It is hereby made the duty of the Chief of Police, either on personal knowledge or upon receipt of notice of the existence of any nuisance within the city, as mentioned in this chapter, to forthwith give notice, in writing, to the person or persons keeping, maintaining, or permitting such nuisances, or to the person or persons owning, occupying, or having control or possession of the premises where such nuisance is kept, maintained, or permitted, to at once abate the same; and if such nuisance is not abated within 24 hours after the service of such notice, it shall be the duty of said officer to forthwith abate and remove the same at the expense of the city and for the expenses so incurred, the city may recover, either by special tax assessment against any property owned by any such person, the same to be collected at the time and in the manner as provided for collection of other taxes or such expenses may be recovered by a civil action for that purpose.
(Prior Code, § 4-2-2)
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Related provisions, see SDCL § 9-29-13