O#48 ~0DEL 0RDIlfANCE NO. 48.
AN ORDINANCE PR OVIDI NG FOR THE DISPOSAL OF HU~,,~AN EXCRETA
U~IT~IN THE T O,~fN LI~,;IITS OF THE T0'A;N OF BOYNTOl~ AND DECLAR-
ING OPEN PRIVIES TO BE A NUISA~fCE, AND PRO\rIDING FOR THE
ABATENENT OF SUCH NUISANCES.
Be It Ordained by the Town Commission of the To~¥n of
Boynton, Florida:
ARTICLE 1. Providing for the Sanitary ~[ethod of Dis-
posing of Human Excreta of 0ccu~:ants and the Owner of Pre-
mises.
SeCtion 1. That every residence and building in
which being reside, are employed, or congregated, shall
be acquired to have a sanitary method of disposing of human
excreta, namely:- either a sanitary water closet that is
connected with the city sewer, or au approved type of septic
tank or a sanitary privy.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful to dispose of any
human excreta within the corporate limits of the Town of
Boynton except in a sanitary water closet or a sanitary
privy.
Section 3. It shall be unlawful for any person, per-
sons, firm or corporation owning or leasing any premises
in the Town of Boynton 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 privy, and it shall be unlawful to pe~it the dis-
posal of any material in a sanitary privy other than
human excreta and paper.
Section 4. That no septic tank other tahn those
approved by the State Board of Health shall be constructed
within the corporate limits of Boynton.
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.
Section 6. That all privies within the corporate
limits of Boynton not constructed or mainta~_ned in con-
fortuity with plans on file with the To~,'fn Clerk of Boynton
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 '±'o:.~n.
Section 7. The Town shall have the further right
to make or have made such alterations and constructions
of those privies which are a nuisance and make them
sanitary and all costs pertaining to such work shall be
charged against the property owner.
Section 8. '?~aere in any street or section of street
there is now constructed a public sewer for the purpose
of carrying off the sewage, the owner or owners of pro-
perty abutting on, adjacent to, along the line of any or
within 200 feet of any ~ch sewer so constructed shall,
within 30 days after being notified by the city clerk of
the Town of Boynton, connect the house and buildings on
such property with such public sewer in a proper manner.
ARTICLE 2. Definition of '?erms.
Section 1. "Huz~.~an Excreta" The term human excreta
as used in this ordinance shall be construed to mean the
bowel and kidney discharges of human beings.
Section ~. "Septic Tank" The term septic tank as
used in this ordinance shall be construed to mean ~
under ground cavity with ~.~ater tight walls into which
flows the effluent of sanitary water closets and from
which the effluent does not c~ne to the surface of the
ground.
Section 3. "Sanitary 'Jater Closet" The ter~ sani-
tary water closed as used in this ordinance shall be
construed to mean any flush toilet which is property
connected with the said city sewer or a septic tank of
approved construction.
Section 4. "Sanitary Frivy" 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 plancs and specifications
promulgated and recommended by the State Board of Health
which plans and specificatio-~-~s are adopted by resolution
of the Town Commission of ~o~nton, on the 18th day of
November, 1924.
ARTICLE 3. Section 1. Any perscn, persons, firm
or corporation or the agent of an'? 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 ,~0.00 or more than
.~50.00 and each time that such person, persons, firm or
corporation neglects, fails or refuses to comply with
any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed
a separate offense and punished as herein provided.
Section 2. The above ordinance having been read at
a meeting of the Town Commission held on the 30th day of
October, 1924, was finally adopted at a regular meeting
of said Commission held on the tSth day of i~'ovember, 1924,
and a copy thereof posted at the door of the Town Hall.
C. F. Knuth,~,iayor (Signed)
Harry Benson, Vice ~ayor (Signed)