Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-21


section /. BE it established and ordained
by the Mayor. Counselor and Aldermen oI
the City OF Annapolis, That Article
NXNVII Of the Revised City Code, utls
sinks be and the same is hereby amend
ed by adding thereto fourteen new sections
to follow Section Z, and 70 be numbered sec~
ions s 8, 10, IL, T. Is. IA, 10, 16, IL, Is ~
20 and II. and TO read as follows:
section s. On and after December /, 1919
IL shall be unlawful for any person 10 use
or maintain on his OF her property any
I privy within the corporate limits OF Annap-
oils, unless the same be provided with water
| tight reeeptacles for the reception OF human
exereta and be kept in sanitary condition.
section 3. on AID after April /, 1916 il
| shall be unlawful for any person 10 use any
privy within the corporate limits Of Annap-
olls or TO maintain any privy within said
city, unless the same be SO constructed that
/ flies cannot gain access to the eNcreta De
posted therein.
section 10. lt shall be unlawful for any
person to dispose OF or permit the disposal
Of human excreta on any property owned or
leased or occupied by him or them, on the
public streets Of Annapolis, or on any other
property within the corporate limits IN an
insanltary manner.
Section IL, After the passage of this ordi-
lance it shall be unlawful fer any person
firm or corporation to construct or build
within the corporate limits of Annapolis
ing to the City Commissioner for permit
allowing the construction Of said priyy and
receiving said permit, said permit 70 be is
sued free of charge.
Section IL. AL priyies where permit Is
granted by the City Commissioner, shall b.
built or constructed according to specihca
tions 10 be furnished by the seid City Com.
missioner
section IS. All privies in existence within
the corporate limits Of the City OF Annap-
oils prior to the adoption Of this ordinance
shall be remodeled on or before December 1.
1915 under the supervision OF and according
to the specifications TO be furnished by the
City Commissioner.
Section II. Whenever the condition of
privy Is such that it cannot be put in sani-
tary condition, the same is hereby declared
public nuisance and the City Commission
er shall order the property owner 60 con-
struct a new privy within thirty days after
notice, in conformity with Section OF this
ordinance.
Section Is. On and after the passage and
adoption Of this ordinance, the City Com
missioner shall give written notice TO the
property owner or owners or his her or its
agent or agents on whose premises there
exist privies which consist of holes or wells
in the earth for the reception of human eN-
creta, requiring them TO have the same
cleaned out and filed In with earth or some
suitable material on or before December l.
1915, and requiring the same to conform 20
those described in specifications to be fur
nished by said City Commissioner.
section 10. 1t shall ne unlawful FOR any
person, firm or corporation directly or
through an agent or agents, to rent or col
lect rents from any resident tenant, unless
the premises Of such tenant be provided
with sanitary water closet or n sanitary
privy.
Section IL. A public scavenger service
shall be operated by the City Of Annapolis
for the proper removal ana sanitary dis
posal Of the contents Of privies in said City.
Said removal and disposal to be made at
least once in each and every week from
every privy affected by this ordinance.
Section IS. The City Collector and Treas
urer is hereby empowered and directed to
charge and collect $500 per anuum payable
in quarterly installments on the first day OF
January, April, July and October OF each
year IOr the scavening of each privy within
the corporate limits Of Annapolis, the fees
so charged and collected to be used to de-
fray the expenses Of scayening said pryies.
Section 10. The cost Of such scaveptug
shall he at the expense Of the property
owner, and said expense shall be certified
TO the Chief Of Police, whose duty It shall
be to notify the person, firm or corporation
owning the property Of the amount due.
which shall be payable within thirty days
next thereafter, and IL 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 who
shall proceed by proper legal methods to
collect the amounts due
Section 20. Any person, firm or corpor-
alton violating or failing to comply with
any Of the provisions OF this ordinance.
shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor and shall
be subject to a penalty of not less than
$500 nor more than $1,000 for each offense.
and where any such violation is continuous.
each week thereof shall constitute a sepa-
rate ofense.
Section 21. on the trial Of any pers6u
firm or corporation charged with violating
any Of the requirements of this ordinance
the opinion OF the City Health Officer, the
Deputy State Health officer or Of the City
Commissioners, who has inspected the prem
ises IN question shall be prima facia evi.
dence Of the sanitary condition Of such
premises.
Section 2 And be It established and or
dained by the authority aforesaid. That this
ordinance shall take effect from the date of
its passage.
Approved September q, 1915
tSigned) JAMES f. STRANGE.
49,. Mayor
NOTICE 70 CREDITORS.