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

the lpreading of malignant FEVERS, and contagious
hckneis /; and among many who!elome regulations il
iad law. by the nth fiction thereof towns are mPow
cred 10 chOofe HEALTH CoHMIrTEE. as follow
"Bs it further enacted, Thai each t070n
di5 ia ID CoTUz5HzseatJ, nay at b waiting ba u
Iayeb pyA aaanay, az sy of5ey rsstg legally qt1r
z 5y 5e Bz49 zv5sr t5sy zR judge Be hta1lry eo9
than nine iiahs parf Peoa 70 Be Hsafk
Ctecy -Ubge duty IL Pail b az ftb Of any Kind
7pbaver, zv5ieb Pal b 1H4 any IF 5s Grssfs La,
z0La yer, Sss any oJy iaee 7rbafsVsy, s0ibi4 b
Eaat efbs fotHfo zn5 rs5 COMMITTEE Heab 0aer III
ag TUbaleJty jae b jba IN their a2safS eaa1Hgsr bs
hos 5s Be4B Of bs inhabitants Jersgfi aRses zDb1re
gf 3. pail y bs Pe5a Psf9ai, 1Uto bL9 there if
kH0sva not, By TIE y zvLij Iii Ca7z71iee q
Health offer appointed dad z0beacesr any fLB as
gforai Pail b o4ai On any fri1a Prqparty, d Committee
HAahb Officer Pail aofy and oys TIE eseg9ar
bf ar t0snty four Boays rsgzevefbs fame THAR
esgc arI IN es 1f070 osaPir Pail zgktF 70 rssvs
b t6 fran Biz o. Der properly after tie aspiration Of fbs
time oriH be or By@ offending Pal fos ant pay fas
Of hundred IT, 70 b rd 5r and recovered zgb e9f5 If
It Gyfaii Committee Heab Officer 55re any eoafyt yo5ey
99szes committed 4ai d ozDry oae4bisy atayid Pan
B. ogd repay pit fo7vn 7H eg9 aai ebargs 7y5Ab be
Ea Con9tttse Hiatt 0e nay bav. incurred ra yoiae
b fb from BIZ Der property, and ~ e5 Of yttlif 10 pa
Re as Be by nay e ed III he z7e q5ay a i prsyi
ia tbs afSar TIE re's0ery gfyfae e ejors1lii"
Preluming on the readiness of the
Inhabitants Of the town to take care ,hat al nuances
Of every kind he duly removed and the purpOs Of the
aforementioned Law be fully complied wih-the Com
uittee hope and tru that they hai no time b. under
tie necefy Of enforcing The powers in and bv faid law
them. But ID cafe any prrfon or pcrf0ns nlouId
Be 70 vod Of care, and negligent Of their and shlr
naghbors health, comply with the requidtions
ot lh- law acrelaid, by removing every kind III th
ruboilh nuil4uce Whatever from their relpeG Give
houcs, houies barns fables fhops, wards wharves
Cores their anyof their dependencies or apDur
tenances, the committee will he under the uccefltv
and arc fully determined do tbei, duty, and Drole.
ali and every luch delinquent The utnoa rigor
Of the law.
And TO the intent tha, it may he underaood in what
the committee will proecute their dciiga they
give notice thar the following regulations will be Oh
lcrved.
I. The committee viii appoint futable perfcns u
remove iuch nuilances as are within their jnrill Sion
at the expenlc Of the offender or of the town
Alter rcalonAbIe notice 70 any peror, az tie
opinion Of the committee that any filth IS within The
deign Of th law fuits " II b commenced aud prolecu
tea without favor or ditint4on.
Information gwen to TIE Inspector Of Poice viii
be attended so by thccommittec.
The Inlpector IF Police is appointed fub- com
mttee direct luch plrions AZ ihall be employed by
this committee, and they hereby required obey
his orders.
JOSIAH TUCKER, \
Injector Of Police
THOMAS MOTLEY \ II \,
EBENEZER MAYO, 4-s4'D o'''"''"SS
WILLIAM SYAfMES, \
SALMON CHASE, y
June ~, 1900, (8w-1o)