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r AN ORDINANCE OFFERING A REWARD OF
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/,(Y.tCTION OF ANY PEHSON GUILTY 01<' AR-
USON IN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE
I CITY OF LAPOR'rE: DEFINING ARSON,
AND PRO vrDING FOR THE Pi, YME1~T OF
,~., SUCH RE'NARD.
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Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of
Laporte that there be and there 1s hereby offered to any person or per-
sona who shall be responsible for, or who shall furnish information
lead.ing to, the arrest and conviction of any person guilty of arson com-
mi tted wi thin the corpol'a te limits of the City of Laporte, a re\vard
in the sum of $lOO.OO, the same to be paid to such person or persons
by the City Treasurer of the City of Laporte out of the general funds
of said city upon proof tothe City Council of the City of Laporte that
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such. person or persons are in fact responsible for, :or have furnished
information leading to, the arrest and conviction of such criminal, and
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after resolution duly passed by such City Council finding such facts
. and authorizing such payment.
By the term "Arson" as used herein is meant the wil1.ful .
burning of any housejand by the word "house" is meant any building, edifice,
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, or structure enclosed within walls and covered, whatever may be the mater-
::i~i used for bui~d1ng. The offense of a~son authoriz1~~e payment of
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'the reward aforesaid shall be deemed complete when the fire has actually
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been communicated to a house, though it may be neither destroyed nor
seriously injured.
The fact that the City of Laporte has no ordinance
offering a reward for the apprehension of 'persons gui}ty of arson, and
that suCh an ordinance would,materially ~rotect ,the citizens of said city
from, loss by fire, creates an emergency and imperative public necessity
requiring that the Constitutional rule that ordinances shall be read on
three successive days, be suspended, and said rule is therefore hereby
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suspended and this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage, and it is so ordained.
Passed September 12th, 1927.
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Approved September 12th, 1927.
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Jr.=-:' AN ORDINANCE OFFEFq:W.G ,A REWARD OF
t-~AU.OO.OOFOR THE. ARREST AND CON-
"W'CTION O~. ANY PERSON GUILTY OF AR-
~SON I:N THE CORPORATE LIInITS OF THE
I CITY ,OF LA,PORTE: DEFINI~G ARSON,
, .AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF '
.' &UCH 'REWARD.
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Be 'it ordained by the City Council of the Ci~y of
:c.aporte that there be and there is hf!,reby of~ered, to any person or per-
190ns who shall be responsible for, or who ,shall furnish'information
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:Leading to, t,~! ~r~e~~ ;~nd c~n~~~ion of ~~ p'e~son ,guiltr .of a.rso~
lni tt'ed wi thin t~e ~o~l?~ra te lim1 t~ o~ ~e, C1 ~y of Laporte, a reward
:Ln the sum of $100.00, the same to be' paid to such person or persons
i'JY the~~~:_ Treasurer ~f the City, of Laporte out of the general funds
'.':~' ;)f sa1d ci ty-u~on proof tothe C1 ty Counc1l of tne Ci ty of Laporte that
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l:such perso~ or ,persons ,ar~ in tact responsible for, or have furnished
:lnformation leading to~ the arrest ,and c<?nv~ction of such criminal, and
liftElX' resolution duly passed' by such C1 ty ,Council finding such facts
, l!ndauthori ziI1;8 such payment.
By,the t'erm "Arson" as used herein is meant tll'e will.f'ul
burning of any :J:1ouse;and by ,::-~he word :lthO~~~~' is meant any building, edifice,
I~r structure enclosed, wi thin':walls and covered, whatever may be the ma ter-
:"!~ai :us:e,dfor bui~d1ng.';;_ The-l;'Offense of a~son --authorizi.~~he payment of
"ch-e reward aforesaid ~hall b~ deemed complete when the fl. has actually
'~),_ bee~ communicated,to a,house, though it may be,ne1ther destroyed nor
, I,eriously injured. '
The fact that' ~he City of Laporte has no ordinance
()ffering a rew8:rd for thE:" apprehension of persons gui]:ty of arson, and
that such an ordinance 'would' me terially p,rotect ,the citizens of said city
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j~rom loss by fire, crea:tes all. emergency and imperative public necessity
j~equiring that the Constitutional rule that ordinances shall be read on
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.~hl'ee successive da-:(s; ,be, su~pended~ am,"sa~~ ru~e istheroefore hereby
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tJuspep.ded ,and 'this ordinance' shall take effect and be in force from,
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lindafter its passage, and it is so ordained.
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Passed September 12th, 1927.
Approved September 12th, 1927.
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