The daily gazette., 1882-03-18

covered before the Mayor In the Bamo
manner as Zines and forfeit0res OF IKE
amount are recoverable At law.
SKCTLoN ii. The board, when satisfied,
after an examination, that any cellar,
room, tenement or building Within itH
Jurisdiction, occupied as o dwelling
place, has become by reason OF the num-
Der OF occupants or want ofoleanltness, or
other cause, uniit for such purpose, and
cause ofnuisance or sickness to the occu-
pants, or the public, may direct the
have the premises properly cleanBed, or
ifthey see ut. require the occupants 70
remove or quit the premises within suoh
time as the board may deem reasonable.
II the person or persons go notined, Or
with the direction of the board, the board
may cause the premises TO be properly
cleansed at the expense OF the owners or
may remove the occupants forcioly and
close up the premises; and they shall
notagRln be occupied as dwelling-place
without permission, In writing. Of the
board and IL such owner or owners re-
fuse TO pay the expenses incident to the
execution of such orders, the treasurer Of
the board, shall recover the same with
Interest and costs from the person who
ought to have paid the same, as debts Of
like amount are recoverable.
Whenever the board of health shall
think it necessary for the preservation OF
the lives and health OF the citizens TO en-
ter q place. or building, within their
Jurisdiction, for the purpose of examin-
ing into and destroying, removing or
preventing any nuisance, source ofhlth,
or cause OF sickness, aBd shall De refused
such entry, any member of the board
may make complaint, under oath, TO the
Mayor stating the facts OF the case as faI
as he has knowledge thereof. The Mayor
shall thereupon issue warrant directed
10 any constable Of the county, COM
manding him 10 take sufficient aid, and
being accompanied by two or more
members OF the board OF health. between
the hours of sunrise and sunset repair to
the. place where such nuisance, source
of hith, or cause of disease may exist,
and the same destroy, remove or prevent
under direction OF such members OF the
board.
SRorIoN IL. II shall not be lawful,
hereafter, for any cemetery company or
supe intendent OF any cemetery or bur
ial place, to dislnter and remove from
the grounds or enclosures o. said ceme-
terry or burial place, the remains of any
person who may have died of small-po
or other In fectious or contagious disease,
within six months Immediately pl eced-
ing the time of such dlsinterment.
Before any disinterment and removal
shall take place, the superintendent Of
the cemetery or burial place, or the per-
son acting as superintendent or grave
digger, shall first have in his poss essi On
written or printed permit therefor,
duly signed by the "Registrar of DeaLhs
aud Burials," setting forth she name,
time of death aud nature of the disease
of the person to be exhumed and re-
moved.
IL shall not be lawful for any rail-
road, steamboat or transportation com
pany, or for any person or persons, by
either public or private conveyance, TO
bring Into this city the remains of any
person who may have died of any infec-
tious or contagious disease within q
period of six months immediately pre-
ceding the time of such conveyance, and
at no time thereafter, unless a permit,
as provided for In the second paragraph
of this section, shall be first had for thai
purpose.
In all cases of violation of any Of the
| provisions of this section, the party ol
parties so offending shall, upon proc
thereof, before the Mayor, be hned fifty
dolla 8 tor each offense.
The burial Of all persons having died
within the limits of this city from cpl
demic or Asiatic cholera, yellow fever
smallpox, scarlet fever or dlphtheria
shall be private, aud shall take plac,
within twenty-four hours after death
without any exposure of the body Il
public view.
SECTION 13. If the owner, agent O.
tenant of any vacant lot within TIE city
limits shall allow weeds or rubbish Il
collect thereon, and shall refuse or ne
glect TO remove the same within fvt
days after receiving notice from an Ex
ecu.ive Officer Of the Board of Health
such owner, agent or tenant shall b.
subject to penalty Of five dollars TO
such refusal or neglect, with an add
tion penalty Of ono dollar for each da
the nuisance is permitted to remain afte
the expiration of the Eotice.
SECTION IA. That section of the OF
dinance entitled Gan ordinance to fuI
ther amend an ordinance, entitled "Al
ordinance providing for the cleaning O
the streets by contract" passed at tn
City Hall, July 1851, be and the sam
is hereby amended by striking out tn
word "July," where it occurs In tn
third paragraph of said section, and in
sertiug In lieu thereof the word "Janu
ary."
SECTION 10. 1t shall not be Lawful
for the Street Commissioner, or an,
person in his employ, or any other per
son, to use the scraplngs and sweeping
OF the public streets, in filing up othe
streets, in localities where such deposit
Will prove detrimental to the health O
the neighborhood, nor shall any suoI
sraplngs or sWeepInGs be placed oI
any vacantlot.
SECTION 16. 1t shall not be Lawful
for the owner or tenant of any hous,
now erected, or that may be bereafte
erected, within the limits of the city, u
dig or sink privy well in the cellar o
SAID house. Any person violating th,
provisions of this section, shall be lIabl,
to penalty of twenty dollars.
SECTION IL. All fines and peDaltie
imposed by the provisions of this ordi
nance shall be collected before the MAY
or, at the suit of any officer or mem bsl
OF the Board of Health.
bEcTIoN 18. All ordinances or parts
OF ordinances inconsistent with or con
trary to the provisions OF this ordi
nsnces, be aud the same are hereby re
pealed, made null and void.
Passed at the City Hall March 18th, A
D., 1882.
HARRY SHARPLEY,
~. President OF City Council.
Attest HENRY X. PENNINGTON,
Clerk City Council.