The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-07

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PROCLAMATION.
City OF Savannah. Mayors once. Aug
%. isOo.-The Sanitary Board In accord
ance with the provisions Of an ordinance,
passed Aug. 2S. 1900. and entitled An
ordinance to provide for the cutting ana
removal. or destruction OF weeds ana ON
Ct rank vegetable growth growing on pil-
vate property within said limits. 10 pro-
vide a penalty for Noncompliance WITH
the provisions hereof" etc, the sald Sah-
itary Board. having notified me that IN mo
opinion OF the board. u Is necessary lot
the preservation of the health OF the CITY
TO have cut and removed from private
property IN the said city or deS'royeo
thereon. weeds and other rank vegetaote
growth do hereby issue this. my pros
lamation requiring the cutting and remoE-
al of such weeds and other rank Vegeta-
bic growth in accordance with the proVl-
sions OF the following ordinance any
one falling 10 comply with It's PROVISIONS
will b. placed on the information DOCKET
and fined.
Given under my hand and the seal OF
the city Of Savannah this soth day OF Au-
gust 1900 HERMAN MYERS.
(sealD Mayor.
Attest: WA. p. BAILEY.
Clerk Of Council
An ordinance to provide for the cutting
and removal or destruction Of weeds ana
other rank vegetable growth growing on
private property within said city Unite :
90 provide a penalty for nonscomphance
with the provisions hereof. and 20 author
ize the city authorities 10 cut and remove
and destroy such weeds and other rank
vegetable growth al the expense of the
owner or owners OF the property ga 0iii=ii
IL grows.
section /. Re u ordained by the Mayor
and Aldermen OF the city OF Savannah In
Council assembled. That whenever the
Sanitary Board OF said city shall notify
the Mayor thereof that. In the opinion OF
said board. Il r. necessary for the preserV-
alton OF the health Of the city 20 have cut
and removed from private property IN the
said city. or destroyed thereon. weeds and
other rank vegetable growth, the Mayor
shall issue his proclamation requiring the
immediate cutting and removal OF such
weeds and other rank vegetable growth TO
the property line OF said lot or the destruc-
ton OF the same by fire on such lot BY tho
owner or owners OF said property. or the
agents OF such owners having charge OF
such property and thereupon. II such
weeds and other rank vegetable growth Is
not cut from such private property and re-
moved 20 the property line OF such prop
erty or destroyed thereon by fire within
ten DAYS after the first publication OF
said PROCLAMATION By the Mayor. then and
In that event the owner or owners Of SAID
property, or the agent thereof having the
same IN charge. shall upon conviction IN
the Police Court OF the city of Savannah,
OF a failure Co cut and remove such weeds
and other rank vegetable growth within
the time above named. be punished b. a
fine not 20 exceed fifty (y0 dollars. OF i'm
prisonment not TO exceed thirty coo days.
either or both In the discretion OF the
court
sec. 2 Be Il further ordained. That In
the event OF the failure OF the owner or
owners. OF the agent OF such property
having charge OF the same. as the case
may be. 90 cut and remove such weeds
and other rank vegetable growth or de-
stroy the same within the time above
named, then and In that event the Mayor
and Aldermen OF the city OF Savannah.
through the director Of public works.
shall. at the expense Of the owner or own
ers OF such property. have the same cut
and removed or destroyed.
Sec. g. he it further ordained. That
AL ordinances and parts OF ordinances Ia
conflict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.