Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-03-31
LEGAL.
ORDINANCE.
Sanitary and Police Regulations.

DE It ordained by the Board Of Mayor ana
ID Aldermen OF theC City Of Memphis:
SECTION ]. That nom aud after the passage or
this ordinance. no person shall be permitted 70
straw. hay, oats, ashes, scot, or other article or
substance whatever into any street, alley, ave
nue., highway, thoroughfare, or other public
SIC. That no person shall Be allowed 70
conduct into any highway street, alley ave
nue., or other public place OF the city any attn,
or sour, or uncleau water, from MS, her or their
house, kitchen or other tenement or 70 suutr
any sueh dlth or water 10 escape from MS or
her premises upon any or ~ place. aDone
named, OF upon any property Contiguous
thereto.
SEC. o That all house oGal, whether consisting
Of animal OF vegetable substances ana All
articles enumerated In The inst and second sec
tens Of this ordinance. at private reHideue5s,
boarding houses, hotels, and 0ther PULLS
houses. shall be safely gathered up, Put me
conveuient barrels or other vessels, KEPT IN
some suitable place or places, and thrown INTO
neeessaryY 70 the health or cleanliness ottne
SIC. 4 That no person shall allow any din,
filth or distractions Of any kind 70
in the cutters in front OF his OF her property :
and All owners or occupants OF prOuortylu mont
Of which cutters shall have been made shall
keep them clean and free from trash, mud and
all distractions 70 the easy and rapid How OF
water through them 70 the river or bayou
u J. That no owner, keeper or occupant OF
a livery or sale stable, nor other person who
may Keep Dorses, mules, oxen cows or Otler
animals, on his or her premises, fOr private USE
or ior sale, shall allow any NTH or onenslve
matter 70 accumulate In OF near such stable or
I residence, nom the keeping OF taking care or
any OF the animals above enumerated; nor
| shall he or she. wash or clean any carriage or
| animal. or cause II 70 be washed or cleaned on
any street, Sidewalk or other public plae]; nor
suffer any water used In washing houses otner
| animals or carriages TO flow over and spread on
any sidewalk, or into any gutter in the city.
SIC 8. That no person shan exhloit Or cause
to be exhibited within the limits OF this city,
any bull hght, dog fight, or pus1listin contest,
/ or make any Immoral exhibition whatever or
gather together parties OF men for the purpose
| "a afding in or attending such exhibitions.
SIC. z. That Il shall be the duly OF the police
/ OF this city, 70 see that the provisions OF This or
| dinauee are properly enforced, and in case or
violation, 70 arrest and carry the party or par
ties so offending for trial before the Hecorder,
and In case any poleeI4sn sAaa an ae5tnance ~
! far a. Il relates % the pollco, the same ahaA De
a cause for dismissal rom once and on reno
val, the party 50 removed shan not - ss-
! Glazed on the police during the corporate year
IN which he or Jhey may have been renewed.
SEC. S That agy person who shal violate any
victiou thereof before the Recorder shau pc
fined not less than I'VE uor more than MY eol-
lars for each and every ohsnse, ana ~ In
ances or parts % ordinances connictlng4 IN any
wise with the provisions OF this ordinance, De
and the same are hereby repealed
Hs0lred, That the member OF ne day PQles
force OF the city be. and are HEREBY Instructed
TO examine Immediately the premises ei ~
property owners CT housekeepen NLtnlu W
efty limits, and wheFever any nuisance Ray oe
found, 70 have Il absted AZ once and 4AH3leHli
OF any party to have such nuisance removed
within tweEty-tour hours from Ine unls OF no
tee being given tOthat eueeI py any poIcsman
/ tohaves such party brought before me 10y ~
corder, and fined from day % day IN az hu,
sances within the city limits are a9asedi and
ant Of the day police shall see Jhal tnls ofluE y
Z Vigorously enforced in every part OF ne cIty.
R~esolusd, etc, That the Chief OF Police; and
the whole police force Of the city BE- and ar'
hereby Instructed TO en- orce Vigorously tRe PIG
visions Of The city ordinance Passsa "a MaISa
1854. for the Improvement Of the sanitary cen,
diton OF the city; ana tLGt 81 poice Omcer
or men falling or emitting 70 perform taal dug
shsl be removed from ONCE, As pFoNloed u
Pesofred. That the Mayor sppoint four "a oiI
zeus in each ward in the city, VINO Win tl'
aldermen or their respective wards, shall con
stitute a COMMITTEES or six. whose duty II shal
be TO examine the sauitaV condition OF theL
wards, cause u~uisances toee sosteds ara rePor
70 the Mayor and Police committee lef Ie1v
val from Office, all police officers or men Wh'
shall neglect 70 enforce the ordinance men
toned in the preceding resolution
Res0lCsd. yugdier, Tfat the sanAl9TT grdinsne'
passed March, 1864. be published D ne Shy pa
pers. and that each policeman Pc ana lshere11
required, 70 provide himself with a copy Of III
Rssol,ed, That the force employed in accord
anee with Tie provisions Of the ordinance ere
atinZ a Health OhiCe be, and tho same Is hereDl
placed in charge Of the street Commissioners, 4
be employed and distFlLuteQ according u w
orders OF the Health Unlcer. Adopted
Resa5red. etc, That the Guy Register have pub
Ished in the daily papers for one week, The 20
lice regulations or The city as tcund on PIP. 100
100 OF Bridges Digest OF ne Charter- and thi
Ordinances OF the CITY" and that the Chief o
Police. the Captains and ieuteuauts OF The dal
and night police see that each policemen mas
cnnv Of said regulations, aud that he perform
faithfully, vigilantly and efficiently every duh
therein eniOined ON the police OF the city ana
in default Of bis doing 80, % report him 70 u
Mayor for removal from Office Immediately.
adopted. JOHN PARK. Mayor.
Attest L. H. RICHARDS, city Register.
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