Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-09-03
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ample Of many large cities teaches
us the necessity of filling up the or
binary vaults; and
Whereas, The earth closet system
has proved to the simplest, surest
and most effective means of at once
obviating all the inconvenience, nui-
sance and pestilence attending the
ordinary privy, while at the same
time saving to the community a
large amount of the most valuable
known fertilizing material, much |
needed in many sections of our
State;
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of, Representa-
tives of the State of Louisiana in
General Assembly convened, That
from and after the passage ofthis
act it shsal be unlawful to dig or
construct within the urban limits of
the city of New Orleans any sink or
privy vault.
Sec, 2. Be it further enacted, etc,
That AL sinks and privy vaults now
attached to, or connected with any
building situate within the urban
limits of the city of New Orleans
shall be-. filed up by the owner or
owners Of the property wherein the
sink, vault or vaults may be situated
within one year from the passage
of this act, and in such ORDER as the
Board of Health may from month
to month direct, and it shall be the
duty of the said Board of Health to
designate each month, by streets,
or squares, such part or parts of
the city of New Orleans wherein the
sinks or privy vaults may from
overflow OF other causes be most
prejudicial to health and the owners
of premises so designated shall fill
up the sink, privy vault or vaults
thereon, within three months from
the date of notification by the said
Board of Health and this system of
closing up sinks or vaults shall be
gradually extended until it shall,
within one year, cover the whole
city of New Orleans and may be
extended thereafter by the said
Board of Health to any new area
which may hereafter be incorpora-
ted within the city limits.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc,
That the owner or owners of any
buildib g or buildings, who shall fail
to have the sink, privy vault OF
vaults connected Herewith, filled
up within the specified time shall be
fined not less than twenty-five dol
lars, and not more than one hun
dred dollars, for each and every sink
or privy vault, recoverable in the
name Of the State, at the suit of tho
District Attorney, before any court
of competent jurisdiction, seventy
five per cent. of which shall be PAID
over to the Charity Hospital o
New Orleans, and twenty-five pei
cept. to the informant.
Sec. 4. BE it further enacted, etc.
That should any owner or owners
of any building or buildings situated
within the urban limits of the cit,
of New Orleans, fail to have tn,
sink, privy vault or vaults connect
ed Herewith filed up within TIN
prescribed time, it shall then be tn
duty of the said Board of Health t,
cause the said sink, privy vault o
vaults to be filed up at the expens
of the said owner or owners of sal
premises, and the contractor O
person employed for that purpos
shall have the right to sue in hi
own name to recover. the expense
SO incurred.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, etc
That 'The New Orleans Sanitar
and Fertilizing Company" shall hav
the exclusive right and privilege
for the period of ten years, to CON
mence from the passage of this act
to remove any and all focal matter
excrement or fertilizing materii
which may be accumulated unde
the operation of the "Dry Fart
System" on any premises situate
within the urban limits of the cit
of New Orleans; prouided, the sal
company shall, when required b
the owner OF occupant ofany build
ing or tenement, or by the Boar
Of Health, supply suitably prepare
deodOrizing and disinfectinr mat