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


mcnt OF the same.
SEcrios l. Be il ordained by the Common Council
of the City of Richmond That person or 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, suffer such animal animals to remain
within the limits of she City Of Richmond, longer
than six hours after the DEATH killing of the same:
Provided that the owner shall not be required to re-
move any animal killed by another person.
SEC. 2. No person or persons occupying any house
part of any house; or who shall have control of
any house, out house, garden, backyard, cellar,
privy stable or pig within the limits Of the City
of Richmond. shall suffer, permit, allow the same
to become filthy wholesome, annoying to any
Of the Inhabitants of said city.
DEC. .. NO person OF persons snah throw OF ae-
posit permit, suffer any child, servant other
person. under his, her, their troll to throw or
deposit any putrid or unsound Vegetable or animal
matter, or any filthy noisome OF unwholesome sub
stance or any such matter, substance that is like
ly to become noisome or unwholesome into or upon
any seree lane, alley, pavement, common lot or Gel
lar within the limits of the City of Richmond Nor
shall any person or persons suffer Or permit the flow
Of any noisome UNIV holesome liquid, Stops of
any kind, any liquid, Stops that may be likely
to become offensive holesome into any street,
pavement, gutter, alley, common, or lot within such
city limits.
SEC. 4. No person persons shall throw, place,
deposit, the 10 be done, any manure,
carrion. dead animal, offa any putrid noisome,
or unwhoesome substance, or the contents of any
privy, within upon the banks of Whitewater Riv
er, Or any of the tributaries of the within the
limits of the City of Richmond, within two miles
thereof.
SEC. 5. 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 deposit any manure of any kind and permit
the came to remain than twenty -four hours,
street lane alley within the limits of the City
| of Richmond.
Sec. 6. If any person or persons at the time of
such conviction, notification shall refuse to abate
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 Marshall or the street Com
missioner at the expense of the person or persons
| causing, permitting, or suffering the same.
SEC. Z. II the cost and expense OF aballng such
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
cent. damages together with the of the said,
be recovered from such person persons in an ac-
| ton at law for such expense, cost, and damages.
SEC. 8. 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, by the Board o. Health of
said city, shall have been properly mott fed of the
existance of such nuisance and to the same.
| every such person persons shall abate such null
sance complained of within one day, unless granted
| further time by the Mayor, or the Common Council
SEC. 8. Whenever any nuisance is complained OF,
or 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
| permitting any such nuisance to exist to abate the
same and to put his. her. their premises in proper
sanitary condition within days; and such notice
shall be in writing, and served by reading leaving
copy at the last place of residence of tho person
or 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, within mile thereof upon which
there may be- from which there may flow any
stagnant or 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 same shall be lien such property until
paid And if 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
owner owners in action at law for the recovery
of the 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 filing up or
draining the same in any year.
SEC. IL. If any person shall be convicted before
the Mayor OF having violated any section, part
of secton.of this Ordinance of having failed
perform any of the requirements of the same, every
SIS, nor than 80 dollars.
SEC. u. Ali Ordinances and parts of Ordinances
in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance
shall be and the same are hereby repealed.
SEC. 10. 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. 8, 1867.
THOMAS N. YOUNG, Mayor.
Attest: G. R. JOHNSON. City Clerk pro tenn