The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-03-03

closed or screened as above provided
so as to prevent the ingress or eoress
OF mosquitoes to and from the water
therein contained and the drawing NJ
water theretrom bc operated by pumps
SEC. D. That it shall be unlawful
/ to have or maintain any gutter or
drain or roof in or on which water
] stands after rains. without draining
off thoroughly.
SEC. &. That it shall be unlawful IN
have. keep or maintain on any prem.
Uses in the parish of st. Mary anv
open cess pool or privy vault, to the
liquid contents OF which mosquitoes
have ln@rcss Or egress. unless the
same be thoroughly covered with pe.
troleum oil every fifteen l5) DAYS
from March LIST to December LIST in
each and every year
SEC. !. That every lot or square in
the parish which in the Judgment Of
the Board of Health is near enough to
the houses of its inha bitants on which
water stands in pools or ponds, or
which contains excavations or holes
or depresSions in which water NAV
stand, is hereby declared menace to
public health. and the owner thereof
who shall fail. after notice by the
Parish Board of Health and within
the time therein prescribed. to fill or
drain the same Or keep it covered with
petroleum OIL shall be deemed guilty
of a violation of this ordinance.
SEC. S. That it shall be unlawful
to set up, have. keep or maintain in
any house or hotel water closets fur.
nished with tank or basin with wa.
ter seal. unless such tanks or basins
be emptied and the water therein re.
newed at least once in five days, from
March lst to December LIST in each and
every year, or be kept during the same
period thoroughly covered with kero-
sene oil.
SEC. 9. That the Board of Health
shall cause this ordinance to be en-.
forced in all its provisions, and to
that end shall have the right to enter
said premises and inspect the same.
And any person charged with any OF
the duties imposed by this ordinance
failing, after notice by said Board OF
Health and within the time prescribed
by said notice. to perform said duties,
shall be deemed @uilty of violation
of this ordinance. and for each day
after the expiration of said notice the
party notified fails to comply with
said notice sh; II be guilty of sepa.
rate violation Of this ordinance.
SEC. 10. The owners, and in their
absence the agents of owners OF all
premises, lots. squares, parks, or but
lures in the parish ofSt. Mary, shall be
liable for violations of the provisions
of Sections l, I 5, and I, of this ordln'
ance except in cases where, without the
knowledge of such owner or agent,
the tenant or the tresspaSser on any
premises. lot. square, park or batture
shall violate the provisions OF THIS
ordinance, in which event such tenant
or trespasser shall be liable for sucn
violation; where the premises are va
cant. or are occupied jointly by the
owner and his tenants or sub-tenants,
the owner. or in his absence, his agens,
shall be liable for violations OF Sec
tions ,. ;, 6 aud 8 of this ordinance
The tenants or occupiers OF all prem
Uses. lots. etc. shall be liable for vlo'
lations of Sections 2, ,, and OF this
and in the case above pro-
' iutu loI Nlt1dtlOHS Oh CeCtIoAo - y
) and 7 thereof. :,
SEC. II. That any person who shall
violate any section of this ordinance
shall be punished by fine OF not more
than Twenty-Five (S25) Dollars, or oy
for not more than tnlr.!
800 days. or both. in the discretion o.
the Court having jurisdiction. EaGn
and every day of failure to cOmPY
with any of the provisions OF tn!s
ordinance shall constitute a separs~
otfense and be punished as such. ~
SEC. II. That this ordinance snsn
be complied with on or before VIC
rst day of March of each year, "a
:epting for the year 1906 the date =.
Herewith shall be on
before April 1st.
SEC. -. All ordinances or psr's
If ordinances in conflict with the Pr
visions Of this ordinance are hereD'
'epealed.
J. a. PETERMAN, President
RUDOLPH HANF, Secretary.