Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-22
AN ACT,

Section j. WHEREAS Ir IS necessary Tor The
preservation of the heslth of The inhabitants that
all Nuisances should, as far as possible, be pre-
vented, and should b speedily removed
b. il t5Sre59rs eu1t7td b. RE Mav0y end Can
ssaaalt, # t6e sosuu e 4ifxaaaria, That i shall
be The duty of every person, on whose property.
there shall be any cellar, hole, or snnken place..
containing stagnant wafer, 70 drain or I'll! up the
sane ard whoever shall suffer any stagbant
water teremain onhls or her property, shall for.
felt Ore Dollar for every twenty four hours il
shall SO remain.
Sect. z. If there shall be any stsgpant water,
or other nuisance remaining on any unoccupicd
properly, the owner of which shall reside out OF
the corporation, and shall neglect to remove such
nuisance, the commissioners OF the Streers shall
have the place containing the stagnanr water
filed up 0, drained, and any other Nuisance re.
moved; and proceed TO recover the expence from
the proprietor, III the manner p,cicribed BY act
Of The General Assembly, passed on the 10th Of
December, 1896.
Sect !. No grave shall Be dug within the IL
n,its0f the town, or IN the pubic bufyug ground
belonging to the corporation, Of less depth than
six frct. The Mayor, for The time beng, shall,
I wheneysrie may Judge Necessary, appoint grave
digger for the pubic ground; and no grave
shall be dug in the SAID ground, without the CON-
sent Of the Mayor, or some magistrate of the
corpo,stian. Whoever shall offend herein Shall
forfeit and pay Five 3 liars,
Sect 4 No pesion fhsil keep or make uis of any
daughter house within the limits of the town Z.
very pcrlon who halthsrein ofend Glsli fo,teit &
pay Five D3lsss for every week fuch laughter
hoafe ihal be kept Or made ufe 0fby hun as aiore-
fid. Ana 10 perl,o exefctGng the trade Of
butcher, ihai asugh5er sny aaimsi within the
fad limits, for the putpoie Of beiag expofed TO
fsie, under The penalty Of Two Dollars for every
offence.
SEC. s. If any animal fhall die or be killed,
ard thall be likely TO become ofea6yeeo The in
habitants, the ow ner, poRrdor, or olhes perfon
into whole hands foch animal ihaii come, fhall
Immediately remove the fame, TO the di!tance Of
thee quarters Of mile, al lcaff. from the limits
OF the town. Any psTlan Whole dusy it fhali be
. Esmove any fuch animal, who h4il neglect &c
remove the fame, in the manner herein disetled,
within two hours AFTER The death the.eoi, or after
it fhali have come to his or hcr petition, Gall,
forSeyery hour Afterwards he or ihc haiI 10 ne
glett. fo,tet and pay Oae Doliat.
Sect. s. 1t ihail not tie lawful to clean fifh. or
any OF the Rreets and wharves, or public docks
and any perlon who Glall clean fifth in any othei
place within the town. ihall Immediately
The offal thereof, 70 as TO prevent the fame from
becoming oferfiye to The inhabitants. Whoever
shaji herein tfangres ihall, for each offence, for
teif and pay Two Dollars and (hs,l moreover be
fuhjretto tbs further penalty OF Two Dollars
forevsry hour any fuch nuifance fhal remain aftr,
he or fhc Giall have been rsquefted TO remove it
Sect. 7. Eyefy owner or occuper OF any lot
on which any necsfary is now erected, or fhal
hereafter be erected, thall keep she fame in good
repair, and fhail not fuaef it to become nus
fance, or ofentive to the neighbaurhood--
the penaty of foifeitlng Two Dollars for eyory
Twenty four hours fuch necsefary flal continb.
10 be efeplye, after he or fhe ihaIl have re
received NORGE thereof from any warden of til
corporation.
Sec. S No petton fall keepin his or her fore
hcnfe, warehoufe, OF yard, or in any other place
any tlfa, bees, pork, o: other animal OF vegess
bic iaatanse, alter it has hecsme putfid or ds
mayed u inch manner 10 become of,ufiye
Any pegfa0 g offending, fhan forfeit and ps
Eve p liars FOR every twenty four hours he q
IS aali kesp any fdh animal or vegetable fut
ifance, after havlng bear reaulfed to Tsmoye III
fame hr any watdcnot ths corporation. 81
Sea. 9. No difilitr, fosp aoiser, sallow chand
lsF, hpssst, OF oiher perfon, ihal lileharge an
filth OF cfsn.ive fdbAance mo the afeets or Al.
lsys, under The penalty Of One Dollar for every
efsnce
Ssa. 10. No swine shall 5. permitted 10 90
at la'9ge, within the limits Of the town. Itshsl
Be iawiui Tor any white person, who Shall fnd
any swine 50 going AZ large, TO xiii and dest5oy
or seize and taSc the same 70 his or her private.
use--or . deliver them to the keeper Of the poor
hosse, tor shesuse Of the poar. !! shall be the.
duty Of the constaoes OF the cor otanon, and they