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File #: ORD-1903:005    Version: 1 Name: Restricing emptying of trash and dirty water into wells, streets and alleys
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 8/17/1903 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 8/17/1903
Title: ORDINANCE TO RESTRICT EMPTYING OF TRASH AND DIRTY WATER INTO WELLS, STREETS AND ALLEYS
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ORDINANCE TO RESTRICT EMPTYING OF TRASH AND DIRTY WATER INTO WELLS, STREETS AND ALLEYS

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It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, owning, using or controlling any house or tenement of any kind or character to empty any dish water or kitchen slops, or any filth from any closet, into any well, whether the same be closed or not, or into any of the streets or alleys of the City of Jonesboro.

 

Any person, firm or corporation owning, using or controlling any house or tenement, who shall permit the construction or use of any drain pipe or gutter for the purpose of emptying any such water from any kitchen sinks, or kitchen slops or filth from any such water closet, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

 

Each day any of the provisions of this Ordinance are violated shall constitute a separate offense; and any person, firm or corporation convicted of violating any of the provisions hereof shall be fined in any sum not less than Five Dollars nor more than Twenty-five Dollars for each violation.

 

Passed and approved this 17th day of August, 1903