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25. Every owner of any existing receptacle for dung
shall, before the expiration of six months from the date of the
confirmation of these By-laws, and every person who shall
construct a receptacle for dung, shall cause such receptacle
to be so constructed that its capacity shall not be greater
than two cubic yards, and so that the bottom or floor thereof
shall not, in any case, be lower than the surface of the
ground adjoining such receptacle.
He shall so construct such receptacle that a sufficient
part of one of its sides shall be readily removable for the
purpose of facilitating cleansing.
He shall also cause such receptacle to be constructed in
such a manner and of such materials, and to be maintained
at all times in such a condition as to prevent any escape of
the contents thereof, or any soakage therefrom into the
ground or into the wall of any building.
He shall cause such receptacle to be so constructed that
no rain or water can enter therein, and so that it shall be
freely ventilated into the external air.
Provided that a person who shall construct a receptacle
for dung, the whole of the contents of which are removed not
less frequently than every forty-eight hours, shall not be
required to construct such receptacle so that its capacity shall
not be greater than two cubic yards.
And provided that a person who shall construct a
receptacle for dung, which shall contain only dung of horses,
asses or mules with stable litter, and the whole of the contents
of which are removed not less frequently than every