The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-05-09

For an act constituting the Mayor and Conn
ell of am Incorporated City or 75,cn, a
Board IF Health and defining their
pOcer.
BE 1t enacted by the General assembly Of
the State Of Io,ca, 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 a Board
of Health.
SEC. 2. The several Boards Of Health
constituted by this Act shall have power to
make such regulations as they may deem
necessary for the public health and safety
respecting nuisanccs, sources of filth and
causes Of sickness within their cities or
towns.
SEC. 3. Notice shall be given by the
Board of Health of oil regulations made,
by publishing the same in some newspaper,
of its town, or, where there is no news
paper, by posting in five public places in
the town. Such notice shall be deemed le-
gal notice to all persons.
SEC. 4. The Board shall examine into
all nuisanccs, sources of filth and causes of
sickness within its town or city, and shall
take immediate measures to abatc, remove,
or prevent the same wherever found.
SEC. 5. The Board shall order the own
er or occupant, at his own expense, to re-
move any nuisance, source Of filth or cause
of sickness found on private property with
in such time as it deems reasonable, and If
such person neglects to do so he shall for
felt sum of not exceeding twenty-five
dollars for every day during which he know
ingly 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
SEC. I. 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 expen-
ses incurred thereby shall be paid by such
persons.
SEC. 8. The Board shall have power to
make regulations in relation to cleansing
the streets, alleys, and drains of the city or
town, in relation to communication with
houses where there is any contagious or
infectious disease, to establish pest houses
or hospitals, and when deemed expedient
and necessary to prevent the spread of any
contagious disease, to remove to said pest
house or hospital, any person sick with the
Asiatic or malignant cholera, or other ma
lignant or infectious disease. 10 prohibit
or prevent all communication or inter-
course by and with all houses, tenements,
and places, and the persons occupying the
same in which there shall be any person
sick with any contagious, malignant, or in
fictitious disease. To employ all such per-
sons as shall be necessary to carry into
effect the regulations adopted and publish
ed according to the powers vested in the
Board by this Act, and to fix their COM
pension, to employ Physicians in case Of
poverty, and to take such general precau-
tons and actions as it may be necessary
for the public health.
SEC. 9. ANY person who shall willfully
violate any of the regulations so made and
published by the Board of Health, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof, shall be subject to fine or
Imprisonment, such fine not to exceed one
hundred dollars, and such Imprisonment
not to exceed thirty days.
SEC. 10. All expenses incurred by the
several Boards of Health in the execution
of this act shall be charge upon their res
pective towns or cities, for the purpose of
defraying which tax may be levied by
such Board of Health upon the property in
such town or city, upon the property in
valuation of property, ut the last ASSESS
ment of such property sufficient to defray
all expenses SO incurred.
SEC. IL. Ten days notice of such levy
shall be given in the manner prescribed
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 Treasurer of the
Board of Health.
Approved April 3D. 1866.