Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-03-26
oRDINANCE.
Sanitary and Police Regulations
DE 1T ORDAINED By THE BOARD OF
ID Mayor and Aldermen Of the City OF Mem

ID Mayor and Aldermen Of the City Of Mem
9phis:
SEcTIoS l. Tint from and after the passage
OF this ordinance. no person shall be permitted
10 throw any animal or vegetable substance,
straw, hay, oats, ashes. soot or other article or
substance whatever into any street, alley, ave
nue., highway, thoruughfafe, or other pubic
place of The city.
SIC. ?. That no person shall be allowed to
conduct into any highway, street, alley, ave
nue., or other public place of the city, any NTH,
O sour, or nnclean water, from his, her or their
hou.e, kitchen or other tenement, or 70 suffer
any such filth or water to escnpe from his or
her prefnisrs upon any oil inc places ABOVE
named, or upon any properly contiguous tnefe-
SEc 3 That all house offal. whether consist
ing of animal or vegetable substances. and all
articles enumerated in the iirst and second see
tons of this ordinances ut 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 OF. places. and thrown into
the river every forty eight hours. or oftener if
necessary, TO the health or cleanliness of the
city. :.
Size A. That no person shall allow any dirt
filth or distinctions of any kind to accumulate
in the cutters in front OF his or her property
and all owners or occupants of property III
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 flow
of water through them to the river or bayou.
SEC. 3. That no owner, keeper or occupant OF
a livery or sale stable. nor Other person who
NAV keep horses. mules. oxen. cows or other
use, or for sale, shall allow any filth or often
sive matter to 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 carriage
or animal. or cause it 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 20 How over and
spread on any sidewalk. or into any gutter in
the city. ~ta
SIC. 6. That no person shall exhibit or cause
to be exhibited within the limits of this city,
any bull fight, dog fight. or .pugilistic contest,
or make any immoral exhibition whatever, or
gather together parties of men for the purpose
of aiding in or attending such exhibitions.
SEC. Z. That it shall be the duty of the police
Of this city, to see that the provisions OF this
violation, to arrest and carry the party or par
ties so offending for trial before the Recorder,
aud in case any policeman shall fail OF, refuse
to comply with the provisions OF the ordnance
so far as it relates to the police the same shall
be n cause for dismissal from office, and on re-
moval, the party so removed shall not BIO again
placed on the police during the corporate year
in which he or they may have been removed.
SEC, 8. That any person who shall Violate
any one of the provisions of this ordinance, on
conviction thereof before the Recorder. shall
be fined not less than FIVE nor more than fifty
dollars for each and every oifense, and all or
any wise with the provisions OF this ordinance,
be, and the same are hereby repealed.
Resoired, 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 housekoepors within the
city limits and wherever any nuisance may be
found, to have it abated at once; and, in de-
fault Of any party to have such nuisance ere, re-
of notice being given. TO that effect by any
policeman. TO have such party brought before
the City Recorder, and fined from day to day |
till all the nuisances within the city limits are
abated; 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
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 I re improvement OF the sanitary con. |
dillon of the city and that all police othcers or
men failing or emitting to perform that duty |
shall be removed from office, as provided In |
said ordinance.
Resolved. That the Mayor appoint four 80 |
citizens in zach ward OF The city, who, with the |
aldermen of their pective wards, shall consti-
tute n committee of six, whose duty 1t shall be |
to examine the sanitary condition OF their |
wards, cause nuisnnces to be abated, and report
to the Mayor and Police Committee for removal
from oiice all police officers or men who shall
neglect TO enforce the ordinance mentioned in |
the preceding resolution. :.
HeaOfCeQ, yArthSTg mat inc OIul-
nance passed March, 1884, be published in the |
city papers. and that each policeman be- and is
hereby required TO provide himself with copy
Of the same.
Resolred That the force employed in accord
ance with the provisions Of tho ordinance ere
ut ng Health Office, be and the same is hereby
placed in charge office Street Commissioner. to
be employed and distributed according to the
orders OF the Health Officer. Adopted.
Resolved, eis., That the City Register have
in the daily papers for one week, the
police regulations of the city as found on DIP.
i0O-l0l Of Bridges Digest Of the Charter aud
the Ordinances OF the City," and that the Chief
Of Police, the Captains and Lieutenants Of the
day and night police see that each policeman
has a COPY of said regulations. and that ho per-
forms faithfully. vigilantly 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 l.. r. RICHARDS. City Register.
mar24-lw City papers COPY