Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-11-04
Az ORDINANCE

tItie .Sipks~ said new Sections to he
known a. Sccfions :. 8 10. II. l. H. Il.
II. iG Il. is. 10. - and 81
Section 1. Be Il established aud ordained
bv the Mayor. Counsellor ami Aldermen of
the city of Annapolis, That Article
NXNVlI OF the Revised city Cole. utl
sinks. be and the same is hereby amen"
ed by adding thereto fourteen new sectiehs
10 follow Section :. and 20 be numbered See
ions s .. 10, Il, i. H. Il. u. III. Il, Is ~
70 aRd u. and 10 read as follows
Section \. Ou aud after December /. 1919
II shall be unlawful for amy person to us
or maintain GA his ar her property ANY
nrivy within the corporate limits of Aunap-
ellis. unless the same lp provided with water
tight receptacles FOR the reception Of human
eNcreTa ana lie kept ip sanitary c,nditio't.
section Q. Gu and after April /, 1916. u
shall be unlawful for any person to use 1uN
privy within tire corporate limits Of AnnaP
olis or TO maintain any priNN Wtthlh sala
city. unless the same be so constructed that
aies cannot gain access 70 the eNereta de
posted therein.
section TO- II shall be unlawful for any
person to dispose of or permit the disposal
Of human eNcteta On any property owned "t
leased or oc, upied by him or them, on The
public streets Of Annapolis. or on ANY other
property within the corporate limits IN AN
inSanitary manner,
section II. After the passage of this ordi
f,ance II shall be unlawful fer amy person,
firm or corporation L. construct oH hulsd
within the corporate limits Of Annapolis
any privy without tirst applying In writ
ing 20 the city Commissioners for permit
allowing the construction of said rrivy and
receiving said permit, said permit TO hc is
ued free of charge.
section is. Al priyies where permit is
granted by the City Commissioner, shall b.
hUslt or constructed according 10 specified
tions to be furnished by the seid CITY Com
missioner.
section is. All privies In existence within
the corporate limits of the City of Auuap
oils prior to the adoption of this ordinance
shall be remodeled GA before December l.
1913. under the supervision of aud according
10 the specifications to be furnished by The
city Commissioner.
Section "A. Whenever the condition Of
privy is such that IL cannot be put IN sani-
tary condition. the same is hereby declared
public nuisance and the City Commission
er shall order the property owner to con
struct n new privy within thirty days after
notice. in conformity with Section Of this
ordinance.
section rs. on and after the passage ami
adoption Of this ordinance. tire CITY Com
missioner shall give written notice TO the
property owner or owners or his. her or It's
agent, or agents on whose premises there
exist privies which consist of holes or wells
in the earth for tue reception If human eN
creta. requiring them to have the same
cleaned cut and tllcd IN with earth or some
suitable material on or before December l.
1918. and requiring the same to conform to
those described iR specifications to lie fur
nished by said City Commissioners.
section 10. 1t 'hall re unlawful for any
person firm or corporation directly o.
through an agent or agents, to rent or col
lect rents from puy resident tenant, unless
the premises of such tenant be provided
with a sanitary water closet or sanitary
privy.
section IL. A public scayeuger SERVER
shall be opertuted by the City of Annapolis
fol the proper removal ana sanitary dis
posal Of the contents of privics In said city
Said removal ana disposal To be made al
least once in each aud every week from
every priNy affected by this ordinance.
Section ~. The city Collector ana Treas
urer is hereby empowered aud directed IT,
charge ami collect S5.0n per annum payable
In quarterly instaliments on the first day ni
January April. July and October of each
year tOr the sUavening Of each priyy within
the corporate limits Of Annapolis. the fees
so charged ana collected 10 be used Ca de
| fray tie expenses Of scaveri ing said rrivies.
section 10 The cost of such sc1veuing =
shall he at the expense of the prOpert!
| owner, and said expense shall be certified
! TO the Chief nf Police. whose duty IL shall
/ Toe to notify the person, firm or corporation
owning the property of the amount due.
| next thereafter, ana If the said property
owners do not pay said bills within such
time. then the Chief of Police shall turn
| over such bills to the city Counselor. wh,
| shall proceed by proper legal methods Co
| collect the amounts due
section 20. Any person, firm or cOrp0r-
| alton violating or failing 20 comply with
| any of the provisions of this ordinance
| shall he guilty of nisdemeanOr and shal.
/ be subject to penalty of not less than
| $500 nor more than 5000 for each olIeuse.
and where any such violation is continuous.
/ each week thereof shall constitute Il sepa-
| rate offense
section 81. On the trial of any person
| firm or corporation charged with violating
| any Of the requirements of this ordinance.
| the opinion uf the city Health officer. tha
| Deputy State Health officer or Of the city
Commissioner, who has inspected the prem =
| ses ia question, shall be prima facia evi
dence of the sanitary condition of such
premises.
Section 2. And be Il established and or
/ dained by the authority aforesaid. That this
| ordinance shall take effect from the date of
| ts passage.
/ Approved September %. 1915
tSigned) JAMES +. STRANGE
Mayor.