The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-05-08
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porated village VI Eaton.
SECTION l-Be il ordained hy the Council
q the incorporated village Of Eaton, that
there shall he, and hereby ia established a
SoaFd oflIeal,h, fOrthe l~noorrc rated VILLAGE
of Eniou, eonsisting Of fse members, voc
shalI be appointed BY the Ccsneil, and shall
bold their Offices fer enc year. ord Until
their SUCCESSORS shall 10 Oppointsd, and Ia
case ofsnoVRl, death, sickness, resisus,iou.
or inability Or refusal to serve Of any Of ssid
Board, their Places slall he i,nuiedintelg
applied ~ other appointments to be made
by Tie Ccnnoil; A majority Of TIE whole
Board CT Health shall be necessary to con.
sti'ute a quorum for the Transaction OF busi-
ness; they shall inoet ct some conyenieut
place in said village ns often as they shall
deem necessary they shall. elect from their
VI body a President 10 preside at THAR
meetings, and a Secretary who shall teep a
Journal of their proceedings.
SECTION 2.-1hat the Board Of Health
hereby established shall have poVer, when.
ever they deem it necessary for tie feeurIy
OF tie village, n tuke the most promrt and
elhcIent measures 10 prevent the introduc-
'on 81 contagious, malignant dangerouo,
and infectious disea Jes into said VILLAGE,
aud Tor the Immediate ind safe removal Of
any person or persons who may be found
therein infected with any such disease; and
it is hereby enjoined upon the mayor, mar
shall, aud all other officers of said y%ilIa0..
to be attentive and vigilant in assisting tho
Board OF Health in the execution OF their
dGtios.
SECTION Shat the Board Of Eealth
are hereby fully empowered to establish,
publish, aud enforce all by-laws, r6Sss, and
regulations, necessary FOR requiring the cb-i
Servatee, BY inhabitants and vtsitants of
SAID village, OF such sanitary regulations
and restrictions as shall Seem 70 them kest
calculated to secure them from such epi.
Gemlc, infectious, contagious, or malignant
diseases, and prevent or cheek the srrssd
thereof among them, aud for renuiring
practitioners OF medicine, keepers Of public
houses and boarding houses, 70 rsport 10
SAID Board promptly, al cases Of avch dis.
eases coming within their knowledge.
SecrioE 4.--That it shall be the dui, of
the Board OF Health, from time to t;me. 10
recommend to the village Council puch msA,
suras as the ssid Board NAV deem D.asss,r,
10 promote and secure the health Of said
village, and to prevent the introduction Of
contagious, malignant, dangerous and infcr.
iIoa9 Diseases, and shall report to tie Coun.
c.! ali expenses which may have icea Incurred
III the discharge Of the duties aforesaid aud
'he said Board OF Health shall e~zerc:se .nsA
other powers, SEd perform s4ga other lu,iss.
as the Council may prescribe.
SECTION j.--That Whenever the Donrd Of
Health shall by publication in thS news.
pAlerSots sad village, or otherwise, announce
the prevalence in sad village, of such sn
epidemic rs Tho cholera. s,aall.ro1, or o.bsr
INFECTIOUS, contagious or malignant d~.ssases.
cl@,; practising lhysieiau in spid yillas.
shall, at OF before Twelve o'clock Ii. Of each
day, except SUNDAYS, report il: %wiiting 10
the Board Of Health, or the heat h oficsr OF
said Board, each one of such diseases tina,
he ms. have attended or prescribed Tor as .
physician, within the twenty lour hours ire
cc3:rE, nn each day except Monday and Oh
N1ndavs "!!ii'n the forty-eicAi hours tfcaca-
ing; and also the death II any rc-aen ~,
trGlei or rescr.tcd tpr by suck }h,I.iessr.
who shall die Of S. oh diseage, within t,s
knowledge OF such physician daring sac
same tcic; Aud any practising rhysicsa
WHO shat! g.! II re!u2e TO maze each report,
shalt, on Conviction before tie Nrvor, forsait
and !"H a@y SIN not isss than $500. and
not mare tian $:9,09, and costs Of prose
cui;o",
SE11iaN G.-rhat airy Yersan OF rcrt9as
who hall at any timc hereafter )intf.n,, -,
o. aid Of a55iat in Introducing, the snail.
po%, or Other contagious disease. III iiis 81,
iagc. or possess any kNo Wedge ufary pcrssi,
IaLorinS under sbcl! disease, being Width,
the village, without forthwith giving notica
thereof, - the Mayor, or president Of tha
Beard OF ilra!'h, every person so offending
shall, for every such o%fruce, forfeit snd pty
. sun not exceeding Fifty Dollars, srl
costs.
SEo71oy E-7hstfort'c parpcs, . gna.a.
Ing against tie clandcs:!nc Introduction Of
any malignant or ;nicci,ous disease, it shat!
hereafter be tae tdty OF all physicians,
kecporS Of boarding houses, t%nrerns, Gnd
heads OF ian;iiss, to report in writing, "a
the Mayor, or president Of the Board al
Health, without delay, every ssSr (jncludinC
the name and rca'douce) that may come 4
their knowledge, Of cholera, surall-pcx, OF
any other malignant or unusual disease &c.
curing or existing within the ljmits or vi
cin;ty Of snid village. aud every yerso7
aforesaid, rotasr g or w%ilfully neslect;ng t,
give notice as Aforesaid, ofany such disease
within Twelve hours after obtsiuing a know
ledge therWf, shall on conviction thcreo
bcfo"c the Mayor, forfeit and pay to :ht
village Of Eaton, any sum not exceeding
fifteen dollars, nor less than three dollars
with costs Of prosecution.
SECTloS 8.-That any person violating
any Of the provisions Of this ordinance, q
of the bylaws, ,ules, or regulations Of tn,
Board OF Health hereby authorised, shall
on conviction thereof before the Mayor. Ut
fined in any sum not less than three dollars
nor more than fifty dollars, With costa q
prosecution.
SEcrioN 9.-That for TIE purpose Of gusrd
ing against the smallpox, It shall hereaftcl
be the duty Of all persona residents of saiC
village, who have not already been v%accinst
ed, to speedily procure vaccination from
genuine kine-pox, and it is hereby made IL.
duty of parents and guardians, 10 have al
children, and minors under their charge anG
; care, vaccinatcd in like manner.
This Ordinance to take effect and Dc il
force, from and after its pnssege.
Passed March %, 1852.
Attest n. DUNN,
G. II. EDISON, Mayor.
Recorder, May l-3W