(A) All privies, cesspools, or outhouses now existing or hereafter suffered to remain within the corporate limits of the city must be kept clean. All privies, outhouses, or cesspools must be cleaned whenever their condition is, by the Board of Health, deemed detrimental to the public health. The contents of privy vaults when covered must be buried under at least two feet of earth.
(B) All cesspools, when abandoned, shall be cleaned to the bottom and be filled with earth, ashes, brickbats, or other similar substances. Covers attached to cesspools shall be maintained in a safe condition and shall be airtight.
(C) Any person who shall refuse or neglect to clean or remove the contents of any privy, cesspool, or outhouse on premises owned or occupied by him or her within 48 hours after notice from the Chairperson of the Board of Health so to do, shall be deemed guilty of an offense.
(Prior Code, § 94.12) Penalty, see § 10.99