The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-02-14
ORDINANCE NO. X.

AN ACT PROHIBITING NUISANCFS
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF
THE VILLAGE OF SPIRIT LAKE.
IDAHO. DEFINING THE SAME, AND
PRESCRIBING A PENALTY FOR THE
VIOLATION OF SAL DORDINANCE.
Be 1t ordained by the Chairman and
Board of Trustees OF the Village of Spirit
Lake, kootenai County, Idaho:
Section 1. That any person or persons
company or corporation, who SHALL within
the corporate limits Of said Village OF Spirit
Lake, In the County Of Kootenai. State o.
Idaho, keep or maintain any pen or en-.
closure. stable. or building for hogs, cattle,
horses, sheep goats, or other animals. In
such filthy condition as to be offensive to
neigbbOrs. or passers by, injurious to the
health of the nelghborhood, shall be deemed
guilty of maintaining nuisance, and shall
be punishable as hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. 2. That any person or persons. com
pany or corporation, who shall, within the
corporate limits of said Village of Spirit
Lake, suffer any sewer. vault, private drain
pool, privy, or ground upon any premises
belonging to or occupied by him, her, them
or it. to become foul, offensive or Injurious
to public health or to any person, such per
son or persons. company or corporation,
shall be deemed guilty of maintaining a
nuisance and be punishable as hereinafter
prescribed.
Sec. 3. That any person or persons. com
pany or corporation who shall. within the
corporate limits of said Village of Spiri,
Lake. throw. place, or conduct or suffer any
member of his or her family, their or Its
agent or employee to throw, place, con.
duct into any street or alley, any putrid or
decayed meat, bones, fish, fowl hides. skins,
apple or potato Feelings. rotten potatoes,
apples, or fruits of any kind, old fruit cans
or boxes, or any filth Of any kind, 0ffal
dung. dead animals vegetables, fruit or
other decayed or offensive matter. or any
thing likely to become so, or shall allow
such filth or other offensive matter
aforesaid, to remain upon his or her. their
or its premises, or In any street or alley In
the rear or front of such premises. in such
manner as to be offensive to the neighbor
hood, or offensive or Injurious to the health
of the neighborhood, offensive or injuri-
Gus to any person. shall be deemed guilty of
maintaining q nuisance and shall be pun
ished as hereinafter prescribed.
Sec. 4. That any person or persons, COM
many corporation, violating this Ordf-
nance shall be deemed guilty Of mis-
demeanor. and upon conviction thereof shall
be punishable by fine for each offense, not
exceeding One Hundred ($10O.OO) Dollars.
recoverable with costsand In default of pay.
ment to be imprisoned in the Village or
County Jail, at the rate of one day for each
Two $4,000 Dollars of the amount of the
fine and cost imposed.
Sec. 5. Before any person or persons,
company or corporation shall be convicted of
any OUenSe neren ueHHeu, as II NUISANCE, IL
shall be made to appear that such person.
or persons. company or corporation have
been served with reasonable notice either
verbal or written, by tho Village Marshal.
to abate the same, and that he or she, they
or it, have failed. neglected. or refused to
do so, and In case of violation Of this Ordi-
nance, the Village Marshal may abate suel
nuisance and the costs of doing may be
recovered In an action before the Police
Magistrate any court of competent juris
diction, from such person, persons company
or corporation.
Sec. 6. Any person may abate Dublit
or private nuisance which is especially in
furious to him, by removing. or If necessary
by destroying the thing which constitutes
the same, without committing breach OF
he peace. doing an unnecessary injury
but reasonable notice must be given to tho
owner thereof before it's destruction.
Sec Z. This Ordinance shall take effect
and be In full force on and after the 18th
day of March, 1908.
Read the first time and unanimousl!
adopted February Sth. 1908.
Read the second time and unanimousl.
adopted February 10th. 1908.
Read the third time and unanimously
adopted and passed February 18th. 1908.
tSeaD W. 7. HIREEN,
Chairman.
GEORGE f. JEDSON. Clerk.