The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-05-27

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within the Town, and shall report i
writing to the Mayor and Aldermen tn
locality or several places within tn
Town which are many way affected b
accumulations of offensive fluid sub
stances or nuisance in, around or nea
any of the places aforesaid; and tn
Mayor is hereby authorized and requir
ed, when in the judgment of the Tow
Council it may be deemed advisable, t
direct the owner or agent of the lot 8
other place affected by such offensiv
fluid or nuisance to cause the remova
or abatement thereof by the owner o.
agent of such lot, house, store, restau
rant, stable or any other place afore
said, upon notice, verbal or written
from the Mayor so to do.
Sec Is. The Chief of Police and sucf
of the police force as he shall designate
are hereby created Sanitary Inspectors
of the town of kingstree, and for thl:
purpose they are hereby authorized ant
empowered to enter into the premise:
of any and all persons and to examine
and inspect the same in as full anc
effectual manner as the Board OF
Health may lawfully do.
Sec ID. 1t shall be the duty of the saio
Inspector to notify the owner, occupant
or agent in charge of any premises,
wherein matter and conditions deleteri'
Gus to health may be found, to abate al
such matter and conditions deleterious tc
the health of said Town as may be founc
therein. 1t shall be the duty of the
said Inspector to report the same to the
Chairman of the Board of Health, and tc
the Mayor, and if such owner, agent OF
occupant of the premises on which any
nuisance may exist shall fail to remove
the same within twenty-four hours at,
ter such notice is given, he shall, upoE
conviction, be fined by the Mayor in a
sum not exceeding ten dollars, or be
imprisoned in the guard house for g
period not exceeding ten days.
Sec Is. 1t shall rot be lawful tol
any person or persons to connect any
privy, vault or water closet upon any
lot with any of the drains of the Towr
or to discharge or convey the contents
thereof into such drains. Any viola
ton of this section shall be punished by
fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars,
or Imprisonment not exceeding thirty
days.
Sec 16. In all cases where there are
drains from any of the lots or building:
in the Town of Kingstree which eros:
any of the pavements of the town !,
shall be the duty of the owners of such
lots or buildings to repair and keep ir
good condition such drains, providing
the same with good and sufficient COW
ering to be placed on the same level as
the pavement they cross.
Sec II. In all cases where drains are
hereafter constructed from any Of the
lots or buildings of the Town of Kings.
tree across any of the pavements OF
the Town it shall be the duty of the own
ers of such lots or buildings to lay such
drains in terra Gotta or iron piping, or OF
such material as the City Engineer may
designate, in such manner as not tc
interfere with the grade of the pave
ments of the Town, said drains to be
laid under the direction and supervisor
and in accordance with the specifica'
tions of the City Engineer.
Any person, firm or corporation vlo'
lating any of the provisions OF the two
foregoing sections shall be punishable,
upon conviction. by fine not exceeding
fifty dollars, or by Imprisonment not
exceeding thirty days.
Sec 1S. No person shall sell or eX'
pose for sale, in public or private,
blown, stale, decaying, putrid, rotten
or unwholesome provisions, vegetables,
fruits, tainted meats or fish, or any Inn
pure or unsound food, or any drink
liable to be injurious to health, or the
flesh of any animal that has died of dis
ease, or which was diseased when killed.
Sec. 10. No person shall adulterate
or cause to be adulterated any substance
intended for food, or any drug or medi-
cine, or shall offer for sale any such adul
terated article.
Sec 20. No distiller, brewer, or keeper
of any workshop, manufactory or labora
tory or warehouse keeper or owner OF
soap boiler, chandler or other person,
shall, have, keep, or use, produce OF
store, within the limits of the Town OF
Kingstree, foul, cetid, putrid or often,
sive or Injurious matters, substances OF
odors or vapors liable to injure health,
and on complaint of the Chairman Of
the Board of Health, unless it be al
once discontinued, the Mayor shal
order such places to be forthwith closed
and such business stopped, the continu,
ance of which is liable to injure health
Sec 21. All slaughter houses, dairies
stables and other places where animals
are kept for any purpose whatever
shall be kept clean and wholesome by
removal of all manure, urine and Other
offensive matters, and by suitable
cleansing as often as may be necessary
in the opinion of the Board of Health.
sec %. No lot shall be used fol
building purposes in the Town OF Kings:
tree until the same shall be inspected
by the City Surveyor, who shall give
certificate that such lot is filled above
the level of the pavement, and graded
so as to be effectually drained, and up
on such certificate all owners, agents,
contractractors and builders are re-
quired to obtain a permit from the
Board of Health before commencing
the erection of any building.
Sec %. Dry earth, ashes. charcoa;
or lime shall be used in all privies, ano
placed on the deposits therein at least
once each day, and that no slops, rub
bish or refuse or other filthy matter
shall be placed in such privy.
ANY person violating or not comply
a. ,,.o,,;e;onc of this section