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} ` 1 Sec. 22-6. Abatement--Without notice; special tax bill. , Whenever it becomes necessary to immediately abate a nuisance, as defined by Section 22-2, by common law or by the Statutes of the State, in order to secure the general health of the City, or any of its inhabitants, the City Manager is authorized to abate such nuisance without notice, and he may use any suitable means or assistance for that purpose, whether employees of the City or day laborers especially employed for that purpose or any other help or assistance necessary therefor. The City Manager shall certify the cost of abating such nuisance to the Director of Finance who shall prepare a special tax bill against the property on which such nuisance was located,. which tax shall be collected like other taxes and shall be a first lien on the property until paid. Sec. 22-7. Same--When abatement may be delayed and alleged nuisances--_Procedure; notice and hearing generally; order to abate, etc. In case the abatement of any nuisance described in the foregoing section is not immediately necessary for the protection of the health of the inhabitants of the City, or in case of the existence of any alleged nuisance not defined therein, the City Manager shall hold a public hearing before declaring the same to be a nuisance and ordering its abatement. Five days notice of such hearing shall be given to the owner or occupant of the premises upon which such alleged nuisance exists, or to his agent, or to the person causing or maintaining such alleged nuisance, which notice shall state the time and place of such hearing. In the event that the whereabouts of the owner or occupant of the premises where such alleged nuisance exists, or of his agent, or of the person causing or maintaining such alleged nuisance, are unknown and notice cannot be served upon them, then such notice shall be posted on the premises where such alleged nuisance exists, for at least five days before such hearing. All interested parties may appear at such hearing either in person or by attorney and present evidence concerning the matters at issue. If upon such hearing the City Manager finds that a nuisance exists, he shall order the owner, occupant or agent of such property, or the person causing or maintaining such nuisance, to abate the same, and if the same be not abated within the time prescribed by the City Manager in such order, the City Manager shall abate the same, and the costs thereof may be levied as a special tax in the manner prescribed in the foregoing Section. Sec. 22-8. Same--Duty of owner, etc. , to abate upon order of the City Manager. q It shall be the duty of the owner or occupant of the premises, or his agent, or the person causing or maintain- ing any nuisance, to abate the same after an order by the City Manager in accordance with the terms prescribed in such order, and any failure to do so shall constitute a violation of this Chapter and shall subject such person to the penalties prescribed for such offense in Section 22-6. Section 2. This ordinance shall not be construed so as to relieve any person, firm or corporation from any penalty heretofore incurred by the violation of the sections hereby amended, nor bar the prosecution for any such violations. 2