by the chief inspector of buildings for the construction or alteration of a dwelling or for the alteration or conversion of any building for use as a dwelling until there has been filed in the office of the chief inspector of buildings a certificate of the health officer, issued as above provided, to the effect that such dwelling or building conforms to the provisions of this code. The construction, alteration, or conversion of such dwelling, building, or structure shall be in accordance with such approved specifications and plans. Any permit or approval which may be issued by the health officer, but under which no work has been done above the foundation walls within one year from the time of the issuance of such permit or approval, shall expire by limitation. The health officer shall have the power to revoke or cancel any permit or approval in case of any failure or neglect to comply with any of the provisions of this code, or in case any false statement or misrepresentation is made in any specifications, plans, or statements submitted or filed for such permit or approval.

SEC. 91. Certificate of compliance.-No building hereafter constructed as or altered into a dwelling shall be occupied in whole or in part for human habitation until the issuance of a certificate by the health officer that said dwelling conforms in all respects to the requirements of this code relative to dwellings hereafter erected. Such certificate shall be issued 15 days after written application therefor if said dwelling at the date of such application shall be entitled thereto.

SEC. 92. Prohibited occupation.-If any building hereafter constructed as or altered into a dwelling be occupied in whole or in part for human habitation, in violation of the last session, said premises shall be deemed unfit for human habitation, and the health officer may cause them to be vacated accordingly.

SEC. 93. Registry of owner's name.-Every owner of a dwelling and every lessee of the whole house, or other person having control of a dwelling, shall file with the board of health a notice containing his name and address and also a description of the property, by street number or otherwise, as the case may be, in such manner as the health officer shall prescribe.

SEC. 94. Registry of agent's name.—Every owner, agent, or lessee of a dwelling may file with the board of health a notice containing the name and address of an agent of such house, for the purpose of receiving service of process, and also a description of the property by street number or otherwise as the case may be, in such manner as will enable the board of health easily to find the same. The name of the owner or lessee may be filed as agent for this purpose.

SEC. 95. Registry of boarder or roomer.-When required by the health officer the owner, agent, or lessee of a dwelling shall keep a registry of all boarders or roomers, boarding, living, or roomring in any dwelling. Such registry shall be in such forms as may be prescribed by the health officer.

SEC. 96. Inspection of dwellings.-The health officer shall cause a periodic inspection to be made of every multiple dwelling at least once a year. Such inspection shall include thorough examination of all parts of such multiple dwelling and the premises connected therewith. The health officer is also hereby empowered to make similar inspections of all dwellings as frequently as may be necessary.

KOKOMO, IND.

Weeds-Cutting and Removal. (Ord. 1860, June 25, 1918.)

SECTION 1. That it shall and is hereby declared to be the duty of every owner or of any agent of such owner, of any lot or ground within the corporate limits of the city of Kokomo, Ind., to cut and haul away all weeds or other rank vegetation growing upon said premises, or to cause the same to be done.

SEC. 2. On default of any such owner or agent of such owner to cut and haul away the weeds or rank vegetation, or to cause the same to be done, as provided for in section 1 of this ordinance, upon five days' notice from the board of health, it shall be the duty of the street commissioner, upon order from the board of health, to cause such weeds or rank vegetation to be cut and hauled away. The said street commissioner shall keep an accurate account of the expense thereof, which shall be paid from the city treasury upon the sworn voucher of the street commissioner, and the said expense shall be a lien upon such property, and shall be placed upon the tax duplicate and shall be collected as taxes are collected, and turned into the city treasury.

SEC. 3. The notice herein provided for may be served upon the owner or agent of such owner, of any real estate as specified in section 1 hereof, by reading to or within the hearing of such person; or by leaving a certified copy thereof at the known residence of such owner, or by attaching a copy of such notice to the premises affected thereby.

SEC. 4. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not less than $25.

MILWAUKEE, WIS.

Hay Fever Grasses and Weeds-Prevention of Pollenization. (Ord. 80, June 4, 1917, as amended by Ord. 153, Aug. 27, 1917.)

SECTION 1. There are hereby created five new sections of the Milwaukee Code of 1914 to be numbered and to read as follows:

SEC. 912.1. It shall be unlawful to permit, within the city of Milwaukee, the pollenization of any grasses or weeds which cause or produce hay fever in human beings. In order to prevent such pollenization, none of the following grasses, and no weeds of any kind, shall be permitted to grow or stand more than 1 foot high on any premises in the city, to wit: Meadow grass (Poa aanud), bull grass (Paspalum vasyanum), Bermuda grass (Capriola dactylon), smut grass (Sporabulus angustus), Johnson grass (Andropogon halapense), feather grass (Leptochloa filiformis), foxtail grass (Chaetochloa glauca) and cockspur grass (Panicum crus-galli).

SEC. 912.2. It shall be the duty of the owner and the tenant or occupant of any leased or occupied premises, and the duty of the owner of any vacant or unoccupied premises within the city of Milwaukee, to comply with the provisions of section 912.1, both as to the premises owned or occupied and as to public sidewalks on which such premises abut.

