The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1855-10-20
miscellaneous.
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AN ORDINANCE
Relatare to tie Hcalth Of the 1opu Of
OpeiousuS

Relative to tie HcolM Of the Topn
Opelo~SaS.
ARTICLE 1st The Board Of Police of th
Town of Opelousas, Ordains as follows:
ARTICLE ID, It has been ascertained b
the Board, that the Yellow Fever exists j
the neighboring Parishes, and especially il
New Orleans.
ARTICLE Sd. That any person comm,
from Town or District infected with tn
yellow Fever, or with any contagious or in
tectIous disease, shall not be permitted to en-
ter into, or remain in the Town Of Opelousas
until tel days shall have elapsed since the,
were in such District, and if any person. .shai
enter the Town, previous to said ten davs
such person shall he Immediately removed
out Of the corporation limits.
ARTICLE Hin. That all Goods, MERIDIAN
dlze, Bedding, or other objects, which may
be supposed TO convey or communicate the
Yellow Fever, Or any contagious or infectious
disease, coming frou 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 ofthis corr oration, and any person, gLo
Shall III any man1ier neglect the observance
OF this >1/ttc/e, stall forfeit and pay fine Of
tine hundred dollars. to be recovered with
cost before any competent authority, for the
use Of the Town, aui the articles intro luced
shall be Immediately removed CUT Of the limits
OF the Corporation, at tie expense uf the per-
son Introducing the same.
ARTICLE 5'h. That 10 rerson who shall
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gious Or infectious disease, cut OF the limits oi
this Town. shall be brought mto or inferred
within the liuits Of this corporation, and any
person who shall neglect the Observance OF
this article, shall forfeit aud pay d fine Of
ODc hundred Dollars, to lie recovered with
cost beiUre any competent tribunal for the use
OF the Town, and he body brought in, shalt
be Immediately removed 1T the cost If the
person or persons who may have brought it
ln or who may have aided Or assisted in 50
doing.
ARTICLE 9th. That the several Ph 7scians
of this Town, are hereby constituted com-
mlttee OF vigilance jor the purpose Of report
ing any case OF Yellow Fever, or Of any con-
taglous or infectious disease that may occur
in Town, in order, that such measures may be |
taken as the case requires.
ARTICLE 1th That in the event of any |
death, within the Town, from Yellow Feyel, |
Or OF any contagious or infectious disease the
body shall be immediately envelIoped aud
buried as speedily as possible and tie apart
nent III which the death occurred shall be
''eansed aud tunlgated with chloride of lime
N amy other disinIcctIng agent, and all articles
lsed BY such deceased person, shall be either
'urned Or d>iutectpd
ARTICLE 6th, That if any person or per-
ohs having III charge, any public conveyance
'ho Shall convey Or attempt to convey into
ne Town, any person Or persons who are
ho"n 10 nave been in an infected District,
'iittn ten days previous, shall be subject to
ay Elne OF twenty dollars, for every such
hence, recoverable before any com petent
uthorlty, for the use the Town. And that
be Town Constable llmnediately infor1n all ,
ersoiis having charge ot any public convey
nee of this Ordinance {
ARTICLE 9Th. That the Board of Health
I'd the Town Constable, are hereby severaly {
harged to carry into effect the provisions con- |
tlned III THIS Ordinance and the said Town
Constable, is hereby authorized and empow-
red, should he deem it necessary to employ,
OF to exceed four persons to aid and assist
i'm nthe duties euJoined on him in this Or
lnance, and he is further authorized and en-
owered to call to his assistance any Of. or all
lie citizens of this Town Il
Ordained the 18th August 1855. (
JAMES RAY. President oCths
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