Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-07-21
City Ordinances
ORDINANCE NO. II

OF permit any cellar vault private drain,
pool. privy, sewer. or ground or building upon
premises within the corporate limits Of the
Village Of Lordsburg owned, used or occupied
by him. or Of which he shall be the agent. hav-
ing charge Of same. to become foul. offensive,
nauseous, dangerous or injurious 10 the public
health, or suffer or permit any such ground,
building or premises 10 become fovi. onsn4
sive, nauseous or dangerous 10 tie neigh
borhoOd or travellers by reason Of stagnant wa
ter. dead animals. or from any other cause or
causes It shall be deemed a nuisance, and he
shall be punished as hereinafter provided.
Section 2. If any person shall suffer any
animal belonging 10 HIM. or In his charge.
which may die Of disease or otherwise. TO
be in or upon any street. alley or other
grounds, or place within the Village. public
or private. for a space Of twenty-four hours
after the same shall have died. It shall be
deemed a nuisance. and he shall be punished
as hereinafter provided.
Section g.. II any person shall allow 10
flow from any house. shop, factory. stable,
slaughter house. or place, any foul or nau-
seous liquids or substance Of any kind what
soever. into or upon any adjacent ground or
lot or into any street, alley or ditch within the
Village, so IS 70 be offensive, nauseous. hurt
full or dangerous and any person who shall de-
post in any such place any filth. litter OF refuse
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hurtful or dangerous to any portion Of the
inhabitants Of said Village. It shall be deemed
a nuisance and he shall be punished as here
matter provided.
Section 4. If any person shall throw into
any street. alley or vacant lot in the Village,
any wrapping paper, old clothes, hats. boots
or shoes, bottles, cans, broken glass, wire or
other filth. or who shall sweep from their
place Of business into any street or alley any
straw or paper. filth. litter or other refuse
stuff, il shall be deemed Il nuisance and be
shall he punished as hereinafter provided.
Section o. II any person shall allow any
pen. place or premises in which any hog,
shoat or pig or any other animal be so kept as
to be offensive or any annoyance to any per-
son. II shall be deemed a nuisance. and he
shall be punished as hereinafter provided.
Section 6. If any person shall keep a
slaughter house. or slaughter any meat cattle,
sheep or swine within the limits of the Viii
lage, It shall be deemed a nuisance. and ne
shall be punished as hereinafter provided.
Section Z. II any person shall expose for
sale. in any market house. shop or elsewhere
in the Village Of LOrdsburg, any tainted or
putrid meat or provisions which from these
or other causes may be deemed unwholesome.
it shall be deemed a nuisance. and every such
person shall be punished as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Section 8. II any person shall obstruct any
Of the streets or sidewalks or cause or allow
same to be done. it shall be deemed a nui-
sance and every such person shall be pun
ished as hereinafter provided.
Section 8. II any person snail place any
beer kegs, barrels or boxes upon the side
walks or in the streets in front Of any build-
ing in the Village Of LordsburS, or cause
or allow the same TO be done, It shall be
deemed a nuisance and he shall be punish
ed as hereinafter provided.
Section 10. Any person offending against
the foregoing provisions of tais ordinance
shall be punished for each oGense by a fine
of not less than two dollars s 400 nor more
than fifty dollars $4,000, or by iinprison-
ment in the Village or County Jail for q
period Of not less than two (2) nor more
than thirty 800 days, or by both such fine
and imprisonment in the discretion Of the
court trying the case.
Section IL. 1t shall be the dlty Of the
Marshal TO ascertain and report 10 the Mayor
of the Village Of Lordsburg, or any mem
Der Of the Board of Trustees. the existence
of any and all nuisanees declared to be such
by the foregoing sections. and whenever It
shall appear that such nuisances exist, the said
Mayor or the Board Of Trustees may direct
the same to be abated and removed by such
officers or persons as may be designated, and
If such nuisance be found on private pro-
perty, the said officer or person shall order the
owner, agent or occupant thereof to remove and
abate the same at his own expense within
tweuty-four hours: and Il such owners. agent or
occupant shall fail, refuse or neglect to COM
ply with the requirements Of any such order,
the said officer, person or Mayor or the
Board Of Trustees may cause such nuisance
10 be removed, and all expenses incurred
hereby shall be paid by such owner. agent or
or by such other person as shall
have caused or permitted the same. and such
may be recovered from such owner,
agent or occupant. or from such other person
as shall have cause or permitted the same,
by action brought before the justice of the
peace in the name of the Village.
Section ~. Whenever the Marshal or the
Mayor Of the Village of Lordsburg shall deem
Il necessary 10 enter into any building or
upon any premises in the Village for the
of examining into, destroying, re-
moving or preventing any nuisance. source of
flth, or cause OF disease or sickness, and
shall be refused such entry by any person,
he shall make complaint thereof to the JUS
ice of the Peace, who thereupon shall issue
MS warrant against the person so refusing
iuch admittanee, and such person being
trought before the court shall, upon eonvio-
ion, be punished by a fine Of not less than ten
iOllars $4,000 nor more than fifty dollars
$4,000 and in default of the payment there.
If be imprisoned in the Village or County
all not less than ten nor more than thirty
lays. And the said Justice Of the Peace may
.hereupon issue his further warrant direct
o the sheriff Of the county or the Marshal,
him 10 take sufficient aid and be-
.ween the hours Of sunrise and sunset repair
o the place where such nuisance, source of
or cause Of disease or sickness complained
4 may be and the same destroy. remove OF
prevent, under the direction Of the mayor OF
ny member Of the Board of Trustees.
Approved July II. 1915.
Adopted July n. 1916.
C. ". HAMMER.
Mayor.
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