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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-0520 - Crimes against public health and safety (Repealed by 965)ORDINANCE NO.520 An or dinance of the City of Marysville relating to Crimes Against Public Health and Safety. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1.Premises.A public nuisance is a crime against the orner and economy of the city.Every building,place or premises a)wherein any gambling,swindling game or device,bookmaking,pool selling or any agency therefor shall be conducted,or any article, apparatus or device useful therefor,shall be kept;or b)wherein any fighting between men or animals or birds shall be conducted;or c)wherein any intoxicating liquors are kept for unlawful use,sale or dist ,'i bution;or f d)where uagrants resort;9~ e)wherein cattle,hogs,sheep or other animals are slaughtered, shall be a public nuisance. Section 2.Acts.Every act done and every omission to perform a duty, which act or omission~ at shall annoy,injure or endanger the safety,health,comfort,or repose of any considerable number of persons;or b)shalL offend public decency;or c)shall unlawfully interfere with,befoul,obstruct,,or tend to obstruct,or render dangerous for passage a public park,square,street, alley,sidewo.;Lk or hi.grr-ray j or d)shall in any way render a considerable number of persons insecure in life 6r the use of property, shall be a public nuisance. Section 3.~ubstances detrimental to health~Any person who shall allow or permit upon any premises owned,occupied,or controlled by him,or who shall discharge or deposit o~permit to seep upon the land of another,any substance detrimental to health,or any accumulation of filth,rubbish,garbage,decaying animal matter,vegetable matter,or any animal or human excrement,or septic tank effluent,shall be guilty of committing a public nuisance. Section 4.Failure to comply with notice.,If within three days after receiving a notice inwriting for the abatement of any nuisance detrimental to health,or r'emova Lof':rubbish or other offensive materials mentioned, in this chapter,signed by the City Health Officer,the person owning, occupying or controlling such pr.emisesshall fail,neglect or refuse to remove the same I such nuisance may be removed or abated by order of the Health Officer of the city,and the person on whom such notice for removal was served,in addition to incurring the penalty in this chapter prOVided shall become indebted to the city for the damages,costs and charges incurred by t ne city in the removal of such nuisance,such costs and charges to be recovered by a civil action brought by said city against said person so served with such notice. Section 5.MaintLUining or permitting nuisance.Every person who shall commit or maintain C:l.public nuisance,for which no special pun- ishment is prescribed;or who shall willfully omit or refuse to perform any legal duty relating to the removal of such nuisance;and every person who shall let ,or permit to be used}any building or boat,or portion thereof,knowing'that it is intended to be,or is baing used,for committing or maintaining any such nuisance,shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Section 6.Abatement.The magistrate,before whom there may be pending any proceeding for the violation of this chapter,shall,in addition to any fine or other punishment which he may impose for such violation,order any nuisance in cormection therewith abated and all property unlawfully used in the waintanence thereof destroyed by the Chief of Police at the cost of ,the defendant. Section 7.Keeping explosives unlawfully.Every person who shall make or keep any explosive or combustible substance in the city,or carry it through the streets thereof,in a quantity,or manner prohibited by, law,or by city ordinance;and every per-soh , who j by careless,negligent or unauthorized useOT management of any such explosive or combustible substance,shall injure or cause injury to the person or property of another,shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Section 8.~~oki~ere prohibited.,Every person who shall light a pipe,cigar or cigarettes Ln,or who shall enter wi th a lighted pipe I cigar or cigaret:t;ei ,any mill or other building on whi ch is posted in a conspicuous place over and near each principal entrance a notice in plain,legible characters,stating that no smoking is allowed in such building,shall be guilty of a misdemeanor~ Section 9.Deposit of unwholesone substance.,Every person who shall deposit I leave or keep "on or near CJ.highway or route of public travel,on land i ,: ·' or water,any unwholesome substance j or who shall establi sh ~maintain or carryon,upon or near a highway o,rroute of public travel,on land or water,any business,tri.-de ormanufacture which is noisome or detrimental to the public health;or who.shall de:posit or cast into the lake or rivers within the city limits the offal fro~or the dead body of any animal,shall commit a public nuisance. Section 10.AllOWing vicious animal at larg~.Every person having the care or custody of any animai.known to po'ssess any viciOUS or dangerous tendencies,who shall allow the same to escape or run at large in any p.Lace or manner liable to endange r-t.he safety of any person ·shal;l.