Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-03-13
AN ORDINANCE.

Amending Ordinance No. 96, known as
the Health Ordinance" by adding
to said ordinance, the Rules herein
after set out to be known as Rules
No. 19 and 20.
DE it ordained by the Mayor and AL
| ID dermen, the Town Council Of the
town Of Yorkville, S. c.
Section 1. That Ordinance No. So, OF
the town Of Yorkville, s. c., known as
same is hereby amended by adding
thereto the following rules, to be
known as Rules No. 19 and 20:
Rule No. 10. That whenever, In the
Judgment Of the Board Of Health Of the
town Of Yorkville, s. c., any property
of any nature or description within the
limits of the town shall become so in
fected with any contagious or infec-
tious disease as to jeopardize the
health Of the community. and 1t shan
further appear in the judgment OF the
said Board of Health, that the health
of the community demands the same,
1t may and shall be lawful for the said
Health Board or it's agents and officers
to take possession Of said property for
the purpose of disinfecting and fumi-
eating the same, and they shall have
the right to so disinfect the same, and
for the services so rendered to the own
er Of the same the said Board Of Health
shall charge fee Of two dollars, and
which said fee shall be and constitute
a lien upon said property to be collect
ed by law in the same manner as other
liens on property are collected.
Rule No. 20. That whenever, IN the
Judgment Of the Board Of Health, the
welfare and health Of the community
demands 1t, it may and shall be lawful
for the Board Of Health to condemn
and destroy any property OF any nature
or description that may have become
infected and polluted with any infec-
tious or contagious disease.
Paragraph 2. That before Destroy
ing said property, the owner OF the
same shall have the right to demand
an appraisement Of said property by
appraisers, one Of whom shall be ap-
pointed by the owner Of said property,
one by the Board Of Health, and In
case Of the disagreement Of these two,
then they may select a third party,
who shall apraise said property, and
the amount at which the same Is ap-
praised shall be paid out Of the town
treasury on the warrant Of the pres.
ident Of the Board Of Health, approved
by the mayor Of the town.
Paragraph 8. That it shall be un-
lawful for any person or persons to in
sons or officers or appraisers, or their
agents mentioned and described In
Rule No. 10, or in this rule, while in
the discharge of the duties mentioned
in the said rules, and any person or
persons 80 interfering with or so OBJ
structing said persons and officers and
their agents, shall, upon conviction
therefore in the Mayors court, be SEN
fenced to fine Of not less than one
dollar nor more than twenty-five dol
lars or be confined in the public pris-
on or county jail, or be required to
work upon the public works of the
town or county in the discretion Of the
mayor, for a period Of not less than
five nor more than thirty days.
The foregoing rules and regulations
were duly read and adopted by the
Board of Health Of the town Of York.
Vile, s. c., assembled In regular ses-
sion this I'd day Of March, A. D., 1901.
M. ]. WALKER,
President Of the Board Of Health OF the
Town Of Yorkville, 8. c.
ATTEST:
BROOKS INMAN, Secretary Of the Board
of Health Of the town Of Yorkville,
s. G..
The foregoing Rules and Regulations
approved and ratified by the Mayor
and Aldermen the Town Council of the
Town of Yorkville. s. c., assembled in
regular session, this I'd day of March,
1901. M. G. WILLIS, Mayor,
OF the Town Of Yorkville S. c.
[SEAL.]
ATTEST:
|P. W. LOVE, Clerk Of Council. w2t