Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-03-30
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Ar, ORDINANCE 70 ReThBLTgH -
to opeafcsriaii ordinsnoss therein na1ssf
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egtahllshed a hoard of Health for the Cify u OPP
peistedby The City do6neii. ths B6srd of Dirset6f1
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fTst Monday IN April. SAID nosrd u fissitSS sksfi
Of their appointmenf, and shall meet AZ issst encS
In eveIy month thsreetter, and a sgeh other times
= sIo.s !. SAID Besra shall divide n. CITY into di.-
their government as the, may thipk proper, subject
ts I Ins sPpf z. ~ O9 nasa N n iesst omen xm0s Il shsn
month upon inc genera condition Of tbs health ~
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zens. IN case Of epidemics IN this or neiehhoring
hygienie reeuiations a. will be best calculated 10
prevent ne Introduction aPd spread ofsuch disease
IN ss,s q Ts,iens,ion, IsmUvfI n OF sss N e shs
~ ,hs n, gniSeE, , re seeEesSry x sbsa 5peIy ~ N MMa syor
shal ~ such vacancy BY agpointnsnt within thirty
The members Of the Board. except the Health
Oficer, shall serve without eompensstion or emolu-
vices the sum Of two thousand dollars per annum.
he shall appoint and provide for an ssslstaut n
6doef shall have his oohsSs Ia t6e City Hail. and
ssb9ll besPthe sane open frSh 2 A. rb n tb ~ M, and
,n TsI S TSSsIt 1S9 Tssars saS y ss'P TS Ss S ssSs: e b :, k ,s..
ordinance or the rules Of the Board may be TO
' SEC 3. Thatthe Board Of Health hereby estab-
lshed shall have power, yheneyer they may dsemit
most prompt and sfoIent msanres to prsseaf he
introduction Of CONTAGIOUS, melteuant, dangerous
immediate and safe removal of any person. or par.
sons Who may be fognd therein Infected = With cry
Mayor Wharf-masters, and All other ohfcers OF the
Board % 81 Health siifR' IL the Sn Execution Of their duties. 'n'
SIC; 4: That 4 any person or 9ersons shan az any
in Introducing the smallpox, yellow fever, or othor
contagious diseases into this city ever. person SO
Court, shall, for every such Onense, forfeit and pay
a hne not e~Joeeding the SUN Of I've hgndred dollars.
SIC 5. That it shall Hereafter be the duty Of All
PnJ si N1s1 e q OF sseS@ ans sna eansl boats
boaIding-houses tayerns and eonee1houses, to leave
without delay, in every case, (stating name audrss-
idencel and every person refusing or wlltdlly neg
shall, on conviction hereof before the Police Court,
twenty, nor less than five dollars, with costs Of pros
SEC. 6. The Board shall select and report. to. the
City Council such hospitals, and other preparations
pst heSy " Sr 0 dnriP psoP pSe, % pre SS q sssaSsis N avn ~ Sasisl-
nant, infectious, contagious, or epidemic disease:
EEOflueug ntNeIlnt less Inul IN Cason OF urgent
Necessity, the said Board shall have power 70 seiect
and establish such temporary. hospitals. as the emer-
gency may require, and report thereof to said Coun-
SEC. 7, That it shall be the duty Of the City Com
mates and they are hereby authorized, at any time,
, hssT c esS me h9 Sf sS ST s T9iIsip ana U sIHse'' I to s y anime
iBclosure, vault, Irivyi or other place which SID
the Health 0fRcer, may consider to be foul, or other
wise prejudicial TO The public health, and direct and
gally elesnsiDe. mitigating, amending, Of disi1-
feotiDg the same, and removing or abatin all
R ResitR'f IN such SRa manner Ti as sh Ssfi BoaTd ms 40 d RRseic
Sac; 8. 1t shall be the duty, Of every sexton, un-
corpse for burial, from the city limits, for anS Pur-
z RT pei' NIT MI HS'tt to az o:% and 6e Ttoes obtsiniRS sTc ~ p aealta
he shall deposit in the said ofnce a certificate set
name, age, sex, color, aud nativity Of the deceased,
and the disease. OF which said person died also,
GSence. and occupation a. spS1 Of the deceased, and
the place of 4 Intended interment; which Certificate
s seSda8 ne az GI tSe q pyIm s1 Of S dsssE. IN ca case sp ng SSy Il ss,
or surgeon was in attendance, then. the certificate
UO1oner's inquest has been had, that fact shall DO
s stndsnt, Tef hns % Rh sisS SacS sO Csstiaest Esl sSlS se S5 Ss,
undertake or, or other person, shall report the case
y~estigate The case, calling TO their aid if necessary,
the Chief of Police, or one OF mis- Lieutenants.
provided by the Board Of Heaita, aud furnished
physlcians, surgeons, undertakers, and others, ON
Any sexton, undertaken, or other person, violating
the provisions, or any provision; Of this section,
shall be fined not less than five or more than fifty
dollars" at the discretion of the Police Court, with
costs OF prosecution.
SEC, 9. That the Board Of Health shall cause to be
record d, in a book kept for that purpose, which
book or books shall be open to the public for inspec-
ton, sl such certificates left in their office. with
the name Of the person presenting them; and said
Board shall present monthly reports of the same to
the Cify Council, at its hrht regular meeting in each
month.
SEC. 10. That an ordinance passed. April 2, 1855,
entitled, "An ordinance to establish a BOARD OF
Health for the city of CinoinnAti;" be and the came
is hereby repealed.
This Ordinance shall go iato effect on the first daE
of A pril. A. D.. 1861
Done at the Council Chamber in the city sf
Cincinnati, this twenty. seven III day Of March, A.
D.. one thousand eight hundred and sixty. one.
JOHN +. T0RRENCE, President,
Attest: SAM. l.. CORwIsE, City Clerk. mh29-c