The Hickman courier., 1881-04-01
Health Ordinance.

BE IL ordained Jy the City Council Of HEX
nan, Ky lst. That CHAs ii. HAcKErr is
hereby appointed health officer in and for
| the City of Hickman for the ensuing
twelve months, removable, however, at
the option of the City Council
2. That it shall be the duty of said health
officer TO watch over the sanitary condi-
tion of the city, and to carefully guard
against all cause of disease, to use all
known measures TO prevent the introduce
ton and spreading of contagious or in
fictitious diseases, and to perform such
other duties as the City Council may from
time to time determine, necessary to pro-
mote the health Of the inhabitants of the
city.
g. That stagnant water, or 9th err matter
or substance deiei erious to health shall
not remain upon any vacant lot or lots,
and il sball be the duty of the health off,
Ger TO have any such water, matter or sub
stance removed from such lot or lots by
the owner or agent of the same; and If
such water, substance or matter is not
removed after three days notice to the
owner or agent of said lot or lots then the
health officer may have the same done 1t
the expense of said owner or agent, and
the cost for removal or abatement shall
be assessed against such lot or lots, and
the cost thereof be recovered by warrant
in the City Court of Hickman, and for his
services in ahating or removing such
water, matter or substance, the health
officer ehall be allowed three dollars per
day, to be taxed in The cost of abaiing or
removal by the City Court of Hickman,
and recovered ss the cost Of removal, SC.
f. The health officer shall have author
ity to order the removal, abatement and
prevention Of any aud every sanitary
nuisa Y ce in the city Of Hickman and spec
ify a reasonable time within which il shall
be done and in the event of the failure of
the owner, agent or occupant Of the prem
ises TO comply with the order of the health
officer to SO remove, abate or prevent any
sanitary nuisance within the time given,
he or she shall be liable to q fine in the
City Court of Hickman Of not less than
ten nor more than twenty dollars, 20 be
recovered by warrant, taken out by said
health officer, in the City Court OF Hick-
man, and for each of said warrants go
taken out the health officer shall be allow
ed 25 per cent. of what is recovered and
collected in such case.
s. 1t shall not be lawful for any person
to suffer or permit any decayed vegetable
or animal matter, slop, trash, dirt, or
siagnant water to be and remain upon
their Let or premises ia the city of HEX
man. and it shall be the duty OF the health
officer after two days notice if snch is not
removed or abated, to have warrant issued
| from the City Court Of Hickman against
the persons owning or occupying said lot
| or premises, and upon conviction Of q
violation of this ordinance, such person
! shall be fined by said city court not less
than ten nor more than twenty dollars.
| 6. 1t shall not be lawful for any person
10 permit any kind of dirt or filth to ac-
cumulate, be and remain upon their
premises in their privys, stables, cellars,
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any person violates this ordinance they
shall be fined not less than ten dollars
nor more than twenty dollars, to be re-
covered by warrant in the City Court Of
| Hick man.
T. Be IL further ordained That all vaults
| or pits now in use, heretofore used as
privys, bs thoroughly cleaned out and
then filed to the level of the earth with
good, clean, dry dirt or clay, on or before
the Let day of April, 1881, and upon a
failure to do, the occupant or owner OF the
premises upon which said sink or pit may
be found, shall each be fined in q sum Of
not less than ten nor more than twenty
dollars, and each day after the Ist day o:
April next shah be considered q separate
offense, eaid fines to be recovered by war
rant in the City Court.
g. The health officer is authorized "a
have all pits and sinks, used as prIvys
cleaned out and filed up ss above direct
ei, aud the expenses thereof, including
three dollars for his services for super
intending the cleaning and filing of sucl
pit or siRk, to be taxed against the owner
or occupant Of the premises, 10 be recov
cred by warrant in the City Court, in tn,
name of the city, and the premises upol
which the pit or sink is found shall b
subject 10 the payment of the same.
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and after their passage,