SEC. 9. No person, persons, firm, or corporation shall collect any garbage in the city of Lawrence or haul the same over and upon any of the streets, avenues, or alleys of said city south of the Kansas River, except the person, persons, firm, or corporation with whom the city contracts, or the heirs, adminis trators, executors, successors, or assigns of such person, persons, firm, or corporation, for the collection and disposal of the same and those in his or their employ, and then only in strict accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. SEC. 10. The person, persons, firm, or corporation making such contract with said city shall execute a bond to the city of Lawrence, Kans., in the sum of at least $5,000, with surety by some responsible surety company lawfully doing business in the State of Kansas, conditioned for the full and faithful performance of all the agreements and covenants in said contract.

SEC. 11. Before the mayor and commissioners shall contract for the free collection and disposal of garbage within said city, the mayor and commissioners shall enter into a written contract in the name of the city of Lawrence, Kans., with the person, persons, firm, or corporation desiring to contract with said city, and before said contract shall be binding upon the city of Lawrence, .Kans., it shall be approved by the mayor and commissioners of the city of Lawrence, Kans., and shall upon approval be signed by the mayor and attested by the city clerk under the seal of the city.

SEC. 12. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof fined in any sum not less than $5 and not more than $100.

LOUISVILLE, KY.

Garbage, Refuse, Manure, and Ashes-Receptacles-Collection and Disposal. (Ord. Oct. 6, 1917.)

SECTION 1. The term "garbage" shall include all combustible matter which is liable to ferment, decay, putrefy, decompose, or become offensive or a menace to health, and the refuse matter from kitchens, dining rooms, and other parts of hotels, restaurants, boarding houses, tenement houses, dwelling houses, market houses, private hotels, and clubrooms, and the refuse fruit and vegetables from fruit stands, commission houses, groceries, or any other places of business, and all the refuse animal matter, excepting any portion or particle of meat or animal unfit or not intended for immediate market and to be subjected to a rendering process from slaughterhouses, butcher shops, meat shops, poultry or fish stores, or any place where meat is sold.

SEC. 2. The term "ashes" shall include cinders and all solid products of complete combustion of wood, coal, or other combustible material, provided the same has been completely burned and has not been mixed with any combustible or insanitary material.

SEC. 3. The term "manure" shall include all excreta of any domestic or other animals, live stock, or fowl, and hay, straw, or other material when mixed with excreta of any such animal, live stock, or fowl.

SEC. 4. The term "other refuse" shall include all yard screenings, dirt, rags, waste paper, and all other unsightly materials.

SEC. 5. Every household keeper, restaurant or hotel keeper, and all keepers of stores and places of business are hereby required to place garbage in a separate water-tight, fly-proof receptacle, and furthermore to place all ashes and other refuse in another receptacle, which shall be constructed as to prevent the contents from spilling, flying about, or otherwise.

SEC. 6. The vessels for garbage as prescribed and required by the preceding section (5) shall be water-tight and made of metal with a close-fitted metal cover. Such vessels shall be provided with handles, sufficient for the safe and convenient emptying of same.

SEC. 7. The city of Louisville shall, as soon as practicable, reorganize the present garbage-collection system and provide for the separate removal of garbage in a special water-tight wagon (which vehicle shall have covers), and the disposal of the garbage in such a manner as not to endanger the public health.

SEC. 8. No person or persons shall engage in the collection or transportation of garbage, manure, ashes, or other refuse as a business without a permit from the board of public works or otherwise [than] in accordance with the terms of the said permit.

SEC. 9. Any person or persons violating or assisting in the violation of any part or parts of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $5 or more than $50.

ONEONTA, N. Y.

Garbage Receptacles Collection and Disposal. (Ord. 32, May 2, 1917.)

SECTION 1. The common council of the city of Oneonta does enact the following rules and regulations:

SEC. 2. The word "garbage" for the purpose of this ordinance shall be defined to include kitchen and table refuse, offal, decayed vegetable and animal matter. SEC. 3. Under present conditions tin cans will be collected with the garbage until such time as the board of health decides such collection should be discontinued.

SEC. 4. Every householder in the city of Oneonta who does not daily burn or bury said garbage shall provide metal receptacles, with overlapping or tightfitting tops for holding garbage. Said receptacles shall be securely covered and shall not be placed upon any sidewalk or public street and must be placed so as to be easy of access to the collector. No garbage, excepting tin cans, shall be placed in said receptacle without first having been thoroughly drained and securely wrapped. Every receptable for garbage shall be kept in a sanitary condition by each householder. In the event of communicable or contagious disease the health officer may direct by oral or written orders any further or other precautionary measures, either in the case of said garbage or in the care and disinfection of said garbage receptacles, and said orders shall constitute a part of this ordinance the same as though incorporated at length herein.

