The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-02-22

dlDapce, determine the slope or grade of
any suchleyee 80 used for public landing
purposes, and the pavement thereof, and
the rate of toll or mpensation to be charg-
ed at such landing 1t shall be the duty
Of the owner thereof to grade, pave and
keep such slope in repair as directed by
ordinance, and may enforce the same
by proper penalties or forfeitures OF
any right to collect wharfage at any such
landing until the ordinances in that regard
have been complied with, and may en-.
force the powers herein granted by proper
authorities.
II, Any city, town or village in this
state wherein there are lots, blocks, or
places wherein stagnant water is liable TO
stand, from surface water, or sipe water, or
overflow, so that the same becomes nuts.
ance, or il dangerous 10 the puolic health
of any such city, town or village, the cor.
porate authorities thereof may declare such
lots, blocks or places of land to be nuis-
snces, aud order the same filed to grade,
or to such heighth rs will prevent such
standing water, and for the purpose of till-
ing any such lots, blocks or places such
city, town or village may purchase or con-
denim lands, sand banks or gravel, 10 the
same manner az in other cases under this
act
{ r. In all cases where any person or
persona company or corporation, has here
tofore, or shall hereafter lay out any city,
town or village within this state, the site
whereof is liable to overflow, and Is sur.
rounded, 10 whole or in part, by levee or
embankment, and the owner or proprietors
of tie site Of such city, town or village
shall or shall have, in laying out aud plat
ting the same, reserve or reserved, or retain
or retained, AS private property astrip or
stripe of land surrounding the site thereof
for the purpose of building such levees or
embankmeuts thereon, and shall actually
build such evees or embankments, and
such person or owners so laying out such
city, town or village as aforesaid shall, at.
ter the building of such levees or embark
men,s to protect the site Of any such city,
town or village from overflow, sell, lease or
convey by quit claim or deed in fec, or
otherwise, any lots, blocks or lands within
the district or territory surrounded by such
levees or embankmen,s, 1t shall from thence
forward become the duty OF any such own
or or person, and their agents, representa-
tivCs or assigns, to keep and maintain IN
good repair such levees or embankmen,s,
and upon their failure SO to do, such per-
sons, owners or assigns shall be liable to
the owner or owners Of any such lots,
blocks or lands lying within such levees,
whether held by the original purchaser or
his assigns, and such person or owners OF
such levecs or embankments shall be liable
10 damages 10 the owners of any personal
property that may be injured by the CIV
Ing away or insuillcency of any such levees
or embankmens and may have their action
on the case for any damage they may sui
fer by reason Of insufficiency impairment
or giving away Of any such evees or em'
bankmen, or any number Of such owners
of lots, blocks or land, and owners OF per.
sonal property damaged as aforesaid, may
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