The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1883-04-28
ordinance 70. 3.
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An ordinance defining and Furnishing nu-
issnces within the city of Fort Benton.


i@ances within the city of Fort Benton.
Be 1t ordained By the City Council Of the
city Of Fort Benton:
Sec. /. Any yonewho after the passage of this
ordinance, ,shalwithin the limits of the city
Of Fort Benton, keep or maintain any pen,
enclosure. stable or building for swine,
cattle. horses, or other animals, in such Il
filthy condition as TO be offensive to neigh
hors or passers-hy. or injurious TO the
health of the neighborhood, such person
| shall be declared guilty OF maintaining a
nuisance, and on conviction thel eof shall be
fined in a sum not less than one dollar nor
more than s2O and costs OF suit and the CON
tinuance of the same for every day. after
being notified by any city officer to abate
the same, shall be regarded as a separate
otfense, TO be punished by like fine.
Sec, 2. If any person shall suffer any
cellar, vault, private drain, pool, or privy,
sewer, or grounds upon any premises be
longing to or occupied by him or her, TO
become nauseous. foul, offensive sr iniur-
ous to public health, or offensive or in
furious to any person, such person shall be
deemed guilty Of maintaining a nuisance,
and OH conviction shall be fined not less
than one dollar,no more than wenty dol
lars and cost of suit; and the continuance
Of the same, for every day, after due notice
by the city authorities to abate the same,
shall be deemed a separafe offence, punish
abe with like fine and costs of suit.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of The own
eF Of any animal dying within the city
limits. forthwith or with all reasonable
dispatch ami before he same become off
ensive from decomposition. to remove be-
yond tire city limit or place the same in the
Missouri river and see that the same shall
be carried by said river at least one
mile beyond The city limits, any owner
who shall fail, neglect, or refuse to remove
the same AS afor. said after reasonable no.
tic. or shall throw or leave any such dead
animal in any public way or on any priva'e
grounds, or any Water course. saye the
Missouri as afore said or in any pit, or
vault unburied, shall be deemed to have
maintained 4 nuisance, and upon convie-
ton thereof shall Da fined not less than
one dollar nor more than twenty dollars
and cost Of suit; aud if the party response
bic therefor shall not proceed at once to
abate such nuisance, 1t shall be done by
the city Marshal, and the cost thereof may
be recovered in an action before the Police
Magistrate, in addition to the penalty
herein-before provided for.
Sec. 4. If any person, shall throw,
place, or conduct, or suffer any member
of his or her famiIy TO throw. place, or
conduct into any street, alley or LOT, any
putrid or decaying meat, fish, fowl, hides
or skins of any kinl, or any kind Of filth.
otfal, dung, dead animals, vegetable or
fruits, or other Jecayng or offensive nat
Ter whatever. or anything likely to become
40, or shall allow sneh filth, oftaI, dung or
other offensive matter az aforesaid to be
or remain upon his Or her premises, or in
any clubhouse, stable, or privy, or other
place occupied by him or her, or in any
streetor alley in rear or front of such prem-
ises, Iii such manner to be offensive to
the neighborhood, or offensive or injurious
to aay person, every such person shall be
deemed the author of 4 nuisance, and on
shall be fined in a sum NOT less
han one dollar and not more than twenty
dollars and costs Of suit for each offanse.
Sec. 5. If any person shall slaughter
III kill any cattle, calves. sheep, or swine,
within the city limits, or within half