The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1822-06-24

q hours to the commissioners OF health,
or to the board of health,all transient per
sons who may be taken sick at their
houses; and all masters OF vessels are
prohibited landing any sick person, with
GU! hrst obtaining written permit from
one OF the health commissioners, or from
the board OF health, under the penalty OF
two hundred and fifty dollars,or imprison-
ment for six months.
1Sth.-So dead animal shall be lief,
exposed in any place, street, yard, lane,
| OF lot, within the city, under the penalty
OF ten dollars.
l9th.-No sailed provisions Shall be
packed or repacked at any season of the
year, in that part of the city lying 10 the
| southwark Of Canal street, on The North
river, and Walnut street ON the East ri
yer. From Tie LIST of May TO the LIST Of
October, no sailed or picked beef or fish,
unless smoked, can be deposited south OF
said line.
20,h.-All hides and cotton and all
sailed and picked beef and picked fish,
that may have been deposited in the said
city prior to the Slst day of May TO the
| southwark of Canal street on the North
river and Walnut street on the east river,
and shall there remain on the frs, day OF
June, must be forthwith reported to the
health commissions, 5, that the same may
be examined from time to time, and be
removed, ii in the opinion of the board of
health it shall be deemed necessary, and
every person offending in the premises
shall be fined for each offence in sum
not exceeding FIVE hundred dollars.
21s;.-All dirt and filth shall be bro't
out from houses, cellars, alleys, yards,
and lots, on sweeping days, before 10 o.
clock In the morning, under penalty OF
two dollars.
22d.-Garbage, shells and offals, shall
not be cast into the street, under the PEI
nalty oil two dollars.
25d.--No sexon shall inter any person
who may have died of presidential or ma.
llgnant lever, in any place TO the south.
ward oiGraDd st.under the penalty of loo
dollars; nor shall they inter any corpse
within the above limits, except in graves
or vaults at least feet deep, and in SO
doing, shall not remove any other dead
body or coffin under the same penalty.
24th-No new made ground shall be
turned up during the summer, under the
penalty Of one hundred dollars.
25th.-Noisome or offensive substan.
ces, shall not be deposited liz any place to
the southwark of Grand-street.
26th.--No oysters shall be brought in
to, or sold IN the city between the LIST OF
June and the 30th of September, under
the penalty of So for every hundred.
27th.--No auCtioneer shall, between
the LIST OF June and the LIST OF November,
| sell, or expose TO sale, in either of the
places OF sale assigned by law, sailed
beef OF pork, dried or picked fish, blub-
Der, hides, or cotton wool, under the Pc
nalIy OF twenty five dolls. for each offence.
20th.--Undressed skins, hides, blub>
Der, &c. shall not be kept to the south
ward nor westward of Catherine and Ca
nal streets, under the penalty of ten dol
lars Tor every "a hours neglect
29th.-PutriL and unsound' provisions
shall be destroyed, by starting them into
the river or Otherwise.
3Oth.- Butchers shall bring no gut fat
into market, nor the head of any sheep
or lamb, unless the same be properly
CieaHsed nor any sheep or lamb IN car.
;ase or quarters, with the feet or trolters
thereto; nor any hides or skins, (calf
-kins excepted) under the penalty Of 2
dollars. They shall, likewise, immedi-
ateiy after killing any animal, destroy the
otfals, or convey the same into the river,
under the penalty Of D dollars. They
shall NOT expose TO sale any stale or un.
wholesome provisions, under the penalty
OF ten dollars. They shall cause their
slaughter houses to be washed and clean
SEQ every day on which any cattle shall
DC killed, under the penalty OF 10 dollars
Tor every neglect.
5lst-Nui5ances of every other descrip-
ton mast be removed or remedied, a
greeabIe TO the mode prescribed by the
city Inspector, and in addition to the pc
naliies prescribed in the cases OF Dui-
sanee by the statute of the state, and ordi
nance of the city, the remedies by com.
mon law may likewise be enforced.
The foregoing Is the substance of the
laws enacted by the state and city au,ho.
rites OF this Important subj CT, and from
long and practical experience the board
are decidedly Of the opinion, that a due
observance of theiI provisions, will be the
means, under the protection Of A,inieht,
God, to avert from our beloved city, thc
dreadful scourge Of malignant and pesl.
lential disc ase, and they are therefore de.
termiDed 10 euiorce their Observance UP