Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-29
ORDINANCE NO. 3.
NUISANCES.


the limits OF the Village of Morris shall
permit or suffer on his. her or their premi' |
ses, or on premises of which he, she or they |
.may be the occupant or occupants, any
nuisance, either by exercising any unWhole-
some or offensive trade, calling Or business
OF by having or suffering or permitting any
building, out house, sewer, sink or any
putrid, or any unsound beef, pork, fish,
hides or skins OF any putrid carcass or any.
other unWholesome substance or thing
whatever, to be or lemain on premises OF
which he, she or they shall be owner or
owners, occupant or occupants. until, by
offensive or ill stenCheS or otherwise, they
or any of them shall become offensive hurt
full or dangerous to the neighborhood, 1t
shall be the duty of the Marshal 10 give
notice to such person or persons to remove
such nuisance forthwith, and il the owner
or owners, such occupant or occupants OF
premises on which any such nuisance shall
be situate, shall neglect or refuse to re-
move the same for the space OF twenty
four hours after such notice, shall have
been given, he, she or they, on conviction
thereof before u village justice, shall forfeit
and pay u fine not exceeding twenty-five
dollars for each day he, she or they shall
permit suchnuisance to remain after notice
as aforesaid.
SEC 2 If any person or persons shall
after notice as aforesaid permit any such
nuisance to remain which shall be mani
testify dangerous or improper, it shall be
lawful for the Marshal to remove and
abate such nuisance either by removing
any putrrfaction on or by draining the
premises OF by filling them up forthwith
under the direction OF the Common Coun
Gil, and the person OF persons permitting
the same to remain as aforesaid shall on
conviction thereof be liable to pay fine
not exceeding thirty dollars and the ex-
penSe of removing such nuisance together
with the cost of prosecution; Pr00Gded,
the Common Council may at the time OF
the abatement of any such nuisance, or at
any time within thirty days thereafter di-
rect an assessment to be made on the lot OF
lots from which such nuisance shall be re-
moved, sufficient to pay all the expenses
of removing the same which said assess
ment shall be inserted in TIM tax roll: and
be levied and collected and it shall be a
barr to the recovery of the same by any
proceeding before village justice, OF the
said village, but shall not prevent the re-
covery of any fines or costs under this chap
ter to which any person or persons may
have become liable for creating such nui-
sance or suffering the same to remain after
notice.
SEC. 3 No person shall deposit or leave
or caused to be left, placed or deposited in
any part of said village, any dead animal,
vegetable, excrementive Oh other substance
which is offensive, unless the same shall
be buried at least three feet below the sur
face of the ground, any person offending
in the premises shall on conviction be liza
BILE to pay fine not exceeding fifty dollars
and the expense of removing such nuisance
SEC 1t shall be the duty OF the Mar
shall to report to the Common Council the
existence of any nuisance whatever in sale
village, and to perform such other acts rel
alive to the same, according to the genera
or special regulation prescribed relative
thereto and the Marshal is hereby required