The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-15
MAYoRALTY OF New ORLEANS, 4
City Hall. December II, 1878.

No, 47sS administration Series.l
An ordinance to provide for the cleanliness OF
streets, cutters, etc. to prescribe the duties
OF househUllers and occupants of premises
to fix penalties tor the violation Of this or
dinanee. and prescribe the duties Of the em-
ployees Of the Department Of Improve
ments and the Crescent City Police In re la
ton to its enforcement.
SECTION /. Be it ordained by the Council of
the city of New Orleans. That from and after
December II. 1878, it shall bs unlawful for any
person or persons 70 keep or deposit any offal,
ashes. cinders. filth foul or offensive matter,
corrupt or putrid water. or any shells, hay.
straw kitchen stuff, paper. vegetable matter. or
any substances Of any kind. that may be offen-
sive to smell, or Injurious to health or liable to
become SO, in any yard. lot. space or building
or to throw the Same on any sidewalk or iD
any gutter street, drain or canal or TO eause
the same to be done, or to permit or suffer any
servant. employee, or member Of the family so
to do. That upon being notified by the Admin
istratOr OF improvements, or by any of his Ms
sistants or foremen. or by any member Of the
Crescent City Police, II shall be the duty of the
oeeupants or owners Of the dwellings, stores.
offices, buildings or lots before which or in
which the said stuff may be found to immedi-
ately remove the same.
SEC. q Be It further ordained etc, That It
shall be the duty OF the ward superintendents
or foramen employed under the direction of the
Administrator Of improvements, and of all
members OF the Crescent City Police, to make
against any person or persons violating the
foregoing section an affidavit before the
Recorder Of the district within whose jurisdie-
ton the offense IL committel ana upon conyie-
ton the offender shall be fined not moro than
twenty five dollars nor less than ten dollars
and, In default Of payment of fine. be imprs-
oned for period 81 time not exceeding thirty
days nor less than five days.
SEC. 3. BE It further ordained. etc That 1t
shall be the duty of the occupants of all dwell
ings, Offices, stores or buildings of.every char
acter to put, cause to be- put the ordinary
refuse, sweepings. ashes. enders and kitchen
offal. and all other substances mentioned In
section l. coming from said buildings or prem
tses, into tubs, boxes, barrels or other suitable
reeeptacles TO have tho same placed on the out
side Of the banqn' ties. Immediately In front OF
their dwellings, offices stores convenient to
be taken off by the offa earts, and hereafter
such deposits shall not be made earlier than 3
q. m, nor later than ~. M and the re- ceptaCles
banuuettes later than 10 o. m All persons yio-
lating this section shall be liable to fine not
exceeding twenty -five dollars. nor less than five
dollars and in default If payment of said fine
to imprsonment for q period IF time not OK
eeediug thirty DAYS. nor less than five days
said fine or Imprisonment to be- imposed by the
recorder If tho district within whose iurlsdic-
ton the oIense is committed.
SEC A. Be 1t further ordained etc. That 1t
shall he the duty ri all the members Of the Ores
ordinance to mako arldavlts before tho re-
cordrr having jurisdiction against any and all
persons violating any Of the sections of this
ordinances. md to arrest i'm mediateIy any and
all persons caught In the act Of violating the
same.
SEC. s. Be 1t further ordaine1, etc. That all
ordinances or parts of ordinances conflicting
herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.
Adopted by the Council ot the city of New Or
leans December TO- 1878.
Yeas -Behan Chsvalley Glynn, Houston
Marks, Meallie.
i. W. PATTON. Mayor.
A true cory.
RoBT. G. WooD Secretary de14 lot