Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-06-15

.nnual addrets TO the inhabitants
u ENt" In If Portland, by repuhhlhing the
N q lns 'o he law 10 prevent tbe lprsodi1g 81
sIta Se''o@ 80, and eoatagioa5 FekHjJ, 20 which
nalgS41' u nat particular attention may be PAID
they Fsq ~, frafon. The fealon is as follows:
Us ..e,,,h,r sn,Gsed. That each town. or .diaria
nL 80 ! c,onreaith may At their meeting held IN
% ns - April annually, or at any Other meeting &c
Nagcn o. -, thar porpole when they fhzl Judge il
sly .sa,rv choole and appoint Health Commit
70 DC ~ e not eIs than Eve, nor more than nine
s = - o.rons, or perion 10 DC heaith 0incer,
isoe f,sl be remove all filth OF any kind
vn.'s which hxii be found IN any OF the itreets
vhaiS'.ls' - docks or any other place whatever,
Ines .-,;,. ofthe town 70 which fuch Committee
'Flnt - nRcer belongs whenever fuch filth ihsl, in
i'se s..,ro,, endanger the lives the health OF
snal thereof all exPences thereof 70 he PAID
the or usrlons who placed there, it known
By sns ~ ~ N. town by which faid Committee
OF = -, ser was appointed. And whenever any
Hsa orslaid ihall be found on any private proper
hn y = ,nnit,ec or Health Officer fhal notify and
" ,s owrer or oecuper thereof, after twenty.tour
s'1 - remove the fame at their own expenfef and
(ald owner or oecsPier ihah neeltst 70 remove
70 M ram his or her property after the expiration
iaea .iorefad, he or they 70 offending a for
"a nav enc Of one hundred dollars. TO be fned
aA rreoye cd with colts Of fut, by faid Committee
s..l,b Officer, bsfors any Court proper 70 try the
" ,be ufe OF the poor Of the town in which fuch
ANS :. coamitted And fsid owner or occupier as
.;s al be obliged to repay to fsid town all eofts
~ sbarses which the faid Committee or Health Off
=. nav have incurred in removing the hth from his
nroOerty and in cafe of refufal TO pay the fame
~ r thew mar belnea in the fame way as Is provided
4 M, sa for the recovery Of fines as aforsfaid"
tn. Good wines aed well meant endeayors Of
.becomn;ttre during the swo Taft years, have beea
II ION. mrafore fuccefsfHl /; but it NUT be very
ey;d.at thar mans have neglected 70 comply with
he eholrfome provihou Of the law. II Is the duty
.6tne Committee to enforce il, and thev hereby
g;,e notice that they fhall inha the penalty on
syery prrion who fhal be regardless Of his own
sad Tie general Iafety without favor or ditincion
IA he msan time the co-operason Of every citizen
Is nqueaed, aud the Committee hope that the
fnf OF common danger curing the hot eaton
II nzg afc6i az ~ tuch a manner as TO render the
eAaaf nent OF law unnecrtIarY.
And 10 the inteut that II may be undeTffood in
what manner the Committee will prol-, ute their
do,g, they give notice that the following regul7-
ions vii be obfrrVed.
I. Ths, Committee will appoint fu;table perfons
Il rssase Iueh nuifsnces az arc within their jurif.
dsEion, a, the expenic q the offender, or of the
Ssn.
: After reafouable notice to any perfon, of the
opinion Of the committee that any filth is within
shs dthsn Of th- law, fuits viii be commenced ADD
profrcJttd without favor or diitin6tien.
|. hEormatoa given 20. "a l. fpeetoT of Police
viii he at,enied 10 by the Committee.
4. The lnipector of Police is appointed a fub-
Committee 70 direct iuch perfOns As ihall be en-
ploysd BY this Committee, and they are hereby
required 10 obey his orders.
JOSIAH TUCKER,
Igpe89r Of Police
THOMAS MOTLEY,
EBENEZER MAYO, ( 1'e"''" @ON'"''f'tF"
WILLIAM SYAihiES,
SALMON CHASE.
Prfazd, Taqs'I5.