The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1868-09-18
An ORDINANCE.
An Ordinance for the prevention and
removal of Nuisances In the In
corporated Village OF Findlay.

corporated FillaSe OF ClnuIay.
SECTION Be Il ordained by the Council
of the Incorporated Village OF Findiay, all
tho Gembsrs oeneurriHs. that ne owner or
occupant Of any build inS, house, fsctory,
lot, or other plaos shall cAdss or sunsr 10
flow or be discharged thsrsfrom, oy drain,
sewer or Otberwiss, into Any strsst. Alley,
coulmon or public groaud, any noisoBe or
offensive hlth, liquid or other msttsr 10 ths
annoyance of. or prs,udioisl 10 the health oil
any other citizen or the public; and any per
son who shsll In any way violate any er the
pro visions )i this section sh-i, spon oon
viciion thereof bsioFe the Mayor, be hued In
sny sum, not less than Five nor more shan
Fifty Dollars for each and every offence, ~
the discretion Of The Mayor, en4 shall be
liable TO a further fse OF Eve Dollars for
each and every day he or she shall neglect
or refuse 10 remove or stop suca now or
discharge Of any If the ma tiers or substan-
ces above named, after being notified so To
90 by the Marshal or other proper onloer OF
said Village, upon conviction thereof before
the Mayor.
ssc. .. And be it further ordaiped by the
Council Aforesaid; that no owner or occupant
Of any house. building, lot or other place
shall suffer any stagnant water or other
1 liquid, or any dead animal or other Hnsouhd,
putrid, stinking, or offensive matter, sub
stance or thirg, Cfferzive OF annoying 20
OF prejuGcial to the health OF any other
oitlzsn or the public, 10 be or remain IN. or
upon such lot, house, buiidins or othsr
place; and any person who shall vlolsts IN
a5y manner any OF the provisions OF thls
section shall. upon conviction thsreoI Dslore
| the Mayor, be fined in any sum, not less than
| Three nor more than Thirty Dollars, lof each
| and every Cffsnce, at the discretlo. oi the
/ Mayor. and shall be liable to furtner nne
Of Three Dollars tor each and every day he
or,sLe shall neglect or refuse Ia remove such
sts. nant water, or liquid, dead ANIMAL or
other offensive matter. substance or thlng
lhereinbefore named, after being notified So
| to DO by the Marshal, or ether proper Oincer
OF said Village. upon conviction Thereon De-
fore the Mayor.
! SEC. 3. No owner or occupant OF any
house, yard, or lot, shall keep or sUiiar any
hogs or other animals tn be Kept therein, in
lsuch manner ss 10 become offen<lve. or an
nOJing to. or prejudiciai TO the iheaHh oieny
other citizen or the public; and any person
who shall In any way vielaIe any OF tho pro
Visions OF this section shall, upon conIic-
tion thereof before the Mayor, be fined in
anv gum not less than One nor more than
Fifteen Dollars for each ands every offence,
| at the discretion Of the Mayor.
Il Sac, 4 No owner or occupant OF any
house, yard OF lot. shall cause or permit
water to flow or be discharged thsrefrum
into any street, alley or public ground so as
to be or, bec0me an annoyance or nuisance
to any other citizen or the public; any per-
son " NC sllail Nltistt6 IL any mdnneT any VI
of the provisions of this section shall. upon
conviction thereof before the Mayor. be fined
in any sum not less than One nor moro than
Ten Dollars for each and every offence, at
the discretion of the Mayor.
SIC. 5. No Butcher, or other person shall
slaughter or butcher, or cause the same to
be dons, any beeyes. COWS. sceep, hogs.
poultry or other animals. within the limits
of said village, except in some house, yard,
pen or other place specially set apart and
1 prepared fer that purpose, at such distance
/ from any dwelling, building, street, alley or
public ground, as nos to disturb and annoy
| any of the citizens; and such place so used
for butchering or slaughteripg shall be
washed and cleansed and continually kept
free from filth. so as not to be or become
offensive or annoying to or prejudlcial TO the
health of any citizen or the public Any
person who shall liz any way violate any OF
the provisions of this section shall, upon
conviction thereof before the Mayor, be flned
| in any sum not less than Two nor more than
Twenty Dollars, at the discretion OF the
Mayor, and shall be liable To further fine
of Five Dollars tor zach ard:eyery day he or
she or they shall neglect or refuse to cause
any such slaugbtering house or place to be
\ thoroughly cleansed and purified. so as not
to be or become offensive, or, IL necessary
to remove the same after being notified so
to de by the Marshal, upon conviction
| thereof before the Mayor.
| SBC, G. The Marshal, or Street COmmiss-
ioner Of said Village, shall, from time tOI
time, during daylight. enter into and OK
anime any building, cellar. vault, lot, yard
or priyy which he or they may know or
have good reason to belt9vs IL, from any
cause, foul or offensive, or prejudiciai TO tho
health of the ne!ghborhood, and shall direct
the same to be properly elesrssd and puri-
fled within three days and, ali nuisances re-
moved thereiroGi, and anY person who Shall
resist or obstruct either OF said officers in
the discharge OF said drty, or who. if they
be the Owner, occupant or other person
having charge of the premises shall neglect
or refuse to cleanse and purify the same
and remove ali pestilential or offensive mat !
ter tne:efrOm within said time, when d.
rected SO TO do by either of said officers, |
shall. upon conviction thereof before the
Mayor. be fined I'm any sum not less than One
nor more than Twenty Five Dollars for each |
and every offence at the discretion OF the
My or. and be liable tn An additional fine OF
Three Dollars fer each and every day he or
she shall so neglect or refuse To cleanse and
purity such premises or remove such pesti- |
ientlal or offensive matter theretrom, upon
conviction thereof before the Mayor.
SEc- 7. That II the owner, occupant, or
person having tho charge of any such prem |
ises, mentioned IN or included by any OF the
foregoing sections, cannot be found, or u
found, sha u IA ], neglect or refuse To cleanse
and purify the same, said Marshal or Street |
matter tn the Council of said Village, who II |
they shall consider any such premises offsn.
siye or annoying 10, or preJadIcial to the
health of any citizen or the public, may by |
resolution order the same TO be properly |
cleansed or purified. or any nuisance re-
moved or ahated, at The expense of said /
Village, for which expense the owner OF such
premises shall DO liable to said Village to be
recovered before amy Court of competent
by action 1T La or shall be as
sessod against snch premises as ass sssmentsI
for public improvements; and said Council |
may. further, IL in their opinion, the same be I
for the health and welfare OF the i
or the public, cause TO be l
made or erected upon such premises so
Iound in such impure, filthy or unhealthy
when the owner, or occupler re-
fuse or neglect 10 do the same, any stTuc-
lure, vault or other improvement Tor secu-
-ins the cleanliness and purity OF suoh prem
ses. such improvement to be made NJ the
expense of said Village, for which expense
he owner OF said premises shall be liable TO
he Village, to be recovered by action at
aw.
SEC. 8. That the ordinance passed April
3, 1866, entitled an ordinance To provide
Isainst nuisances in the Borough Of Findlay,
)e and the same Is hereby repealed.
Passed August 25th. 1868.
RODE Mayar ~