SEC. 912.3. It shall be the duty of every holder or owner of a public franchise to comply with section 912.1 as to that portion of highways in the city of MilWaukee which such holder or owner is required to keep in repair.

SEC. 912.4. It shall be the duty of every agent or employee in charge of any premises in the city of Milwaukee to comply with the provisions of section 912.1 as to premises in his charge.

SEC. 912.41. Any person, firm, or corporation who shall be convicted of a violation of section 912.1 shall for the first offense be subjected to a penalty of not less than $1 nor more than $25, together with the costs of prosecution, and for the second and each subsequent offense shall be subjected to a penalty of not less than $5 nor more than $25, together with the costs of prosecution, and in default of payment of any such penalty or fine such person shall be Imprisoned in the county jail or house of correction for Milwaukee County not less than five nor more than 30 days, or until such penalty and costs shall be paid.

NEW ORLEANS, LA.

Noxious Weeds and Grass-Cutting and Removal. (Ord. 5248, Oct. 2, 1918.)

SECTION 1. That no person, firm, association, or corporation, the tenant or occupant of any leased or occupied lot or place or area, shall permit any noxious weeds or grass, or deleterious, unhealthful, or noxious growths, over 2 feet in height, to grow or stand on any lot or place or area leased or occupied by said person, firm, association, or corporation, or on any sidewalk or banquette abutting any lot or place or area leased or occupied by said person, firm, association, or corporation.

SEC. 2. That no person, firm, association, or corporation, the owner of any lot or place or area not leased or occupied by another person, firm, association, or corporation, shall permit any noxious weeds or grass or deleterious, unhealthful, or noxious growths, over 2 feet in height, to grow or stand on any lot or place or area owned by said person, firm, association, or corporation, or on any sidewalk or banquette abutting any lot or place or area owned by said person, firm, association, or corporation.

SEC. 3. That for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this ordinance a corporation shall be deemed to be represented by its president, or in his absence by its vice president, or in the absence of both by the officer or individual in charge of the affairs of the corporation, and such representative shall be held responsible and punished for any violation by the corporation of the provisions of this ordinance.

SEC. 4. That each of the members of a firm shall be held responsible and punishable for any violation by the firm of the provisions of this ordinance.

SEC. 5. For every violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance, the person responsible shall, on conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than $1, nor more than $25, and in default of payment of the fine, by imprisonment in the parish prison for not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days, or both, In the discretion of the court having jurisdiction.

SEC. 6. That in addition to the provisions hereinbefore made for the cutting, destruction or removal of weeds, grass and growths, and notwithstanding the penalties provided for in section 5 of this ordinance, the commissioner of public property is hereby authorized to cut, destroy or remove any noxious weeds or grass, or deleterious, unhealthful or noxious growths, over 2 feet in height, growing or standing on any sidewalk or banquette, or on any lot or place or area, within the city of New Orleans: Provided, No such work shall be undertaken by said commissioner until the owner of the lot or place or area where such weeds, grass, or growths are to be cut, destroyed, or removed, or the owner of the property abutting the sidewalk or banquette where such weeds, grass, or growths are to be cut, destroyed, or removed, as the case may be, shall have had an opportunity of doing the work himself within at least 10 days after previous notice has been given him, or in his absence from the city, to the agent of leased or occupied premises, or if not known to the occupant thereof, or if not leased or occupied, by advertisement in the official journal of the city of New Orleans for two consecutive days.

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property shall demand of the owners of such property the payment of such charges, costs, or expenses.

If after the cutting, destruction, or removal of such weeds, grass, or growths as aforesaid shall have been done by the commissioner of public property after due notice as above stated, the cost or expense thereof shall not have been paid within 10 days after due demand, then and in that case the commissioner of public property shall cause to be recorded in the mortgage office of the parish of Orleans an attested bill showing the cost and expense incurred for the work and the place or property on which said work was done, so as to establish for the city the lien and privilege securing the payment by the property owner of said charges, costs, and expenses, accorded by said act No. 136 of 1918. Noxious Weeds and Grass-Cutting and Removal by City-Expenses Incurred to be a Charge Against the Property Benefited. (Act 136, July 9, 1918.) That act No. 159 of the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana, session of 1912, being the charter of the city of New Orleans, be and the same is hereby amended by incorporating therein the following additional section, to wit:

SEC. The charges, costs, and expense which may be incurred by the city of New Orleans under and by virtue of and in accordance with any health ordinance of the city of New Orleans, now or hereafter existing, providing for the cutting, destruction, or removal of noxious weeds or grass, or deleterious, unhealthy, or noxious growths on any sidewalk or banquette and on any lot or place or area within said city, shall, to the extent of the actual cost thereor to the city, be and the same are hereby declared to be a charge, cost, or expense of the property abutting the sidewalk or banquette or of the lot or place or area, as the case may be, where such noxious weeds, grass, or deleterious or unhealthy growth may be cut, destroyed, or removed: Provided, however, That no such work shall be undertaken by the city until the owner of the lot or place or area or the owner of the abutting property, as the case may be, where such weeds, grass or growth are to be cut and removed have an opportunity of doing the work himself within at least 10 days after previous notice has been given him, or in his absence from the city, to the agent of leased or occupied premises, or if not known to the occupant thereof, or if not leased or occupied, by advertisement in the official journal of the city of New Orleans for two consecutive days.

