The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-10-24
LumRERroN TOWNSHIP
CoDE OF oRDiNANOEs RELATING T,
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( the township OF Lumberton, In the county
Section |. Water in which mosquito larva
breed is hereby declared a nuisance an
: Wnere same shall be found on private prope
= thereof shall, on notice from the said Boar
OF Health, remove or abate such nuisanc
r within such time as the said Board may deer
4 proper, and any owner or owners, tenant 0
occupant of such premises failing to compl
, with such notice shall forfeit and pay a per
1 ATTY not exceeding one hundred dollars an
not less than two dollars
Section q Whatever is dangerous to human
health, or whatever renders the ground, tn
water, the air or food a hazard or an injur,
5 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 b.
liable to penalty not to exceed one hundre,
dollars and not less than two dollars.
Section 8. The accumulation OF sany de
, caylng animal or vegeta BILE substance or sub
stances or of other offensive matter in thu
form OF rubbish, garbage or offal, in or upoI
any lot. road, avenue, street. allev or highway
or In or upon any public or private place, anC
| allowing the same to remain In or upon any
such lot, street, highway, public or private
place, until the same shall become hazardous
70 health, or until the same shall, by reason
OF onenslVe doors, become source of discom
fort to persons living or passing in the vicin
ity thereof, is hereby declared to be nui
cause any such accumulation, or who shat
aid therein, shall be liable to a penalty not tC
exceed one hundred dollars and not less thar
Section 4. Whenever the Board of Health
In this township shall know of person sick
with any contagious or infectious disease in 8
house, building or locality, from which the
interests of the public health require his OF
her removal, it may direct the removal Of
said person to a 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
fected; and every person or persons who shall
Violate any notice or command given by the
said Board OF Health under this section shall
forfeit and pay penalty not ito exceed one
hundred dollars and not less than.two dollars
Section 8. Hereafter in every case Iof con.
tagious disease the Board of Health will place
a placard 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 a fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars and not less than two dollars
for each and every offense.
| Section g. The keeping of any pen or en-
closure for goats, swine, or other animals, or
OF any slaughter-house, tannery or factory in
| such manner that offensive odors shall eIna-
nate therefrom to the detriment ofthe health
OF the persons living or passing in the vicinity
thereof OF to common discomfort, is hereby
declared TO be 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
a penalty not to exceed one hundred dollars
and not less than two dollars.
Section 2. The storage Of animal refuse or
decayable or putrescible matter in liquid or
solid form In any vault, cesspoOr or .other re-
ceptacle in such manner as to endapeer
| health. or in such manner that the same
SHALL by reason Of offensive odors emanating
| therefrom, become source of discomfort to
persons living or passing in the Vicinity there
OF, Is hereby declared to be q nuisance, and
any person or persons causing or maintaining
any such nuisance, or aiding therein, shall be
naDie TO penalty not to exceed one hum
ored dollars and not less than two dollars
Section 8. The keeping of any tenement
mouse, or other house or building, or any part
thereof, In such state of uncleanliness. or the
crowd1ng of persons in any tenement house
In such a manner as to endanger the health
OF the persons dwelling therein. is hereby de-
a and
persons through whose act or neglect such
state of uncleanliness shall be caused, and
Ing shall be caused shall be liable to a PEN
atty not to exceed one hundred dollars and
not less than two dollars.
Section g. The dumping OF garbage or the
overflow of any foul liquids or gases into any
place where they become injurious to health,
or the keeping or forming such sunken places
or excavations upon any lot or land as accu-
mulate 1oul 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
to exceed one hundred dollars and not less
than two dollars
Section 10. Hereafter no person shall clean
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 priyies or privy
vaults upon their premises, or the premises
occupied by them as tenants. shall forthwith
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SO ordered in writing by the said Board of
Health and persons having privies, privy
vaults, cesspoois or any other nuisance pre-
Jud1csl TO the health of the town on their
premises, or the premises occupied by them
az tenants, situate in such place or places as
snau DE considered detrimental to the public
nealtn 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 q fine
not to exceed one hundred dollars and not
offense.
Section IL. Hereafter no person shall drain
or allow 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 a 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
the same shall forthwith chang the same SO
as not to violate this section. of the code.
ANY person violating this section of this code
shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars and not less than two dollars
for each and every Offense.
Section H.. Hereafter no person shall battle,
swim, or 90 into the water in the Rancocas
creek under 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 offense.
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 10. Hereafter no public burial shall
be held In this township of the body of a per-
son dying of small pox, scarlet fever, or any
other malignant or infectious disease and It
snali noe De awful ior any person or persons
OF June, July, August or September, without
first obtaining permit so to do from the
this section of this code shall be punished by
t1ne not exceeding one hundred dollars and
not less than two dollars.
Section Is. Whenever 1t 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 oficer 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 q 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 of its 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
such separation and isolation or quarantine
of the sick from all other persons not necess-
airy attendants, and such quarantine of per-
sons exposed to any such disease; and also
provide for and effect such special care, dis
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
exceed one hundred dollars and not less than
two dollars
Section IS. That in all cases of Infectious,
CONTAGIOUS communicable disease in this
township all buildings, clothing, property,
premises and vehicles which may become In
fected by the presence of persons affected by
cOnta gious, Infectious or communicable dis
ease shall be d1s1nfected and such dissection
shall be made and performed in such manner
and with such materials and within such times
| and under such supervision as this Board or
its Health Officer shall direct. The keeping
| of any dwelling house or building In which
there is or has been such infectious, contag
| fous or communicable disease without cleans
| ing and disinfection of the same is hereby
| against this section or obstructing any duly
authorized agent Of this Board in carrying
| out the instructions of this Board shall be
liable to a penalty not to exceed one hundred
dollars and not less than two dollars.
Section 10. Whenever quarantine or isola-
| ton and separation of persons or property is
ordered by this Board or by its Health officer
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