The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-29
AN ORDINANCE.

BE it ordained by the City Council of the
City Of San Antonio;
SECTION 1. The following acts and things
are hereby declared to be nuisances: Filth,
the contents Of cess.pools, ofal, foul water,
refuse from manufactures, ordure, urine,
animal matter (decayinR) or other substances
detrimental to health, thrown, placed, or
allowed to remain in or upon any street,
avenue, alley, sidewalk, gutter, public reser.
vation or lot in the Cit.
SEC. 2. The carrying and transporting of
bones, hides, fish, ofial, or other animal or
vegetable substance in a decomposing or
offensive condition, in any other than covered
and inclosed vehicles, through any street,
alley, avenue, or public place within this city.
Sac. 3. The filling, leveling, or raising the
surface Of any street, ground or lot within the
city, with animal or vegetable substances, filth
gathered in cleaning yards OF streets, Except
mud accumulated during bad weather, which
shall not be considered as hlth), 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
adjoining lot, and at least five feet distant
from any street, lane, square or public place,
and at least 10 feet from any ditch, river or
public water stream; or any privy discharging
It's contents into any lane, bitches, streams, or
street, or any privy so constructed that it can
not be conveniently approached and cleaned.
SIC. s. Fecal matter, not thoroughly
deodoIiEed and disinfected every two weeks,
in any privy in this city; and the Board Of
Health shall, upon receipt of complaint, cause
any privy to be inspected, and, II necessary,
CLEANED and dsiniected; and il shall be the
duty Of any person or persons occupying
premises on which any such privy is situated,
to permit the same to be inspected, cleaned or
disiniected at the times designated by the
Health Officer or the Board of Health.
SEC. The cleaning or emptying of any
privy in this city, without first disnfecting 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.
SEC. 7. The removal OF night SOIL cleaning
pnvies, privy boxes or barrels, vaults, sinks
and cesspools within this city by buckets or
other process agitating or exposing the con-
tents thereof in open air, and transporting
said contents in carts or other vehicles not
air-tight, through the streets, alleys and other
public places within said city
SEC. s. The keeping of hog or hogs in a
pen within the mile and half limits on the
north, south and east sides and within 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 S days from the adoption of this or
dinance.
SEC. o.-Filthy and unwholesome stables
sheds, pens or places where COWS, horses,
mules or other animals are kept.
SKc. 10. The keeping Of any grocery soap,
tallow or chandler establishment, and black
smiths shop, tannery, stable, slaughter house,
distillery, brewery sewer, privy or other
place in an unclean 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. 10. 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
noisome odors, and if the owner thereof re-.
fuse or neglect to obey the orders of the Health
officer, the latter shall cause the same to be
tal he nHanI,nr, 20 L..
presented to the Recorders court for punish
ment, as prescribed by law.
SEC. ID. The Health Officer shall be the
executive officer OF the Board Of Health.
SEC. IS. 1t shall be the duty of the Health
Officer to carry out all orders of the Board oil
Health and the laws of the State and ordi.
nances of the city regarding sanitary regula-
tons OF the city, to cause all nuisances to be
abated with all reasonable promptness. And
for the purpose Of carrying out the foregoing
requirements he shall be permitted at al
times, in the discharge of his duty, to enter
any house, store, stable or other building, and
to cause the floors TO be raised, il he shall
deem necessary, in order to thorough exam.
nation Of cellars, vaults, sinks or drains to
enter upon all lots or grounds and to 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 cleansec
and kept in good condition, and to cause al
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 oil
the provisions OF the foregoing section ii shall
be the duty Of the Health Officer to serve {
notice in writing upon the owner, occupant o.
agent of any lot, building or premises in o
upon which any nuissnces may be found, o.
who may be the owner or cause of any sucl
nuisance requiring him to abate the same il
such manner as he shall prescribe within
reasonable time. Provided, that it shall no
be necessary in any case for the Health Off
Ger to specify in his notice the manner il
which any nuisance shall be abated unless h,
shall deem it advisable so to do; and sucl
notice may be given or served by any Office
who may be directed or deputed to give o
make the same, and If such owner, occupan
or agent shall neglect or refuse to compl
with the requirements Of such order within tn
time specified he shall be subject to fine Q
not less than SIS nor more than $50 for ever
such violation; and il shall be the duty OF tn
said officer to proceed at once, upon the ex