Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1873-09-20
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OF THE
CORPORATION of MechanicStOWn.

BE 1t enacted and oytRnine1 by tie
President and Commissioners Of Me-
chanicstoatN:
SEC. lst. That there shall be an
nually appointed, in manner in which
other officers arc appointed, three
Street Commissioners, whose duty it
shall be to cause to be executed and
observed all ordinances for the pre-
scrvation Of Tie health Of the town.
SEC. End. And be 1t enacted and
ordained, That it shall be the duty Of
the aforesaid Commissioners carefully
to inspect all lots. grounds, suspected
cellars or possessions, and all streets,
lanes or allies, within the taxable
limits, and whenever they shall be of
opinion that any cellar, lot, ground
or possession within the taxable limits
of Mechanicstown are in state Of
nuisance, or SO situated that in warm
or unhealthy seasons a nuisance may
be thereby created, and the health Of
the citizens endangered, it shall he
their duty, and they are hereby
authorized to cause Il notice to be
ecrved on the owner OF owners, occn-
pier or occupiers or his, her OF their
agent, dire ,ting him, her or them to
have said nuisance or cause Of nui-
sance removed, in the manner pre-
scribel in such notice; and if such
owner or owncrs, occupier or eccu-
piers, or his, her or taelr agent or
agents shall neglect or refuse to COM
rly Herewith, he, she or they so re-
fusing or neslecting shall forfeit and
pay not less than | (onc) or more than
5 ,hve) dollars, and the further sum
Of | (one) dollar for each and every
day he, she or they shall continue to,
nee elect OF refuse to comply with said
notice, and shall moreover pay the
expenses incurred, N case such nui-
au,!re or cause q. il,ance shall bel
removed uaGrl Tie direction Of the
CoM4!...:3ncr*. %.irl tie SAID Com
i.i#:!oucrs are hereby authorized toI
c. . to be ,lono. II r~ao 0: such neg |
'crt OF refusal
!. &c. 3rd. ind ie Il matted and
..21lned, That whenever the said
Commissioners shall have cause to sus-
rsCt that 4 nU4sa..ce exists III any
house, cellar or enclosure, they may
demand entry therein in the day time
and, if the ow~er or occuper shall
refuse or delay to open the same and
admit a free examination, be shall
forfeit and pay for every such refusal
the sum OF | gomez dollar.
SEC. 18th. Aad be 1t e"ac'cd and
o1d1tmd That after the Commissioners
have completed the removal of nni- (.
sances, in tie way contemplated hy
the provisions OF this ordinance, and
the amount Of penalty incurred or
the amount Of expenses, to which the
Corporation have been put by said re-
moval, shall be unpaid, the said ex.
penses and penalty shall forthwith be
collected according to law, and, when
Judgment in due course Of time shall
have been obtained for said amount,
or either of them, against the owner
or owners Of the premises, the proper
ty shall be sold under due legal
process. :,
SEC. 9th. and be it enacted and
ordained, That if any person having
Il COW or cows horse or horses, hog or
hogs. in any stable or pen within the
taxable limits of Mechanicstown, shall
keep the same in such manner that
the filth and stencil therefrom shall
become offensive to or annoy any
neighbor or other person, the person
keeping such COW, horse or hog, as
aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay for
every such oaense ! (one) dollar, and
the further sum Of (oAe) dollar for
each and every day the nuisance shall
be suffered to remain.
Sec. 9th. Ind be II c,ncted and
ordained, That it shall b. the duty of
each and every occupicr of any house
or owner Of any lot fronting any Mac
adamizod streets, to keep the gutter
in trout of said house or lot clean at
all times during the months Of April,
May, June. July, August, September
and October; and each and every per-
sou herein offending shall forfeit and
pay for each ohense ! (one) dollar.
Sec. 18th. And be 1t enacted and
ordained. That if any person or per.
sons shall erect or cause to be erected
any pniyy over any conduit, or over
the bed of Hunting Creek, or suffer
the conteuts of any privy to flow into
the aforesaid stream by sewer, con-
duit or otherwise, within the taxable
limits Of Mechanlcstown, so that the
filth therefrom be discharged into the
said creek, such person or persons
shall forfeit and pay for each and
every such offense the sum Of 5 (Gve)
dollars.
SEC. 9Th. And be 1t enacted and
ordained, That any ordnance or Sec
ton of any ordinance, inconsistent
with this ordinance or any section
thereof, be and the sc zee is hereby re-
pealed; and that this ordinance shall
take effect from and after September
10th, 1878.
Approved Sept. !, 1878.