC. 6.  It shall be lawful for any Auctioneer to sell on ally
sell certain
articles on  wharf, or in any street, the following articles, to wit:  Molasses,
wharves or on
streets,.    oils, wines, or any other liqucrs or liquids, the sale of which is
authbrized by law, contained in half barrels, barrels, casks,'hogsheads, or other vessels, ship furniture and tackle, carriages, farming
utensils, household furniture, and goods or merchandise, in packages
or parcels, which shall weigh one hundred pounds:  Provided, however, That such Auctioneer shall not obstruct or encumber any
wharf or street, so as to interfere with travel.
Penalty.          SEC. 7.  Any violation of the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars and
costs; and in the imposition of any fine and costs, the Court may
make a further sentence, that in default of the payment thereof,
within a time to be fixed in such sentence, the offender be imprisoned
in the Detroit House of Correction, or County Jail, for any.period of
time not exceeding six months.
SEC. 8.  Chapter thirty-two, of the Compiled Ordinances of
1859, and "An Ordinance relative to licensing Auctioneers," approved November 18, 1859, are hereby repealed.
SEC. 9.  This Ordinance shall take effect from  and after its
passage.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                           129
Title VI.]                     PAWNBROiKERS                         [Chapter LXV.
CHAPTER LXV.
OF PAWNBROKERS.
[Ordinance approved December 21, 1861.]
SECTION 1.  No person shall engage in the business of a Pawn- Pawnbrokers
must be licensbroker, in the City of Detroit, without a license from the Mayor, as ed.
hereinafter provided.
SEc. 2.  The Mayor is hereby authorized to grant a license to Conlditions of
license, and
any person of good character, to engage in the business of a Pawn- license fee.
broker in the City of Detroit, on his paying into the City Treasury
the sum of fifty dollars, and executing a bond to the City of Detroit,
in the penal sum of one thousand dollars, with one or more sufficient
sureties, to be approved by the Mayor, conditioned that lie will
faithfully observe the provisions of the Charter and Ordinances of
the City, as provided in subdivision sixty-three, of chapter five, of
the Charter of the City of Detroit.
SEC. 3.  No person licensed as a Pawnbroker, under this Ordi- Not more than
one shop to be
nance, shall, by virtue of one license, keep more than one house, kept under one
license.
shop, or place for taking goods in pawn.
SEC. 4.  Every person licensed under this Ordinance, shall Pawnbrokers to
cause'his name, or the name of the firm, with the words " Licensed
Pawnbroker," to be printed in large, legible characters, and placed
over the outside of the door of his shop, or place of business.
SEc. 5.  Every Pawnbroker shall keep a book, in which shall To keep book.
be legibly written, at the time of each loan, an accurate description
of the goods, article or thing pawned, the time of pledging the same,
the amount of money loaned thereon, the rate of interest to be paid
on such loan, the time within which such pawn is to be redeemed,
and the name and residence of the person pledging the said goods,
article or thing; and when any watch is pledged with any Pawnbroker, he shall also write in such book the number and name. of the
maker thereof; and where jewelry, or gold or silver articles of any
kind are pledged, he shall note in such book all letters or marks
inscribed thereon; and whenever any goods, article, or thing of any
kind, shall be sold at auction, as hereinafter provided, the date of
17




130                         REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title VI.]                         PAWNBROKERS.                      [Chapter LXV.
such sale, the amount for which the same was sold, and the name
of the purchaser thereof, shall also be entered in such book.
To deliver re-   SEC. 6.  Every Pawnbroker shall, at the time of making any
ceipt.
loan, and receiving any article in pledge therefor, deliver to the person from whom he received it, a memorandum, in writing, signed by
him, containing the date and amount of such loan, the rate of interest
to be paid thereon, the time within which such article is to be
redeemed, with a description of the same, as provided in the preceding
section.
Entry Book to    SEC. 7.  The book provided for in section five of this Ordibe open to inspection of   nance shall, at all times, be open to the inspection of the Mayor,
Mayor, Marshal
and Chief of  City Marshal, or Chief of Police.
Police.
Pawnbrokers'     SEC. 8.  No pawnbroker shall sell any article or thing which
sales to be advertised.   may have been left with him  in pledge, until the same shall have
remained in his possession at least two months beyond the time in
which the same was to have been redeemed, and the sale of the same
shall be at public auction, after being advertised for at least ten
days, in two daily City papers, to be conducted by a licensed auctioneer of the City of Detroit, and not otherwise.
Surplus of pro-  SEC. 9.  The surplus money, if any, arising from  any sale, as
ceeds of sale
to be returned provided in the preceding section, after deducting the amount of the
to pledger.
loan, interest and charges due on the same, shall be paid over by
such Pawnbroker to the person who would have been entitled to
redeem such article if no sale had taken place; and if the owner of
such surplus money shall not call for the same within one month
after such sale, the same shall be paid into the City Treasury.
To notify City   SEC. 10  It shall be the duty of all Pawnbrokers, licensed
Marshal or
Chief of Police under this Ordinance, on receiving information that any article or
of lost or stolen
articles    thing left with them  in pledge has been lost or stolen, to notify, in
pledged.    writing, the City Marshal, or Chief of Police, of the fact, giving the
name of the person from whom they received the same, and the time
when it was received.
Not to purchase  SEC. 11.  No Pawnbroker shall purchase-anfy article or thing
articles offered
for pledge.    offered to him as a pledge.
Not to receive   SEC. 12.  No Pawnbroker shall receive in pledge any article or
pledges from
druinfants or    thing from any person under sixteen years of age, or who is intoxicated, or an habitual drunkard.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                          131
Title VI.]                      PAWNBROKERS.                     [Chapter LXV.
SEC. 13.  No Pawnbroker shall, knowingly, take from  any lNorferoanyr
apprentice, or servant, any article or thing offered by them in pledge, Servants.
without first ascertaining that such article or thing is the property of
the person so offering the same in pledge.
SEC. 14. Any violation of, or failure to comply with the pro- Penalty.
visions of this Ordinance, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
one hundred dollars, and costs; and the offender may be sentenced
to be imprisoned, until the payment thereof, in the Detroit House of
Correction, for a term not exceeding six months.
SEC. 15.  An Ordinance of the City of Detroit, approved
March 7th, 1861, entitled "An Ordinance to regulate and license
Pawnbrokers," and all other Ordinances and parts of Ordinances
inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed.
SEc. 16. This Ordinance shall take immediate effect.




132                        REVISED ORDINANCES, OF
Title VII. ]                   BOARD OF HEALTH.                  [Chapter LXVI.
TITLE VII.
OF THE PUBLIC  HEALTH.
CHAPTER LXVI.
OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
[Ordinance approved June 20, 1861.]
Who shall con-   SEcTION 1.  The Chairman of the Committee on Health, the
stitute the
BoardofHealth. Aldermen of each Ward, whose terms of office will soonest expire,
with two of the City Physicians, and two other physicians, to be
designated by a vote of the Common Council, shall be, and are
hereby constituted a "Board of Health," in and for the City of
Detroit, with the powers and duties hereinafter prescribed, and any
five of them  shall constitute a quorum  for the transaction of
business.
Who shall be     SEC. 2.  The Chairman of the C ommittee on Health shall
President.
be the President of the Board of Health, and preside at its meetings.
Mleetings to be  SEC. 3.  The Board of Health shall meet at the City Hall at
held at City
I-Iall. City Clerk such times as they may deem proper.  The City Clerk shall be the
to be Clerk of
Board.      Clerk of the Board of Health, and shall keep regular minutes of- their
proceedings, in books to be provided for that plrpose.
Powers and du-   SEC. 4. The Board of Health shall have power, and it is hereby
ties of Board of
Health,     made their duty:
To mlke in-      1st. To make, and direct to be made, diligent inquiry with
qouiryiin resec t respect to all nuisances, of every description, in said City, which
are, or may be, injurious to the public health, and abate the same.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                             133
Title VII. I                      BOARD OF HEALTH.                    [Chapter LXVI.
2d.  To stop, detain and examine, or to direct to be stopped, To stop and detain persons
detained and examined, every person coming from a place infected coming from
infected places.
with a pestilential or infectious disease, in order to prevent the introduction of the same into this City.
3d. To cause any person, not a resident of this City, who is To send away
infected persons
infected with any infectious or pestilential disease, to be sent back whoare nonto the place from whence he or she came, or to the pest-house or
hospital.
4th.  To cause any person, a resident of this City, who is Toremove infected persons
infected with any pestilential or infectious disease, to be removed to who are residents.
the pest-house or hospital, if, in the opinion of any two of the City
Physicians, the removal of such person is necessary for the preservation of the public health:  Provided, however, That such removal
can be effected with safety to the patient.
5th.  To destroy any furniture, wearing apparel, goods, wares, To destroy infected furniture,
or merchandise, or articles or property of any kind, which shall be clothing, etc.
exposed to, or infected with a contagious or infectious disease:
Provided, however, That such property shall be appraised by two
disinterested persons, in order that remuneration may be made
therefor by the Common Council.
6th.  To appoint, with consent of the Common Council, Health To appoint
Health InspecInspectors, with the power and duties hereinafter enumerated.          tors.
7th.  To rent proper houses, to be used for pest-houses and To rent'pesthouses.
hospitals.
8th.  To employ such nurses, officers, agents, servants or assist- To employ
ants, and provide the necessary furniture, medicines, articles and
necessaries, for the use of the pest-houses or hospitals, and the persons therein confined, as may be deemed necessary.
9th.  To require the occupant of any dwelling house. store, Torequiresigns
shop, or other building in which there shall be any person siclk with "smaltlPox" tobe maintained.
small pox, or varioloid, to put up and maintain, in a conspicuous
place, on the fiont of said dwelling house, store, shop, or other
building, a card or sign, to be furnished by the Board, on which
shall be written, or printed, in large letters, the words,- "'"SMALL
POX," and in case of the neglect or refusal of any person to comply
with such requirement, to remove the patient therein to the- pesthouse or hospital.




134                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title VII.]                       BOARD OF HEALTI.                    [Chapter LXVI.
To require        10th.'To make an order requiring any steamboat, or other
steamboats,
etc., to remove: vessel or craft, having on board any infected or diseased person or
from harbor.
property, not to enter the harbor, or to remove therefrom.
To exercise       11th.  To exercise a general supervision over the health of the
general sanitary supervi-   City, and to make, from time to time, such recommendations to the
sion.
Colnmon Council as they deem proper, to promote the cleanliness
and salubrity of the City.
To make rules     12th.  To make and determine the rules of its own proceedings.
and regulations.
To divide City    13th.  The Board of Health shall annually, and oftenel, if they
into Health Districts.      deem it necessary, divide the City into health districts.
To provide        14th.  The Board of Health shall provide and keep on hand a
" Small Pox"
signs.       supply of cards, marked  " SMALL POX," to be put upon any house in
which there may be a person sick of that disease or the varioloid;
and such cards, upon application, shall be furnished without charge.
Keepers of        SEC. 5.  The keeper of any tavern, boarding or public house,
taverns, etc., to
report to Board in which any inmate thereof shall be sick with small pox, varioloid,
of Health.
or other infectious or pestilential disease, shall forthwith report the
same to the Board of Health, or to some member, or to the Clerk
thereof; and the keeper or keepers aforesaid, if required by the
Board, shall close such house immediately, and keep it closed against
all lodgers and customers, until the patient is removed, and such
house is thoroughly cleansed and ventilated.
Physicians to     SEC. 6   Every physician, or person acting as such, who shall
report.      have a patient sick of the small pox, varioloid, or other infectious
and pestilential- disease, shall forthwith report the fact, in writing,
to the President of the Board of Health, together with the name, and
the street and number of the house where such patient is treated;
and the President shall report the same at the next meeting of the
Board.
Occupants of      SEC. 7.  It shall be the duty of the occupant of any dwelling
houses where
there is small house, or other building, in which there shall be small pox or variopox to maintain
signs.       loid, to put up and maintain, in a conspicuous place, on the-front of
such building, a card, or sign, to be furnished by the Board of
Health, on which shall be written or printed the words, " SMALL
POX," and such sign or card shall be kept on such building during
all the time any person so diseased shall remain therein; and no
person shall take down, injure or deface such card or sign.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                            13o
Title VII. ]                   BOARD OF HEALTH.                     [Chapter LXVI.
SEC. 8.  All persons having small pox, varioloid, or other con- Infected persons to be contagious or infectious disease, are hereby required to be kept closelv filled to their
dwellings.
confined within their respective dwellings, or places of abode, and no
person who has been confined with such disease, shall leave his or
her place of abode, and go about the City, until, in the opinion of
his or her physician, it can be done without danger of communicating
the disease to others.
SEC. 9. iNo person having the small pox, varioloid, or other Id. not to go
about City.
contagious disease, shall go about the City.
SEC. 10.  It shall be the duty of each Health Inspector:        Duties of
1st.  To ascertain any nuisance which may exist in his district, tethnors. pecand forthwith to report the same, in writing, to the Board.
2d. To enter upon the premises, and into the house of every
person in his district, as often as he shall deem  necessary, or the
Board of Health shall order, and to examine into the health, cleanliness, and number of persons inhabiting such house, and inspect the
cellars, vaults, privies and sewers on such premises.
3d.  To execute the orders and resolutions of the Boardc of
Health, in such manner as directed.
SEC. 11.  Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed to Expenditureof
Board of Health
authorize the Board of Health to expend a larger sum  than twenty- limited.
five dollars, without a prior resolution of the Common Council,
authorizing such expenditure.
SEC. 12.  All debts lawfully contracted by the Board of Health, Claims against
Board to be
shall be paid by the. City, in the same manner that other claims paid by City.
and demands against the City are paid.
SEC. 13.  No person shall bring, or cause to be brought into Infectedpersons not to he
the City of Detroit, any person infected with the small pox, varioloid, brought to City.
or any other infectious or pestilential disease.
SEC. 14.  The Board of Health, through its President, shall, Board of Health
to make
on the first Tuesday in each month, and oftener, if required, make monthly reports
to Common
a report to the Common Council, giving any information in their Council.
power in respect to the health and salubrity of the City, and alsa adetailed statement of what money has been expended by-tliem, and
for what purpose the same has been expended.
SEC. 15.  The pest-houses and hospitals of the City shall be To have supervision of pestunder the control and direction of the Board of Health.              houses and
hospitals.




136                         REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title Vii. ]                       CEMETERIES.                    [Chapter LXVII.
SEC. 16.  Chapter thirty-nine, of the Revised Ordinances of
1859, is hereby repealed.
Property taken   SEC. 17.  Whenever property of any description, as enumerated
by Board to be
paid for by    in subdivision five, of section four, shall be destroyed by order of the
Common Council.'Board of Health, the same shall be paid for by the Common Council, like other claims and demands against the Corporation.
Penalty.         SEC. 18.  Any violation of, or failure to comply with the provisions of this Ordinance, or failure or neglect to comply with any
of the. lequirements of the Board of Health, shall, on complaint to
the Recorder's Court, be punished by a fine not to exceed three
hundred dollars, and costs; and in the imposition of any such fine
and costs,.the Court may make a further sentence, that the offender
be imprisoned in the County Jail, or Detroit House of Correction,
until such fine and costs be paid: Provided, however, That the term
of such imprisonment shall not exceed the period of six months.
SEC. 19.  This Ordinance shall take effect immediately.
C HAPTER LXVII.
OF CEMETERIES.
[Ordinance approved July 10, 1861.]
Certain ceme-    SECTION 1. The Cemeteries known as Elmwood, Mount Elliott,
teries declared
public burial  and City Cemetery, are hereby declared to be public burial grounds;
grounds.
and no person or persons, societies or congregations, shall establish
or locate any other burying ground within the limits of the City
of Detroit.
Interments       SEC. 2.  No interments shall be made in any other place within
elsewhere prohibited.     the City of Detroit than the Cemeteries hereinbefore named, or such
other Cemetery or Cemeteries as may be hereafter established by resolution or ordinance of the Common Council.
Dimensions of    SEC. 3.  The grave for an adult shall -bee at least six feet deep;
graves.
and for a child at least five feet deep.  This section shall apply to all
Cemeteries within the City of Detroit.
Walks, etc., in  SEC. 4.  No person shall obstruct any walk or alley in the City
cemeteries not
to be ob-   Cemetery.
structed.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                           137
Title VII. ]                      CEMETERIES.                     [Chapter LXVII.
SEC. 5. The Common Council shall designate suitable lots in the Interments of
strangers and
City Cemetery for the interment of deceased strangers and poor poor persons.
persons.
SEC. 6.  On application to the Director of the Poor, with sat- Interments at
expense of City.
isfactory proof that the deceased left no means with which to pay
funeral expenses, the corpse shall be buried at the expense of the
City, and the Director of the Poor shall give an order, commanding
the City Sexton to dig a grave, furnish a suitable coffin, place the
body in the coffin when directed, convey the body to the Cemetery
in the City hearse, and decently inter it.  For furnishing the coffin
and performing the services herein enumerated, the Sexton shall receive the sum  of eight dollars, to be paid like other claims and
accounts against the City.  [As amended by Ordinance approved
April 2, 1863.]
SEC. 7.  The City Sexton shall have charge of the City Cem- Duties of City
Sexton.
etery, and it shall be his duty:
1.  To keep and preserve the grounds, buildings, fences, enclosures, and other property of the City Cemetery, in repair.
2.  He shall report from  time to time to the Common Council
any repairs which he may deem necessary.
3.  He shall make complaint to the Recorder's Court for any
trespasses or injuries done to the tombstones, monuments, fences,
enclosures, or other things, erected within said Cemetery.
4.  He shall keep the alleys, walks and avenues of the Cemetery free from bushes, weeds or other obstructions.
5. The City Sexton and his employees, and by his direction
alone, shall have the right to dig or open graves in the City Cemetery.  [As amended by Ordinance approved April 2, 1863.]
SEC. 8.  Any person wishing to purchase a lot, half lot, or Sale of lots in
City Cemetery.
single grave, in the Cemetery of the City, may do so by paying the
Controller such sum as may be fixed by a resolution of the Council;
and the Controller is hereby authorized to execute deeds for such lots
under the seal of the Corporation.
SEC. 9.  The money received by the Controller for lots, as Proceeds of
such sales to be
provided in the last section, shall be by him  immediately paid over paid over to
City Treasurer,
to the City Treasurer; and such money shall constitute a fund by etc.
itself, to be used, under the direction of the Council, in keeping in
repair the City Cemetery.
18




138                         REVISED ORDiNANCES OF
Title VII. ]                       CEMETERIES.                   [ Chapter LXVII.
Duty of City     SEC. 10.  The City Sexton shall, on application, perform  any
Sexton.
or all of the services enumerated in clause six, of section seven, of
this Ordinance, and shall not improperly treat any dead body, or
neglect to perform any of his duties as enumerated herein.
Salary.          SEC. 11.  The Sexton shall receive a salary of two hundred
dollars.  HRe may be removed at any time by the Mayor.  [As
amended by Ordinance approved April 2, 1863.]
Sexton to keep   SEC. 12.  The City Sexton, and the Sextons or Superintenregister.    dents of Elmwood and Mount Elliott Cemeteries, shall each keep a
register, to be provided by the City, of all persons buried in each of
saidcl Cemeteries, giving in alphabetical order the name of the deceased, age, color, sex, occupation, place of birth and residence, the
disease or manner and time of death, and the number of the lot in
which the body was buried; which register shall be kept in the office
of the City Clerk.  And the Sextons or Superintendents aforesaid
shall, on Monday of each week, in the forenoon, record in the said
register, in the manner herein provided, the burials which have been
made since their last report.
Trespasses in    SEC. 13.  No person shall commit any trespass, by destroying,
Cemeteries prohibited.    injuring or defacing any grave, vault, tombstone, monument, enclosure, building, fence, basin, fountain, bridge, seat, tree, flower, shrub,
or other thing belonging to any Cemetery.
Penalty.         SEC. 14.  Any violation of' or failure to comply with the provisions of this Ordinance, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
one hundred dollars, and costs; and in the imposition of any such
fine and costs, the Court may make a further sentence, that in default
of the payment thereof, within a time to be fixed in such sentence,.
the offender be committed to the County Jail or Detroit House ofCorrection, for any period of time not exceeding six months.
Appointment      SEC. 15.  The City Sexton shall be appointed by the Common
and term of
office of City  Council, on the nomination of the Mayor, and shall hold his office
Sexton.
for one year, or until his successor is appointed.
SEC. 16.  Chapter forty of the Revised Ordina nces of 1859,
and all Ordinances inconsistent herewith, -are hereby repealed.
SEC. 17. This~Ofrdinance shall take effect from and after its
passage.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                             139
Title VII.]                         NuISANCES.                     [Chapter LXVIII.
CHAPTER LXVIII.
OF NUISANCES.
[Ordinance approved June 22, 1861.]
SECTION 1. No person shall, himself, or by another, throw, Nuisances in
streets and
place, deposit, or leave in any street, highway, lane, alley, public pubhlic.places
space or square, any animal or vegetable substance, dead animal, fish,
shells, shavings, dirt, rubbish, excrement, filth, ordure, slops, unclean
or nauseous water or liquor, hay, straw, ashes, cinders, soot, offal,
garbage, swill, or any other article or substance whatever, which may
cause any noisome, offensive or unwholesome smell.
SEC. 2.  No distiller, soap-boiler, tallow-chandler, dyer, ma- Dischartgses
chinist, or other person, shall himself, or by another, discharge out of houses, soap
factories, etc.,
or from any still-house, soap or candle factory, dye-house, work shop, prohibited.
factory, machine shop, dwelling house, kitchen or other building, any
foul or nauseous liquid, water or other substance, into or upon any
highway, street, lane, alley, public space or square, or into any adjacent lot or ground.
SEC. 3.  No person shall keep, place or have, on or in any pri- Nuisances in
private houses,
vate house, lot or premises in this City, or within one mile distant etc.,prohibited.
therefrom, any dead carcass, putiid, offensive, or unsound beef, pork,
fish, hides, skins, bones, horns, stinking or rotten soap grease, tallow,
offal, garbage,- or other animal or vegetable matter or substance,
which may cause any unwholesomre, noisome or offensive smell.
SEC. 4   When any dumb animal shall die within the limits of Dead animals
to be removed.
the City of Detroit, the owner, or person in possession of it, shall,
within twelve hours thereafter, cause the carcass to be removed to
the place provided by the Common Council, or one mile beyond the
City limits.
SEC. 5. No owner or occupant of any grocery, cellar, tallow- Nuisanees in
groceries, etc.,
chandler's shop, soap, candle, starch or glue factory, tanneryy-b-tcbher prohibited.
shop, slaughter house, stable, barn, privy, sewer, or other building
or place, shall allow any nuisance to exist or remain on his or her
premises.




140                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title VII.]                         NUISANCES.                     [Chapter LXVIII.
Livery stables    SEC. 6.  The keeper of any livery or other stable shall keep
to be kept
clean.       the stable and stable yard clean, and shall not permit, between the
first day of June and the first day of November, more than two cartloads of manure to accumulate in or near the same, at any one time.
Carriages not     SEC. 7.  NO person shall, himself, or by another, wash or clean
to'be washed
in streets, etc. any carriage or horse, on any street, sidewalk, or other public space,
nor suffer the water used for such purposes to flow over any sidewalk,
street or public space.
Places for        SEC. 8.  Every person slaughtering beeves, sheep, or other
slaughtering to
be paved and  animals, within the City limits, shall cause the house, yard or place
cleaned.
where such killing is done, to be provided with a tight plank floor,
or to be paved with brick or stone; and, if paved, the earth below
shall be sufficiently solid to prevent its becoming the receptacle of the
filthy or offensive matter; such floor or pavement shall be so constructed as to carry off into a tub or reservoir all blood and offal.
At the end of each day, when killing has been done on the premises,
the same shall be thoroughly washed and cleansed, and the tubs or
vessels containing the blood and offal emptied.
Slaughter-        SEC. 9.  Every slaughtei' house in this City shall be whitehouses to be
whitewashed.  washed inside, at least once in each month, between the first day of
April and the first day of November.
Hides not to re-  SEC. 10.  No person shall allow any green or salted hides to remain in streets,
etc.         main on any street, sidewalk, or other open place within this City,
longer than one hour.
Offensive hand-   SEC. 11.  No person shall, himself, or by another, post or put
to bie posted. oup in any conspicuous place, or on any of the lamp posts, fences,
posts, hydrants, boxes, sidewalks, bridges or buildings within this
City, any card or handbill, advertising the place or means of curing
syphilitic or other secret diseases.
Handbills not     SEC. 12.  No person shall place, or in any manner fasten, any
to be posted on
public build-   placard, show bill or advertisement upon or against any public buildings, etc.
ing, or part thereof, or against any fence or enclosure belonging to
the City of Detroit.
Hogs not to be    SEC. 13.  No person shall collect or' confine hogs, in pens or
collected, etc.
otherwise, so as to bbcome offensive to his or her neighbor or neighbors.
Nuisances on      SEC. 14.  No person shall place, deposit, throw or keep, in any
docks and
wharves pro-  dock or wharf, or in the waters of the Detroit river, within the City
hibited.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                           141
Title VII.]                        NUISANCES.                    [Chapter LXVIII.
limits, any straw, hay, green boughs, manure, cord-wood, vegetables,
perishable substance, excrement, carcass, bones, horns, shells, meats,
hides, offals, garbage, or any unwholesome or decayed matter or thing
whatever.
SEC. 15.  Every dwelling house, store, manufactory, or shop Priiesto be
hereafter built in the City of Detroit, shall be provided with a suitable privy, the vault of which shall be walled up with two-inch plank,
brick or stone, and be sunk at least four feet below the level of the
earth.  The inside of such vault shall be at least one foot distant
from the line of every adjoining highway, street, lane, alley or lot;
and when there is a public sewer within one hundred feet of such
privy, it shall be so constructed as to be drained into such sewer.
SEc. 16. The Mayor, Aldermen of the City, and members of Construction of
privies.
the Board of Health, shall have the power, and it is hereby made
their and each of their duty, upon being satisfied that any store,
manufactory, shop, or dwelling house, as aforesaid, is not provided
with a suitable privy, as provided in tile last section, to notify, in
writing, the owner or occupant of such dwelling to construct such a
privy within twenty days from the date of the service of such notice;
and if such owner or occupant neglect or refuse to comply with the
requirements of such notice; within the time specified, the Common
Council may cause a suitable privy to be constructed for such dwelling
house, and the expense thereof shall be charged as a special tax or
assessment on the dwelling house; and the ground attached thereto,
to be levied and collected in the same manner as other assessments
imposed by authority of the Common Council.
SEC. 17.  No privy shall be emptied between the fifteenth day Emptying of
privies.
of June and the fifteenth day of September, unless by the written
permission of the Mayor, an Alderman, or a member of the Board
of Health. Privies shall be emptied between the hours of 10, P. M.,
and 3, A. M., and at no other time.
SEC. 18.  Any cart, wagon or other vehicle, used or intended Swill-carts, etc.,
to be covered.
to be used for the purpose of conveying swill, offal, garbage, excrement, ordure or night-soil, shall be perfectly tight and covered; so as
to prevent the contents thereof fircm leaking or spilling; and such
cart, wagon or other vehicle, when' not in use, shall not be allowed
to stand in any highway, street, lane, alley, public space or square.




