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98 AN ORDIDANCE AMENDING AND RE-ENACTING SECTIONN 608 OF T7F CITY CODE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF CHARLOTTESVILLE, That section 608 of the City Code; entitled "RIDING ON RUNNING BOARDS OR STEPS OF SIDES OF SUMMER CARS ON STREET RAILWAYS PROHIBITED": be amended and re-enacted to read as follows; It shall be unlawful for any passenger to ride on the running boards or steps on the sides of summer cars on any street railway. For every violation. of this section the offender shall be fined not less than one dollar ($1.)* It shall be the duty of every street railway company to enforce this ordinance undor a penalty of $5. for each case of failure to require compliance with this section Adopted by the Council August 15 ,1911. presented and approved August 16, _ President Signature. Mayor Signature. AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE ANNUAL LICENSE TAX ON BROKERS DEALING IF STOCKS A BONDS: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF CHARLOTTESVILLE,That the License Tax ordinance of March. 26,1907 be amended by the addition of the following section; #21-1/2. That the annual -license tax on stock and bond brokers shall be one hundred dollars Adopted by the Council Dec.14,1911 presented and approved Dec.18,1911. President Signature. Mayor Signature. AN ORDINANCE AMEDING AND RE-ENACTING SECTION 357 OF TIfE CITY CODE: BE IT ORDAINED BY TIIE COUNCIL OF CHARLOTTESVILLE,That section 367 of the City Code entitled "PRIVIES ,EARTH -CLOSETS, etc. " be amended and re-enacted to read as follow; S e c. 367 - -PRIVIES , EARTH -CLOSETS , eta. No privy, other than a water closet, shall be located within ten feet of any street _ within the same distance of the line of adjoining property unless the owner of such adjoining property consent to its being, located or remaining within such distance; _ no earth privy shall,be permitted to exist within the city,except in cases where _ are excluded from watsr or sewer facilities and then only when a permit has been granted by the Health Officer or by the Board of Health and upon a license of three dollars ($3) per annum, payable quarterly in advance, said permit to be in force ford year from -its issue,or for such xxxt time less than a year as the license has been _ for,and may be renewed at the discretion of the Ttealth Officer or the Board of Health upon the payment of the license of three dollars as provided above. Anyone violating this section shall be fined t eo dollars ($2) for each day the offense continues after being notified by the Mayor or Health Officer to remove the same. This ordinance shall be in force from and after June 1,1912. Adopted by the Council April 11,1912 Presented and approved April 13, _ President (No signature) Mayor Signature. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND RE-ENACTING SECTION 369 OF THE CITY CODE: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF CIIARLOTTESVILLE,That sec.359 of the City Code, entitled "Privies,etc. --wlien cleaned",be amended and re-enacted to read as followes; SEC/369 --PRIVIES , etc. --WHEN CLEANED/ A. The cleaning of closets or privies within the City limits shall be done exclusively _ or under the direction of the department of Streets & Sanitation ,and that it shall be _ for any private person to contract to do said work through or by any private citizen. B. The said closets or privies shall be properly cleaned and disinfected by said departments and the excrement from said closets or privies shall be removed in sealed barrels or other covered receptacles and disinfected by said department or under its direction, and _ or disposed of at such places and in such manner as shall be dictated by the Mayor and _ of Health. C. A charge of seventy five cents per quarter shall be made upon the occupant of the premises whereon a closet or privy is maintained and used, which charge shall cover the expenses of said department for cleaning and disinfecting each closet or privy and remove the excreta, the said charge or fee to be paid by the occupant to the City Treasurer beginning of each quarter. D. Any person or persons exercising the privilege of maintaining said closets _ who shall refuse to pay the fee or charge in the manner set out in this ordinance, or _ having paid the fee, fails to report to the Mayor any neglect of the scavenger to perform his duty shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof be fined not than $10. E. The scavenger tax imposed in this ordinance shall be payable quarterly in to City Treasurer,and collectable at the same time and in the same manner as the water tax. The bill for said tax shall be noted quarterly on the printed card or other not to Treasurer to water-takers, and the duty of collecting and accounting and of making returns _ of delinquents is imposed on said officer,who shall hold the amount paid in in sacredd to _ tures for sanitation during the year in which it is collected,and at the end of cover any remainder into the mass of general revenues. F. All persons subject to the scavenger tax who are returned delinquent shall, after the tenth day of any quarter be subject, to a fine of not less than ten cents a day until the and fine are paid. This ordinance shall be in force from and after June 1, 1912. Adopted by the Council April 11,1912. Presented and approved, AprI 13, _ President Mayor Signature.