The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-07-04
Ordinance.

An ordinance regulating the disposition of
night soil in the city of Owosso
The City OF Uwosso Ordains
Section l. That hereafter it shall be unaw-
| full for an person or persons to convey, carry
| or draw away for hire, any night soil upon or
along any of the public streets in the City OF
Owosso without first having obtained license
so to do, and unless the same is carried, carted
| or conveyed in some air tight receptacle ap-
| proved by the Board OF Health OF the City II
OwoSso, and said work OF conveying night soil
within the CITY of Owosso shall be done onlv
| between the hours of ten o'clock in the after.
| noon and five O'Clock in the forenoon of the
succeeding day.
| Section g ANY person desiring to engage in
| the business OF conveying, carrying or drawing
away, for hire, night soil within the City of
| Owosso shall file with the City Clerk an APP
plication In writing duly endorsed and approx
| ed by the Board of Health in the City of Owes
| SO, and said application shall be accompanied
| by q license fee in the sum OF five. dollars,
which snail be the license fee under the terms
| OF this ordinance for a period or one year or
until the first dag Of the following June. and
said license snail expire upon the hrst day OF
June following.
Section 8 1t shall;be lawful for the Com
non Council 10 license d collector of night
soil within the City OF Owosso, giving TO such
person the right 10 take, carry away or dispose
OF all night soil in the City OF OwoSso, ard
after any such person has peen so licensed to
! carry, cart or convey upon or along any OF the
public streets Of the city night soil as above
mentioned no unlicensed person shall engage
carried. carted or conveyed by the cwner or
occupant OF the building premises from
which the same was taken and then only in
KIND OF receptacles hereinbefore referred to
and otherwise complying In all respects with
this ordinance.
Section 4. Every person or persons applying
for license under the provisions OF this
ordinance shall file with the City Council a
pet ton in writing, giving briefly descrip-
ZION OF the receptacle proposed to be used, the
method In which he or they propose to carry on
| the business, and the charges which lie or
they expect to make therefore, and at the
same time shall file with the City Clerk bond
In the sum OF One Thousand Dollars with at
l. asst two good and sufficient sureties or from
that he or they will perform the work required
by the provisions OF this ordinance ana that
all night soil removed BY him or them shall be
so removed in accordance with the provisions
by them shall be submitted to and approved
by the Board Of Health and also kept in q
cleany condition.
Section 5. The collection and disposition OF
night SOIL when collected by the lcensee shall
be wholly within the direction and authority OF
the Board OF Health OF the City OF Owosso,
which Board shall make all necessary, rules
| and regulations upon the subject and may
revoke any license for cause. Said Board OF
Health shall likewise regulate the amount to
be charged for the removal of night soil by the
licensee and such rules and regulations as shall
be made by the Board OF Health when made
shall become and are hereby made part OF
this ordinance, and anyone violating such rules
and regulations shall be amenable as in this
ordinance ordained
Section 6. Any person violating the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction
| thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding
Twenty-Five Dollars in addition to the costs OF
prosecution or by imprisonment In the county
| jail for period not exceeding ninety days or
| by both such fine and Imprisonment in the
discretion Of the Court.
Section a. This ordinance hereby repeats all
conflicting provisions OF any other ordinance
| In force at this time within the City Of Owosso
and particularly Section 10 OF an ordinance
entitled, "An ordinance relative TO garbage
and refuse" passed and approved July Goth
1908 and amended February 2lst, 1910, but the
| remaining provioions OF said ordinance are not
| affected by the provisions of this ordinance
Section 8. This ordinance shall take effect
| twenty days after It's adoption
| Passed and approved July lst, 1913.
j. II. BRANDED,
| Mayor.
Attest:
\ ARTHUR Ii. DUMoND,
CitV Clerk