Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-02-13
RATIFIED ORDINANCES
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TOWN OF WALHALLA. S. c.
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disease. or was at the time OF it's be-
ing killed in sickly or unhealthy
or unwholesome condition.; nor the
meat Of any calf or lamb which was
at the time Of it's death less than
eight weeks old: or Of any pig which
was at the time Of death less than
five weeks old, shall be sold or offer
ed for sale as food in the TOWN OF
Walhalla
Section 5. The owner of every
dwelling house in the Town of Wal
halla shall provide the person occu-
pying the same with convenient,
suitable priry, either surface or
sewer. No surface privy shall be
within ten feet Of drain or within
fifteen feet OF street or within twen-
ty-tive feet OF well or spring OF
water. All privies, public and pri-
rate, shall be so protected from view
as not to offend the public eye.
Section 6. No person shall bury
any privy deposit or any other Often
sive matter on his premises, nor per-
nit it to be done.
Section T. 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 lst to
June lst; and he shall personally
inspect such work as often as posi-
bic, and at once upon lodging Of COM
plaintin his hands OF failure to clean
properly and as required.
Section IA. That any person him
| dering. obstructing or interfering
with the Town Marshal in the dis
! charge OF the duties required Of him
by and under the provisions Of this
Ordinance shall be deemed guilty OF
miSdcmeanOr, and upon conviction
shall be punished by fine or impriSon-
ment. at the discretion OF the Mayor
or Aldermen, within the limits OF his
, or their authority.
Section S. All persons occupyirlg g
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 aud October.
Section .. EsSry householder or
head OF family in a house wherein
, any case Of infectious disease may
occur shall report the same to the
! Board Of>Aealth within twelve hours
OF his first knowledge Of the nature
OF such diseases. and until instruc-
tions are received from the said
Board OF Health, shall not permit
any clothing or any article which
may have been exposed to infection.
to be removed from the house. Nor
snail any occupant OF any such in
fectcd 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 orcontagious disease shall,
so SOC" IS lie discovers the nature of
same. make u written report over his
own signature, and the date thereof,
to the Board Of Health, specifying the
name and residence Of the person in
fectcd, the nature Of disease, and any
other facts relative thereto which he
may deem important to the public
health. and he shall hand such report
to tho Secretary Of the Board Of
Health within twelve hours, as above
provided.
Section 10. 1t shall be unlawful
sor any person to spit upon any paved
sidewalk within the corporate limits
Of the Town Of 'Walhalla.
Section II. All beef cattle shall,
before slaughter, be brought in front
OF City Hall and there be inspected
and approved by the Marshal or some
one in his stead.
Section 12. That every animal so
inspected and approved shall be kill
ed within twenty-fOur hours of said
inspection: Provided, that animals
may be inspected on Saturdays to be
killed on Monday.
Section 13. No animals shall be
inspected between the hours of D.
M. and a. m. OF any day!
Section II. No animal rejected
upon inspection shall be killed. and
the meat thereof offered for sale
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town, and any persons who shall kill
the rejected animal and offer the
meat thereof for sale within the cor
porate limits of the town shall be
guilty Of misdemeanor, and on con-
viction shall be punished by impris-
onment, with or without hard labor,
FOR not less than ten days nor more
than thirty days. or pay a fine Of not
less than ten dollars nor more than
one hundred dollars.
Section 5. Any person violating
any Section Of this Ordinance shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall be punished by
fine or Imprisonment, at the discre-
ton Of the Mayor, or Aldermen,
within the limits OF his or their au-
thOrity.
Section 1G. That this Ordinance
Snall ne dccmcd general and per-
petual, shall go into effect upon it's
publication, and continue Of force
until repealed or amended.
Done In Council and ratified under
the Corporate Seal of the Town of
Walhalla on the 4th day OF
UL. 81 February, 1918, and in the
142d year Of the Sovcr-
eighty and Independence Of the Uni
ted States OF America.
W. A. HETRICK, Mayor.
w C. IIIT(tIJS rlork and rrooc