Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-02-17
ORDINANCE NO. ..


Aldermen OF the Town of Walhalla,
in Council assembled, and by author
I itv of the same
Section /. Whatever renders the
soil, water, all or food impure or
unwhOlcsOmc, is declared to be a
nuisance and illegal, and every per-
son aiding in creating or contribut-
ing to the same, or who may sup
port. continue or permit any OF
them, shall be deemed guilty Of a
mSdemeanOr.
Section 2. No refuse from houses.
stores, factories or any buildings
Whlch is deleteriouS or injurious to
health shall be accumulated, thrown
OF emptled or in anywiSe deposited
upon any of the public streets or va
cant lots within the corporate limits
OF the Town Of Walhalla, unless the
same shall be properly removed from
PuDllc street or vacant lots. and said
pace and contiguous surface property
hlSlnlccted once in every 2i hours.
section !. No olfal, garbage, dead
'hIhlalS, dccaying vegetable matter
or organic waste substance OF any
klhu shall be thrown upon anv
street. road or public place or vacant
iotS within corporate limits OF the
IoWh or Walhalla. But same must
b" collected and kept in a covered
receptacle, and once in cvCrv twenty
IoNr hourS removed to some point
"iIhout the town limits. DESIGNATED
by he proper authorities.
section |. No putrid or decaving.
animal or vegetable matter. no filth
nor rubbish Of any kind shall be ac-
rumuiatcd or kept in any house, col
lar or adjoining Outbuilding, or any
premises within the corporate limits
OF tn" TOwn of Walhalla, for more
than twcnty-four hours.
section -. NO abandoned well, Gel
lar or storm pit shall be allowed
within the corporate limits OF the
IoWn OF Walhalla, but same shall be
promptly filled with earth.
Section u. No fish, fowl fruit,
milk, vegetables or anything for hu-
man 1000 or drink, not then being
fresh or property preserved, sound.
wholesome and safe for such use; no
HcSh OF any animal which died of
disease. or was at the time of its be-
ing Killed in a Sickly or unhealthy
or unWholeSOmC condition; nor the
meat OF any calf or lamb which was
al the time Of its death less than
elSht weeks old; or Of any pig which
was at the time Of death less than
five weeks old, shall be sold or Of
fered for sale as food in the Town
OF Walhalla. n.y.
Section Z. The owner of every
dwelling house in the Town Of Wal
ha!la shall provide the person occu-
pylng the same with a convenient
suitable privy, either surface or
sewer. No surface privy shall be
within ten feet Of a drain or within
fifteen feet of street or within twen-
ty-hVe feet of well or spring Of
water All privies, public and pri-
Hate, shall be so protected from view
as not to offend the public eye.
Section 8. No person shall bury
any privy deposit or any other Often
Sive matter on his premises, nor per-
nit it to be done.
Section 8. The Town Marshal
shall have all surface privies cleaned
out and lined every week from
June lst to October lSt. and once in
every two weeks from October 1st TO
June lst; and he shall personally
inspect such work as often rs Dossi-
Bile, and at once upon lodging Of COM
p'aint in his hands Of failure to clean
properly and as required.
Section ga. That any person him
derlnS, obStructing or interfering
with the Town Marshal in the dis
charge Of the duties required OF him
by and under the provisions of this
ordnance shall be deemed guilty OF
misdemeanor. and upon conviction
shall be punished by fine or imDrison-
ment, at the discretion of the Mayor,
or Aldermen, within the limits of his
or their authority.
Section 10. All persons occupying
the premises shall pay the Clerk. as
sanitary dues the sum Of twenty-five
cents per privy per month. payable
quarterly on the first day of January,
April, July and October.
Section !. Every householder or
mead OF family in n house wherein
any case OF infectious disease may
occur, shall report the same to the
Board of Health within twelve hours
OF his first knowledge OF the nature
OF such diseases, and until intsruc-
lions are received from the said
Board OF Health, shall not Dermit
any clothing or any article which
may nave been exposed to infection,
10 be removed from the house Nor
snail any occupant Of any such in
fcctcd house leave his abode or resi-
dencc without the consent of the said
Board OF Health. Every physician
who may be called to attend a case Of
infectious or contagious disease shall.
50 soon as he discovers the nature Of
same, make a written report, over his
own signature, and the date thereof,
to the Board Of Health. specifying the
name and residence Of the person in
fccted. the nature Of disease, and any
other facts relative thereto which he
may deem important to the public