Arizona republican., 1914-05-15
ORDINANCE NO. 3


 Occupants of Buildings. Grounos
 and Premises Within the City 10
 Remove Therefrom and from the
 Sidewalks Adjacent Thereto Dirt.
 Debris, Rubbish, Garbage, Weeds
 and Brush, and to Keep the Same
 Free and Clear Therefrom; and
 Providing a Penalty for Failure,
 Neglect or Refusal So To Do: ana
 Providing That, Upon the Failure,
 Neglect or Refusal So To Do, the
 City Manager May Cause the. Re-
 moyal or Destruction Thereof, at
 the Exepense of Such owner or
 Occupant, and That the Expense
 of Such Removal or Destruction
 Shah Be a Tax Lien Upon the
 Buildings, Grounds and Premises.
 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COM MISSION OF THE CITY OF PHOE- NIX, as follows:
 Section 1. That all persons owning of occupying any buildings, grounds or premises within the limits of the City of Phoenix are hereby required to remove therefrom all dirt, debris rubbish, garbage, weeds and brush and from all side walks adjacent thereto; and are hereby required to keep and maintain the same free and clear of all dirt, debris, rubbish garbage, weeds and brush.
 Section 3. Should any such owner or occupant of any buildings grounds or premises within the cit, fail, neglect or refuse to forthwith remove from the said buildings grounds or premises. or from tht sidewalks adjacent thereto. any dirt debris, rubbish, garbage, weeds oi brush; or should any such owner oi occupant fail to keep and maintain any such building. grounds or prem ises. or any sidewalk adjacent there to-, free and clear of any dirt. de- hris, rubbish, garbage. weeds ol brush, then the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed sts remove or destroy. or to cause to bl be removed or destroyed. any anu al sach dirt, debris, rubbish. garbage W eeds and brush. at the expense o1 such owner or occupant; and tho g. d City Manager is hereby directed to rorthwith prepare a verified state nient anl account of al 1.-the ex- peiscs incurred in or occasioned by or incident to such removal and de. z -ucrion. or either of them, and tt ii 2 such verified statement and ac- ,c n with tho City Assessor and ex-off.cio City Collector.
 r Se."ic- j. All such expenses in. .crrred in connection. with, or incl. .fv-t to, such removal and destruc, ton. or either of them, and as fixee ard, determined by said verified ite.,ized statement and account filet with the City Assessor and ex-officit City Collector, is hereby declared t be and is hereby made and fixed as "a tax lien upon such buildings grounds and premisesA. and shall b' charged and assessed upon ant against the said buildings, grounds and premises, and shall be collected at the same time and in the sam' manner as other city taxes are col lected
 Sec. 4. Any owner or occupant o any buildings, grounds or premises within the city who shah fail. neglec or refuse to remove from any sucf buildings. grounds or premises own ed or occupied by him. or from the sidewalks adjacent thereto, any dirt debris. rubbish, garbage, weeds ol brush, or who shall fail, neglect ol refuse to keep and maintain tho same or any of them free and cleal Fof any and all dirt, debris, rubbish garbage. weeds or brush. shall also be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be pun ished by fine of not less than five (5)nor more than fifty (50) dollars or by Imprisonment in the city jail for term not exceeding thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and inn prisonment. +
 Sec. 5. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
 This ordinance shall take effect and be in force on and after thirty (3O) days from, and after, it's passage and approval bx the Mayor and it's publication.
 Pasted by the Commission of the City of Phoenix. April g, 1914.
 Approved April 22. 1914.
 s GEO U. YOUNG. 'Astest: Mayor FRANK THOMAS.