The Jones County news. (Ellisville, Miss.) 1909-1924, 1913-09-18
AN ORDINANCE

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fine What sh II Constitute SAM
tary Closet or Privy, and to Sup
press All Un-Sauitary Closets or
Privies in 8, City 81 Eilisyille,
Mississippi, fd 10 Prescribe a
Penalty for Failure to Comply with
this Ordinanre:
BE it ordain d hy the Mayor and
Aldermen OF The City Of Ellisville,
Mississippi, that
Section One 1) from and after the
1st day of November, A. d. 1918, it
shall be unlawful for any person, oc-
enpant lessee. renter or any other
person having control Of any premis-
es in The City IL Elli,vilie, Mississip-
pi, to permit any un-sanitary privy or
closet 10 be and remain on any such
premises, or permit the same to be
used by any person as closet or
privy
Section Two ~, Be it further Or
dained 10y the Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen Of the City of Enisville,
Mississippi, that after the said date
named above, TO Wit November LIST,
A. d. 1913. any lrivy or closet that
shall not he so constructed and built
and used so as to come within the
terms, definition and requirements of
a sanitary closet or privy as is herein
after prescribed shall he taken, adj
judged and considered as an unsani-
tary closet or privy.
Section Three o., Be it further Or
dained by the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen Of the said City of Ellis
vile, Mississippi, that a sanitary pri-
Wy or closet shall be one that is thor
oughly screened sand protected so
as to prevent the entrance Of flies and
one which shall have an arrangement
or attachment or receiver by which |
all stools or droppings are caught in
such arrangement attachment or re-
eeiver, and not allowed to reach or
fall on the ground underneath, and |
the same shall be so placed as to be
easily cleaned out and kept in sani-
Iary condition.
Section Four az, Be it further or
lained by said Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of said City of Ellisville,
that any other kind of
closet or priyy in the City of Ellis
Vile, Mississippi other than the kind |
defined in st ction Three hereof, shall |
be and the same is hereby decl AIRED a |
nuisance after the LIST day OF Novem-
Der, A. ID. 1919, and any person, own
er, occupant lessee, renter or other
person having charge of any such
premises on which such un-sanitary
closet or priyy shall be and remain
after said time, shall be guilty of
mi sdemeauor, and upon conviction
before the Mayor for permitting such
closet or privy to be and
upon such premises shall be
fined not less than One Dollar (Sl.00)
not more thdu rtNS PoilhIS kpp.Nllf
but each day said and such un-sani-
tary closet or privy shall remain on
such premises after the time named
and specified shall be and co institute
a separate violation of this Ordinance
and shall render such party or parties
on conviction liable to the full penal
tY of this Ordinance for each and
such day said nuisance shall remain
on such premises.
Section Five o., BE it further ordai-
ned by said Mayor and Board of AL
dermen of said City of Ellisville, Mis-
sissippi, that it be and is hereby made
the duty of the City Scavenger to re-
port to the Mayor of the City OF FL
lisville, Mississippi, the location OF
any closet or privy that shall not
be built and kept so as as to comply
with the requirements of this Ordi-
nance, and upon such report being
lodged with the Mayor, and said re-
port need not be writing, it shall be
the duty of the Mayor to at once re-
port the same to the City Marshal,
who shall at once investigate said re-
port and If upon investigation it shall
be found that said report is true, it
shall be and hereby is made the spe-
cial duty of said Marshal to make af-
idavit as to existence of said closet,
aud thereupon warrant shall issue for
the arrest OF the owner, lessee, occu-
pant or other person having control
of such premises where such un-sani-
tary closet is located, and upon in
vestipation thereof by the Mayor if