The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-08-15
An Ordinance,
To prevent Nnisances, and for the abate-
meMt OF the same,

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To prevent Nnisances, and for the abate-
ment OF the same.
eEcrros 1. Be It ordained by the Common Council
Of the City of Richmond: That person persons
being the owner or owners of any dead animal or
animals. or who not being the owner of such animal
or animals, shall kill the same, and shall permit
allow or suffer such animal or animals to remain
than hours after the DEATH killing of the
Provided that the owner shall not be required to
move any aniaaal killed BY another person.
SEC. q. No person or persons occupying any house
part OF any house; who shall have control of
any house, clubhouse, garden, backyard, cellar
Of Richmond shall suffer, permit or allow the same
to become filthy unw hoesome, or annoying to any
of the inhabitants of said city.
EEc. 8. No person or persons shall throw or de-
posit, permit suffer any child, servant other
person. under his, her or their troll to throw or
deposit any putrid unsound Vegetable animal
matter or any filthy nosonae or UNIV hoesonae SUBJ
any such matter or substance that is like
~ 70 become noisome or unwhoesome, into or upon
any scree lane, alley, pavement common lot, or cell
lar within the limits of the City of Richmond Nor
shall any person persons suffer permit the flow
Of any noisoms UNIV holesome liquid, slops of
any kind or any liquid or sops that may be likely
to become offensive UNIV holesoue into any street,
pavement gutter, alley common, or lot within such
city limits.
SEC. T. No person persons shall throw, place,
or deposit. the same TO be done any manure,
carrion. dead animal. oal, any putrid, noisome,
or unwholesoule substance, the contents of any
privy, within upon the banks of Whitewater R!v
er any of the tributaries of the within the
thereof.
SEC. s. No person or persons shall within the
limits of the City of Richmond, spread expose for
the purpose of driving or curing the same, the hair
of any dead slaughtered swine. No person shall
throw or deposit anv manure of any kind and permit
the same to remain more than twenty-four hours,
any street. lane alley within the limits of the City
of Richmond.
SEC. 6. If any person or persons at the time of
such conviction or notification shall refuse to abate
the nuisance complained of, and to put such premises
in proper sanitary condition or shall neglect or fail
yvth tha ffYroe ifadfn ID fhn Tho Man
shall order such nuisance to be abated under
the direction of the city Marshal, the street Com
missioner at the expen>e of the person persons
causing, permitting, or suffering the same.
SEC. z. If the cost and expense of abaiing such
nuisance and putting such premises in proper sani-
tary condition shall not be paid by such person or
persons within 20 days after the same shall have
been abated all such cost and expense, with ten per
damages together with the of the said, may
be recovered from such person or persons in an ac-
tion at law for such expense. cost, and damages.
SEC. g. After any person or persons shall have
been convicted before the Mayor of having caused,
suffered. permitted any nuisance prohibited by
this ordinance, which may be declared to be such
by the Common Council, or by the Board OF Health of
said city, shall have been properly notified of the
existance of such nuisance and to the same,
every such person on persons shall abate such nui
sance complained OF within one day unless granted
further time by the Mayor, the Common Council.
SEC. 9. Whenever any nuisance is complained of,
reported the CITY Marshall by the City Council,
the Board of Health. he shall forthwith proceed to
notify the person or persons, causing, suffering, OF
permitting any such nuisance to exist, TO abate the
sanitary condition within days. and such notice
shall be in writing and served by reading leaving
copy at the last place of residence of the person
or persons sought to be notified.
SEC. 10. The Common Council may fill up
drain any lot parcel of land, part of any lot
or parcel of land, within the limits of the City of
Richmond, within mile thereof upon which
there may be, from which there may flow any
stagnant or noxous water which in the opinion of
the Board of Health shall be, become Injurious
to the health and comfort of the city And the
pense of filing up draining such lot parcel of
land shall be paid by the owner thereof,
and the shall be a lien such property until
paid: And it not paid within 80 days after such
work has been completed such expense together with
the cost of the suit, may be recovered from such
owners in acton at law for the recovery
of the same. Provided however that exceed
per of the value of such lot parcel of land
as the same is assessed upon the tax duplicate for
city purposes, shall be expended in filling up
draining the same in any one year. -
SEC. IL. If any person shall be convicted before
the Mayor Of having violated any section, part
of section of this Ordinance, of having failed
perform any of the requirements of the same every
such person shall be fined in any not less than
s 5, more than 80 dollars.
SEC II. AL Ordinances and parts of Ordinances
in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be and The hereby repealed
SEC. 49, This Ordinance shall be in force from !
and afer its passage and publication IN the Rich mond
Palladium for two consecutive weeks.
Passed and approved Aug. 6, 1867.
U THOMAS \. YOUNG, Mayor
Attest: @. R. JoHNsos. CITY Clerk pro tenn.