The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-11-10
Health.

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a. SEC l. No manure, ga .iH sc, sofsfii cr any
vegetable or animal matter. or 1tatlseous sab
stance whatsoever. shall be dumped Or de-
posted at any place within the limits oe the
village OF Eveleth, except ut the place OF
places designated and provided for that 2:lr-
posesby tie Board Of Health. and there dis
posed of by burning or OF: lc-Hiscas :nc!lcalth
of1cer may direct.
SEC. 2. no person shall deposit or :c::vc
or cause to be left or deposited in any part ii
said village any dead animal, garbage :.t:"i
vegetable or excrement or any Ctl.er sub
stance whatsoever. which is offensive. CT
Which. by process of decomposition, my L.,
come offensive.
SEC. B. No person within the li.,:ts 81 sl,e
said village of Eyeleth shall safer or Kermit
any cellar, vault, private Grain, ccss-ro;i
prlvy, Waterclos t, garbage receptacle, c.,ica
en- coop, stable, barn or anything eoEncctct:
with any premises belonging to or Occupies!
by him or her to become nauseous. oTeusiyo
or Injurious to the public health.
Sec 4. No person shall erect or mai,1taff,
a privy within twenty feet of any we'll from
which water IS used for domestic purposes.
or dig well for such purposes within twenty
feet OF any privy, and no privy shall be erect
ed, maintained Or used by any person within
the limits Of said village of Evelcth, unless
constructed as in the next section prescribed
SEC 5. All privics must be constructed
SO that the receiving vault thereof shall be
made water tight, so that the contents cannot
escape therefrom. and sufficiently secured
ana enclosed. Privies must at all times be
kept in disinfected condition and free froa,
smells or odors prcjuaicial to public health
Every privy must be cleaned at least twice a
year, and oftener II the condition of the pr:yv
demand 1t. The owners Or occupants of prom
iscs must also cause their privies to be thor
ough'y cleaned and disfnfccted within twenty
four hours after being requested SO to do by
the health officer. The contents aud cx,.re-
ment from all privies must be disposed OF rs
directed by the health officer.
SEC, 6, 1t shall be the duty of each and
every person to keep the lot or premises
owned or occupied by him Or her within the
limits OF said village OF Eveicth at AL times
in thoroughly clean condition q nd free from
every nuisance whatsoever, that is or may be
Injurious to the public health. -
SEC.T. All manure piles attached to sta
bles must be taken away and removed as Of
ten as once in eight weeks, or oftener If tho
health officer shall require it, In no case
shall manure plies be. permitted to become a
nuisance. Il i -s5 :.
SEC, 8. The Board of Health shall exercise
general supervision over the health of the
village, with full power to take all steps and
use all measures necessary to provide for the
cleanliness and salubity thereof: To prevent
the introduction and spread OF contagious
and infectious diseases, and generally to
adopt such regulations, restrictions and meas.
ures for the maintainance of the public
health as they may deem advisable. The
health officer shall at all times h;,ve and ex-
crcise general supervision Over :he sanitary
condition of the village. ...s 80 50
SEC. 0. Any person who violates, Gisobeys,
omits, neglects or refuses to comply withthe
provisions of this ordinance, OF. who refuses
or neglects to obey any of the rules orders or
sanitary regulations of the Board OF Health
or of the Health Officer shall, upon conviction
thereof before the justice courtof said vilngc
of Eveleth. be punished by fine OF not more
than One Hundred Dollars, and in defaults of
the payment of said fine be imprisoned In the
county Jail Of st. Louis county not to exceed
sixty days. as provided by the laws of tho
state of Minnesota
SEC. 10. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Passed October l6. 1899.
Vi CHAs. JEsMoRf,
President.
A. n. PETERSON,
Village Recorder. Nov S.le-2l
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