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ORDINANCE NO. If / .
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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE DISPOSAL OF
HUMAN EXCRl<TA WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE
CITY OF CLERMONT AND DECLARING OPEN PRIVIES
TO BE A NUISANCE, AND PROVIDING FOR THE
ABATÐ.ŒNT OF SUCH NUISANCES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CLERMONT AS FOLLOWS:
ARTICLE 1. Providing for the Sanitary Method of Dispos-
ing of Human Excreta or Occupants and the Owner of Premi s es .
Section 1. That every residence and building in which
human being reside, are employed or congregated, shall be
required to have a sanitary method of disposing of human
excreta, namely:- either a sanitary water closet that is
connected with the city sewer, or an approved type of septic
tank, or an approved type of cess pool, or a sanitary privy.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful to dispose of any
human excreta within the corporate limits of the City of
Clermont except in a sanitary water closet or a sanitary
privy.
Section 3.
It shall be unlawful for any person,
persons, firm or corporation owning or leasing any premises
in the City of Clermont to permit the disposal of any human
excreta on any property, leased or rented by any such person,
persons, firm or corporation or the agent of any such, except
in a sanitary water closet or a sani tary pri vy , and it shall
be unlawful to permit the disposal of any material in a
sanitary privy other than human excreta and paper.
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Section 4. That no septic tank or cess pool other
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than those approv.ed by the State Board of Hea Ith shall be
constructed Within the corporate limits of Clermont.
Section 5. The cost of installing a sanitary privy for
the disposal of human excreta shall be borne by the owner of
the property upon which the sanitary privy is to be located.
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Section 6. That all privies wi thin the co:rporate
limits of Clermont not constructed or maintained in con-
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formity with the plans on file With the City Clerk of
Clermont shall be and they are declared a nuisance dangerous
and injurious to the public health and shall be condemned
and forthwith abated in accordance with the law or ordinance
of said city.
Section 7. The city shall have the further right to
make or have made such alterations and constructions of
those privies which are nuisances and make them sanitary
and all costs pertaining to such work shall be charged against
the property owner.
Section 8. Vfuere in any street or section of street
there is now constructed a public sewer for the purpose of
carying off the sewage, the OVffier or OVffiers of property
abutting on, adjacent to,along the line of any or within
200 feet of any such sewer so constructed shall, within 30
days after being notified by the City Clerk of the City of
Clermont connect the house and buildin~s on such property
with such public sewer in a proper mànner.
ARTICLE 2. - Definition of Terms.
Section 1. - "Human Excreta" - The term human excreta
as used in this ordinance shall be construed to mean the
bowel and kidney discharges of human beings.
Section 2. - "Septic Tank," "Cess Pool". The terms
septic tank and cess pool as used in this ordinance shall
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be construed tomean an under ground cavity into which flows
the effluent of sanitary water closets and from which the
effluent does not come to' the surface of the ground.
Section 3. - "Sanitary Water Closet." The term
sanitary water closet as used in this ordinance shall be
construed to mean any flush toilet which is properly
connected with the said city sewer or a septic tank of
approved construction.
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Section 4. - "Sanitary Privy". The term sanitary
privy as used in this ordinance shall be construed to mean
any privy which is so built, rebuilt, constructed or recon-
structed as to conform with plans and specifications
promulgated and recommended by the State Board of Health,
which plans and specifications are adopted by resolution of
the City Council of the City of Clermont, on the
day of
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ARTICLE 3.
Section 1. Any person, persons, firm or corporation
or the agent of any person, persons, firm or corporation
who neglects, fails or refuses to comply with the provisions
of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and when convicted shall be fined in the sum of not less than
$10.00 or more than $50.00 and each time that such person,
persons, firm or corporation neglects, fails or refused to
comply with any of the provisions of this ordinance shall
be deemed a separate offense and punished as herein provided.
Section 2. No permit shall be granted for the
construction of a sanitary privy on or about any newly
constructed house in the city; but all such new construction
shall provide for the construction of water-closets.
Passed and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting held on July
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, 1939.
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President, City Council.
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ATTEST:
Ci ty Clerk
Received and approved by me
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this /011.. . day of July,1939.
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Mayor