Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-07-21

safety respecting nuisauces, sources Of
9Th and causes Of sikness within their
cities or towns.
Sec. 8. Notice shall be given BY the
Board Of Health Of all regulations made,
BY publishing the same in some newspa-
per Of it's town, or, where there is no
newspaper, by posting in five public pla-;
ces in the town. Such notice shall b
deemed legal notice to all persons.
ESec. 4. The Board shall examine 10.
to ell uuisarces, sources Of filth and eau
ses Of sickness within ito town or city,
and shall take immediate measures TO
abate, remove, or prevent the same wher.
ever found. 49,.
Sec. 5. The Board shall order the
owner or occupant, at his own expense,
to remove any nuisance, source Of filth
Or cause Of sickness found on private
property within such time as it deems
reasonable, and If such person neglects
to do so he shall forfeit sum Of not ex-
ceedihg twenty FIVE dollars for every day
during which be knowingly permits such
nuisance or cause Of sickness to remain
after the time prescribed for the removal
thereof.
Sec. 6. Such notice shall be made in
writing and served by the Marshal of the
town or city, or by any Constable of the
town, in the usual way Of serving notices
In civil suits. r:.
Sec. 7. If the owner or occupant fails
to comply with such order, the Board may
cause the nuisance, source Of filth, or
cause Of sickness, to be removed, and all
expenses incurred thereby shall be paid
by such persons.
SEQ. 8. The Board shall have power
to make regulations in relation to cleans.
ing the streets, alleys and drains of the
city or town, in relation to communica-
ton with houses where there is any con-
tagious or infectious disease, to establish
pest houses or hospitals, and when Deem
ed expedient and necessary to prevent the
spread Of any contagious disease to re-
move to said west house or hospital, any
person sick with the Asiatic or malignant
cholera, or other malignant or infectious
disease. To prohibit or prevent all COM
municatson or intercourse by and with
all houses, tenements, and places, aud the
persons occupying the same in which
there shall be any person sick with any
contagious, malignant, or infectious dis
ease. To employ oil such persons as
shall be necessary to carry into effect the
regulations adopted and published accor-
ding to the powers vested in the Board by
this Act, and TO fix their compea sstion,
to employ physicians in case Of poverty,
and to take such general precautions and
actions Is it may deem necessary for the
, public health.
Sec. 9. Any person who shall willful-
~ violate any Of the regulations so made
and published by the Board of Health,
shall be guilty Of . misdemeauor, and up.
on conviction thereof, shalt be subject to
. fne OF imprison ment, auch 6ne not to
exceed one hundred dollars, and soch i'm
prisonment not to exceed thirty days
Sec. 10. All expenses incurred by the
several Boards Of Health in the execu-
ton of this act shall be 4 charge upon
their respective towns or cities, for the
purpose of defraying which q tax NAV b.
levied BY such Board OF Health upon the
property 10 such town or city, upon the
vaioation Of property, at the last assess
men. Of such property sufficient to defrsy
-.'tec~11:- Ten days notice of such
levy shall be given In the manner pre-
scribed by law for the collection of taxes,
when it shall be the duty of the Marshal
OF such town or city to collect the same.
and pay it into the hands of the Treasu.
rer of the Board of HEALTH.
Approved April ID, 1866.