Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-07-13
gbe GommiHee of Health.

- ENEW Ihylr aoouai address 70 the 'ohao'tart5
~ II the t0wn OF Portland, BY epuhHlhing toe
nth f-ction IF the law 70 preVat fbs lPreaaiHg q
mali gaaaf f.q,esJ and contagious Fcbass 20 which
they rrquea that particulaS attention may pc pane
the p-eisnt lsalon. The i,ttlan IS As follows:
BE II furthrr en-ird. That each town or d0rie
IN TN. Commonwealth mAyat their meeting held ~
March or April annually AZ any other NEE ing x
galy warned tor thai purpofe when they fha Jndse
4 be ncccfTary choule and ppoIrt t5ealth Commit
re- 20 coi6 Of eis thsu hve nor more than nine
Hutahl. pcrlons, p,rien 20 be Health Officer
whafc duty fhai he remove AT filh ct any krc
Whatever, whi-h a.s Be uund In any ~ the ttTcef,
llnes, vh4rves. docks or ~Hy other place whlteVtF
within The limits II he town 70 which luch Conn Ut'e
or He5th Csicer belongs whcncve fdch tyh llan -
rheir iudemens, endzneer he lives the health OF
the nnsbi ants heref. All expenses whereof 70 pain
bv the nerf'n CT pt'fns no placed II there ( known
of IL NOT by The town hu which iAId Counitee or
Heath Cficer was fpPa nted. And whenever any
fh "a sioreiaid la ~ tnund On ary Ivate proper
" fic Committee OF Il alth Officer ,h4i rs lly An
order the owner or orcuPvr thereof alter wenty four
hours co remove lhe fame At thcir x-ene ana
ii cafe lad awne ocCHper hAli ntgtG 10 remove
1uch filth from his or ht property a1er the expiration
Of the time arrelad, be o. hey 10 offending III III for
feit and nay a s 81 one hundre dollars he iuCd
for aud recove Cd with az ~ laid Committee
OF Health Officer sbtfor~ any Gour proper try the
fAr!o flr ths ne the poo o the which iuch
off nee i committed And f4d owner or occupIer as
aForelsid hai he obi ged repay to aid town all otts
and charges which Ele f,d Committee or Health Off
Ger NAV have inquired removing The filth from his
or Der properly and c( olrtulal 70 pay the fame
he or tley ma be fueA IA the fame way provided
IN ths act for the recovery u fines as aloreiaid
The good wifhes ard well meant en1ravors of
the Con mite during the wo laA years, have b-eu
IN fon- N Azure r,elsful hut il NUT &c very
evident that n4ny have neglected TO comply with
the wh0l,iOm- pro,ih0n If the law. u is the duty
Of the C0mn,ure 10 enforce ~, and thrv hereby
give rOt'cc that they itail inf & the penalty On
every p ron who nan be reg1r cis Of his owc
and tn re ea flfety, without favor Q. diftuttion
N th- mean time IN cooperation of every cit2en
Is r.qIcfgd, and the Commit tree hope that thc
fref- Of comm danger curing the hot afo
nay III, q All VI fuCh manneF as ID render the
chaa fm-nt Of law uuneCe0arv.
And % theintrnt tha- u may b. undernood III
what manner the Cumm'tee will prof Mt thei'
dizzy, they eve notice that the following resua
tons Will be ChC rgcd.
I. The Commute will amp int 'ut4b'e Prrfors
20 remove iuyh nuifai c-s as All thur ttrir jHrl
dition, al the exPer K Of IN offender, or Of the
Gown
!. Afrr rearonable notice 70 any o-'fou, Of III
opinion Of th commit mat any fIf1 u wthiu
the def o. n iaw. fuus viii br crau men. d and
proi-C7ttl wirhonr fav o. ir notion.
3 foynatiOn tlvro 0 J 10 c;O Of Police
vii Ne t-l . ~ he CJmmi-.rr.
The fp, cto Of pOIce o. appo trd fuh-
comm tee to street tucr D f1n- 4. 'haN be en-
pinyed BY this Committee, ana thly arc hereby
required % obey his ..dcrs
JOSIAH TUCKER,
I.I5.93r 81 p7Er,
THONNS MOTLEY, v,..r--...
EB+ NrZER MAYO, 4~s~''" 19D'''''sF
WILLIAM syn AES,
SALMON CtIAsE =
Portland, 5anc IS.