142                        REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title V1I.]                      NUISANCES.                  [Chapter LXVIII.
Penalty.        SEC. 19. Any violation of the provisions of this Ordinance,
shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars, and
the costs of prosecution; and in the imposition of any fine and cost,
the Court may make a further sentence that the offender be imprisoned in the Wayne County Jail or the Detroit House of Correction,
until the payment thereof: Provided, however, That the period of
such imprisonment shall not exceed the term of six months.
SEC. 20. Chapter nine, of the Revised Ordinances of 1859, is
hereby repealed.
SEC. 21. This Ordinance shall take effect from and after its
passage.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                               143
Title VIII.].                      PUBLIC PEACE.                       [Chapter LXIX.
TITLE XVIII.
OF THE PUBLIC PEACE.
C HAPTER LXIX.
OF THE PUBLIC PEACE.
[Ordinance approved June 22, 1861.]
SECTION 1.  Any person found lying in wait, lurking or con- Lying in wait,
cealed in any building or premises, with intent to do mischief, pilfer, etc., prohibited.
or commit any crime or misdemeanor, shall be punished as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 2.  Any person or persons who shall make, or assist in Disturbances,
I'~~~  ~       etc., prohibited.
making, any noise, disturbance, or improper diversion, or any rout,
or riot, by which the peace and good order of the neighborhood are
disturbed, shall be punished as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 3.  All vagrants, mendicants, and drunken or disorderly Vagrancy, etc.,
persons, shall be punished as hereinafter provided.                     prohibited.
SEC. 4.  No person shall be guilty of any indecent or immoral Indecent language and
language, conduct or behavior, to'any person, in any street, lane, behaviorproalley, or elsewhere in said City.
SEC. 5.  Any person who shall, by talking, laughing, or other Disturbances in
places of
wise, interrupt the service in any place of Divine worship, shall be worship prohibited.
punished as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 6.  Persons shall not collect, or stand in crowds, in fiont Crowds in front
of churches
of any church or place of worship, during service.                      prohibited.




144                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title VIII. ]                   QUIET AND GOOD ORDER.                  [Chapter LXX.
Indecent expo-    SEC. 7.  No person shall make any indecent exposure of his or
sures prohibited.       her person, in the streets, lanes, alleys, markets, or public places of
said City.
Sales of ob-      SEC. 8.  No person shall show, sell, or offer for sale, or exhibit
scene pictures,
book.a, etc., pro- any indecent or obscene picture, drawing, engraving, book or pamhibited.
phlet.
Penalty.          SEC. 9.  Any violation of the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be punished by a fine not to exceed three hundred dollars, and
costs; and in the imposition of any fine and costs, the Court may
make a further sentence, that the offender be committed to the Detroit House of Correction, or County Jail, until such fine and costs
be paid: Provided, however, That the term  of such imprisonment
shall not exceed the period of six months.
SEC. 10. Chapters forty-four, forty-five, forty-six, forty-seven,
forty-eight and forty-nine, of the Revised Ordinances of 1859, are
hereby repealed, and, also, "An Ordinance relative to the Public
Peace and Quiet," approved March 31, 1860.
SEC. 11.  This Ordinance shall take effect from  and after its
passage.
CHAPTER LXX.
OF QUIET AND GOOD ORDER.
[Ordinance approved September 20, 1861.]
Opening of        SECTION 1.  No person shall keep open his or her store, shop,
places of business, theatrical ordinary, saloon, bar-rooin, beer hall, restaurant, pleasure garden,
representations. etc., on  victualingnhouse, billiard room, ball alley, grocery, or other place of
Sunday, prohi- 
bited.       business, pleasure or amusement, or give or make, or be present at,
or take part in, or permit, on any premises occupied by him or her,
any public diversion, show, theatrical representation, ball, dance,
gamne or play, on the first day of the week, call1d —Sunday.  This
section shall not be construed to prevent dirilggists from furnishing
medicines and prescriptions, nor to prevent the furnishing of meals
and lodging to travelers and boarders.  But nothing herein contained
shall authorize the furnishing of intoxicating liquors to any person
whatsoever.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                           145
Title VIII.]                  DISORDERLY HOUSES.                   [Chapter LXXI.
SEC. 2.  Any violation of the provisions of this Ordinance, Penalty.
shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars, and
costs; and in the imposition of any such fine and costs, the Court
may make a further sentence, that the offender be imprisoned in the
County Jail, or Detroit House of Correction, until the payment
thereof, for any period of time not exceeding six months.
SEC. 3. Chapter sixty-four, of the Revised Ordinances of 1859,
is hereby repealed.
SEC. 4.  This Ordinance shall take effect from  and after its
passage.
CHAPTE R LXXI.
OF DISORDERLY HOUSES.
[Ordinance approved December 21, 1861.]
SECTION 1. No person shall keep, within the limits of the Disorderly
houses prohiCity of Detroit, any house of ill-fame, house of assignation, or house bited.
for the resort of common prostitutes, or a disorderly saloon, barroom, tavern, beer hall, grocery, theatre, room, ordinary, house or
building of any kind.
SEC. 2.  Any person who shall violate the preceding section, Penalty,
shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars, and
costs of prosecution, and the offender may be sentenced to be imprisoned in the House of Correction until the payment thereof: Provided, however, That the term of such imprisonment shall not exceed
six months.
SEC. 3.  Chapter fifty, of the Revised Ordinances of 1859, and
all Ordinances, and parts of Ordinances, amendatory thereof, are
hereby repealed.
SEC. 4.  This Ordinance shall take immediate effect.
19




146                         REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title VIII.]                      NIGHT WATCH.  [Chapter LXXII.
CHAPTER LXXII.
OF A NIGHT WATCH.
[Chapter Fifty-three of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
Mayor may        SECTION 1.  The Mayor of the City is hereby vested with full
organize a
Night Watch,  power and authority to establish and organize a Night Watch, in
and for said City, and for that purpose he may appoint as many
discreet and suitable persons as, in his opinion, the public safety
may require.  The persons appointed, as aforesaid, shall, before
entering on the performance of their duties, take an oath or affirmation that they will faithfully and honestly discharge the duties of
their office, to the best of their ability.
Dwties of        SEC. 2.  The members of said Watch, and each of them, are
Watch.
hereby authorized, and it shall be their duty, between the hours of
nine o'clock at night and the dawn of the succeeding morning, to
apprehend any and every person who shall be, reasonably suspected
of having committed any crime or misdemeanor, or who shall be
detected by'either of the memberis of said Watch in the violation of
any. of the Ordinances of said City, or of anll intent to commit any
crime or misdemeanor, and to detain such person until morning;
and thereafter, it shall be the duty of such Watch to report all
persons so apprehended to the Marshal of said City, who shall thereupon have the custody of all such persons, until discharged by due
course of laW,
Powers of        SEC. 3.  That the said Watch, and every member thereof,
Watchmen.
shall have power and authority, on reasonable ground of suspicion,
during the hours or period of watch, aforesaid, to enter in a peaceable
manner, or if resisted, (after demand mnade,) with force, into any
house, store, shop, grocery, or other building whatever, in said City,
in which any person or persons may be suspected to be for unlawful
purposes, and if any person or persons shall be found therein-"guilty
of ainyv crime or misdemeanor, or who may be' i:easonably suspected
thereof, the said Watch -to apprehend and keep in custody any such
person or persons, in manner as hereinbefore prescribed.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                           147
Title VIII. ]                    NIGHT WATCH.                     [Chapter LXXII.
SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of all persons in said City, when All persons to
assist Watchcalled upon by any member of said Watch, promptly to aid and men, when requested.
assist him in the execution of his duties; and if any person shall
neglect or refuse to give such aid and assistance, he shall, on conviction, forfeit a sum  not exceeding one hundred dollars, and costs
of prosecution.
SEC. 5   It shall be the duty of the Marshal of said City, to Duty of Marshal.
bring such persons, apprehended by said WvVatch, before the proper
authority, for examination, within a reasonable time; and all persons who shall resist, or in anv manner interfere with the members
of said Watch in the discharge of their duties, shall, on conviction,
forfeit a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, and costs of prosecution.
SEC. 6.  The Mayor shall have power to remove from  office Watchmen may
be removed.
any member of the WVatch, when, in his opinion, there shall be just
cause therefor.
SEC. 7.  All persons apprehended by said Night Watch, in the What to be
done with perperformance of their aforesaid duties, shall be confined in a room  in sons arrested.
the (City Hall, provided for that purpose, during the night in which
said person or persons shall be apprehended, subject to the custody
and control of said Marshal, whose duty it shall be to take such
person or persons, foi the purpose of examination, during the morning succeeding their arrest, before the Mayor or Recorder, or, in their
absence, one of the Aldermen of said City, who shall, as conservator
of the peace of said City, attend at the City Council room, at nine
o'clock, A. M., of each and every day, except Sunday, during the
continuance of said watch, for the purpose of hearing such examination:  Provided, That persons so apprehended during any Saturday
night, shall, on the following morning, be committed to the County
Jail, to be examined, as aforesaid, on the Monday following.




148                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title VIII.]               INJURIES TO PUBLIC PROPERTY.            [Chapter LXXIII.
CHAPTER LXXIII.
OF INJURIES TO PUBLIC PROPERTY.
[Ordinance approved September 28, 1863.1
Injuries to pub-  SECTION 1.  NO person shall destroy, injure, or in any manner
lic property
prohibited.    deface the City Hall, the Market Houses, water pipes, water screws,
hydrants, public school buildings, fire engine houses, fire apparatus,
hay scales, public pounds, public wharves, street lamps, lamp posts,
or any public building or property whatsoever, in the City of Detroit,
or the appurtenances, fences, trees, or fixtures, thereunto belonging
or appertainlmg.
Injuries to re-   SEC. 2.  No person shall injure any public reservoir, or break,
servoirs prohibited.       or enter the same, or throw  or deposit any substance therein, or
draw off any water therefrom, except in case of fire, or fcr the use of
the Fire Department, without authority from  the Common Council,
the Mayor of the City, or Chief Engineer of the Fire Department.
Injuries to       SEC. 3.  No person shall destroy, cut, or injure, ol in any way
shade trees,
etc., prohibited. deface any shade or ornamental tree, standing in any street, avenue,
public space, or square, in the City of Detroit.  This section shall
not be construed to prohibit any person, owning or occupying any
lot, in front of, or adjacent to, which there may be any shade or ornamental trees, from trimming the same.
Penalty.          SEC. 4.  Any person violating any of the provisions of this
Ordinance, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed the sum of five
hundred dollars, and costs, and the offender may be sentenced to be
imprisoned in the Detroit House of Correction until the payment
thereof, for a term not exceeding six months.
SEC. 5.  Chapters fifty-one and fifty-two, of the Revised Ordinances of 1857, and all Ordinances, and parts of Ordinances, inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                          149
Title IX.]     PRoCESS AND PROCEEDINGS IN THE RECORDER'S COURT, ETC. [Chapter LXXIV.
TITLE IX.
OF THE RECORDER'S COURT, AND  THE PUNISHMENT  OF
OFFENDERS.
CHAPTER LXXIV.
OF PROCESS AND PROCEEDINGS IN THE RECORDER'S COURT, AND THE
RECOVERY OF FINES.
[Chapter Fifty-four of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
SECTION 1. Upon complaint, on oath or affirmation, being When process
made to the Clerk of the Recorder's Court, that any person has fraomtheRe-d
Corder's Court.
violated any of the laws or Ordinances of said City, the Clerk shall cor
issue a capias ad respondendum, unless a summons be specially prescribed for the arrest of such person, and shall be returnable any day
in the present or ensuing term of said Court.
SEC. 2.  Before issuing such process, the Clerk may, if he shall When security
for costs may
deem it necessary, require the complainant to enter into a bond, with be required.
sufficient surety, to the City of Detroit, conditioned for the appearance
of the complainant at the term of' the Recorder's Court, at which
such process shall be made returnable, to give evidence against the
person or persons complained of by him; and if, upon trial, the
defendant shall be discharged, that the complainant shall pay-thecosts of prosecution, if so ordered by the said Court. And in his
discretion, said Clerk may require a sum not exceeding five dollars,
to be deposited with him by the complainant, to be applied to the




150                         REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title IX.]     PROCESS AND PROCEEDINGS IN THE RECORDER'S COURT, ETC.  [Chapter LXXIV.
payment of the costs, in case the complainant is so ordered to pay
the same.  [As amended by Ordinance approved October 16, 1863.]
Who to execute    SEC. 3.  It shall be the duty of the Marshal, or Constable, to
process.
whom  the writ shall be directed, to arrest the defendant therein
named, if he be found, who may give bail for his appearance, at the
time such writ shall be returnable, and in default thereof, the officer
shall take him  before any member of the Common Council, who
may commit, let to bail, or discharge the defendant, according to his
discretion.
Bond upon         SEC. 4.  The bail required in the preceding section, shall be by
arrest.
bond, payable to the City of Detroit, with at least one sufficient
surety, in a sum not less than fifty dollars, and not more than double
the amount of the penalty provided in the By-law or Ordinance
which may be violated, and shall be conditioned for the due appearance of the defendant before the Recorder's Court, at the time such
writ shall be returnable, and that the defendant shall comply with
the judgment of the Recorder's (Court, and not depart without leave,
and, in the meantime, keep the peace towards all the good people of
said City:  Provided, That if such bail should be insufficient or
irresponsible, the officer taking the same shall be liable, in an action
of debt, for the amount thereof, to be recovered in the name of the
Corporation.
Execution to      SEC. 5.  Executions returnable at the next term, may issue.
issue against
body, goods,  upon any j udgment of the said Court, against the body, goods and
and real estate.
chattels of the defendant, or party prosecuted, (unless such party be
in actual custody, for the offence on which judgment was rendered,)
for the amount of such fine, and the costs of prosecution, which
execution may be levied upon the goods and chattels, or body of such
party, and all goods and chattels so levied upon, shall be sold in the
same manner, in all respects, that personal property is directed by
the lavws of this State to be sold, except that six days' previous'notice of sale shall be sufficient, and the officer levying.the'-same
shall return the execution at the next term of thee Recorder's Court,
with his doings thereon. And if such execution be returned unsatisfied, in whole or in part, an execution may be issued against the
real estate of such defendant, which shall be executed according' to
the laws of this State.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                            151
Title IX.]    PROCESS AND PROCEEDINGS IN THE RECORDER'S COURT, ETC.   [Chapter LXXIV.
SEC. 6.  If, in any trial, it shall appear to the Court that the When complainant to pay
complaint was willful or malicious, or without probable cause, or if costs.
the complainant does not appear and testify in the cause, the Court
may order and adjudge the complainalnt  (and if he has entered into
a bond, as required by this Ordinance, then him and his surety,) to
pay the costs of such prosecution, and thereupon an execution, as in
other cases, shall issue for the same.  But if a deposit in money has
been made, such costs shall be paid therefrom, and no execution
shall issue.  In all cases, the surplus of any money deposited for
costs, after the payment of such costs, shall be returned by said
Clerk to the complainant.  [As amended by Ordinance approved
October 16, 1863.]
SEC. 7.  The Marshal and Constables, once in each month, and Constable's
and Marshal's
whenever it can be done, at least three days' prior to the term of the returns.
Recorder's Court, shall return to the Clerk of said Court all process issued out. of said Court, with  their doings in each case
endorsed thereon, and shall also, at such times, pay over all moneys
collected by them, in pursuance of such process, to the said Clerk.
And if any such officer shall neglect or refiuse to comply with the
provisions of this section, or shall knowingly do any other act inconsistent with the just and faithful dlischarge of his duties, he shall, on
conviction, be liable to pay a penalty not exceeding one hundred
dollars, and  costs of prosecution.   [As amended by Ordinance
approved October 16, 1863.]
SEC. 8.  The Clerk shall receive all fines and costs that are Clerk toreport
mnionthly to
paid without the issuing of process for collection, and he shall, once Council.
in each month, make a report to the Common Council of all the particulars and, business of the Recorder's Court, the number of' persons
tried, and the amount of fines and costs of each term, and the amount
collected and paid into his hands; and he shall immediately pay over
to the City Treasurer all moneys by him  received, belonging to the
Corporation, together with all witness or jurors' fees, on hand, and
shall take from  the Treasurer a receipt therefor, which, when presented to and countersigned by the Controller, shall be a suffiaieit
voucher to said Clerk for such payments.  [As amended by Ordinance
approved October 16, 1863.]
SEC. 9. If any person or persons knowingly or willfully obstruct, Penalty for
obstructing
resist, or oppose the Marshal or any of the Constables of said City, officers.




152                         REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title IX. 1   PloOCESS AND PROCEEDINGS IN THE RECORDER'S COURT, ETC.  [Chapter LXXIV.
or other person or persons duly authorized in serving, or attempting
to serve, any writ or process, rule or order, issued out of said
Recorder's Court, or while executing or carrying into effect any order,
rule or determination of the Common Council of said City, or shall
resist or impede any person duly authorized, or any member of the
Common Council of said City, in the performance.of any of their
duties or powers, or if any person shall aid or assist any person
legally in custody, to escape, or conceal him after the escape, every
person offending in the premises, shall, on conviction before said
Recorder's Court, be punished by fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars, and costs.
Duty of officers  SEC. 10.  If any officer shall arrest any person, at a time that
when it is not
convenient to  may be inconvenient to bring him  before any proper officer for an
bring prisoner
befori  Recorl- examination, the officer making the arrest may place such person in
er, Alderman,
etc.        the custody of the Jailor of the County of Wayne, and within fifteen
hours thereafter, he shall bring him  before some member of the
Common Council, ior examination, and if such officer shall neglect
to comply with the requirements of this section, he shall be liable to
pay all the expenses of keeping such prisoner in jail: Provided,
That if the said period of fifteen hours shall terminate on the Sabbath
day, said examination shall be had during the forenoon of the next
ensuing Monday.
Duty of jailor.  SEC. 11.  The keeper of the Jail of the County of Wayne shall
not permit or suffer any person committed by virtue of a process of
the Recorder's Court, or other authority of said City, to leave or
depart from said Jail, without the permission of some member of the
Common Council, or the City Attorney, under the penalty of a sum
not exceeding one hundred dollars, and costs of prosecution.
Court may re-    SEC. 12.  Whenever any person is convicted, before the Require convicted
persons to give corder's Court, of any offence against the Ordinances of the City, it
recognizances
for goo dbeha- shall be competent for the Court to require from  the party so convior.                cmen                        r
victed a recognizance, with sufficient surety or sureties; in such sum
as the Court shall direct, conditioned for his —'r her good behavior,
for any period not ece-eding one year, and any violation of the
Ordinance under which the party wvas convicted, shall be deemed a
breach of such recognizance.  The Court may also order such party
to be committed to the House of Correction, till such recognizance
is given.  [This section added by Ordinance approved Oct. 16, 1863.]




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                             153
Title IX.]                OF FEES IN THE RECORDER'S COURT.           [Chapter LXXV.
CHAPTER LXXV.
OF FEES IN THE RECORDER S COURT.
[Ordinance approved July 10, 1861.]
SECTION 1.  Officers and jurors, for duties performed in the Fees.
Recorder's Court, in street opening and City Ordinance cases, shall
receive the following fees:
1st.  For serving a warrant, or other process, for the arrest of For serving
process.
any person, fifty cents.
2d.  For serving a subpoena, thirteen cents.                      For serving
subpoena.
3d.  For each person taken to piison, on final commitment, For commitment.
thirteen cents.
4th. For each arrest made without process, provided the For arrest.
Court shall determine that such arrest was for probable cause, fifty
cents.
5th. For every mile actually and necessarily traveled beyond For travel.
the City, in serving process, six cents.
6th. For each day's attendance, as a juror, in the trial of cases, For attendance
as juror in trial
one dollar and fifty cents, and seventy-five cents for each half day.   of causes.
7th. For every day actually and necessarily employed, as a For attendance
as juror in
juror, in the matter of opening, widening,. extending, or vacating street opening
streets, alleys, etc., one dollar and fifty cents; and for each half day
actually and necessarily employed, seventy-five cents,
SEC. 2.  No fees shall be paid to witnesses.                      nessees to witSEC. 3.  Officers serving process for a defendant, may demand Fees maybe
required in adand receive his fees in advance.                                       vance.
SEC. 4. The Clerk of said Court, at the end of each term Payment of
fees.
thereof, shall deliver to each officer and juror a certificate, specifying
the services of such officer or juror, and the amount due him. Such
services shall be paid for by the City, in the same manner as Qother
claims and demands against the Corporation:  Provided, however,
That the Clerk of said Court shall have the right to swear the foreman, or any member of the jury, in the matter of opening, widening,
vacating or extending a street, alley, etc., as to the time actually and
necessarily employed by such jury.
20




154                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title IX.]                   IMPRISONIENT OF OFFENDERS.            [Chapter LXXVI.
SEC. 5.  Chapters fifty-five and fifty-six, of the Revised Ordinances of 1859, and all Ordinances inconsistent with this Ordinance,
are hereby repealed.
SEC. 6.  This Ordinance shall take effect from  and after its
passage.
CHAPTER LXXVI.
OF THE IMPRISONMENT OF OFFENDERS.
[Chapter Eighty of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
Powers of         SECTION 1.  Whenever, by the terms of any Ordinance of said
Court relative
to persons con- City, it is provided that any person convicted of an offence, shall be
victed under
the City Ordi- imprisoned, said person may be confined either in the County Jail
nances.
of the County of Wayne, or in any Jail, Workhouse, House of Correction, or Alms House of said City, in the discretion of the Court.




