Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-05-30
A N ORDINANCE.

A code of ordinances defining what shall con-
stltute q nuisance and to provide u penalty for
the maintenance thereof and to prohibit the
pollution of the waters of any well, spring or
reservoir, and the use of polluted water and
unwholesome food for domestic purposes and to
enforce the cleaning ami disinfeeting of dwell
ling houses or other buildings in which danger
GUS or communicable diseases exist or have ex-
listed.
The Local Board of Health, of the Township
of Mantua, in the County of Gloucester, by
virtue of the provisions of the act of the Legis-
lature of New Jersey, entitled, San Act to es-
tablish in this State Boards of Health and a
Bureau of Vital Statistics, and to define their
respective powers and duties" approved March
81 1887. and of other acts ordains:
Section l. That whatever is dangerous to
human health, or whatever renders the ground,
the water the air or food hazard or an injury
to human health is hereby declared to be nuts
e,and any person or persons creating or main
tanning, or aiding in the creation maintenance,
of amy such nuisance, shall be liable to penalty
of twenty-five dollars.
Section g. That any decaying animal or vege-
table substance or substances, other offensive
matter in the form of rubbish, garbage or offal
in or upon any lot, street or highway, or in or
upon any public or private place, is hereby de-
clared to be a nuisance, and any person or per-
sons who shall cause any such nuisance or who
shall aid therein, shall be liable to penalty of
twenty-five dollars.
Section g. That the pollution of any stream,
WELL spring or reservoir of water used for
drinking purposes is hereby prohibited and
any person persons who shall cause such pol
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to penalty of one hundred dollars.
Section A. That the placing of fouled liquids
on the surface of the ground in such manner
as to become the source from which offensive
odors shall emanate, or in such manner as to
pollute the ground, air water, to the risk or
detriment of the health of persons living or
passing in the vicinity thereof, or in such man
ner as to endanger the purity of the water of
any well, stream, pond or lake, is hereby de-
clared to be nuisance and any person or per-
sons who shall cause or maintain or who shall
shall be liable to penalty OF twenty-five
dollars.
Section s. That the storage of animal refuse
or decayable putrescibe matter in liquid
solid form in any vault, cesspool or other recep-
tacle in such manner that the same shall by
reason of offensive odors cmanating therefrom,
become a source of discomfort to persons living
or passing in the vicinity thereof, is hereby de-
clared to be nuisance, and any person per-
sons causing maintaining any such nuisance
or aiding therein shall be liable to penalty of
twenty-five dollars.
Section 6. That the discharge of any foul or
offensive liquids gases into upon any low
lying lands, or the keeping or forming of such
sunken places or excavations upon any lot or
land and the accumulation thereon of foul
water or offensive animal or vegetable matter
is hereby declared to be nuisance; and any
person or persons who shall cause or maintain
any such nuisance, who shall aid in causing
or maintaining the same, shall be liable to u
penalty of twenty-five dollars.
Section 2. That the keeping of any tenement
house or other house or building any part
thereof, in state of uncleanliness or the crowd
ing of persons in any tenements or other house
or building in such manner as to endanger the
health of the persons dwelling therein, is here
by declared to be nuisance; and any person or
persons through whose act or neglect such state
OF uncleanliness shall be caused and any person
or persons by whom such crowding shall be
caused, shall be liable to a penalty of twenty
five-dollars
Section 8. That the keeping of any dwelling
house or building in which there is or has been
any dangerous or communicable disease without
eleasing and disinfection, is hereby prohibited
Every such dwelling or building shall be clean
sed and disnfected by or at the expense of the
owner, tenant or other person responsible for
its condition, and said cleansing and dsinfecton
shall be made and performed in such manner
and with such materials, and within such stated
time, and under such supervision, as this board
may direct Any person or persons offending
against this section shall be liable to penalty Of
twenty-five dollars.
Section 9. That the keeping of any pen or
enclosure for goats, swine or other animals or
OF any slaughter house, tannery or factory, in
such manner that offensive odors shall emanate
therefrom to the detriment or discomfort of per
sons living or passing in the vicinity thereof or
to common discomfort is hereby declared to be
a nuisance; and any person or persons who
shall keep any such pen, enclosure, slaughter
house, tannery factory in such manner as
aforesaid, shall be liable to penalty of twenty
five dollars.
Section TO- That the sale of any meat or vege-
table food or drink that is unwholesome or I'M
fit for food is hereby prohibited ANY person
or persons making any such sale as aforesaid
shall be liable to penalty OF one hundred dol
lars.
Section H. That any owner or occupier of
any premises within this township shall cleanse
every cesspool or privy upon such premises and
remove the contents therefrom upon notice in
writing to that effect from this board and every
such occupier or owner who shall neglect or re-
fuse to cleanse any such cesspool or privy for
two days after such notice shall forfeit and pay
penalty for every such offense.
Section IL. Whenever this board shall have
satisfactory evidence that any WELL the water of
which is used for domectc purposes, has become
polluted and rendered unsafe for potable use
notice to discontinue the use OF said polluted
water shall be sent to the owner or party in
charge OF said well, and, at the discretion of
this board, the owner the party in charge of
saidwell may be orderedn writing to close fill up
or Withdraw from the ground the said we'll. If
the said order is not complied with within the
time therein specified, this section shall be
deemed violated and this board may proceed to
cause the said well to be closed, filled up or
withdrawn from the ground Every well which
is used for domestic purposes shall be at least
forty (40) feet distant from every privy, vault,
cesspooI, manure vault and horse or cow stable.
Any person or persons offending against any
of the provisions of this section shall forfeit
and pay penalty Of fifty dollars.
Passed at meeting OF the Board of Health held
on Saturday, May 49, 1901
Attest: ROB'T G.. KINCAID,
GEO. b. HURFF, Sec'y. Chairman.
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