Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-12-11

in regard TO any OF the order. Of said Board
And If personal service of any aforesaid order
Canro OF be made under this section, by reason Of
sbst nee from said District, or inability 70 ind
such persons therein, to be shown by the official
certificates, under oath, of the officer having
sucb order TO serve, then service may be male
by copy posted on the premises, or left at the
residence or place of business of the per-
son sought to be served, or OF bis agent,
ing copy of such order through the mail, adj
dressed TO any person intended to be served.
The expenses attending the execution of any
and all such orders, respectively, shall be a sew
eral and joint personal charge against each of
the owners or part owners, and each of the les
sees and occupants Of the building, business,
pISce, property, matter, or thing to which said
order relates, OF in respect of which said ex-
peDses were incurred; and also against every
person or body who was by law or contract
bound to do that in regard TO such business
place, street, property, matter, or thing, which
said order requires, and said expenses shall also
be lien on all rent ana compensation due, or
to grow due, for the use of any place, room, or
building, premises, matter, or thing, TO which
said ORDER relates, and IN respect Of which SAID
expenses were incurred; and also a lien on all
compensation due, OF to grow due, for the clean
ing OF any street, place, ground or thing, or for
removal Of any matter, the failure to do which
by the party bound so 10 do, or the doing of the
same IN whole or in part, under the order OF
said Board, was the cause or occasion of any
such order or expense. Said District, the as
slgnec of said Board, or the party who has, I'M
der its order, Incurred said expense, or hes rem
uered service for which payment is due, NAV.
with the consent of said Regents, Institute ara
maintain suit against any enc herein decl AIRED
liable for expenses as aforesaid, or against any
person, M m, or corporation, owing. or who NAV
eve, such rent or compensation, and may re-
cover the expenses 50 incurred under any order
aforesaid, with costs. The person so owing may
plead such recovery, and payment thereun-
Ger, or voluntarily msde TO one having such
light of action, sc bar 10 any demand Of pay
meHt by his creditors. And only one or more of
such parties liable or interested NAV be made
MIA ma
eject; but the parties maize responsible, "a
a aforesaid, for such expenses, shall be liable
70 contribute or TO make payment, as between
themselves, in respect OF such expenses, and of
any sum recovered for such expenses or COM
pensatiOn, or by any person so paid on account
thereof, according to the legal or equitable OBJ
legation existing between them. And il is hereby
declared to be the duty of every owner, aud part
owner, and person interested, and of every les.
see, tenant, and occupant of or in any place,
water, ground, room, stall, apartment, building,
erection, vessel, vehicle, matter, or thing, in
said District, and of every person conducting or
interested in business therein or thereat, and of
every peTson who has undertaken TO clean any
place, ground, or street therein, and OF every
person, public officer, and board having charge
of any ground, place, building, or erection
therein, to keep, place, and preserve the same,
arc every part, and the sewerage, drainage and
ventilation thereof, in such Condition and TO
conduct the came in such manner that it shall
not be dangerous or prejudicial to life or health.
AND IN any sut or proceeding in court the right
of said Board and the Board of Police to and of
their officers 10 take any action involved shall,
until the contrary IS shown, be presumed. 1t
shsli be the duty OF the Board of Police 70 exc
cute the legal orders of the said Board OF Health
and the said Board of Police may employ the
necessary persons and means about such execu-
ton; the said Board OF Health if il shall com
slider the public health or interests to require
may execute such orders through its own officers
or persons and meas TO be engaged by the said
Board of Health.
Any officer OF person engaged in serving o.
executing any order or notice of the Board of
Health shall be presumed TO have. for such Dur
pose; the same authority as an officer duly au-
thOnZed has who IL engaged in serving the pro-
cess or executing the order of a court or Judge
duly Issued. Aud any such officer or person
engaged in such service or execution NAV,
without warrant, arrest any person or persOus
who, within his view, shall Obstruct or resist or
aid any other person in resisting OF obstructing
any such service or execution, and NAV take
such arrested person or persons before any po-
lice Justice or committing magistrate. Such
police justice or mag istra ate NAV REQUIRE sub.
stantially such proof of resistance or Obstruet-
trg, or aid IN resisting or O6structing such ser
vice OF execution as would be necessary or
SUFFICIENT, " the question was one of resisting
or obstructing the execution of an order of ar,
rest, made by such justice or magistrate; and il
SUCH PROOF thsI be furnished, IL shall be the
duty OF such justice or magistrate TO punish the
guilty person IN the same way and 70 the same
extent a. If such person was duly proved guilty
OF resisting or ohstructing, in a similar manner
an order OF sTrC st Of said justice or magistrate
Proofs, affidayits, and examinations as to asy
matter to be conducted before or by authority
OF the Board Of Health, or its officers, under
this act, may 90 taken by or before one or more
members OF the Board, or the Secretary or
Sanitary Superintendent, who shall, severdIly
have authority TO administer Oaths ia such mat
ters; and any person guilty of willfully swear
ing falsely shall incur all the pains and penal
ties of perjury. And every person who SHALL
resist, or Obstruct, or aid any other persOn IN
sistiDg or Obstructing the service or execution
of any order or notice of the Board of Health
lawfully Issued, shall be guilty of a misdsmean-
OF, and shall be liable to arrest, trial and pun
ishment for such offense.
And notwithstanding an ything herein con-
tanned. IS % the forms of proceeding, requr-
ing notice, aud allowing time, said Board shall
nave authority ID at once and sun marily re-
move, abste, or other wise appropriately pro-
tect life and public health from, whatever, in
their Judgment, If allO Sed to remain or CON
tlhue until proceeding by regular order in
ethel form could be taken, would be Serious
ana manifest peril to human life or the public
health.
1t shall be the duty of said Police Board
and of its officers and men, as the last named
board shall direct) 70 promptly advise said
Board of Health Of all threatened danger to
human life or health, and of all matters de-
manding its attention, and TO regularly report
to said Board of Health all violations of its reg
uiahons and of the health ordinances or laws.
And said last-nsmed Board shall, so far as
practicable and appropriate, cooperate for tho
promotion of the public health and the safety
OF human life in said District.
Sec. Il. That 1t ia hereby made the duty Of all
boards, officers, and agents having the control,
charge, or custody of any public structure,
work, ground, Institution, or erection, OF OF any
plan, description, outline, drawing, or charts
thereof, or relating thereto, made, kept, OF
under any public authority, TO per-
NIT and facilitate the examination and inspec-
ton, and the making OF copies OF the same, b.
any officer or person thereto by said Board for
sanitary purposes expressly authorized; and
the members OF said Board, the Sanitary Su-
perLtenaent, and any OF the AZORES aid sa sitary
inspectors may, without fee or hindrance, at
all proper times enter, examine, and sur
yey all grounds, ereCtiODs, vehicles, vessels,
apartments, buildings, institutions
and places, cellars, sewers, passages, and eX-
ayations, OF every Sort in said District, and
inspect the safety and sanitary condition, and
make plans, drawings, and descriptions thereof
according to the CTder or regulations OF SAID
Beard OF Health; aud said Board may make
and publish report of the sanitary condition,
and the result vi the inspection Of any place,
Institution, building, matter, or thing in said
District, so far az, In the opinion of said Board,
such publication may be ussfu', And SAIL
Board may provide a badge 'Of metal, with
suitabl inscription thereon, ami direct and re-
QuiTe II to be worn, in q position to be designa-
ted, by any person or officer under the author
ity of said Board, at such times and under such
as the rules or by laws OF said
Board shall direct. II shall be a misdemeanOr,
punishable BY Imprisonment, for not less than
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