The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1855-10-13
miscellaneous.
AN ORDINANCE
Relatire to the Health Of tile 7o1cn ef
ODcLOuSUs

OpcI0mSas.
ARTICLE 1st The Board of Police of tn
Town of Opelousas, Ordans as follows:
ARTICLE I'd. It has been ascertaned BY
the Board, that the Yellow Fever exists il
the neighboring Parishes, and especially il
Newt Orleans.
ARTICLE Sd. That any person coming
from Town or District infected with the
Yellow Fever, or with any contagious or in
fictitious 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-
dize 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 out of the Town of
Opelousas, at least ten days, and thoroughly
ventilated before being admitted within the
limits ofthis 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
son Introducing the same.
ARTICLE 9th. 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 Article, 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
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 so
doing.
ARTICLE 9th. That the several Physicians
of this Town, are hereby constituted a COM
mittee 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, in order, that such measures may be
taken as the case requires
ARTICLE 9TH. 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 fac Of twenty dollars, for every such
offence, recoverable before any competent
authority, for theuse of the Town. And that
the Town Constable Immediately inform all
persons having charge of any public convey
ance OF this Ordinance
ARfFCLE 9th. That the Board of Health
and the Town Constable, are hereby severally
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
dinance, and he is further authorized and enl-
powered to call to his assistance any of, Or all
the citizens of this Town.
Ordained the 9th August 1855.
JAMES RAY, President ofthe
Board Of Police Of the Torn Of Opetous,ts.
Guy II. BELL, Clerk Of the Board.