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. ,t Council may also compel the owners of vacant property within the V~llage limits to keep the same clear of any brush, timber, or other material or substance liable to receive or communicate fire to adjacent property. In case the Council requires the repair of a building or structure, the owner, lessee, or other person upon whom rests the duty to keep the structure in repair and upon whom the order and direction to repair is served, shall make such repairs as thereby directed. The order and direction of the Council may require that the structure be closed and not further used or occupied until all repairs required are made. . . ' , r~' "".~ ... A notice of the council's decision and order and of the requirements of said decision, shall be forthwith served on the owner or occupant by registered mail or by personal service~ and if the premises are not occupied and the address of the owner is unknown, service may be made by posting a copy of the notice on the premises. Service of notice maybe proved by filing an affidavit of service in the office of the Clerk setting forth the:manner and time thereof. 650:12. Abatement of Nuisance by Council. If, after such service of notice, under Section 650:10, the person served fails to abate the nuisance or make the necessary repairs, alterations. or changes in accordance with the direction of the Council, the Council may cause such nuisance to be abated at the expense of the Council and recover such expenditure, plus an additional 25 per cent of such expenditure, to cover administrative costs and overhead, by civil action against the person or persons served~ or, if service has been had upon the owner or occupant, by ordering the Clerk to extend such sum, plus 25 per cent thereof. as a special assessment against the property upon which the nuisance existed and to certify the same to the county Auditor of Ramsey County, Minnesota. for collection in the same manner as taxes and special assessments are certified and collected. 650:14. Provisions Supplementary. This Chapter is supplementary and shall not deprive the Village of any of its powers in regard to nuisances and the abatement thereof, whether derived from common law, statute. or ordinance. The village may, at its option, proceed under this Chapter or .under any other law or ordinance for the punishment of maintaining and for the abatement of nuisances. , 650:16. M.S.A. Definition Incorporated. No person shall commit or maintain a public nuisance, as defined in Minnesota Statutes Annotated, Section 616:01. or shall wilfully omit or refuse to perform any legal duty relating to the removal of such nuisance~ and no person shall let, or permit to be used, any building or portion thereof, knowing that it is intended to be used for committing or maintaining any such nuisance. 650:18. Penalties for Violation.. Any person who shall cause or create a nuisance or permit any nuisance to be created or placed upon, or to remain upon, any premises owned or occupied by him. and any person who shall fail to comply with any order made under the provisions of this ordinance upon conviction thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.