Macon beacon., 1896-05-30

The following ordinance will be rigidly
enforced from and after this date, May 10th,
| 1896. w. l.. FEATHERSTON,
Mayor.
Sec. l. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen of the Town Of Macon,
| that no person shall throw any trash or any
kind of animal or vegetable matter, or any
| fish brine or garbage upon any pavement
or In any ditch or street OF vacant lot OF
| said town.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that no
person shall fill up or dam up any natural
or established drain or water course or in
any way obstruct the same, without the
consent OF the Mayor and Board of Alder
men.
Sec. g. Be 1T further ordained, that it
| shall be unlawful to build or erect any priyy
over or on any ditch or drain that fiows
through their premises upon the premises
of any other person, or upon any OF tho
streets OF said town.
Sec. 4. Be 1t further ordained. that where
auypriyes now existing are on any ditch
or drain as above mentioned the same are
hereby declared u nuisance and che Mar
shall is directed to notify the owners 0fsuch
that the same must be abated and removed
within ten days after being notified.
Sec. s. Bo it further ordained, that II
shall be unlawful Tor any person to throw
or leave upon the streets or upon their own
premises, any dead animal or poultry, or
fish, witho 1t buryng the same, or rem0y
ing the same out of the corporation.
Sec. Q, Be it further ordained, that when
any dead hog. dog. COW or other animal or
poultry, or other organic matter subject to
dangerous putrefaction or decay, is found
within the corporate limits. 1t shall be the
duty OF the marshal to find out the owner
or person leaving the same, and to require
him to remove the same and abate the nui-
sance at once, and upon his or her refusal
to do so, 1t shall be the duty of the marshal
to do SO at the expense Of the owner OF the
animal If known. otherwise at the expense
of the town.
Sec 7. BE it further ordained. that 1t
shall be the duty of the marshal or q pub
lie officer to inspect all premises at least
once in each week. during the months Of
MAY, June, July, August. September and
October. and once in every four weeks du-
ring the months of Noyember, December.
January, February. March and April, and
cause the same to be cfeanseti. and report
any failure to comply with this ordinance
or any part thereof to the Mayor. 4
Sec. s, Be it further ordained, that IL
shall be unlawful to dig or excayate the
earth from any lot or ground In such fflafiI
mel as to cause water to remain therein or
TO become stagnant thereon. ,s,s
Sec. o. Be it further ordained, that any
person failing to comply with any ofthe re-
quirements Of this ordinance shall,be gull
ty Of misdemearnor and upon convictien
thereof before the Mayor shall be fined In
any sum not less than five dollars nor, moro
than one hundred dollars, or Imprisoned
not more than thirty days. or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
Sec, 10. BE Il further ordained, tfat tie
occasion being urgent this ordinance take
effect from and after its passage.
Approved Feb. 10. 1893.
Il. HAUENSTElN, Mayor.
The gbove and foregoing ordinance was
duly passed Feb. Is, 1893, Minute Book A,
pages 65 and 81. A. +. DENT, elk.