The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-08-08


or their agents, shall fail to comply
with the requirements of this ordin-
ance, and to have such work done,
to assess the cost thereof against
the property, and to provide that
the cost thereof shall be a lien
against said property, and to pro-
vide for the collection thereof, to-
gether with the taxes levied and as
sessed against the same.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TAR
pom SPRINGS:
Sec. 1. 1t shall be the duty of all
owners, or their agents, of vacant lots
OR other property in the City of Tar
pom Springs, to clean the same of
weeds and to remove, or cause to be
removed therefrom, any and all stag
nant pools of water or other matter or
accumulation thereon injurious to the
public health of the citizens of Tarpon
Springs.
Sec. 2. Any owner, or owners. or
his or their agent, or agents, failing,
lneglectlng or refusing, after being
personally notified, and within three
days from said notice, to clean the
same of weeds OF remove therefrom
any stanant pools of water or other
matter injurious to the public health
tof the citizens of Tarpon Springs,
shall be deemed guilty of violation
of this ordinance, and upon trial and
conviction thereof, before the Mayor
OF said city, be punished by fine not
less than $500, nor more than $500,
or Imprisonment In the municipal jail
for a period of not less than five nor
more than twenty-five days.
Sec. g. The notice provided for in
section two ~ of this ordinance shall
be in writing, directed to the owner,
or owners, his or their agent, or
agents, describing the property to be
affected, and setting forth what is re-
quired to be done by the owner OF
owners, his or their agent, or agents,
and stating time limit within which
the work shall be done as directed; the
same shall be signed by the Marshal
|of said city and served by him, or by
some police officer of said city, by de-
livering true copy and reading the
original notice to the owner, or own
ers, his or their agent, or agents.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
City Marshal of the City Of Tarpon
Springs, by personal inspection, to see
that all vacant lots or other property
in the City of Tarpon Springs be kept
clean of weeds and all stagnant pools
of water or other matter injurious to
the public health removed therefrom,
and to give notice as prescribed in sec
ton two (2) of this ordinance, and he
shall paste in a book to be kept in his
office the original notice in section 2
provided for, when same is served, to-
gether with his return thereon, show
ing upon whom served, how served,
fand the date Of service, and if any
person, or persons, his or their agent,
or agents, shall refuse to comply with
the requirements of the aforesaid no
tice said Marshal shall swear out, be-
fore the Mayors court of said city, a
warrant for the arrest of, and bring
before said court, all such offenders,
and shall also report to the city coun-
Gil all failures to comply with the re-
quirements of said notices, and also
report any property within said city,
which has not been kept clean of
weeds and had removed therefrom
stagnant pools of water or other mat
ter injurious to the public health,
where the owner or owners do not re-
side in the city of Tarpon Springs, or
have an agent, or agents, in said city.
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of the
City Council of the City of Tarpon
Springs, upon being notified either by
the City Marshal of said city, or if
otherwise coming to. tLe knowledge of
said City Council, that there are GER
tain vacant lots or other property in
the city which have not been kept
clean of weeds or had removed alcre-
from stagnant pools of water, or other
matter injurious to the public heath,
and the owner, or owners of said p! OPP
erty do not res de on have ag or
agents residing in sad city, to plSs a
resolution requiring the City mars al
to give notice to said owner, or own
ers, or his or their agent, or agents,
! by posting a written notice on said
property requiring the owner, Or own
ers, ag Mt, or agents, to clean the
same of weeds or 70 remove therefrom
dtly oldSi teelit pOOiS VI WdSGT VI OIiFSl
matter injurious to the public health
within ten days frolh the posting OF
said notice. Whereupon the Marshal
of said city shall prepare written no
tice, directed to the owner, or own
ers, agent, or agents of said proper
ty, requiring said owner or owners, his
or their agents, to clean the same of
weeds or to remove therefrom stag
nant pools of water or other matter
injurious to the public health, as the
case may be, within ten days from the
dste of said posting, said notice to b.
dated and signed by the Marshal, and
shall describe the property and be
posted upon the property to be af-
fected, by the Marshal or some police
officer. A copy of said notice shall b.
retained by said City Marshal anc
pasted in book to be kept in his of.
fee for that purpose, together will
his return thereon stating on wha
property said notice was posted, the
date of posting and by whom posted
If within ten days from the date O.
/ said posting any owner, or owners, hi!
or their agent. or agents. fail. nepIec