Municipal ordinances, rules and regulations pertaining to public health : adopted from July 1, 1911 to December 31, 1911, by cities of the United States having a population of over 10,000 in 1910 / compiled by direction of the Surgeon General by John W. Trask.

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[1913]
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Credit: Municipal ordinances, rules and regulations pertaining to public health : adopted from July 1, 1911 to December 31, 1911, by cities of the United States having a population of over 10,000 in 1910 / compiled by direction of the Surgeon General by John W. Trask. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    NUISANCES. CUMBERLAND, MD. NUISANCES—ABATEMENT OF. Be it ordered by the mayor and city council of Cumberland, That the health officer of the city of Cumberland, after due notice to the owner, to be served personally oi upon the occupant of the premises or by posting upon the property, shall have the power to abate any nuisance which he may find existing upon such property and to employ any person or persons as may be necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this order. [Ordinance No. 2509, adopted Aug. 7, 1911.] EAST PROVIDENCE (TOWN), R. I. NUISANCES—POISON IVY, DOMESTIC ANIMALS. Sec. 17. The owner or occupant of any land, within the limits of the town of East Providence, upon which there is any poisonous ivy or any Jamestown or Jimson weed within 50 feet of any highway or street, and if the land be in the compact part of the town, within 2 feet of any boundary line between adjacent owners (unless the adjacent owner shall have consented to the same), shall cause such ivy or weed to be removed within five days after receiving notice so to do from the health officer. Sec. 18. No horses, hogs, sheep, goats, or cattle shall be allowed to go loose and unfastened through and over the streets and highways of the compact parts of the town unless the same are in charge of a sufficient number of persons to keep said ani- mals from trespassing upon the sidewalks of and the land adjoining and abutting upon said streets and highways, and every such trespass shall constitute an offense for which the owner of said animals and the persons in charge of the same shall be severally responsible. Sec. 19. Whenever a nuisance shall exist upon or in any building or premises, the health officer shall, except as may be otherwise provided, issue a notice to the owner, lessee, or agent of such building or premises to abate such nuisance within a specified time, and such notice shall be served by any police constable of the town. If such nuisance be not abated within the specified time, the health officer is authorized to abate such nuisance: Provided, That the cost of abating any such nuisance shall not exceed the sum of $25. The town treasurer shall pay the expenses of the same, and the owner and lessee of such building or premises shall be severally liable therefor, and the same shall be recoverable from the owner or lessee by an action in the name of the town treasurer, to the use of the town of East Providence, before any court of competent jurisdiction. [From chap. 4 of an ordinance adopted Aug. 2, 1911.] NEWBURGH, N. Y. SMOKE, SOOT, DUST, ETC.—PREVENTION OF. * Resolved, That it shall not be lawful, within the limits of the city of Newburgh, for any person or persons, firm or corporation, or any servant, agent, or employee of any person, firm or corporation to permit or allow, or cause to be permitted or allowed, the discharge or escape into the open air of large quantities of smoke, soot, dust, steam, or offensive odor to escape in such manner or in such quantities as to cause, or have a natural tendency to cause injury, detriment, or annoyance to any person or persons, or the public, or to endanger the comfort, repose, health, or safety of any person or