The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-06-17
hEAL7.H REGUL LATIONS.

A T meeting o. the B,Ard OF Health for
IN me 'own of Nowpor, o. the iltb day
otJune 1924 IL was ordered and deereed, That
the following Regulations f. pte'e wing he
health Of lhe InhabItants, be, and sre adop ed
and to be carried into effect on the f'st Jay
of July, and to re main IN force uai,l the & 81
day ol ~ vembe next:
FIRST, Ths' no fi,h be spread upun the land.
within mile of the .ompac' part Of the ,own,
and ths, 90 heaps Of fan be deposited any
wnere within the cumpsc, part OF the town.
no. in any otnsr pat Of the town within fly
reds Of soy public Dad, nor 10 any other place
within the limits of he town, unless they are
covered with sand, ear;h, or oihor msierisls,
that no putfid OF offensive smell shaii srise
ihesef ON
Second, That dead horses, hogs and othe
animals, shall be so buried ths, there shall be
al leas, wo feet Of esrh upon them, o. ,hs,
they be carried off into the barbor, q, ieas, d
mile from be compact pat Of the town, and
sunk by having stones or o'her weights al
tsched TO thsD, and ,ha, such as may be car.
,ied 10 Ess,on's bcsch, shall not be thrown IN
to he sea, o0t snsii be buried IN the sand, ei
thct on tho beach, or on the marsh, sdioinine
thereto.
Third, Tha, no person suffer his sink gut.
ter, o. other d sln, for the purpose Of convey.
ing away toui wafer, to run into eny street.,
lane, or alley, or on any wna'f in the own,
from The i',, day OF July 10 the fst Coy OF
NJyembe' next.
Fourth, Thar no person erect any hog pens,
N any OF The s,,eets, lanes, or alleys 10 this
town, and ;het all hog pens, be at all times
kept "a clean snd !tee tom offenslve smeil as
the ns,dee ot the case will admit.
Eyih That 90 heaps OF tirt, o. manure be
deposited IN any oi the streets, lanes. or alleys
In this town.
&rsh, That the inspectors OF nuissnces, or
such ui ihem as the Boaid oil Health may SO.
ieeI md iosI uct for ma, purpose, as soon as
may be, atle' the passing OF these Regulators,
and at sucn othe, iines as The Boa,d Of Health
may think propsf to direct, visit and ex anime
ell the yards and enclosures, p iivies, sink holes,
slaughter houses and hog penn, together with
such cellar, as they may suspect TO be in an
unwhoiesome condition, IN tho compact part
OF the town, 10 ascertain whe her the sforsgo.
ing Regulation, have been properly compiled
with, sad whethtr they arc gene ally in a
clesniy STATE, ,ha, they report TO the President
Of this Boa ID; all such persons as have neglect.
cd Or 'efu,ed 10 comply with ,be Regulations,
o. whose premi,es are IN an offensive o. on
wholesome cofdilIon.
Seventh, That all violations Of he afotego.
'ng Regulations be punished by a fine not less
thsn one dollar nor moro than .wenty dollars,
at the discretion of the court before which the
case shan bo tiled.
il il, hereby recommended 10 the citizens
residing m Ihsmessifeet, end in Make, and
Washington squares 10 cause the space IN
font ct the esIs'es they respectively occupy
to the middle OF the street., to be swept once
IN wo weeks, at least, aud tho dirt 90 ywept
io,o heaps, uy those who have no use thereto +,
vii be taken awsy by some r. son to be sp
poinied oy The p, es,dsnl of this d ard. And
no pc ,oo not SO appoInled shalt take Up OF
cary away sty OF such sweepings unds the
penalty oi one dollar sod cos, Of prosecution
Those Persons inclined to take away sue
di't as may not bs wanted ty he owners, o.,
sqges'sd 10 apply TO the Pfs,ident Of It'll
B0s'd. 6y order,
CHARLES GYLES, Clerk.
N.wno,t. Iuns II 1914