New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-06-24
Health, with full authority to use and exercise the

ies with Iul authority to se and exercise the same;
W7rsas It is found from past experience, after the
fullest trial that Boards OF Health heretofore constitu
ted have been imperative Of any public benefits and
have led to the expenditure Of the public funds without
any equivalent returns of public advantage. and
HhJeas The subject Of the public health. the means
Of improving the same and preventing sickness suffering
and death are matters demanding most earnest and
THa.fore he Resoieed That the Mayor the Chairmen
Ct the Committee Health, each from the Board Of Al
dermen and Board of Assistant Aldermen the tv Sur
veyor Street Commissioner the City Pysicaps and
four citizens QUALIFIED voter from each District to
be elected annually at its first regular reetDo in Nav
by the Common Council, be and hereby constituted
the Board of Health fer the City Of New Orleans
BE Resolred That the Board organized shall frame
all ordinances rules and regulations respecting nusacea
sources Of filth and causes Of sickness either within the
city Or board Of any vessel in port they shall judge
necessary for the public health and safety and that all
such ordinances rules and regulations shall become
BY the concurrent vote Of majority of the Common
| Council.
| Be Resotred. That the Beard shall have power to
make such regulations in the aforesaid by the
concurrent majority Of the Common Council as they shall
Judge necessary for general helth and safety respecting
any articles which capable of containing conveying
any Infection contagion of creating any sickness
when such article shall be brought into the city whether
| by any vessel steamboat otherwise
BE il Reso'eed That the said Bcard shall have ample
power to devise and arrange all such regulations and
rules under the aforesaid conditions Of
jory of the Common Council shall provide the dis
training removing and preventing all nusances danger
GUS to the public health For restraining and removing
persons and articles infected with small pox other con-
tsgeous disease For the proper construction and
asenient of priries drains and For the
removal of house dirt oa street dirt and other filth
For the suitable location of slaughter-h -hoases and
horse stables pig syes chemical and other anufactur
% Or any ssae q to the
venting the sale Of any article OF food drink uwole
some Or dangerous to the public health For the sanitary
management of cemetres and other burial places and for
the informant of the dead For the public registration
Of births marriages and deaths in the city provided by
law already existing For the digesting arranging and
systamatizng the returns. authorized by SO
as TO furnish the means OF proving any progress and I'm
proyement, by collecting such data by which term Of
years may be compared with any subsequent term.
Be il Resoiged, That whenever any nuisance filth or
cause of disease sa be found private properIy
Board of Health shall have power under the aforesaid
conditions ETC. to order the thereof to the
same at his own expense within - hours, such time
shall be judged reasonable after written notice served
personally upon said and the shall neglect
to do. he shall forfeit exceeding dollars
for every day he shall knowingly neglect such
removal to be made and if said owner be not within the
city nonresident such notice shall be served in the
form prescribed upon such owners agents subject to all
the penalties Of the fine and in failure of such agents act
ing in accordance with the requirements of the law said
Board shall have power to have such Of the
complained nuisance. filth of disease. and all
pense incurred therein shall be charged against said
perty and subject to collection before any Magistrates
Court of competent Jurisdiction.
Be 1t Resoired That said Board shall have complete
to establish quarantine laws relating vessels
irving from and to the passengers and articles of
chandse in the examine under oath the masters
any seaman Or person on board any vessel coming from
sckly port. having sick persons board during the
voyage or goods OF articles on board which may occasion
and all expenses incurred account of
son. vessel goods under any quarantine regulations
shall be paid by the owner of such vessel goods
spectvey.
