It shall be the duty of the village police chief or deputies to serve notice, in writing, upon the owner, occupant, agent or person in possession of, or control of any lot, building or premises, in or upon which any nuisance may be found, or who may be the owner or cause of such nuisance, requiring him to abate the same in such manner as he shall prescribe, within a reasonable time. It shall not be necessary in any case for the police chief or deputies to specify in said notice the manner in which any nuisance shall be abated, unless they shall deem it advisable to do so. Such notice may be given or served by any officer who is so directed or deputed. If the person so notified shall neglect or refuse to comply with the requirements of such order by abating such nuisance within the time specified, such person shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
It shall be the duty of the police chief or his deputy to proceed at once upon the expiration of the time specified in said notice to cause such nuisance to be abated; provided, however, that whenever the owner, occupant, agent or person in possession or control of any premises in or upon which any nuisance may be found, is unknown or cannot be found, the police chief or deputy shall proceed to abate such nuisance without notice. In either case the expense of such abatement shall be collected from the person who may have created, continued or suffered such nuisance to exist, in addition to any penalty or fine. (1956 Code, Sec. 23-1)