The Forrest City times., 1903-04-24
RolWaSe ( Anderson Agents.
AN ORDINANCE;

AID Ordinance declaring all privies, urnals
and sinks lin those blocks in the town OF
Forrest City, through which the sewers
have been constructed. to be nuisanc es
and the use of them unlawful, unless con-
nected with such sewers.
Be it ordained by the council OF the incor.
porated town of Forrest City.
SECTION /. That it snail be the duty OF
the mayor OF said town, after the passage of
TINS ordinance, to cause q notice TO be pub.
lished IN one issue OF some newspaper pub
Hshed IN said town, giving a list of all sewers
which have been constructed. describing the
blocks through which they run: and also IA
| cause II Ike notice to be published after the
completion OF each sewer that mag herea II or
be constructed in said town. and calling
upon all persons owning any part of the real
estate In the lots and blocks through which
such sewers may run. to connect their
privies, urinals, and sinks with the sewer
which runs through the block In which they
are located within thirty days from the pub
tcatiOn ot such notice.
SECTION =. After the publication of the
notice mentioned in Section /. no person
snail keep or permit to be used in any build
| ing or place within the limits OF any block.
| er blocks IN said town. through which any
sewer has been constructed aud described in
sara hotce, any pflVy, urinaI. or sink, unless
me same is connected with and empties into
such sewer; ana SUCH as are not so counec-
ted are hereby declared TO be nuisances
SECTION j. Whenever it becomes known
TO the marshal of said town that any nui-
sance mentioned in Section . exists ii shall
be his duty To notify the owner or occupa n [
OF the property thereof. aud it shall there
upon be the duty of such owner or occupa Mt
TO aDate SUCH nuisance within twelve hours
after such notification.
SECTION 4. such notification shall be in
writing signed by said marshal and the ser.
vice thereof, shall be made Nv reading the
same 10 the person notified, or by delivering
to him true copy thereof and the return OF
| said marshal shall be evidence as other re.
turns.
SECTION 5. If any person so notified shall
Iali 10 aoate such nuisance within the time
directed, the marshal shall abate the same
ana IN such case the person so notified an d
failing To abate the same, shall forfeit and
pay 10 the use of said town not less than
Two z: w Dollars, nor more than Twenty
five tsS50O) Dollars, and double that sum for
each repetition of such offense or Violation.
SECTION u. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person TO make use of any privy, urinal. or
| SINK, In any building or place or to empty
any waste ana dirty water, or refuse of any
KIND ON the ground within the limits of any
oiock IN sald town through which any sewer
mas now been constructed or may herea n r
be constructed, and after the publication Of
me notice mentioned in Section l. unle, .
such privy. urinal. or sink, is connected with
| and empties into such sewer.
SECTION 4. Any person who shall make
use oi any privy. urinal. or sink the use of
which is prohibited 10y Section G. OF this ar
dinance. shall be deemed guilty of a misde.
meanor, and upon conviction. thereof sba n
ne nneo III any sum not less than One tel OOl
Dollar nor more than Five Is 00 Dollars
sECTlON :. This ordinance shall take Of
lect ana be 10 force from and alter its pass
age and publication. f
Approved this April 81. 1903.
- -, WAITER GORMAN, Mayor.
U. W. PEARSON, Recorder