SEC. 5. No corporation, firm, association, or individual shall engage in the collection of garbage within said city without first obtaining from the board of health of said city a license to carry and dispose of garbage. The fee for a license under this ordinance shall be such sum as may be determined by the board of health by resolution, and shall be payable at the time of granting of such license.

SEC. 6. Garbage shall be collected and removed by collectors of garbage in such wagons and conveyances and in such manner and at such hours as shall be prescribed by the board of health. The price for collecting said garbage shall be paid and borne by the householder. Carts and vehicles used in collecting garbage shall always be kept clean and shall be so loaded and driven that none of their contents shall fall, spill, or leak therefrom.

SEC. 7. Garbage shall be removed at least once every two weeks during the months of January, February, March, April, November, and December; and once a week during the months of May, June, July, August, September, and October, or oftener if directed by the health officer.

SEC. 8. All garbage disposed of within the limits of the city of Oneonta by burning or burying shall be burned and buried in such manner as not to create a nuisance and in such a manner as shall be approved by the board of health of the city of Oneonta.

SEC. 9. Collectors of garbage shall call regularly at all buildings from which garbage is to be removed, and shall remove it in as cleanly a manner as possible. SEC. 10. Deposits of garbage shall not be made by any collector thereof upon any vacant lot, public street, lane, avenue, alley, or public place unless so directed by the board of health, nor shall such garbage be mixed with ashes or other substances not subject to decay. All such garbage shall be deposited in such place or places as from time to time may be designated by the department of health.

SEC. 11. Any person, firm, association, or corporation applying to the board of health for a license to collect garbage under this ordinance shall make said application in writing, stating the name and residence or place of business of said applicant, the price per receptacle for collection, a description of the conveyance or conveyances to be used for the collection of said garbage which must be approved by the board of health, and such information as said board of health may require.

SEC. 12. Any conveyances used in the collection and conveyance of garbage in said city shall have thereon the name of the owner or owners and the number of the license.

SEC. 13. All licenses granted under this ordinance shall be granted for a term to end on December 31, next following the granting thereof, except the licenses granted in 1917, which shall expire on December 31, 1918. All licenses shall be subject to summary revocation thereof by the board of health for a violation of this ordinance. The board of health may restrict the license to a single individual, firm or corporation, and if there be more than one application for said license, the board of health shall decide to whom such license shall be granted, and their decision shall be final. In the event a license is revoked, as herein provided, before the expiration of said license period, the board of health may grant a license for the remainder of said license period to such person or persons as it may deem best, and their decision shall be final.

SEC. 14. Each licensee shall furnish to the city of Oneonta a good and sufficient bond in the sum of $500, with one or more sureties thereon, who shall be approved by said city, conditioned for the faithful performance of the provisions of this ordinance and the provisions and conditions under which said license is granted.

SEC. 15. Any person, firm, association, or corporation violating any section of this ordinance or any part thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than $2 or more than $25 for each and every offense and stand committed until such fine be paid, not exceeding one day for each dollar of fine.

SEC. 16. The board of health shall have authority to divide the city of Oneonta into districts for collecting garbage, and to assign and restrict licensed garbage collectors, one to each district.

SACRAMENTO, CALIF.

Garbage, Rubbish, and Waste Matter-Keeping, Collection, and Disposal. (Ord. 283, Apr. 5, 1917.)

SECTION 1. Garbage, as the said word is made use of in this ordinance, consists of dead animals of not more than 10 pounds weight each, tin cans of one gallon or less capacity, and of every accumulation of animal, vegetable, and other matter that attends the preparation, consumption, decay, or dealing in or storage of meats, fish, fowls, birds, fruits, or vegetables. The term "garbage" does not include dishwater or waste water.

Rubbish, as the word is made use of in this ordinance, consists of wood, leaves, dead trees or the branches thereof, chips, shavings, woodenware, dodgers, printed matter, paper, pasteboard, grass, rags, straw, boots, shoes, hats, and all other combustible material not included in this ordinance under the term "garbage." Waste matter, as the word is made use of in this ordinance, consists of natural soil, earth, sand, clay, gravel, loam, manure, stones, brick, brickbats, plaster, Portland cement, crockery, queensware, glass, glassware, ashes, cinders, shells, metals, and all other noncombustible materials except tin cans of 1 gallon or less capacity.

SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of every tenant, lessee, or occupant of any private dwelling house and of the keeper of every hotel, restaurant, eating house, boarding house, or other building where meals are furnished, and of the owner of every furnished flat or apartment house, and of every other person having garbage, to provide without expense to the city of Sacramento, and at all times to keep within said building or on the lot on which said building is situated, suitable and sufficient water-tight cans or receptacles with suitable bales or handles, and each having a tight-fitting cover, for receiving and holding without leakage or escape of odors, and without being filled to within 4 inches of the top, all the garbage which would ordinarily accumulate on said premises in one week's time; and all such cans shall be placed at least 4 inches above the ground, and shall be so placed as to be readily accessible for removing and emptying the garbage therefrom by the collectors, and where they will not be a public nuisance or in any degree offensive. Garbage must be removed from such garbage cans at least once each week. The health officer shall be the exclusive judge of the sufficiency of said garbage cans or receptacles. It shall be unlawful to place any rubbish or waste matter in such garbage cans or receptacles, and if placed therein the collector will not empty the cans or receive the garbage. Cans or receptacles for garbage from private dwelling houses, from each flat, and from each apartment house shall each have a capacity of not less than 10 gallons nor more than 30 gallons, and cans or receptacles for garbage at all other places shall each have a capacity of not less than 10 gallons nor more than 60 gallons. No can or receptacle for receiving garbage shall be placed on or in any street, alley, sidewalk, footpath, or any public place whatsoever. It shall be unlawful to keep, place, or deposit garbage on any private grounds or premises whatsoever, except in cans or receptacles as designated in this ordinance.

SEC. 3. It shall be unlawful for any person having garbage in the city of Sacramento to throw or deposit the same, or to cause the same to be thrown or deposited upon any street, alley, gutter, park, or other public place or to throw or deposit the same in or upon any vacant lot or back yard, or to store or keep the same otherwise than in cans or receptacles as required by section 2 of this ordinance; and it shall be unlawful to have, store, deposit or keep garbage where rats can have access thereto, or feed thereon. Each day's violation of this section shall be treated and considered, and the same shall be, a separate and distinct offense.

SEC. 4. It shall be the duty of every tenant, lessee, and occupant of every private dwelling house and of the keeper of every hotel, restaurant, eating house, boarding house, apartment house or other building, where rubbish will accumulate, to provide boxes, barrels, or other proper receptacles to be kept on said premises sufficient to hold the rubbish which would ordinarily accumulate on such premises in two weeks' time, and all rubbish accumulating on such premises shall be placed in such boxes, barrels, or other receptacles. Said boxes, barrels, or receptacles shall be so placed as to be readily accessible to the collectors for the removal of rubbish therefrom. No garbage or waste matter shall be placed in the receptacles intended for rubbish, and if placed therein it shall be unlawful for the collector to remove the same or the contents of said receptacle. No one of said boxes, barrels, or receptacles shall have a capacity exceeding 50 gallons. The health officer shall be the exclusive judge of the sufficiency of such boxes, barrels, or receptacles.

SEC. 5. It shall be unlawful to deposit any garbage or rubbish within the city limits or within 400 yards thereof, except at the garbage crematory or other place designated by the health officer for purposes of destruction. Waste matter, as defined by this ordinance, if not removed beyond the city limits, may be made use of, upon receiving written permission from the health officer, for filling in low lots within the city limits. Garbage and rubbish, if delivered at the city crematory, will be burned and consumed therein by the city free of charge.

SEC. 6. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove and carry, or to remove or carry, on or along the streets and alleys of the city, any garbage or other matter of offensive to sight or smell except between the hours of 9 o'clock p. m. of any one day and 12 o'clock noon of the next succeeding day, and then only in water-tight cans or in carts or wagons having iron beds or boxes with proper covers, so that the garbage or other matter shall not be offensive, the garbage shall be so loaded that none of it shall fall, drip, or spill to the ground; and every such cart or wagon shall be kept clean and well painted on the outside, and said carts or wagons shall be numbered with the number of each painted on the outside thereof, so as to be plainly seen. Each garbage collector shall, when at work, wear a badge in plain sight upon which shall be the words, "Garbage collector."

SEC. 7. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to drive, or to cause to be driven upon or along any street, alley, highway, place, court, or other public place within the limits of the city any wagon, cart, or other vehicle loaded with rubbish or waste matter, as said terms are defined by this ordinance, unless such wagon, cart, or other vehicle be provided with side and end boards, not less than 20 inches high, and be so loaded that such rubbish or waste matter will not spill upon the streets, alleys, highways, and other public places of the city.

SEC. 8. It shall be unlawful for any person to burn, or to cause to be burned, in or on any street, alley, highway, public or private lot or park, or in any place within the limits of the city of Sacramento, any garbage, rubbish, or waste matter, except as provided in section 5 of this ordinance: Provided, however, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to the burning of rubbish outside of the fire limits of the city of Sacramento between the hours of 9 o'clock in the morning and 2 o'clock in the afternoon of any day; but in no event shall rubbish be burned on any bitumen or asphalt street, alley, or highway, or in any street or alley or highway which has been macadamized or oiled.

SEC. 9. It shall be unlawful for any person to throw or deposit, or to cause to be thrown or deposited, any rubbish or waste matter, as said terms are defined by this ordinance (except bricks, brickbats, cement, plaster, stones, and gravel,