the notes which are executed for such loan acknowledges a lien upon their property, such lien shall be paramount to all other liens, State, county, and municipal taxes excepted, and a record of such loans shall be kept, and it shall not be necessary to record said liens in the office of the chancery clerk; provided the city clerk shall keep an accurate record of the property upon which such lien is created.

SEC. 3. Amount borrowed not to exceed loans.-The amount of money borrowed or of the notes or certificates of indebtedness issued shall not exceed the amount of money loaned to property owners, and shall mature within 10 years, and shall not be included in the limitation or [of?] the power of the munici pality to incur indebtedness.

Privies and Cesspools-Location, Construction, and Cleaning. (Reg. Bd. of H., Feb. 21, 1918.)

Privies and cesspools.-1. No privy-pit, cesspool, or reservoir into which any privy, water-closet, stable, sink, or other receptacle or refuse or sewerage is drained, shall be constructed or maintained in any situation or in any manner whereby, through leak or overflow of its contents, it may cause pollution of any well, spring, or other source of water used for drinking or culinary purposes, nor shall the overflow from any such reservoir or receptacle be permitted to discharge into any public place or in any wise whereby danger to health may be caused. And every such pit, reservoir, or receptacle shall be cleaned and the contents thereof removed at such times and under such precautions as the State board of health may prescribe.

2. All house sewers or drains for the conveyance of deleterious or offensive matters shall be water-tight, and the plans and methods of their construction shall be subject to the approval of the local board of health. In streets or avenues where public sewers are or shall be constructed, the State board of health may order house connections to be made therewith.

3. No privy shall be maintained in any room or shall it have direct connection with any room wherein any kind of exposed food or foodstuff is stored, prepared, or handled.

4. All privies located in or near public buildings such as courthouses, depots, hotels, and schoolhouses, must be well lighted and ventilated, and kept in a sanitary condition at all times.

5. No insanitary privy shall be maintained by any person near to a dairy, meat market, bakery, grocery store, or other place where food is stored, prepared, or handled. This has reference to such food as can be contaminated. 6. No person shall misuse or abuse any public toilet of any depot, schoolhouse, hotel, or other public building, or railroad coach, either by writing upon the wall or interfering with the plumbing of said toilets by throwing therein trash of any kind, or otherwise.

The disposal of human excreta.-SEC. 2. [1?] In cities, towns, and villages, incorporated and unincorporated, all human excreta shall be deposited in sewers, septic tanks, vaults, privies, or in incinerators of special construction as approved by the State board of health.

SEC. 3. No person, firm, or corporation, shall own, maintain, or rent, any privy in any incorporated or unincorporated city, town, or village unless the same shall be so constructed as to prevent the soil from contamination; and to prevent the access of flies to the excrement deposited therein by means of wire gauze, in the event there are openings that permit the entrance of flies, and moreover that the privy must be so located that the removal of the receptacles may be accomplished without difficulty.

SEC. 4. All dry closets shall be kept as free from odor as is possible and for this purpose dry pulverized earth, ashes, or chloride of lime shall be used at all times to cover the excreta.

SEC. 5. Where persons are employed or intended to be employed in any trade, occupation, or business, there shall be provided sufficient and suitable privy conditions having regard for the number of persons employed, or in attendance; and also where persons of both sexes are employed, or intended to be employed, sufficient and separate privy conditions shall be provided for each sex. The owners of property shall be held responsible for the violation of this regulation.

SEC. 6. Dry closets shall be constructed in accordance with plans and specifications furnished by the State board of health.

SEC. 7. Dry closets provided with receptacles for receiving excreta shall be cleaned at least once a week from April 1 to December 1, and at least once every two weeks from December 1 to March 31, inclusive, or as often as may be necessary.

SEC. 8. No part of the contents of the privy shall be removed therein nor shall the same be transported through or over any streets or highways, except as the same shall be transported by means of some conveyance so as to prevent contact with flies or exposure to the open air, during the process of such removal or transportation.

SEC. 9. Human excreta shall not be used for fertilizing purposes for gardens or crops, but shall be disposed of as provided for elsewhere in these regulations.

SEC. 10. No privy shall be maintained in any room or shall it have direct connection with any room, wherein any kind of exposed food or foodstuff is stored, prepared, or handled.

Sec. 11. All privies located in, or near, public buildings, such as courthouses, depots, hotels, and schoolhouses, must be well lighted and ventilated and kept in a sanitary condition at all times.

SEC. 12. No insanitary privy shall be maintained by any person near to a dairy, meat market, bakery, grocery store, or other place where food is stored, prepared, or handled. This has reference to such food as can be contaminated.

