accessible for the purposes of collection of the garbage therein, and they shall not be kept upon the street, alleys, sidewalks or other public place; such tank or vessel shall be of a capacity not less than ten (10) gallons. Any such vessel or tank shall be promptly delivered or turned over to any authorized collector calling for the same or placed Method of collection. where the same can be obtained by such collector for the purpose of emptying the same and no person other than the authorized collector or his agent shall in any manner interfere with such tank or vessel or the contents thereof.

“Garbage.'

SECTION 2. The word “Garbage” as used in this ordi- Definition of - nance shall be held to include every refuse accumulation of animal, fruit or vegetable matter, whether liquid or solid, which attends the preparation, dressing, use, cooking, dealing in or storage of meat, fish, fowl, fruit or vegetables.

SECTION 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to Unlawful practice. place in such vessel or tank any ashes, tin, glass, refuse, waste, or any material whatsoever except garbage as herein defined.

authorized.

SECTION 4. No person or persons other than those Collectors must be authorized by the City Commission shall collect, remove, appropriate or dispose or cause to be collected, removed, appropriated or disposed of, any garbage; and all garbage sound and collected within the city shall be delivered to and received by the person or persons designated by said City Commission for the disposal thereof; any person doing or attempting to do otherwise than herein directed with any such garbage shall be deemed guilty of an offense.

SECTION 5. That all garbage shall be remove d or Removal. hauled in and through said city only in carts or wagons, the beds or tanks of which are water tight, or in watertight barrels, and such carts, wagons or barrels shall be provided with air-tight lids, covers or valves which will Kind of conveyance prevent the escape of offensive odors therefrom; all such required. lids, tops or covers or valves shall be shut and securely fastened at all times when garbage is contained therein, and all such wagons, carts or barrels shall be at all times main-Disinfe tained in a clean condition, and shall be thoroughly disinfected whenever required by a proper authority.

Penalty.

SECTION 6. And person, firm or corporation found guilty of any violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined in any sum not more than fifty dollars, to be collected as other fines are collected and paid into the city treasury to the credit of the general fund.

Repeal.

SECTION 7. Any ordinance or part or parts of ordinances in conflict with any of the provisions of this ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed.

Duty of Health

Officer.

SECTION 8. That it shall be and is hereby declared to be the duty of the health officer employed by the Board of Health of said city to take charge and oversight of the en. forcement of this ordinance, and to carry the provisions thereof into effect and operation.

Emergency ordinance.

Emergency ordinance SECTION 9. This ordinance is hereby declared to be

an emergency ordinance and necessary for the proper preservation of the public health, and shall be in force and effect from and after passage.

(Ord. Bk. 3, Pages 305-306; Jan. 8, 1915.)

To protect the water works, pipes and machinery belonging thereto, and to prevent the pollution of city water.

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Middletown:

That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to in any way defile or pollute water in the well or pipes oi the water works in said city.

SECTION 2. That no person shall construct a privyvault, or use the same within the territory north of the center line of First Street, and west of the Erie and Miami Canal, unless the same shall be built with walls of brick or stone, not less than eight inches thick, laid with a full joint of cement mortar and plastered inside, and when completed the same shall be perfectly water tight.

SECTION 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to mar, deface or break or otherwise injure any of the buildings,

machinery, pipes, hydrants, valves or other fixtures appurtenant or belonging to the water works of said city, or in any manner disable or obstruct said works, or attempt to disable or obstruct the same, for fire or domestic service.

- SECTION 4. Any person, persons or corporation violat- Penalty.
ing any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined in
any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, or may be im-
prisoned in the work-house for a period not exceeding sixty
days, or both, at the discretion of the Mayor.

SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication according to law.

(Feb. 15, 1893.)

AN ORDINANCE prohibiting the hauling of any gravel, stone, sand, dirt, offal, garbage, manure, rubbish, lime or other loose material or substances over or through any of the streets of the City of Middletown in any wagon or other vehicle which is not so constructed as to prevent the material with which it may be loaded from dropping, sifting through or in any manner being strewn upon any of said streets.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Middletown, State of Ohio:

SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to haul Hauling gravel, garor transport or cause the same to be done, over or through bay any of the streets within the City of Middletown, State of Ohio, any gravel, sand, stone, dirt, offal, garbage, manure, rubbish, lime or other loose material or substances in any - wagon or other vehicle, which is not so constructed as to pievent the material with which it may be loaded from dropping, sifting through or in any manner being strewn upon any of said streets.

bage or loose materials, etc.

2. Or shall any person move or cause to be moved any Falling
vehicle through or upon any of the streets of the city con-
taining any of the materials named herein and so placed
on any such vehicle so that the same shall fall off of such
- vehicle and fall upon any such streets.

Penalty.

SECTION 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) or less than five ($5.00) dollars for each offense.

SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law.

(Ord. Bk. 9, Page 441; Aug. 11, 1911.)

RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE

BOARD OF HEALTH.

When to report

births.

SECTION 10. Physicians and midwives shall report to the Board of Health all births in the City of Middletown, at which they have assisted professionally, on or before the first day of the month next succeeding that in which the birth may have taken place.

Burial permit.

BURIALS. SECTION 11. No person shall convey a corpse to or from the City of Middletown without a permit from the health officer. Any person violating the above section shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not exceeding fifty (50) dollars.

Penalty.

Burial permits, how

obtained. Health

SECTION 12. It shall be the duty of every undertaker, nits Health or any other person about to remove any corpse for burial, Board regulations. to obtain from the Board of Health a permit to do so; and

before obtaining such permit, he shall deposit with the health officer a certificate setting forth as nearly as possible the name, age, sex, nativity, color and occupation; whether married or single, number and street of late residence, (and when a non-resident, place of previous residence), cause and date of death, duration of last illness, and the place and date of intended interment, which certificate shall be signed by the physician or surgeon in attendance at the time of death; in case no physician or surgeon was in attendance, then the certificate shall be signed by some relative or attendant, and all certificates necessary to complete a proper death return, whether signed by physi

cians, surgeons, undertakers, or other persons, shall be plainly and legibly written with ink. In case a coroner's inquest shall be held, that fact shall be stated. If any such physician, surgeon, relative or attendant refuse to sign such certificate, such undertaker or other person shall report the same to the health officer, who shall forthwith investigate the case.

BURIAL OF INFECTED CORPSE.

See Sections 23, 24 and 25.

CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.

SECTION 13. When complaint is made, or a reasonable Board may visit any

affected place. belief exists that an infectious or contagious disease prevails in any locality or house, the Board may visit such locality or house, make all necessary investigations by inspection, and discovering that such infectious or contagious diseases exist, send the person so diseased to the pest-house or hospital.

and house owners.

SECTION 14. The owner or agent of a house in which Duty of physicians a person resides who has the smallpox or any other disease dangerous to the public health, and the physician called to attend the person so affected, shall, within twenty-four (24) hours after becoming cognizant of the fact, give notice thereof to the Board of Health, and when a person so affected is removed to a pest-house or hospital, the Board is empowered to use all necessary means to restrain him of his liberty until the danger of infection or contagion from such disease ceases. Any person who fails to comply with any of the provisions of the preceding section shall pay a fine upon conviction thereof not exceeding fifty (50) dollars.

SECTION 15. A person removed to a pest-house or Punishment. hospital who willfully leaves or escapes therefrom before the physician in attendance issues a certificate of restored health, shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than five (5) dollars, nor more than fifty (50) dollars.