The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-05-26
An Ordinance.
Regulating the Gathering of Garbage and
for the Licensing Of Garbage Caterers.

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Section 1. Be It Ordained by the Common
Council Of the City Of Richmond, That, for the
purpose of promoting the health and comfort Of
the citizens, and the cleanliness of the city, and
preventing noxi0us, offensive and hurtful odors
therein. it shall be unlawful for any person to
throw out, empty, or place On any lot, ground,
street or alley in this city, any kitchen Stops,
vegetable or animal waste, perings, refuse or
offal, commonly called garbage" 1t any time
between the first day of May and the list day
of October of each year. But each and every
person making, having or necessitating any
such Stops, waste, parings, refuse or ofal, com>
monty called garbage" shall pat the same and
every part thereof, in some suitable water-tight
vessel, to be kept covered and to be placed It q
convenient place on or near the premises out Of
the reach of, or disturbance from, animals aud
vehicles, and within reasonable convenience to
garbage gatherers." And every head Of q
family, or other person occupying or having
control or authority over, in. or on any place or
premises where any such garbage is made, had
or accumulated, shall be required to see to the
collecting and securing the same according to
the provisions of this section. And any per-
son who shall violate any Of the provisions Of
this section, or shall fail or neglect to perform
either one or more of the duties imposed here
in. shall be fined for any violation on any day,
or for each day of any such failure or neglect of
DUTY. IN any sum lOC less L0aQ TWO nor more
than five dollars. PROVIDED, That nothing
herein contained shall prevent any such person
from using or consuming his, her or their gar
bage for any purpose not inconsistent with the
object Of this section. - =
Sec 2. Be it further ordained by said Coxn>
Gil, That for the convenience and facility Of
gathering and collecting all such garbage, the
said city is hereby divided into two Districts, to
be known as No. and garbage districts. All
hat portiov IF caid ritv living Snfth of Main
street, shall be district No. /; and all that por
ton of said city lying north of Main street,
shall be district No. q. r B
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the Mayor to
license one or more competent persons for each
or all of said districts to gather and collect all
the garbage in such district or districts, and it
shall be unlawful for any person to make a bu>
sincss of collecting together and taking away
any garbage set forth IN section !, without
having procured said license, nor shall any Ii
cense authorize any person to gather and take
away garbage in any other district than that
for which such person is licensed: and any per-
son violating the provisions of this section shall
be fined in any sum not exceeding ten dollars
for each offense on any one day.
Sec 4. Each person procuring such license
shall pay for the same not more than fifty doll
lars; and such license, when granted, shall con>
fer on the person licensed the exclusive pTiyi-
lege in the. district for which he is licensed, to
follow the business of gathering and removing
garbage for his own use bat nothing contained
in this section or ordinance shall authorize any
such garbage gatherer to feed such garbage to
stock or otherwise use the same within the
limits Of said city, SO rs to create any noisome
or offensive odors or nuisance in to the neigh~
borhood any person or CITIZEN thereof, where
said gar b&ge is is so fed or used. And any gar
bage gatherer, who shall be guilty of viola
tiop of any provision of this section, shall be
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offensive doors or nuisance is Maintained snf-
fered, or permitted, in any sum not less than
five nor more than twenty dollars
Sec. B. Before any person shall receive e
license, he shall file bond with security &C.
ceptable to the Mayor, payable to the city of
Richmond in penalty of twohundred dollars,
conditioned for the faithful discharge of all du-
ties required Of him by the Ordinances of the
city, and which bond may be put in suit for al
fines penalties, Costs and forfeitures incurred by
any such person, under this ordinance.
Sec. 6. Every person SO licensed a. afore-
said to gather garbage shall visit every place in
his said district, where garbage is shade and
kept for removal, ut least once every three days,
and collected together il sswater>tight convey
ance which he shall use and keep for the pur>
pose, all the garbage in said district, and shall
remove the same to such, place or places where
it will not cause any annoyance to citizens.-
And every person so licensed as aforesaid, who
shall fail to attend at the times and places to
gather garbage Is herein required. or who shall
fail to remove such garbage in q wster.t;ght
vessel or vehicle, to prevent the spiling of the
same on or along the streets, or shall fail in eny
duty imposed by this ordinance each and every |
person SO falling or offending shall be fined in
any sum not exceediugifve dollars for each of
tense on any one day. s. -.kS18
Sec. z. This Ordinance shall be in force
from and aiter its passage, and publication for
two consecutive weeks, in the Richmond Pal
ladium.
! Passed andapproved, May 9th, 1868.
eco THOMASsN. YOUNG, Mayor.
Attest: P. p .~KlsNs City Clerk. 12Ia
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