Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1888-08-31
CORPORATION ORDINANCES.

CORPORATION ORDINANCES.
First-Be 1t enacted and it is hereby
ordered by the Mayor and Council of
| Rockville by virtue of the power in
vested in 1t by the Act of 1888, chapter
$3.50 If the General Assembly of Mary
land than on and after this date no hog
or hogs. hog pens or slaughter houses
| shall be kept within the corporation
limits of the Town of Rockville and
that any person Or persons erecting or
keeping or maintaining, or permitting
the same to Oe KEEP erected or main
tanned upon his, her or their premises
or upon the premises under his, her,
or their Control, shall be liable to ii fine
of not less than SO Or more than $50 for
erecting, keeping or maintaining any
hOy5 or hog pen or slaughter house
or permitting the same to be erected,
kept or maintained, aud shall stand
committed 10 the Jail of Montgomery
county until the fine and cost be paid
Second-he it enacted and it is here
10y ordered by the Mayor and Council
OF Rockville by virtue of the power
vested III IL by the Act of 1888, chapter
$3.50 Of the General Assembly of Mary
land, thai on and after this date no per
sou, persons. corporation OF c0rpurat-
tions shall construct Or-maintau any
privy sink Or sinks, cess pools or other
repositories for filth within She cOrpu-
rate limits Of the Town of Rockville
and that any person, ersons, corpora
ton or corporations constructing or
maintaining any privy sink or SINKS,
cess pools, or other repositories for
filth within said corporate limits shall
he liable to IL fine of not less than one
or more than $50 and stand committed
TO the Jail of Montgomery county until
said fine and costs he paid.
Third-Bt IL enacted and IL is hereby
ordered by the Mayor and Council OF
Rockville by virtue of the power vested
in II by the Act of 1858, chapter 330 OF
the General Assembly Of MARYLAND That
all privies or places used for the deposit
of human excrenenls shall be 50 con
structed and maintained as TO have at
tached thereto and thereunder, in such
manner as to catch and hold all such
eXcrementS and filth, suitable water
tight boxes or barrels not larger than
one half vi the usual coal oil barrels,
under each and every hole, with handles
thereto, and in all cases have the same
SO arran ed us to be most conveniently
handled by the scavengcr and that suit
able arrangements Ue made III every |
pr.vy to keep "a supply OF coal ashes 20
De used III said privies and it shall be
the duty OF the scavenger-tU ste that
such coal ashes be kept, and any person,
persons, corporation or corporations
failing or refusing SO To do shall be liza
bic to fine of not less than vi or more
than $50, stand committed to the Jail of
Montgomery county until The line and
costs be paid and be IL further enacted |
am / AZ al
that person, persons, corporation or Cor
porations depositing any fifth or human
excrcment upon the soil of said Town
in such way us to create offensive |
doors and produce deleteriouS effects |
he, she or they Shall DO liable to a fine |
Of not less vi or more than $40 and |
stand committed to the iail Of Mont
gOnery county I'm il said fine and COSTS |
he paid.
Fourth-Be IL enacted and it IS here |
by ordered by the Mayor and Council |
for Rockville, by virtue OF the Power
vested in it by the Act of 1888, Chapter
$3.50 of the General Assembly of Mary |
land, that the scavenger shall visit
and inspect each and every house and |
lot within said town at least once Il fort |
night from \ ny LIST to November 1st |
and once n month the balance of the
year. and remove therefrom all prvy
deposits and other offensive and delete
rious matter from the town limits and
shall also keep the streets ard public
places of said town free of all fifth that
in the discharge of said duties he shah
call in respectful and polite manner
upon the occupant, and, If no occupant,
then upon the owner, and so far as con-
sistent with the letter and spirit Of this
ordinance be governed by the wishes Of
said occupant or owner that upon the
refusal of any occupant or owner to per-
NIT him to inspect his. her, its or their
premises and remove therefrom all privy
deposits and other offensive and delete
rlous matters or substances, IL Shall be-
come the duty Of said scavenger imrne-
diately to report said refusal with "a full
statement OF all facts to the Mayor and
Council under oath ; that said scaven
ger shall not be entitled to receive any
for services performed
unless he, the said scayenger, shall on
or before the Monday, next following
the expiration of the month for which
he claims, return to the Mayor and
Of Rockville certificate for
that month, signed by each and every
occupant or owner Of houses or lots
within the Town of Rockville, that he
has diligently and faithfully discharged
his duties, unless he, The said scavenger,
CAN make it appear unto the Mayor and
Council that he has not been III default,
or that the failure ON his part to strict
ly perform his duties aforesaid was not
owing TO any neglect on his palt Pro
vided, further, il said scaveDger Shall
not in every and all particulars diligent-
ly and faithfully perform his duties as
aforesaid, he may and Shall be fined by
the Mayor, when requested by the Coun
Gil, for each and every default or ne
elect or omission, a sum not less than
one nor more than $50, which said
fine shall be deducted from any money
then or that will be due the said scayen-
ger by said Council, or In the discre-
tiOn of the Mayor he may be fined not
less than OLE or more than twenty dol
lars and stand committed to the Jail of
county until said fine and
costs be paid.
Fifth BE it ellacted, and it is hereby
ordered by The Mayor and Council of
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