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An ordinance to arohii; it the use of pri.vie:; . water olosets and
urinals i public or private houses :within the limits of the City
of Fayetteville Arkansas .
Wheras at a meeting of the board of health held in the
fty of Fayetteville , on the 2P� th day of March , 1900 , a resolution
was passes , condemning , privies , vrater closets and urinals maintained
and used in public or private houses within said City , declaring them
a menace to the health of the inhabitants thereof and ordering the
same ab ted ;
Now therefore , Re it ordained by the City council of the
£ ty of Fayetteville Arkansas ,
Section 1 . That hereafter it shall be unlawful for any
person, persons , firm or coroor. ation , to maintain and use a privy ,
water cloaet or urinal in any public or private house sp that the
deposits therefrom or therein shall fall into or in any manner be
carried by mean: of sever pipe or any contrivance of any kind or
nature into :any vault , cess pool , siLmp , gutter , dry or running
branch within the oerpo-rate limit:; of the City of Fayetteville
Arnanc>ss .
Section 2 . Th t upon the eor.:plaint of any per,-)on or persons
to the sanatary -P;olioe or the city Harsh -il , or if the said nanatary
nonce or City Marshal shall have reasonable grounds to believe that
any such privy , vrater closet or urinal is maintained and used in any
house a:� aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the sanatary Police or
Citv )Sarshal to at once inspect the n_ r. emises of such owner or. oecu_
pant , and if any privy , crater closet or urinal ; is so found to be
used it shall be }iis duty to report the sane to the Mal^or of said
City crho shall issue a notice to the owner or occupant of n -iid
house to have the sime abated .
Sedtion3 . If the paid owner or occupant fails or. '.r. efuses
to abate the same within five days after su -h notice shall have
been s -;rved , then it shall be the duty of the, said sanatary police
or City ? arshal to have the same ab ited at the expense of the ov;ner
or occupant thereof .
Section 4 . Any per;;bn or per.ions , firm or corporation j
using i i)rivy , water closet or urinal :iftar having been notified as
aforesaid shall be deemed ;uilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction i
thereof shall be fined in any sum not less thin five nor more than
twenty five dollars .
Section 5 . This . orlinance shall be in force and take effect
from and after its passage and publication .
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;darchfi.�6th � ., 0 . Ordinance No . 1O8 .
MICROFILMED
DATE orr_,_T G 1978
REEL I
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