Democratic banner., 1849-03-12
Town Ordinance.
mo. ICY
(No. 76.)
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AND
REGULATING A HEALTH DEPART
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A HEALTH DEPART
MENT. . a'sI'1 a.
Be it ordained by the Board of Trustees o
the Town of Louisiana, as follows:
Sec. ]. There shall be constituted an,
,appointed by the Board of Trustees, a Boar
OF Health, to consist Of FIVE members, On,
member Of which shall be a member of III,
board of trustees, and the remainder from
the citizens of the town, and after the di
vision of the town into wards, one membeI
of said board shall be appointed from eacl
ward, one of whom shall! be elected Presi
dent of said board.
2. The first Board Of Health shall b.
appointed as soon as may be after the pas
sage of this ordinance, who shall hold theil
Offices until the Sd Monday of April next
and on said Sd Monday Of April, and an
nually on the same day, until other wise pro-
vided, a new board of health shall be ap-
pointed to serve one year from their appoint
ment, and until their successors are duly
appointed.
8. The board Of health shall meet at
least nee a month, on the last Monday If
each month, and as often as they may deem
it necessary and beneficial 10 the interest
of the town; and any member of said board
failing or refusing to meet when called to
do so by the Presiden! Of the board, or any
two members Of the board, may be fined 10
such sum as the board may impose, not ex-
ceeding three dollars, to be recovered as
other penalties due the Corporation.
q. Three members shall constitute a
quorum to do business at any meeting of
said board.
5. The clerk of the board of trustees
shall act as clerk Of the board of health,
and shall keep a record of its proceedings
in suitable books TO be provided for the puI-
pose.
6. The town constable shall attend ell
meetings Of said board of health, when re-
CURED so to do, and shall serve all preceptsI
and notices issued by said board, signed byt
president and attested BY the clerk
Z. Said board shall exercise a general
supervision over the health Of the town.
full power to take all steps and use all
necessary to promote the c~leanli-
ness and sobriety thereof; to abate n~uisan-
ces OF every description, on public or pri-
rate property, to prevent the introduction
INTO the town of malignant or infe ctfous dis
Eases, and to remove, or otherwise disposed
# any person attacked by any such dis-
Ease, and to adopt in reference to such per-
'ons, any regulations, restrictions 1r mea-
lures deemed advisable, consistent with hui.
and the general safety.
8. The street overseer or overseers,
hall be officers of the board Of health, and
hall execute in their respective districts
n wards any orders Of the board Of health, !
to them.
9. 1t shall be the duty Of the board oil
Iealtb, as soon as may be after their ap-lil
and thereafter ono in everyI,,
Month, or as often as may be necessary, tot
make a general survey or examination of !
he town, and Of the lands contiguous there .
o, and they shall enter into and examined !:
II cellars, outhouses, p~rivies, stables, or u
tIer buildings in the town, in order to ena- v
lie them to carry into etfectths provisions II
( Section !, and shall cause a notice or q
Offices to be served on all persons reqnir- q
d to abate or remove any nuisance on his, '
er or their premises, and if such nuisance q
q not abated or removed within a reasone- !
time, to be named in the notice, the q
GARD of health shall cause the same to be e
one by the street overseer, and present ale
i'll to the same for payment, to the person .
IargabIe Herewith, and if the same be n
OF paid on demand, it shall be proceeded y
n as hereinafter directed; .,r ,+..V t
10: It shall be the duty Of every Pl,ysi- :
an in the town, to report to the president
the board of health, every case Of Small G.
OK or other contagious disease, which he q
lay be called on to attend within the limits
the town or within FIVE miles Of the same, p
ithin twelve hours after lie shall have ex- Z
mined the p~atient, under penalty, far fail g
r. to. do 50, of ten. dollars. 'i"'' h'"I u
a. All persons are required to obey the o.
'deFs, prscepts. regulations. and require
ents Of said board; and whoever shall fail,
or refuse So : do, shall forfeit and NJ