The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-04-30

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quitoes propagate, Providing for tbs
cleansing of all houses, lots, and prem
ises, within the city limits of this city
and authorizing the city physician
and his assistants to enter all houses
lots, and premises, private or public
for the purpose of inspection, cleaning
and distinction, and providing pensl
ties for any violation of this ordinance
| Be it ordained By the City Council Of tn
i City of ByoUns7lzle
SECTION Thereafter it shall be I'M
lawful for any person, firm, or corpora
ton to own, use, keep, or maintain,
within the City Limits of the city Of
Brownsville, any well, cistern, tank, re
servoir, barrel, tub, vat, pool, OF other
place, in any manner used for the stor-
ing or keeping of water, or other things
whatsoever, in which mosquitoes are
likely to propagate, without having the
top of such well, cistern, tank, reservoir,
barrel, tub, vat, or other such receptacle
closed over securely by a covering Of
wood, or other durable material, or by
wire screen, wire gauze, or by cloth net
ting, or by both such coverings wire
screen, wire gauze, or cloth netting,
which said top or covering shall be so
constructed and adjusted as to prevent,
at all times, any mosquitoes from enter
ing therein, >orlhaving access to the wa
ter in such well, cistern, tank, barrel, or
other receptacle, or from coming in con-
tact with the water therein.
Any person, firm, or corporation who
shall so keep or maintain any such well,
cistern, tank, barrel, reservoir, tub, vat,
or other receptacle, containing water, or
other thing whatsoever, III which mos
quitoes can. be propagated, without COW
ering or screening same, as hereinbefore
provided for, shall be deemed guilty of
an ofense, and upon conviction thereof,
shall be punished by a fine in any sum
not to exceed fifty dollars, or by i'm
prisonment for any length of time not to
exceed ten days, or by both such fine and
Imprisonment; and every day that such
well, cistern, tank, reservoir, barrel, tub,
vat, or other such receptacle shall re-
main without such screening or covering
shall constitute a separate ofense-
SECTION 2.-It is hereby made the ex-
prees duty of every person, firm, or cor
poration, using. maintaining, or having J.
upon his or their premises, any well,
cistern, tank, reservoir, barrel, tub, rat, |
or other such receptacle in which NOS
quitos are likely to propagat1, to prop
erly oil the samewith c-ude or petroleum
~il- or s'leh other disinfectants, that may
directed to be SO used by the City
ny sician of this City, at least one %
77me within each ard every week; and
&c failure so to do shall constitute an
ense, and upon conviction thereof,
leyr shall be punished by fine in any
I'M not to exceed twenty-five dollars,
DyA Imprisonment for any length of
ind not to exceed ten (1O) days, or by
OF such fine and Imprisonment.
Assertion st shall be. the duty of
very person, firm, or corporation, OWL
ing, using, or controlling any property
city limits of this city, upon
tie request of the City Physician of this
city thereto, or by anyone by the said
City Physician duly authorized, to clean
and disinfect any such premises i'll such
manner as may be required by the said
City Physician, and any person neglect
ing, failing, or refusing SO to do, shall be
deemed guilty of an offense, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished by
a fine in any sum not to exceed twenty
Eve dollars. q By Imprisonment for any
length of time not to exceed ten (1O)
lays, or both such fine and imprison-
nent, and each day of such neglect, fail
IRE, or refusal shall constitute a separate
,fense.
SECTION At shall be unlawful for
my person, firm, q corporation to place
II keep in his, or their, house, or upon
lis, OF their, lot or premises, or en prop
,rty over which he, or they, have cor
rol, within the city limits of this city,
nv nuisance, OF establish rent of any
lind calculated to injure or endanger the
lealth or property of the inhabitants of
his city; and any person 50 offending
hall be deemed guilty of an ofense, and
pom conviction thereof, shall be punish
d by fine in any sum not to exceed
ne hundred dollars, or by imprison-
lent for any length of time not to ex-
eed ten G0l days, or by both such fine
nd Imprisonment.
SECTION Sit shall be unlawful for
ny person, firm, or corporation to per
lit to remain on his, or their, lot or lots,
r premises, any standing pool, or pools,
water, mud holes, or any substance in
~ manner injurious to the health of the =
habitants of this city, after being no. L
fed by the City Physician of this city,
drain, fill, or remove the same; and
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