Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-07-11

period of one week, but in no case
shall any boxes, barrels, or debris of
any nature, be allowed to remain long
err tn I'm one week
SEC. 2. No waste paper or other
trash shall be set fire to or burned, or
thrown, or otherwise deposited upon
the sidewalks or streets, unless under
the supervision of the policeman. No
glass of any kind or wire shall be
thrown or otherwise deposited upon
the sidewalks or streets. Any person
violating this section, shall pay fine
of Two Dollars.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be unlawful to
wash meats, clothes, vegetables, etc.,
within twenty-five feet of any street,
well or pump, or dress or butcher any
cattle, sheep, hogs or goats within the
corporate limits of the town. Any
person violating this section shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and, upon
conviction, shall pay fine of Two
Dollars and Fifty Cents.
SEC. a. All persons, in whose fam
lilies there are cases Of typhoid fever,
are required to screen and keep their
houses, as near as possible, free from
flies during the time such fever exists;
and to disinfect, under instructions
given by the Health Officer, all stools
and matter of whatever nature, taken
from the sick rooms; and also clean
and disinfect their houses, under in
structions given by the Health Officer,
when the fever is over All persons
failing to comply with this ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a INSIDE
meanor and, upon conviction, shall be
fined Two Dollars and Fifty Cents.
Sec. 5. No person shall use water
from any we'll or wells, pump or
pumps, either on or off his premises,
after the same has been tested and
found polluted and dangerous to
health, and after having received pro-
per notice from the town authorities.
either in person or by posters placed
at said wells or pumps; provided, how
ever, that water from said wells and
pumps may be used for cooking and
bathing purposes only after having
been boiled for fifteen minutes. Every
person failing to comply with this
ordinance shall, upon conviction, be
fined Five Dollars.
SEC. 6. That any person or persons
owning a dwelling house or dwelling
houses or other property on which a
privy or privies are required or locat-
ed shall construct double-seated san
itary privy or privies on same, the
construction of which shall conform to
the specifications as set out by the
North Carolina Board of Health. Any
person or persons violating this Sec
ton and keeping an open privy or
privies on his or their premises that
does not conform to said specifications
after July 1st, 1919, shall, upon con-
viction. be fined Twenty-Five Dollars.
SEC. 7. That any person or persons
owning or maintaining an open well
or wells on his or their premises in
the town and the territory over which
the town has criminal jurisdiction,
shall provide cover or covers for
same and keep the same covered from
the 1st day of April to the 1st day of
November annually. Any person or
persons violating this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor
and, upon conviction, shall be fined
Five Dollars.
SEC. 8. That any person splitting
upon any sidewalk of the town or up
on the floor or other woodwork or
walls of any public place in the town
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction, shall be fined Five
Dollars.
Sec. 9. That any person or persons
selling fish, oysters, fresh meats,
perishable vegetables and fruits shall
screen the same against flies. Any
person or persons violating this or
ninance shall be guilty of INSIDE
meanor and, upon conviction, be fined
Five Dollars.
SEC. 10. 1t shall be unlawful to
display on the sidewalks of the town
fresh meats, fish, oysters, vegetables
or any other goods, wares and mer-
chandise. Any person firm or corpor-
alton, violating this ordinance shall
be guilty of misdemeanor and upon
conviction, be fined Five Dollars.
Sec. IL. Any person or persons
owning a hog or hogs shall keep the
same not less than one hundred yards
outside of the town limits. Every
person failing to comply with this
section shall, upon conviction, be fined
Five Dollars.