The Monitor-register., 1897-04-02
Gpier \ Boone
Opposite j. n. Turner's Furniture Store
W0ODSTOWN, N. ].
An Ordinance.

A n Ordinance for the protection of Pub
"A lie Health in the Borough of W God
town. New jersey.
By authority of the Act of the Legislature
of the State of New Jersey, entitled, -
supplement to an Act for the protection o.
the Public Health and the Record of Vita
Facts and statistics relating thereto" an
| proved March 8. 1882
1t is hereby ordained by the Board OF
! County of Salem, New Jersey, as follows:
Sec !. 1t shall be deemed a nuisance and
is hereby declared unlawful, for any person
or persons being the owner, tenant, or occu-
pant Of any house, shop, store, or other
I building or premises in the Borough of
Woodstown, TO cause. permit, OF suffer any
offensive drainage. or waste. or refuse mat
ter flom any sink. cesspool, water closet,
oarnyard, hogpen, or other place TO run
into, over. or upon any public street, or any
part thereof in said Borough OF Woodstown,
or caush, or to allow any such refuse or
waste matter, or offensive drainage to ac-
cumulate, or be upon his. her, or their
premises in such manner as to give out Il
foul odor or TO become to
health.
Sec. ,. The throwing or dumping of gar
bage, or foul or offensive refuse matter, or
offal, or any dead animal into any public
place, or street, in the Borough of Woods
town, is hereby declared 10 be q nuisance
and is hereby prohibited.
Sec. 3. All persons within the Borough
limits keeping upon their premises any
horses. cattle, swine, or o her live stock,
shall keep the pen, stables, yard, shed, or
other place where such stock is kept or cou-
fined, in a neat and wholesome condition.
so that no ioul or offensive odors shall
escape tEerefrom. and any hogpen, stable,
or other place where such stock is, or shall
be kept, which shall be suffered to become
offensive or detrimental to health. or to
give out foul and offensive odor, is hereby
declared to be n nuisance.
Sec. 4. No person being the owner, tenant,
or occupant of any land. or premises within
the limits of the Borough of Woodstown,
shall permit, or suffer his or her drain, gut.
Ell, cesspool, sink, water closet, or other
channel or receptacle Of refuse or offensive
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disagreeable odor detrimental to health,
and all such foul drains, cesspooIs, vaults,
or receptacles, are hereby declared to be
Sec. 5 The bodies OF all dead animals in
the said Borough of Woodstown shall be
forthwith buried in such manner, and to
such depth, as to prevent any offensive odor
therelrom, and any person being the owner
or having charge of such animals, who shall
Iall TO properly comply with this require
ment within t~wenty-four hours after the
death Of such animal, shall be- guilty of
maintaining a nuisance and held liable for
the penalty herein provided.
sec.6 Any person who shall violate any
of the provisions of this Ordinance, or shall
permit or su1Ser anything herein declared
to be a nuisance upon the premises whereof
he or she is tenant, occupant or owner, shall
forfeit and pay the sum of twenty dollars.
$3.50. 00), to be sued for and recovered in the
manner prescribed by the Act of the Legis-
lature aforesaid with cost of suit.
Sec. Z. If any person maintaining or allow
ing any nuisance prohibited by this Ordi-
nance upon MS or ner premises, or causing
such nuisance in or upon any public street,
or place, shall not. upon due and reasonable
notice by the Executive Officer of the said
Board of Health, abate and remove said
nuisance, said officer shall cause the same
10 be removed or abated, and shall bring
suit for all expenses thereby incurred
against the person so maintaining, causing,
or allowing such nuisance as aforesaid, in
addition to the penalty herein before pre-
scribed
Sec. s The Sanitary Inspector of said
Board of Health shall be the Executive Off
GER thereof and charged with the enforce.
mento OF this Ordinance, and it shall be law
full for said Officer, or any member of said
Board, TO enter upon and examine any place
or premises where any nuisance specified
by this Ordinance shall be, or exist, or
against which any complaint shall be lodged
with The said Board of Health or any mem
Der thereof, and investigate the same, and
take such action therein for the removal or
abating of such nuisance, as may be re-
quired, or he may, ii he shall think proper,
report to the President of the said Board of
Health for action therein, and If any person
or persons shall hinder, or interfere with,
or obstruct such Officer in the performance
of his duty under this section, he, she or
they shall be liable to a penalty of fifty dol
lars, $3.50. COY, to be recovered with costs, as
other penalties herein prescribed and
directed by The Act of Legislature afore-
said, TO be recovered.
The said Ordinance TO take effect May l,
1897.
Passed March "a, 1897.
j il. PETERSON, President.
IL. Ii. STEPLER, Secretary.