The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-06
SPECIAL NOTICES.
PROCLAMATION.

City Of Savannah. Mayors once. Aug
%. iee0-The Sanitary Board. In accord
ance with the provisions OF an ordinance
passed Aug o. 1900. and entitled An
ordinance to provide for che cutting ana
removal or destruction OF weeds ana ON
er rank vegetable growth growing on pr
vate property within said limits. 20 Pro
vide penalty for Noncompliance Win
the provisions hereof" etc. the said san
itary Board. having notified me that IN INC
opinion OF the board. II II necessary lot
the preservation OF the health OF the CITY
TO have cut and removed from prlNa's
property In the said city or destroy 81
thereon, weeds and other rank vegetaoie
grow tn, ! do hereby issCe this, my proc
lamation requiring the cutting and femoV-
al OF such weeds and other rank vegeta-
bic growth in accordance with the provi-
sions Of the following ordinance. Any
one failing 70 comply with las provisions
will BE- placed on the Information docke'
and fined
Given under my hand and the seal OF
the city OF Savannah this. Soth day OF Az
gust. 1900 HERMAN MYERS,
fsaaiD 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 limits :
10 provide a penalty for noncompliance
with the provisions hereof. and 90 author
lie the city authorities TO cut and remove
and destroy such weeds and other rank
vegetable growth az the expense OF the
owner or owners OF the property on wni>h
Il grows.
Section l. BE Il ordained by the Mayor
aud 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 Is necessary for the preserv-
alton ot the health OF the city 10 have cut
and removed from private property " the
said city. or destroyed thereon. weeds ana
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 lotorthe destruc-
ton OF the same by fire on such lot BY the
owner or owners OF said property. or the
agents OF such owners having charge OF
such property. and thereupon. II ruch
weeds and other rank vegetable growth II
not cut from such private properly and re-
moved 10 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 ana
In that event the owner or owners OF said
property. or the agent thereof having the
same in charge shall. upon conviction In
tho Police Court OF the city OF Savannah n.
OF a failure to cut and remove such weeds
and other rank vegetable growth within
the time above named. be punished by a
ane NOT 10 exceed nifty B0p dollars, Of inn
prisonment not to exceed thirty 800 days
either or both IN the discretion Of the
court.
sec. = Be il further ordained. That in
the event OF the failure OF the owner or
owners. or the agent OF such property
having charge Of the same. as the case
NAV be. TO 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 eNpense.of the owner or own
ers OF such property. have the same cut
and removed or destroyed.
Sec. g. Be Il further ordained. That
All ordinances and parts of ordinances In
conflict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pcaled