The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-02-20

| or its secretary, for the Of said Board And
with or under said order wholly or in part be had
conducted or continued by or before any other OF said
and in and about the same every such Judge shall have
a. full power and authority TO punish for contempt and
enforce obedience 70 his said other order or directions
respecting the mater aforesaid Tor that Of any other
)udgeh rs any such judge or the Supreme Court may
now have snail possess enforce obedience punish
contempt In any case matter whatever Such appi-
cation shall name describe the person persons
whose examination Is sought land SO far as possible the
DOCKS or papers desired to be nspected and the matters
or points affecting life health in said district as to
which said Board requests the same to take place,
are s ns aoSss Il
thereto and shall require the same to be properly
answered but no answer Of any person so examined
shall be used In any criminal proceeding Service OF any
order any such judge be made the proved
in the same manner as the service Of either injunction
or Of subpoena may now be made or proved. And 1t
shall be the duty Of all said judges facilitate the early
determination Of the aforesaid proceedings
Sec 49, 1t shall be the duty Of said Board to give all
information that may be reasonably requested concern
ing any threatened danger the public health to the
Health ocer Of the port OF New York and TO the Com
msioners OF Quarantine of said port who shall give the
Ohcer and said Quarantine Commissioners shall SO far
legal and practicable cooperate together 10 prevent
the spread Of disease and for the protection Of life and
for the promotion OF health within the sphere Of their
respective dues and the authority and power Of said
Heslth oaeerand Quarantine Commissioners not by this
act Affected last aforesaid anything herein else
| where TO the contrary notwithstanding.
| reasonable
for asceranng the existence and cause OF disease or
peril TO life health, and Tor aveItng the same through
out said district and shall promptly caese all proper IN
formation In possessi Of said Board 10 be sent 10 the
local health authorities ofany city, village town in this
State which may request the same and shall add thereto
such useful suggestions the experience of SAID Board
| may supply. And it is hereby made tho duty of said
health authorities TO supply the like information and sug
gestions said Metropolitan Board OF Health. And said
Board may take measures, and supply agents. aud af
ord inducements and IA Titles for general and gratu
| tous vaccination and dis!nfecuon and may afford
pf an catd
I district as in its opinion the protection Of
the public health may require, and may remove
to be removed proper place within said district, to
b. by them designated, any person sick with smallpox or
other coItago or infect oas disease. Aud In the pre-
OF great and imminent peril to the pubic health
said district, By reason Of impending pestllence, 1t snail
be the duty OF said Board TO take such measures a TO
do and order and cause to be DONE such acts and make
such expenditures beyond those duly estimated for
provde for the preservation o. the public health Enough
herein elsewhere otherwise authorized as may
in good faith declare the public safety and health to
demand and the Governor of the state shall also IN writ
ing approve. But the exercise OF this extraordinary
power shall ALSO SO far as involves such excessive es
pendtures require the wiiten assent OF at least six
-.ee;oers OF the hJard And such peril shall noy DO
aeeuea 70 st except when, and for such period OF
tme as the Governor Oh the STATE, togeIner Win ID
Board shall by proclamation dec re the same TO exist or
| continue.
UNDER THIS Acb
Sec H. II sal be the duty OF said Metropolitan Police
Board land OF It's officers and men, as the last named
Board shall direc to promptly adv SO said Metropolitan
Board of Health Of ali threatened dan er To human life
or health and OF all matters thought demand
ton and regularly repora TO sa Board OF Health all
Violations of It's rules Of said ordinances and CT
the health laws, and all useful sanitary information
And SAID last named Boards shal 50 far as practicable
and appropriate, cooperate for the promotion Of the
public health and the safety OF human life in said dis
tct And shall be the duty of said Metropolitan Police
Board by and through It's proper officers, agents and
men, to faithfully and at the proper time enforce and
execute the sanitary raes and and the orders
said sad Board o Ee the
being received in writing and duly as said
Board Of Health may direct. And said Police Board Is
authorized employ and the appropriate persons
and means and make the necessary and appropriate
expenditures for the execution and enforcement OF said
rules orders and regulations and such lures 50
far as the same may not undcd compensated by
the means herein elsewhere provided, shall be PAD as
the other expenses Of said Board of Health paid.
