The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-08
SPECIAL NOTICES.
PROCLAMATION.

City OF Savannah. Mayors Once. AUG
90 i9eo.-The Sanitary Board in accord
anee with the provisions OF an ordinance,
passed Aug. IS 1900. and entitled An
ordinance to provide for the cutting ana
removal. or destruction OF weeds and oth-
er rank vegetable growth growing on pfl-
vate property within said limits. TO pro
vide a penalty for Noncompliance with
the provisions hereof" etc. the SAID sah-
iiary Board having notified me that IN .ho
opinion OF the board. " IL necessary lpI
the preservation OF the health OF the cry
10 have cut and removed from private
property In the said city OF destroyer
thereon. weeds and other rank vegetaoie
growth do hereby issue this. my pros
lamation requiring the cutting ana remoV-
al Of such weeds and other rank Vegeta-
bic growth IN accordance with the Prov
sions Of the following ordinance. ANY
one falling to comply with its provisions
will b. placed on the information uoeAe1
and fined
Given under my hand and the seal Of
the city Of Savannah this. soth DAY OF p, Au-
gust. 1900 HERMAN MYERS
fssall Mayor.
Attest: WA. p. BAILEY.
Clerk OF Council
An ordinance TO provlde for the cutting
and removal or destruction OF weeds ana
other rank vegetable growth growing on
private property within said city limits
20 provide a penalty for noncompliance
with the provisions hereof and 10 author-
ize 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 whlch
Il grows
Section I. BE & ordained by the Mayor
and Aldermen OF the city Of Savannah. In
Council assembled. That whenever tho
Sanitary Board OF said city shall nouty
the Mayor thereof that. IN the opinion OF
SAID board. IL Is necessary for the preserv-
alton % the health OF the city 10 have cut
and removed from private property In 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 10
the property lire OF said lotor the destruc-
ton OF the same by fire on such lot BY the
owner or owners OF said property, OF the
agents OF such owners having charge OF
such property. and thereupon. u Tuch
weeds and other rank vegetable growth Is
not cut from such private property ana re-
moved 60 the property line q such prop
erty or destroyed thereon by nre WITHIN
Ten DAYS after the first publication OF
said PROCLAMATION by the Mayor, then ana
I'm that event the owner or owners o. said
property. or the agent thereof having the
same In charge. shall. upon conviction IN
the Police Court OF the city OF savanna h.
OF failure TO cut and remove such weeds
ana other rank vegetable growth within
the time above named, be punished BY
flne not 20 exceed nifty G0l dollars. OF i'm
prlsonmcnt not TO exceed thirty CO days.
either or both IN the discretion OF the
court.
sec. >. BE II 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
may be. 90 cut and remove such weeds
aud 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 tho director OF public works.
shall. at the expense OF the owner or own
ers % such property. have the same cut
and removed or destroyed.
Sec g. BE IL further ordained. That
AL ordinances and parts OF ordinances In
conflict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.