Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-03

WEDNESDAT....... IF EBRuARY
B9At meeting of the Board Of
Health of the city of Evansville, held
on the lst day of February, 1864,
present. Drs. Bray Walkop, Walker, Day
and Thompson
Ordered, That the provisions of the
Charter and Ordinances of the city, in
relation to the organization, duties and
powers of the Board of Health be com.
piled and published for the use of the
Board of Health, and for general circu-
lation. NJ. j. BRAY, NJ d., Pres't.
5. W. THOMPSON, NJ. d., Sec'y
An Act granting to the citizens of the
tOac' Of Evansville, in the County 0 f
Vanderburgh, a City Charter. -Ap-
proved Jan. u, 1847. See Local
Acts Of 1857, page g.
SECTION 80. The Common Council
shall have the control and management
of the finances, and of all the property,
real and personal, belonging to said
city, and shall have full power and au-
thority for and within said city, to make,
establish, publish, alter, modify, and re-
peal bylaws, ordinances, rules and regu-
lations, for the following purposes and
the following objects, to-wit:
To establish Board of Health for said
city, and to invest it with such powers
and impose upon it such duties as may
be deeemed necessary or proper to secure
the health of said city, and to secure the
inhabitants thereof from the evils
distress and calamities of contagious,
infectious or malignant diseases, by the
adoption and execution of such rules,
orders and regulations as may be deemed
by such Board of Health proper to pre-
vent the commencement, continuance or
spread of any such disease; to provide
for..the proper organization of such Board
of Health, and the election or appoint
ment of the officers thereof, and to make
such bylaws and rules for its govern
ment and support as shall be required
for the prompt performance of its duties
and the lawful exercise of its powers.
An Ordinance, establishing Board of
Healh-Pdssed Nay, l, lS47-Pu6-
hshed and an force Nay, 8, 1S47.
SECTION l. Be 1T ordained by the
common council of the city of EUans-
Uille, That there is hereby established
a Board of Health for the city, to consist
of five members to be appointed by the
council annually, the members thereof
to hold their appointment for one year,
and until their successors are appointed
SEQ. 2. A majority of the Board shall
form quorum for the transaction of
business; they may establish regular
days of meeting, adjourn from time to
time as the exigencies of business may
require it, and choose such officers as
they may deem necessary for the orderly
and convenient transaction of business.
SEC. ;. The Board shall cause Jour-
nal of its proceedings to be kept, which
shall at all times be subject to the in
spection of the Mayor and Council
SEC. 4. The Board shall from time to
time recommend to the Common Council
such measures as may be deemed neces-
sary to secure the health of the city,
and give notice to the Mayor or the Coun-
ell of the existence of any malignant,
contagious or infectious disease of
dangerous character
SEC. 5. 1t shall be the duty of every
practising physician in the city to notify
some member of the Board of Health, of
every case of contagious or infectious
disease in the city within six hours after
the presence of such disease comes to
his knowledge; and every such physician
shall quarterly report to such Board of
Health every death which shall come to
his knowledge in the course of his prac-
tice, and also the cause of such death;
and should any physician neglect to
comply with the requirements of this
section of this ordinance, he shall for
every such neglect, forfeit and pay not
less than three nor more than twenty
dollars.
SEC. 6. If any person shall at any
time knowingly introduce or aid or assist
in introducing into the city any conta-
gious or infectious disease of danger
GUS or loathsome character, such person
shall for every such offense,. forfeit and
| pay not less than three nor more than
fifty dollars.
JAMES G. JONES, Mayor.
Attest: JOHN j. CHANDLER; Clerk.
An Ordinance inrcsting the Board OF
Health Of The Cityof EUansUiIlc ,cith
certain potcsrs, passed March 1Sth
1861.
Published and in force March 20, 1861. |
SECTION l. Be 1T ordained By the Con,
mon Council Of the City of Evansville
That the Board of Health of said City
is hereby authorized and empowered tc
adopt such measures as to said Boarc
TaJ seem necessary and proper for the
purpose of preventing the continuance
or spread of the smallpox, varioloid OF
other contagious or infectious diseases
either by closing the front or street en-
trance of houses in which either of sale
diseases may exist, or by causing fence
or barrier to be erected, enclosing all the
space between the front of any such
house and the middle of the street, oil
by causing the patient or patients, resid
ing or being in such house to be rsmov
ed to place to be provided for their re
ception, or in any other manner which
said Board may deem best calculated tc
prevent the continuance or spread oi
either of said diseases.
SEQ. 2. Notice OF any such an order
passed or adopted by the Board of Healtl
may be served and enforced by the Mar
shal of the city, or by any other person
or persons appointed by said Board.
SEC. ). Any person or persons neg
lecting or refusing to obey any rule, or
der or regulation adopted by the Boart
OF Health, or in any manner interfering
with the execution Of the ordars Of a.;.