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ORDINANCE N0. ?~7
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF iYEST b~JR'HIS:
SECTION 1 - PERSON DEFINNED: The ylord "person" as used in this Ordinance
shall include any and all corporations, partnerships, associations or
individuals.
SECTION 2 - CLEAR~1#iJCE OF .UNSIGI-~t'LY ~1D UNSANITARY CONDITIONS OF DEAL
PROPERTY: .Any person owning any lot, lots or real property in the City
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of West Memphis shall, Pram and after the passage and approval of this
Ordinance, be required to keep said lot, lots or real property free of
weeds, grass, garbage, rubbish, refuse, debris ox other unsightly and un-
sanitary articles and things.
It shall be the duty of any person owing any lot, lots, or real
property ixi the City of West P.'lemphis to keep the acme clear of grass ar
weeds and to cut said grass and weeds as often as may be necessary to
keep said grass docrrn and to keep said lot in a sightly and sanitary manner;
to drain any stagnant pools or water or to fill same to such level as will
effect proper drainage and to remove any garbage, rubbish, refuses debris
or other unsightly and unsanitary articles and things.
SECTIOPt 3 - CLEARANCE BY CITY UPON REFUSAL OF OWNER - COSTS: If the owner
of any lot, lots or other real property within the City of West Memphis
shall neglect or refuse to remove, abate or eliminate any such condition
or conditions as provided in Section 2 hereof after having been given
twenty (20) days notice in writing to do soy the said City shall be
authorized to do whatever is nscsssary to correct said condition and to
charge the costs thereof to the armer or rnrrners of said lot, lots or real
property and said City of West TvIemphis is hereby given a lien against such
property for said costs.
SECTION 4 - OTICE BY PUBLICATION UPON UNFiNOti~T OR NCIDt1~ESIDE[~Tr OWfJERS -
ATTORNEY AD LITEM: In case the owner of any lots lots or other real property
is unknown or his whereabouts is not known or is a non-resident of this
state, then a copy of the written notice hereinabove referred toy shall be
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posted upon the premises and before any action to enforce said lien shall
be had, the City Clerk shall make an affidavit setting aut the facts as to
unkttown address, or whereabouts, or nonresidents and thereupon service of
publication as naw provided by law against nonresidents, may be had and an
,attorney ~. Litem shall be appointed to notify the defendant by registered
letter addressed to his or her last known place of residence if same can
be found.
SECTION 5 - E~J~'ORCEr.~tT OF LIEN FOR Cld+ dCE BY CITY: The lien herein
provided for may be enforced at any time within eighteen (18~ months after
work has been done by an action in the Chancery Court.
SECTION 6 - El~llERGENCY CL;ATJSE: It is hereby Pound and declared that there
are numerous lots and real property in the City of JVest rJiemphis on which
weeds and grass are grouting and on which rubbish, garbage and other
unsightly and unsanitary things are allowed to accumulate and which
constitutes a menace to the health'of the citizens of West Memphis and that
this Ordinance is necessary for the imzaediate preservation of the public
peace, health and safety of the citizens of West Memphis, an emergency is
,, hereby declared to exist and this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval.
Passed and approved this 7th day of June, 1949.
.APPROVED:
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ATTEST:
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