TIHE CITY OF DETROIT.                       155
Title X.]                    FIRE DEPARTMENT.               [Chapter LXXV1I.
TITL' LE X
OF THE PREVENTION AND EXTINGUISHMENT OF FIRES.
C HAPTER LXXVII.
OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
[Ordinance approved December 1, 1863.]
SECTION 1. The Fire Department of said City shall consist of Who shall constitute Fire
a Fire Marshal, a Chief Engineer, two or more Assistant Engineers, Department.
and as many fire engine and hook and ladder companies and Fire
Wardens as the Common Council shall, from time to time, prescribe.
SEC. 2. The Chief and Assistant Engineers shall be appointed Appointment of
Chief and.
or nominated by ballot of the firemrnen, at the time and in the man- Assistant Engineers.
ner herein prescribed.  There shall be a meeting of the firemen
constituting the Fire Department of the City of Detroit, within the
meaning of section one of this chapter, on the second Monday of
April, in each year-the same to be held at the Council room in the
City Hall in said City, or such other place as shall be designated by
resolution of the Common Council of said City, for the purpose of
nominating a Chief and two Assistant Engineers. Such meeting
shall be called by resolution of the Common Council. The CGity
Clerk shall publish such call in two daily papers of the City of Detroit, for at least four days immediately preceding the time of such
meeting. At such meeting, the firemen shall, from their own members, choose a President, to preside over the same; also a Secretary
and two Tellers, who shall keep a record of the proceedings of such




156                         REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title X.]                       FIRE DEPARTMENT.                 [Chapter LXXVII.
meeting; and the President and Secretary shall certify to the Common
Council the appointment or nomination of the Chief and Assistant
Engineers, thus made.
Salaries of      SEC. 3.  The Chief Engineer thus appointed and confirmed by
Chief and Assistant Engi-  the Common Council, shall receive an annual salary of three hundred
neers.
dollars. The two Assistant Engineers shall receive an annual salary
of two hundred dollars each.  Said salaries payable monthly.
There shall be   SEC. 4. Until the Common Council shall, by resolution or
two Assistant
Engineers.    ordinance, otherwise prescribe, there shall be two Assistant Engineers, to be designated as the " First Assistant Engineer," and
" Second Assistant Engineer."
and AssistantChief    SEC. 5.  The Chief and other Engineers, upon an alarm of fire,
Engineers upon shall immediately repair to the place where said fire is, and the Asfire.
sistant Engineers shall report themselves to the Chief, or person
having command of the Department for the time being, and obey
Penalty.    his orders.  Any person willfully violating the provisions of this section, may be punished by fine, not to exceed one hundred dollars, or
by imprisonment, not to exceed three months.
Who shall be     SEC. 6.  The Fire Marshal and Chief Engineer shall have full
in command at
fires.      power, control and command over all persons whatever at fires; the
Chief Engineer shall station the engines and apparatus of companies,
and see to it that all persons belonging to the Fire Department do
the duties prescribed by law and ordinance.  And it shall be the
duty of the Chief Engineer to direct at all fires all such measures as
he shall deem most advisable for the extinguishment of said fires.
The Chief Engineer shall be in full command at all fires, and in his
absence, the Assistant Engineer, according to rank, shall command.
Penalty for ob- And any person who shall obstruct, hinder or resist him in the perstructing Chief
Engineer.    formance of his duties, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one
hundred dollars, and costs, or by imprisonment in the Detroit House
of Correction, not to exceed six months.
Who shall act    SEC. 7.  In case of the absence or sickness of the Chief Engiin the absence
of the Chief   neer, the First Assistant shall act as Chief Engineer; afid if the
Engineer.
First Assistant shall be absent or sick, then'thbe Second Assistant
shall act as Chief; and in case neither the Chief or other Engineers
are present at a fire, the Fire Marshal shall designate some fireman to
act as Chief, who, while thus acting at a fire, shall have the same




THE. CITY OF DETROIT.                           157
Title X.]                       FIRE DEPARTMENT.                 [Chapter LXXVII.
powers, and perform the same duties, and shall be, for all purposes
whatever, Chief Engineer for the time being.
SEC. 8.  The Chief Engineer shall wear a leather hat when on Chief Engineer
shall wear hat
duty, with the words " Chief Engineer " painted legibly thereon, and carry trumpet.
and shall carry a speaking trumpet.
SEC. 9.  The First Assistant Engineer shall wear a leather cap Also, Assistant
Engineers.
with the words "Engineer No. 1 " painted on the frontispiece thereof; and the Second Assistant shall wear a leather cap with the words
"Engineer No. 2 " painted on the frontispiece thereof; they shall also
each carry a speaking trumpet.
SEC. 10.  All persons who are now, or hereafter may be, em- Ringing of fire
ployed by the City to ring fire alarms, shall immediately on the alarms.
breaking out of a fire, ring the bells, and continue so to do during
ten minutes, unless the fire be sooner extinguished, under the penalty
of not exceeding ten dollars for every such omission: Provided, That
when a chimney only shall be on fire, either by day or night, said
bells may not be rung.
SEC. 11.  All persons who, at a fire, shall refuse to obey any Penalty for disobedience of
order or direction given by a person duly authorized to order or orders atfires.
direct, or who shall resist or impede any officer or other person in the
discharge of his duty, shall, in the absence of sufficient excuse, be
punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars.  The Fire Marshal, the Fire Marshal,
and others, may
Chief Eugineer, any Fire WTarden, Assistant Engineer, Foreman or make arrests.
Assistant Foreman of a Fire Company, may arrest any such person
and detain him  in custody until the fire -is extinguished, when the
person making the arrest shall make to the City Attorney the proper
complaints, under this section, against the person arrested.
SEC. 12.  If any person shall willfully injure, in any manner, Penalty for in-'  juring fire enany hose, fire engine, or other apparatus, or building containing the gines. hose, etc.
same, belonging to this City, the offender shall, fol every such offence,
forfeit and pay not to exceed the sum of five hundred dollars, or be
imprisoned, not to exceed one year, or both, in the discretion of
the Court; beside being liable to an action for the recovery of thedamages done.
SEC. 13.  It shall not be lawful for any person or persons, Penalty for
making or cirwithout reasonable cause, by outcry, or ringing the bells, or by pro- culating false
alaim of fire.
clainting fire, or by any other means whatsoever, to make or circulate,
or pause to be made or circulated, in any ward of the City of De



158                         REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title X.]                       FIRE DEPARTMENT.                 [Chapter LXXVII.
troit, any false alarm of fire; and the person or persons so offending
shall be punished by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by
imprisonment in the County Jail not exceeding sixty days.
Fire Marshal     SEC. 14.  It shall be the duty of the Fire Marshal, the Chief
and other
officers to nll-  and Assistant Engineers, and members of the Common Council, and
force this Ordinantce.     the City Marshals and Constables of said City, to enforce the provisions of this Ordinance.
Duties of hook   SEC. 15.  The hook and ladder and axe men shall, under the
and ladder and
axe men.    direction of the Chief Engineer or Fire Marshal, or in the absence of
the Chief Engineer or Fire Marshal, then under the direction of
either of the Assistant Engineers, or in the absence of all the Engineers, then under the direction of three members of the Common
Council, cut down and remove any building, erection or fence, for
the purpose of checking the progress of the fire.
Certain Fire     Sc  16   Fire Eno'
Certain Fire     SEC. 1s. 6 Fie Engine Companies Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and
Companies disbanded.     11 are hereby declared to be disbanded.
Fire'Marshal.   SEC. 17.  A Fire Marshal shall be appointed by the Common
Appointment,
term of office, Council, on the nomination of the Mayor, on the second Tuesday of
oath and bond..
January, in each year, who shall keep his office in such place as shall
be provided by the Common Council.  He shall, when so appointed,
continue in office for the term of one year, or until a successor is duly
appointed, confirmed and qualified.  He shall take the oath of office
prescribed by the Charter, and shall file with the Clerk of the City
a bond, in the su-m  of two thousand dollars, conditioned for the
faithful performance of his duty; which condition shall be in the language prescribed by the Charter for the official bonds of City officers.
Duties of Fire   SEC. 18.  It shall be the duty of the Fire Marshal, in all cases
Marshal...
of supposed incendiarism, to take such steps as, in his judgment, he
may deem expedient, to investigate the case and bring the offenders
to judgment.  The City Marshal, or his assistants, shall serve all
process which shall be issued by the Fire Marshal, and for such service shall receive the same fees as for serving similar process from the
Recorder's Court.
Id.              SEC. 19.  The Fire Marshal shall, once, in every week, examine
the condition of the fire engines and other apparatus, together with
the engine houses belonging to ttle Corporation, and report the same
to the Common Council, on the first Tuesday of each month.  He
shall keep a record in his office of all accidents by fire, which may




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                          159
Title X.]                      FIRE DEPARTMENT.                [Chapter LXXVII.
happen in the City, with the causes thereof, as well as can be ascertained, and the number and description of the buildings injured,
together with the names of.the owners or occupants; and once in
each year shall report the same to the Council.  He shall also report
to the Council, once in each year, the names and number of all the
members of the Fire Department, and the respective companies to
which they belong.
SEC. 20.  At all fires, the City Marshal, Assistant Marshals, Care of property at fires
Constables and Policemen, shall act as a Fire Guard, under the control and direction of the Fire Marshal.  It shall be the duty of the
Fire Guard to take charge and possession of all property removed
from buildings at fires, and to deliver the same to the Fire Marshal,
or, in his absence, to the Chief Engineer, to store or otherwise protect the same until it is claimed by the owner or owners, and upon
such claim to deliver up to the owner or owners, upon the payment
to the Fire Marshal of all expenses necessarily and actually incurred
in and about the care and protection of such property, and for which
a receipt shall be given by the Fire Marshal.  And the said Fire
Guard are hereby invested with all necessary authority for the purpose of taking charge and possession of such property; and it shall
be the further duty of said Fire Guard to prevent the hose from
being trodden on, and to keep all idle and suspected persons firom the
fire and its vicinity, and also to use all proper exertions within their
power for the preservation of property endangered at fires; and all
citizens are hereby enjoined and required to comply with the directions of any of said Fire Guard: Provided, Such directions be not
in opposition to the orders of the person having supreme control at
said fire.
SEC. 21.  The Fire Marshal shall be subject to be suspended Fire Marshal
may be sustemporarily by the Mayor, who, on making. any such suspension, pended.
shall forthwith report the same to the Council, with the reason for
such suspension; and the Council, thereupon, may either remove or
retain said Marshal, as to them shall seem best, upon a vote of a. najority of all the Aldermen elected.
SEC. 22.  It shall be the duty of the Fire Marshal to report to Further duties
of Fire Marthe Council all repairs, alterations or improvements, that will cost shal.
a sum exceeding ten dollars, that may be needed at any time to any
of the fire apparatus or engine houses, walks or fences surrounding




160                        REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title X.]                 STEAM FIRE ENGINE COMPANIES.        [Chapter LXXVIII.
the same; and when any repairs to the same are ordered by the
Council, it shall be his duty to cause the same to be repaired, and
shall superintend the same; and it shall also be his duty to superintend the erection of all engine houses that may be ordered by the
Council; it shall also be his duty to purchase all supplies required for
the use of the different Fire and Hook and Ladder and. Hose Companies of the City, when a requisition is made upon him by the Foreman
of the Company, and shall keep an accurate account of all such supplies, in the name of each Company, and shall report the total amount
of the same to the Council, on the first Tuesday of each month.
Fire Marshal     SEC. 23.  The Fire Marshal shall wear a badge when on duty,
shall wear
badge.      indicating his official character.
SEC. 24.  Chapter thirty-six, of the Compiled Ordinances of
1859, and all other Ordinances or parts of Ordinances inconsistent
herewith, are hereby repealed.
CHAPTER LXXVIII.
OF STEAM FIRE ENGINE COMPANIES.
[Ordinance approved November 22, 1861.]
Common Coun-     SECTION 1.  Whenever, in the opinion of the Common Council may establish Steam Fire cil, it is necessary to establish a Steam  File Engine Company, it
Engine Companies by resolu- shall so declare by resolution.
tion.
Who shall con-   SEC. 2. Each company shall consist of a Foreman, an Engistitute a Steam
Fire Engine   neer, two Drivers, five Hosemen and one Fireman, to be appointed
Company.
by the Common Council, on the recommendation of the Mayor and
Chairman of the Committee on the Fire Department, and to hold
their offices during good behavior.
Salaries,        SEC. 3. The officers and men shall receive the following annual
salaries, payable monthly: the Foreman, one hundred and fifty dlollars; the Engineers, seven hundred and thirty dollars; the-Diivers,
five hundred and forty-seven dollars and fifty- ents; the Hosemen,
one hundred and twenty dollars; the Firemen five hundred and. fortyseven dollars and fifty cents.  [As amended by Ordinance approved
January 29, 1863.]




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                          161
Title X.]                STEAi FIRE ENGINE COMPANIES.         [Chapter LXXVIII.
SEC. 4.  On an alarm  of fire, the Foreman shall immediately Duties of Forerepair to the scene of the same, and, under the direction of the Chief
or Assistant Engineer of the Fire Department, get his engine into
service, and remain with his company as long as his services are required.  He shall preserve order in his company.
SEC. 5. The Engineer shall be, ex oficio, Secretary of the Duties of Engineer.
company, and shall record, in a legible hand, in a book to be provided by the City for the purpose, the name, age, time of admission
and discharge, of each member of the company; he shall keep an
accurate account of all public property in charge of the Company,
and note the absence of members from fires.  On the last day of
each month, and oftener if required, he shall make a written report
to the Fire Marshal, setting forth the names of the members of the
Company, the number of times each of them has been absent from
fires, and the condition of the engine, apparatus and other property
in charge of the Company.  He shall see that the engine house and
stables are kept clean, and that the Drivers keep their horses
and harness in good condition, and that the engine, hose cart and
horses are always ready for instant service, and that proper order is
preserved in and about the engine house.  At night, all members of
the Company shall be at the engine house, or a distance not to exceed
one block therefrom.  No person, other than those belonging to or
authorized to be there, shall be allowed to sleep in or lounge in or
about said engine house.
SEC. 6.  The Engineer and Fireman shall be at all times at or Id.
in the immediate vicinity of their engine house, except when absent
on duty, and shall devote their entire time and attention to the duties of their office. They shall accompany their engines to all fires,
and, under the direction of the Foreman, discharge their respective
duties.  The Engineer shall be a practical mechanic, and with the
Fireman shall keep their engine clean and always ready for instant
service.
SEc. 7.  The Drivers shall have the care and charge of the Dutie 6f
Drivers.
horses, harness and-hose, and keep the same in good condition, repair, and ready for instant service. They shall be under the direction
of the Engineer, and when not at fires, shall be at or near their
engine house.
2l




162                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title X.]                  STEAmI FIRE ENGINE COMPANIES.         [Chapter LXXVIII.
Watch for fires   SEC. 8.  There shall be a' look-out at or near the engine house;
to be kept.
the Drivers and Fireman shall take turns in keeping a regular anid
constant watch for fires.
Duties of Hose-   SEC. 9.  The Hosemen and extra men, on an alarm  of fire,
men and extra
men.         shall immediately repair to the skcene of the same, report themselves
to the Foreman, and perform such duties as shall be required of them.
Spirituous        SEC. 10.  No spirituous liquors shall be allowed in the engine
liquors not to be
allowed in en- house or stable; and any member having or bringing    any such liquor
gine houses.
into any such stable or engine house, or who shall be intoxicated in
or about the same, or at any fire, shall be discharged by the Mayor,
on complaint.  Any member against whomn charges may be preferred
to the Mayor, may be by him  suspended from  duty and pay, until
such charges are disposed of.
Disorderly con-   SEC. 11.  No person shall tipple, riot, or be guilty of' aly lewd,
duct in engine
houses prohi-  lascivious or disorderly conduct, in or about any Steam Fire or Hand
bited.
Engine House.  Complaints for a violation of any of the provisions
of this Ordinance, shall be made by the Engineer of the company
to the Fire Marshal, who shall investigate' the same and report, with
his opinion, to the Mayor, who is hereby authorized to remove any
member for cause.  [As amended by Ordinance approved October 16,
1863.]
Penalties for     SEC. 12.  Officers and men absent from a fire without a good
firescefom   excuse, shall be fined as follows: T'he Foreman, two dollars; the
Engineer, ten dollars; a Driver, five dollars; the Fireman, five dollars; a Hoseman, one dollar, an extra man fifty cents; to be deducted firom their pay at the end of the month.
SEC. 13.  An Ordinance approved October twenty-fifth, A. D.
1860, -"relative to Steam  Fire Engine Companies," is hereby repealed.
SEC. 14.  This Ordinance shall take immediate effect.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                            163
Title X. ]                 PAID HAND ENGINE COMPANIES.            [ Chapter LXXIX.
CHAPTER LXXIX.
OF PAID HAND ENGINE COMPANIES.
[Ordinance approved June 27, 1861.]
SECTION 1.  VThenever, in the opinion of the Common Coun- Common Council, it is necessary to organize a Paid Hand Engine Company, it shall lish Paid Hand
Engine Compaso declare by resolution.                                            ies by resolution.
SEC. 2.  Each Company shall consist of a Foreman, a Steward, Who shall constitute a Paid
and twenty-three men, to be appointed by the Common Council, on Hand Engine.Company.
the recommendation of the Mayor and the Chairman of the Committee on Fire Department, and to hold their offices during good
behavior.
SEc. 3   No person shall be a member of any such company qualifications
for memberwho is under twenty-one or over forty-five years of age, and who does ship.
not reside in the fire district to which his engine is assigned.
SEC. 4.  The Foreman and Steward lshall each receive an an- Salaries.
nual salary of one hundrled dollars, and the men an annual salary of
fifty dollars each, the same to be paid quarterly.  [As amzended by
Ordinance approved October 16, 1863.]
SEC. 5.  On an alarm of fire, they shall immediately repail to Company to repair to fires on
their engine house, and with the engine and apparatus proceed to the alarm thereof.
scene of the fire, and, through theil Foreman, report to the Chief or
Assistant Engineer, whose orders they shall obey.
SEC. 6.  The Foreman shall be Secretary, and perform the fol- Duties of Foreman.
lowing duties:  He shall record, in a legible hand, in a book to be
provided by the Fire Marshal, the name, age, time of' admission and
discharge of each member. He shall keep an account of'all public
property in charge of the Company.  He shall call the roll after each
alarm, and note the absentees; and when the engine has been in srevice the roll shall be called before the Conmpany starts for.hb-niee, and
the absentees noted.  He shall, once in each month, and oftener if
required, make a report, in writing, to the Fire Marshal, in which he
shall give the names of' the members, the number of times each has
been absent from roll call, and the cause therefor, and the condition
of the engine, hose cart, hose and other public property in charge of




164                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title X.]                  PAID HAND ENGINE COMIPANIES.           [Chapter LXXIX.
the Company.  He shall cause the engine house, engine, and all apparatus connected therewith, to be kept clean and ready for service.
He shall be responsible for the behavior of his men when on duty.
He shall have the command of his Company, and the control of all
public property which his Company may have in charge, and shall
also assign to each man the duty he is to perform  at fires, and in
taking care of the engine and apparatus.
Members may     ~ SEc. 7.  If any member of the Company refuses or neglects to
be removed for
cause.       perform any duty assigned him  by the Foreman, or is guilty of any
disorderly or improper conduct, he may, on complaint, be removed
from office by the MayorCompanies may     SEC. 8.  Each Company may make rules, for its own governmake rules.
ment, not inconsistent with this Ordinance, subject to the approval
of the Common Council.
Supplies to be    SEC. 9.  All needful supplies for the Company shall be flurfurnished by
Fire Marshal.  nishecl by the Fire Marshal, on the written order of the Foreman.
Duties of         SEC. 10.  The Steward shall keep the engine, hose and hose
Steward.     cart in good running and working order, and shall be assisted, fiom
time to time, by the members of the Company, who shall be regularly detailed for that service.
Penalties for     SEC. 11.  Any Foreman or Steward who is absent fiom roll call
al)selnce from
fires.       without a good excuse, shall forfeit for each absence the sum of three
dollars, to be deducted liom his pay at the end of each quarter; and
any memiber who is absent friom roll call without a good excuse, shall
forfeit for each absence the sum of two dollars, to be cleducted from
his pay at the end of each quarter. It shall be the dcluty of the
Foreman, or acting Forenman, at the end of each quarter, to make a
full and accurate report (verified by his affidavit) to the Fire Marshal, and the Fire Marshal shall make out the company roll from such
report.  [As amzended by Ordinance appyoved October 16, 1863.]
SEc. 12.  The Company shall elect an Assistant, who, in the
Assistant Foreelectebd.    absence of the Foreman, shall perfolnm his duties.
Foreman to        SEC. 13.  The Foreman shall posses sjand bxercise the powers
have powers of
policeman.   and duties of a Policeman, for the preservation of the peace at fires,
and in and about his enginle house.
Disorderly conduct in engine    SEC. 14.  No person shall play at cards, tipple, riot, or be guilty
hibited.     of any lewd or lascivious conduct, in or about any engine house.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                            165
Title X.]                PAID HoooK AND LADDER COMPANIES.          [ Chapter LXXX.
SEC. 15.  On the complaint, in writing, of any three members Fire Marshal to
investigate
of a company against the Foreman thereof, the Fire Marshal shall charges againet
Foreman.
investigate the charges preferred, and report the evidence, with his
opinion thereon, to the Mayor.
SEC. 16.  The officers and men of Paid Hand Engine Compa- Officers and
nies may be removed at any time by the Mayor or Common Council. menov'e. be
SEC. 17.  In going to and returning from fires, the members of Noise in
streets proCompanies shall make as little noise as possible, and, where there are hibited.
paved streets, shall not use the sidewalks.
SEC. 18.  All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict
with this Ordinance, are hereby repealed.
SEC. 19.  This Ordlinance shall take effect from  and after its
passage.
CHAPTER LXXX.
OF PAID HOOK AND LADDER COMPANIES.
[Ordinance approved June 27, 1861.]
SECTION 1.  Whenever, in the opinion of the Common Coun- commlon council may estabcil, it is necessary to organize a Horse Hook and Ladder Company, lish Hook and
Ladder Cornit shall so declare by resolution.                                   panies by resolution.
SEC. 2. Each Company shall consist ol' a Foreman, a Steers- Who shall constitute a Paid
man, and  six Hook and Ladder men, to be appointed by the Hook and Lad-]           ~ ~ ~der Company.
Common Council, on the recommendation of the Mayor and the
Chairman of the Committee on Fire Department, and to hold their
offices during good behavior.
SEc. 3.  No person shall be a member of any such Company, Qualification
for memberwho is under twenty-one, or over forty-five years of age.            ship.
SEC. 4.  The following annual salaries shall be paid:  TheSalaries
Foreman, five hundred and forty-seven dollars and fifty cents; -the
Steersman, five hundred dollars; the Hook and Ladder- men, each
one hundred and twenty dollars.  The said salaries shall be paid
monthly.  [As amended by Ordinance approved April 10, 1863.]
SEC. 5.  The Foreman shall be the Secretary of his company, Duties of
and keep its books and records.  He shall record, in a legible hand, Foreman.




166                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title X.]              PAID HOOK AND LADDER COMIPANIES.             [Chapter LXXX.
in a book to be provided by the Fire Marshal, the name, age, time
of admission, and discharge of each member.  He shall devote his
entire time to the business'of the City, and be ready for service at
all times, with his horses and apparatus.  On the breaking out of a
fire, he shall at once proceed with his Company to the scene of the
same, and aid in its extinguishment, under the orders of the Chief or
Assistant Engineer.  He shall record the absence of' any member
friom duty, and, at the end of each month, report to the Fire Marshal, giving an account of all public property under his control, its
condition, the names of the members absent iirom fires, and the nunmber of times they were so absent, with their excuses.
D)uties of        SEC. 6.  The Steersman shall act under the-direction of the
Steersman.
Foreman, and shall-keep his truck and truckl house in good older.,
Steersman to      SEC. 7.   f there be a watch-tower adjoining any truck house,
take turn in
keeping watch. the Steersman shall take his turn in keeping a regular watch.'Company to re-   SEC. 8.  On an alarm of fire, the members shall repair at once
pair to fires on
alarm thereof. to the truck house, and report to the Foreman for duty.
Penalties for     SEC. 9.  Any Foreman or Steersman who is absent fiom  ally
absence from
fires.       fire, without good cause, shall forfeit the sum  of' five dollars, to be
deducted from his pay at the end cf each month; and any member
who is absent, without good cause, shall forfeit the sum  of fifty
cents, to be deducted from his pay at the end of each month.
Foreman to        SEC. 10.  rThe Foremnan slhall make a report, at the end of each
make report to
Controller,    quarter, to the City Controller, giving the names of the members of
his Company, and the number of times each has been absent from
roll call, and their excuse therefor, and the Controller shall make his
pay ]roll therefirom.
Assistant Fore-   SEC. 11.  The Company shall elect an Assistant, who, in the
man to be
elected.     absence of the Foreman, shall perform his duties.
Foreman to        SEC. 12   The Foreman shall possess and exercise the powers
have powers of
policeman.    and duties of a Policeman, for the preservation of the peace at fires,
and in and about his tiruck house.
Disorderly con-   SEC. 13.  No persoli shall  play at cardscl;, tip     riot, or be
duct in truck'                        I
bhouses prohi-  guilty of any lewd or lascivious conduct, in or about any truck
house.
Fire Marshal to   SEc. 14.  On the complaint, in writing, of any member of a
investigate
charges against Hook and Ladder Company; against the Foreman, the Fire Marshal
Fo               the Cha.in  o  the Committee on ema.e  Depa
and the Chairman of the Committee on Fire Department, shall




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                            167
Title X.]                      PREVENTION OF FIRES.                [Chapter LXXXI.
investigate the charge contained in such complaint, and report the
evidence to the Mayor, with their opinion thereon.
SEC. 15.  The officers and members of any Hook and Ladder Officers and
men may be
Company, may be removed at any time by the Mayor or Common removed.
Council.
SEC. 16.  In going to and returning from fires, the members of Noise in streets
prohibited.
Hook and Ladder Companies shall make as little noise as possible,
and, where there are paved streets, shall not use the sidewalks.
SEC. 17.' Each comrnylly may make rules for its own govern- Companies may
make rules.
ment, not inconsistent with this Ordinance, subject to the approval
of the Common Council
SEC. 18.  All Ordinances, or parts of Ordinances, in conflict
with this Ordinance, are hereby repealed.
SEc. 19.  This Ordinance shall take effect from  and after its
passage.
CHAPTER LXXXI.
OF THE PREVENTION OF l'IRES.
[Ordinance approved December 2, 1861.]
SECTION 1.  The following boundaries shall constitute and be Fire Limits.
known as the Fire Limits of the City of Detroit, to wit: Beginning
at the channel bank of the Detroit river, on the easterly line of the
Rivard Farm (so called); thence northerly, on said easterly line, to
a point within one hundred (100) feet of the south line of Jeffieson
avenue; thence easterly, parallel with said avenue, and one hundred
(100) feet therefrom, to the west line of Dequindre street; thence
northerly, across Jefferson avenue, on the west line of Dequindre
street, to a point one hundred and thirty (130) feet north of the
north line of Larned street; thence west, parallel with said Larned
street, and one hundred and thirty (130) feet therefirom-,-t6' the
easterly line of Rivard falm; thence northerly, on said easterly line,
to an alley between Fort and Lafayette streets; thence west, on a
line with the centre of said alley, to the easterly side line of lot No.
113, Lambert Beaubien Farm (so called); thence northerly,   along
the easterly side lines of lots Nos. 113, 124, 129, 140, F. L. 145 and




168                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title X. ]                     PREVENTION OF FIRES.                [Chapter LXXXI.
156, on the Lambert Beaubien Farm, to the northerly side line of the
alley between Clinton and Gratiot streets; thence easterly, along
said northerly side line, and along the rear lines of all lots fronting
on, or touching the southerly line of Gratiot street, to the centre of
Russell street; thence northerly,-on the centre of Russell street, to a
point one hundred (100) feet distant, at right angles from the northerly line of Gratiot street; thence south-westerly, and parallel with
Gratiot street, one hundred (100) feet therefrom, to the easterly side
line of lot No. 172, on the corner of Gratiot and Prdspect streets;
thence northerly, on the side line of said lot, to the rear line of the
same; thence south-westerly, along the rear lines of all lots fronting
on, or touching the northerly line of Gratiot street, to a point one
hundred (100) feet east of Brush street; thence north, parallel with
said Brush street, and one hundred (100) feet distant therefrom, to
an alley between Adams avenue and Elizabeth street; thence west,
on a line with the centre of said alley, to a point one hundred feet
distant from the easterly line of Woodward avenue; thence northerly, parallel with said Woodward avenue, and one hundred (100)
feet distant therefrom, to a point one hundred (100) feet beyond
Charlotte street; thence across WVoodward avenue, parallel with
Charlotte street, to a point one hundred (100) feet west of the westerly line of Woodward avenue; thence southerly, parallel with said
avenue, one hundred (100) feet distant therefrom, to the centre of
an alley between Adams avenue and Elizabeth street; thence westerly, on the centre of said alley, to the centre of Clifford street;
thence southerly, to the northerly line of Middle street; thence
westerly, to the northerly line of the Grand River road; thence
north-westerly, to the westerly line of Cass avenue; thence northerly, to the rear line of the lots fronting on Grand River road;
thence north-westerly, along the rear lines of all lots fronting on said
Grand River road, to a point one hundred (100) feet north-west to
the west line of Third street; thence south, parallel wjth- Third
street, to the rear line of the lot fronting on -thb south line of the
Grand River road; thence south-easterly, along the rear lines of all
lots fronting on said road, to a point one hundred (100) feet west of
the west line of Cass street; thence southerly, in the alley in rear of
Cass street, to the southerly line of lot No. 2, block 54; thence
easterly, between said lot 2 and lot 3, to the westerly side line of




