The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-04-28
AN ORDINANCE
b. relation to nUisdnces created By stagnant
pater, situated IN any LIT or parcel Of


water, situdted an any LIT or Parcel of
grvuad uithia the CITY # ErdnSrilte:
eliot the City Of Evansville. That whenever any
lot or parc. OF ground in said city u, shall be so
situated that water does or siiai collect and remain
giIant tereo such lot, whtle situated, shall I've
deemed and taken TO be nuisance, anu The Common
Council may direct AMI require the owner or oecupi-
OF the premises to alne such nuisance by draining
or hlling up such lot or parcel OF ground in such
manner and within such reasonable tle rs the said
Council may order ard direct. -
SECs Ii shall be the duty Of the Clerk TO issue to
the Marshal duplicate certified copies of any order
male ia pursuance of the lat section, and tn. Mar
sl shall forthwith, or as soon AS practicable deliver
one of said copies to the oecupier of the
u enises mentioned in said order, To the agent of
such occItpicr. and -aId Marshal shall re-
turn the otller copy Of said order to the Clerk sta
ting in his return the time ard manner of services
and On whom served, and the Clerk shall lille and
preserve said copy ant return.
SEC. ;. II the sad copy shall lie returned ''nOt
found, by the Marshal, the Clerk shall forthwith
publish copy ct sai order m some newspaper print
cd aud published Ia the City Of Evansville.
SEc I IT, afte. service OF publication OF a copy of
said order Aforesaid the owner occupier of such
nal up the same within the time and In the manner
required by sari order II shall Inc the duty Of the
Marshal immediately upon tie eNp;ratiun of the
time mentioned in such urer 20 process, TO drain
MI up such lot or Parcel OF ground according to the
requirements OF such order and the Marshal shall
within ten days from ami after the tiylc when said
draining I'll ing UP shall I've completed, make a
statement in writing, detailing the expenses Of said
draining filling up, which statement shall De veri-
fled y the affidavit Of said Marshall and shall lie by
him filed with the Clerk, and the Clerk shall record
said statement ia book TO lie kept for that purpose
and the amount charged in said statement shall he
deit against the owner occupier Of said lot and
shall le lien on such lot or parcel of ground; and
the sail debt may lie collected by action against the
occupier of the lot parcel of ground: or
said lien may be enforced in any Court of competent
jurisdiction.
SIC: ;. IL any owner If any lot or parcel Of ground,
who shall have been personally serN ed with a copy
~ any erIl'.r made in pursuance Of the ordinance
shall fail Neglect 10 comply with said order within
the time which may he specified In such ordcr such
owner shall fer such ohense forfeit and pay any
sum Tot exceeding ten dollars, less than
dollar.
SEE. 6. Tf the Clerk Marshal shall neglect or
fail To perform any duty required of him by this
ordinance, such Clerk Marshal shall for such
offence forfeit and pay any sum not less than five
dollars, more than tftv dollars.
SEC. :. The Clerk shall at the first meeting Of the
Council in the months Of July, Octoler, and Janua
nv OF elch year, report tn the Council la writing,
statement Of all sums Which NAV remain due and
unpaid for filling mp draining any aud all lots
parcels of ground uIrler tlljs ordinance.
Sac. =. This ordinance shall I've in force from and
after its publication.
Passed April 18th, ISIS, and Published in the Ev
ansviIle Journal. April 18th, 49,, and in the Ioks
bo,e, April 18th, ls5s.
api1.5t 4. LEMCKE, Clerk.