Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-03-01
RATIFIED ORDINANCES 1922
Town of Walha1la, S. G.
1922
caDstavaiNe,E No, 2.

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An Ordinance to Preserve the Health
and Cleanliness Of the Town of
WalhalIa.
Be 1t Ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen OF the Town Of Walhalla,
in Council assembled, and by author
ity OF the same:
Section /. Whatever renders the
soil, water, air or food impure or un-
wholesome Is declared to be nuis-
ance and illegal, and every person
aiding in creating or contributing to
the same, or who may support, con-
tinue or permit any OF them, shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor.
Sec. 2. No refuse from houses,
stores, factories or any building
which Is deleterious or injurious to
health shall be accumulated, thrown
or emptied or In anywise deposited
upon any OF the public streets or
vacant lots within the corporate lin
Its OF the Town Of Walhalla, unless
from public street or vacant lots, and
said place and contiguous surface
properly disinfected once in every "a
hours.
Sec. 3. No abandoned we'll, cellar
or storm pit shall be allowed within
the corporate limits Of the Town Of
Walhalla, but same shall be promptly
filled with earth.
Sec. 4. No fish, fowl, fruit, milk,
vegetables or anything for human
food Or drink, not then being fresh
or properly preserved, sound, whole
some and safe for such use; no flesh
Of any animal which died Of disease
or was at the time Of its being killed
in a sickly or unhealthy or unwhole-
some condition; and the meat OF any
calf or lamb which was at the time
Of its death less than eight weeks
old; or OF any pig which was at the
time Of its death less than five weeks
old, shall be sold or offered for sale
as food in the Town of Walhalla.
Sec. 5. The owner Of every dwell
ing house in the Town Of Walhalla
shall provide the person occupying
the same with a convenient, suitable
privy, either surface or sewer. No
surface privy shall be within ten feet
of drain or within fifteen feet Of q
street or within twenty-five feet Of
public and private, shall be so pro-
tected from view as not to offend the
public eye.
Sec. 6. No person shall bury any
privy deposit or any other offensive
matter on his premises, nor permit
1t to be done.
Sec. z. The Town Marshal shall
have all surface privies cleaned out
and lined every week from June 1st
to October 1st, and once in every
two weeks from October 1st to June
1st: and he shall personally inspect
such work as often as possible, and
at once upon lodging Of complaint In
his hands Of failure to clean properly
and as required.
Sec, IA. That any person hinder
ing, obs'ructng or interfering with
the Town Marshal in The discharge
Of the duties required Of him by The
provisions Of this Ordinance shall be
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shell be punished by
fine or Imprisonment, at the discre-
ton Of the Mayor, or Aldermen,
within the limits Of his or their au-
thority.
Sec. s. All persons occupying the
premises shall pay the Clerk as Sani-
tary Dues the sum Of twenty-five
cents per privy per month. payable
quarterly on the first day Of January
April, July and October.
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OF a family in house wherein any
case Of infectious disease may occur
shall report the same to the Board
Of Health within twelve hours Of his
first knowledge Of the nature Of such
diseases. and until instructions are
received from the said Board Of
Health, shall not permit any cloth
ing or any article which may have
been exposed to infection, to be re-
| moved from the house. Nor shall any
occupant Of any such infected house
leave his abode or residence without
the consent Of the said Board of
Health. Every physician who may
be called to attend case of infec-
| tious disease SHALL so soon as he dis
covers the nature Of same, make a
written report, over his own sigma
ture, and the date thereof, to the
Board Of Health, specifying the name
and residence Of the person infected,
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 the
Secretary Of tho Board Of Health
within twelve hours, as above pro-
vided.
Sec 10. 1t shall be unla wful for
any person to spit upon any paved
sidewalk within tho corporate limits
or the Town Of Walhalla.
Sec. II. All beef cattle shall be-
fore slaughter, be brought in from
OF City Hall and there be inspected
and approved by the Marshal, or
some one in his stead.
Sec. 10. That every animal so in
spected and approved shall be killed
within twenty-four hours Of said in
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