Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-06-18

provided that this ordinance shall not apply to awnings
Of approved type. Any person or persons violating
this ordinance shall be guilty of msdemeanor and,
upon conviction shall pay fine of $500.
SEC IA That any person or persons owning any
fowl or fowls of any description whatsoever and allow
ing the same to run at large in the town and off the
premises OF such person or persons shall be deemed
guilty Of miSdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be
fined $500
ARTICLE II
SEC 1t shall be unlawful for any person or per-
sons to permit anything that emits an offensive odor
has tendency to lnure the public health to remain
on his their premises, or to place any offensive mat
ter dead fowls upon the streets or lots OF the town.
Any violating this section shall be guilty Of ms
demeanor and upon conviction, shall be fined Two Dol
lars and Fifty Cents Provided that nothing contained
in this section shall prohibit the ping of boxes barrels
etc not emitting an offensive odor, open lots for
the period of week but in shall any boxes,
barrels, debris of any nature be allowed to remain
longer than one week
SEC Any one owning hog or hogs and permit
ting the to remain two hundred and fifty yards of
any dwelling battered turned loose, penned or in any
other manner whoseyer shall be guilty of a INSIDE
meanor and upon conviction. shall be fined Five Dol
lars.
SEC, 3 No waste paper or other trash shall be set
fire to burned thrown wlseWise deposited upon
the sidewalks or streets unless under the supervision of
the policeman No glass of any kind or wire shall be
thrown or otherwise deposited upon the sidewalks or
streets ANY person violating this section, shall pay
fine of Two Dollars.
Sec 4. Any person who shall injure bridge or any
other property belonging to the town, or place obstruct
ion in any cuvert drain sewer public private, or
nure any of the street pumps shall be fined upon
vction, Five Dollars
SEC s. No person shall place on any street, side
walk, any alley boxes barrels other distractions;
provided however that building material, earth and
other distractions of like character may be- by permits
sion of the Mayor allowed under such restrictions he
may prescribe Every person offending against these
provisions shall upon conviction, be fined Two Dollars
and Fifty Cents for each and every day that such OBJ
structons are permitted to remain.
SEC g. 1t shall be unlawful to wash meat, clothes
vegetables etc. within twenty-five feet of any street.
well or pump or dress or butcher any cattle, sheep
hogs goats within the corporate limits of the town.
Any person violating this section shall be guilty of
msdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall pay fine Of
Two Dollars and Fifty Cents.
SEC All persons in whose families there
of typhoid fever ar required to screen and keep their
houses as possible, free from flies during the
time such fever exists and to dsinfect under instruct
ions given by the 'ath Officer, all stools and matter of
whatever nature the taken from the sick rooms and also
clean and dSnect their houses under Instructions given
by the Health her wlen the fever Is over All persons
failing to comlIy with this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of msdemaanor and upon conviction, shall be
fined Two Dollars and Fifty Cents
SEC. 8. No person shall use water from any we'll
wells, pump pumps either on or oil his premises,
after the same has been tested and found polluted and
dangerous to health and after having received proper
notice from the town authorities either in person or by
posters placed al said wells or pumps, provided, how
ever that water from said wells and pumps may be
used for cooking and bathing purposes only after hay
ing been boiled for fifteen minutes. Every person fail
ing to comply with this ordinance SHALL upon conviction
be fined Five Dollars
SEC g. That any person or persons owning dwell
ing house dwelling houses or other property which
prvy or prlvie3 required or located shall con-
struct doube-seated sanitary privy or privies on
same the construction of which shall conform to the
specifications as set out by the North Carolina Board
of Health Any person persons violating this section
and keeping open prvy or prives on his or their
premises hatdoes do not conform to said specca
tons after August 3ls 1913 SHALL upon conviction
be fined Twenty Five Dollars.
Sec. 10. That any person or persons now owning
or maintaining, who may hereafter own maintain
private system of waterworks on his or their prems-
es, shall construct and provide underground conduit