The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-08-10
LAWS S OF IOWA.
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Who Constitufd a Board Of Health.
AN ACT constituting the Mayor and Council Of
any incorporated town or city, OF the Trustee.
Of any township not Incorporated, a Board Of
Health, and defining their powers.
SECTION L. Be ii enacted BY the General A.ssp,-
lly of the Sfute Of fora, That the MAyor and
Council of any Incorporated town, or city, or
Trustees Of any township not incorporated, shall
be and are hereby constituted Board of Health.
SEC. q The several Boards OF Health constitu-
ted by this Act shall have power to make such
regulations as they may deem necessary for the
public health and safety respecting nuisances.
sources of filth, and causes Of sickness within
their cities or tewn. IA
SEC. 5. Notice shall be given by the Board of
Health Of all regulations made, by publishing the
same in some newspaper OF its town, or, where
there is no newspaper, by posting in Eve public
places in the town. Such notice shall be deemed
legal notice to all persons.
SEC. 4. Tire Board shall examine into all nus-
ances sources of filth and causes of sickness
within Its town city, and shall take immediate
measures 10 ahate, remove, or prevent the same
wherever found
SEC. ). The Board shall order the owner or oc-
cupant, at his own eSpsase, ~ remove any nuis-
ance, source of filth orcanse or sickness found on
private property within such time as II deems re-.
sonabIe, ard il such person negects to do 20. he
dollars for every day during which he knowingly
permits such nuisance or cause of sickness TO re-
main after the time prescribed for the removal
thereof.
SEc. g. Such notice shall be made in writing
and served by the Marshal of the town or city. or
by any onstaole of the town, in the usual way
of serving notices in civil suits -
SEC. 7. II the owner or occupant fails to com
ply With such order, the Board NAV cause thu
nuisance, source Of filth, cause of sickness to be
removed, ard all expenses incurred thereby shall
be paid by such persons.
SEc.s. The Board shall have power to make
regulations IN relation to cleansing the streets, al,
communication with houses where there il any
contagious "a infectious deease to sstablish peet
houses or hospitals, and when deemed eapedient
and necessary to prevent the spread of apy couta-
gous disease to remove u said pest house or hos.
pltai, any person sick With the ASatts essnaliRl
nant cholera, or other malignant or infectious dis
eAse. 70 pfcbith or prevent all communication
or intercourse BY and with all houses, tenements,
and piaee?s Aad the persons oocspyins thesame
= which Aers shah = my pcrsen sick with any
contagious malignant, or infectious disease. To
elApl0y all such persoas - shall b necessary to
carry into effect the regulations adopted and pub
l.Aad AooofdiPf e the peers ysstsa IL tAe Baera
pIoy Physicians in case Of poverty, and 70 take
sssh gegWd precaatiens <1d aetio1s asit 10y
dssm necAh1 fartheIpubtic hsslthI II,I i
~. 2. Any psryon Who shan ~iiffulS vfiolatss
any Of the regulations 20 made and published By
- Had u 1sAisn, 4h6A - esiitycfs ! misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be
ssAiect - anFes fnpfischsaepA sssh iass NIT to
sxcsed one hundred dollars, and sach inprison-
ns9t ngs }s e s.s s.sssd thirty dsy.; A.
Hssiss 4 sSs sssesssss i II .sis ~ Il s6r .ai
be charge upon their respective towns or e;tiee