The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-08-31

this State, which is not fy-tight, and
shall also find on said premises the dis
ease of cholera, typhoid or typhus fever,
hookworm, dysentery sor parasitic disease
of the bowels, then such premises, surface
privy, privy pit, water closet or cesspool,
as the case may be, shall be deemed in
state of nuisance and liable to summary
abatement by the State Board of Health
106B. Before proceeding to the sum-
mary abatement of any nuisance as de-
scribed in Section 106A, the State Board
of Health, it's officers and agents, shall
cause to be served an order on the own
er of the premises, where such nuisance
exists, or if such owner cannot be found,
then on the occupant or tenant, or if the
premises be unoccupied and the owner
cannot be found, then said order to be
attached to the property, requiring the
abatement of said nuisance within not
less than twenty-fou hours nor more than
five days from the date and hour of the
service Of said order, and in such order
the State Board of Health, it's officers
and agents, shall set forth that work, ma
terials and things shall be necessary to-
abate such nuisance
106C. If the said nuisance is not abat-
ed, or if it is only partially abated, in ac-
cordance with the order of the State
Board of Health, its officers or agents,
within the time specified in said notice,
then the State Board of Health, it's off
GERS and agents, are authorized and d.
rected to enter upon such premises in this
State and abatefthe nuisance at the cost
and expense of the owner, occupier or ten
ant of the premises; and they shall have
power to do such work, and to use such
materials and things as may be necessary
to effectually abate the same; provided,
however, that in each and every case, the
cost of abating such nuisance shall not
exceed the sum of fifty dollars.
106D. If the cost and expense of abat
ing any such nuisance is not paid to the
State Board of Health by the person LA
BILE therefor within sixty days (6O) after
the abatement thereof, then the State
Board of Health shall file suit, in it's
name, before Justice of the Peace in
the County where the nuisance was abat-
ed, or before the Peoples Court of Balti-
more City, as the case may be, against the
owner, occupier or tenant of the property
and premises where said nuisance existed,
and said Court shall have authority to
proceed to judgment, either upon trial
had after service of the writ, or ex parte,
q flor tho Of 4no -
case may be.
106E. After final judgment in favors
of the State Board of Health, it shall file
a certified copy of the same with the
County Commissioners in the County
where such judgment is obtained, or with
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
City, as the case may be, which judgment
shall be lien upon the property of the
defendant, to be collected by the said
County Commissioners, or the said Mayor
and City Council as the case may be, in
the same way as taxes on real property
are now collected; the said lien to bear
interest at the rate of six per centum
from the date of judgment and to include
the costs of the trial, and it shall not be
subject to discount or abatement of any
kind, nor shall said Commissioners or the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City
so collecting the same be entitled to make
any charge for such collection.
106F The County Commissioners of
any County of the State, or the Mayor
and City Council of Baltimore, as the
case may be, shall pay over to the State
Board of Health all judgments, cost and
interest which they may collect by virtue
of the powers conferred by this Act, and
the State Board of Health of Maryland,
upon payment to it of any judgment, in
terest and costs shall pay said costs to
the Justice of the Peace or other Court of
Record, as the case may be, and such
Judgment, interest and costs shall be en-
tered "satisfed -
106G. All judgments and interest on
the same paid to the State Board of
Health by virtue of this Act, shall be
paid to the State Treasurer for the use
of the State
lO6H. Any owner of property, or any
occupant of property, when the owner
cannot be found, upon whom any order
of the State Board of Health shall be
served by virtue of the powers, conferred
under this Act, who shall fail or neglect
to abate the nuisance in the manner and
within the time required by the order of
the State Board of Health, shall in addi-
ton to the other obligation imposed
ton to the other obligation imposed upon
him hereunder, be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
shall be fined not less than five dollars
nor more than fifty dollars for such Of
Tense
JOG [. Any person who shall interfere
with the State Board of Health, its off
GERS and agents, in the abatement of any
nuisance, as provided for in this Act, or
shall in any manner attempt to prevent
said Board, its officers or agents, from do
ing any work necessary for the abatement
of said nuisance, or shall refuse entrance
to any premises by the State Board of
Health, its officers or agents, shall, in ad-
dition to any other obligation imposed ,