Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-03-12
Town Ordinances


At meeting of the Council of the
Town of Monterey, held at the office of
the Mayor, on the 9th day of March,
1915; the following ordinaces were passed
and ordered to be published
MOI. Be 1t ordained that if any per-
son obstruct any of the streets, side.
walks, alleys, or bridges in the town of
Monterey in any way so as to interfere
with the free and proper use OF the same.
upon conviction he shall be fined not
less than one dollar nor more than fifty
dollars for such offense; and any person
having place any such obstruction in
any of the streets or alleys of the said
town, or on the sidewalks or bridges
thereof, shall BE subject to the same fine
for each day that he allows such oh.
struCtion so to remain.
No. 3. Be it ordained that speed
limit of Is miles per hour be placed on
automobiles, motor cycles, cycle cars;
and other vehicles within said town, and
anv one exceeding this speed limit shall
for each offense be fined not less than
So so nor more than $1,000.
No. 8. Be it.ordaine that if any one
be found driving an automobile or motor
cycle within the corporate limits of said
town while intoxicated, he shall for
each offense be subject to fine of not
less than SIS 90 nor more than $500.
No 4 Be it ordained that all owners
of hog pens located within the town
limits be required to keep them in good
condition so as not to be offensive or
dangerous to health, and any such owner
who fails to camplytwith this ordinance
shall be subject to fine of one dollar
for each offense, and such pen may he
abated as a nuisance.
No. 5. Sec. Be it ordained that no
person shall be permitted to construct
or maintain any priyY or cesspool nearer
than 10 feet from any of the streams OF
water running through the town of
Monterey, nor to throw, empty. or dis
charge any filth, dead animals, or refuse
into any of said streams, nor to polule
the same in any manner. Any person
maintaining or constructing any prlVy
or cesspool as aforesaid after 80 days
from the publication of this ordnance
shall he fined one dollar for each day 1t
shall so continue, and the sergeant OF
said town is hereby authorized and EN-
powered to abate the same; and any one
found polluting any of the said Streams
in any otter manner as herein SET iotth'
shall be subject to fine OF one doliar
for each offense.
Sec.2. Be it or lained that the owners
of houses in the town of Monterey, and
the occupants Of houses of absent own
ers are accessible to the sewers now
maintained in said town, be required
within 80 days from publication of this
ordinance, under the regulation presclbed
by the company owing the same, to con.
meet their water closets with the said
sewers, pursuant to the conditions and
subject to the regulations and peEielties
prescribed by Article of Section 10 OF
the Charter of said town; and no earth
privY shall be permitted within the town
except in cases where sewer connection
is not practicable,
Sec 8 Be it ordained that the owners
of houses and lots within said town
which ale not accessible to any sewers
now maintained in said stown shall be
required to keep their privies or water
closets in sanitary condition.; each privy
in said town shall be so constructed as
10 prevent access to the excrement by
folws, animals and flies, and shall he
provided with a sufficient receptaels, so
constructed so as to be water-tight and
capable of being removed. Any and all
privics or cesspools existing within the
corporate limits shall be cleaned out and
disinfected in the maner and as often as
the Board of Health shall order Nc
privy, other than water closet, shall be
located within ten feet of the line of
adjoining property unless the owner of
such adjoining property consent to its
being located or remaining within such
distance.
Any person, firm, or corporation who
shall violate, refuse or neglect to obey
any of the provisions of this ordinance
after 30 days from its publication shall be
fined hot less than So nor more than
$40 for each day said offense continues:
No. 6. Be it ordained that is shall be
unlawful for any one to throw into the
streets or alleys or on the sidewalks of
the town dead carcass, rubbish, news
papers, handbills, dirt, filth, offal, ashes.
| vegetable, fruit, skins, bottles. broken
glass, lacks, tin cans. or any other article
or substance calculated to render the
streets unclean or unsightly, or un-
safe to any person or vehicle using The
.me, If it be desired by the household
er that such alticles be removed from
their premises by the town, the same may
be deposited in cans, barrels, or boxes
and placed at the side of the street to be
removed by the wagon provided by the
corporation on such days as may be
press ribed by the town; and al such
cans, barrels. and boxes shall be removed
from The streets as soon as emptied
Any person violating this ordinance
shall be fined 81 for each offense.
No 7. No person shall permit the
discharges from water closet kitchen
or any offensive liquid to be turned into
the street, or to drain water from eel.
lars and cesspools, or other impure wat
er, into said streets. Any one violating
this ordnance shall be fined 50 for each
day the same may be continued after
notice from the council or from the
Board of Health to abate the same.
No. s. No person shall expectorate
on any sidewalks or in any church or
store, postoffice, or public building or on
the steps or doorways thereof, or other
public places For any violation of this
ordinance the offender shall be fined 81
for each otfense..
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