Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-08-03

ID ENEW their annual addfets 10 the inhabitants
N at the town Of Portland, Oy repubiilhlug the
IIlh iectou Of Jh- .aw 10 prr1st re Ibrcadiqg of
malignant tsz.ry ami c5at2giovJ Erkne5, TO which
they rcqueH thst particular a'teDtiCB may be paid
tbs pretrnt icaiJ.. The lection is as follows:
BE It further en34ed. That each town Or dinrin
IA tls Commonwealth, may their meeting held il
March or April annually. any other meeting lc-
gay armed or tha. purpoie, when thcy lall Judge
% be necen~ty, oLo"ie AAd PpoIu; Health Commit
tee u cOhhR OF NOT ic tAau five, nor more hau nine
iu.'a5e Perion>, or on Pcron 10 be Health Officer
1rhol- duty i fhai be 10 remove AT hih Of any kind
whatever whJh ihau be tcnnd N any ~ the lreets,
l.nes, wharvts, dork5 aFv other place whatever.
withia the limits Of the which ruch Committee
OF Health OiTceT belongs whenever luch fth lhal IN
their Judgments, endanger inc lives or the health OF
The inhsb:ants thereof; all expcncc5 whereof tc paid
by the peTl1n ptTuns who placed there If known
II not bv the by which faid COMMITTEE or
Health Oihcor was aPpoptcd. And whenever any
Gih 7foreiaid la be found on any ivate proper
", lid Comntee or HeaIh Officer DIAL nC,ify and
order che owner occUper thereof after twenty four
hours remove The fame At their own expenfei and
- cac 42d owner Cccuplcr iha neglect TO remove
zach Hh iTom big OF her property AFTER the expiration
Ut dix rmc a.yItlad, he they 70 offending III n for
fcit AID pay E15 " one hundred dollars To he furd
Tor and TeooVe "a with colts Of luit by f4id Committee
CT Heath Officer. before any Court proper to trv the
fe for the ue OF the poor Of the town in which fuch
o6nCl Is umitttd. Aud laid uer or occu0ler as
atoTetad hal b obliged repay 10 laid town an offs
and charges, which he l4id Committee or Health Oh
Ger may have incurred ID removing the filth from hls
her property and id cafe ofreFula 70 pay The fame
lie or they be yuea ID the fame way d IS provided
n tiis aec for iac recovery OF fines as aforclad"
The good wines asd well meant eni-avo-s OF
Az C0mmit.rr during the ;wO Ian years. have been
~ tom- mlalurc iucCetsful but il nun br very
e'dlHt that MANY have neglected 20 comply with
tie Hhoi1iom> pr0yiion ct The law. II Is The duty
q The COMMITTEE 70 caforce It., ADD thev hereby
gave notice that they ihall infjd the penalty On
every parton who ihaU be regardless of his own
and the general flfrJy, without favor or ditinion
III tn mean time the corporation Of every Citizen
Il rtqurfed, md tile Committee hope thar tie
trric ~ C0muaa danger during TIE hot f-aton
may aHe4 all ID iuch 4 manatr as TO render the
chaat-ment Of law ucncctGary.
A13 10 The intent that il NAV be u7derRo0d IN
What manner the Committee viii prol-oute their
duty, theY give notice that The following rcsua-
tiOuS W.i. J- ubi,tvtd
7. Ta- Committee viii appoint fuitdble pcrlors
20 remove iuch nuitances IS are within their jur;l-
Cieton, ai ne expenie Of The offender, or Of the
town.
2. Af;er relfOnable notice 10 any perion, Of the
opinion of the committee that any hllh Il within
the lch-n Of The law, Units will bc commenced and
proieCJted without favor Or dininEton.
3. lafJrmation given TO the lnfp=6or Of Police
will be attended 0 bY The COMMITTEE
q. Fhe IG!p-ttor OF Police is appointed I fub-
c0mni,tee 20 direct tuca pcrfons AS (hali be en-
ployed ~ th's Committee, and they are hereOy
Itc1irrd to obey h's orders