Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-03-06
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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. 10 and 20.
DE it ordained by the Mayor and Al
ID dermen, the Town Council OF the
town of Yorkville, S. G.
Section l. That Ordinance No. sS, OF
the town of Yorkville, S. c., known as
the Health Ordinance" be and the
same is hereby amended by adding
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 fnfec-
tious disease as to jeopardize the
health Of the community. and 1t shall
further appear in the judgment of the
said Board Of Health, that the health
of the community demands the same,
it 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 lie 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
Cow ha I'd nf
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
terfere with or obstruct any Of the per-
sons or officers or appraisers. or theil
agents mentioned and described IN
Rule No. 10, or in this rule, while ir
the discharge of the duties mentioned
in the said rules. and any person OF
persons so interfering with or so OBJ,
structing said persons and officers anG
their agents. shall. upon conviction
therefore in the Mayors court. be sen.
fenced to a 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 t
work upon the public works of tn:
town or county in the discretion Of the
mayor, for a period of not less thai
five nor more than thirty days.
The foregoing rules and regulation:
were duly read and adopted by tn,
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
NJ. J. WALKER,
President of the Board of Health of tn
Town of Yorkville, S. c.
ATTEST:
BROOKS INMAN. Secretary of the Boar,
of Health of the town of Yorkville
S. G.