Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-07-14
The Committee Of Health,
TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF
PORTLAND.

VTTHEREAs the Legislature of this
Wv Commonwealth have pafed law 10 prevent
the fpreadng Of malignant FEVERS, and contagious
ficknels and among many wholeome regulations IN
aid law by the Ifth fiction thereof towns are impow.
erred to choofe HEALTa COMMITTEE, as follows
BE it further enatFed, Thar each tom
or da in tbs COzprzOeab, may at tter meeting bs9 IL
Masb Pyi annually any of5sr netting legally zSar-
ned fer tbs trboe 7v5sn ey Fall aige Be nefsry e5o9
assssSsnt Healt5 csavsrie. eof Of f fbaa fee,
than abs pesxS, peyon 70 Be Hsstb
Offer, subss 6ufy BzA b al fiji Of any kaS
zObateO1, vobieb 6sn b raI any Of TIE fres iaarf,
-vbsr dt' any obsr paes zr5ztev0, zgbH fbs
Gis 81 be 7vbi as5 Committee Rsab QeGr be-
i7sgs TUbezev b b a IN their Judgment, erdaager tie
isrs tie 5e7b Of tBs iaLatfarfs teresf; aHeps zbere
IF TOD Paa ~ bePeJsa Sasas, zVhO Pirfsa il there if
ta0zpn if not BY Be ~ zpbis5 aiI Committee
Health Qfsrr ,fpaiaied Ind 7pbeaever 0ny fh5
raa SaH 81 found any Private property, zi4 Committee
fbere gfr tzven four bOs 10 rszSvs5s fame At their
expj anf III a ad 'z0asy sseap<r SsE ag7
aab 6 frc Dir Der property after fb expiration Of f6s
time gtos4id Be Ay eferdiEg pal oc, anil pay fqt
Of bHass dHrr. be lsd oy and recovered, -Ub egfs Of
aa byJaid COMMITTEE Eeai5 offer bsre any court rebtr
70 Try bt rs for fbsE IF be pO0r Of s fo10a in zgb urb
efsnee committed And i Oeesbr atorsad GsH
6 Obgdf0 yt9sy d fo7vn al es and ebagss zpbb ne
d COmmtee Heath offer may taVe incurred removing
tt Hb from BIS Der Prqery, and IL ee 81 rsI 70 pa.
TIE fame DC or b nay Be f IN TIE lzse aDzy PrOvifed
IL fbs aa for tie reeoVt,y Of fines az ejsrsaid."
Preiuming on the readinels Of the
inhabitants Of the town. 10 take care char all nuifnces
OF every kind b duly removed and the purpoe o the
aforementioned Law be fully complied wirhthc Com
mittee hope and tru that they ail no time Be under
the neccfy of enforcing The powers in and by fad law
gwen them. But IN cafe any perioa perions fhoud
be 70 void OF care and negligent of their and their
neghbors health, 10 comply with the uihtons
of The law aforeiaid, By removing every knd Of tn,
rubbifh nufance whatever from their REFLECTIVE
hoaes, houies barns, fables nops, yards wharves,
ores their any Of their dependencies appur-
ten ances the committee will be under The neceiry
and are fully determined do their duty, and profc-
cute all and every iuch delinquent the utmoR rigor
Of the law
And to the intent that il may be undernood in what
manner the committee will profecute their deGgn they
give notice that the following regulations will be OBJ
ferved.
1. The committee win appoint fuitable perfous 10
remove fuch nuifances are within their jurEdfion
AZ the erpenlc Of the offender or Of the town
After reafonabIe notice 10 any perlon Of the
opinion of the committee that any fifth is within the
deicn Of th law fuits will be commenced and proecu
ted without favor or dlin6ion.
Information given TO the EnfpeGtor of Police will
be attended 20 by thecommittee.
The Infpecfor Of Police is appointed fub-com
mttee to direa fuch perfons ihalI be employed BY
this committee, and they hereby required TO obey
his orders.
JOSIAH TUCKER,
Lafe57or Of Police 4
THOMAS MOTLEY, \ nm ra..-
EBENEZER MAYO,
WILLIAM sYMMES, \
SALMON CHASE, J
GfEns n, 1900 fgw-Io)