SEC. 13. All vaults used for the reception of excreta shall be of water-tight construction and shall be made fly-proof. Moreover all privy vaults within the limits of any city or town shall not be less than 5 feet deep, constructed of brick, seated in cement, or of concrete construction.

SEC. 14. No privy, vault, water-closet, cesspool, stable drain or sink, shall open into any ditch, stream or drain, except into the public sewers of any city or into disposal tanks properly designed for such purpose.

SEC. 15. All sewer drains leading out to vaults or disposal plants shall be of standard construction, and no sewer drain or outlet from any sewage dis posal plant shall empty into any lake, pond, creek, or stream or open field. unless all possible provision is made to prevent the contamination of any water supply. Nor shall any such drain or outlet be allowed to become obnoxious of dangerus to public health.

SEC. 16. No pit privy shall be constructed within 200 feet of a well or spring Furthermore, it shall always be located so that the drainage from the privy will be away from the water supply and in such a position as to avoid overflow of its contents either by seepage water or surface drainage.

SEC. 17. No pit closet shall be constructed wherever there is a gravel bed or a distinctly limestone formation permitting free circulation of underground water, but such closet can be used wherever there is a compact soil.

SEC. 18. All privy vaults must be cleaned at least once a year and whenever the contents reach a point within one foot of the ground surface. The contents of such a vault must be first of all disinfected and deodorized by powdered calcium-hypochloride, if necessary, drying the contents with this disinfectant. SEC. 19. No abandoned well or deep well shall be used for sewage disposal or a receptacle for household waste.

SEC. 20. A pit privy shall be filled with dirt whenever the contents reaches a level within one foot of the ground surface, and the building moved over a new pit of the same construction.

SEC. 21. No person shall misuse or abuse a public toilet of any depot schoolhouse, hotel or other public building, either by writing upon the wall or interfering with the plumbing of such toilets by throwing therein trash of any kind or otherwise.

SEC. 22. The walls and floors of toilets for public use shall be free from Indecent writing or other defacement and also the accumulation of filth and spit. This shall be done by frequent scrubbing and repainting.

SEC. 23. Every building used for public school purposes in Mississippi shall be provided with two privies and maintained in accordance with the plans and specifications of the State board of health. One of these shall be so located as to be adapted for use of the girls and the other for the boys.

SEC. 24. The term "privy," shall be held to mean any building or part of building used or intended to be used for the reception of human excreta and which is not connected with the public sewer or some duly authorized system of sewage disposal so as to immediately remove such material from such building.

Embalmers-Revocation of Licenses of, by State Board of Health. (Ch. 223, Act Mar. 27, 1918.)

SEC. 11. Board of health may revoke license, when.--The State board of health may upon a two-thirds vote upon sufficient proof of the violation of any laws, or rules or regulations prescribed for the preparation, embalming, transportation or burial of any dead body, revoke and cancel the license held by any person so violating such provision, rule or regulation, or law.

Railroad Coaches and Stations-Sanitation. (Reg. Bd. of H., Feb. 21, 1918.)

1. All railroad coaches used by passengers shall be provided with toilet facilities, which shall at all times be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. The floors of the toilets shall be of impervious material and shall be washed with an approved disinfectant solution at the end of every run. The seat, hopper, and woodwork of these toilets shall be cleansed and washed with a disinfectant at the end of every run. Every closet shall be provided with proper ventilation sufficient to maintain purity of atmosphere. The use of the roller towel is prohibited in railroad coaches.

2. No railroad coach shall be swept or dusted while occupied by passengers. All railroad coaches and street cars shall at all times be kept in a sanitary condition. Necessary cleaning may be done with a hand brush and dustpan, if no dust is raised thereby.

No person shall be dusted or any clothing dusted in a coach where passengers are present, except in entrance or exit passageway.

Spittoons or cuspidors are not allowed on railway coaches, except in smoking

rooms.

Dry dusting is not permitted. The seats and woodwork shall be wiped with a damp cloth.

All coaches going from terminal stations must be cleaned before leaving said station.

3. All spittoons or cuspidors shall contain sufficient water to stand one-half inch deep in the bottom. They shall be emptied, washed, and disinfected with an approved disinfectant at the end of every run.

4. All coaches shall be thoroughly cleansed, dusted, sunned, and aired at least once each month. Cleaning shall include the removal from the car of everything movable, thoroughly cleaning the woodwork, scrubbing the floors, dusting the carpets and seats, and fumigating the interior of the car with a disinfectant when ever it has become infected by a person known to have a contagious disease. 5. All railroad coaches must be provided with pure and unpolluted water for drinking purposes, and the use of the common drinking cup is prohibited.

