Section 19

Section 19. It shall be the duty of the officer or officers who shall be appointed therefor, to carry out all the orders of the Bureau of Health and the provisions of this act, and of all ordinances, rules and regulations in relation to the sanitary condition of said cities, and to proceed from time to time to make thorough and systematic examinations of the same and cause all nuisances to be abated with reasonable promptness; and for the purpose of carrying out the foregoing requirements such officer or officers shall be permitted at all times from the rising to the setting of the sun, to enter into any house, store, stable, or other building, and to cause the floors to be raised if deemed necessary by them, in order to make a thorough examination of cellars, vaults, sinks or drains; to enter upon all lots of ground, and to cause all stagnant waters to be drained off, the pools, sinks, vaults, drains or low grounds to be cleansed, filled up, or otherwise improved or corrected; to cause all privies to be cleaned and kept in good condition; and to cause all dead animals or other nauseous or unwholesome things or substances to be removed beyond the limits of the city or otherwise disposed of. In order to carry out the provisions of this section, it shall be the duty of the said officer or officers to serve notice in writing upon the owner, occupant or agent of any lot, building, or premises in, or upon which any such nuisance offensive matter or substance may be found, or who may be the cause of any such offense, requiring him or them to abate the same in such manner as the rules and regulations shall prescribe within reasonable time. Notice may be given or served by any officer who may be directed or deputed by said bureau to give or make the same, and if such owner or occupant, or agent shall neglect or refuse to comply with the requirements of such notice within the time specified, he or they shall be subject to a fine or not less than five, nor more than fifty dollars for every such violation, and it shall be the duty of the said bureau to proceed at once upon the expiration of the time specified in such notice to cause such nuisance to be abated: Provided, That whenever the owner, occupant or agent of any premises in or upon which any such nuisance, offensive matter or substance may be found, is unknown, or cannot be found, the said bureau shall proceed to abate the same without notice, and in either case the expense of such abatement shall be collected from the owner or owners thereof by action of assumpsit or otherwise, as provided by law. For the purpose of carrying the foregoing provisions into effect it shall be the duty of the Director of the Department of Public Safety to employ a sufficient force, under the control of the superintendent of the Bureau of Health, to make from time to time, and as often as may be necessary, a thorough and systematic examination of the said cities, and to ascertain and report to the Bureau of Health for prosecution, all violations of the health laws and regulations, and for this purpose they shall be permitted at all times to visit or enter into or upon any building, lot or grounds within the jurisdiction of the said cities, and make examinations thereof.