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Ordinance No. . 808 e , P~ge No.3. Section 3. Placement for collection. Cans, sa~ks or containers of trash ~nd rubbish and tree limbs (which shall .- be prepared as specified in Section 1 hereof) shall be placed at the curbside of the street, so as to be readily accessible to the City garbage vehicles. Where there is no curb, the City will designate location. The City Sanitation Department shall not make 'collection of garbage or trash where it is not prepared for collection and placed as designated by this Ordinance. Section 4. Maintenance. Garbage cans and sack holders shall be kept in sanitary condition and ~losed tightly. When necessary, lime shall be used at places where receptacles for .' garbage, trash ,and rubbish are located to be collected by the City Sanitation Department to keep down odor and flies. The contents of all receptacles shall be so protected that the wind cannot scatter the same over the streets, alleys and premises of the city. Section 5. Meddling and pilfering. The meddling with garbage cans or tras~ or rubbish receptacles or in any way pilfering from the same or scattering the contents thereof within the city limits is strictly prohibited. Section 6. Monthly service charge for residential garbage collection. There shall be charged, assessed and collected in ~ , e". the manner hereinafter provided, for garbage, trash and rubbish collection by the City from residential dwelling units, which term shall be construed to include duplex units, apartment units, and individual trailer units at trailer courts, the sum of One Dollar and fifty Cents ($1.50) per unit per month. ln the case of apartment units and trailer courts, the owner or his designated representative shall on the first day of each calendar mon~h, certify in writing to the City Adminis- trator of the City of La Porte the number of occupied units on that date, for purposes of computing t~e monthly garbage charge. " In the event such certificate is not iq the hands of the City .-- Administrator by the end of the fourth day of any calendar month, the charge shall be based on the maximum number of units that could be occupied.