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                          169
Title X.]                    PREVENTION OF FIRES.               [ Chapter LXXXI.
Cass street; thence in a straight line across Cass street, to the middle of an alley between lots 72 and 34; thence through said alley,
to the easterly side line of lot 34; thence southerly, between lots 33
and 34, in block 12, to Macomb avenue; thence across said avenue,
to the dividing line between lots 33 and 34, block 10; thence southerly, between said lots 33 and 34, and between 72 ancl 73, to Palmer
street; thence across Palmer street and Park street, to the dividing
line between lots 60 and 61, in said block 10; thence onl the dividing
line between said lots 60 and 61, to the alley between Park street
and Washington avenue; thence southerly, in said alley, to an alley
eighty (80) feet northerly from Michigan avenue; thence along said
alley, adjoining the lots fronting on Michigan avenue, to an alley one
hundred (100) feet westerly fiom Cass street; thence west, along the
rear lines of all lots fronting on said avenue, to the easterly line of the
Woodbridge farm (so called); thence southerly, to the rear line of
lots fronting on the south line of Michigan avenue; thence along said
rear line of all lots fionting on Michigan avenue, to a point one
hundred (100) feet west of the westerly line of Third street; thence
southerly, parallel with Third street, and one hundred (100) feet
therefrom, to the rear line of lots fronting on Fort street; thence
westerly, along the rear lines of all lots fronting on Fort street, to a
point one hundred (100) feet west of Thompson street; thence
south, and parallel with Thompson street, to a point one hundred
and thirty-eight (138) feet south of the southerly line of Fort street;
thence easterly, and piarallel with Fort street, one hundred and
thirty-eight (138) feet therefrom, to the easterly side line of the
Forsyth farm (so called); thence southerly, to the channel bank of
the Detroit river.  It is to be understood, that in all reference to the
lines of lots, that those shown on Munro's City Map, are those
referred to.  [As amended by Ordinance approved May 1, 1863,]
SEc. 2. No person shall erect or place any building, or part of Buildings
any building, within said fire limits, unless the same shall be con- recteLd within
structed of stone, brick or iron, roofs covered with slate, tile,.Mefal,-  uston borrick,
gravel and composition, or shingles laid on not less than five-eighths tc.
inches of mortar, and cornices of stone, brick, metal or wood; and
if wood, the same shall be painted with three coats of paint, and
heavily sanded; the gutters shall be of metal. And in all buildings
22




170                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title X.                       PREVENTION OF FIRES.               [Chapter LXXXI.
erected of stone, brick or iron, in blocks of two or more buildings,
within said Fire Limits, there shall be erected partition walls of stone
or brick, at least one foot in thickness, where such building is over
two stories in height, and not less than eight inches in thickness
where such building is two stories, or less, in height; and all party
and side walls, in such blocks, shall extend at least twenty inches
above the roof.
SEC. 3.  [Repealed by Ordinance approved April 10, 1863.]
Common Counr-  SEc. 4.  The Common Council may, by resolution, authorize
cil may authorize erection of the erection of wooden buildings within said Fire Limits, under such
wooden buildings within   restrictions, and upon such conditions, as they may prescribe by
Fire Limits.
resolution;  Provided, That the erection of such wooden building
will not increase the fire risk of any building adjacent thereto.
Wooden build-     SEC. 5.  No person shall, within said Fire Limits, except as proitgs within
Fire Limits not vialed in section six, repair any wooden building which has been
to be repaired
without per-  partially destroyed by fire, or otherwise, nor elevate from the ground
mission of                      b 
C:.ommon Coun- or in any way increase the height of, nor remove any such building
cil.
fiom one lot to another lot, or to any part of the same lot, without
being first authorized to do so by the Common Council.
Fire 1Marshal to  SEC. 6.  When any wooden building within the Fire Limits
give permits'         
for repairs of  shall be partially destroyed by fire, or otherwise, and the damage
buildings.
thereto shall not exceed one-third its value, to be ascertained in the
manner hereinafter provided, such building may be repaired, and not
otherwise; and the Fire Marshal shall give a written permit to such
owner, to repair such building, and shall keep a record of the same
in his office.
Fire Marshal,     SEC. 7.  In case of the partial destruction by fire, or otherwise,
with others, to
make estimate of any wooden building in said Fire Limits, the Fire Marshal, and in
of damage to
tbuiallydings par-oyed case of his absence or inability to act, then the City Controller,
tially destroyed
by fire.     with a master builder, to be selected by the owner of such building;
and if the building be insured, a third party, to be selected by the
Insurance Company, or its agent; and if there be more thanl one
Insurance Company having risks upon such building,  then such
Insurance Companies, or their agents, shall, together, select such third
person, who shall p1oceed at once to estimate the amount of the
damage to such building.  But if the Insurance Companies, or their
agents, shall neglect or refuse to act, or if there be no insurance on
such building, and the Fire Marshal, and the person selected by the




TIHE CITY OF DETROIT.                             171
Title X. ]                     PREVENTION OF FIRES.                  [Chapter LXXXI.
owner of such building, cannot agree as to the amount of such
damage, they shall call in a third disinterested person, and the estimate of any two of the parties hereinbefore namned, shall be binding
on the (ity, as well as on the owner, and all other persons interested
in such building.
SEC. 8.  In estimating the value of any building partially How estimate
shall be made.
destroyed by fire, or otherwise, the sum of money it would cost to
build the same new, fiom the bottom  of the sills, shall be taken as
its value; and in estimating the damage to such building, the same
shall be assumed to be the sum of money it would require to restore
such building to the condition in which it was before its partial
destruction.
SEC. 9.  On the application, in writing, of the owner or owners Common Council may extend
of two-thirds of the ground in any block not included within the Fire Fire Limits by
resolution.
Limits, the Common Council may, by resolution, passed by a twothirds vote of the Aldermen present, extend  to such block the
provisions of this Ordinance.  A block shall be construed to mean
a space bounded by three or more streets.
SEC. 10. Every resolution for the extension of the Fire Limits, Such resolntion shall be
as provided in the last section, shall be published for six successive published.
days in the official newspaper of the City, and in one other daily
newspaper published in said City.
SEC. 11. For each and every week which a building erected, offenses
against this Orplaced, removed, or repaired, contrary to the provisions of this dinance.
Ordinance, shall be allowed to remain, the owner of such building
may be complained of as for a distinct offense, and punished as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 12.  No person shall, without permission of the Common Buildings not
Council, use or occupy, within the limits of the City of Detroit, any for bmanufpied
ture of inflambuilding for the manufacture of turpentine, ca1mphene, lime, fire mable substances without
works, or other dangerous or easily inflammable or explosive sub- permission of
Common Counstances, or for the storage of gunpowder, in larger quantities than cil.
twenty-eight pounds.
SEc. 13.  No person shall haye, put or keep any hay, straw, Hay, shavings,
etc., to be encotton, hemp or wood shavings, in stack or pile, without having the closed.
same securely enclosed, so as to protect them  from  flying sparks
of fire.




172-                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title X. ]                       PREVENTION OF FlRES.               [Chapter LXXXI.
Lamps in sta-     SEC. 14.  No lighted candle or lamp shall be used in any stable,
bles, etc., to be
lanternsed in    building, or other place where hay, straw, hemp, cotton, flax, rushes,
shavings, gunpowder, or other combustible materials shall be stowed
or lodged, unless the same is well secured in a lantern.
Construction of   SEC. 15.  Every chimney hereafter erected within the limits of
chimneys.
the City, shall be so constructed as to admit of being scraped,
brushed or cleansed.
Construction of   SEC. 16.  No pipe of any stove, chimney or fireplace, shall be
stove pipes,
etc.         put up or used, unless the same be conducted into a chimney of
stone or brick; and in all cases where a stove pipe passes through
the woodwork of a building, it shall be separated from  such:.roodwork at least six inches, by metal or other incombustible material;
and all pipes from stoves or fire places, over fifteen feet in length,
shall be riveted together at each joint, and, when necessary for safety,
shall be supported and stayed by wires.
Chimneys to be    SEC. 17.  Every chimney and pipe from a stove or fire place,
swept.
in use in this City, shall be swept, scraped, or burnt out, once in
every three months; and if burnt out, the same shall be done
between the hours of nine A. M. and three P. M., on a wet or rainy
day, or when the roof is covered with snow.
Fire carried in   SEC. 18.  No person shall carry fire in or through any street,
streets, etc., to
be covered.   alley or lot in this City, unless the same be placed in some covered
pan or vessel.
Ashes to be       SEC. 19.  No ashes shall be kept or deposited in any part of
covered.     this City, unless the same be kept or deposited in a close iron or
earthen vessel, or brick or stone ash house, thoroughly secured.
Fires not to be   SEC. 20.  No person shall kindle any fire, or furnish the matekindled in
streets, etc.   rials for any fire, to be made or kindled in any street, alley or vacant
place, within the thickly populated portions of this City, unless for
the purpose of boiling tar, pitch or oil, to be used in the construction
or repair of some building or vessel.
Explosions in     SEC.- 21.  No person shall fire or set off any squib, clacker,
streets prohibited.       gunpowder or fireworks, or fire any cannon, gun or pistol, in any
street, lane or alley, or in any yard, public or private, within the
limits of the City, unless by a written permission from  the Mayor,
and such permission shall specify the object, and limit the time of
such firing. This section shall not be extended to the prohibition of
the usual demonstrations on the fourth of July,[the twenty-second of




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                            173
Title X.]                     PREVENTION OF FIRES.                 [Chapter LXXXI.
February, the first of January, and seventeenth day of March; but no
such permission from the Mayor shall be construed to incur on the
part of the City, any liability for damages, by reason of any accident
caused by such firing.
SEc. 22.  Every building hereafter erected, more than one Buildings to
story in height, shall have a scuttle through the roof, and a conveni- have scuttles.
ent stairway leading to the same.
SEC. 23. There shall not be kept in any house, or its appnrte- Gunpowder
kept in buildnances, within the limits of the City, except in a magazine, to be ings to l4e
secured.
approved by the Fire Marshal, at any one time, more than twentyeight pounds of gunpowder, which shall be secured in metal canisters,
with metal stoppers or covers; and no one canister shall contain more
than seven pounds.  Any gunpowder kept contrary to this section,
shall be seized by the Fire Marshal, and on conviction, before the
Recorder's Court, of the party so keeping the same, it shall be forfeited to the use and benefit of the City, to be sold under the
direction of the Mayor, and the offender shall be punished as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 24.  Persons carrying gunpowder through the City, to or Gunpowder
from  the magazine, shall secure the casks in which the sanme is streets to be
secured.
contained, by good canvas, tow cloth, or leathern bags.              secured.
SEc. 25.  The Fire Marshal shall have the right and power, Fire Marshal
and it is hereby madle his duty, at such times as he may deem  it exaymine bilaings.
necessary, between sunrise and sunset, to enter any and all buildings
and enclosures, to discover whether the same are in a dangerous
state, and if they are, to cause such to be put in a safe condition;
he shall also have the power, and it is hereby made his duty, to see
that all chimneys, hearths, fire-places, fire-arches, ovens, stove-pipes,
boilers, kettles, or any structure or apparatus that may be dangerous
in causing or promoting fires, are constructed in such a manner as to
secure the greatest protection against fire; he shall also have power,
and it is hereby made his duty, to require of the owner or occupant
of any blacksmith's shop, fur'nace, foundry, or other manufactory, to
erect, alter, or reconstruct his chimney, so as to prevent spai'ks from
passing into the open air; every person who shall neglect, for fortyeight hours after being notified, in writing, or otherwise, by the Fire
Marshal, to comply with the requirements provided herein, shall be
punished as hereinafter provided.




174                         REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title X.]                      PREVENTION OF FIRES.               [Chapter LXXXI.
Fire Marshal,    SEC. 26.  It shall be the duty of the Fire Marshal, Marshal,
Marshal, and
Constables to  and Constables of the City, to make complaint for anlly violation of
make complaints.    the provisions of this Ordinance, and their neglect or refusal to do
so, shall be sufficient cause for their removal from office.
Penalty.         SEC. 27.  Ally violation of, or failure to comply with the provisions or requirements of this Ordinance, shall be punished by a
fine not to exceed three hundred dollars, and costs; and in the
imposition of any such fine and costs, the Court may make a further
sentence, that the offender be imprisoned in the Detroit House of
Correction, or the County Jail, until such fine and cost be paid:
Provided, however, That the term  of such imprisonment shall not
exceed the period of six months.
SEC. 28.  Chapters thirty-seven and thirty-eight, of the Revised Ordinances of 1859, are hereby repealed.
SEc. 29.  This Ordinance shall take effect fromr  and after its
passage.
RESOLUTION FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE FIRE LIMITS.
[Approved DIecember 20, 1862.]
Resolved, That the provisions of the Ordinance relative to the
Fire Limits ex- preventing of fires, approved December 2d, 1861, be, and the same
tended over
certain lots of is hereby extended over the following lots:  Lots from and including
division of -lot No. 158, to and including No. 180; also, over all lots from and
Park Lot No. 4. including lot No. 197, to and including lot No. 221, of Williams'
subdivision of Park lot No. 4, being  all lots on  the north and
south sides of Montcalm  street, west of John R street, and east of
the alley running along said lots Nos. 158 and 221.
[Adopted by the Council December 16, 1862, together with the
amendment of Aldermnan Hoek, " That contracts for building already
made, should not be affected by the adoption of the abo-ve-itesolution."]




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                          175
Title XI.]                POUNDS AND POUND MASTERS.            [ Chapter LXXXII.
TITLE XI.
OF RESTRAINING  ANIMALS.
CHAPTER LXXXII.
OF POUNDS AND POUND MASTERS.
[Ordinance approved September 20, 1861.]
SECTION 1. There shall be two or more public Pounds in the Number and
location of
City of Detroit, to be located in such places as may be designated by Public Pounds.
the Common Council, and which shall be kept open between the
first day of April and the first day of December, in each year.
SEC. 2. Pound Masters shall be appointed by the Common Appointment,
Council, on the first Tuesday in March, and shall enter upon the tnensaolf oyc
Pound Master.
duties of their offices on the first day of April, and shall hold their PoundMaster
offices for the period of eight months, and shall receive for their services the sum  of forty-five dollars per month, but the present
incumbents shall hold their offices till the second Tuesday in January, 1862.
SEC. 3. Before entering upon the duties of their respective Bond and oath.
offices, the Pound Masters shall execute a bond to the'(ity of
Detroit, in the penal sum of five hundred dollars, with two sureties,
conditioned as prescribed in sections twenty-eight and twenty-nine,
of chapter two, of the Revised Charter of 1861, and subscribe the
oath of' office prescribed in section fifteen, of the same chapter.  The
bond and oath shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk.




176                          REIVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title XI.]                   POUNDS AND POUND MASTERS.            [Chapter LXXXII.
Horses, etc.,     SEC. 4.  No horse, ass, mule, swine, sheep, goat, or other
shall not run at
large.       cattle, and no geese or domestic fowls, shall run at large within the
limits of the City of Detroit.
Who may take     SEC. 5.  It is hereby made the duty of the Pound Masters,
up stray animals.        Marshals, Assistant Marshals, Policemen, Constables, and Public
Watchmen, and it shall be lawful for any other person above the age
of eighteen years, to take up and convey to one of the public Pounds,
any animal or domestic fowl which may be found running at large
within the City limits; and for such service, the person performing
it shall receive from the City Treasury the following compensation:
Fees for taking  For taking to a Pound any horse, ass, mule or swine, one dollar
up animals.
a head; any cattle, fifty cents a head; for any sheep or goat, twentyfive cents; for any goose, or other domestic fowl, ten cents.  [As
amended by Ordinance approved April 23, 1863.]
Pound Masters     SEC. 6.  The Pound Masters shall receive, keep, and feed any
to receive stray
animals.     animal or fowl which may be brought to the Pound.
Pound Masters     SEC. 7.  The Pound Masters shall record, in a book to be kept
to keep record.
for that purpose, and which shall at all times be open for public
inspection, the time when any animal or fowl was received.  He
shall also koep a record of all sales, and the amount for which each
animal and fowl was sold, and the amounts paid for bringing animals
or fowls to the Pound.
Sale of im-      SEC. 8. The Pound Masters shall, on Saturday of each week,
pounded animals.        at the public Pounds, sell at public auction any horse, ass, ox, ofr
cow, which has been impounded therein for a period of six days, and
all other animals and fowls which have been impounded therein for
a period of three days, and are unclaimed, or whose owners refuse to
pay the fees hereinafter provided. Notice of such sale shall be given
at least three days prior thereto, and shall contain a description, as
near as lmay be, of the animal or fowl to be sold, and shall be posted
in conspicuous positions in the three following places, to wit:  At
the City Hall, the County Court House, and the Pound where such
sale is to be held.
Proceeds of       SEC. 9.  The proceeds arising from  thee sale' of any animal or
sales to be paid
into City Trea- fowl, and all fees received by the Pound Masters, shall, on Saturday
sury.        of each week, be paid into the City Treasury, and shall constitute a
separate fund, to be disposed of as provided in section ten.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                            177
Title XI.]                 POUNDS AND POUND MASTERS.             [ChCapter LXXX lI.
SEC. 10.  After deducting all lawful: fees and costs, the money smlnplns to be
paid to owners
paid into the Treasury, as provided in the last section, shall be of animals.
delivered to the former owner of such animal or fowl, on satisfactory
proof to tile Treasurer' that he or she was such owner:  Provided,
however, That all money deposited, as aforesaid, which may remain
unclaimed for the period of one year, shall be transferred and credited
by the Treasurer to the Sinking Fund.
SEC. 11.  Pound Masters shall demand and receive the follow- Fees of Pound
Masters.
ing fees for the benefit of the City of Detroit:  For receiving and
discharging, or selling any horse, ass, mule, swine or ox, two dollars; any calf, cow, sheep or goat, one dollar; for keeping and
feeding any horse, ass, mule, swine or ox, one dollar a day; any
sheep, goat, cow or calf, twenty-five cents a day; for receiving and
discharging any goose or fowl, ten cents, and for keeping any
domestic fowl, ten cents a day.Provided, WVhen animals orI fowls
are redeemed the same day on which they are impounded, the Pound
Master shall demand and receive the compensation'    for one day's
keeping and feeding.  The Controller shall purchase all necessary
supplies for the sustenance of all animals and fowls impounded, upon
the order of the Pound Master.  [As amended by Ordinance approved
April 23, 1863.]
SEc. 12.  The Pound Masters shall, on Saturday of each week, Pould Masters
to m1ake report.
report, under oath, in writing, to the City Controller, giving a
detailed statement of the animals and fowls impounded since their
last report, the number of animals and fowls claimed and sold, and
the amount of money received by reason of fees and sales, and the
quantity of grain and hay used for the Pound, and the amount paid
into the City Treasury, since their last report.
SEC. 13.  No person shall hinder, delay, or interfere with any Resistance to
one who is driving or carrying any animal or fowl to the public persons taki p
hibited.
P ouncd.
SEC. 14.  No person shall break, or attempt to break, or assist Breaking into
in breaking, into any Pound.                                         plibited.
SEC. 15.  Pound keepers shall possess and exercise thli powers Pound Keepers
to have
and duties of Policemen, for the preelrvation of the public peace.   powelrs of
SEC. 16.  No person shall take up, drive or carry to the public Illegnl i-l
Pound, any animal or fowl not legally liable to be impounded ploundingll
therein.
23




178                        REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title XI.]             POUND KEEPERS, FENCE VIEWERS, ETC.      [Chapter LXXXIII.
Complaints       SEC. 17.  All complaints against the Pound Masters shall be in
against Pound
Masters.    writing, and be investigated by the Committee on Pounds.  The
complaint, and the testimony taken before the Committee, with their
opinion thereon, shall be reported to the Mayor, who shall take such
action as the facts warrant.
Pomund Masters   SEC. 18.  The Pound Masters shall not receive any other commay be removed.      pensation than that herein provided.  They may be removed at any
time by the Mayor.
Animals          SEC. 19.  If any animal or fowl, that may have' been lawfully
escaping from
Poeunds may  impounded, shall escape, or be rescued, any Pound Master,Maarshal,
be retaken.                      p
Assistant Marshal, Constable, or Policeman, may, within seven days
thereafter, retake such animal or fowl, and the same may be held
and sold, as if no escape or rescue had taken place.
Penalty.         SEC. 20.  Any violation of the provisions of this Ordinance,
shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars, and
costs; and in the imposition of any fine and costs, the Court may
make a further sentence, that the offender be committed to the
County Jail, or Detroit House of Correction, until the payment
thereof, for any period of time not exceeding six months.
SEC. 21.  Chapter fifty-seven, of the Revised Ordinances of
1859, and all Ordinances amendatory thereof, are hereby repealed.
SEC. 22.  This Ordinance shall take effect from and after its
passage.
CHAPTER LXXXIII.
OF POUND KEEPERS, FENCE VIEWERS, ETC.
[Chapter Fifty-eight of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
Duties of        SECTION 1. Pound Keepers shall have and exercise the same
Pound Keepers.
powers, duties and privileges, and be subject to the same restrictions,
so far as the said powers, duties, privileges and restrictions'are consistent with chapter fifty-seven of these Ordihances, and the laws of
the State prescribe, relative to the keeper of a Public Pound.
Fence Viewers.   SEC. 2.  The Overseers of Highways of said City shall have
and exercise the same powers, duties and privileges, and be subject




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                             179
Title XI. ]                            DOGS.                       [Chapter LXXXIV.
to the same restrictions and penalties, as the laws of this State prescribe relative to Fence Viewers.
SEC. 3. Every provision of the law of this State relative to Laws of this
State applicaPound Keepers thereof, Fence Viewers, stray cattle or beasts in the ble to Pounds
may be enPound, is hereby adopted, and all violations of the same shall be forced in Recorder's Court.
prosecuted in the Recorder's Court of said City.
CHAPTER LXXXIV.
OF DOGS.
[Ordinance approved December 30, 1861.]
SECTION 1. Upon each dog in this City a tax of two dollars Tax on dogs.
per annum shall be paid by its owner or possessor, to be levied and
collected in the same manner as other City taxes, upon personal
property.
SEC. 2.  The owner or possessor of any dog, shall put around Collars to h)e
the neck of the same a collar, upon which shall be engraved, or placed on dogs.
marked, the name of the owner or possessor.
SEC. 3.  Any person who shall suffer to be, or remain in or Dogs not to
run at large
about the premises occupied by him or her, or to run at large, any without collars.
dog not having a collar thereon, as required by section two of this
Ordinance, may be punished as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 4.  Any dog found at large, not having a collar thereon, Dogs without
collars may be
as herein required, may be impounded, as hereinafter provided.        impounded.
SEC. 5.  It shall be the duty of the Marshal, Assistant Mar- Who shall take
up and imshal, Constables, and such person or persons as may be authorized pound dogs
without collars.
by the Common Council, and it shall be lawful for any persons, to
take up and impound any dog found at large without a collar.
SEC. 6.  Any person who shall permit or suffer his or her dog Dogs not to run
to be at large between the first day of May and the first day of muzzles.w
October, without a good and sufficient muzzle, rendering i.t. impossible for such dog to bite or snap, shall be punished as hereinafter
provided.
Who shall take
SEC. 7. It shall be the duty of the Marshal, Assistant Mar- up and impound dogs
shal, Constables, and such person or persons as may be authorized without muzzles.




:180                        REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title XI.]                            DoGs.                     [Chaptecr LXXXIV.
by the Common Council, and it shall be lawful for any person, to
take up and impound any dog found at large between the first day
of ]May and the first day of October, without a good and sufficient
muzzle, rendering it impossible for such dog to bite or snap.
Dog-pounnd.      SEC. 8.  The Common Council shall provide a suitable place
to be used as a dog pound, in which all dogs found running at large,
contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance, shall be impounded.
Such pound shall be provided with a suitable vat or basin, in which
all dogs unreclaimed, as provided in the next section, shall be
drowned.
Unclaimed dogs   SEC. 9.  At the setting of the sun, on each day, all dogs which
to be drowned.
have been twenty-foir hours impounded, under the provisions of this
Ordinance, and unreclaimed, shall be ldrowned, and their bodies
buried by the City Scavenger, at the expense of the City.
Pound Master     SEC. 10.  The Pound Master of the Pound where the dog
to have control
of Do-pound. pound is located, shall have charge and control of the same; and
be  the owner may reclaim any dog impounded, on paying to said Pound
payment of fee. Master, for the benefit of the City, the suim of one dollar.
Potund Master    SEC. 11.  The Pound Master shall, on Saturday in each week,
to make report
nd payoverys.  pay into the City Treasury all moneys by him received under this
Ordinance, and shall at the same time report, under oath, to the City
Collector, the number of dogs impounded since his last report, the
number reclaimed, the number drowned, and the amount of fees
received.
Vicious dlogs to  SEC. 12.  If any owner or possessor of a fierce or vicious dog
be muzzled.
shall permit the same to go at large, without being provided with a
good and sufficient muzzle, rendering it impossible for such dog to
bite or snap, he or she shall be punished as hereinafter provided.
Female dogs      SEC. 13.  Any owner or possessor of a female dog who shall
shall not run at                        o                        
large.       allow the same to run at large while in heat, shall be punished as
hereinafter provided, and it shall be the duty of the Marshal and
his assistants to cause any female dog, so running at large, to be
slain.
Penalty.         SEC. 14.  Any person violating or failig to comply with
the provisions of this Ordinance, shall be punished by a fine not to
exceed one hundred dollars, and costs; and in the imposition of any
such fine and costs, the Court may make a further sentence, that the




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                           181
Title XI.]                           DOGS.                      [Chapter LXXXIV.
offenders be imprisoned in the Detroit House of Correction until
the payment thereof, for any term not exceeding six months.
SEc. 15. Chapter fifty-nine, of the Revised Ordinances of 1859,
is hereby repealed, and all other Ordinances, with provisions inconsistent with the provisions of this, are hereby repealed.
SEC. 16.  This Ordinance shall take effect from  and after its
passage.




