Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1869-06-17

SEC. 2. Whoever shall cause, con-
tinue or keep any nuisance, or permit
apy nuisance to exist in or upon any
place or premises under his control,
shall upon conviction be subject to a
fine Of not exceeding twenty-five
dollars for the first offense, and Of not
exceeding fifty dollars for any suisse
auent offensc, and costs; and in case
of continuance of such nuisance,
upon conviction. the offender shall pay
fine the amount of which shall be
the aggregate of ten dollars for each
day such offender shall continue such
nuisance after his first conviction
thereof; provided that in no one pro-
ceeding shall the judgment be for
fine exceeding one hundred dollars,
and costs of suit and costs OF the
abatement thereof. when the abate-
ment thereof is ordered. And i'm all
cases of conviction under this Ordi-
nance, wherever it shall appear to the
Court that such nuisance exists at the
time of conviction, the Court shall
order and adjudge the removal or
abatement, or destruction, as the case
may require, of such nuisance, and
inquire into the probable cost of such
removal or abatement, or destruction,
and shall tax the costs thereof to the
defendant, and the warrant for such
removal or abatement. or destruction,
shall also direct the Marshal or officer
serving the process, to make such
costs from the property Of such de-
PENDANT.
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of all
persons to remove and bury beyond
the Gil, limits the carcasses OF all
dead animals owned by them; and
whoever shall suffer or allow the car
cass of any horse, OK or other animal
belonging to him or in his charge,
which may come to its death from
any cause, to lie unburied, or draw
and deposit the same i'm or upon any
street. alley or lane, public or private
grounds within the City, without
burying the same sufficiently deep to
prevent any smell or offensive odor
therefrom, he shall be deemed guilty
of causing n nuisance, and upon con-
viction shall be fined and punished as
provided in Section Two Of this Ordi-
nance.
SEC. 4. Whoever shall so keep any
premises as to be injurious to the
health Of, or offensive to the neigh
borhood, or to any private family or
person, or injurious to the public
health, shall be deemed guilty of
causing a nuisance. and upon convic-
ton. shall be punished rs provided in
Section Two Of this Ordinance.
SIC. 8. 1t shall be the duty OF the
owner. agent or occupant Of any lot,
building, or place Of any kind, where
any nuisance may exist, to remove or
abate the same without delay, when
notified by the Marshal, or any mem
Der Of the Board Of Health. Every
refusal or neglect so to do shall sub
ject the offender, upon conviction, to
a fine not to exceed twenty-five dol
lars nor less than five dollars, and
costs Of suit and it shall be the duty
of the Marshal, or the Board of Health,
or some member thereof, who may be
oogniZant Of the facts, to inform of
such offender before the Mayor, pro-
Dided, that any person other than
those herein named may make in
| formation against such offender be-
| fore the Mayor.
SEC. 9. Whenever any carcass of
any dead animal or other offensive
| substance injurious to the health OF
| the public, or ofpersons in its vicinity,
| is found upon any ground, or in any
! place, for the removal or abatement OF
| which 10 person can be found liable,
| it shall bc the duty of the Mayor to
cause the same to be removed or aba-
ted at the expense Of the City, and it
shall be the duty of the Marshal to
remove, or abate the same upon the
written order of the Mayor.
SEC. 7. Any lot or parcel of land
wherein water becomes stagnant IL
declared a nuisance, and the Council
may, by resolution, order the same to
be raised, or filled up, or drained in
such time and manner as they may
direct, and copy of such resolution
shall be served upon the owner, or
agent, or Attorney Of the owner, OF
such lot or parcel of land, personally
or by publication thereof for two sue
cessive weeks in some newspaper OF
general circulation in the City, and
| in case OF failure to comply with
such resolution, the Street Commits
sioner shall perform the services re-
auired thereby, and i'm such case he
shall return to the Council detailed
statement of the cost thereof, which
shall be paid by the City, and the
City may recover the cost thereof by
civil action against the owner thereof,
ana collect the same in the manner
4 provided ny law for the collection OF
judgments; or the cost and expense
thereof may, at the option of the City
| Council, be assessed as tax on the
specific lot or lots, or parcel of ground,
which tax shall be lien thereon, and
cause the same to he sold, for the pay
ment thereof. in the method author
| lied by the Charter of said City. and
in the manner provided and defined
In any Ordinances ofsaid City, here
tofore passed, or that may he hereafter
passed. concerning the construction
and repairing of sidewalks, and pro
viding for the collection of the cost
thereof with all the rights and priv
ileges conferred by said Ordinances,
and subject to the restrictions and
penalties therein contained.
SEC. 8. In addition to the RENE
dies above provided for the abatement
Of nuisances. it il hereby ordained
that whenever any nuisance. source
Of filth or cause Of sickness is found
upon private property. the City Mar
shal, by himself. his deputies. or any
one acting In his stead, may serve
upon the owner, occupant, or agent OF
such property. notice in writing, by
reading such notice to such owner, oc.
cupant or agent, and delivering to
him copy thereof. requiring him
Immediately to ahate md remove
such nuisance. source Of filth or cause
of sickness. within twenty-four hours
from the time of the service of said
notice; and if such owner, occupant Of
agent neglects or fails to remove and
abate such nuisance, source of filth, oil