The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-10-29

les hereafter built or maintained
within the City Limits shall be tight
lv constructed below the seats so that
flies cannot enter and the seat open
ing shall be fitted with well fitting
lids and kept closed all the time, and a
lue shall lead from the vault chamber
through the roof and at no time shall
the contents of the vault approach
nearer than three feet of the surface
of the ground where the vault is built.
All vaults shall be dis-infected with
lime not less than twice a month.
Sec. IS. On and after the 1st day
of April, 1916, all closets must be con-
nected with the sewerage system Of
the City, if practicable, and no person
shall maintain or use a sewer which
empties Dor the surface of the
ground or in any ravine, gully or open
hole within che City Limits.
Sec. l6. Every person who shall
keep or maintain chickens or other
fowls within the city limits shall
keep them penned or cooped upon
their W premises, and shall clean
and disinfect with borax or lime all
chicken pens, hen houses or coops not
less than once a week during the
months Of May, June, July, August
and September, and not less than once
a month during the remaining months
Of the year, and all refuse from such
pens shall be dis-infected with borax
or lime burned, buried or removed
from the City Limits each week, or
kept in closed or screened boxes. If
disinfected each week, or kept in
closed or screened boxes same shall be
remover not less than once a month
during the months from May ! to Oct.
4, and every two months the remain
der Of the year.
Sec. II. Every person keeping one
or more cows or horses within the
City Limits shall clean the stalls and
barn lots each day, and remove all
refuse therefrom or disinfect the
same with borax or lime each week,
or keep the same in tightly closed or
screened boxes. If kept in said boxes
or disinfected each week same may be
/, removed form City Limits once a
month from May /, to Oct. /, and
/ once every two months other times,
otherwise same shall be removed each
r week from May l, to Oct. l, and once
q month other times.
Sec. 1S. All garbage from kitchens,
|, stores, bakeries, restaurants OF sa-
looms shall be burned, buried, disin-
| feeted with borax or lime or kept in
tightly closed or screened boxes or
|. cans and shall be removed often
: enough to prevent disagreeable doors
or smells.
Sec. 10. No refuse from stables,
kitchens, stores, bakeries, restaurants
/; or saloons or other places shall be
!. dumped at any place within the City
Limits or within three miles thereof,
4 unless such place shall have been des-
!. ignated as a public dump by the
t Health Officer.
Sec. 20. No food offered for sale
by grocery stores, bakeries, %restaur-
ants OF other places shall be exposed
: on the street or sidewalk, but must
! be kept inside the premises and build
ings and all foods, subject to decay,
other than canned goods, shall be kept
= under screens from the first day of
= May to the first day of December Of
each year.
Sec. q. No person shall permit or
|, allow any papers, tin cans, or rubbish
4 Of my kind to be or remain in or up
on his or her premises or in or upon
the street or alley next adjoining
IS such premises. except that cinders or
u dirt may be used for grading or fill
Y ing.
n Sec. %. No person shall keep or
e. maintain any barn, barn lot, chicken
ie yard. hen house or coop, hog pen,
lie shed or stall, back yard, alley or street
70 next adjoining their premises, in such
a condition as 10 be annoying or Of
n fensive to other persons or the public,
Sec. %. Every person keeping one
a. OF more hogs penned up within the
u City Limits shall clean the pens daily
It and shall disinfect said pens with
U, borax or lime not less than once each
. week from May / to October / Of each
year and once a month all other times
The refuse from such pens shall be
removed each week or disinfected witt
borax or lime each week or kept il
tightly closed or screened boxes. i
disinfected with borax or lime or KEEP
in tightly closed or screened boxes
same may be removed once a montl
between May / and October /, anC
once every other month at othel
times.
Sec. "a. All dead animals, such a
horses, cows, dogs, cats and chicken.
shall be removed from the Cit.
Limits, burned or buried within si
hours after death, and whenever tn
same shall be buried within the cit
limits or within three miles thereo
they shall be buried not less than tw
feet under the surface Of the GROUND
Sec. 25. Each and every day tina
any person shall violate any sectio
or part Of any section Of this ord
nance shall constitute a separate an
distinct offense within the meaning {
this ordinance and the prosecution {
any person for the violation of on
section hereof, shall in no wise bar I'll
prosecution of the same person for I'll
violation Of another or different SCI
ton hereof.
Sec. 26. In all prosecutions und,
this ordinance the testimony Of Il
health officer as to violations of tn
ordinance shall be taken and consi
cred as prima facia evidence Of Il
truth of such violations and the blu
den of dis-proving such facts shall
cast upon the other party.
Sec. q. Each and every persl
who shall violate any section or pa
of any section Of this ordinance shi
be deemed guilty Of a misdemean