182-                       wREVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title XII. ]                     PUBLIC CARRIAGES.               [Chapter LXXXV.
TITLE XII.
-O1 HACKS, DRAYS, AND PORTERS.
CHAPTER LXXXV.
OF PUBLIC CARRIAGES.
[Ordinance approved August 2, 1861.]
Carriages, etc.,    SECTION 1.  No person shall keep foi hire, within the limits
not to be
kept without  of the City of Detroit, any public carriage, cab, hackney coach,
license.
omnibus, or other vehicle, without a license  therefor from  the
Mayor.
Conditions of    SEC. 2.  The Mayor is hereby authorized to grant licenses, for
license.
the purpose aforesaid, to any resident of the City of Detroit, and a
citizen of the United States, of the age of twenty-one years or
upwards, of good moral character, upon his paying into the City
Treasury the sum  of five dollars, for each carriage, cab, hackney
coach, omnibus, or other vehicle, to be kept, as aforesaid, for a public
conveyance, and executing a bond to the City of Detroit, in the
penal sum of one hundred dollars, with sureties, conditioned as provided in power sixty-three, of chapter five, of the City-C  harter.
[As amended by Ordinance approved Novembeiar 24- 1862.]
Carriage         SEc. 3.  No person shall drive, or be permitted to drive, any
drivers must be
licensed.   public carriage, cab, hackney coach, omnibus, or other public vehicle,
without being licensed as a public driver by the Mayor.
Conditions of    SEC. 4.  The Mayor is hereby authorized to grant licenses to
license. Fee
and bond.    residents of Detroit, of the age of twenty-one years and upwards, of




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                            183
Title XII. ]                    PUBLIC CARRIAGES.                 [ Chapter LXXXV
good moral character, to act as drivers of public carriages, cabs,
hackney coaches, omnibuses, or other vehicles, on the person applying
for such license paying into the City Treasury the sum of one dollar,
and executing a bond to the City of Detroit, in the penal sum of
fifty dollars, with sureties, conditioned as prescribed in power sixtythree, of chapter five, of the City Charter.
SEC. 5.  Every conveyance licensed under this Ordinance, Carrtiaesto be
when driven or used at night, shall be provided with two lighted land 
lamps, with plain glass fronts and sides, and having the number of
the license of each conveyance painted in legible characters thereon,
to be placed in conspicuous places on the outside of such conveyance,
in such a manner that the same may be distinctly seen and read
when the conveyance is standing or in motion.
SEC. 6.  Every person licensed under this Ordinance to keep a icersonse t
licensed, to
public conveyance, shall, at all times, keep a good and sufficient keep a good
carriage and horses.                                                 horses.
SEc. 7. No owner or driver of any public conveyance, while Carriage drivers shall not
waiting for employment, shall refuse or neglect, when applied to, to direct and safe
route, etc.
convey any person or persons to any place or places within the City
of Detroit; and on the person or persons being placed in such conveyance, the same shall be driven by the most direct and safe route, Carriages to be
driven by most
to the place to which such person or persons wish to go, and not quick and
direct route,
elsewhere; and no driver or owner of any conveyance, except omni- etc.
busses, shall, without the consent of' the person or persons therein,
or of the person who first engaged such conveyance, place therein
any other person or persons.
SEC. 8.  No owner or driver of any public conveyance shall Plblic conveyances not to
suffer the same to remain in any street, square, lane or alley, without standin streets.
some proper person to take care of the same.  And no owner or
driver of any public conveyance, while waiting for employment on Disorderly conduct prohiany street or dock, shall snap or flourish his whip, or be guilty of bitel.
any rude or boisterous conduct or language.
SEC. 9.  Every driver of any public conveyance, while the Travel Qn
- streets, etc.,
same is waiting for employment, shall remain on or near to the saiie, not to be obstructed.
and shall so keep his carriage and horses, as that the same shall not
obstruct the travel on any street, avenue or cross-walk.
SEC. 10.  No person, unless licensed as an owner or driver, as Unlicensed per
herein provided, shall procure passengers for, or charge or receive pengers, etc.




184                        REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title XII. ]                  PUBLIC CARRIAGES.              [Chapter LXXXV.
any fare for any public conveyance; and not more than one licensed
person shall take charge of, or ride on or in any such conveyance.
Rates of        SEC. 11. The drivers or owners of public conveyances may
carriage hire.
demand and receive, for conveying passengers, the following rates or
prices of fare, and no more, to-wit:
Where the time occupied does not exceed half an hour, twentyfive cents per ride for each passenger; and where the tiine occupied
is more than half, and less than one hour, fifty cents per ride for
each passenger.
Children between two and ten years of age, when accompanied
by their parents or guardians, shall be charged half fare; and children under two years of age, shall be carried free of charge.
For the use of any public conveyance by the hour, for not more
than four persons, and with the privilege of going firom place to
place, and stopping as often as required, one dollar per hour for the
first hour, and seventy-five cents for each additional hour, and for
fractional hours, at the rate of seventy-five cents per hour; and for
each additional passenger, twenty-five cents.  For the use, by the
day, of such conveyance, five dollars per day. For each trunk, ten
cents; but no charge shall be made for any bag, valise or bundle,
weighing less than fifty pounds.
When a public conveyance is used between the hours of 11 P.
M. and 5 A. M., it shall be lawful to demand and receive, for the
same services, one-half more than the rates prescribed above.  Any
disagreement as to time and rates, shall be determined by the
Mayor.
Name of owner    SEC. 12. There shall be fixed in every conveyance, licensed
and number of
license to be.  under this Ordinance, and in such a manner as to be conveniently
posted in public carriages.  read by any person in the same, a card containing the name of the
owner of such conveyance, the number of his license, and the whole
of section eleven of this Ordinance, printed in plain, legible characteis.  The said card shall be furnished by the City of Detrojt,-and
be given to any licensed owner or driver who may'apply for the
same.  Any driver who shall drive a conveyance, without such a
card being placed therein, and any owner who shall neglect to place
such a card in his conveyance, shall be punished as hereinafter
provided.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                            185
Title XII.]                         DRAYS.                       [Chapter LXXXVI.
SEC. 13.  This Ordinance shall apply to any carriage wjhich Ordinance to
apply to hotel
may at any time be placed on a public stand, for public hire, and to carriages, omnibuses, etc.
all omnibuses or carriages kept by hotel keepers, for the purpose of
conveying passengers, for hire, to and fiom steamboats and railroad
depots, or other places, in said City.
SEC. 14.  Any violation of, or failure to comply with the pro- Penalty.
visions of this Ordinance, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
one hundred dollars, and costs; and in the imposition of any such
fine and costs, the Court may make a further sentence, that in default
of the payment thereof, within a time to be fixed in such sentence,
the offender be committed to the County Jail, or Detroit House of
Correction, for any period of time not exceeding six months.
SEC. 15.  This Ordinance shall take effect fiom  and after its
passage.
CHAPTER LXXXVI.
OF DRAYS.
[Ordinance approved September.5, 1861.]
SECTION 1.  Every cart, truck, wagon, dray, or other vehicle Drays, etc., to
having two or mlore wheels, and drawn by one or more horses orl
other animals, which shall be kept, used, driven or employed for the
transportation or conveyance of anything whatsoever, from place to
place, within the City of Detroit, for hire, shall be deemed a "public drcllay," within the meaning of this Ordinance; and no person
shall hire or keep for hire any such public ldray, withouit a license
therefor fiom  the Mayor, as hereinafter provided.
SEc. 2.  The Mayor is hereby authorized to grant licenses to Conditions of
license. Bond.
any resident of the City of Detroit, and who is a citizen of the
United States, to keep a public dray, on his paying into the City
treasury the sum specified in section three of this Ordinance,,ardcl his
executing a bond to the City of Detroit, in the penal sum of fifty
dollars, with one or more sureties, condclitioned for a faithful observance of the Charter anld Ordinances of the City.  [As amended by
Ord-inance approved Septemn6er 28, 1863.]
SEC. 3.  rlhe person applying for -a license for a dray'designed License fec.
24




186                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title XII.]                           DIAYS.                     [Chapter LXXXVI.
to carry twenty-five hundred pounds or over, shall pay the stul of
ten dollars; and for all other drays, the sum of one dollar.
Drays to be       SEac. 4.  Every person, licensed as herein provided, shall cause
numbered.
the number of his license to be painted and kept conspicuously, in
plain, legible figures, at least two inches long, upon each side of his
dray.
Compensation      SEC. 5.  The owner or driver of a licensed dray, shall be entifor drayage.
tled to demand and receive the following compensation, and no more:
For removing or transporting fulrniture a distance of not exceeding
one mile, fifty cents per load, and ten cents for each additional mile;
for conveying any article a distance not exceeding one mile, twentyfive cents, and ten cents for each additional mile.  All disputes and
disagreements as to distance or rates of compensation, between draymen and persons employing them, shall be determined by the Mayor.
[An  amended hy Ordincance cappcroved April 2, 1863.1.Deceit or mis-   SEC. 6.  No drayman shall be guilty of any deceit or misreprerepresentation
by draymen   sentation in the execution of his duties.
prohibited.
Cruelty to dray-  SEC. 7.  No draynman shall cruelly beat or torture any horse or
biorses.rohi-  other animnal, whether belongoing to himself or another.
Tire of drays.    SEC. 8.  The iron tire around the wheel of a dray designed to
carry twenty-five hundred pounds or mlore, shall not be less than
three inches in breadth, and the nails with which the tire is nailed or
fastened to the wheel, shall be sunk into the iron or tire, so that the
nails shall not project beyond the surface thereof.
Draymen shall     SEC. 9.  No public drayman shall refuse to be employed, unless
not refuse employment.    otherwise actually engaged; nor shall any public drayman neglect or
refuse to carry such a load as can be safely and conveniently stored
on his dray, and drawn by his horse or horses, mule or mules.
Compensation      SEC. 10.  A draymnan shall be entitled to receive the compento be paid immediately.    satioli provided in this Ordinance immediately on the transportation
of his load, and, unless so paid, he may retain the articles or things
so transported until the matter is deterlmined by the Ma. r;fohvose
decision shall be binding on both parties..     -
Drays not to be   SEC. 11.  No dcrayman or person having a dray in charge, shall
driven on sidewalks, etc.    drive or back the same on any sidewalk, or stop the same on any
cross-walk, so as to obstruct or hinder travel, or place the same
crosswise of any street, except in loading and unloading, and not
then for a greater length of time than is necessary for such purpose.




TIHE CITY OF DETROIT.                            187
Title XII.           STANDS OF PUBLIC CARRIAGES, DRAYrS, ETC.    [Chaptcr LXXXVII.
SEC. 12.  It shall not be lawful for any drayman or other per- Drayiner to be
nealr their
son having charge of a dray, to be away from  such dray while the drays.
same is moving or passing along any street or avenue; and cdraymen
and persons having charge of drays, shall, while waiting for employ- Disorderly conduct prohiment, be on or near their drays; and they shall not snap 01 flourish bited.
their whips, or use any rude or boisterous talk or conversation, so as
to be an annoyance to persons passing the street.
SEc. 13.  It shall be the duty of the Marshal and his Assistant Complaints
against drayto make complaint for any violation of the provisions of this Or- men.
dinance.
SEc. 14.  Chapter sixty-three, of the Revised Ordinances of
1859, and all Ordinances and parts of Ordinances amendatory
thereof, are hereby repealed.
SEc. 15.  Any violation of, or failure to'comply with the pro- Penalty.
visions of this Ordinance, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
one hundred  dollars, and costs; ancl in the imposition of any such
fine and costs, the Court may make a further sentence, that the
offender be committed to the County Jail or Detroit House of Correction until the payment thereof, for any period of time not exceeding
six mlonths.
SEc. 16.  This Ordinance shall take effect from  and after its
passage.
CHAPTER LXXXVII.
OF STANDS OF PUBLIC CARRIAGES, DRAYS, ETC.
[Chapter Sixty-two of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
SECTION 1.  Hereafter all hackney coaches, carriages, cabs, Pl'nces where
cabs. etc., to
and other vehicles used for carrying passengers, plying for hire within  stand.
the limits of the City, shall, while waiting for employment, occupy
the following stands and no others, that is to say: The.centre of
Jefferson avenue, from a point fifteen feet easterly of the east line of
Woodwardc avenue, to a point fifteen feet westerly of the west line
of Bates street; the centre of Jefferson avenue, from a point fifteen
feet westerly of the west line of WMoodward avenue, to a point fifteen
feet easterly of the east line of Griswold street; the centre of Wood



'188                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF.Title XII.]                     PORTERS AND RUNNERS.             [Chapter LXXXVIII.
ward avenue, from a point fifteen feet northerly of the north line of
Jefferson avenue, to a point fifteen feet southerly of the south line of
Larned street; the centre of WToodwarcl avenue, fiom a point fifteen
feet southerly of the south line of Jeffieson avenue, to a point fifteen
feet northerly of the north line of Woodbridge street.
Stands for        SEC. 2.  All cdrays, carts, wagons, and other vehicles used for
the transportation of goocs, merchandise and other wrares, plying for
hire within the limits of the City, shall, while waiting for employ-.
ment, occupy the following stands and no others, that is to say: The
centre of Jefferson avenue, between Griswrold street and Third street;
the centre of Jefferson avenue, between Bates street and Brush street;
the centre of Woodward avenue, between Larned street and the
CaGmpus Martius; the centre of Woodward avenue, between Woodbridge street and the River: Provided, That none of the said vehicles
shall stand withil fifteen feet of any cross street.
Driver to re-     SEC. 3.  The driver of any carriage, cart or other vehicle menmain on hi'
vehicle.     tioned in this Ordinance, shall, while waiting for employment as
aforesaid, remain upon his said vehicle.
Vehicles to oc-   SEC. 4.  The said vehicles, while occupying' the stands aforecupy centre of
streets.     said, shall stand in the centre of said streets, and in a line parallel
with the course of said streets.
Penalty.          SEC. 5.  Any person violating any of the provisions of this
Ordinance, shall, for each offence, upon conviction before the Recorder's Court, forfeit and pay a fine of not more than fifty dollars, and
costs of prosecution.
C HAPTER LXXXVIII.
OF PORTERS AND RUNNERS.
[Chapter Seventy of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
Porters and       SECTION 1.  The Mayor of the City of Detroit, for-thu etime
runners to be
licensed.    being, shall have power, firom  time to tipmitstoissue licenses, under
his hand and seal, to so many anld to such persons as he shall think
proper, to carry on the business of public porters or runnlers for
hotels, and all olnibus agents, omnibus cldrivers, and drivers of baggage, and all other persons when acting as porters or runners for




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                              189
Title XII.]                    PORTERS AND RUNNEVS.               [Chapter LXXX7III.
hotels; and the Mayor or Recorder, or any three Aldermen of the
City, shall have power to revoke all or any of such licenses.
SEc. 2.  All such licenses shall expire on the first day  of When license
to expire.
August next after the date thereof, and mnay be renewed on application of the holders thereof.
SEC. 3.  For every such license shall be paid, by the person Fees for
licnse.
applying for the same, the sum of one dollar, and for every renewal,
the same sunl.
SEC. 4.  No person shall act or engage in the business of a Persons not to
act without
public porter or runner for any hotel, or as an omnibus agent, omni- license.
bus driver, or driver of baggage, acting as porters or runners for
hotels, without being' duly licensed as such by the Mayor, under a
penalty not exceeding five dollars, in the discretion of the Court, and
costs of prosecution, for every such offence.
SEC. 5.  Every public porter or runner, omnibus agent, omni- Porters and
rllnllers, ctc.,
bus driver and baggage driver, and every other person acting as runner to wear a
badoge.
for hotels, shall wear a badge on his hat, and in a conspicuous place
on his body, on which shall be legibly and plainly engraved or printed,
his name and the number of his license, under a penalty not to exceed five dollars, in the discretion of the Court., and the costs of
prosecution, for each neglect of the provisions of this section.
SEC. 6.  Every public porter or runner, omnibus agent, omlnibus, Porters, runlers, etc., to
driver or baggage driver, and every other person acting as porter or have a card
containing his
runner for hotels, shall have,7on a card or a plate, printed or engraved, name, etc., in
carriage.
his name and the number of his license, and also the prices or rates
of fare allowed by law for omnibuses, hackney coaches, etc., in legible
characters, which shall be nailed on a conspicuous part of his carriage, omnlilus, wagon, sleigh, wheelbarrow  or hand cart, under a
penalty not to exceed five dollars, in the discretion of the Court, and
the costs of prosecution, for every violation of the provisions of this
section.
SEC. 7.  Every person to whom such licenses shall be grantedl,  Porters aitd. - rulners to
shall first execute to the City of Detroit, a bond, with cne-~r more execute bonds.
sufficient sureties, to be approved by the Mayor, in the penalty of five
hundred dollars, condlitioned that he will conduct himself in a decent
and orderly manner while acting as such porter, runner, omnibus agent,
omnibus drive]r, or driver of baggage, when acting as porter or runner for hotels, and in all respects comply with the provisions of this




190                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Titlc XII.]                    PORTERS AND RUNNERS.              [Chaptcr LXXXVIII.
Ordinance:  _Provided, however, That it shall be lawful for such
sureties, or either of them, to vacate such bond by giving ten days
notice, in writing, to the Mayor; and in such case, the said license
shall be annulled and made void, unless other sureties are furnished
as above provided.
Not to ap-        SEC. 8.  No porter, runner, hackmen, draymen,   City expressproach within
twenty feet of m1en, omnibus agent, omnibus driver, driver of baggage, or other
boats and cars,I-)
when.        persons acting as porters or runners for hotels, so licensed as aforesaid, shall, on the arrival of any steamboat or railload cars in the
City of Detroit. for a period of fifteen minutes thereafter, go upon ol
approach within twenty feet of the wharf or depot where such steamboat or railroad cars have made fast or stopped running, or are about
to nmake fiast or stop running, unless such portesl, runner, hackmen,
cldraymen, City expressmen, omnibus agent, omnibus driver, or driver
of baggage, be requested by a passenger to remove some trunk or
other baggage fitom  said wharf or depot, in which case it shall be
lawful to go near, in or upon such steamboat or depot for such purpose, under a penalty notJ to exceed five dollars, in the discretion of
the Court, and costs of prosecution, for every such offence.  [2is
camended by Ordinanzce apiproved J ully 16, 1860.]
Punishment        SEC. 9.  No person sllall act as porter or runner, or omnibus
for acting Awithout license.   agent, omnibus driver or baggage driver, wvhen actin  as runner or
porter for any public house or hotel in the City of Detroit, without
being duly licensed, according  to the provisions of this Ordinance,
under a penalty not to exceed twenty-five dollars, in the discretion of
the Coult, for every such offence.
When license      SEC. 10.  On conviction of any porter, runner, omnibus agent,
forfeited.
ol'nibus driver, or baggage drivel, or other person acting as porter
or runner for any hotel or public house, licensed as aforesaid,1bbefore
the Recorder's Court, of any violation of the provisions of this
Ordinance, the Mayor or Recorder shall, in his discretion, be authorized, in addition to the fines hereinbefore provided, to vacate alnd
annul any such license that may then be heldc by an}y such porter,
runner, omnibus agent, omnibus driver or`dcimver of baggage, and to
declare the bond of sicfh person forfeited.
When City At-     SEC. 11.  On the forfeiture of the bond of any such portorney to pnt
bond in snlt.  ter, runner, omnibus agent, omnibus driver, driver of baggage or




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                          191
Title XII. ]                 PORTERS AND RUNNERS.             [ Chapter LXXXV1II.
other person, as provided in the preceding section, it shall be the
duty of the City Attorney to prosecute the principal and sureties
namred in such bond, ior the benefit of the City.




192                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title XIII.]              BALL ALLEYS, BILLIARD TABLES, E;TC.      [Chapter LXXXIX.
TITLE XIII.
OF PLACES OF AIMUSEMENT AND RECREATION.
CHAPTER LXXXIX.
OF BALL ALLEYS, BILLIARD TABLES, ETC.
[Ordinance approved July 3, 1861.]
Keepers of bil-   SECTION 1.  No person shall keep a billiardl table, nine or ten
liard tables and
ball alleys must pin alley, without a license fiom  the Mayor.
be licensed.
Who are           SEC. 2.  A keeper of a billiard table is one who owns, possesdeemed keepers ot billiard  ses or kleeps a billiard table whereon others are permitted to play, and
tables.
for which any money or its equivalent, or any check or counter in
lieu of money, is paid or received.
Who are keep-     SEC. 3.  A keeper of a nine or ten pill alley is one who owns,
ers of ball
alleys.      possesses or keeps a ball alley on which persons are permitted to
play, and for which money or its equivalent, or any check or counter
in lieu of money, is paid or received.
License fee and   SEC. 4.  The Mayor is hereby authorized to grant a license to
bond.
ond.  any person to keep a billiard table, nine or ten pin alley, on the payment of five dollars for each table or alley proposed to be kept by
such person, and his executing a bond to the Corporiati6n, in the su1m
of' one hundred dollars, with one or more sufficient sureties, conditioned that such person will faithfully observe the Charter and
Ordinances of the City.
Penalty.          SEC. 5.  Any violation of the provisions of this Ordinance,
shall be punished by a fine not to exceed one hundred dollars, and




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                             193
Title XIII. ]                         GAMING.                           [Chapter XC.
costs; and in the imposition of any such fine and costs, the Court
may make a further sentence,- that in default of the payment thereof,
within a time to be fixed in sulch sentence, the offender be committed
to the County Jail or Detroit House of Correction, for any period of
time not exceeding six months.
SEC. 6.  An Orclinance "relative to Ball Alleys, Billiard and
other Tables," approved April 26, 1861, and all Ordinances and parts
of Ordinances inconsistent with this Ordinance, are hereby repealed.
SEC. 7.  This Ordinance shall take effect from  and after its
passage.
C HAPTE R XC.
OF GAMING.
[Ordinance approved July 24, 1861.]
SECTIoN 1.  No person shall manage, use or practice any game Fraudulent
gamiinig prohior device whatsoever, with intent to cheat or defraud another.        bitedprohiSEC. 2.  No person shall play for money or other valuable
thing, with cards, dice, tables, wheels of fortune, machines, billiards,
nine or ten pins, or other instrmnents or devices whatsoever, in any Gaming in
hotel, grocery, eating or victualing house, store, boat, shop, tavern, hotels, streets
etc., prohisaloon, beer hall, bar room, or other public or private building, or in bited.
any highway, street, lane, alley, public space or square, or elsewhere,
within the City of Detroit.
SEC. 3.  No person shall let or rent any building to be used Renting buildings for gamining
for gaming purposes.                                                  prohibited.
SEc. 4.  No person shall keep any building, instrument, or Keeping buildillnrsg or instrumeans for gaming.                                                     ments for gaming prohibited.
SEc. 5.  Any instrument kept for the purpose of gaming for Instruments for
gaming to be
money, or other valuable thing, shall be destroyed by the Marshal or destroyed.
any Policeman of the City, under the direction of the Chief of Police, and the neglect or refusal to obey such an order, shall be deenlied
sufficient cause for removal from office.
SEC. 6.  No person shall keep, maintain, direct, or manage, or Lotteries prohiaid in the keeping, maintaining, directing, or managing, any lottery bited.
for the drawing or disposing of money, or any othe;' property whatsoever.
25




194                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title XIII.]                          SHOWS.                         [Chapter XCI.
SEC. 7.  Chapters sixty-six, sixty-seven and sixty-eight, of the
Revised Ordinances of 1859, are hereby repealed.
Penalty.          SEC. 8.  Any violation of, or failure to comply with the provisions of this Ordinance, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed
one hundred dollars, and costs; and in the imposition of any such
fine and costs, the Court may make a furtber sentence, that in default
of the payment'thereof, within a time to be fixed in such sentence,
the offender shall be committed to the County Jail, or Detroit House
of Correction, for any period of time not exceeding six months.
SEC. 9.  This Ordinance shall take effbct from  and after its
passage.
CHAPTER XCI.
OF SHOWS.
[Ordinance approved June 12, 1861.]
Shows must be    S ECTION 1.  No person or persons, company or companies, shall
licensed.
malke or exhibit, in said City, any circus, menagerie, play, game, or
theatrical exhibition; or give any concert, vocal or instrumental; or
exhibit any natural or artificial curiosity; or give any public entertainment or amusement of any kind, for which pay is demanded or
received, without a license fiom the Mayor.
Mayor may         SEC. 2.  The Mayor is hereby authorized to grant licenses for
grant licenses.
the pur'poses aforesaid, on the payment of such sum  of money as
may be previously determined upon by himself and the Committee
o0l Licenses.
Ordinance not    SEC. 3.  This Ordinance shall not extend to any exhibition by
to apply to exhibitions of  the pupils of any private or public school, or to any exhibition of
schools, paintings, etc.   painting, engraving, sculpture or fine art, executed by a citizen of
Detroit, or to any concert or musical entertainment for the- benefit of
any Church or benevolent object.
Good order to     SEC. 4.  It shall be the duty of any person or company rebe maintained
in licensed    ceiving a license, to keep good order in and about his or their place
shows.
of amusement or exhibition; and for that purpose, to keep at his or
their expease a sufficient Police fQrcq thereat?




THE CITY OF DETlRIT.                            195
Title XIII.]                         SHows.                         [Chaptcr XCI.
SEC. 5.  Any violation of this Ordinance, shall be punisllhel Penalty.
by a fine not to exceed the suim  of two hundred dollars, and by
imprisonment in the County Jail or Detroit House of Correction,
for a period not exceeding six months, or either, in the discretion
of the Court; and in the imposition of a fine only, the Court may
make a farther sentence, that the offender be imprisoned until such
fine be paid; but for a time not exceeding that provided herein.
SEC. 6.  This Ordinance shall take effect immediately.




196                        REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title XIV.]                PAUPERS AND THEIR SUIPPORT.            [Chaptcr XCII.
TITLE XYIV.
OF THE SUPPORT OF THE POOR.
CHAPTER XCII.
OF PAUPERS AND THEIR SUPPORT.
[Chapter Seventy-two of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
Vessels not to   SECTION 1. If any owner, captain, or master of a vessel, or
land paupers.
other person, shall, by land or water, bring and leave within the
limits of this City, any person or persons, poor, and unable to maintain themselves, they shall forthwith, or as soon as may be thereafter,
transport the same back to the place whence they were taken, and
shall provide all the necessary means of comfort and subsistence for
such paupers, if requested by them, or by any citizen, until so transported.
Persons bring-   SEc. 2.  In case of refusal or neglect to provide for such
ing paupers to
support them. paupers the necessary means of comfort and subsistence, according
to the foregoing section, and any member of the Common Council,
or Director of the Poor, shall make such provision, the same may be
recovered back, and may form part of the judgmen-t iiin a prosecution
for a violation of this chapter.
Penalty,         SEC. 3.  Any violation of the two preceding sections of this
chapter, may be punished with a fine not exceeding fifty dollars, and
costs of prosecution.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                             197
Title XIV.]                 PAUPERS AND THEIR SUPPORT.                [Chapter XCII.
SEC. 4. The Director of the Poor for said City, shall have and Powers and
duties of
exercise the same powers and duties, and be subject to the same Director of
Poor.
liabilities and restrictions as the laws of this State prescribe relative
to Directors of the Poor, in any township of this State; and the
laws of this State relative to Township and County paupers, shall
be observed with respect to such paupers in said City, and all suits
and prosecutions, for violations of such laws, may be brought in the
Recorder's Court of said City.




