In order to carry out the provisions of the foregoing section, it is hereby made the duty of the Health Commissioner to serve or cause to be served a notice in writing upon the owner or occupant of any lot, building, or premises in or upon which any nuisance may be found or who may be the owner of or cause of any such nuisance requiring that the nuisance shall be abated in such manner as the Hygiene Institute shall prescribe, within reasonable time. The notice and all other notices pertaining to the Hygiene Institute shall be delivered to the Sanitary Officer or any police officer of the city to serve and it is hereby made the duty of the Sanitary Officer and the members of the Police Department to serve any and all notices which may be delivered to them by the Hygiene Institute. If the owner or occupant shall neglect or refuse to comply with the requirements of the notice within the time specified, the owner or occupant shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the general penalty provided by this code, and it shall be the duty of the Sanitary Officer or any police officer to proceed at once upon the expiration of the time specified in the notice to cause the nuisance to be abated.
(1963 Code, § 2-7-4) (Ord. passed 4-21-1914)