Arizona republican., 1914-05-17
ORDINANCE NO. 3

Occupants of Buildings, Grounds
 and Premises Within the City to
 Remove Therefrom ard 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: and
 Providing That, Upon the Failure,
 Neglect or Refusal So To Do, the
 City Manager May Cause the Re
 moval or Destruction Thereof, at
 the Exepense of Such owner or
 Occupant, and That the Expense
 Shall Be q Tax Lien Upon the
 Buildings, Grounds and Premises.
 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COM MISSION OF THE CITY OF PHOE- NIX, as follows:
 Section l. That all persons owning of occupying any buildings, grounds or premises within the limits of the City of Phoenix are hereby required to remove tberefrom al dirt, debris rubbish, garbage. weeds and brush, and from all sidewalks 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 ?. Should any such owner or occupant of any buildings. grounds or premises within the city fail neglect or refuse to forthwith remove from the said buildings, grounds or premises. or from the sidewalks adjacent thereto. any dirt. debris, rubbish, garbage, weeds or brush: or should any such owner or 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 tris. rubbish. garbage. weeds or brush, then the City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to remove or destroy, or to cause to be be removed or destroyed, any and ali such dirt, debris, rubbish. garba ge weeds and brush, at the expense of such owner or occupant; and the said City Manager is hereby directed i to forthwith prepare a verified state ment and account of al lthe cX- i penses incurred in or occasioned by l or incident to such removal and de- | struction, or either of them, and to l file such verified statement and ac- count with the City Assessor and i ex- officio City Collector.
 1 Section ,. All such expenses in- , cured in connection with, or incl | dent to- such removal and destruc- ton, or either of them, and as fixed and determined by said verified
 itemiZed statement and account filed
 with the Cty Assessor and ex-officiC 1 City Collector is hereby declared tC
 he and is hereby made and fixed l as a tax lien upon such buildings 1 grounds and premises; and shall bt | charged and assessed upon anc against the said buildings, grounds and premises, and shall be collected | at the same time and in the samf
 manner as other city taxes are col 1 iected.
 Sec f Any owner or occupant O Iany buildings, grounds or premises within the city who shall fail. neglec or refuse to remove from any sucf buildings, grounds or premises own ed or occupied by him. or from thu sidewalks adjacent thereto, any dirt
 debris, rubbish. garbage, weeds ol brush, or who shall fail, neglect Ol refuse to keep and maintain tho same pr any of them free and cleal Of any and all dirt. debris. rubbish garbage weeds or brush shall alst be guilty of misdemeanor, ant upon conviction thereof shall be pun ished by fine of not less than fiv' (5)nor more than fifty t50) dollars or by imprisonment in the city jai for term not exceeding thirty (%0'
 days. or by both such fine and i'm prisonment.
 Sec. ,. All ordinances and part:
 of ordinances in conflict herewith ar,
 hereby repealed
 l This ordinance shall take effec
 and be in force on and after thirt!
 t3o) days from and after it's p9ssa g and approval bv the Mayor and 1T: lTublication.
 1 Passed by the Commission of th, City of Phoenix. April %. 1914.
 Approved April 22, 1914.
 GEO U. YOUNG.
 Attest: Mayor , FRANK THOMAS.
 Ctv Clerk