Weekly New Oregon plain dealer. (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1866-1867, 1866-10-05

| town or city, or the trustees OF
any township not incorporated,
a Board of Health, and defining
their powers.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Iowa, That the Mayor and Coun-
Gil Of any incorporated town, or
city, or Trustees of any township
not Incorporated, shall be and are
hereby constituted Board of
Health.
See. z. The several Boards Of
health constituted by this Act shall
have power to make such rogula-
tions as they may deem necessary
for the public health and safety res
'net oauSep; o2 nq esu SOURCES. of filth
cities or towns -----.
Sec. 2. Notice shall be given
by the Board of Health of all regu->
lations made, by publishing the
same in some newspaper of it's town,
Or, where there is no newspaper, by
posting in five public places in the
town. Such notice shall be deemed
legal notice to all persons.
See. !. The Board shall cxam-
inc into all nuisances, sources Of
filth and causA of sickness within
it's town or city, and shall take i'm
mediate measures to abate, remove
or prevent the same wherever found.
See. 5. The Bord 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 exceed
ing twenty five dollars for every
day during which he knowingly per-
mits such nuisance OF cause of sick
ness to remain after the time pres,
cribcl for the removal thereof.
Sec. &. Such notices shah bo
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 civ
il suits.
See. I. If the owner or occupant
fails to comply with such order, the
Board may cause the nuisance,
source Of filth OF cause Of sickness,
to be removed, and all expenses in
cured thereby shall be paid by such
persons. ...
See. s. The Board shall have
power to make such regulations in
relation to cleansing the streets,
alleys, and drains of the city or town
in relation to the communication
with houses where there is any con-
tagious or infectious disease, to cs-
tablish pest-houscs or hospitals, and
when deemed expedielt and necessary
ry to prevent the spread of any con-
tagious disease, to remove to said
pest house OF hospital, any person
sick with the Asiatic or malignant
cholera, or other malignant and in
fectious disease. To prohibit or
prevent all int tercourse by and with
all houses, tenemcnts, and places,
and the person occupying the same
in which there shall be any person
sick with any contagious, malignant
or infectious disease. To employ
all such persons as shall be neccssa-
ry to carry into effect the regulations
adopted and published according to
the powers vested in the Board by
this Act, and to fix the compensation,
to employ physicians in case of pow
erty, and tc take such general pre-
cautions aid actions as it may deem
Necessity for. the public health.
Seo. 8. Any person who shall
| ,1lfully violate any Of the rogula
: tions so made and published by the
, Board of Health, shall be guilty of u
f misdemcanor, and upon conviction
) thereof, shall be subject to fine and
Imprisonment, such fine not to exceed
one hundred dollars, and such i'm
prisonment not toexceed thirty days.
| See. 10. All expenses incurred by
the several Boards of Health in the
execution ofthis act shall be . charge
upon their respective towns or.cities,
, for the purpose of defraying Which
. a tax may be levied by such Board
Of Health upon the property in such
: to wn or city, upon the valuation of
property, at the last assessment OF
such property sufficient to defray all
expenses 50 incurred.
Sec II. Ten days notice of such
levy shall be given in the manner
; prescribed by law for the collection
n IF taxes, when it shall be the duty of
the Marshal of such town or city to
i collect the same, and pay it into the
:, hands of the Treasurer of the Board
, of Health.
IS Approved April ID, 1866. ry
!. CHAPTER los. a
l. National Banks Taxed
= AN ACT to provide for the taxation of the
p" shares of National Banks
4 SEC. 1. BE it enacted by the
N General Assembly Of the state OF
: + Iowa, That all the shares Of the
Banking Associations organized
within the state pursuant to the pro
=. visions If the Acts of CONGRESS t.tc