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Section 3. That Section 1779.03 of the Sanitary Code of the Codified Ordinances of t~[e City of Lakewood, now reading as follows: 1779.04 SCIENTER REQUIRED. In the enforcement of the foregoing sections of this chapter no owner not in actual occupation of any property shall be held guilty of a violation of this chapter by reason of any of the acts or omissions specified in Section 1779.01, subsections (b), (d) or (e), unless it is shown that one or more of the acts or omissions thereby prohibited was done with his knowledge. A continuance of any such prohibited condition for more than sixty days after notice thereof to the occupant of such premises, or without such notice where a caretaker, janitor, agent or other representative of a nonoccupying owner occupies any part of such premises, shall be presumptive evidence of such knowledge on the part of the owner. be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 1779.04 SCIENTER REQUIRED. In the enforcement of the foregoing sections of this chapter no owner not in actual occupation of any property shall be held guilty of a violation of this chapter by reason of any of the acts or omissions specified in Section 1779.01, subsections (b), (d) or (e), unless it is shown that one or more of the acts or omissions thereby prohibited was done with his knowledge. A continuance of any such prohibited condition for more than. twenty days after notice thereof the the occupant of such premises, or without such notice where a caretaker, Janitor, agent or other representative of a nonoccupytng owner occupies any part of such premises, shall be presumptive evidence of such know- ldge on the part of the owner. Section 4. That Section 1779.05 of the Sanitary Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, now reading as follows: 1779.05 REMEDY OF CITY. If the owner, lessee or occupant of any premises in the City fails or refuses, within ninety days after receiving any notice hereinabove provided for, to abate the nuisance described in such notice, it may be abated by the City, ~hrough its employees and under the direction of the ~ission of Health or the Director of Public Safety. The.cost of abating any such nuisance shall be charged to the owner of the property affected and in default of payment shall be assessed against such property. All charges and assessments hereunder shall be as to forms, notices, times, payments, collections and all other respects as are now or hereafter may be provided for charges, or assessments for sidewalk repairs as set forth in Art. XV, §19 of the City Charter. All charges and assessments made under authority of this section are in addition to any penalty that may be imposed under the provisionsof Section 1701.99 of this Sanitary Code. be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 1779.05 REMEDY OF CITY. If the owner, lessee or occupant of any premises in the City fails or refuses, within seven days after receiving any notice hereinabove' provided for, to abate the nuisance described in such notice, it may