A. Maintain Premises: Every owner, lessee, tenant or occupant of any stable or place in which any horse or cattle, or any other animal shall be kept or of any place in which manure or any liquid discharge of such animal shall accumulate, shall cause such manure and liquid to be removed to some proper place, and shall at all times keep, or cause to be kept, such stable or place in a clean and wholesome condition. (1960 Code, Sec. 8-401)
B. Violation A Nuisance: The violation of any of the provisions of subsection A hereof is hereby declared to be a nuisance. (1960 Code, Sec. 8-402)
C. Penalty For Violations: Any person violating any of the provisions of subsection A hereof shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by fine not exceeding the sum of twenty five dollars ($25.00). (1960 Code, Sec. 8-403)
D. Chief Of Police To Enforce: Whenever the chief of police shall be notified of the existence of any nuisance or the violation of any of the provisions of subsection A hereof, he shall immediately make or cause to be made an examination of the yard, lot, place, premises, street, sidewalk or alley on which it is charged that such nuisance is suffered or permitted, and if he finds such nuisance to exist thereon, he shall forthwith give or cause to be given either to the owner, agent or occupant of such yard, lot or premises, or to all of them, a notice to remove or abate such nuisances; and if such nuisance shall not be removed or abated within twenty four (24) hours, cause the owner, occupant of, or agent to be arrested and brought before the proper magistrate; and if the person or persons so arrested are convicted, the chief of police shall cause the nuisance to be removed or abated, and the chief of police is hereby authorized to remove any obstruction that it may be necessary to remove, in order to reach and remove or abate such nuisance. The expense of such removal of any nuisance by the chief of police shall be paid by the city in the first instance but the same shall be taxed upon and assessed against the property or premises chargeable therewith and certified up to the proper officer of the county and collected as other taxes. (1960 Code, Sec. 8-404)