The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-16

Section l. The Board of Supervisors
of the City and County of Honolulu
shall appoint one or more Sanitary In
spectors, whose salaries shall be fixed
by the Board. Said Sanitary Inspectors
shall have all of the powers and per
form all the duties prescribed by this
Ordinance, and shall have such other
powers and shall perform such other
duties as may be prescribed by the
Board of Supervisors. The Sanitary In
spectors shall be under the immediate
direction of the City and County Physi-
clan.
Section 2. The Sanitary Inspector
shall examine into all nuisances, sources
of filth and causes of sickness on shore,
or in any vessel. and shall cause the
same to be destroyed, removed Or pre-
vented, as the case may require.
Section 3. Whenever any such NUS
ance, source of filth or cause of sick
ness shall be found on private property,
the City and County Physician or any
Sanitary Inspector shall order the own
er or occupant thereof, at the expense
of said owner or occupant, TO remove
such nuisance, source of filth or cause
Of sickness within forty-eight hours
and If such owner or occupant shall
neglect so to do, he shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be punished by
fine not exceeding Two Hundred and
Fifty ($250.00) Dollars, or by imprison-
ment for term not exceeding three
months, or by both such fine and i'm
prisonment.
Section 4. If any such owner or oc-
cupant shall not comply with such order
of the City and County Physician or
Sanitary Inspector, the City and Coun-
ty Physician or any Sanitary Inspector
may cause such nuisance, source of filth
or cause of sickness to be removed,
and all expenses thereby incurred shall
be paid by the said owner or occupant,
or by such other person as shall have
caused or permitted the same.
Section S. Whenever the City and
County Physician or any Sanitary In
spector shall deem it necessary for the
preservation of the lives or health of
the inhabitants to enter any land, build
ing or vessel for the purpose of examin-
ing into and destroying, removing or
preventing any nuisance, source of filth
or cause Of sickness, and shall be re-
fused such entry, such City and County
Physician or any Sanitary Inspector
may make complaint to any District
Magistrate, who may thereupon issue a
warrant directed to the Sheriff, Deputy
Sheriff or any Police Officer of the City
and County, commanding him to take
sufficient aid, and, being accompanied
by such City and County Physician or
Sanitary Inspector, between the hours
of sunrise and sunset, to repair to the
place where such nuisance, source of
filth or cause of sickness complained
of may be, and the same to destroy,
remove or prevent under the direction
of such City and County Physician or
Sanitary Inspector.
Section 6. It shall be the duty of
the Sheriff and all Deputy Sheriffs and
Police Officers of the City and County
to report to the City and County Physi-
clan or to any Sanitary Inspector the
existence of any nuisance injurious to
public health, of which either of them
may be recognizant, as soon as possible
after it shall come to their knowledge.
Section Z. This Ordinance shall take
effect from and after the date Of its
approval.
introduced by Supervisor
r. w. AYLETT.
Date of introduction: July 10, A. D.
1909.
Approved this 4th day of August, A.
D. 1909.
JOSEPH J. FERN,
Mayor.
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