The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1866-03-16
AN ORDINANCE.

WHEREAS, we'll founded apprehensions exist
w that the Cholera may prevail 10 this country
the coming season, and that proper measures may
be taken IN remove from among us the main cause
OF its origin and existence so far as practicable
BE It ordained BY the Council of he riliage of Per-
rysJUg, that Board OF Health be organized, co l.
sisting OF three persons, to be appointed by the
Council, whose duty it shall be to look after the
sanitary condition of the village and cause all rub
bsh and filth in the streets, alleys and in individ
ual premises, that in their opinion will be product
i've OF disease and injurious to the health of the
inhabitants, to be cleared up and removed.
They shall have authority to procure, at the
expense of the village, lime or other disinfectng
materials, to be disposed of to the inhabitants, at
cost, to be used in cleansing their premises.
z. whenever the Board of Health discover anv
street or ally in the village to be in filthy cond-
ton and injurious to the health of the inhabitants
they shall report the same 10 the Council, who
shall cause the same to be removed without DELAY,
and when they discover any individual premises
in filthy condition leaated TO engender disease,
they shall notify the owner, or Occupier of said
premises OF the existence of the nuisance and re-
quest him or her 10 remove the same in as short
time as practicable, that the Marshal of the vii
age will be directed to il at his or her ex-
pcnse. In case the owner or occupier of the prem
lsos fail to remove said nuisance in reasonable
time, the Board of Health shall direct the Marshal
TO do It, who shall at once cause said nuisance to
be removed. The Marshal shall keep an exact ac-
count OF the expense of removing the nuisance, and
forthwith present his account to the Board of
Health for approval. The Board of Health shall
examine the same, and if just, endorse their
approval, and if not just, disallow all above
what they deem reasonable compensation, and
approve such sum as they think is Just and return
it to the Marshal, who is thereby authorized to
collect the same of the owncr or occuper of the
premises. If the owner or occupier of the prem
ises, as the case may be, refuse pay the amount
allowed, the Marshal is hereby authorized to bring
suit in his own name before the Mayor for the
amount of the claim and recover Judgment and
have execution for such sum as may be determined
by the Mayors court to be justly due.
3. In all suits brought before the Mayor to en-
force the collection of the Marshas claims for re-
moving nuisances, the Mayor is hereby authorized
and directed to appoint Deputy Marshal to exc
cute all necessary process issued by him, who
shall be enti le to the fees as are allowed to
the Marshal 70 similar services.
4. Whenever the Board of Health shall be of
opinion that the Marshal cannot collect by suit his
pay from the owner occupier of any premises
for removing nuisance therefrom, under their Or
der, they shall report that fact to the Council who
shall pay him out of the village treasury.
Il is certified that the foregoing ordinance was
duly passed by the Council, March IA, 1860.
Attest: F. r. MILLER, Mayor.
GEORGE STRAIN, Recorder