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ouShouseS, pfivteS, Stables, ce.J also any
other buildings in the city, when deemed
necessary, to enable him to carry into eff
feet the provisions of Sect. Sd Of this ordin-
ance, and to complete the same fifteen days
before the meeting of the city council, at
which he is required to attendI and shall
serve notices on all persons BY him requir-
led to abate or remove any nuisance a. folA
lows: at his discretion First, by serving
a written notice on such persons, or by leav-
ing a copy thereof at his or her usual place
of abode, commanding them to remove,
forthwith, any dead carcass or other nuis-
|ance; or second, by serving a like notice
in a like ann requiring them to remove
|or abate said nuisance before the next meet
ing of the city council, at which he is re-
to attend, or then and there to show
good cause why the same shall not be done.
And if any such notice shall not be coma
piled with, the said health officer shall cause
the same to be done by the street overseer,
who shall present a bill of the same for pay
Iment to the person chargeable Herewith,
and if the same be not paid on demand, it
shall be proceeded on as hereinafter pro-
|vided.
Sect. S. Said health officer shall keep
in proper books to be kept for the purpose,
full and correct accounts of all expenses in
Cured BY his authority, specifying the time
when, the, amount, the purpose to which
applied, the persons through whom the same
were incurred, and designating such items
as are to be refunded by the owners or oc-
|cupants of property ; and shall, on the first
day of each stated meeting of the Council.
at which he is required to attend, report to
that body a specific account of all such ex-
Ipenses incurred since the preceding report.
Sect. 6. Allexpenses incurred by order
of said health officer, in the removal or
abatement Of nuisances found on private
property, shall be paid by the owner or &C.
cupant thereof. Accounts of which expen-
SEES shall be certified by said health officer
to the city collector, who shall receipt .foI
the same, and file it amongst the papers Of
his Office.
Sect. Z. Accounts so placed in the hands
of the city collector shall have the same
lien upon the property charged, as city tax
Ies have, and may be collected in Ike man.
ner; but the city council may, in their dis
erection, order suit to be brought thereon in
stead of proceeding against the property.
Sect. 8. Said health Office shall receive
for his services one dollar per day, for each
day he is required to attend the meetings
of the city council, and two dollars for each
lie may be necessarially employed in
1.-The discharge Of his other duties.
Sect. 9. Said health officer may be re-
~.-.a f-em nfHoe al ..v -~-h Al VHJ
council.
Sect. 10. It is hereby made the duty oil
every Physician in the city to report to the
general health officer of the city, every case
Of small pox or other contagious disease
which he may be called on to attend within
twelve hours after he shall examine suct
patient, under a penalty Of five dollars fol
each failure so to report.
Sect. IL. Ordinance No. rs entitled
tan ordinance establishing and regulating
a health department" is hereby repealed.
Sect. IL. This ordidance to be in full
force from and af. er its passage.
Passed, May 9th. 1s49.
W. X. KENNEDY, Mayor.
Attest: Fl. J. FINDLy, Crk. c. c.