Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-07-06

u ENEW their annual addrets 10 the iuhabtanfs
IN Of the town of Portland, by repuhiifling the
nth fiction Of tbs law 70 preUeat TIE lprsaaiRg @
malignant teUer5 and c0Htay iouJ fckgsJ, 10 which
tbeyrequea that particular attention may be paid
he Preftnt ilaiOn. The fiction is as follows:
BE it iurther enaaed. That each town or diarc
n this Commsnweah may az their meeting held in
March or April annually, at any other meeting e-
saiy warned for thar purpOc, when they ihal Judge
% be neceidry. chooie and appoin Health Commit
cohft Of not les than five, than nine
iuitahle Perons, or pcr1n 70 be Health officer,
whoie duty II ihali he All filth Of any kind
whatever, which lhall be found any Of the reets,
4nes, wharves, docks, or any other place whatever
within the limits of the to which fuch Committee
or Health Okcer belongs, whenever luch hith ha, IN
their judgments, endangcr the lives the health OF
the inhab thereof; Az expences whereof be paid
by the PeroR peTfons who placed il there, if known
Or IL net, by the town by which faid Committee
Health Officer appointed. And whenever any
filth aforeaid iall be sound any private proper
~ faid Committee Health officer lhsII notify and
order the occuper thereof after twenty four
! hours remove the fame at their expenie and
in cafe laid owner occspier ha neglect remove
luch filth rom his her property after tho expiration
Of Thc time 4lore4Id he they 70 offending ihal for
felt, and pay fne OF one hundred dollars TO be fued
for and recover Cd with colts Of luit, BY 4d Committee
or Health officer before any Courr proper try the
tame for tho ule O the pooi Of thc IN which fcch
offence is cOumitted And faid owner occupier
aforelaid lha be obliged repay laid town AL oA
and charges, which the ilid Committee Health Off
Ger may have incurred ID removing the filth from his
or her property and ia cafe Of reluf4 pay the fame
ne or they may he fued % the fame way provided
| in this act for the recovery OF fines aoreiaid"
! The good wifhes AID well meant enIravors Of
| the COMMITTEE during the tWo az wears, have been
| in fome meafure fuc, efsfHl but il NUT be very
| evident that mlHv have ucgIrtted 10 comply with
| the whocione proviion of the law. Il IS the duty
| of the Committee 10 enforce il, and thew hereby
give notice thai they haI ina 4 the penalty on
every per:On who man be regardless OF his own
and the general atety, wihou. favor dItindIon.
m tn mcan time The operation Of every Citizen
is rrqurfted, 5nl tIr Committee hope that the
| f=rfr " common danger during the hot faion
may aiftcf al 10 uch ? manner as r. render tie
cha1fcmeni Of law unntcrHarY.
And 10 the intent lhaf II may bc uudetHoOd IN
what manner The ComGltee will proi-cutc their
duty, they give notice that the following re1ua-
tions will &c obiervcd.
n The COMMITTEE viii aDy~int fltt bic perf3rs
10 remove iUch nl.7. -cs are within their illl
di6lon, al thc exr. ct he offender, or OF the
town.
opinion Of tbs com H..C taat any fth 10 V ithiu
the OFF IN ~ th- law, TUFTS viii bc commenced and
prol-ca,ed without favor or dantfion.
4. Information given IN the lufpeGtor of Police
Will he al tni-d ~ by ne CUmmTtet.
4. The Iofpcttor Of Police is appointed lub-
committee 20 dir-c tuch Pari0ns thall Jc en-
ployed by th;. Committee, and they are hereby
required ~ obey his orders
JOSIAH TUCKER, \
IHtpea5c a. poHr- I
THOMAS MOTLEY, u-,.Ll....
FBENEZEK MAYO, ( '-''''0 o0H'''''''fs'
WILLIAM SYMmES,
SALMON CHASE.
Portland, June IS.