CITY ORDINANCES Be it ordained by the town council of the town of Jackson that after this date each and every person having a privy, be required to clean the same at least once a week, so as to prevent foul odors and gasses arising from the same. And on failure to do so, a fine of one dollar for each offence will be imposed.
Be it ordained that the marshal shall visit each and every privy in town once a week, and report the condition of the same in a book to be kept for that purpose, and upon failure to make such inspection and report in writing, will be fined for each offence twenty-five cents.
The above ordinances to take effect one week from the publication of the same. All ordinances in conflict with the above are hereby repealed.
J. O. Beauchamp, Mayor
F. S. Etheridge, ClerkMiddle Ga Argus - Week of August 26, 1890
Submitted by Don Bankston