The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-11-21
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LUMBERToN TOWNSHIP
NODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING tn
~ THE PUBLIC HEALTH

LUMBERTON TOWNSHIP
NODE OF ORDINANCES REUATINr ~
~ THE PUBLIC HEALTH
J Be 1t ordained by the Board of Health O
tne township OF Lumberton, in the county O
Burlington:
Section l. Water in which MOSQUITO Iarya
breed is hereby declared a nuisance ant
where same shall be found on private proper
ty the owner or owners, tenant or occupan
thereof shall, on notice from the said Roar,
OF Health, remove or abate such nuisanc,
Within such time as the said Board may deem
proper, and any owner or owners, tenant o.
occupant of such premises falling to compl,
with such notice shall forfeit and pay pen
atty not exceeding one hundred dollars ant
not less than two dollars.
Section2. Whatever is dangerous to human
health, or whatever renders the ground, the
water, the air or food hazard or an injury
to human health. is hereby declared to be
nuisance, and any person or persons creating
or maintaining. or aiding in the creation o.
maintenance of any such nuisance, shall bs
liable to a penalty not to exceed one hundred
dollars and not less than two dollars.
Section B. The accumulation of ANY de
cay1ng animal or vegetabl substance or sub
stances, or of other offensive matter in the
form OF rubbish, garbage or offal, in or upon
any lot. road, avenue, street, alley or highway
or In or upon any public or private place, and
allowing the same to remain in or upon any
sucn lot. street, highway; public or private
place, until the same shall become hazardous
TO health, or until the same shall, by reason
OF offensive odors, become source of discom.
ity thereof, is hereby declared to be a null
sance. and any person or persons who shall
cause any such accumulation, or who shall
aid therein, shall be liable to penalty not to
I exceed one hundred dollars and not less than
two dollars
| Section 4. Whenever the Board of Health
In this township shall know of person sick
/ with any contagious or infectious disease in a
mouse, building or locality, from which the
interests of the public health require his or
/ her removal, 1t may direct the removal of
said person to suitable place, when said re-
moval can be made without undue risk to the
! person sick, and may cause the premises
where such person has been sick to be disin-
1eeted; and every person or persons who shall
violate any notice or command given by the
said Board of ealth under this Section. shaJ
forfeit and pay penalty not ito exceed one
hundred dollars and not less than two dollars
Sectlon .. Hereafter in every case 'of con.
tagious disease the Board of Health will place
pfacard ON the house containing such dis
ease and stating the name of the same. and
any person or persons removing this card
without permission of the Board of Health
shall be punished by fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars and not less than two dollars
for each and every offense.
| Section 6. The keeping of any pen or en-
closure ior goats, swine, or other animals, or
OF any slaughter-house, tannery or factory, in
such manner that offensive odors shall ema-
nate therefrom to the detrfment of the health
tb Inc persons living or passing in the vicinity
declared to be a nuisance, and any person or
persons who shall keep any such pen. en-
closure, slaughter house, factory, or tannery
In such manner as aforesaid, shall be liable to
penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars
and not less than two dollars.
Section 4 The storage of animal refuse or
decayable or putrescible matter in LIQUID or
SOLID form in any vault, cesspool or other re-
ceptacie In such manner as to endapger
health. or in such manner that the same
shall, by reason of offensive Odors emanating
tnereIrom, become source of discomfort to
persons 1V1ng or passing in the vicinity there
OF, is hereby declared to be a nuisance and
any person or persons causing or maintaining
any such nuisance, or aiding therein, shall be
a N r,F1o 1,,wx
dred dollars and not less than two dollars.
