The Opelousas courier., 1855-09-08
AN ORDINANCE
Relative to tie Health Of ths 1own Of
Opelousus.

hslGtsss TO 1he Health Of ths IoEn Q
Opelousus.
ARTICLE 1st The Board of Police of tn,
Town Of Opelousas Ordains as follows
ARTICLE I'd. 1t has been ascertained BY
the Board, that the Yellow Fever exists il
the neighboring Parishes, and especially il
New Orleans.
ARTICLE Sd. That any person coming
from Town or District infected with the
Yellow Fever, or with any contagious or in
fectious disease, shall not be permitted to en-
ter into, or remain in the Town Of Opelousas
until ten days shall have elapsed since they
were in such District and if any person shall
enter the Town, previous to said ten days
such person shall be Immediately removed
out of the corporation limits
ARTICLE 4th That all Goods, Merchan-
die, Bedding, or other objects, which may
be supposed to convey or communicate the
, Yellow Fever, or any contagious or infectious
disease, coming from any infected District or
Region, shall be kept ont of the Town of
! Opelousas, at least ten days, and thoroughly
ventilated before being admitted within the
limits of this corporation, and any person, who
shall in any manner neglect the observance
OF this Article, shall forfeit and pay fine of
One hundred dollars, to be recovered with
cost before any competent authority for the
use of the Town, and the articles introduced
shall be Immediately removed out of the limits
of the corporation, at the expense of the per.
son introducing the same.
ARTICLE 5th That no person who shall
have died of Yellow Fever, or of any conta-
gious or infectious disease, out of the limits of
this Town, shall be brought into or inferred
within the limits Of this corporation, and any
person who shall neglect the observance of
this ArtacIe, shall forfeit and pay a fine of
One hundred Dollars, to be recovered with
cost before any competent tribunal for the use
OF the Town, and the body brought in, shall
be Immediately removed, at the cost of the
person or persons who may have brought it
in, or who may have aided or assisted in 90
doing.
ARTICLE 9th. That the several Physicians
of this Town, are hereby constituted COM
mlttee of vigilance for the purpose of report
ing any case of Yellow Fever, or of any con-
tagous or infectious disease that may occur
in Town, in order, that such measures may be
ConSh oc eAC Vase iGNulISS.
ARTICLE 7th. That in the event of any
death, within the Town, from Yellow Fever,
or of any contagious or infectious disease, the
body shall be Immediately envelloped and
buried as speedily as possible and the apart
ment in which the death occurred shall be
cleansed and fumigated with chloride of lime
Or any other disinfecting agent, and all articles
used by such deceased person, shall be either
burned or disinfected.
ARTICLE 9Th. That if any person or per-
sons having in charge, any public conveyance
who shall convey or attempt to convey into
the Town, any person Or persons who are
known to have been in an infected District,
within ten days previous, shall be subject to
pay fine of twenty dollars, for every such
'fence, recoverable before any competent
authority, for the use of the Town. And that
he Town Constable Immediately inform all
persons having charge of any public convey
ance of this Ordinance --- ...
ARTICLE 9th. That the Board of Health
md the Town Constable, are hereby severally
charged to carry into effect the provisions con-
aimed in this Ordinance and the said Town
Constable, is hereby authorized and empow-
'red, should he deem it necessary to employ
lot to exceed four persons, to aid and assist
lim in the duties enjoined On him in this Or
finance, and he is further authorized and en-
covered to call to his assistance any of, or all
he citizens of this Town.
Ordained the 9th August 1855.
JAMES RAY. President ofthe
board gf Police Of the Totcn Of Opeious.t IS.
Gvy Ii. BELL, Clerk If the Board. II