Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-04-12
Ordinance No. 13.
FOR THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH.
TIE Precedent and Trustees Of the Village Of Dodg
rifle do ordaIa follows:

The President and Trustees Of the Village Of Dodge-
rifle do ordala GsJohot0s:
SEC l. 1t shall be the duty Of the President in
each and every year, to appoint Two trustees, who
together shall constitute Board of Health, TO hold
their office for and during the year for which they
shall be appointed, and who shall make di gent en-
quiry with respect to all matters affecting the health
If the Village
SEC O. Every person prac,icing medicine in the
Village who shall have patient laborfng under any
malignant fever, Smallpox other Infectious coi-
tagious pestilential disease shall forthwith make
report thereof in writing to the Board Of Health de-
scrbIng the street. and locality Of the house place
where said pateD May be led, thatit may easi
ly be found By the officers Of the health department,
and for negecng 10 do, shall be adjGdsod guilty
Of nlisiemeanor, and be liable to ahne Of mol less
than five more than fifty dollars,
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty Of the street commits
sioncr and marshall either them whenever they
may deem it necessary and whenever they shall be
required by The Board Of Health in order 10 secure
the public health, to enter the premises and INTO the
house Of any person persons within the hits %
the Village to ascertain every nuisance that may e-
ist, and examine into the condition and number 81
persons inabiiing such house, and inspect the cellars
privies cesspoos and drains Of such premises, and
the dispersion removal of ft lilies persons from
such buildings or aDart,nents 80 much crowded as
be suspected Of being infected liable to pc injected
with any pestileniial Other dangerous disease and
10 cause the abatement and en-, val OF SUCH nuisance
in any such house, ci prel1ise=.
SIC. A. The Street Commissioner and the Marshal
and each Of them is author lied to remove cause to
DC removed first being instructed by the Board OF
Heaith,) any person infected with any malignant ~
fictitious, pestilentia or dangerous disease 70 ne
Village hospital such place as may he deemed
exp9dcnt, and he SHALL under the direction II Inc
Board destroy furniture, clothing or other prop
erty, cause be removed OF disnfscted whenever
it shall be deemed necessary for The health 81 the
Village.
SEC, s. 1t shall DO unlawful for any person to re-
sist modest the Street Commissioner or the 1ai-
shall any Of their aids iii the discharge OF ihel'
duties.
1r SIC g. Whenever the Street Con missioner or the
Marshall shall ASCERTAIN that nui9anee Affecting OF
endangerns lin his opiiiUI,) the public heaiih OK
lists on any premises in any house Witbib me
lage, he shall notify personally, or ~ writing tt
person OF persons having possession OF sncb ihchse
or house, to abate " such nuisance within Il
reasonable time, to be stated in such notice, anu II
shall he unlawful for any person on RECEIVING sucH
notice, TO refuse neglect to comply win tpe same
for longer period the time therein named and
upon such neglect refnsa sucn officers may, witt
the sanction Of the Board Of Health, abate such
nuisance and the occupant of snch premises in addi-
tion penalty provided in section seven Of this
ordinance, shall bc liable for the cost of such abate
ment.
sEc. Z. Any person violating any of The provisions
Of this ordinance shall on conviction thereof be fined
g.. not less than five more than fifty dollars
SEC. s. 1t shall be the dut' of the Marshall and
Street Commissioner and eith1 Of them to attend to
the enforapint of this ordinance, and upon the neg
lect or failure Of any person persons TO comply
with the same, he shall Immediately complain there
of TO the Police Justice.
SEC. 9. This ordinance shall fake effect and be il
force from and after The passage and publication.
Dodgcyille, April 9Th, 1866.
THOMAS CARKEEK,
Attest: President pro tom of
liz, WI. WRIcGLEsYoRTH, Dodgeve, Wis.
Village Clerk.
Notice is hereby given that the fDrcgoin; ordinance
passed by the President and Trustees of the vii
1896,
WI. WRIGGLEswoTII, Clerk.