LEGISLATION 149 



The Board of Supervisors of the County of Tehama, 

 State of California, do ordain as follows : — 



Section i. No person or persons, firm or corpora- 

 tion shall discharge, pour, empty out, or otherwise 

 place upon the surface of the ground in any lot, yard, 

 street, road, alley or premises within the limits of the 

 County of Tehama, State of California, any water 

 from any source whatever which remains in a stagnant 

 condition within two thousand (2000) feet of any 

 occupied dwelling house, or maintain water in stagnant 

 condition in any barrel, can, tub or open receptacle 

 of any character whatsoever, within two thousand 

 (2000) feet of any occupied dwelling house. The 

 presence of the mosquito larva in said water shall be 

 conclusive evidence that said water is stagnant, and 

 upon the finding of said mosquito larva the occupant, or 

 if the premises are unoccupied, the owner, shall be liable 

 to arrest, fine and imprisonment as hereinafter pro- 

 vided, and if the said stagnant water, which is hereby 

 deemed a nuisance, be not drained away or treated in 

 a manner satisfactory to the Health Officer of Tehama 

 County or his authorized representative, and within a 

 reasonable period of time as determined by the Health 

 Officer or his authorized representative, the said nui- 

 sance shall be abated by the Health Officer. The cost 

 thereof shall be paid from the General Fund of the 

 treasury of Tehama County upon sworn warrant of the 

 Health Officer, and the cost of said abatement shall be 

 a lien upon the property upon which the said nuisance 



