The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-15
CITY ORDINANCES--OFFICIAL.
MAyoRALTy OF New ORLEANS,
City Hail, August IA, 1877.

City Hail, August 4, 1877.
mo. 3077-Administration Series1
AN ORDINANCE RELATIVE TO PRIvIEs.
SECTION l. Any privy hereafter constructed
shall be not to exceed two feet below the surface
Of the ground, and be walled. with brick or stone,
laid in cement with sharp sand it's whole depth,
with water-tight bottom. and said wall shall be
raised at least one foot above the surface Of the
ground, and shall be 40 constructed as not to
have any issue or opening on any street, way,
yard or place; nor ehall it be within three feet Of
any street or way, and shall be built adjacent to
any wall, whether party wall or otherwise, be
separated thereirom by solid masonry of not less
than two feet in thickness, laid in cement and
thoroughly waterproof; and shall have tlue or
ventilator sufficient for ventilation, extending
above tho surrounding windows or commune
eating with chimney.
ANY peIsoo building or causing any priyy to be
built in contravention to this section, or any part
OF it, shall be liable to fine not to exceed twenty
dollars. And the court before which suit may be
brought for violation OF this section or any part
of it, shall, in rendering it's Judgment, order such
privy to be reconstructed IN accordance with the
provisions Of this section, within q reasonable
time, and in default of such compliance with such
order. the party so failing to comply shall be SUBJ
Jeoted to like penalty and punished in the first
instance; and the Board OF Health may cause
such order 10 be complied with at the expense of
the person ordered as aforesaid, said expense to
be recovered in any court of competent jurisdic,
ton at the suit Of said board.
SEC. q Whenever any privy vault shall be
nlieo within one foot Of the surface, or whenever
the Board OF Health, throug h its proper officers.
shall so order, such privy shall be emptied by the
owner, agent or tenant of the premises, within
forty.eight hours, under penalty not exceeding
twenty five dollars.
SEC 8. The emptying Of privy vaults shall be
made between the hours of S a. m. and o. m.
At least twenty-four hours previous to such
emptying, the contents Of the vault shall he
thoroughly deodorized by means of copperas and
carbolic acid. or other agents, directed by the
Board Of Heslth, and Immediately afterwards the
vault shall be again deodorizei with lime and
carbolic I'D. ANY vidangeur violating this Sec
tion any part thereof, shall be liable to a pen
atty not exceeding twenty-five dollars for each
and every Cffense.
Sec. 4. No privy shall be emptied of its con.
tents otherwise than by sons odorless apparatus
approved by the Board Of Health and the CITY
Council, and the solid matter shall be placed in
air tight barrels, under q tent, with the aid OF
such disinfecting measures as may be approved
by the Board of Health. Any vidangeur volat-
ing any provision of this section shall be liable to
q penalty not exceeding twenty -five dollars.
SEC. 5. No PRIV shall be emptied without an
oroer or permit from the Board Of Health, d.
premises, under penalty not exceeding twenty
nve dollars for each and every offsnse.
SEC. +. Whenever, liz the opiuiou of the proper
officer or officers of the Board of Health of the
State Oh LOUISIANA any prlyy or priVy vault shall
90 Ia condition such as to require the same TO
De deooorized or disinfected, he or they shall
cause notice thereof to DE given to the owner or
tenant OF the premises, where such PRIV or privy
vault msy be, to deodorze or disInfect such
pFivy or privy vault within delay of thirty-six
hours; snd FOR any refusal or neglect to obsy
such notice, within said time, such fender shall
be liable to fine not exceeding the sum of ten
dollars.
SEC. 7. No person or persons engaged in the
cleaning and removing from privies, vaults, etc.
OF focal matters, shall dispose Of or dump the