The Penn's Grove record., 1897-11-26
Board of Health Ordinance
NO. l.

secretary. ITeSluenI.
Board of Health Ordinance
An Ordnance for the preservation Of The
public health IN The Borough of PENIS Gr0ue.
The Board of Health of the Borough of
PENIS Grove in the County of Salem, by
virtue of the several acts of the Legislature
of the State of New jersey providing for
Boards of Health and defining their re-
| spective powers and duties, hereby ordains
as follows:
SECTION /. That whatever is dangerous
to human health, or what ever renders the
ground, the water, the air or food a hazard
or an injury to human health, is hereby de
claTed to be a nuisance, and any person or
persons creating or maintaining or aiding
in the creation or maintenance of any such
nuisance in the Borough, shall be liable to
q penalty of ten dollars.
SECTION 2. That any person who, in
the Borough, shall carelessly, ~negligently
or wilfully aid in or contribute to the doing
of any act dangerous to life or detrimental
to the health of any human being, except
for %iustifiablc motives and for adequate rea-
sons, or who shall omit any precaution rea-
sonable and proper to prevent or remoye
danger or detriment to life or health of any
human being, shall be liable to a penalty
of ten dollars.
SECTION 3. That the accumulation of
any decaying animal or vegetable substance
or substances, or of other offensive matter
in the form of rubbish, garbage or otlal in
or upon any lot, street or highway in the
Borough or IN or upon any public or private
place in the Borough and allowing the same
TO remain in or upon any such lot, street,
highway, public or private place, until the
same shall become hazardous to health, or
until the same shall, by reason of offensive
odors become a source of discomfort to per
sons living or passing in the vicinity there
of, is hereby declared to be a nuisance, and
any person or persons whO shall cause any
such accumulation or who shall aid therein,
shall be liable to a penalty of ten dollars.
| SECTION 4. That the pollution of any
stream, well, spring or reservoir of water
used for drinking purposes in the Borough
is hereby prohibited, and any person or per-
sons who shall cause such pollution, or who
shall aid therein, shall be liable to a penalty
of ten dollars.
SECTION 5. That the construction of any
drain or sewer in the Borough or the pour
ing out of fouled liquids on the surface of
the ground in the Borough in such manner
as to become the source from which often
siye odors shall emanate, or in such manner
as to pollute the ground, air or water, to
the risk or detriment of the health of per
sons living or passing in the vicinity there
of, is hereby declared to be a nuisance, and
any person or persons who shall cause or
maintain, or who shall aid in causing or
maintaining any such nuisance, shall be
liable to a penalty of ten dollars.
SECTION 6. That the storage of animal
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excrement in liquid or solid form in any
vault, cesspool or other receptacle i'll the
Borough in such manner as to endanger
health, or in such manner as the same shall
by reason of offensive odors emanating
i he gaeconeS source of discomfort to
,l, uylhg or passing i'll the vicinity
threof, is hereby declared to be a nuisance,
and any person or persons causing or main
a tanning any such nuisance, or aiding there
2, shall be liable to a penalty often dollars,
MT FICTION z. That the overflow of any
he s&quids or gases into any place where
10 NSay become injurious to health, or
nd &3ing or forming such sunken places
mt 'ons upon any lot or land as ac-
tor 4 water or offensive amino 10
on- ter i is hereby Er8 deeSSlsrsaS dreGl
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en- H'sel- night and thfnTo I
for bril- be liable. hopin-
scpG be7 d
rof THE keeping in the q
INN enclosure for goats, .
pes, or of any slaughter
W. 1ttiptory, in such manner
. so,hall emanate thereirom I
AS. re health of persons l.
'therie vicinity thereof OF q
AXE, is hereby declared |
2sstt persons or person who u
loLnt3n enclosure, slaugh- O
n,o"GoIiactory in such man .
Pop be liable to a penalty d
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I'd. the sale in the Bor-
night lyiyegetable food or drink
NY childor unfit tor food is
mp, andy person or persons
nEe, ma as aforesaid, shall be
u ro S" not zen dollars,
l. In yn rIia,any owner or occu-
the tr5ithin this Borough
fruitfulls-pool or priyy be
Italy, alt,s and remove the
filled Il upon notice in
looking loom this Board or
MAJ hone ereof, or whenever
tsank rdinance or special
attiIA-occupier or owner
OF / use to cleanse any
ia asaiDO'for two days after
me iorgt ! and pay a penalty
iday att snch oflense.
Nanu~ any person who shall
ldntsJJ ~ . Borough from which
ms ina nj , in such a manner OF
l~lissfully 81 Il communicate dl-
but not ! surface, or with
Or a white s pool or other recep-
TO- the ehapeluisance, or to en-
.Nher9 usSomfort of the occu-
ssTGd' No ~ of those living or
moor In t thereof, shall, on
erred out Il or the Executive
tie, and I ia d prevent any nui-
,ry an goland shall provide a
ca sign eolting opening between
" aiu utside receptacle in
And wbenies, and every person
hen out Il section by neglectlng
lowery % with such notice shall
there City of ten dollars for
.ug all abo
Jug if any well or spring
'"uteu tnonv water used for