Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-07-27

d ENEW their annual addrets TO the inhabitants
n Of the town Of Portland, by ePubiilhinE the
1Ih iettiOn " the law 70 preVrTf r5s IprsadFg or
malignant trVerJ and c9Hfa2ioHJ FfkHei5, 10 which
they rcqueit that particular attention may be paid
the P.eient fraion. The ic6tion IS as follows:
BE u further cnotted. That cacn torn Or dnri9
n this Commonwealth, may IL tE.ir meeting held III
March or April annually, Or any Other meeting u
galy warned for that purpole when hey hail ud,e j,
10 be neceiIary, chooe and ppoint Health Commit
zee - coIh ~ not tets than Eve, mere then mir
iIrtale perlont, or perlon TO be a Health Ohcer,
vhslc duty i iha Be 10 All hdh Of any kind
wha;cvCr, which dali be found IN any OF the nrrets
lanes, warves, docks, or any other place whItcvtr
WITHIN the liT q Of the town which fuch Committee
OF Health OEcer bclongs whenever fuch lh lhall i'll
their judgments, cnd1nger the lives the heath ~
the inhabitants thereof; all eKpenoes whereof TO be paid
by the per3n perlons who placed it there. II known
o. 4 net, by the town by which fad Committee
Health Officer appointed. And whenever any
NTH - a!Ureaid ihal he found any D ivltc proper
~ fac Committee or Health Officer fhal nolfv and
order the oooUpier thereof after twenty four
hours 20 remove the fame AZ their c1peule and
10 cafe srd occuper lhaI neglc6t 10 remove
iuch filth lrem bis her property after tho expiration
Of the time aorelad, he they 70 offending hlI for
felt and paw fne Of hundrc dollars 10 be fued
for and cd with colts Of fu Ivy laid Committee
Health Officer, btforc any Court proper try the
fame r the ule OF the poor n the IN which iuch
offence Is committed And fad owner or occuper a.
Aforesaid All be obliged repay aid town al COTS
and charges, which the faid Committee or Health OIL
have incurred in removing the filth from his
Cr her property ana il c4l ofrelulal pay the fame
hc they he tued ID he fame way a. i provided
IN TIA. at for the recovery OF fines sforelaid."
The good wiihes aad well meant en3eavors of
the Committee during the Two lat years. have brla
n iom- mraurc tucC eistul but 4 NUT ~ very
evident thai mlnv have neglected 10 comply with
the whol,iome pr0Viion Of the law. Il is the duty
OF the Committee 10 enforce il, and thew hereby
give notice that they nll infi9 the penalty %
every P-rion who ih4ll be regardless Of his Oyn
and the general iatety, without favor diftincton.
Ia the mean tme the CO. operation OF every Citizen
= rCqnctcd, and the Committee hope that the
trntc Ot common danger during the HOT ftafJn
may af:6t all n iuch a manner az 10 render the
chaItilrm-nt at law unntcetTary.
And to the intent that it may be uoderdood IN
what manner the Committee will prolecute their
duty, they give notice that the following reEu1-
tious viii hc obftryed.
1. The Committee will appoint fu;table perfo7s
TO remove luch nuianees as are within their iur,l.
di6tion, al the expenic Of The offender, of the
town.
I. Af;er reafonahle notice 10 any prrfon, Of The
opinion OF the committee that any filth il within
the b Ign Of the law, tujts will Be commenced aud
pr0trCIt6d without favor ordRnttiOn.
8. Information given 70 the InfpettOr Of Police
will be attended to BY the Committee.
4. The Inlplttor Of Police il appointed fub-
committee TO dire8 fuch perfons as (haIl Dc en-
Ployed by this Committee, and th,y arc hereby
required 20 obey his orders
JOSIAH TUCKER, \
hf3sdor BY Police
| THOMAS MOTLEY,
EBENt TER MAYO, mean" 1s1"''''''S'
WILLIAM SXMMES,
SALMON CHASE. !
| Portland, Tnnf u.