| And IN and about the execution Of any order Of the
Board Of Health Of the Board OF Police made pursuant
thereto police officers and policemen shall have as ample
power and authority when obeying any order OF or
law applicable 10 the Police Board acting under
spec al Of justice judge, duly issued but
for their conduct they shall BIO responsible 70 the Board
| Of Police and not to the Board of Health
| SANITARY srArIsTIcs AND ANNUAL REPORT.
NAV be able without serious 10 gather and pre-
such information and acs relating TO Deaths dis
especially in said district Is may useful in the dis
charge of its duties and contribute TO the promotion Oh
The health or the security o. NE u sae s.a,e o. New
boards health this State TO communicate TO said
Metropolitan Board Of Health copies Of their reports, and
also such sanitary Information as may be useful In SAID
district And said Board shall keep records Of its acts
and proceedings as Board and OF the execution Of Us
! orders, so far reasonably practicable.
| coDs nEALIB AND ORDINANCES.
Sec. 10. IL shall be the duty OF said Board, ON or
before the first Monday Of December in each year. 70
make a report In writing TO the Governor Of this
STATE upon the sanitary condition and prospects
of said district; and such report shall set forth
and marriages the action Of said Of
and agents and the thereof for tho past year. aud
may contain other useful information, aud shall suggest
any further legislative action or precautions deemed
proper for the better protection OF life and health well
And such annual report may contain the sanitary rules
and by laws adopted by the Board hereby created, and
said bylaws and regulations so reported unless abro-
gated or amended nj the session next following the re-
port ng of the 10 the Governor aforesaid shall
not be liable TO question in any court or tribunal And
the annual report OF said Board shall also contain q
detailed statement under the oath OF the treasurer,
OF all money received and paid out by said Board,
manner Of expenditure during the year last past,
| and Of the funds hand Said Board may annually
have not exceeding thousand copies Of said report
pralcd N an economical form, ct ths expense Of sAd
Beard aud may distribute the same ~ shall be best
adapted to promote the purposes Of this law but copy
Of said report shall be sent " each duly organized Board
OF Health the State Of New York which may have
questcd such copy and shall have furnished said Board
See 90 Said Board may enact such by laws rules and
regulations it may advisable, Ia harmony
sistent with the constitution or laws Of this state for
the regulation Of the action Of said Board IL officers and
protection s Of ire and pubic S.sS and from slime
70 time, may alter annul or amend the amc And sd
Board shall In IKE manner, before said rules and ord
take effect and for fully carrying Into effect
the intsn and purposes Of this act annually on b.
fore the iosh day Of Nay, IN any yss!, make and
| publish the same twice week for three succes
svs wesks nexs thereafter In tve daily newspagen pub
lshed In the city Of New YORK, and In daily news
paper publshed In the city Of Brooktu, ''oode q
health ordinances for the protection Of the Dsbis
health In said district take effect and aer The nrs
day Of June next thcreaer following, and 70 rsDain ID
full virtue force and csce within sd district for the
term Of year, unless annulled and ell courts an<
ibunas any Judge % Justice thereof shall take cog
of and give effect 70 sad ordinances and the
traI parts thsrsof and may enforce such ordinances BY
penalty Of not exceeding any dollars to- each ofsnos
recoverable many JUSTICES district court with
but nothing th contained shall be construed
In any limiting any powers herein eisewhsrx
| contained
A coupIAfsf nooK.
Sec. a. Said Board shall 70 be kept genera
complaint book several such books In which may Be
entered by any psrson good faith any complaints Of
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