Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-05-15
ORDINANCE NO. 54.

An Ordinance to prevent the accumulation of
Nth and refuse within the Village of Cotton
wood. providing for the removal of the same,
to prevent the running of water into Streets,
Lanes and Alleys and providing for the punish
ment for violations hereof
Be 1t ordained by the Chairman and Board OF
Trustees of the Village of Cottonwood.
Section |. No person shall cart or cause to be
carted or leave or cause 10 be left or keep in or
adjoining any street. lane or alley. or public
place, or in any yard, lot or premises within the
limits of the Village of Cottonwood, any bones.
putrid, unsounc, unwholesome or refuse meat or
beef OF any animal or the whole part of any
animal or any uhsound, putrid or unwholesome
substance or any offal, garbage. manure. or the
offensive part of any animal or animals.
Section 2. No person or persons shall permit
or suffer to accumulate In or upon any yard lot
or premises, owned or occupied by them, within
the limits of the Village of Cottonwood, any stag
nant or impure water refuse vegetables decayed
or decaying substances. gaI baRe or filth of any
kind; nor suffer any yard lot premises to be or
remain in condition as to cause or create a nuis-
ance or ofestve smell on the atmosphere. or there
by to become, cause or create a public nuts
ance. Nor cause any water from any sink closet
bath tub. or house to run in or upon any street,
lane or alley of the Village Of Cottonwood.
Section B. All persons keeping or having a
barn where animals are kept shall cause all
manure and filth to be removed therefrom at
intervals OF not more than thirty days.
Section T. Any person violating any of the
provisions of sections one. two three of this
Ordinance, shall upon conviction thereof be fined
III any sum not more than $50 90 and costs and in
default of the payment thereof shall stand COM
mitted to the Village Jail until such fine and
costs are paid.
Section S. Whenever the Chief of Police or any
policeman of the Village of Cottonwood shall be
informed of the existency of any of the matters
or things prohibited by this Ordinance he shall
Immediately make or cause to be made an ex-
animation of the yard, lot street. lane, alley.
place or premises upon, or in which il is charged
that the same is permitted suffered and if it is
found that violation of this Ordinance exists he
shall forthwith give cause to be given to either
the occupant or owner of such yard lot or prem
Uses or to both such owner and occupant, or to
any person running water into upon any such
street lane or alley a notice to remove or abate
the same, and If the same shall not be removed
or abated within twenty-four hours after the
service of such notice aforesaid then the Chief
OF Police or any policeman shall cause the
same to be removed or abated and he is author
lied to Iemove any obstruction that il may be
necessary to remove in order to reach and remove
or abate the same The expense of the removal
of any such nuisance or the abating of the same
shall be borne by the owner or occupant of the
premises AS notified hereinbefore specified,
and the cost thereof shall be assessed against the
property.
Section 6. This Ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage, APP
proval and publication.
Passed and approved this 18th day of May, 1908.
STUART SEvERNs,
Attest: Chairman Board of
NJ. NJ. BELKNAP, Trustees. Village Of
Village Clerk. Cottonwood, Idaho.