SANITARY ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF

CONCORD.

AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Concord, as follows:

SECTION 1. The city council shall, before the 15th day of April, 1887, by joint ballot, elect three health officers, one for a term of three years, one for a term of two years, and one for a term of one year, one of whom shall be a physician, to be styled "The Board of Health of the City of Concord"; and the city council shall annually thereafter, by joint ballot, before the 15th day of April, elect a person for a term of three years to take the place of the member of the board whose term of office expires. They shall be chosen, so far as possible, with special reference to their fitness for the office, and the board shall have all the power given such officers by the laws of the State and ordinances of the city, and shall continue in office until their successors are chosen.

SECT. 2. The members of the said board of health shall meet within ten days after their election, and shall organize by choosing one of their number president and another secretary. They shall nominate some person who, in their judgment, possesses the qualifications necessary to constitute an efficient sanitary officer, and shall send such name to the mayor of the city within twenty days after the creation of the board; and the city council in convention, at their first meeting after receiving the name

of the person so nominated, shall proceed to ballot upon the confirmation of said person as the sanitary officer of the board; and if he shall receive a majority of the ballots so cast, he shall be declared elected. If the nomination be rejected, the board of health shall be notified of the fact within two days thereafter, and it shall within four days after such notice nominate another person for such office, whose name shall be presented and acted upon in like manner. Should a second nomination be rejected, the board of health and city council shall continue in similar manner until some person is chosen for the office. The meeting or meetings of the city council, for the purpose of acting upon second or subsequent nominations, shall be called within four days after the mayor has been notified of the nomination by the board of health. If the board of health neglect to make the nomination or nominations required under this section, the city council may, at their first meeting after the expiration of the time specified for nominations, proceed to elect a sanitary officer.

SECT. 3. The sanitary officer shall devote his entire time, from the 1st of May to the 31st of October, to the performance of the duties imposed upon him by virtue of his office, and from the 31st of October to the 1st of May shall investigate all complaints relating to nuisances that may be brought to his attention. He shall receive for his services, from May 1 to October 31, the sum of two dollars and fifty cents per day, and from October 31 to May 1 the sum of fifty cents per hour, for such time as he shall be employed under the direction of the board of health; but his charge for services in any one day shall not exceed the sum of two dollars and fifty cents. tive officer of the board of health,

He shall act as the execushall serve all orders and enforce all rules and regu

notices issued by the board, and shall lations issued by the board, as well as all the ordinances and rules relating to nuisances or other conditions affecting the health and comfort of the public.

SECT. 4. The sanitary officer shall, under the direction of the board of health, in the first week of May, commence a systematic, house-to-house sanitary inspection, which shall continue until the inspection of the city is completed. The sanitary officer shall require the abatement within a reasonable time of all nuisances

found; shall give such advice and make such recommendations to householders and others as he may deem necessary to secure good sanitary conditions.

SECT. 5. The board of health shall prescribe a blank form, upon which a complete record of the inspections made by the sanitary officer shall be entered; a record shall also be kept by the sanitary officer of all complaints made to him or the board; of all orders issued; of all notices served, and of all nuisances abated. All the records kept by the sanitary officer shall be submitted to the board of health whenever called for, and shall at the end of each fiscal year be placed in the hands of the city clerk.

SECT. 6. The sanitary officer shall see that sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, of chapter 22, of the Revised Ordinances of 1884, relating to sewers and drains, are enforced; and shall perform such other duties in the enforcement of the provisions of said ordinance as may be authorized by the city council, or the committee on sewers; he shall also enforce the provisions of section 2, chapter 21, relating to the pollution of the waters of Penacook Lake.

SECT. 7. No person shall place or leave, or cause to be placed or left, in or near any highway, street, alley, or public place, or in any private lot or inclosure, or in any pond or other body of water, where the current will not remove the same, any rubbish, dirt, soot, ashes, hay, shreds, oyster, clam, or lobster shells, tin cans, decaying fruit or vegetables, waste water, or any refuse animal or vegetable matter whatsoever, nor keep in or about any dwelling-house, barn, shed, store, shop, or cellar, any of the aforesaid substances, in any manner liable to become putrid or offensive, or injurious to the public health.

SECT. 8. No person or persons shall suffer or permit any cellar, vault, private drain, pool, sink, privy, sewer, or other place upon any premises or grounds belonging to or occupied by him or them to become offensive, or injurious to the public health. SECT. 9. No person or occupant, or any person having control or charge of any lot, tenement, premises, building or other place, shall cause or permit any nuisance to be or remain in or upon said lot, tenement, building, or other place, or between the same and the center of the street, lane, or alley, adjoining.