Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1870-03-10

suffering under any contagious disease, O.
who may have been recently exposed t.
the infection of any contagious disease, il
about to come within the corporate limit
of said town, it shall be the duty of tn,
Mayor to order an examination into tn,
facts, by two or more physicians, of tht
town of Fayetteville, and if upon such ex
animation such physicians should be of
opinion that it would be unsafe to the town
to permit such infected or exposed peason
to enter said town, the Mayor shall order
the Town Constable toprevent the entrance
of such person OF persons within the corpo
rate limits, until, in the opinion of the ply
sicians aforesaid, it would be safe to permit
them to enter.
To preUent and proUtde for the renaooal of
Nuisances aodbm the IoUn Of Fayetteville
Sec. l. Obstruction in removed.
streets, side walks sc. Sec g. Stables and priyies
2. Cellar doors and steps g. Mode OF. .declaring
3. Foot-ways and pave nuisance.
ments. 8. Immediate abatement
4. Dead Animals to be of nuisance.
Sec /. Be u ordained, That if any person
or persons shall place, or cause TO be placed
in the streets or on the public square of
said town, or in any of the foot ways there
of, any fence. lumber, fire wood, boxes, or
any other nuisance whatever, and shall suf-
fer the same to remain there longer than one
day, he, she or they, shall forfeit and pay,
to the use of the corporation, sum not
less than So nor more thau S5 for each
and every day such nuisance shall remain ;
and it shall moreover be the duty OF the
Town Constable to remove the same, at the
expense of him, her or them, who either so
placed, or caused to be placed, such nuisance
upon said public square, streets or side
walks, to be recovered by warrant before
the Mayor of said town: Provided, That
this act shall not extend to lumber for
buildings erecting on said. streets or public
square
Sec g. And be Il further ordained, That
if any person or persons shall erect any steps
or cella doors so as to extend more than
half way across any of the side walks or
pavements of said town, be, she or they
shall be deemed guilty CT a nuisance, and on
conviction thereof, shall pay fine Of from
So to $5 for each and every week such steps
or cellar door shall be suffered to remain.
Sec 3. Aad be 1t further ordained, That
if any person or persons shall throw or cut
wood or timber on any Of the foot-ways or
pavements in said town, or shall ride any
horse or mule thereon, or shall drive there
on any wagon, cart or dray, he, she or they,
so offending, shall pay fine not less than
s., nor more than $40.
SEC. 4. And be 1t further ordained, That
when any animal shall die within said cor
poration,. the owner of such animal, shall
within twelve hours thereafter, remove the
carcass thereof beyond the limits of the
town; and in case of failure to do so, be, she
or they, shall forfeit and pay, to the use of
the Corporation, the sum or two dollars for
every subsequent twelve hours said carcass
shall remain and it shall moreover be the
duty of the Constable to cause such carcass
to be removed.at the expense Of the owner !:
and whoever shall permit any putrld mat
ter or other nuisance TO remain in the street
fronting his, her or their premises, for a
longer time than twelve hours. without IN
forming the Constable thereof, shall forfeit
and pay the sum of two dollars and who
ever shall permit any putrld matter or 9th
er nuisance to remain on his, her or their
premises, for longer time than twelve
hours. shall forfeit and pay the sum OF two
dollars, and like sum tor each and every
subsequent twelve hours such nuisance Is
suffered TO remain.
Sec 5. That if any person shall erect
within said town any stable, privy or other
building which shall be deemed and de-
clared nuisance, according to the provls-
ions cf this act, he or she SO offending shall
on conviction thereof, forfeit and pay, to
the use Of the Corporation. fine not ex-
ceeding fifty dollars, for each and every
month such nuisance shall be suffered to re-
main after such conviction.
SEC 6. That it shall be the duty of the
Mayor whenever, in his opinion, or IN the
opinion of the Board of Aldermen, it may
be necessary TO try the question OF nuisance,
or to remove or abate a nuisance, to order
the Town Constable to summon jury OF
twelve householders, of lawful age, within
said corporate limits, to appear before said
Mayor, at time aud place appointed by
him, to hear the evidence that may be Of
fered, or, if necessary, to inspect personally
with the said Mayor, the premises supposed
to be nuisance, or, in his absence, to his
agent, if there Ee one, or if none, then to the
person occupying and controlling saId sup
posed nuisance And the Town Consta-
BILE shall summon any witness on behalf of
the Corporation, as well as on behalf of the
owner, agent or oceupier OF said supposed
nuisance, which either party may desire to
have summoned and the Clerk shall issue
his subpoena upon the application of either
party: And if the said jury shall by their
verdict declare the premises to be a NUS