The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-21
AN Act
Mo. s4.1

TO authurtse aud regulate the cleaning oil vault
| aud ptiyiss. providing for the uss OF oaor-
] less appafattst TO fix the limits OF rates and
charges; 10 establish penalties aud TO repeal
| all laws In conflict herewith, aud to repeal
ana 10 revoke al exclusive privileges hereto'
fore granted, aud the exclusive privileges
granted 10 he New Orleans SANITARY and
| Escavatng Company.
HBoftea |. he II therefore enacted Nv The Henate
and House If Representatives If The State Of Lou
iatnna, In General asaeHtbiu concerned. That IT
shall be lawful for any person or pers0hs TO eha
gage in the cleaning # vaults or p ivies and res
move ali focal and stsrobraeeons matter, In the
city Of New Orleans. provided application be
| made aud permission obtained from the City
Council aud toHrd Of Health of said city. who
shall require Ut The applicant. or applicants,
good and solvent security in the sum OF ave hun
bred dollars for tue faithful performances OF hia
or their duties. aud the faithful observance of the
laws aud city ordinances In reference TO the stub
| ieet.
AhG. Q. De II further enacted etc., That II
shall be lawful for any person OF persons 10 clean
| Al d remove from any privy or vault the focal
aud ateteefReeo,is matter deposited therein when
la liquid state, otherwise than by al odefless
| apparatus.
City lpi,noil aud ,joatd Of HEALTH snail designate
the odofless apparatus TO be used. aele ting such
~ is best adapted 10 secure the objects oontem'
plated by this act.
sHe. L. Be il further enacted. etc.,. That the
privies. vaults, eto. shall be entitled TO charge
for the cleaning for every privy vault. etc. in the
city OF New Orleans, not to exceed the following
rates. For vaults OF house Inhabited by two or
four persops. viz seven dollars. For vaults OF
houses inhabited by i've or ten persons. viz ten
dollars. For vaults ef houses inhabited by
twelve or more persons, viz twelve dollars. For
Vaults of houses inhabited by keepers OF fur
nished rooms, where three or ten roomers are
accommodated, ten dollars. For SHINE class Of
houses, whore more than room srs are accom-
mpdatt d. fifteen dollars. For vaults OF boarding
houses, wpere more than five persona are accom-.
modated. ten ,llais. For vaults OF boarding.
houses, where more than ten per ong are accom-
modsted. fifteen dollars. For vaults Of boarding
houses, whore more than twenty five persons are
accommodated. twenty-five dollars. For vaults
Of hotels OF twenty-five ronms, twenty Eve del
lars For vaults OF hotels, of more than twenty.
I've rootns, shall be charged nj the. rate OF one
dollar for each ana every room. For vaults OF
public aud charitable Institutions, tifty doars,
For vaults Of houses used for stores or any msr-
camille business, twelye dollars pfopfded that
tuis section shall apply Only 10 corporations.
HEC. o. De II further enacted. ETC.. That no
person. or pereops engaged 10 the cleaning aud
removing from ptivies, vaults, ete focal mat
ter, and steroorneeous matter, shall dispose OF,
or dump. the focal and steruofeoeous matter
taken from them, except In such manner aud
places M the Board Of Health aud gity Council,
or any law Of this state may direct, and any
violation OF this law shall be- considered u msde.
meahor, and shall subject the person or paraons
80 offending TO fine not more than five hundred
dollars. and imprisonment not TO exceed thirty
days In the Parish Prison, AZ tho discretion of
the court.
HEo. q. he II further enacted. ete,. That this
act shall take effect from and after the passage
thereof and that oil laws or parts OF laws In
conflict Herewith. and nil exclusive privileges
granted to tho New Orleans SANITARY aud Esca.
waiting Company, heretofore granted, are hereby
repealed aud revoked.
tsigned) LOUIS BUSH.
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives.
(sigbed) LOUIS A. WILtH
Lieutenant Governor and President Of the Senate.
Approved April 40, 1877.
tSigned) FRANCE I. Nt0H0LLa
Governor OF the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
Will A. Brnosa.
Hecretorv Of Htate