-be guilty of a misdemeanor;and any person may laWfully kill such animal when reasonably necessary to protect his-owILor -t.he public safety. .. Section 11.Disposal of diseasedariimal's carcass.Every person owning or having in'charge any animal that has died or been killed on account of disease shall immediately bury the carcass thereof at least three feet underground at a place approved by the City Health Officer,or cause the same to be consumed by fir.e.No person shall sellar offer to sellar give away the carcass of any animal whd ch died or was killed on account of disease.Every violation of any provision of this section shall be a misdemeanor. Section 12.Doors of pubH c bui Idingsto swing outward.The doors of all theaters ,s choal buildings,churches ,public halls,or places used for public entertainments,exhibitions or meetings,which are used exclusively or in part .f'or admission to or egress.from the same or any part thereof, shall be so hung and arranged as to open outwardly and during any exhibition,entertainment or meeting,shall be kept unlocked and unfastened, and in such condition that in case of danger or necessity,immediate escape from such building shall not be prevented or delayed;and every agent or lessee of any such building who shall rent the same or allow it to be used for any of the aforesaid public purposes without having the doors thereof hung ano.arranged as hereinbefore provided,shall commit..a public nuisance. Section 13.Unattended iceboxes and refrigerators.It shall be unlawful for any person to 1eave or permit to remain outside of any dwelling,building or other structure or within any uno'ccupied or abandoned building,dwelling' or other structure under his or its control,in a place accessible to children,any abandoned,unattended or discarded icebox,refrigerator or other container which has an airt.ight door or lid,snap lock or other automatic locking device whi ch may not be released from the inside ,without first removing said door or lid,snap lock or other Loc ki ng vdevi ce-from said refrigerator,icebox or container.Any icebox,refrigerator or other container maintained in violation of this section is declared to be a nuisance. Section 14.Abb.ndoned wells and cisterns.It shall be unLawf'uI for any per son to abandon or dis continue use or to perrnit or to maintain on hi s premises any abandoned or.unused \WeA~,cistern or storage tank without first demolishing or removing from·the city such storage tank or securely closing and barring any entrance or't rap-door thereto or without filling any well or cistern or capping the same with sufficient security to prevent access thereto by children.Any well,cistern or storage tank maintained in violation of this section is declared to be a nuisance. Section 15.Acts detrimental to health--Nuisance.Every person who: a)shall throw,place,leave,or cause or permit to be thrown,'placed, or left any ashes,dirt,filth,cans,glass,rubbish or garbage,in or upon any street,alley,avenue or sidewalk or property of bnother in the City of Marysville,or b)shall pe rmi t an accumulation of a she s ,filth,cans,glass,rubbish or garbage to remain upon his property or the property of another where he has deposi ted or c..uaed the same to be deposited,after notice to remove'the same by the Street 0uperintendent or Health Officer of the city, or c)shall throw,place,le~ve,or cause to be placecj.,throwr,t,or left in or upon any street,avenue,alley or sidewalk of the city,or any property of another therein,any paper or card,handbill,dodger,advertisement,notice or waste paper,or d)shall expectorate on the floor of any public conveyance,public building,or in any hall or entrance;or any place where entertainments, or meetings areheld,or on any sidewalk in the City of Marysville,or e)shall allow or permit upon any premises owned,occupied.or controlled by him,any substance detrimental to health,or any accumulation of filth, rubbish,garbage,decaying animal or vegetable matter,or any animal or human excrement, shall be guilty of committing a public nuisance. Section 16.Misdemeanor.Every person who shall commit or maintain a public nuisance for which no special punishment is prescribed,or ~lO shall willfully omit or refuse to perform any legal duty relating to the removal of such nuisance,and every person who shall let or permit to be used any building,or portion thereof,knowing that it is intended to be or is being used for committing or maintaining any nuisance,shall be gUilty.of a misdemeanor. Section 17.Any ordinance or parts of any ordinance,in conflict /...,... herewith,are hereby repealed. Section 18 ~I'n i a Ordinance shall .t ake effect and be in force from and after its passage,arproval,and five days following its publication as required by law. Passed by the Council of the City of Marysville,this 28th day of September CITY OF MARYSVILLE BY: Mayor ATTEST: Approved as to form:'