The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-08-18
ORDINANCE NO. %.
An Ordinance Relating to the
Public Health,

The Village Council Of the Village Of Evcle,h
90 Ordaln as fo!ows
Sec. l. Every hotel, boarding, tenement or
lodging house. and every private residence in
the Village Of Evceth, Shall be provided
with proper and suita bic conyeuiences and
receptacles for receiving garbage slops and
other refuse matter These receptac,cs mav
consist of boxes. barrels or kegs aid tbfv
snail DC Watertight and shall be kent in a
place accessible and convenient for the scav.
enSer to take away, either every day or at
such intervals Of j ne rs the health Officer
shall direct.
sec. . That neither the owner, agent. ten
ant or occupant OF any building Or premise,
IN the Village OF Evcieth shall employ. cana,
or permit any part of the contents OF anv
vault, prlvy, sink. or ccssDool (bcins thereon.
and of which he has controD to be removed
unless according to the regulations of the
board of health.
Sec. g. That every person shall Gi,scrvo and
OBEY each and every special regulation and
every order OF the board Of health which s
or may be made for carrying into effect anv
ordinances of the Village of Eveleth, or anv
Ia" OF this state or otherwise, whether issued
or directed by the board Of health or promu!-
gated by the health officer, US if the same had
been herein inserted at length.
Sec. T. The Village Council of the Village
OF Eveleth shall have power to grant lic.nsns
to any person, company or corporation for
cleaning or removing the contents OF priv
vaults sinks, or private drains, and eve,y per-
SOIL company or corporation engaged in said
business shall be deemed a night scavencer.
no %lol
officer.
Sec. 5. No person, company or corporation
Shall within the Village OF Evcleth empty,
clean' or remove the contents of any privy
vault, sink or private drain, or in any manner
engage IN the business of night scavenger
without first having obtained u license so to
d. under penalty hereinafter provided pro-
v1ded that the owners, or agents having con
troll OF privy vaults, sinks, or private drains
within the city, desiring to clean and remove
contents thereof themselves without aid of
night sc&vengers may be allowed TO co SO on
~ In such manner as the health officer shall
direct.
Sec: T. Every person, Company or corpora
tion obtaining such license shall comply will,
and obey the orders and directions and rrcu
laticHs OF the board Of health or health officer
OF the village, made in pursuance to law
Sect. No privy vault, sink or private
drain, nor contents thereof shall be disturbed
or removed betveen tie hours of six e.
O'Clock u. m. and ten (1O) o'clock D. ~ OF any
day except when such contents are in a fro
zen condition, or when odOricss d.sinfcctine
| apparatus is Used.
Sec. 8. The health officer is hereby au-
thorizcd to hire from time to time, as many
persons. upon such terms and with such ap-
p'lanccs or conyeyanccs as they n,ny deem
necessary for the removal of garbage, ofa!
and swi!.
Sec 9. Every person SO engaged shall he
deemed day scavcngcr and shall rece!v,
such compensation as the board or health
may establish, and they shall at all times be
subjected to the rules and regulations OF the
board OF health, and ordinances Of the Village
of Evcleth.
Sec 10. That any person who violates, di. :
obeys, on!ts, negiects or refuses to comply
with or resists any OF the provisions Of this
ordinance, or who refuses or ncSlects to obey
any of the rules, orders or sanitary regua-
lions Of the board of health, or who omits or
refuses to comply with or rcs:sts
any officer or order. or special regulation of
the board of health shall upon arrest and con-
viction be subject to a fine not exceeding
TWENTY-FIVE dollars and cost Of prosecution,
for each oflcnse, and in default OF payment
OF this fine and costs, Imprisonment in the
County Jail Of st. Louis County, not exceed
ing 80 days.
Sec. Ii. This ordinance shall take effect and
DO in force from and after its publication
and recording.
Passed August Z. 1892
CHAS. JESMORE,
President.
A. n. PETERSON,
29w3 Recorder.