If, after the cutting, destruction, or removal of such weeds, grass, or growths as aforesaid shall have been done by the city after due notice as above stated, the cost or expense thereof shall not have been paid within 10 days after due demand, then and in that case the commissioner of public property of said city shall cause to be recorded in the mortgage office of the parish of Orleans an attested bill showing the cost and expense incurred for the work and the place or property on which said work was done, and from the moment of the recordation of such attested account, the same shall constitute a lien and privilege or mortgage on the property, superior to vendor's lien and any other privilege or mortgage except for taxes and paving and shall remain in full force and effect fore the amount due principaƑand interesttecoste of court;iff any, forncollec+ ton, until finais payrene has mechemaite, to the agent of leased or occupied premises straffdnet plenswn italthe ameant thereof, manifen of deasby dawoquupick byllædvertögetnges and tsleaHffieishhfearíalthể sthecinalfieNewr deltaqsefoy, tw CoAttestda bilhysued in accordance with the provisions of this section shall be prihaafumet heviddning,thastuirtlegabroamanities flaveh been compledorvitio vahid as aforesaid shall have been done by the city after due notice as above stated, the cost or expense thereof shall not have been paid within 10 days after due demand, then and in that case the commissioner of public property of said city shall cause to be recorded in the mortgage office of the parish of Orleans an attested bill showing the cost and expense incurred for the work and the place or property on which said work was done, and from the moment of the recordation of such attested account, the same shall constitute a lien and privilege

that the work has been properly and satisfactorily done; and the recordation of such bills in the mortgage office shall be full notice to every person concerned that the amount of the bill constitutes a charge against the property designated or described in the bills and that it is due and collectible as provided by law. That there shall not be any cost or charge by the recorder of mortgages for recording said attested bill in the mortgage office, nor shall there be any cost or charge for releasing or canceling of said attested bill by the recorder of mortgages. That the said recorder of mortgages shall cancel or release said lien or privilege upon presentation of a receipt showing payment of said attested bill.

NEW YORK, N. Y.

Ventilation-Standards. (Res. Bd. of H., Dec. 11, 1917.)

Resolved, That the following standards for ventilation in the city of New York be, and the same are hereby, adopted:

1. Temperature.-The temperature in rooms during periods of occupancy should register preferably from 60° to 70° F. at all times, except when the outside temperature exceeds 60° F. This does not apply to rooms used for special purposes, such as industrial places where high or low temperatures are essential and unavoidable.

2. Humidity. The relative humidity in occupied rooms should not exceed 70 per cent, except when the outside wet-bulb temperature exceeds 59°. In no case, however, should the wet-bulb temperature exceed 78°.

3. Carbon dioxide.-The carbon dioxide in occupied rooms in all classes of buildings should not at any time exceed 10 parts in 10,000 volumes of air in any part of the occupied spaces of the rooms.

4. Dust.—The dust particles in the air of occupied rooms in all classes of buildings should not exceed 1,000,000 per cubic foot, or 0.004 [grams?] (4 milligrams) per 100 cubic feet.

5. Bacteria. The bacteria content should not exceed 100 per cubic foot.

6. Odors. The air of occupied rooms of all classes of buildings should be free from objectionable odors, which may be detected by persons entering the room from the outside air, whether the odors are of human origin or otherwise.

Buildings and Premises-Abutting Sidewalk, Flagging, and Curbstone to Be Free from Obstructions and Nuisances-Nuisances Prohibited. (Res. Bd of H., Oct. 30, 1918.)

Resolved, That section 53 of the sanitary code be, and the same is hereby, amended and made to read as follows:

SEC. 53. Nuisances, conditions dangerous and prejudicial to life or health; duties of owners, tenants, lessees, occupants, and persons in charge of buildings and lots.—Every owner, lessee, tenant, occupant, or person in charge of any building or premises within or adjacent to the built-up portions of the city of New York shall keep, and cause to be kept, the sidewalk, flagging, and curbstone abutting on said building or premises free from obstructions and nuisances of every kind, and shall sweep and remove, or cause to be swept and removed, therefrom all garbage, refuse, filth, dirt, and other offensive material and shall keep such sidewalk, flagging, and curbstone free from garbage, refuse, filth, dirt, and other offensive material. Every such sidewalk, flagging, or curbstone shall be spattered with wet sawdust, paper, or sand, sprinkled with water, or some other equally effective method or material used, to prevent and avoid the raising of dust when such garbage, refuse, filth, dirt, or other offen