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AN ORDINANCE
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Entitled an ordinance amending Sections 2 and 10 of an
ordinance, "Entitled an ordinance to better protect the public
health, -and particularly to prevent the introduction and'the-
spread of bubonic. plague, by -providing for the tat -proofing of
all buildings, outhouses and other super -structures, stables,
and lots, open areas and other premises, side -walks, streets and
alleys in the City of Beaumont, providing for penalties for the
violation thereof; providing that the invalidity of a part shall
�of i lid t�,va1�1 of- said ordinance; arid- declaring- an emergency;-"
n-r-p iaVht�49me°shall take effect from and after its
passage and signature of .the -Mayor.
< BE IT ORDAINED BY TAE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
.CITY OF BEAUMONT:
That sections 2 and -10 of the ordinance mentioned in the
preamble hereof be amended so that hereafter said sections 2
and 10 of said ordinance shall be and read as follows:
Section 2. - That it shall be unlawful. for any person, firm
or corporation to have or maintain or Hereafter construct, and
or for any person, firm or corporation to occupy or use as owner;
agent, -tenant, - lessee, - or otherwise, " any building,. outhouse, or
other super -structure, stable, lot, open area or other premise,
side -walk, street or alley, within the City of Beaumont unless
the same shall be ratproofed in the manner "hereinafter provided.
Section 10. That it is hereby made the duty of the Depart-
ment of public �, and particularly through the division of
Public Health thereof, under the supervision and direction of'the
City Manager, to enforce the provisions of "this ordinance; pro-
vided that no affidavit shall be filed against any owner, agent,
occupant -or other person charged with the duty .of complying with
or who shall violate the provisions of this ordinance, until
thirty (30) days shall have elapsed after communication shall
have been deposited in the.United States mail, in an envelope
addressed and stamped by the City Clerk or some one under his di-
rection, to such owner, agent,.occupant or person, to his residence,.
if known, or place of business, if known, or to the premises upon
Which said violation shall be alleged to lie, which communication
shall designate the character of violation with which such person
shall be charged and the location of the premises upon which the
offense is alleged to lie; and the.person serving such notice
shall make his return upon a copy of such notice, showing how and
when he served the same, which -return he shall certify officially,
and said copy and return zhall be kept on file in the office of
the City Olerk,�and shall be admitted in evidence as prima facie
proof of se'rviee of such notice as herein provided for; provided,
further, however, that if any person; firm or corporation, who;
with actual knowledge or notice that any building, structure, etc.,
is not rat-proofed:in accordance with this ordinance, and notwith-
standing -such knowledge or notice, moves into, occupies, or uses.the
same, he shall be -guilty of violation of this ordinance and the no -
case
tice above provided far shall not in suchAe required.
This ordinance shall-.beccme -effective from and after its
passage and signature of the Mayor.
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ASSED this day of
A.D. 1922.
by the affirmative vote o a me tubers of the City Coin-in