the usual beaten carriage way, clear of all snow and ice, and to keep a just and accurate account of the expense of the same. Sec. 6. This ordinance shall take effect after the expiration of fifteen days from and after its passage.

Sec. 7. This ordinance shall be published once in the Ypsilanti Sentinel, and once in the Ypsilanti Commercial,. weekly newspapers, printed and circulated within said city.

Made and passed in common council this third day of December, A. D. 1877.

Approved December 4th, 1877.

Attest:

FRANK JOSLIN, City Clerk.

L. A. BARNES, Mayor.

No. 11.

AN ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO THROWING STONES, SNOWBALLS,. PIECES OF WOOD, AND OTHER SOLID SUBSTANCES.

The Common Council of the City of Ypsilanti ordain :

Section 1. No person shall, in any public street or alley, or in any public ground or place in said city, throw or hurl at or towards any building, window, public or private street lamp, or at or toward any person, animal or thing, any ball of snow, a mass of snow packed together, or any piece of ice, or any stone, or any piece or block of wood, or any solid substance whatever.

Sec. 2. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than one dollar, nor more than five dollars, together with the costs of prosecution, and on failing to pay such fine and the

-costs of prosecution, may be imprisoned in the county jail of the county of Washtenaw for a term of not less than three nor more than thirty days, unless such fine and the costs of prosecution be sooner paid.

Sec. 3. This ordinance shall take effect after the expiration of fifteen days from and after its passage.

Sec. 4. This ordinance shall be published once in the Ypsilanti Sentinel, and once in the Ypsilanti Commercial, weekly newspapers printed and circulated within said city.

Made and passed in common council, this third day of December, A. D. 1877.

Approved December 4, 1877.

Attest:

FRANK JOSLIN, City Clerk.

L. A. BARNES, Mayor.

No. 12.

AN ORDINANCE

RELATIVE TO THE POWFRS AND DUTIES OF FIRE WARDENS, AND FOR THE PREVENTION OF FIRES.

The Common Council of the City of Ypsilanti ordain :

Section 1. The fire wardens of the respective districts shall notice and make complaint of any violation of the laws and ordinances made for the protection of the city from fires, in their own districts particularly, and in the city generally, and shall severally report the state and police of their respective districts, as respects danger from exposure. to fires, on the first Mondays of June and December in each year.

Sec. 2. It shall be the duties of the fire wardens, or any one of them, twice in each year, in the months of May and

November, and as much oftener as they may deem proper, between sunrise and sunset, to enter into any house or building, yard or premises, in the city, and examine the fire-places, chimneys, stoves and pipes thereto, and other apparatus likely to cause fire; and also all cellars, rooms, buildings, sheds and structures, where ashes, boxes, paper, straw, shavings or other combustible material, may be lodged, and to give such directions in regard thereto, to the owner or occupant of such premises, either for the removal, alteration, or better care and management thereof, as they may deem necessary to protect the city from fires, and such directions shall be complied with by the person or persons to whom they shall be given, and at the expense of such owner or occupant.

Sec. 3. If any person or persons shall neglect or refuse to comply with such directions as either of said fire wardens may give in the premises, or shall obstruct or hinder any fire warden in the performance of his duty, the person so offending shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding twenty dollars, together with the costs of prosecution; and in case of any violation of any provision of this ordinance it shall be the duty of the fire warden for the district in which said violation occurred to make a complaint of said violation. Sec. 4. No pipe of any stove shall be put up or kept up, in any building in said city, unless it be conducted into a chimney made of brick or stone. It shall not be lawful to put the pipe of any stove through any wooden partition, or through any partition made of lath and plaster unless said pipe shall be carried through a good and sufficient metallic ventilator. Any person who shall, after notice from either of the fire wardens of said city, within the limits of said city, put up or procure to be put up the pipe of any stove, or shall suffer the pipe of any stove to remain up, contrary to the provisions of this section, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not less than five nor more than fifty dollars, together with the costs of prosecution.

Sec. 5. No person within the limits of said city, shall permit any accumulation of any hay, straw, shavings, empty

boxes, paper or other combestible material, in the cellar of any building situated upon or adjoining the business portion of any public street in said city, nor shall any person within said city, place or keep any empty boxes, cases, barrels or other combustible materials, piled up against or within two rods of any store in said city; Provided, That this section shall not be so construed as to prevent a reasonable time for unpacking goods and the removal of the boxes or packing cases. Any person violating this section shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than ten or more than one hundred dollars, together with the costs of prosecution.

Sec. 6. No ashes, except at manufactories where ashes are used, shall be kept or deposited in any part of the city, unless the same be in a close and secure metallic or earthen vessel, or brick or stone ash rooms. Any person violating the provisions of this section, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than one dollar and not more than ten dollars, together with the costs of prosecution.

Sec. 7.

This ordinance shall take effect after the expiration of fifteen days from and after its passage.

Sec. 8. This ordinance, immediately after its passage, shall be published once in the Ypsilanti Sentinel, and once in the Ypsilanti Commercial, weekly newspapers printed and circulated within the city of Ypsilanti.

Sec. 9. Any offender failing to pay the fine imposed for a violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance and the costs of prosecution, may be imprisoned in the county jail of the county of Washtenaw, for any time not exceeding thirty days, unless payment thereof be sooner made.

Made and passed in the common council this eleventh day of February, A. D. 1878.

Approved February 11th, 1878.

Attest:

FRANK JOSLIN, City Clerk.

L. A. BARNES, Mayor.

No. 13.

AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE SALE OF OBSCENE, IMMORAL, INDECENT AND SCANDALOUS BOOKS, PAPERS OR PRINTS WITHIN THE CITY OF YPSILANTI.

The Common Council of the City of Ypsilanti ordain :

Section 1. It shall not be lawful within the city of Ypsilanti for any person, firm or corporation, to print, publish, sell, offer for sale, give away, circulate or distribute any book, pamphlet, ballad, printed paper or other thing containing obscene, immoral, indecent or scandalous language, or obscene prints, pictures, figures or description, or articles of advertisements of a scandalous, indecent or immoral nature, tending to the corruption of the morals of the residents of said city, or to introduce into any family, school or place of education, or to buy, procure, receive or have in his possession, any such book, pamphlet, ballad, printed paper or other thing, either for the purpose of sale or exhibition, loan or circulation, or with intent to introduce the same into any family, school or place of education.

Sec. 2. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars, together with the costs of prosecution, and on failing to pay forthwith such fine and costs, may be imprisoned in the Detroit house of correction or the county jail of Washtenaw county, for any term not exceeding ninety days, unless payment thereof be sooner made.

Sec. 3.

its passage.

This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after

Sec. 4. This ordinance, immediately after its passage, shall be published once in the Ypsilanti Sentinel, and once in the Ypsilanti Commercial, weekly newspapers printed and circulated within the city of Ypsilanti.