The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-08-22
An Ordinance,
To prevent Naisances, and for the abate-
ment OF the same.

To prevent Nuisances, and for the abate-
ment OF the same. .s
SEcrIoS L. BE il 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
within the limits of the City of Richmond, longer
than six hours after the DEATH killing of the
Provided that the shall not be required to
move any animal killed by another person.
SEC. 2. No person or persons occupying any house
part of any house; who shall have control of
any house, out-house, garden, backyard, cellar
privy stable, pg-pen. within the limits of the City
of Richmond shall suffer, permit, or allow the same
to become filthy or unwholesome, or annoying to any
of the inhabitants of said city.
SIC. 3. No person or persons shall throw or de-
posit, permit. suffer any child servant, other
person, under his her. their CONTROL to throw or
deposit any putrid unsound Vegetable or animal
matter, or any filthy noisome, or unwholesome sub
stance, any such matter substance that is like
~ to become nosome or unwhoiesome, into or upon
any sereet ane alley pavement, common lot, cell
lar within the limits of the City of Richmond: Nor
shall any person persons suffer or permit the flow
Of any noisome unwholesone liquid, or slops OF
any kind, any liquid, Stops that may be likely
to become offensive INV wholesome into any street,
pavement, gutter, alley, common, or lot within such
SEC. f.. No person persons shall throw, place,
deposit, the same to be done any manure,
carrion, dead animal, offal any putrid noisome,
or unwholesome substance, or the contents of any
privy, within upon the banks of Whitewater Rir-
err any of the tributaries of the same within the
iitHtS Oh OItV Oh hicnUOHut oE WituiH Two MAeS
thereof.
= SEC. $. No person or persons shall within the
limits of the City of Richmond, spread expose for
the purpose of driving curing the same, the hair
of any dead or slaughtered swine No person shall
throw deposit 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. II any person persons at the time of
such conviction, notification shall refuse to abae
the nuisance complained Of and to put such premises
in proper sanitary condition. shall neglect or fail
within the time specified, to do the same, the Mayor
shall order every such nuisance to be abated under
the direction of the city Marshal, the street Com
missioner at the expense of the person or persons
causing permitting, or suffering the same
SEC. Z. If the cost and expense of abating such
nuisance, and putting such premises in proper sani
tary condition shall not be paid by such person
persons within 20 days after the same shall have
been ahated all such cost and expense with per
DANA together with the cost of the said may
be recovered from such person or persons in an ac-
ton at law for such expense, cost, and damages.
SEC. s. After any person persons shall have
been convicted before the Mayor of having caused
suffered, OF permitted any nuisance prohibited by
by the Common Council, or by the Board of Health of
said city, shall have been properly notified of the
every such person or persons shall abate such nut
complained of within one day, unless granted
further time by the Mayor, or the Common Council.
SECS Whenever any nuisance is complained of,
reported to the city Marshall by the City Council
the Board of HEALTH he shall forthwith proceed to
notify the person or persons, causing, suffering or
same and put his. her. their premises in proper
sanitary condition within 5sdays; and such notice
shall be in writing, and served by reading leaving
a copy at the last place of residence of the person
persons sought to be notified.
Sec. 10. The Common Council may fill up or
drain any lot parcel of land part of any lot
parcel of land, within the limits of the City of
Richmond, or within one mile thereof, upon which
there may be, from which there may flow any
stagnant noxious water which in the opinion of
the Board of Health shall be- may become Injurious
to the health and comfort of the city: And the
pense of filling up. draining such lot parcel of
land shall be paid by the owner owners thereof
and the sa me shall be a Zen such property until
paid Aud if not paid within 80 days after such
work has been completed, such expense together with
owners in action at law for the recovery
of the same. Provided however that not to exceed
per cent 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 or
draining the in any one year.
SEC. IL. IF any person shall be convicted before
the Mayor of having violated any section, part
of any section this Ordinance, of having failed to
perform any of the requirements of the same, every
such person shall be fined in any not less than
SIS, nor more than 80 dollars. ~- 49,
4 SEC! -. All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances
in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be and the same hereby repealed.
SEC. l3. This Ordinance shall be in force from
and after its passage and publication in the Rich mond
Palladium for two consecutive weeks
Passed and approved Aug. 6, 1867.
.ss#I ss--s THOMAS N. YOUNG, Mayor.
Attest c.. r. JOHNSON, CITY Clerk pro