The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-28
AN ORDINANCE,

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and 90 Define the Duties OF the Health
Ofncer and sanitary Inspectors.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the
City of San Antonio;
SECTION /. The following acts and things
are hereby declared TO be nuisances; Filth,
the contents Of cess-pools, offal, foul water,
refuse from manufactures, otdure, urine,
animal matter (decayinR) or other substances
detrimental TO health, thrown, Placed OF
allowed to remain in or upon any street,
avenue, alley, sidewalk, gutter public reser.
vaticn or lot in the oit,.
SEC. 2. The carrying and transporting Of
bones, hides, FISH, oifal, or other animal or
vegetable substance in a decomposine or
offensive condition, in any other than covered
and inclosed vehicles. through any street,
alley, avenue, or public place within this city
SIC. 3. The filling, levehng, or raising the
surface OF any street, ground or lot within the
city, with animal or vegetable substances, filth
gathered in cleaning yards or streets, Except
mud accumulated during bad weather. which
shall not be considered as filth, or waste
material from mills or factories, or the removal
Of any ground or lot within said city filled with
such offensive matter or substances.
SEC. 4. Any privy in this city, the inside OF
which is not at least three feet distant from the
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from any street, lane, square or public place,
and at least 10 feet from any ditch river or
public water stream; or any pivy discharging
its contents into any lane, bitches, streams, or
street, or any privy so constructed that it can
not be conveniently approached and cleaned.
SIC. s. Focal matter, not thoroughly
deodotized and disinfeced every two weeks,
in any privy in this city; and the Board Of
Health shall, upon receipt Of complaint, cause
any priyy to be inspected, and, II necessary,
clean and disiniected; and 1t shall be the
duty Of any person or persons occupying
premises on which any such privy is situated,
to permi, the same to be inspected, cleaned or
disiniecied at the times designated by the
Health Officer or the Board of Health
SEC. he cleaning or emptying of any
privy IN this city, without first diSiniecting the
same in the manner prescribed by the Health
board. The deposit of contents Of any privy
in any place other than such as may be
approved by the Board Of Health.
SRC. 7. he removal OF night. soil, cleaning
privies, privy boxes or barrels, vaults, sinks
and cesspools within this city by buckets or
other process agitating or exposing the con-
tents thei col in open air, and Transporting
said contents in C irts or other vehicles not
air-tght, through the streets, alleys and other
public places within said city.
SEC. s. The keeping Of a hog or hogs in a
pen within the mile and halt limits on the
north, south and east sides and within a mile
limit on the west side and the Sanitary In
spector Of the Board OF Health shall compel
the owners OF all hogs found within the above
limits to remove them beyond the above limits
within IS days from the adoption OF this Or
dnance.
SIC. o.-Filthy and unwholesome stables,
sheds, pens or places where cows, horses,
mules or other animals are kept
SIC. 10. The keeping Of any grocery, soap,
tallow OF chandler establishment, and black
smiths shop, tannery, stable, slaughter house,
dstillery, brewery sewer, privy or other
place in an unolean condition.
SEC. II. Stagnant water upon any lot or
ground within this city and any low or marshy
lot or land, the same being made such by de-
fective drainage or otherwise.
SEC. IL. The sale or offer TO sell 10 this city
of any animal or part of animal that may be
sickly, diseased or unwholesome, or which
may have died from disease or accident, or
any fish or vegetables or fruit not fresh,
sound and fit for food. Upon the knowledge
OF violation Of this section by the Market
Master any inspector OF this Board or any
member OF the police force of this city, said
officer or officers shall report the same to the
Health Officer, who shall cause such nuisance
to be abated, and the party dealt with as pre-
scribed by law.
SEC. 70. Any store, stall. room or stand
where meats or fish or vegetables or fruit are
sold for food, which is kept in an uncleanly
condition, or which shall emit noisome odors
disgusting to the citizens residing near such
store, stall, room or shed; aRd upon COM
plant being rendered the Health Officer shall
order the place to be kept clean and free from
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fuse or neglect obey the orders of the Health
officer, the latter shall cause the same to be
vacated, and the person SO offending to be
presented to the Recorders court for punish
ment, as prescribed by law.
SEC. II. The Health Otflcer shall be the
executive officer OF the Board of Health.
SEC. IS. II shall be the duty of the Health
Officer to carry out all orders Of the Board OF
Health and the laws of the State and oTdi-
nances Of the city regarding sanitary regula-
tons OF the city, to cause all nuisances TO be
abated with all reasonable promp,ness. And
for the purpose Of carrying out the foregoing
requirements he shall be permitted at all
times, in the discharge of his duty, to enter
any house, store, stable or other building, and
to cause the floors to be raised, II he shall
deem necessary, in order to thorough exam
ination of cellars, vaults, sinks or drains; to
cntet upon all lots UT BtouuuS anu 10 cause
all stagnant waters to be drained off the
pools, sinks, vaults, drains or low grounds to
be cleansed, filled up or otherwise improved
or amended to cause all privies to be cleansed
and kept in good condition, aud to cause all
dead animals or other noxious and unwhole.
some substances to be buried or moved be.
yond the limits OF the city.
SEC. 10. In order to the carrying out Of
the provisions Of the foregoing section it shall
be the duty OF the Health Officer to serve 9
notice in writing upon the owner, occupant OF
agent Of any lot, building or premises in OIL
upon which any nuisances may be found, OF
who may be the owner or cause Of any such
nuisance requiring him to abate the same il
such manner as he shall prescribe within
reasonable time. Provided, that it shall no
be necessary 10 any case for the Health Off
Ger to specify in his notice the manner it
which any nuisance shall be abated unless he
shall deem it advisable SO to do; and suct
notice may be given or served by any office
who may be directed or deputed to give o
make the same, and # such owner, occupan
or agent shall neglect or refuse to compl,
with the requirements Of such order within tn