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ORDINANCE # 5725
AN ORDINANCE DECLARING CERTAIN PROPERTY WITHIN
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK TO BE A NUISANCE,
ORDERING ITS REMOVAL; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS
SECTION 1. That whereas, the owners of the following
I described property to-wit:
522
Oak - Barn
in rear
1516
West 12th
- House.
1512
'Nest 12th
- Church
2012
West 7th
- House
2001
Kavanaugh
- Store Building
1913
East 15th
- House
1719
Brown
- House The following have been fire
2123
Nest 12th
- House damaged and debris not remov
813
Rice
- Barn
823
Rice
- Barn
4301
'Nest 11th
1006
Rice
- Barn
1222
Chester
2208
West 12th
- Barn
1.909
East 15th
221
Rice
- House
1902
East 16th
have allowed the buildings located on said property to deteriorate
to the extent that said buildings have been found by the Health
Officer of the Little Rock City Council to be hazardous in that
they, and each of them, constitute a fire hazard, and in addition
are dangerous to the life and limb of the public; and same and
each of them are hereby declared t.o be nuisances. And the Chief
of Police is hereby instructed to serve the owner or owners of each
of said pieces of property with a copy of this Ordinance and notify
said owner or owners that the respective pieces of property must
either be torn down and removed or remodeled within thirty days
from the date hereof.
SECTION 2. In the event the owner or owners of any
of said pieces of property cannot be located, the Chief of Police .
Is instructed to serve said notice by posting a copy of this
,Ordinance on the front door of each of said buildings and report
such action to the Fire Committee of the City Council..
SECTION 3. Any owner or owners of any of the within
described property failing or refusing to conform to the provisio
of th &s Ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and upon
conviction thereof in the Little Rock Municipal Court shall be
fined in any sum not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor
more than Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00).
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SECTION 4. The City Attorney is hereby authorized
and instructed to proceed to take all necessary court action in
order tm secure the removal of the property herein declared to'be.
a nuisance if same is. not removed or remodeled within thirty days
of the date hereof.
SECTION 5. Due to the constant fire hazard and the
danger that these pieces of property present to the public safety
an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this Ordinance being
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
health, and safety, and the same shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED: April 24, 1939
ATTEST: APPREOV D.• �
ity Clerk ' ayor