198                       REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title XV.]                      STREET RAILWAYS.               [Chapter XCIII.
TITLE XV.
OF STREET RAILWAYS.
C HAPTER XCIII.
ORDINANCE GRANTING PERMISSION TO CERTAIN PERSONS TO ESTABLISH
AND LOCATE STREET RAILWAYS.
[Ordinance approved November 24, 1862.1
Preamble.        Whereas, CORNELIUS S. BUSHNELL, JOHN A. GRISWOLD, NEHEMIAH D. SPERRY, EBEN N. WILLCOX, their associates, successors and
assigns, propose to organize, as a body politic and corporate, under a
Charter fiom the Legislature of Michigan, or under the "Act to
provide ior the construction of Train Railways," approved February
13th,.1855, laws  of 1855, page 338, and act or actsaamendatory
thereto, for the purpose of constructing and operating in and through
the streets of the City of Detroit, City or Street Railways; therefore,
Be it ordained by the Common Council of thle City of Detroit:
anchise to Eben  SECTION 1. That consent, permission and authority is hereby
Nssocillcx and given, granted, and duly vested in EBEN N. WILLCOX, and his associates, who may be approved by the Council, their successo-s and
assigns, organized into a Corporation, under the laws of the State of
Michigan, as aforesaid, to lay a single or double track for a Railway,
with all the necessary and convenient tracks for turnouts, side tracks
and switches, in and along the course of the streets of, and bridges
in, the City of Detroit, hereinafter mentioned, and the same to keep,
maintain and use, and to operate thereon,Rai!yay Cars and Carriage-s,.




TIHE CITY OF DETROIT.                         199
Title XV. ]                    STREET RAILWAYS.                  [ Chapter XCIII.
during all the ternm  hereinafter specified and prescrlibed, and in the
manner, and upon the conditions set forth in this Ordinance.  [As
amended by Ordinance approved December 27, 1862.]
SEc. 2.  The said grantees are, by the provisions of this Ordi- Routes.
nance, exclusively authorized to construct and operate Railways, as
herein provided, on and through Jefferson, Michigan and Woodward
avenues, Witherell, Gratiot, Grand River, and Brush or Beaubien
streets; and from  Jefferson avenue, through Brush or Beaubien
streets, to Atwater street; and fiom  JTefferson avenue, at its intersection with Woodbridge street, to Third street; up Third street, to
Fort street; and through Fort street, to the western limits of the
City; and through such other streets and avenues, in said City, as
may, from  time to time, be fixed and determined by vote of the
Common Council of the said City of Detroit, and assented to,
in writing, by said Corporation, organized as provided in section first of this Ordinance:-  And provided, The Corporation
does not assent, in writing, within thirty days after the passage of
said resolution of the Council, ordering the formation of new routes,
then the Common Council may give the privilege to any other Conmpany to build such route, and such other Company shall have the
right to cross any track of rails already laid, at their own cost and
expense:  Provided, alwtays, That the Railways on Grand River
street, Gratiot street, and Michigan avenue, shall each run into and
connect with the Woodward avenue Railways, in such direction that
said Railways shall be continued down to, and form, each of them,
one continuous route to Jefferson avenue:.Provided, always, That
said, railroad down Gratiot street may be continued to Woodiward
avenue, through State street, or through Randolph street, and Monroe avenue and the Campus Martius, as the grantees or their assigns,
under this Ordinance, may elect.  [As amended by Ordinance
approved January 12, 1863.]
SEC. 3. The Railways through all the streets shall be laid in
Construction of
the centre thereof, if on a single track, and if on a double track, the RailWhy
Tracks.
inside rail of each track shall be laid a sufficient distance'firom  the
centre of the street, to enable two cars to pass on opposite tracks,.and leave a space between of at least eighteen inches, and the gauge
of the track shall be at least four feet eight and onie-half inches, and
soQ as to accom'modate thQ  (qt c.ommon. width of carriage wheels:'




200                         REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title XV. ]                      STREET RAILWAYS.                  [Chapter XCIII.
Provided, however, That where a double track shall not be laid in the
first instance, and a second track shall afterwards be required, such
second track may be laid upon either side of the first:  And provided
further, That in all streets which are not paved, or where plank roads
are laid, the tracks of said Railways may be laid elsewhere than in
the centre thereof; as may be most convenient, under the direction
of the Common Council, and shall least obstruct the public travel
thereon.  When thegrantees shall complete one track of the said
railway, and place cars thereon for public use, they may at any time
thereafter, within five years, build a second track, so that they do
not interrupt the running of their cars on the first completed track:
Provided, The consent of the Common Council is first obtained.
[As amended by Ordinance approved January 12, 1863.]
Construction of  SEC. 4.  The track of said Railways shall be laid of such rails
Railway
Tracks.     as shall least obstruct the free passage of vehicles or carriages over
the same; and the upper surface of the rails shall be laid flush with
the surface of the streets, and shall conform to the grades thereof,
as now established, or as they shall, from time to time, be re-established or altered; and in case of grading, paving, or otherwise, if it
be necessary to relay said rails, the same shall be done at the expense
of the grantees; and in all streets, or parts of streets, which are not
paved, the rails shall be laid in such manner as shall least interfere
with the public travel thereon, and as shall be authorized and
approved by the City Surveyor. The grantees, and their assigns,
shall be required to keep the surface of the streets, inside the rails,
and for two feet four inches outside thereof, in good order and repair,
and all snow, ice, dirt and filth, cleared and removed from the same,
at the expense of the grantees: Provided, however, That upon the
paved portions of said streets, the materials for re-paving shall be
supplied at the expense of the City.  [As amended by Ordinance
approved January 12, 1863.]
Routes to corn-  SEC. 5.  The routes of all said Railways shall commence if-the
mence at
Campus Mar-  Woodward avenue road, at Campus Martius;.fro m thence, running
tius, etc,  on their several courses, to the outer limits Of the City:  Provided,
That in collecting fare, those portions between Atwater, through
Brush or Beaubien streets, and through Woodward  avenue  to
Jefferson avenue, and between Brush or Beaubien and Third streets,.
on Jefferson avenue andt Woodbridge street, shall be respectively,




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                           201
Title XV.]                    STREET RAILWAYS.                   [ Chapter XCIII.
deemed to belong to either of the above routes, any portion of which
is then being traveled continuously by any one passenger at the
same time, and shall pay only one fare.  [As amended by Ordinance
approved January 12, 1863.]
SEC. 6.  Said Railway on Woodward avenue, or Witherell Railway, on
certain routes.
street, to Park lot sixty-two (62,) through Jefferson avenue to the to be completed within a
eastern  limits,'and  through  Jefferson  avenue to Woodbridge, limited time.
through Woodbridge to Third, and up Third to Fort, and through
Fort street to the western limits of tile City, shall be completed
within six months from  the thirty-first day of March, A. D. 1863,
and through Gratiot street to the easterly line of the B. Chapaton
Farm, shall be completed within three years from  and after the
thirty-first day of March, A. D. 1863; and through Grand River
to the easterly line of the WVoodbridge Farm; through Michigan
avenue to Thompson street, shall be completed within two years
from  and after the thirty-first of March, A. D. 1863; and the
remaindcler thereof, at such times as the public necessity may require:
Provided, That no such Railway shall be required to be laid through
any part of such routes, which shall not be worked up to the established grade thereof, until the City shall have completed such work
SEC. 7. The cars to be used on said Railways shall be drawn Cars andspeed
by animals only, at a speed not exceeding the rate of six miles per
hour, and shall be run as often as public convenience shall require,
and the Common Council shall prescribe:  Provided, alwvays, That
said Council will not require them to run regular cars oftener than
once in twenty minutes during fourteen hours every day, from  the
fifteenth day of April to the fifteenth day of October, and twelve
hours every day fiom the fifteenth day of October to the fifteenth
day of April, alnd the cars in use upon said Railways shall be run
for no other purpose than to transport passengers and their ordinary
baggage, and the cars and carriages for that purpose shall be of the
best style iii use on such Railways:  Provided, That other cars and
carriages may be used for cleaning said railway tracks from obstrucetions by snow, or otherwise.
SEc. 8. The rate of fare for any distance shall not exceed five Rates of Fare.
cents in any one car, or on any one route named in this Ordinance,
except where cars or carriages shall be chartered for specific pur'26




202,                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title XV.]                         STREET RAILWAYS.                     [Chapter XCIII.
poses:  Provided, Cars so chartered shall not be considered regular
cars, within the meaning of the preceding section.
Cars, drawn in
same direction,    SEC. 9.  Cars drawn in the same direction shall not approach
not to approach
each other    each other within a distance of one hundred feet, except in cases of
within 100 feet.
accident or at stations, or for the purpose of connecting two cars
together.
arstop on cros     SEC. 10.  NO car shall be allowed to stop on a cross-walk, or
stop on crosswalks, etc.   in front of any intersecting street, except to avoid collision or prevent danger to persons or property in the street
Manner of stop-    SEC. 11.  When the Conductor of any car is required to stop
ping cars.
at the intersection of streets, to receive or leave passengers, the cars
shall be stopped so as to leave the rear platform slightly over the
crossing.
Qualifications     SEC. 12.  The grantees, or their assigns, shall employ careful,
and duties of
Conductors,   sober, and prudent Agents, Conductors and Di-ivers, to take charge
Agents and
Drivers.     of their cars while on the road, and it shall be the duty of all such
Agents, Conductors, and Drivers, to keep vigilant watch for all
trains, carriages, or persons on foot, and especially children, either
upon the track or moving  towards it; at the first appearance of
danger to  such  teams, carriages, footmen, or children, or other
obstructions, the cars shall be stopped in the shortest time and
space possible.
Persons not to     SEC. 13.  Conductors shall not allow ladies or children to enter
leave cars while
in lmotion.    or leave the cars while in motion.
Names of prin-     SEC. 14.   Conductors shall announce to the passengers the
cipal squares
and streets to names of the principal squares and streets, as the cars reach them.
be announced
by Concluctors.    SEc. 15.  The cars shall, at all times, be entitled to the track,
Cars to be entitled to the track. and any vehicles upon the track of said Railways, shall turn out when
any car comes up, so as to leave the track unobstructed, and the
Penaltyfor ob- drivers of any vehicle refusing to do so, shall be liable to a fine not
structing cars. exceeding five dollars, on conviction before the Recorder's Court, of
said City of Detroit, and costs of prosecution shall not be at the
expense of the City.
Signal lights.     SEC. 16.   The  cars, after sunset, 4salal'be provided  with
colored signal lights,~a red light in front, and a green light in rear.
Railways to be     SEC. 17.-  Wherever gas or water pipes, or sewers, are now
subject to
rights to lay  laid in the streets herein specified, and through which Railways are
down gas and.I
water pipes.  to pass, the said Railways must be laid down and maintained sub



THE CITY OF DETROlT.                            203
Title XV. ]                     STREET RAILWAYS.                    [Chapter XCIII.
ject to the right now in the City, and the G-as Company, and the
Sewer and Water Commissioners, to take up or remove said pipes
or sewers, in such a manner as not unnecessarily to damage or injure
said Railways or their use, without claim  against said City, Gas
Company, or Water or Sewer Commissioners; and the Common
Council expressly reserves to itself the right hereafter to lay down, or
to permit to be laid down, and repaired, in said streets, gas or water
pipes, and sewers, whenever the public or private convenience may
require; the said gas or water companies, or private individuals,
who shall take up pavement for the purposes aforesaid, being always
required, as by the present City Ordinance, to restore the pavement
in the streets to its former condition.
SEC. 18.  If said grantees, or their. assigns, shall fail to com- Fianchise forfeited by negplete any of the aforesaid Railways, within the time prescribed by lect to coren -
this Ordinance, then the rights and privileges herein granted shall
be forfeited as to any and every route herein established, which is
not commenced and completed in the time herein prescribed, and the
City shall be entitled to take possession thereof, provided the Council does not extend the time:  Provided, That if said grantees shall
be delayed by the order or injunction of any Court, and said order
or injunction shall not be obtained at the instance, or by the contrivance of said grantees, then the time of such delay shall be
excluded from the time of completion prescribed in this Ordinance.
[As amended by Ordinance apjproved December 27, 1862.]
SEC. 19.  It is hereby reserved to the Common Council of the Common Council may make
City of Detroit, the right to make such further rules, orders or roles and regregulations, as may, fiom time to time, be deemed necessary te protect the interests, safety, welfare, or accommodation of the public, in
relation to said Railways.
SEC. 20.  The powers and privileges conferred by the pro- Franchise
limited to
visions of this Ordinance, shall be limited to thirty years from  and thirty years.
after the date of its passage.
SEC. 21.  Said grantees shall, on or before the tenth clay-of Deposit of
forfeit.
January, A. D. 1863, deposit with the Controller of said City the
sum of five thousand dollars in money, or in United States stocks, or
in Treasury notes, bearing seven and three-tenths per cent. interest,
which deposit shall be security for the completion, by said grantees,
of the lines of Railway which they are required to construct and




204                       REVISED ORDINANCES OF THE
Title XV.  S'REET RAILWAYS.                                        CChapter XCIII.
complete, on or before the first day of October, A. D. 1863; and if
these said Railways shall not then be completed, the sum so deposited shall be forfeited to the City:  _Provided, however, That if said
grantees, or their assigns, cannot procure the requisite amount of
rail of the Philadelphia, or other suitable pattern, to build said
Railways, within the time specified, with a suitable and competent
force, then the time shall be extended until such rail can be obtained,
and laid with a suitable and competent force:  And provided fur.tiher, That the time for the completion of said roads be extended not
to exceed nine months, upon good and sufficient reasons being given,
that the iron rail cannot be procured.  [As amended by Ordinance
approved January 12, 1863.]
Tax on cars.     SEC. 22.  The said grantees, and their assigns, shall pay to the
Treasurer of the City of Detroit, annually, fifteen dollars on each and
every passenger, or other car, excepting only those cars used for
cleaning the track on said roads, to be collected as a license, for the
use of the City, after the term of five years from and after this date.
When franchise   SEC. 23.  Whenever the said grantees, their successors or
shall be vested
in grantees.  assigns, shall have organized themselves into a body politic and
corporate, undei' the said act of the Legislature of the State of
Michigan, or Charter thereof, all the powers and privileges granted
and conferred to and upon them, by this Ordinance, shall be given,
granted and duly vested in said Corporation, without any further
action, consent, permission or authority of the Common Council,
whatever.
SEC. 24. All Ordinances, or parts of Ordinances, heretofore
made, ordained and passed, inconsistent with the provisions of this
Ordinance, are hereby repealed.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                           205
Title XV.]                    STREET RAILWAYS.                     [Chapter XCIV.
CHAPTER XCIV.
ORDINANCE REGULATING THE CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF THE TRACKS
OF THE DETROIT CITY RAILWAY.
[Ordinance approved August 19, 1863.1
SECTION 1.  Permission is hereby given to the Detroit Railway Permission to
build Railway
to build its road and track on Michigan avenue, fiom  Woodward on eMichigan
avenue, ilstead
avenue to Fourth street, and on Gratiot street, from Woodwardc ave- of Third street
and Fort
nue to Russell street, instead and in lieu of upon Third street and street.
Fort street, as provided by the Ordinance approved November 24,
1862, and the amendments thereto, (and such building on Michigan
avenue and Gratiot street, together with Jefferson acnd Woodward
avenues, shall be deemed a compliance with the condition of deposit
mentioned in section twenty-one, of said Ordinance.)
SEC. 2.  As a condition of the acceptance of this permission, Railway on Fort
street to be
the said Detroit City Railway may and shall complete its road and completed in
limited time.
track on Fort street, Michigan avenue, and Gratiot street, as provided by the aforesaid Ordinances, by the first (lay of October, 1864;
and a failure to complete the same by that time, shall be regarded as
a forfeiture of the route or routes not so completed.
SEC. 3.  On Woodward avenue, Gratiot street and Michigan Construction of
avenue, beyond the pavement, the said Railway may build its track tcrd avenue,
a sufficient distance from the plank road in those streets, respectively, etc.
to leave the grade track of said plank road clear, and allow teams
and vehicles to pass between said track and said plank road; and
upon Michigan avenue and Gratiot street, beyond the pavement, said
Railway may construct its track with the "T" rail, which is used
for street railways, and weighs not less than thirty-three pounds to
the yard.
SEC. 4.  The said Railway is hereby authorized to extend its Id. on Third
track, and run its cars, through Third street, southerly fiom Wood- street.
bridge street, to the dock, and to lay the said track on such part of
said street, westerly of the center, as they shall agree upon with the
Michigan Central Railroad Company.




206.                       REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title XV.]                     STREET RAILWAYS.                   [Chapter XCV.
Routes.          SEC. 5. The tracks upon Jefferson avenue, Woodward avenue,
Michigan avenue and Gratiot street, shall each be considered and run
as one route, and subject its passengers to the payment of a single
fare each: Provided, however, That all cars running north of Jefferson avenue shall run to and from Jefferson avenue, and that portion
of Woodward avenue between Jefferson avenue and the routes intersecting Woodward avenue, shall be considered as making a portion
of each of said routes, respectively.
Permission to    SEC. 6.  The Detroit City Railway, upon obtaining the consent
build Railway
on Elmwood   of the owners of real estate on Elmwood avenue, or such real estate
avenue and
vMount Elliott owners as are affected thereby, may, and is hereby authorized to
avenue.
build a track, from its present track on Jefferson avenue, to Elmwood
Cemetery, and run its cars thereon at such times as will accommodate the public: -Provided, however, No person shall be charged more
than one cent either way, on this track; and said Railway are also
authorized to run a track and their cars to Mount Elliott.Cemetery,
along Mount Elliott avenue, and charge the same rate of fare as to
the said Elmwood Cemetery.
CHAPTER XCV.
ORDINANCE IN REGARD TO THE DETROIT CITY RAILWAY.
[Ordinance approved October 7, 1863.]
Permission to    SECTION 1.  The Detroit City Railway is hereby authorized to
build Railway
on Randolph   build its track, and run its cars, from its track on Jefferson avenue,
street.
upon and along Randolph street southerly to Atwater street, and
thence along Atwater street easterly to Brush street; and, as said
track approaches the Detroit and Milwaukee depot, the said Railway
may turn the same on to the southerly side of said Atwater street,
so as to run said cars up to the sidewalk in front ofthe office buildings of the Detroit and Milwaukee Railway( Company.




THE CITY OF DETROIT..207
Title XVI.']         EXTENDING THE LIMITS OF THE THIRD WARD.     [Chapter XCVI.
TITLE XVI.
MISCELLANEOUS.
CHAPTER XCVI.
EXTENDING THE LIMITS OF THE THIRD WARD.
[Chapter Eighty-three of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
SECTION 1. The limits of the Third Ward of said City shall Boundaries.
be, and hereby are extended to Gratiot.street, by adding to Maid Third
Ward, and incorporating as part of the same, all that portion of the
Sixth Ward in said City bounded as follows, to wit:  On the south
by Croghan street, on the west by Randolph street, on the north by
Gratiot street, and on the east by St. Antoine street, and by a line
on the course of St. Antoine street, if extended from Clinton street
to Gratiot street.
SEC. 2.  Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall be construed Ordinance not
to affect basis
to affect the basis of taxation in the Sixth or in the Third Ward, of taxation.
aforesaid, during the present year, or to affect or remove fiom office
any officer continued in office by the Revised Charter of the presentyear, during the time for which said person is so continued, in office.




208                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title XVI.]                           LICENSES.                      [Chapter XCV1I.
CHAPTER XCVII.
OF LICENSES.
[Ordinance approved July 24, 1861.]
Licenses to be    SECTION 1.  In all cases, unless otherwise provided, where, by
for one year,
unless other-  Ordinance or Resolution of the Common Council, a sum of money is
wise provided,
and to expire  fixed for the payment of a license, it shall be understood to be for
on the first of
Angust.      the period of one year, and, except as provided in the next section,
all licenses shall expire on the first day of August next after the date
thereof.
Mayor may         SEC  2.  For good cause shown, the Mayor is hereby authorized
grant licenses
for three    to grant licenses, in all cases where the price of the licenses amounts
months.
to five dollars or more, for any period not less than three months, on
the payment of a sum proportioned to the time for which any such
license is granted.  The amount required to be-paid for any license
so issued, shall be paid to and collected by the City Collector, and
the receipt o{ such Collector shall be taken and received by the
Mayor as evidence of the payment of the same.  [As amended by
Ordinance approved October 10, 1863.]
Licenses revo-    SEC. 3.  All licenses shall be revocable at the pleasure of the
cable, but not
assignable.    Mayor or Common Council, but no license granted under any Ordinance or Resolution of the Common Council, shall be assignable;
Mayor may    but for the promotion of the ends of justice, the Mayor is hereby
transfer licenses.      authorized, with the consent of the parties, to transfer a license firom
one person to another, on the transferee executing a bond to the
Corporation, as provided in the Charter and Ordinances of the City
for persons receiving licenses.
Licenses to be    SEC. 4.  All licenses granted under any Resolution or Ordinance
signed by
Mayor, and    of the Common Council, shall be signed by the Mayor and countercountersigned  
by City Clerk. signed by the Clerk of the City, who shall keep, in books to be
provided therefor, full minutes of the same,-aiii of all transfers thereof, and, as near as ntlay be, shall be in the following form:
Form of trans-    " CITY OF DETROIT:-I, -, Mayor of the City of Detroit.
fer.        To all who shall see these presents-Greeting:
4 "Know ye, that         has paid into the Treasury of the City




TIHE CITY OF DETROIT.                          209
Title XVI.]               PAYMENT OF CLAIMIS AND DE3IANDS.       [Chapter XCVI1I.
the suim of  -   ldollars, and otherwise complied with the provisions
of the Charter and Ordinances of the City in this behalf; therefore,
the said --- is hereby authorized and empowered to  -   for the
period of-    months fiom the date hereof.
"In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and
[L. S.]   caused the seal of the City to be affixed, at the City
Hall in said City, this -       day of -, A. D. 18-.
—,.Mccyor.
"Countersigned,, City Clerkl."
SEc. 5.  Chapter sixty-nine, of the Compiled Ordinances of
1859, and an Ordinance " to amend Chapter seventy, of the Colapiled Ordinances of 1859," approved MIarch 31, 1860, and all Ordinances and parts of Ordinances inconsistent with this Ordinance, are
hereby repealed.
SEc. 6.  This Ordinance shall take effect from  and after its
passage.
CHAPTER  XCVIII.
OF THE PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST THE CITY OF
DETROIT.
[Ordinance approved January 14, 1862.]
SECTION 1.  All claims and demands, of everyname and nature Claims to be
whatsoever, against the City of Detroit, shall, in the first instance, presented toller
be presented and filed with the City Controller, who shall present presented to
the Common
the same to the Common Council, at its next session, or as soon Council.
thereafter as practicable, with a communication, in writing, setting
forth the facts in relation to such claims and demands and his opinion
in relation to the payment thereof.
SEC. 2.  Any unliquidated claimi or demand against the CitY, Unliquidated
when presented to the Controller, shall be accompanied with an' affi- accom pamnid by
davit of the person rendering it, as provided in section twenty-five, affidavit.
of chapter four, of the Charter of the City of Detroit.
SEC. 3.  Any person presenting a claim or demand against the Claims for supplies to be acCity, for supplies furnished for the use of the Corporation, or any companied by
bill of items.
Board thereof, shall accompany the same with a bill of the items
24




'210                          REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title XVI.]                PAYXIENT OF CLAIMIS AND DENIANDS.         [Chapter XCVIII.
thereof, with the name or names of the person or persons upon whose
order the same were furnished.
rClaims for       SEC. 4.  All claims and demands against the City, for work or
work ant labor,
accompatnied b y labor per     for the Corporation,; under any contract for paving
a writaten-d  any street, lane or alley, or for the construction or repair of any
merit.       sewer, drain, side or cross-walk, bridge or culvert, shall be accomppanied with a written statement, under oath, of the amount of work or
labor performed, and the precise locality where such work was perAnd to be re-  formed, and the extent of the same.  And before any such claim or
ferred to City
Surveyor.    demand isppresented for allowance to the Common Council, it shall
be the duty of the Controller to refer the same to the City Surveyor
to ascertain whether such work has been performed agreeably to
contract, and in the manner and to the extent set forth in the statement accompanying such claim or demand, and has been performed
in other respects in a good, substantial and workmanlike manner.
Claims to be      SEC. 5.  In the allowance of any claim or demand for the paypid out of
fPnds raised by ment of which a special assessment has been levied, the Common
special assessment.        Council shall not appropriate any money for the payment thereof,
except such as shall have been paid into the City treasury in payment
of the assessment levied upon the lot or lots in front of or adjacent
to which such work has been performed.
Warrants not to    SEC. 6.  The Common Council shall not order any warrant to
be drawn
when fund is  be drawn on the City Treasurer, when the fund out of which such
exhausted.
warrant is to be paid bhas been exhausted.
Controller to     SEC. 7.  It shall be the duty of the Controller, when any claim
take and file receipts.      or demand against the City has been paid, to take a receipt therefor
and file the same in his office.
Claims not to     SEC. 8.  No claim or demland against the City of Detroit shall
be paid until
allowed by    be paid until the same has been audited and allowed by the Common
Common Council.         Council.
SEC. 9. This Ordinance shall take immediate effect.




