The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-07-12
BYLAWS, Ordinances and Regulations
Concerning the Sanitary Condition
Of the Taxing District Of Johnson
City.

| CITY.
WHEREAS, by an act of the legisla-
ture OF the State of Tennessee passed
April ], 1881, and approved April 6,
1881, to establish Taxing Districts of
the second class and to provide the
means Of local government for the
same. The Board Of Commissioners
OF said Districts created such in pursu-
ance Of the provisions OF said act are
vested with the power to make and
ordain necessary and proper sanitary
resolutions.
Now, therefore, we, Isaac Harr, j.
c. King and W. M. Christian, having
been duly elected and constituted a
Board OF Commissioners for the Tax
ing District OF the town OF johnson
City, Washington county, Tennessee,
with view to the immediate improve
ment of the sanitary condition of the
district, and for the better government
OF the same, do hereby make and or
dain the following Ordinances and
Regulations:
ARTICLE L
Section |. Be it ordained that
Board Of Health shall be appointed by
the commissioners which shall consist
of three members, one of whom, at
least, shall be physician.
See. IL. 1t shall be the duty OF said
Board of Health to inquire into and
carefully investigate the sanitary con-
ditioH Of said district and upon com
plnint made by amy one OF the exist
ence OF nuisance within the limits
OF said district, to examine the grounds
OF said complaint and report TO the
commissioners the true condition Of
the matter of complaint.
Sec. III. It shall be the duty OF the
commissioners upon the official report
OF the sanitary Board of the existence
OF nuisance to take steps at once to
abate or remove the same. lst, by
requesting the owner of the land up
on which such nuisance is found or
his tenant living thereon to remove
or destroy it. 2nd, upon refusal or
failure OF said persons TO remove or
abate it, to instruct the marshall to
remove or caused to be removed at the
expense of the owner Of the land upon
which it is found or of the tenants liv-
ing thereon.
Sec. ~, Any person refusing or
failing to remove Il nuisance upon no.
tice given rs provided in the foregoing
section shall be guilty Of a misdemean-
or and on conviction shall be fined
not less than two nor more than TWEEN
| ty-fve dollars and shall be held in
custody until the same is paid or So
cured.
Sec. V. Any person who shall with
in the limits of said dictrict allow or
permit any stable, stock-pen, Slaugh-
ter house or yard, sink, privy or sewer
situated upon his or her premises to
become foul or unclean or who shall
place any refuse OF noisome substance
npon any OF the public streets or al
leys or foul the waters OF any spring,
well or cstern, or sell or offer to sell
any kind Of diseased or unwhoesome
meats or provisions, or who shall ia
to use lime or coppcras or other APP
proved disinieclants in their privies,
whereby the health OF the inhabitants
NJ said district is endangered, shall be
guilty Of a msdomcanor, and on con
yiciion thereof shall DC fined not less
than two nor more than twenty-five
dollars, and shall be held in "a toby
until thes same is paid or secured. And
the nuisances specified III this section
Unless promptly removed by tho of
tending party, upon notice to do SO
shall be abatcd or removed by the
marshall at the expense of such OF
fender.
See VI. Be il ordained that these
ordinances shall take effect from and
after The 2lst day OF July, 1884.
| Adopted July s, 1884.
| ISAAC HARR,
j. G. KING, Commissioners
w, NJ. CuRIsTIAN.\