Nuisances

CRegulations to prevent Accumulation of Dung, &c.

If the Dung or Soil of any Stable, Cowhouse, or Pigstye, or other Collection of refuse Matter, elsewhere than in any Farmyard, be at any Time allowed to accumulate within the Limits of the special Act for more than Thirty Days, or for more than Seven Days after a Quantity exceeding One Ton has been collected in any Place not allowed by the Commissioners, such Dung, Soil, Or Refuse, if not removed within Forty-eight Hours after Notice from any Officer of the Commissioners for that Purpose, shall become the Property of the Commissioners, and they, or any Person with whom they have at that Time any subsisting Contract for the Removal of Refuse, may sell and dispose of the same, and the Money thence arising shall be applied towards the Purposes of the special Act.