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                              211.
Title XVI.]           CANCELING ORDERS, WARRANTS, DUE-BILLS, ETC.      [Chapter XCIX.
CHAPTER XCIX.
OF CANCELING THE ORDERS, WARRANTS AND DUE-BILLS OF THE CITY OF
DETROIT.
[Chapter Seventy-three of Compiled Ordinances of 1859.]
SECTION 1.  The City Treasurer shall, without delay, procure a Treasnrer to
cancel -warproper canceling hammer, such as is ordinarily used by banking in- rants, etc.
stitutions, with which he shall immediately cut, mark and cancel every
order, due-bill, warrant or other evidence of debt, issued by the City
of Detroit, or by the Common Council of said City, or unller their
direction, which now alre in the City treasury; and hereafter the said
Treasurer shall, as soon as any order, due-bill or warranlt, or other
evidence of debt heretofore issued, or whllich hereafter shall or may
at any time or times be issued by said City of Detroit, or by said
Common Council, or by or under their direction or authority, shall
come or be paid into the treasury of said City, cut, mnark and cancel
the same with said canceling hammer.
SEC. 2.  After the City Treasurer shall have so cut, marked and To keep canceled warcanceleld said orders, warrants, due bills or other evidences of debt, cerants.
as aforesaid, hle shall carefully and safely file and li keep the same until
the further order or actioll of said Common  Council.
Sec. 3.  It shall be the duty of the City Treasurer, from and To record the
after the passage of this chapter-, to keep a book or record, \in which same.
he shall enter, as soon as he receives the same, the number, date and
amount of each and every vwarrant, order, due-bill and evidence of
debt, as aforesaid, received into the City treasury; and whenever the
City Treasurer shall report to said Common Council any amount of
warrants, orders, due-bills or other evidences of debt, as hereinafter
provided for, he shall accompany his report with a schedule or list of
said warrants, orders, due-bills or other evidences of debt so rmepprted,
xvith the number, date and amount of each.
SEC. 4.  Whenever the City Treasurer shall have in his pos-Warrart', etc.,
session one thousand dollars of cut, marked and canceled warrants  toberet"urned to
i~~~~''Council and deorders, due-bills or other evidences of debt, issued or hereafter to be stroyed.
issued, as aforesaid, he shall report the fact to the said Common




212                           REVISED ORDINANCES OF
Title XVI.]     SALE OF LOTS HELD BY THE CITY UNDER TAX TITLES, ETC.      [Chapter C.
Council, whilst in session, and thereupon, at the same session of said
Council, or at the next regular meeting, said Council shall cause said
orders. due-bills, warrants or other evidences of debt aforesaid, to be
carefully examined and checked on the warrant book, in presence of
the Council, by a committee of three, to be appointed, from  time to
time, by the Mayor, of whom the Clerk shall be one; and the same
having been so counted, examined and checked, shall be forthwith
burned, or otherwise destroyed, in the presence of the Council, and
the amount so destroyed, with the number or other suitable designation of each, shall be entered on the Journal of the Council.
CHAPTER C.
OF THE SALE OF LOTS HELD BY THE CITY UNDER TAX TITLES, AND
CANCELING DEFECTIVE TAX TITLES.
[Ordinance approved December 24, 1863.]
Treasurer.        SECTION 1.  The Treasurer is authorized to advertise and sell
authorized to
sell interest of and convey all the right, title and interest of the City in and to the
City in lands
held uinder tax Sever'al lots and premises held through tax titles by the City, giving
titles.
three months' notice of the time and place of sale, in two or more
newspapers published in the City, and by publishing a list or, description of said'lands in handbill iorm, for general distribution
through the several wards; the expense thereof to be added to the
sum fixed as a minimum price for said lots.  The City Marshal shall
cause said handbills to be posted in ten public places in each ward,
thirty days before said sale.  Any lot or parcel of land not sold and
paid for at said sale, may, at any time thereafter, be sold and-di'ijosed
of at private sale, at the minimum price.
In cases of       SEC. 2.  The City Treasurer shall, in all cases wherein satiserroneous
assessment,   factory evidence shall be presented to him of erroneous assessment
etc., Treasurer
may compro-  or return or sale, of any lot or premises, be authorized to receive the
mise the claim
of the City.    original tax, with interest at seven per cent., from the day of sale,
in compromise of the claims of the City for its tax title to any such




THE CITY OF DETROIT                             213
Title XVI.]    SALE OF LOTS HELD BY THE CITY UNDEE TAX TITLES, ETC.    [Chapter C.
lot or premises: Provided, The same shall be approved by the
Controller.
SEc. 3.  It shall be the duty of the City Trfeasurer, whenever Where tax has
been paid,premsatisfactory evidence is presented to him of the payment of any tax-ises to be discharged, etc.
on any lot or parcel of land, to discharge said premises from said tax,
if the same has not been sold; and if the same has been sold to the
City, he shall cancel or quit-claim to the owner the tax title thus
acquired; and if the tax thus paid has not been accounted for and
paid over by the officer receiving said tax, the Treasurer shall immediately cause proceedings to be taken for the collection of the same.
SEC. 4.  If any tax upon any lot or parcel of land shall be If tax has been
twice paid
twice paid, the City Treasurer may, with the approval of the Comn- Treasurer may
refund
monl Council and the Controller, refund one of said payments to amount.
the party entitled thereto.
SEC. 5. This Ordinance shall take immediate effect.




21t4                      REVISED' ORDINANCES -OF
AN ORDINANCE TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE REVISED ORDINANCE.
AN ORDI NANCE
TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE REVISED ORDINANCE OF EIGHTEEN
HIUNDRED AND SIXTY-THREE.
It is hereby- Ordained by the Common Council of the City of Detroit:
SECTION 1. That the edition of the Ordinances of the City of
Detroit, compiled and published under the direction of the Controller, in accordance with the resolution of the Common Council adopted
July 21, 1863, shall be called "The Revised Ordinance of the City
of Detroit for the year 1863," and the same, together with this
Ordinance, shall take effect and go into operation from and after the
twenty-second day of December, A. D. 1863.
SEc. 2. All by-laws and Ordinances, or parts of By-Laws and
Ordinances, repugnant to, or in any manner inconsistent with, the
edition of Ordinances so arranged and published as aforesaid, shall
be repealed fiom and after the taking effect of the said Revised Ordinance so arranged and published.
SEc. 3. The repeal provided for in the preceding section, shall
not affect any act done, or any right accruing or accrued, or established; or any suit had or commenced for any purpose whatever,
before the time when such repeal shall take effect; nor shall any
offence committed, or penalty or forfeiture incurled, -unde~i alny of
the Ordinances or By-Laws repealed by thv ppreceding section, and
before the time when-such repeal shall take effect, be affected by such
repeal.
SEC. 4. No suit or prosecution pending at the time of the said
repeal, for any offence committed, or for the recovery of any penalty
or forfeiture incurred, under any of the Ordinances or By-Laws




THE CITY OF DETROIT.                         215
AN ORDINANCE TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE REVISED ORDINANCE.
repealed as provided for in section three, shall be affected by such
repeal, except that the proceedings in such suit or prosecution shall
be conformed, when necessary, to the provisions of said Revised
Ordinances.
SEc. 5. All persons who, at the time when the said repeal
shall take effect, shall hold any office under any of the Ordinances or
By-Laws so as aforesaid repealed, shall continue to hold the same
according to the tenure thereof.
SEC. 6. No Ordinance or By-Law which has heretofore been
repealed, shall be revived by the repeal provided for in section three.
SEC. 7. Whenever an Ordinance or By-Law, or any part
thereof, shall be repealed by a subsequent Ordinance or By-Law,
such Ordinance or By-Law, or any part thereof, so repealed, shall
not be revived by the repeal of such subsequent repealing Ordinance
or By-Law.
SEC. 8. All Ordinances and By-Laws hereafter to be passed by
the Common Council, shall be promulgated by being printed in such
manner as the Charter directs.
SEC. 9. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from
and after the twenty-second day of December, A. D. 1863.
Ordained and dated in Common Council, the twenty-second day
of December, A. D. 1863.
Approved December 24, 1863.
WM. C. DUNCAN, M2ayor.
Attest:  FRANCIS PRAMSTALLER, City Clerk.








I NN D:E X.
ACCIDENTS-                                  Page.   ATTORNEY-                                     Page.
Ordinance relative to prevention of....... 85        General powers and duties of..............5, 7
ACTION S —                                                Bond of....................................  5
Attorney shall prosecute and defend.......  6         Office of....5..............................  5
Counselor shall prosecute and defend......  8        Shall preserve  testimony taken before
ALDERMEN —                                                    Committees........................... 48
May direct physician to attend sick........ 26       Duty of relative to general assessments...  49
Powers relative to privies, etc......... 43, 141    Duty of in drawing contracts for paving, etc. 85
Certain, members of. Board of Health...... 132       Duty to draw sewer contracts.............. 101
Duty under Night Watch Ordinance....... 147          Duties of in proceedings to opeh ditches.. 111.
Three may revoke license to Porters and               Duty to sue for rent of Market stalls....... 115
Runners............................... 189  Shall prosecute for breach of porter and
ALLEYS-See " Streets."                                        runner license bond................... 190
ANIMALS-See "' Weighmasters, ". "Streets,"            AUCTIONS"Lamps,"  "Markets,"  "Dead  An-                  In Markets prohibited..................... 117
imals," "Pounds.''                                Of impounded animals.................... 176
ASHESDepositing in streets prohibited........... 139    AUCTIONEERSSpecialAssessments."      Ordinance relative to.................. 127, 128
ASSESSMEN TS-See " Special Asse~slllellts."           AWNINGS-See "Streets."
ASSESSMENT ROLLSPrepared by Assessor....................    13    BAILPrepared by Surveyor.... 63, 66,,, 10, 108        For appearance  in Recorder's Court........ 150
Attorney shall examine and make altera-           BAKERS-See "Bread."
tions in................................  7    BALLSFor construction of sidewalks............. 63        On Sunday prohibited..................... 144
For repairing sidewalks..................  70    BALL ALLEYSFor constructing cross-walks............ 69, 70      Keeping open on Sunday prohibited....... 144
For grading, paving, etc................... 67       Ordinance relative to...................... 192
For lateral sewers......................... 106    BALCONIES- See "Streets."
ASSESSOR-                                            BALUSTRADES-See "Streets."
Appointment of........................... 12    BAR-ROOMIS-See " Saloons."
Oath and bond of.......................... 13    BARRIERSTerm of office............12............. 12         Shall be erected to provide against accidents  85
General powers and duties of............12, 14       Contractor liable for penalty for not erecting  85
Power to appoint Assistant Assessors..... 13    BATHINGPower to employ clerks................... 13         Prohibited in river........................ 77
Sewer Commissioners shall give notice to          BEER HALLS-See " Saloons."
of sewer connections.................. 102       Gambling in prohibited..;........       193
Shall place on rolls lots drained by sewers 113    BELL-MENASSIGNATION HOUSES-                                       To Auctioneers prohibited................ 128
Prohibited................................. 145    BILLIARD ROOMSASSISTANT ENGINEER-See "Fire Depart-                      Keeping open on Sunday prohibited....... 144
ment."                                            Keepers of to be licensed................. 192
How appointed............................   155    BILLIARDSSalary of................................... 156     Gambling with prohibited................. 193
General powers and duties of..............       BLOCK —
156, 157, 158, 161, 166     Definition of term.......................... 69




218                                               INDEX.
BOARDS-                                        Page.'CALVES —                                         age.
May compel attendance of witnesses......    47           Ordinance relative to sale of.............   119
Testimony of witnesses before, how talken 4, 48          Not to be muzzled...................... 33, 117
BOARD OF HEALTH-See' Boards."                                Selling of under three weeks old prohibited 117
Ordinance relative to...................... i32    CAMPUS MARTIUSMarshal and Assistant shall attend sessions               Ordinance to vacate....................... 90
of...................................... 10    CARRIAGES-See "Vehicles."
Marshal and Assistant shall execute pre-                  Ordlinance relative to public............... 182
cepts of.............10                          Regulations relative to on arrival of boats,
Powers of relative to privies........... 43, 14i            etc.....................................  80
May direct Physicians to make examina-                    Washing of in streets prohibited.......... 140
tions.................................. 26    CARTS-See "Drays."
1BOARD OF SEW]ER COMMISSIONERS-.   CARS-See "Boats" and "Cars."  See
Power to elect President...................  99                 "; Street Railways."
Engineer to act as Secretary................ 99         Regulation relative to speed of......... 88, 201
Generl  powers ald dties  of.........  99, 10        CATTLE —See " Weighmaster,"' Streets."
BOATS  AND  CARS- elative toarrivaladdepartreIKeeping of for sale in highways prohibited  33
Ordinance relative to arrival and departure              Poisions relative to iponding....  11, 
of..................................... 86reltve to   pong.... 1, 1
CELLAR DOORS-See "Streets."
Regulations relative to porters and runners
CEaMETERIESat.................................... 190EETERESOrdinance relative to...................... 136
BONDS —
Attorney shall certify to form of...........  5    CERTIFICATES OF SALEAttorney shall prosecute official..6........   6        To purchasers at'general tax sales.........  53
Of Attorney...............................      5        To purchasers at sales for special assessOf Counselor..9                               nents.................................. 57
Of Mzarshals.,,,.12,,,,,                        City Controller may. assign.6...... 1
Of Constables...............................12    CHIEF ENGINEEROf Watchmen.................... 12            Appointment of..............        155
Of Policemen.................12                        Salary of.................................. 150
Of Assessor...............................   13          (General powers and duties of..............'Of Collector................................  14                                   157, 158, 159, 161, 166
Of Ward Collectors...........    CHIMNEYSOf WReceivler of Tax......es..... 21               Penalty for not cleanilg................. 42, 172
Of Receiver of Taxes...................... 21           Contreti     f.................. I3'Of Street Comlllmisioners..................23'Of Weihmasters.....................                 CIIMNEY SWEEPERSOf Scaler of Weights and Measures.......   34           Appointmet  of............................  41'Of Inspector of Gas Meters.....38                       od of...... 
Bond   of..................................  42
Of Ilnspector of Firewood................. 39  Duties of.                                            42
Of Chimnley Sweeper................ 4      CIIURC.tESOf Scavengers.........................      43         Disturbing   worship in prohibited........   143
Of Inspector of Flour..................... 120    CITIZENS' MEETINCSOf Inspector of Oils.............    124        Proceedings at............................ 49
Of Fire Marshal.................. 158    CLAIMIS-See "Committee on."
BREAD-'  Ordinance relative to...................... 209
Ordinance relative to nmanufacture and sale          CLERK OF CITYof...................................... 122        Shall post cards with names of physicians.  26
BUILDINGS-See "Streets."                                     Shall deliver to Treasurer sewer assessOrdinance relative to numbering..            81             ment rolls............................. 107
Wooden prohibited within fire limits...... 169          Shall seal and attest Sewer contracts......   101
Council may authorize erection of wooden                 Shall give certificates to Chimney Sweeps.  42
writhin fire limits....................... 170 II   Duty relative to Citizens' Meetings......... 49
Repairing of wooden within fire limits.... 170           Shall attest tax deeds..':           54
Certain for manufacturig, permission to                 Shall attest deeds- oni sale for special aserect.............................. 171       sessmlents...........................    58
Shall have scuttles........................ l73        Shall publish notices of assessments for
Fire Marshal mlay enter and examine......  173              sidewalks, etc........................ 64
Renting, of for ganbling prohibited....... 193          Shall publish notices of assessmlents for
BUILDING MATERIAL-See "Streets."                                 grading, paving, etc................... 67
BUTCHE[LS —-See "Markets," "Forestalling."                   Shall publish notices of assessments for
BUTCHER SHOPS-See " Slaughter Houses."'                          lateral sewers.......................... 108
CABS-                                                        Duty of relative to assessment for abating0
Ordinance relative to...................... 182             nuisances............... 110




INDEX.                                                   219
Pa(re.                                                      Page.
Fees of for permits to bakers............... 122           Shall enforce Ordlinance relative to prevenClerk of Board of Health.................. 132                 tion of' fires........4....................   14
Shall countersign and keep record of li-               CONTROLLERcenses...........................         208         Attorney shall file statement and voucher
One of Committee to cancel warrants.....  212                  with.....................   6
CLERK  OF M:,RKET-                                              Counselor shall file statement and voucher
Appointment of...........................  31                  with...................................    9
General powers and duties..... 31, 32, 115, 119          OMay require Assessor to prepare tax rolls.  14
May be removed...........         32         Assessor shall return tax rolls to.......... 14
Penalty for rsistir or obresistructing....... 117         Assessor shall file pay roll, etc., of assistCLERK OF RECORDER'S COURT — See " Re-                               ants with..............................     14
corder's Court."                                       May direct Collector to collect licenses, etc. 15
COAL-See " Weighmasters."                                       Collector shall file statements with....... 15
COLLECTOR, CITY —                                               Shall report statements to Council... 15, 19, 22
Bond of.................................... 14           Collector shall make affidavit of unpaid
Compensation of.................  16              taxes before............................ 15
General powers and duties of..............                 Ward Collectors shall file statement with..  19
15, 16, 49, 50, 65, 68, 70, 107, 110      Receiver of Taxes shall report to........ 21, 22
COMMITTEES-                                                     Street Commissioners shall report to...... 25
Counselor shall serve on..................  S   laterials purchased, and contracts made by  24
Standing, Ordinance relative to duties of.. 44             Director of Poor shall report to as to sup-.May request services of officers............   46            plies.................................  29
Not to act as executive officers............      46      Shall advertise for proposals for supplies
Shall not make contracts without authority  46                 for poor.............................. 29
Council shall refer matters to appropriate.  46            Shall draw' poor warrants.................. 30
Ordinance relative to taking testimony be-                 Shall report to Council estimate for poor
fore................................... 47        appropriations......................... 30,CO IMMITTEE-                                                   Contractors for poor supplies shall report
CLAIMS, duties of......................... 44                  to.....................................  30
FIRE DEPARTMiENT, duties of..............  45              Shall contract with. hospitals for board of
GAS LIGHTS, dulties of.                         46             paupes.................... 30
-IEALTHI, duties of.........................  45           Shall procure railroad tickets for paupers.  30
Chairman of, President Board of Health. 132              Duties of, relative to markets.. 31, 114, 115, 116
HYDRAULICS, duties of..........:...            45         Clerk of Market shall report to............ 31
LICENSES, duties of........................ 46      Shall execute tax deeds....................  54
MARIETS, duties of.............31, 45, 114, 116           Copy of certificates of sale shall be filed
PAnIKS, duties of.......................... 46                with.................................53, 57
POUNDS, duty of........................... 178            Shall execute deeds on sales for tgencral
PINTING, duties of........................ 45, 46;taxes.................................. 54
PUBLIC BUILDINGS, duties of.............. 4               Shall execute deeds on sales for special
STREETS, duties of......................... 45                 assessments........................... 58
Authorized  to  contract for  cleanin-g                  May assign certificates of sale made to the
streets, etc.............................   SO            City................................... 61
TAXES, duties of...........................  45     Authorized to contract for cleaning streets,
WAYS AND MEANS, duties of.............. 44                    etc.....................................  SO
CONTRACTS-                                                     Shall examine sewer proposals, and report
Attorney shall draw and certify...........  5                 to Council......................... 100, 101
Counselor shall examine and approve....   S               Shall audit sewer accounts................ 101
For supplies for wood....................       29         Shall issue warrants for collection of sewer
Controller shall make in certain cases..... 24                 assessments........................... 107
For repairing sidewalks.................   71            -Shall mlake pay roll of Hook and Ladder
CONSTABLES-                                                         Companies..................        166
General powers and duties of............10, 12            Shall purchase susteale ince for impounded
Under direction of Marshal................ 11                 animals............................... 177
Cause for removal.' 11                                    Pomnd -Masters shall report to............. 177
Bonds of..................................  12            Duties under Ordinance relative to claims.
Under Fire MIarshal at fires.12                                                                      20'), 210
Shall serve process of Recorder's Court... 150    COSTSShall return process to Clerk of Recorder's                Clerk of the Recorder's Court may demand
Court................................    151              security for............................ 149
Penalty for resisting....................... 151         When complainant to pay................. 151
Duties of at fires..................  159        Execution for............   150




220                                               INDEX.
COUNSELOR-                                    Page.                                                   Page.
General powers and duties of............., 10    DRUNKEN OR DISORDERLY PERSONS —
How appointed.............................   9  How punished.................... 143
Term  of office.............................  9    DYE-HOUSESQualifications..........................  9        Regulations in regard to................... 139
Office of, where kept......................   )   EXECUTIONSBond of...................................  9          From Recorder's Court.................... 150
CRIERS-                                                 FAST DRIVING-See "Streets."
To Auctioneers prohibited............. 128    FERRIE —
CROSS-WALKS-See "Sidewalks."                                Ordinance relative to......................  93
Special assessments for building......... 62, 70    FINiES-See "Penalties."
How constructed......................   65   FISH-See "Makets."
Over streets, money for, how raised.. 69   Putrid, depositing in streets prohibited... 139
Over alleys, money for, how raised......  69 
When Council may order................69, 0
How expense of repairing defrayed.....7.. 70    FIRE DEI'ARTMENT-See "Committee on."
Penalty for injuring..................... 72         Ordinance relative to......................155
Obstructing by drays prohibited...........'186         Injuries to houses and apparatus prohibited 148
CROWDS —See "Streets."                                      Who shall constitute...................... 155
In front of churches prohibited............. 143       Appointment of Chief and Assistant EngiCULVERTS-See " Cross-walks," "Sidewalks."                       neers................................ 155
DEAD ANIMALS-                                               Duties of Chief and Assistants............ 156
Regulations relative to................ 139, 140       Duties of Hook, Ladder and Axe men.....158
Fees of Scavenger for removing...........  44          Care of property at fires...................159
DEEDS —                                                     Of Steam Fire-Engine Companies........   160
Attorney shall draw and certify to.........  5         Ordinance relative to Paid Hand Engine
Counselor shall examine and approve.....  8                Co....... 163
Controller shall execute tax............... 54          Spirituous liquors not allowed in engine
Clerk shall attest tax..................... 54......... 
Disorderly conduct prohibited in engine
On sales for special assessments, Controller
to execute............................. 58             houses........................ 162, 164, 166
to execute............................. 58
Clerk shall attest fbr special assessments.. 58         Ordinance relative to Paid Hook and LadDETROIT CITY RAILWAY-See "Stleet                                der Compaties.165
Railways."                                      FIRE MARS1HALDETROIT RIVER-                                              Appointment and term of office........... 158
Ordinance relative to navigation of........ 91         Oath.......................................158
Ordinance relative to mooring vessels in.. 96           Bond...................................... 58
Committing nuisances in prohibited.. 140, 141           General powers and duties of......... l158, 160
DIRECTOR OF POOR —                                          Marshal and Constables under direction of
General powers and duties of....... 28, 30, 197            at fires............                  1, to 59
May direct Physician to attend sick........ 26          Shall eorce Ordinance   relative to hoistBond...................................... 28              ways.................84
Oath of office............................. 28         Shall be member of Fire Department......  155
Office and office hours of................... 28       Shall have control at fires.................. 156
DISORDFERLY CONDUCT —                                       Shall designate persons to act as Chief in
Prohibited at boats and cars.............. 87              certain cases........................... 156
Prohibited on ferries......................   94        Power to arrest persons resisting officers at
Prohibited in markets....................                  ires                                     15
fires.................... 157
Prohibited in engine houses.....162, 164,.166         Shall enforce Ordinance relative to Fire
Prohibited by carriage drivers......1....... 183           Department........1............... 18
Prohibited by draymen.................. 1S             Hook, Ladder and Axe men under direction
DISTILLERIIES-                                                  o.158
Discharging from into streets prohibited.. 139          Steam Fire Engineers shall report to...... 161
DITCHES-                                                    Foremen of Paid Hand Engine Companies
Proceedings for opening..................  111             shall report to........                163
DIVINE WORSHIP-                                            Foremen of Hook a~nd Ladder Companies
Disturbance of prohibited................. 143             shall report to...................      166
DOC-KS-See "Wharves."                                       Shall make out pay-roll of Paid Hand EnDOGS-Ordinance relative to............ 179          gine Companies............  164
DRAINS-See "Sewers."                                        Shall furnish  supplies to  Hland Engine
DRAYS-                                                          Companies............................ 164
Ordinance relative to...................... 185        Shall investigate charges against Foremen
Stands for................................  18S  of Hook and Ladder Companies.......  166




