The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1855-09-15

NEBsceHEaaRReGease
Re|otsee 10 the Health Of tie 1own Of
Ope5ouSu6
AN ORDINANCE;

| w 'ft~ A1't"btfS " "1S 4 C%H Y
ODe5ouSa6.
ARTICLE 1st The Board Of Police of the
Town Of OpelouSas, Ordans as follows:
ARTICLE I'd. It has been ascertained by
| the Board, that the Yellow Fever exists in
the neighboring Parishes and especially in
New Orleans.
ARTICLE Sd. That any person coming
ffrom 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
we're in such District, and if any person shall
enter the Town. previous to said ten davs;
sgch 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 OF infectious
disease, coming from any infected District or
Region, shall be kept out Of the Town of
! Opelousas at least ten days, and thoroughly
ventilated before beisg admitted within the
lhnlts ofthls corporation, and any person, who
Shall IN any manner neglect the observance
Of this A2ticle, 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-
glous 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 Aatscle, shall forfeit and pay 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
5be immediately removed, at the cost Of the
person or persons who may have brought it
IN, or who may have aided Or assisted in SO
doing.
ARTICLE 9th. Thatthe 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-
tagious or infectious disease that may occur
IN Town, IL order, that such measures may be
taken as the case requires
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 ervelloped 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 disinlecting agent, and all articles
used by such deceased person, shall be either |
burned or disinfected.
ARTICLE .8th.. That ifany 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 Tine Of twenty dollars, for every such
Silence, recoverable before any competent
authority, for the use ofthe Town And that
the Town Constable Immediately inform all
persons having charge of any public convey
ance of this Ordinance.
ARTICLE 9th. That the Board Of Health |
and the Town Constable, are hereby severallv
charged to carry into effect the provisions con-
tanned in this. Ordinance and the said Town
Constable is hereby authorized and empow-
cred, should he deem it necessary to employ,
not to exceed four persons, to aid and assist
him in the duties enjoined on him in this Or
diDanee, and he is further authorized and en-
powered to call to his assistance any Of, or all
the citizens of this Town. s
Ordained the 9th August 1856.
at5 JAMES RAY, president ofthe
Board Of Police Of Tie Tosen Of Opetoust Is.
Guy Il. BELL, Clerk Of the Board.