Be it Resolrea That said Board shall appoint Health
Officer for the Port to board and visit all such
persons and goods having sick board sup
posed to he sick capable and likely produce sickness
who shall receive for such services the of - dollars
be paid in the form prescribed by preceding section
of the condition state quality of the vessel persons
merchandise board to the Board and that sad Board
shall provide for the same the public safety
and health
BE Resolrea That to insure correct and prompt
tloI
of the respective Sections, return the City phys
Clans viz the Sections of the First and Fourth Districts to
the City Physicians of said Districts and the Sections
the Second and Third Districts the City Physician Of
said Districts certified list of the weekly nterments
deceased with the disease causing death to the respective
City Physicians who shall record the same in book
books kept for said purpose and who shall be required te
# publish the in the official journal Of the city
every Monday morning and in default Of which any Sex
ton may be fined to extent not exceeding dollars
to be collected before any Court Of competent powers
BE it Resoiced That it Shall be the particular
of the City Physicians in the discharge of their duties
e T sHh5o aa to inquire nto The health q he and
= easss likely to produce Sickness II
occurrence of contagious malignant disease therein
and to report the duly aud to exercise health polio
powers in common with such other corps of officials t
: Common Council may designate to such duties.
Be 1t Resoired That the Street Commissioner with hi
corps of subordinate and the City Surveyor with his de
puttes and ubordinaes be- and are hereby made the
ecutors Of all laws and ordinances shall be framed By
: this Board and enacted by the Common Council int
laws together with such other persons time t,
. time the Common Council may appoint, and that eaci
and all shall have power to execute said laws repor
force such penalties and fines shall by law be directed
and in case of their happening. penalty fine. th
Common Council shall be requested to provide such
shall meet the exigency of the occasion.
!, Mr.. Andrews, on behalf of the Committee OF
l. Health, presented the following report and re
If solutions to lie over:
l. The Committee Health to whom were referred
n memorial of the Grand Division of the Sons Temper
ance, and also of Louisiana Dyision,' No. II, of TIL
order the subject of licenses to drinking houses
a etc. have had the under serious consideration
e do now report
That the main object sought to be effected by the me
morialis is strictly within the scope of the author
VI of the Mayor and Common Council and is expressly pre-
last (No 1867 entitled Act concerning the Lcensin
of Drinking Houses and the sale of Intoxicating Liquor
{, in this State
They therefore, report resolution to submit the qucs
tion to the people on such day most expedient
v Your Committee further report that the memoriast
'al licenses issued since the passage of said act,
which may be issued before the required vote shall ha
been taken illegal null and void this being an import
Health beg to defer its decision to the law officer of th
Corporation and therefore, also recommend the adoI
ton Of the second resolution hereto suhjoined.
10 Jorlr W ANDREWS.
y &. W. SHAW,
r. Reoired That it be, and it is hereby made the duty
u the Mayor to submit the question of License
Lcense to the citizens and voters of this city pursar
the provisions of the first section the Act of Mare
Gu T. 1852, entitled An Act concerning the Licensing
Drinking Houses the Sale OF Intoxicating
OF this State such day shall hereafter be designate
a. for the proposed Constitution of the Stat
and in conformity to the then existing laws regulutu
IL elections.
Rsolred That the Attorney the City be requested
communicate to the Council, his opinion 10 the leg
effect of the Act of 4h March last the Acts and Orr
under which the city authorities have heretoo
- granted licenses to drinking houses etc.
" Mr.. Shaw, on behalf of the Committee on Edl
n cation, presented the following report, which WI
Is adopted after suspendng the rules:
=, The Committee Education to whom was referred
en- communication from the Board of School Directors of Il
I'LL First District transmitting resolution of said Board
suring the Physicians appointed vaccine the chrt
of the Schools of the District for neglect Of duty ha
~ carefully investigated the matter and report That u
III time of the assumed direction of duty, pricr to Il
existence of the present Board of School Directors of
m First District, and hence entirely beyond their contr
o and any legislation their part in the premises we tha
inappropriate but in justice to the physician your Cor
mttee deem it proper to state that in their opinion
m has performed all the duties required Of him by the orc
nances of the late Second Municipality and the rules a,
regulations governing the Board of School Directors
e ask to be discharged from the further consideration OF
m subject. g. w. SHAW,
re- JSo A. WATKINS
on GEo, EusrIs.
EMILE WLTz.
'ns Mr.. Relf, on behalf of the Committee on Il
alb, House of Refuge, presented the following repo
in and resolution, and the rules being suspende
they were read second time and adopted: