Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-27
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Sanitary and Police Regulations
De 1T ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
Id MaYor and AldprInen of the NityNl Nom

DE 1T ORDAINED BY THE BOARD Oh
ID Mayor and Aldermen OF the Cityof Mem.
| phis:
SECTION /. That from and after the passing.
OF this ordinance. no person shall be permitted
| to throw any animal or vegetable su bStanCc
straw, hay, oats, ashes, SCOT, or other article Of
substance whatever into any street, alley, ave.
nue.. highway, thoroughfnre. or other publ,
| place of the city. fN
SEC 2. That no person shall be allowed &c
conduct into any highway, street, alley, ave
nue., or other public place Of the city, any filth
or sour, or unclean water, from his. her or then
house, Kitchen or other tenement, or TO suffer
| any such filth or water TO escape from his VI
her premises upon any of the places above
named, or upon anyproncrty contiguous there
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SIC 3 That all house ofal. whether consist
ing Of animal or vegetable substances. and all
articles enumerated in the first and second zee
tions. Of this ordinance, at private residences.
boarding houses, hotels. and other public
hou es. shall be safely gathered up, put into
convenient barrels or other vessels, kept in
some suitable place or places. and thrown into
the river every forty eight hours. or oftener ii
necessary. to the health or cleanliness Of the
city. tE frf
SIC. 4. That no person shall allow any dirt
filth or distractions of any kind to accumulate
in the cutters in front of his or her property
and all owners or occupants of property in
front of which cutters shall have been made,
shall keen them clean and free from trash mud
and all distractions to the easy and rapid How
of water through them to the river or bayou.
SEC. 5. That no owner, keeper or occupant Of
n livery or sale stable. nor other person who
NAV keep horses, mules, oxen, cows or other
animals, on his or her premises, for private
use, or for sale, shall allow any filth or often
sive matter 10 accumulate in or near such sta
BILE or residence, from the keeping or taking
care Of any Of the animals above enumerated .
nor shall he or she, wash or clean any carringe
or animal. or cause il to be washed or cleaned
on any street, sidewalk or other public place (;
nor suffer any water used in washing horses,
other animals or carriages to flow over and
spread on any sidewalk, or into any gutter in
the city. f. 1850.
SRc. q. That no person shall exhibit or cause
TO be exhibited within the limits of this city,
any bull fight. dog fight. or puglistic contest.
or make any immoral exhibition whatever. or
gather together parties of men for the purpose
of aiding in or attending such exhibitions.
SIC. Z. That il shall be the duty of the police
of this city, to see that the provisions of this
ordinance are properly enforced. and IN ease OF
violation, to arrest and carry the party or par
ties so offending for trial before the Recorder.
and in case any policeman shall fail or refuse
to comply with the provisions of the ordinance
so far it relates to the police, the same shall
be cause for dismissal from Office and on re-
moval. the party so removed shall not be again
placed on the police during the corporate year
in which he OF they may have been removed.
SEC 8. That any. person. who shall violate
any one of the provisions OF his ordinance. on
conviction thereof before the Recorder. shall
be fined not less than five nor more than fifty
dollars for each and every offense, and all or
dinances or parts of ordinances conflicting in
any wise with the provisions of this ordinance,
be, and the same are hereby repealed.
Resoiped That the members of the day police
force Of the city be, and are hereby Instructed.
to examine Immediately the premises of all
property owners or housekoepers within the
city limits, aud wherever any nuisance may be
found, to have it abated ut once; and. in de-
fault of any party TO have such nuisance re-
moved within twenty-four house from the time
of notice being given to that, effect by any
policeman, 10 have such party brought before
the City Recorder, and fined from day to day
till all the nuisances within the city limits are
abatel; and the Chief Of Police, the Captain
aud Lieutenant of the day police shall see that
this. order is vigorously enforced in every part
of the city.
Resol1ed, etc., That the Chief of Police. and
the whole police force OF the city be, and are
hereby instructed to enforce vigorously the pro-
visions Of the city ordinance passed in March,
1864. for { G Improvement of the sanitary con.
dillon of the city and that all police officers or
men falling or emitting 70 perform that duty
shall be removed from office. rs provided in
said ordinance.
ResoiDed. That the Mayor appoint four lD
citizens in Zach ward Of The city. who. with the
aldermen Of their pectiYe wards. shall consii-
tute committee Of six, whose duty II shall be
to examine the sanitary condition Of their
wards, cause nuisances to be abated, and report
to the Mayor and Police Committee for removal
rom Ofiice, all police officers or men who shall
neglect TO enforce the ordinance mentioned IN
tho preceding resolution.
ResoiDed. further. That the Sanitary ordi-
nance passed March, 1861. be published ~ iiis
city papers. and that each policeman be, and i9
hereby required to provide himself with n copy
Of he same.
ResOired That the force employed in accord
ance with the provisions Vt the ordinance ere
at ne Health Office, be and the same IS hereby
placed in charge of the Street Commissioner. 10
be employed and distributed according to the
orders o Il the Health Officer. Adopted.
Resolred. etc.. That the City Register have
published in the daily papers for one week. the
police regulations of the city as found on pr.
l00-l0i of " Bridges Digest of the Charter and
the Ordinances Of the City," ana that the Chief
of Police, the Captains and Lieutenants OF the
day and night police gee that each policeman
has a copy of said regulations. and that he per-
forms faithfully. yigilanty and efficiently every
duty therein enjoined on the police Of the city
and in default of his doing so, to report him to
the Mayor for removal from Office Immediately.
Adopted.
JOHN PARK, Mayor.
Attest IAR. RIcHARDs. City Register.
mar2i-lw lCity papers copy