INDEX.                                               221
Page.                                                   Page.
Shall investigate charges against Foremen           GOODS-See "Streets," "Wharves," "Ancof Hand Engine Companies........... 165                tioneiers."
May permlit repairs to buildings in certain         GROCERIES-See  " Markets."  " Forestalcases.......................... 170              ling."
Shall estimate damage to buildings burned 110          Keeping open on Sunday prohibited...... 144
Powers ancl  duties tunder gunpowder regu-              Gambling in prohibited................... 193
lations...                              173    GAUGING- -See "IInspection and Ganging of
May bhe suspended by Mayor............... 159              Oils."
May be removed by Council............... 159    GUNPOWDERFIRE LIMITS-                                               Regulations relative to storing........171, 173
Designaltion of............................ 1iT       Carrying im streets unless secured prohibCommon Council may extend by resolution 171                ited.                                   173
Resolution for extension of................ 174    HACKNEY COACHES-Sce "Carriages."
FIRE WARDENS-                                         tHAND-BILLS-See "Placards."
Shall be members of Fire Department.... 155    IIAND ENGINE COMPANIESPo+wer sand dnties at dires...,..............15 Ij7  - Paid, ordinance relative to................ 163
FIRE!S-                                                HARBOR    AS'I'EROrdinances relative to prevention and cx-              Appointment of...........................  92
tingnishment of................... 155-174        Bond of.......................               92
Penalty for making false alarms............   157     Salary of...................................  92
Ringing  alarm bells...................b.... 157     General power., and duties of........... 9, 93
Care of property at....................... 159    HAWKERS AND PEDDLERS —
Ordinance relative to prevention of....... 167        Ordinan.ce relative to................  126
FIRE WORKS-                                           HIAY —See' Weighmasters."
Building for manufacturing of prohibited,              Committing  nuisance   vith  prohibited."13
unless, etc............................. 171ll b                 eAY  lotCctEd fro11 m prs Weyimser.
unless, etc.111...........Shall be protected from sparks...........11
Explosion of in streets protibited......... 1     HAY   CALES-See  "Weighmasters."
Injuries to prohibited..................... 148
FIREWOOD-See "Inspectors of Firewood."                     I ies to poiited
FLAGGING-                                              HEALTH-See  " Commlittee   on   Health,"
Ordinance relative to.......... i.......... 78Board of Health."
HEALTH INSPECTORSFLOUR-See "Inspector of Flour."                            Board of Health may appoint.............  1383
FORESTALLING —
Duties  of........................... 135
Ordinance relative to...................... 119    HIDESFORMS-                                                     AMaking nlisance of prohibited............ 140
Of warrants to Collectors............... 17, 50    HIGIIhAYS-See "Streets."
Of notices of sale by Collectors........ 17, 50    HISTORIOGRAPHER
Of returns by Collectors................ 18, 51       Appointment and term ofoffce..                2
Of notices of sale by Receiver for general             Dties of, poers of...............
taxes.................................. 55
~~~taxes  ~..    ~HITCHING POST-See "Stlreets."
Of notices of sale by Receiver for special         HOGS-See " Weighmasters.'
asses      sment.................  59
Of resolution for constructing  sidewalks.  12
Rerlation if regaed t...................o 140
Of resolution to repair sidewalks..........  o2                                                     1
Of resoltio  coiri    assess nt rolls 73  Impounding of............................ 176G
Of resolution confirming   assessment rolls  13
HOISTWAYSOf notices to persons to be assessed for
Ordinanace relative to...................... S4
sidewalk or pai..............           2    HOOK AND LADDER COMPANIESFREEIMEN'S   MEETING-See   "Citizen's                      Paid, ordinance relative to...............    165
meeting."                                          Under direction of Chief Engineer........ 15S
GAI E —                                                HORSES —See " Weighmasters."
Ordinance relative to sale of............... 126      Keeping for sale in highiways prohibited..  33
GAMES —                                                    Washing of in streets prohibited.......... 140
Playing of in streets prohibited........... 76        Inpounding of...........1................
Playing of in public parks prohibited.....  83        Cruelty to dray prohibited............... 18
GAMBLING-                                              HOSPITALSProhibited......                           193        Boarding at, paupers il....................  30
GAS  LIGHTS-See  "Committee  on  Gas                       Provisions in respect to................133, 135
Lighlts," "Inspector of Gas Meters,"           HYDRANTS —
"Lamps."                                           Injuries to prohibited..................... 148
GAS  METERS-See  "Inspectors  of  Gas                   HYDRAULICS-See " Committee on HydranMeters."                                               lies."
29




222                                               INDEX.
ILL-FAME-                                     Page.    LIVERY  STABLES-                                 Paa(e.
Houses of prohibited...................... 145    Nuisances in and about prohibited......... 140
INDECENT —   -                                        I LOTTERIESLanguage or conduct prohibited............ 143         Prohibited........                          -193
Exposure prohibited..................... 144    MACHINE   HOPSBooks andcl pictures prohibited............ 144         Re2lation relative to...................... 139
INSPECTION OF BREAD —
MARKETS-See " Clemk of Markets," " CornOrdinance relative to....................... 123
mittee on Markets," " Meat Markets,"
INSPECTORS OF FIREWOOD —                                           Peddli   of Meat."
Appointment and term'of office...........                O     Peddling  of Meat."
o   and  t     of.........................    39  Ordinance   relative  to.......................  114
Bond and oath of........39                Fees for wagSons  in, how fixed and collected  31
Oftice, and office hours...................... 40
Offtict and office hcs.................4.0........    4 0 Vegetable stands in, how let.............31, 114
Districts of............'.             39MARSHALFees of.................................. 40            Bod of12
Powers alnd dnties...,,..........39, 41...  Office and office hours of...............  10
INSPECTORS  OF  HEALTH —See  "Health................
Inspectors."                                         General powers and duties of............10, 12
INSPECTION  O~lF FwLOUR —.....................~Under direction of Fire Marshal............ 156
Ordinance relative to................       120         At Fires.....12
INSPECTOR OF GAS METERS-                                     Power to direct cleaning of privies, etc... 43
Appointneut and term of office.......... 37, 38         Shall serve subpcenas from committees....  47
Bond of.............................38                Duty under street ordinance............78
Office of..................................  38   Duty under ordinance relative to arrival and
Salary of and how paid.................... 8    departure of cars, boats, etc........... 87
General powers and dties............... 39              Duty under wharf ordinance.............95, 96
Shall have charge of lamps, etc............. 82         Dty under orlilnance relative to mooring
INSPECTION AND GAUGING OF OILS —                                 vessels, etc............................ 96
Ordinance relative to.1..24.......... 124            Duty to serve notices to repair sewers and
INTEREST —                                                       drains.                                   105
On unpaid taxes.....................   54               Duty to serve notices to abate nuisances.. 110
On unpaid special asses -ments...........               Duty of in proceedings for openin  ditches 111
JURO ItS-                                                    Ex-ofliclo Inspector of Bread.............. 123
Manner of drawinog for draining low lands,               Duties and powers as Bread Inspector.... 123
etc.................................  May inspect books of Pawnbrokers.......130
Fees of in Recorder's  Court................................ 153  Dnt.y of Pawnbrokers to notify in certain
LAMPS-See' Inspectors  of Gas Meters,"                          cases................................  130
"Streets."                                           Duty under night watch ordinance........  147
Lighting or extinguishing prohibited..... 82            Shall serve process for Recorder's Court. 150
Putting up without permission prohibited  82             Shall return process to Clerk of Recorder's
Hitching animals to post of plohibited.... 82               Court.................................. 151
Injuries to prohibited..................... 148         Penalty for resisting in serving process.. 151
LEASES-                                                      Powers relative to permitting sewer conAttorney shall draw and certify............  5              nections........                         105
Counselor shall examine and approve.....    8            Shall serve Fire Marshal's process........  158
LICENSE FEES-                                                Duty at fires............................... 159
Attorney shall sue for.................... 6, 7         Duty to take up stray animals............. 176
City Collector shall collect............... 15          Duty to take up stray dogs............... 179
LICENSES-  Duty under dray ordinance................ iS7
General ordinance relative to.............. 208         Duty to destroy gaming instruments.;....    193
To Ferries........................93, 95           Duty to post advertisements of sale of tax
To Private Meat Markets.................. 118               titles.................................. 212
To Bakers................................. 122    MEAT-See "M Meat Markets."
To Peddlers of Meat...................... 125          Sale of diseased prohibited................ 118
To Hawkers and Peddlers................ 126             Regulations in regard to diseased......139, 141
To Auctioneers............................ 127    MEAT MARKETS-See  "Markets,"  "  edTo Pawnbrokers.......................... 129                dling of Meat."
To Carriages, etc.......................... 182         Duty of Clerk of Maiket to visit.......... 32
To Drivers of Carriages, etc............... 182         Ordinance relative to private.....          118
To Draymene....................... 185    MEETINGS-           -
To Porters and Runners                       188         To vote taxes, proceedings at............. 49
To Ball Alleys.......................... 192    MAYORFor Billiard Tables..                       192         Power to nominate Assessor.............. 12
For Shows................................. 194          Power to nominate Receiver of Taxes....  21.




INDEX.                                               223
Pacge.                                                  Pa-e.
Power to nominate Chimney Sweepers.... 41              By City Collector........................ 16, 17
Power to nominate Harbor Master.........   92           Of Real Estate for unpaid Special AssessPower to nominate Fire Marshal..........  158               ments.................................  56
Power to remove Clerk of Market.........   32          Of sale of Tax Titles by Treasurer........   212
Power to remove Weighmasters........... 34             Of sale by Pound-masters................. 176
Power to remove Inspector of Firewood.. 41    NUISANCESPower to remove Nigrht Watchmen........ 147            In Public Parks prohibited................ 83
Power to remove members of Hook and                     Abatement of by filling low grounds...... 109
Ladder Companies..................... 167      In Mlarkets prohibited.................... 117
Power to remove Pound-masters..........     178        Duties of Board of Health in respect to... 132
Power to  suspend  Inspectors  of Gas                  Dnties of Health Inspectors in respect to.. 135
Meters................................ 39          Ordinance relative to...................... 139
Power to suspend Fire Ml\arshal........... 159    OFFALPower to suspend  and remove members                    See ordinance relative to nuisances.... 39, 141
of Steam Engine Companies........... 162    OILSPower to remove members of Hand En-                    Ordinance relative to inspection and ganTggine Companies........................ 165             ing of...............................  124
Power to nominate members of Steam                  OMNIBUSES —See " Carriages."
Enine Companies.................... 160    ORDINANCESPower to nominate  members of Hand                     To be drawn by Attorney...................  5
Engine Companies.................... 163    OVERSEERS OF HIGHWAYSPower to nominate members of Hook and                  Street Commissioner shall report derelicLadder Companies.................... 165              tion of duty on the part of............. 25
May direct Physician to attend sick........ 26         Duty of to clean sewer grates, pools, etc.. 109
Shall investigate complaints against Phy-              Shall exercise powers of fence viewers.... 178
sicians............................ 27  PARKS-See "Committee on Parks."
May consent. to substitute for Physician... 27         Ordinance relative to......................... S3
Power relative to Privies...............43, 141       Injuries to trees and fences prohibited..... 148
Powers and duties under ordinances rela-               Gambling in prohibited............... 193
tive to Licenses....................... 208    PARTRIDGES-See " Game."
Power to license Scavengers.............. 43    PAUPERSPower to license Ferries.................. 93         Duties of Director of Poor in respect to.2S, 30
Power to license Private Meat Markets.... 118         Burial of................................ 137
Power to license Peddlers of Meat......... 125        Ordinance relative to and their support.... 196
Power to license Hawkers and Peddlers... 126    PAVEMIENTS-See "Streets," "Committee
Power to license Auctioneers.............. 128            on Pavements."
Power to license Pawnbrokers............ 129    PAVINGPower to license Carriages, etc............ 182       Ordinance relative to...................... 62
Power to license Drivers of Carriages,                 Penalty for injury........................72, 75
etc.................................182, 183    PAWNBROKERSPower to license Draymnen................  185        Ordinance relative to...................... 129
Power to license Porters and Runners.....   188    PEDDLERSPower to license Billiard Rooms...'........ 192        Ordinance relative to...................... 126
Power to license Ball Alleys...... 1...... 192    PEDDLING  OF MEATPower to license Shows................. 194  Ordinance relative to...................... 125
Power to revoke license to Ferries........ 95    PEST   OUSEPower to revoke license to Porters and                 Provision respecting...................133, 135
linlers.. 190 I'PHEASANTS-See "Game."
Shall decide dispute about Draymen's fees 186    PHYSICIANS-Appoinltment of................... 25
May organiie Night Watch.............of........ 146..........................                       2
Persons  arrested by Watchmen  to  be                  Districts of........................  25
brought before..............          14         Powers and duties.......................5, 27
n.                      Orders of Director ot Poor on............. 30
Duty to appoint committee relative to Can-              Certain members of Board of Healthl...... 132
celing Warrants, etc.........   213    PLACARDSNIGHT WATCHMEN —.                 Posting on Park fences prohibited...;:-...[  83
Ordilnanlce relative to..,,,,,,,,, 146.Posting of offensive pqohtbited............ 140
NOISES —                                                PLANKING —  
Disorderly prohibited..................  143          Provisions relative to................ 62, 68, 69
NOTICES OF SALE-See "Forms."                                How money raised for at intersection of
By Receiver of Taxes.................... 52                streets, etc........................... 66
By Ward Collectors.....................  50           Penalty for injury..............-..      72, 75




224                                                1TiDEX.
POLICE-                                        Page.                                                    Pagre.
Marshal to act as Chief of................. 11          Duty of to sell lands for unpaid special asPOLICEMEN-                                                       sessments............................. 1, 56
Bonds of..................................  12          Shall place rolls in hands of Ward CollectPersons having  charge of Parks to have                      ors.........      19
po+wers of............................. 83          Ward  Collectors shall deposit with and
Harbor Master to have powers of........                     make report to........................  19
Shall enforce ordinance relative to moor-                Duty to sell for celpaid general tases        52
oceedShall pblish notice of sale......2...       532
Duty to destroy gamin  instruments...... 193            Proceedings on ta  sles52, 53
t O........................... Duties under ordinances relative to -unpaid
PORCHES-See "1 Streets."                                         special assessments..................56, 58
POUNDS-                                                  RECORDER'S COURTOrdinance relative to...................... 175         Mlarshal and assistants shall serve process'For dogs...................... 180             frolll........1............................ 10
POUND-MASTERS-                                               Marshal and assistants  shall attend  sesAppointment.........................           175          sions of..........................  10
Term of office...................1..... 5... 175        Proceedings in  to  obtain possession of
Bond and oath............................. 175              lands sold for taxes..................  60
Salary..................................... 175         Ordinance relative to...................... 149
Powers and duties............176, 177, 178, 180         Ordinance relative to fees in.............. 135
PORTERS AND RUNNERS-                                         Powers relative to persons convicted in 152, 154
Ordinance relative to.......1.........        8.... 1. May annul license of Porters, etc......... 190
RENTS —
PRINTING —See " Committee on Printing."                      Attorney shall institute action for...., 
Of opinions of Counselor.................                        IRSRESERVOIRS —
Of notices of proceedings to Open ditches 111
Injuries to prohibited.148
For Assessor..............................  14    RESTAURANTS-Se    Saloos."
RESTAURANTS —See "Saloons."
Of notices to abate nuisances.............. 110                              Forms," "Fire Limits."
Of notices for sale for taxes..............    5COLLECORS-See   Forms."
Of notices for sale for special assessments'56    RIOTSOf notices of assessments for sidewalks...  64           Prohibited.145
Of notices of assessments for grading, pav-          RUNNERS-See "Porters and Runners."
ing, etc............,  68                    SALOONOf notices for  assessments  for lateral
s.eeping open on Sunday prohibited.......  144
sewrers................................ 108
"RIVIES-SeeScavengers."108 Keeping  of disorderly prohibited........ 145
PRIVIES-See  " rcsvecige4s."                                 Gambling in prohibited................... 193
Regrllations respecting............43, 139, 141  SCAVENGERS-..........'''"" ~ ^        SCAVENGERS —
PROPELLERS-                                                  Ordinance relative to....................... 43
Regulation as to spark catchers.......... 87, 88        When may clean privies................;;. 141
PROSTITUTES-                                                 Regulations relative to carts of........... 141
Houses for resort of prohibited............ 145    SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURESPUBLIC  BUILDINGS-See  " Committee on                        Appointment of............................ 34
Public Buildings."                                   Oath and bond of.......................... 34
PUBLIC PROPERTY-                                             Office of...................................  35
Ordinance relative to injuries to........... 148        Fees of..................................  36
PUBLIC  PEACE-                                               General powers and-duties of............34, 37
Ordinance relative to.................143 144    SEWERS-See  "Committee  on   Seers,"
"QUAIL-See " Game."                                "Board of Sewer Commissioners."
Surveyors shall make surveys for and sunRAILTTLWAY~S-See   " Street Railwrays.'                          perintend construction of...........22, 106
RAILING-                                                     General provisions relative to..........99, 109
Provisions requiring.77............. 7r               Proposals for buldilding..100
REDEMIPTION-                                                 Connections with.......................... 102
From sales for general taxes..............    54        Tax for draining into.................... 103
From  sales for special assessments........ 58    SEXTON, CITYRECEIVER OF TAXES-                                           Appointment of and term of office...;...  138
How  appointed..........................0,  21          Salary of................................. 138
Term  of office......... 2.......  20, 21               Duties of.................... 137, 138
Salary..................................... 20, 21  May be removed by Mayor................. 138
Office of and office hours.............  22    SHEEP-See " Weiglhmasters," "Markets."
Assistantsto and their compensation...... 22            Keepingfor sale in highwiays prohibited...   33
City Collector shall deposit' with............   15      Ordinance relative to sale of............. 119




INDEX.                                                 225
SHOWS-                                         Page.  STABLES-                                            Page.
On Sunday prohibited..................... 144            Nuisances i n prohibited................ 139, 140
Exhibition of without license prohibited.. 194            Lights in to be secured in lanterns........   172
Shall have Policemen in attendance....... 194        STANDS-See "Sidewalks," "CCarriages."
SIDEWALKS-                                                STEAMBOATS —See   " Boats  and   Cars,"
Duty of Surveyor to establish grade, etc... 22'"Vessels."
Duty of Street Commissioner to superin-                   Regulations relative to in Detroit River... 91
tend construction and repairs of.......  24          Time may remain at public Wharves......       96,Contracts for construction of and repairs            STEAM  FIRE ENGINE COMPANIESto.....................................  24          Ordinance relative to................160
Owner may pave or plank when.........(;2,    5            Under direction of Chief Engineer........    156
Special assessments for.................... 62
Contractor to build when notified........  64, 65
Council may authorize  construction  of                    eein  open on  ndy  prohibited..   144
eGambling in Qrohibited.................. 193
whe ot gradced.................................. 65 
How constructed.........    65    STRAW —See "Weighmasters."
Duty of owner to repair................... 70  Depositing in streets prohibited........... 139
Special assessment for repairing........70, 71           Shall be protected from sparks............   171
Penalty for injuries to.....................  72    STREETS —See  "Committee  on  Streets,"
Occupant shall remove snow and ice from.. 74                  "Paving," " Planking."
Driving animals on prohibited............ 74             Grade of established by Surveyor..........  22
Keeping building materials on prohibited. 74              Repairs and cleaning   of.............  24
Stands for sale of goods prohibited on.... 76            When owners fronting onl may grade and
Suspending goQds over prohibited........  77                 pave.................................  66
Ordilnanlce relative to flagged.............7-S0          Ordinance relative to use of...............7 4-78
On Wayne street................  80ot to be remove
Buildings  not to be relnoved on without
Running engines on prohibited........165, 167
Rtllll                                       lz e lgile,l  pobtd............. 1~ 6a,  16permission............................  74
Driving drays on prohibited............... 186.. 
mashing carriages, etc., onl prohibited.... 140           Obstructing   of pohibited......74
SIGNS-See "Streets."                              Vehicles not to stand in................... 75
SIGNS-See " Streets."
Placing  buildin lll  aterials in without perShall be exhibited in case of small pox 133, 134                            
mission prohibited.................... 75
SLAUGHTER HOUSES —                                            Animals not to stand in without tying....  75
Regulations respecting................139, 140          Penalty for digging up.................... 75
SLUICES-  Cattle not to be kept for sale in............  33
Assessments for making and openihng...... 109            Not to be herded in, etc...................  76
SMALL POX-  Cattle troughs not to be placed in..........  76
Regulations respecting................133, 135  Playing games il prohibited............... 76
SNOW  AND ICE-                                                Gathering  of crowds in prohibited........76
Occupant shall remove...................   4             Exhibiting stied horses in prohibited...... 76
SOAP FACTORIES-                                               Fast driving in prohibited.................  6i
Regulations respecting................... 139            Hitching posts allowed........  76
SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS-                                          Provisions as to awrnings and posts in....  77
Duty of Collector to collect..............15, 18         Regulations as to lamps, lights, goods, etc. 77
Receiver of Taxes shall keep account of                   Regulations as to balconies, balustrades,
payments on..........................  21                etc....................................  76
Proceedings in sale of personal  property                 Regulations as to porches, cellar doors,
for...................16, 17                             drais.................................  77
Proceedings in sale of real estate for......56-60       IHoisting goods from prohibited...........  78
Expenses of levying   to be apportioned.... 71           Certain to be flagged...................... 7S
For cleaning   Privies....................... 43         Auctioneers may sell goods on............. 12S8
For construction'of Privies............... 141           Nuisances in prohibited...........139, 140, 141
For sidewalks and cross-walks........... 62-74           Fire carried in to be covered-...:.....; 172
For repairing sidewalks.................   7, 71        Kindling of fires    prhi bitd............ 172
For flag sidewalks......................... 79           Explosion of fire works, etc., in prohibited 172
For paving, grading, etc.................66,.6S 8        Obstructimg travel by carriages ill, etc.,
For sewers....................103, 104, 105                prohibited..........................  183
For lateial sewers........................ 106           Public conveyances not to stand in withFor making and opening sluices.......109, 110                out drivers.........................183, 187
For making embankments, wharves, etc.                     Disorderly conduct by drivers of vehicles
109, 110             prohibited.......................183, 187
For filling low ground................ 109, 110          Stands for carriages, drays, etc............ 187
SQUARES-See "Streets," "Parks."                               Gambling  in prohibited.................. 193
30




226                                                INDEX.
STREET COMMISSIONERS-                          Page.  TAX TITLES-                                         Page.
Oath and bonds of.........................  23           Ordinance relative to sale of lots held under
Districts of................................  24             by the city............................. 212
Offices of.................................   23         Provisions relative to canceling defective  212
Ordinance relative to......................  23    THIRD  WARDDuty  relative  to  construction  of side-                Ordinance extending limits of............. 207
walks..................................  63    TREASURERDnty  relative  to  construction  of cross-               Attorney shall pay money to................ 6
walks..................................   70         Counselor shall pay moneys to...........    9
Duty relative to repairing sidewalks..... 70. 71         Receiver of Taxes shall pay moneys to.... 21
Council may authorize other officers to per-              Clerk of Market shall pay moneys to......  31
form duties of.........................  71          Weighmasters shall pay moneys to........ 33
Duties of under street ordinance..........  78           Receiver of Taxes s-hall deposit record of
Flag sidewalks not to be taken up without                     sales with.......................... 54
permission of.................  79         Duties of relative to redemption from tax
Duty as to goods lauded on public wharves  97                 sales............................... 54
Duty to serve notices of assessments for                  Duties to make tax sales in certain cases.. 54
sewers................................. 106          Receiver shall fill records of sales under
STREET RAILWAYS-                                                  special assessments with.......    58
Ordinance granting permission to estab-                   Duty of in redemption from  sales for spelish..................... 198              cial assessments....................... 58
Ordinance regulating construction and use                 Power to dispose of lands bid in by city 61, 212
of tracks of............................ 205         Duty to endorse expense of levying assessOrdinance in regard to.................    206               ments on rolls........................  71
STUD HORSES-See "Streets."                                    Duty relative to assessments for expenses
SUNDAY-Ordinance relative to observance of 144                    for lateral sewers...................... 107
SURVEYOR-                                                     Duty to cancel warrants, etc............... 211
General powers and duties of............22, 23           Duty to receive warrants, etc.. canceled.,.. 211
Shall assist Assessor when required.......    13         Duty to report warrants, etc., canceled to
Duty relative to construction of sidewalks  63                Council...................211........... 
Duty to make assessment roll for repairing                Power to cancel defective tax titles........ 212
sidewalks......7.....................  70    TREE SDuty to make cross-walk assessment roll.. 70              Injuries to prohibited..................... 148,Dnty to make paving assessment roll, etc.66, 67    TUGS-See "Steamboats."
Duty under ordinance relative to lateral              VACCINATIONsewers......................... 106, 108           Compensation of Physicians for........... 26.Shall designate grade for drains........... 106    VEHICLES-See  " Streets,"   " Carriages,"
Salary of to be in full for all services of self              "Drays."
and assistant...........................  23    VESSELS-See " Steamboats," "Harbor MasCertain claims shall be referred to........ 210              ter."
SWIMMING-See "Bathing."                                       Ordinance relative to mooring............   96
TALLOW  CHANDLERS-                                            Infected, provisions respecting............ 134
Regulations respectin.................... 139            Landing paupers from prohibited......... 196
TAVERNS-                                                  WARD COLLECTORSDisorderlyprohibited...................... 145           Bonds of................................ 19
Gambling in prohibited.................. 193             Powers and duties of................. 19, 49, 50
TAXES-See "Committee on Taxes," ".Spe-                        Penalty for resistin...........20
cial Assessments."                                WARRANTS-See "Forms."
General provision relative to assessment of 49            City Collector to make return within time
Duty of Ward Collectors to collect......... 19               mentioned in.........16.........  16
Proceeding in sale of real estate for.......  52         Maybe renewed........................... 17
Proceeding in sale of personal property                   For sewer assessments...............>... 107
for...............................19, 50, 51         From Recorder's Court.................       149
Manner of obtaining  possession of lots               WASHINGTON -AVENUEsold for................................ 60          Ordinance relative to improvement of.....  88
Tax for draining into sewers.............. 103    WATCHMENTAX ROLLS-  Uniform  of................................ 11
Attorney shall examine aind make altera-                 Bonds of..............................         12
tions in..............7.................  7          Qualifications of...........................  11
Assessor shall prepare.................  14            Duties of.................................. 11
Roll, etc., to be delivered to County Trea-               Unlder direction of Marshal................     11
surer.................................. 14           Ordinance relative to night.............. 146
Duty of Ward Collector to collect taxes on  19            Duty to take up stray animals............. 176




INDEX.                                           227
Page.   WHARVES-                                    Page.
WATER WORKS-See "Committee on Hy-                      Public, how long vessels may remain at... 96
draulics."                                      Public, obstructing of prohibited.......... 74
Surveys for made by Surveyor............ 23        Ordinance relative to..................... 95
WAYNE STREET-                                          Public, goods landed on to be immediately
Width of sidewalks north of Fort street... 80          removed.............................. 97
WAYS AND  MEANS-See "Committee on                      Public, certain articles not to land on..... 97, Ways and Means."                               Public, vessels not to repair at............ 97
WEIGHMASTERS-                                          Public, assessments for making........... 109
Appointment of and term of office........  32     Public, Auctioneers may sell goods on.... 128
Bond of.................................... 32     Public, nuisances in prohibited........ 140, 141
Powers and duties of...............  32, 3...  WTNESESShall pay for use of hay scales.............      Before Committees...................... 47
May be removed........................... 33      No fees allowed to in Recorder's Court.... 153
WEIGHTS AND  MEASURES-See "Sealer
of Weights and Measures."                   WOODPenalty for concealing.................... 37
Used in markets shalng.                            Inspector of Firewood  shall measretamped 11  WOODCOCK-See  40
Used in markets shall be tested and stamped 117    WOODCOCK —See  "Ganme."




:O R R A. T or  Cot    -
On page 18, in beginning of form  of affidavit, for " Controller" read "' Collector."
-— yU~V~V  -  Nbrrulr~V1  ~LLI  I VI~UII~)    VL VVIV ZDU