The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-12-27
AN ORDINANCE.

City Of San Antonio:
SECTION I. The following acts and things
are hereby declared TO be nuisances: Filth,
the contents Of cess-pools, oifal foul water,
refuse from manufactures, ordure, urine,
animal matter (decaying) or other substances
detrimental to health, thrown, placed, or
allowed to remain in or upon any street,
avenue, alley, sidewalk, gutter, public reser.
walton or lot in the Cit.
SIC. 2. The carrying and transporting Of
bones, hides, fish, offal, or other animal or
vegetable substance in a deeomposing or
offensive condition, in any other than covered
and inclosed vehicles through any street.
alley, avenue, or public place within this city
SIC. 8. 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 or streets, Except
mud accumulated during bad weather, which
shall not be considered as 6lth), or waste
material from mills OF factories, or the removal
OF any ground or lot within said city filled with
such offensive matter or substances.
SIC. 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 dischargine
Tvs NouAtuAs hul lHUC. ultGneA, streams, or
street, OF any privy so constructed that It can
not be conveniently approached and cleaned.
SIC. s. Fecal matter, not thoroughly
deodorized and disnfected 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 end disiniected; and it shall be the
duty OF any person or persons occupying
premises on which any such pivy is situated,
to permit the same to be inspected, cleaned or
disinieced 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 disinfeciing 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.
SIC. 7. The removal Of night. soil, cleaning
priyies, pivy 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
alright, through the streets, alleys and other
public places within said city
SIC. 8. The keeping of hog or hogs in
pen within the mile aud half limits on the
north, south and east sides and within a mile
limit on The west side; and the Sanitary In
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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
dinance.
SEC. o.-Filthy and uuwholesome stables,
sheds, pens or places where cows, horses,
mules or other animals are kept.
SEC. TO- The keeping OF any grocery, soap,
tallow or chandler establishment, and black.
smiths shop, tannery, stable, slaughter house,
dis,illery, 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.
SRc. 10. Any store, stall, room or stand
where meats or fish or vegetables or fruit are
SOlu lOI lOOug WHICH 10 kept IN an uuClcanly
condition, or which shall emit noisome odors
disgusting to the citizens residing near such
store, stall, room or shed; asd upon COM
plant being rendered the Health Officer shall
order the place to be kept clean aud 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
vacated, and the person so offending to be
presented to the Recorders court for punish
ment, as prescribed by law.
SEC. ID. The Health Othcer 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 Of
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 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
nation OF cellars, vaults, sinks or drains; to
enter upon all lots or grounds and to cause
all staPnant waters to be drained of 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
ana kept IN good condluon, and to cause all
dead animals or other noxious and unwhole-
some substances to be buried or moved be-
yond the limits OF the city.
SIC. 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 a
notice in writing upon the owner, occupant or
agent OF any lot, building or premises in or
upon which any nuisances may be found, or
who may be the owner or cause of any such
nuisance requiring him to abate the same in
such manner as he shall prescribe within
reasonable time. Provided, that it shall not
be necessary in any case for the Health Off
Ger to specify in his notice the manner in
which any nuisance shall be abated unless he
shall deem it advisable SO to do; and such
notice may be given or served by any officer
who may be directed or deputed to give OF
make the same, aud # such owner, occupant
or agent shall neglect or refuse 10 comply
with the requirements Of such order within The
time specified he shall be subject to a fine OF
not less than SIS nor more than $50 for every
such violation; and ii shall be the duty OF the
said officer to proceed at once, upon the ex-
piration OF the time specified in said notice, TO