Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18
ORDINANCES.

Ordinance read in Council for the first time
Jan. 30, 1884, and referred to the Committee
on Health and Cemetery, returned to Council
and read second time Feb. ID, 1884; amended,
placed upon Its passage and passed.
AN ORDINANCE to promote the public health
or the city of Savannah by requiring the
occupants of premises in said city on which
any fish, crabs, shrimps, oysters or shell fish
of any kind are kept for sale, or prepared
for market or shipping, or on which any
poultry OF any kind is killed or prepared for
market, to keep the premises in a sanitary
condition.
SECTION /. The Mayor and aldermen oftAe
city Of SdCGnnGh, in Council assembled, do
hereby orddin, That from and after the pass
ing OF this ordinance it shall be the duty of
any occupant or occupants of any premises in
this city where any fish, crabs, OYSTERS
shrimps or shell fish of any kind are kept for
sale or prepared for market or shiDmpnt or
where poultry of any kind is killed or pre-
pared for market, to keep the premises in
clean condition, ana it shall be unlawful to
clean or wash fish, or to clean, wash or open
shell fish of any kind, or to slaughter or clean
poultry of any kind without arranging for the
washing dripping and of1al to be properly re-
moved from the premises, either by so
arranging the floors that the washIngs,
dripplngs and Offal from the fish or
shell fish or poultry may be carried
to the sewers or may be so collected
that the same may be properly carried
of and disposed of; but fin no case shall
the washngs, dripping or Offal be permitted
to run into the streets or lanes OF this CITY or
into any sink or well on such premises or any
neighborIng premises; and in case the floors
of such premises are so arranged as to connect
with the sewers of the city the floors shall be
washed daily so that the same may be kent
clean at all times; and all shells or other ofral
on such premises to be removed shall be kent
in a proper receptacle and removed from the
city to such distance beyond its limits as the
ordinances Of the city require offal and gar
bage to be deposited.
SEC. ,. nd 10 IS further ordained bu the
authority aforesaid, That from and after the
passing of this ordinance it shall not be law
full for the occupant or occupants OF any
premises IN TINS city to keep more than one
hundred head of poultry of any kind at the
same time in any cellar or basement room
partially under ground
SEC. 3. Ind it Is further ordained bu the aat-
hOrity aforesaid, That if any person shall
violate any of the provisions of the foregoing
section OF this ordinance, he or she shall on
conviction thereof in the Police Court. be fined
not less than five nor more than one hundred
dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty
days, or both, in the discretion of the Mayor
or acting Mayor presiding in said court
Ordinance read the first time February Is,
1884, and by unanimous consent read second
time, placed upon its passage and passed.
By Alderman Green
AN ORDINANCE to provide for the forfeiture
of bonds given by offenders for their APP
pearance before the Police Court of Savan-
nah, and to provide for the collection of the
same from the principal and sureties to such
bonds.
SECTION l. The MAJOR ana aldermen of the
city Qf SG0dnndh, IL Council assembled. do
hereby OFidiH, That when any bond is given
by any person charged with any ofense
against the ordinances OF said city for his or
her appearance at any session of the Police
Court OF savannah, and such persons SO giving
a bond as Aforesaid shall fail to appear M
the time appointed in said bond for his or her
appearance, then the Clerk of Council shall
issue sclre f2cias, which shall be served
by any policeman of the CITY Of
Savannah two days before the
return thereof against the principal,