Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1896-06-13
SANITARY ORDINANCE.

The following ordinance will be rigidly
enforced from and after this date. May 10th,
1896. WI. FEATHERsTON,
Mayor.
See. /. Be 1t 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. 3. BE 1t further ordained. that n
shall be unlawful to build or erect any priyy
over or on any ditch or drain that hOws
through their premises upon the premises
OF any other person, or upon any Of the
streets OF said town.
Sec. 4. BE 1t further ordained. that where
ANY privies now existing are on any ditch
or drain us above mentioned the same arc
hereby declared a nuisance and che Mar
shall is directed to notify the owners ofsuch
that the same must be abated and removed
within ten days after being notified.
Sec. b. BE it further ordained, that II
shall be unlawful for any person to throw
or leave upon the streets or upon theif own
premises, any dead animal or poultry, or
tsh, Witho II buryins the same, or iemoy-
ing the same out of the corporation.
Sec. &. BE it further ordained, that when
any dead hog, dog. COW or other animal or
poultry, or other organic matter subject to
dangerous putrelacti0n or decay, Is found
within the corporate limits. 1t shall be the
duty of TIE marshal to find out the owner
or person leaving the same, and to require
him to remove the same and abate the nui-
sahce at once, and upon his or her refusal
to do so, 1t shall be the duty of the marshal
to do so ut the expense Of the owner of the
animal If known. otherwise ut the expense
of the town.
See. Z. BE it further ordained, that 1t
shall be the duty of the marshal or II pub
lie officer to inspect all premises ut least
Onte in each week during the months of
May, June, July, August. September dhd
October. and once in every four weeks ou-
ring the months of November, December.
January, February. March and April, AMI
cause the same to he cleansed. and report
any fni!ure to comply with this, ordinance
or any part Thereon TO The Mayor.
Sec. s. BE 1t further ordained, that IL
shall be unlawful to dig or excavate the
earth from any lot or ground IN such a man
mel as to cause water to remain therein or
to become stagnant thereon.
See. 0. BE 1t further ordained. that any
person falling to comply with any of the re.
quirements Of this ordinance shall he gull.
ty of Il misdemeamor and upon con, ictien
thereof before the Mayor shall be fined in
any sum not less than five dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned
not more titan thirty days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
See. 10. Be it further ordained. that the
occasion being urgent this ordinance take
effect from and after its passage.
Approved Feb. Is. 1899.
II. HAUENSTElN, Mayor.
The above and foregoing ordinance WAS
duly passed Feb. 10, 1898, Minute Book A,
pages " and 81. A. T. DENT, elk. u,