Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-07-28
The Committee of HeqA9,s
TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF
PORTI NM

TO TIKI lNHABi IaNIS OF 1fiE Town OF
PORTLAND.
WI HKRRAs the Legislature of this
Wv Commonwealth have paiTed sIaw - prevent
the ffpreadng Of malignant FEVERS, and contagious
hckneis and among many wholefome regulations in
aid law BY the nth fecon thereof towns are impo.
cred to choole HEALTH COMMITTEES, as follows
&C BE it further enatfed, That each tom,
da IL tbs C04gsuzpatE. may at TIER vzsatisg t9 u
areb er annually e7y ether Seetigg legally
ned tie tErsf 4sBeH they aH JUICE Be nsesary ebase
oas appoint Heab coani.ss b eo Of rot f than fve
t5er airs a5 tyas', ean 70 8. Health
Offer, zU5sf duty 9aH Be- pezevr all t5 of any lind
rVbs egy. 1abiaB BsE 81 fund Gzy IF fbe ys.ts Lr
Ves, d9af5, any b.r ease zpbatrver zv5iz e
iz4is t5s zsb, sb Committee or Heath O.er De
szgt zDszsDr B fiji a ia tbei, tragseats eudazgey de
0f5 tie 6slhb Of tbe a5a6aati beysf; aReses 1pbere
9ftabs paid BY bs fsJaa Peg6a,, zDAo Pfsd a there if
Ano+Da, or a ~ TIE " zV6i5 fad Committee
Heath Officer Appointed. AaS 4u51Hsvy cry fhb as
afrJai Ball Be oan4 aay PriVafs property fad Conate.
Hsoi5 Officer Pail aoy and 0rutr to- o. secueir
tbe after tzDery Hr bOarS rrnsvss urs their o5on
'xpe; aSf ~ a ad 01Vna Ocespiv aH aegk resss
time eo,id Be OF by % efeHsieg zE Josa, an4fsy zr
IF bEIsS SarJ, be fred for and r0vrraS 4vb efi Of
Jif Jaid corfzihs Hea5 0er sre any court proper
fy tie e for f5e ne IF BE e0or T tie team 10 vpLB seE
2saa eau1iA I'M S o1aasr oeeaii 4 ef6r5s dAag
81 sedo repay fed iozsz all es, and e64rgts slb6 BE
tie ffs from Biz Or Der freptJ and IN s Of ref pa.
fbe fame, b Or b nay Be fret ftt ze 1s4y AZ eyssid
ia IBIS az for tie Tessvfry 81 finer ar efsrclaiG"
Preiuming on the readiness Of the
inhabitants Of the town. take care that all nuirncrs
Of every kind be duly removed and the purp0f- or the
aforementioned Law be fully complied wilhthe Com
mttee hope and tru that they fal at no le b. under
the necefy Of enforcing the powers in and bv fad law
gyenthem. But in cafe any perfon perlons fhould
be 70 void Of and negligent Of their own and their
neghhor health TO comply with the reuu tions
of the law aferelad, by removing every kind Of III
rubbilh nuifance whatever from their reflective
houles, houies barns Fables fops wards whzrves
ores their or any of their dependencies or appur.
tenances, the committee will be under the neceii,v
and are fully determined DO their duty, and profe.
cute all ana every iueh delinquent the utmoR risor
Of the law.
And to the intent that il may he underaood il vha,
manner the committee will profecute their de6sn thew
give notice that the following regulations will be OBJ
ferved.
!. The committee viii appoint futsble perfons 70
remove fueh nuilances within their Inrdi Sion
AZ the e1penfe Of The offender or If the town.
After Reasonable nctice to any perion, Of the
opinion OF the committee that any 6th IS within the
dehgn q hl law fuits will DC commented aud proecu.
ted without favor or dilfincaion
Information gwen TO the Infpe6eor Of Police will
be attended TO by thceumraittee
The lnlpector OF Police is appreciated a fub-com
mittee to direct fuch peroas as lall be employed by
this committee and they arc hereby required % obey
his orders.
a- JOSIAH TUCKER,
Egfrt7or Of Psiias
THOMAS MOTLEY, = y, j,
EBENEZER MAYO, 1ifa"1 t'0''"iff'
WILLIAM SYMMES,
SALMON CHASE,
Jaae ", 1900. (sw-to)