Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-06-10
Il HORSE TAKEN m.
The Committee of Health
70 the Inhabitants eftbe tozOn Of Portlaa|
WHEREAS the Legislature of III

NA/ IlLh EAO Tie ISgllldtuIe OF hi
w Commonwealth have pafIed Lave TO prevr|
the IpreAdng of malignant EEvIRs and conta cd
neis; and among many wholefome regulations in ID
law, by the eleventh iecfion thereof towns are upo,
cred to choofe HsALTu. ConMIrTEE, as follows
&C BE it further enacted, That eac1
town, or dilire in this Commonwealth, may, II tho
meeting held in March or April annually, or II =
other meeting legally warned for the purpofe, NJ
they Ohal judge II to lie neecfary, chooie and appj
Health COMMITTEE TO conGh of iefs than ave,
more than nine fui.abe pc fons. or one perf5n to
fealth.Ofheer. Whole dutyit ihall he TO remove |
filth OF any kind whatever, which nisl be found ia \
OF he frees, lanss wharves, docks IN any Old
place whatever within the lmits of the vi.|
iueh Committee or Health O hcer belongs, wheswjI
iueh filth, fhall, their judgements endaneer the
or the health # the inhabitants thereof; oil erpufI
whereof to be paid by the perfon or perfons who y
ced il there If known, or il not, by the town by vx
!aid Committee Health Officer was appointed Al
whenever any filth aforefad fhall be found O Al
private property, faid Committee or Heahh ofna
ihall notify AMI order the owner or occupcr hueceI
after twenly-iour hours remove the fame It hn
own exrenie and in cafe faid owner or occup;er Al
neg eef to remove fush filth from his or her propn
after the expiration of the time aforelad, he thg
offending fhaIl forfeit and pay fine of one huat
dollars, to be fued for and recovered, with COTS oil
by iaid Committee Health Officer, before any al
proper to try the fame, tor the ufe of the poor
town, in which fuch offence is committed. ADD
owner oceupier as aforefaid fhall be obliged ~
pay to iaid town all COTS and charges, which the q
Committee or health Officer may have incurred ia 4
moving the fifth from his or her property, aud ia n
OF reiuid to pay the fame, he they may be fued
the fame way provided in this ACT for the record
OF hnes As aioreiaid"
Prefuming on the readiness Of q
inhabitants of the Town, TO take care that all nuifa
of every kind be duly removed, and the purpoies d
aforementioned Law, be fully complied with
Committee hope and truit that they fall at no tne
under the neceiiity of enforcing the powers in and
iad law given them. But in cafe any perfon Ped
ihould be 70 void of care, and negligent Of their
and their eighbour's health, as not to comply wlaz
regulations OF the law aforefaid, by removing =,
kind of 9th, rubbifh or nulance whatever fromik
REFLECTIVE houies ou,-'loufes, barns fables, nopfIs
wharves ncres, or their or any of their dependcncu
appearances, the Committee will be under the ~
fry, and arc fully determined, TO do their duty
proleeute all and every fueh delinquent to the W
risour Of the law.
And TO the intent thar ii may be underflood 10 :
manner the committee will proiecueshe deisn
give notice that the following regulations Will Dc
Ierved,
]. The committee will appoint fuitable Perioa'
remove iueh nuilances are within their Jufudic
at the expence of the offender or Of the town.
4. After rsaionable notice to any perion OF 10y
pinon Of the committee that any filth !. with n Toe
hgn OF the law, fuits will be Commenced and Pro'ccu'
without favour or dtintlon.
) Information given 10 the InfPectof OF Ponce
be attended to by the committee. e
4. The Infpe6tor of Police appo.ntco w., w.
mttec to direct fuch pcrfons as fhaI be employees
this committee and they hereby requires ~
his orders.
JONATHAN DEANF,
Fypet'or Of Pofss.
THOMAS MOTLEY, u..f, ccswlnl
EBENEzER MAYO.
WILLIAM SYMMES,
| SALMON CHASE. n
Jfs". l. 1899.