Section 5. Deposit of contents of sink or privy well
If any person or persons shall deposit the contents, or any part thereof, of a sink or privy well, anywhere within the limits of the jurisdiction of the board of health, so as thereby to create and maintain a nuisance, or shall deposit or spill the same on any street, lane, alley, court, road, bridge or other highway of the City and County of Philadelphia, such person or persons so offending shall for every such offense forfeit and pay to the board of health the sum of ten dollars, to be recovered as debts of like amount are by law recoverable, and shall also be liable to indictment at common law for creating and maintaining a nuisance. 1855, March 16, P.L. 89, Sec. 5.