(A) Appointment; compensation. There shall be appointed annually by the President, with the consent of the Board of Trustees, a suitable person as a Chief of Police, who shall hold his or her office for one year; and he or she shall receive such salary or compensation as the Board of Trustees shall prescribe.
(B) Duties. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to carry out all the orders of the Board of Trustees in relation to the sanitary regulations of the village and cause all nuisances to be abated with reasonable promptness; and for the purpose of carrying out the foregoing requirements, he or she shall be permitted at all times, from sunrise to sunset, to enter into any house, store, stable, or other building and cause the floor to be raised if necessary, in order to allow a thorough examination of cellars, vaults, sinks, or drains; to enter upon all lots or grounds and to cause all stagnant waters to be drawn off, and pools, sinks, vaults, drains, cellars, or low grounds to be cleansed, filled up, or otherwise improved or amended; to cause all privies to be cleansed and kept in good condition; and to cause all dead animals or other nauseous or unwholesome things or substances to be buried or removed beyond the limits of the village.
(Prior Code, § 7-1-1) (Ord. passed 4-10-1899)