6. All water coolers must be kept in a clean condition by washing out daily. 7. Conductors, brakemen, and porters shall be authorized by the railroad authorities to see that these regulations are complied with, and they shall also be required to call the attention of the passengers expectorating on the floor to the law prohibiting such a dangerous practice, and shall at once supply such passengers with cuspidors.

Stations.-1. Waiting rooms, offices, and other portions of railroad stations shall at all times be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. Sweeping shall not be done in the presence of waiting passengers, except in stations which are open continuously. In these stations sweeping shall be done only after sprinkling the floors with water, or throwing on it damp sawdust or some other absorbent material to prevent the rising of dust. The woodwork shall be rubbed down with a damp cloth, and dry dusting with feathers or dry cloths shall be prohibited.

2. Sufficient cuspidors shall be furnished for the use of waiting passengers, All cuspidors shall contain sufficient water to stand one-half inch deep in bottom and shall be washed and disinfected with an approved disinfectant at least once every day..

3. All stations shall be thoroughly cleaned, dusted, and aired at least once each week. Cleaning shall include thoroughly wiping down the woodwork with a damp cloth and scrubbing the floor.

4. Every railroad station shall be provided with proper closets, where water and sewerage are available; these shall be water-closets which shall be connected with the public sewerage. Where water and sewerage are not available, closets shall be built in accordance with the provisions regarding the construction of closets as approved by the State board of health; they shall at all times be kept in a clean and sanitary condition.

5. The use of the roller towel is prohibited in all railroad stations.

6. The use of the common drinking cup is prohibited in all railroad stations. Jails and Courthouses-Sanitary Regulation. (Reg. Bd. of H., Feb. 21, 1918.)

1. It shall be unlawful for any board of supervisors, board of aldermen, jail contractor or builder, to begin the erection of any new jail, or to repair the jail already constructed when said repairs contemplate change in building, without first submitting the plans of the proposed structure or repairs to the State board of health and getting from its authorized representative a permit for said building operation.

2. The bars, cages, and walls of all jails must be painted white, and renewed as often as is necessary to appear fresh and clean.

3. Jails must be well lighted and ventilated. The walls and floor must be kept free from dirt and plunder.

4. Excelsior and shuck mattresses are not permitted; neither are quilts, but thick, washable blankets must be used instead.

5. All jails must be provided with proper toilet and bathing facilities. A prisoner, on entering a jail, is required to take a bath and should be given clean clothes and kept clean.

6. No person suffering from consumption or other contagious or infectious disease shall be imprisoned with other inmates except under the direction of the county health officer, who shall be notified immediately upon the receipt of such a prisoner.

7. When a representative of the State board of health finds that any jail is conducted in such a way that it is dangerous to the occupants, he shall proceed by habeas corpus or other legal method to have such occupants removed to some jail that is in a sanitary condition.

8. When any jail is kept without regard for this chapter, and without regard for the code laws outlining the duties of officials in charge of same, such officials, sheriffs, marshals, supervisors, or aldermen shall be proceeded against as the law and these regulations require.

Courthouses.-1. All courthouses shall be maintained in a sanitary condition, and when found otherwise shall be handled in the same manner as the jail.

2. That every county courthouse in this State shall be provided with a sanitary drinking fountain: Provided, That if any courthouse is not equipped with a supply of water to operate such fountain, the use of the public drinking cup shall be prohibited.

Theaters, Schools, Churches, Etc.-Lighting, Ventilation, and Cleanliness. (Reg. Bd. of H., Feb. 21, 1918.)

1. No person shall maintain or use any theater, show, schoolhouse, church, public hall, jail, hotel, restaurant, rooming house, or other public service place, unless such place is well lighted, and well ventilated. The ventilation shall be by natural vents, and openings aided by fans when necessary for a complete and constant changing of the air.

2. All of the above places shall be kept in a cleanly condition, and the cleaning of such places must be done under proper sanitary precautions.

Sidewalks, Streets, and Premises-Cleanliness. (Reg. Bd. of H., Feb. 21, 1918.)

All incorporated towns, villages, or cities must keep all sidewalks and streets clear of all weeds or other growth and garbage, which might cause an insanitary condition. All owners of property in cities, towns, or villages, must keep their premises and vacant lots clean and free from all weeds and other garbage, so as not to be at any time dangerous to the public health.