Section 8. The keeping of any tenement
mouse, or Otner house or building, or any part
thereof, in such state of uncleanliness, or the
crOWdlng OF persons in any tenement house
n n sncn manner as to endanger the health
OF the persons dwelling therein. is hereby de-
ciared to be nuisance, and any person or
persons through whose act or neglect such
state of unc1eanliness shall be caused, and
any person or persons by whom such crowd
ing shall be caused, shall be liable to PEN
ATTY not to exceed one hundred dollars and
not less than two dollars
Section 8. The dumping of garbage or the
overflow of any foul liquids or gases into any
or the keeping or forming such sunken places
or excavations upon any lot or land as accu-
mulate foul water or offensive animal or
vegetable matter is hereby declared to be
nuisance, and any person or persons who
shall cause or maintain such nuisance or
who shall aid in causing or maintaining any
such nuisance, shall be liable to a penalty not
70 exceed one hundred dollars and not less
than two dollars
out or caused to be cleaned out any privy or
private vault between the hours of six o'clock
IN the morning and ten o'clock at night or
without written permit from the said Board
OF Health, and persons having privies or privy
vaults upon their premises, or the premises
occupied by them as tenants. shall forthwith
cause the same to be thoroughly cleaned, II
SO ordered in writing by the said Board of
Health and persons having privies. privy
vaults, cesspools or any other nuisance pre-
judicial to the health of the town on their
premises, OF the premises occupied by them
as tenants, situate in such place or places as
shall be considered detrimental to the public
health by said Board, shall, upon the written
order of said Board, forthwith remove or alter
the same as the said Board shall direct. Any
person violating this section of this CODE or
any part thereof, shall be punished by fine
not to exceed one hundred dollars and not
less than two dollars for each and every
offense.
Section IL. Hereafter no person shall drain
or al ow to be drained, or cause to be drained.
into any of the streets, roads, lanes or alleys
of this township. from their premises or
premises occupied by them as tenants, any
water or liquid of any kind, unless the same
be free from any odor or vegetable or animal
substance or matter; and all existing drains
covered by the provisions of this section shall
be forthwith abandoned. Any person violat-
Ing this section of this code or any part there
Of shall be punished by fine not exceeding
one hundred dollars. and not less than two
dollars for each and every offense.
Section II. Hereafter there shall be no sur
face or open drains leading from any privy,
cesspool, or privy vault in this township. and
where such drains now exist, the person or
persons SO using or owning or draining into
as not to violate this section of the code.
Any person violating this section of this code
shall be punished by fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars and not less than two dollars
for each and every Offense.
Section Is. Hereafter no person shall battle,
swim, or go into the water in the RancOcas
creek under a distance of 1000 feet above or
500 feet below intake of water station in the
township of Lumberton under a penalty not
to exceed one hundred dollars and not less
than two dollars for each and every offeuse.
Section IA. Hereafter no person shall throw
or cause to be thrown any dead animals or
garbage of any kind into the Rancocas creek,
or any stream leading to same in Lumberton
township. Any person violating this section
punished by fine of fifty dollars for each
and every offense.
Section Is. Hereafter no public burial shall
be held in this township of the body of a per-
son dying of small pox, scarlet fever. any
other malignant or infectious disease; and 1t
shall not be lawful for any person or persons
to disinter any dead body during the months
Of June, July, August or September, without
first obtaining a permit so to do from the
Township Assessor. Any person violating
this section of this code shall be punished by
fine not exceeding one hundred dollars and
not less than two dollars.
Section is. Whenever it shall be deemed
necessary by this Board to establish the true
character of any disease which they may be-
lieve to be communicable, medical exam
nation of the person or persons affected by
such disease may be ordered to be made by
the Health officer of this Board, and such ex-
animation shall be permitted by all attend
ants and persons. Any person or persons
offending against the provisions of this section
shall be liable to penalty not to exceed one
hundred dollars and not less than two dollars.
Section IL. That In all cases of infectious,
contagious or communicable disease in this
this township the person or persons affected
thereby shall, at the discretion of this Board,
be isolated; and all person or persons living
| in or occupying the same house or building
| with any person suffering from any infectious
or contagious or communicable disease shall,
at the discretion. of this Board or ofits Health
officer, be quarantined in said house or build
| ing, or may be ordered to remove from and
stay away from such house or building; and
| this Board or its Health officer may establish
| of the sick from all other persons not necess-
sons ex posed to any such disease; and also
infection and cleansing of property and
premises as shall in the Judgment of this
Board be deemed necessary in order to pre-
vent the spreading of such diseases to other
persons. Any person or persons offending
| against any of the provisions of this section
or obstructing any duly authorized agent OF
| this Board in carrying out the instructions OF
1 this Board shall be liable to penalty not to
| exceed one hundred dollars and not less than
/ two dollars.
| Section IS. That in all cases of Infectious,
contagious or communicable disease in this
township all buildings, clothing, property,
premises and vehicles which may become In
fected by the presence of persons affected by
contag ious, infectious or communicable dis
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