The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-03
Ordinance No. 415-C

All OTOlnumcC PTOVl0lmE PIORcr UlS.
 pOsal of human excreta in the city Ot
 Birmingham and prescribing con-
 structiOn, maintenance, scaveng1ng
 and inspection of privies. etc.
 Be 1t ordained, by the commission of the city of Birmingham, as follows:
 Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any property holder or his authorized agent to permit upon any of his property in Bir- mingham a privy or dry closet of any kind or description, for the reception of human excreta, to be maintained or to exist, where any of the improvements of said property are, or may hereafter be, connected with a public sewer of said city or are accessible to a sanitary sewer.
 Sec. ?. It shall be unlawful for any per- son in Birmingham to throw out, deposit or bury within the city limits, any ex- creta from human bodies, solid or liquid, or to dispose of such substance in any manner other than into properly sew cred water closet or a properly con- structed sanitary privy.
 Sec. 3. All buildings or other places in said city where human beings live. are employed. or congregate shall be provided with a severed water closet, or when no sewer is accessible then a sanitary privy for the catchment, or receiving of human discharge, which will properly dispose of and safeguard such matter
 
 property holder, or his authorized agent or occupant, to construct maintain or per- init to exist on any property or prop critics under his control where sewer con- nection has not been made, a privy un- less the same is constructed as provided hereinbelow.
 Sec. B. A sanitary privy is one SO built, rebuilt or constructed so that Gal the ex- creta deposited therein will not fall upon the RrOlIpd al tight receptacle, and (b) the contents of which receptacle shall not be accessible to flies, fowl or small animals at any time; co the box parts of said privy, if made of wood, shall be constructed of sound lumber, all joints being made tight. The seat thereon is to be covered with self-falling. hinged lid SO as to rem der such box fly proof; (d) proper ven tilation of such box shall be proved by means of suitably placed openings or flue. Such ventilating openings are to be fly proof; (e) such privies shall be so located as to be easily accessible to the scavenger for cleaning.
 Sec. 6. The health officer of Birming- ham shall prescribe by regulations proper sizes and methods of construction of such privies, and such other details as will render this ordinance effective and its application uniform. All such priyies must conform to such regulations.
 Sec. C. All sanitary privies in said city shall be kept in cleanly condition at all times and so used that all excreta de- posted therein will fall into the recep tacle provided. Such receptacle shall be used only for the purposes of a toilet, and no wash water. garbage or other re- ruse matter other than human excreta shall be deposited therein.
 Sec. 8. All privies existing or main tained in said city after the date on which this ordinance takes effect, which do not comply with the requirements or this ordinance or the regulations of the city health officer issued under this ordinance, shall be and are hereby declared nuisance. dangerous to the public health and the city of Birminr- nam shall proceed to abate such nuisance m accoroance With law or the ordinances of said city.
 Sec g. The city shall have the further right to make or cause to be made such alterations or construction to such privies as are nuisances, as will render them sanitary. and the entire cost of such work shall be charged against the person ere ating or maintaining the same. All such alterations or constructions shall be ap proved by the city health officer, pro- vided.
 Sec 10. The health officer of the city of Birmingham or a duly appointed in- spector shall personally inspect all privies In Birmingham as often as such insnec. ton shall be deemed necessary by such health officer or inspector The civ health officer or a duly appointed in- spector is hereby empowered to enter all premises in the discharge of his duty.
 Sec. II. It shall be unlawful for any person to fall or refuse to comply with the provisions of this ordinance.
 Sec. F. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this ordinance, or any person. who in any way obstructs the