The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-07-09
Notice.

Resokgcd, BY the Board Of Health
of the city Of Owosso, that all own
ers of lots and parts of lots, and the
keeper Of any hotel. boarding
house, or the owner or oc
cupant Of any store, shop, or any
private residence, within said city OF
Owosso, shall and are hereby ordered
by this Board of Health to have
their yards, barns, drains, privies, or
anything pertaining thereto injurious
to the good health of our city, re-
moved and the same put in good
sanitary condition Immediately after
the printing Of this resolution.
BY order Of Board of Health,
H. l.. LEWIS, Clerk.
SECTION 1.-The Board of Health shall
have the power and it is hereby made
their duty:
1st. TO make dilligent inquiry with re.
spect to all nuisances of every description
in said city, which are or may be injurious
to the public health and abate the same.
10th. Whenever in their judgment it
shall be deemed necessary for the public
health, the said Board may at once take
possession of any building, factory, hotel,
dwelling house, out house, premises or
or grounds upon which, in their Judgment,
there exists any nuisance prejudicial to
the public health; and if the. owner or oc.
cupant shall refuse or neglect TO forthwith
abate such nuisance in the manner directed
by said Board, said Board may cause the
same to be abated forthwith in such man.
ner as they deem proper, and all expenses
incurred shall be legal claim against the
owner and lien upon the premises TO be
collected in the same manner as other
special assessments.
The said Board may also, when they
deem it requisite for the public health, at
once, and by force, if necessary, close up
such houses, buildings, hotels and prem
Uses and exclude all occupants therefrom
until such nuisance shall be fully abated
and the air of such building is thoroughly
purified.
Any person who shall resist the action
of the Board or their agents, under this
subdivision, shall be liable to the penalties
hereinafter provided.
SECTION 17.-The City Marshal and
members of the police of said city shall CO.
operate with said Board in all matters per-
tanning 10 the abatement Of nuisances and
the preservation of the public health, and,
upon the requistion of said Board, the
City Marshal shall cause the notices of
said Board to be served and complaints to
be made for the violation of the health or
dinances of said city.
SECTION 18-The said Board and its
health officer shall have authority to dis
charge all the duties relating to the health
and sanitary condition of said city now or
heretofore discharged under any existing
ordinances by any other officer of said
city.
SECTION 2O.-Where any dumb animal
shall die within the limits of the city of
Owosso the same shall be removed by the
owner or at his expense within twenty-four
hours unless otherwise ordered to place
provided by the Common Council, or be
yond the city limits.
SECTION 21.-No person or persons,
company or corporation, within the limits
of the city of Owosso, shall hereafter
build, make or cause to be made any privy
with vault beneath the surface of the
ground, or without wafer tight recepta.
Gle, paved with brick or stone and water
lime cement, or drawer or box which
shall be lined with galvanized iron, zinc or
bln. anu Jll'tI no SUCH uTdWcr, DOA VI pdfeu
and cemented vault shall be used for the
purpose it was constructed unless dry
earth. ashes, sulphate or iron or other
equally good disinfectants are used us oc.
casion may require to keep the same in good
sanitary condition. But nothing in this
section shall be construed to prohibit any
persons or persons from constructing or
using privy or water closet that is con-
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the public sewer or sewers
SECTION 23.-Vioation of or failure
to comply with any of the requirements Of
the Board of Health shall be a msde.
meaner and on complaint to a justice of
the peace, be punished by fine not to ex-
coed ninety nine dollars and costs, and in
the imposition of any such fine and costs,
the court may make further sentence
that the offender be imprisoned in county
Jail of Shiawassee Co. until such fine and
costs be paid. provided, however. that
the term of such imprisonment shall not
exceed the period of three months.
De- nrJor ~ thu pnord IF Haolt1