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I Effective: 2/27/59 City of Centerville Ord. #1 STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF ANOKA CITY OF CENTERVILLE ORDINANCE #1 AN ORDINANCE DEFINING GARBAGE, RUBBISH AND WATER MATTER AND PROVIDING FOR AND REGULATING THE KEEPING, GATHERING, RECEIVING, DISPOSING AND DESTROYING THEREOF: MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO SPILL GARBAGE, RUBBISH OR W ATERMATTEROF ANY KIND UPON THE PUBLIC WAYS OF THE VILLAGE OF CENTERVILLE: PROVIDING THE MUNICIPAL COLLECTION . OF GARBAGE BY CONTRACT, PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES TO BE CHARGED FOR GARBAGE COLLECTIONS: PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF TillS ORDINANCE: AND REPEALING INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTERVILLE ORDAlNS: SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. (1) Garbage as used in this ordinance, applies to botb residences and businesses and co=ercial enterprises, and shall consist of organic refuse resulting from tbe preparation of food and decayed and spoiled food from any source, dead animals of not more tban 10 pounds weights each, and glass and tin cans in which foods are customarily purchased. (2) Rubbish, as tbe work is used in this ordinance, consists of wood, leaves, chips shavings, printed matter, paper, paste board, grass, rags, straw discarded wearing apparel, and all otber combustible matter not included in this ordinance under tbe term garbage. (3) Waste matter, as tbe words are used in this ordinance, consists of natural soil, earth, sand, clay, gravel, loam, brick, plaster, ashes, and all noncombustible matter. (4) Farm, as tbe word is used in this ordinance, shall consist of any tract ofland five (5) acres or greater in area used for agricultural purposes. SECTION 2. CARE OF GARBAGE. It shall be tbe duty of every tenant, lessee, or occupant of every private dwelling house, or commercial enterprise, and tbe owner of every furnished flat or apartment house, or business Page 1 of4