Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1882 — Ordinance No. [ARTICLE]

Ordinance No.

A n ordinance for the preservation of th~> Pubhc Health and the prevention of the spread of contagious infectious and other dangerous diseases within the Town of Rensselaer. Section L—Be it ordained by the Board of Trustees f the town <f Rensselajr, that it shall be unlawful for any persons to deposit upon the streets, alleys, lots, parts of ■ lots, or parcels of land within thecorporate limits of the town of Rensselaer, the carcass of any dead animal, fowl or offal of animal, fowlor any vegetable matter calculated te be offensive to the public or detrimental to health. Persons violating this section of this ordinance shall bo liable, upon trial and conviction before a Justice of the Peace or other court having jurisdiction, to a fine of not more than twenty dollars and costs of prosecution. Section ll.—lt shall be unlawful for any person persons to maintain upon any street or alley, cont iguous to their premi see or upon their lots, ponds or pools of mud orjstagaent water. Persons offending against th is section of thia ordinance shall be liable on trial and conviction before a Justice of th ? Peace or ether court having competent ju isdiclion to a fine of not mere than twenty dollars with costs of prosecuj tion; provided the nuisance complained of is maintained twenty-four hours after the notice of the same was served upon the accused, either verb atim or in writing, by the Marshal or Health officer. Seclion lII.—It shall be unlawful for any persons to maintain within the town of Rensselaer, any cattle or or horse stabl in a condition offensive to citisens or detrimental to the public health. Any person or persons so offending shall after trial and convietion before a Justice of the Peace, be fined in any sum net exceeding teu dollars with costs of prosecution; pro-1 vided, the offender refused or neglected to remove or correc said nuisance within twenty-tour honrg aftet notice, either verbal or written, from the Marshal or Heal h effieer, and each day such nuisanae is maintained, Shall render the offender liable to the same penalty on the prescribed notice beii p| e» , ved before each suit. Section IV.—lt shall te unlawful for any person or persons to maintain on their premises within the corporate limits of the town of Rensselaer any sink, vault, dram, privy, cess-pool, or any portions of their premises in a fl thy or offensive condition to citzens or detrimental to the publie health, and any person or persons| so offending, shall, npon trial and conviction before a Justice of the Peace, be fined Jin any sum not exceeding ten dollars and costs of prosecution, and each day such nuisance is maintained shall constitute a cause for a separate suit against the offender, and shall render him liable to fine and costs as aforesaid; provided he neglects or refuses to correct such nuisance with in twenty-four hours after either verbal or written notice by Ahe Marshal or Health officers.

Section V—lt shall be unlawful for any person or persons to introduce or to aid or assist in introducing the small-pox into the town of Rensselaer, nor shall any person occupying premises Where there is a strong probability of said disease or any or infectious disease of a dangerous character may occur, reftise to comply, with oders or directions given by the Health officer calculated to secure the health of the people. Any person violating the provisions < fthis section shall, upon conviction before any court having jurisdiction, be liable to a fine of- not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars with costs of prosecution. Section Vl.—Tt shall bo unlawful for any person or persons known to be from any city, town or locality where small-pox prevails to refuse to show the Health officer or Marshal of the town of Rensselaer a certificate from the Health officer, or in absence of such person from a reputable physician of such town or locality, that such person or persons have not been exposed to said disease witltin the past twenty days next proceeding. All persons refusing to comply with this section of the ordinance shall be liable, upon trial and conviction before any court having jurisdiction to a tine of not more than ten dollars with costs of prosecution. Section VII.- —It is hereby declared that an emergency exists an that this ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage. Joseph Willky, President, attest: James Town Clerk.