New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-11
title adopted. and bill ordered to be sent

called up House bill No. 277, an act pro-
viding for the reminding and proper in
dexing of the Records of Births and
Deaths in the Parish of Orleans, and
sppropriating five thousand dollars there
for. On motion, the rule by which the
bill was compelled to be considered in
Committee of the Whole, was dispensed
with.
Constitutional rule suspended and
the bill read third time by its title and
finally passed, title adopted, and bill
ordered to be sent to the Senate for con-
eurrence.
Mr.. Alex ander, of Orleans, right bank
called up House bill No. $50, an act to
improve the sanitary condition of the city
Of New Orleans, and to grant certain
privileges to the "New Orleans Sanitary
and Fertilizing Company"
Mr.. Alexander moved that the bill be
printed in the journal.
Carried.
The bill is as follows:
An Act to improve the sanitary condition Of
the city of New Orleans. and 10 grant GER
tain privileges to the New Orleans Sani-
tary and Fertilizing Company.
WHEREAS, The health of a people ls oil
paramount Importance, aud demands the
careful attention and action of those to
whom the pubic good is Entrusted; and
Whereas Late analysis has demonstrated
that the soil of the city of New Orleans is
impregnated with noxlous eyeCrement, poi
soning wells, and creating civilizations lrJu.
rious to lite, health and comfort, all of which
originate in the sinks and vaults now III use
and
Whereas, Science presents the strongest
evidence to prove that cholera, dysentery,
typhoid fever, and kindred diseases, are
Propogated solely by germs in human exc
Crement; and
Whereas, There is reason to believe
that abroad there exists an unfavorabie
impression of the health of our climate
and that this impression or opinion
is based principally upon the cpl
denies which, from time to time, rage
among us, thereby to very great extent re
tarding the better part of immigration, anc
lettering from investment a large amount
of capital which would otherwise be attract
ed by the great natural advantages of on!
State; and
Whereas, The experience and example OF
many large cities teaches us the necessity o.
filing up the ordinary vaults; and
Whereas, The "earth closet system has
proved to be the simplest. surest, and most
effective means of at once obvisting al the
inconvenience, nuisance and pestIenCe al
tending the ordinary privy, while at the
same time saving to the community Large
amount of the most valuable known feriil
izing material, much needed in many sec
tons of our State.
SECTION / Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly Convened,
That from and after the passage OF this act
it shall be unlawful to dig or construct, with
In the arban limits of the city of New Or
leans, any sink or privy vault.
SEC 2. Be it further enacted, etc, That
all sinks or privy vaults now attached to OF
connected with any building situate
within the urban limits of the city
of New Orleaus shall be filed up by
the owner or owners Of the property
whereon the sink, vault or vaults may be
situated within one year from the passage
of this act, and in such order as the Board o.
Health may from month to month direct
and it shsll be the duty of the said Board OF
Health,to designate, each month, by streets
or squares such part or parts OF the city Of
New Orleans wherein the sinks or privy
vaults may, from overflow or from other
causes, be most prejudcal to health, anc
the owner or owners of premises so designa'
ted shall fill up the sink, privy vault OF
vaults thereon, within three months from
the date of notification by the said Board OF
Health. and this system Of closing up sinks
or vaults shall be gradually extended unit
II shall. within one year. cover the whole
city of New Orleans, and may be extended
thereafter by the said Board Of Health to any
new area which may hereafter be incorpor
ated within the city limits.
SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, etc, Tha
the owner or owners of any building o.
buildings, who shall fail to have the
sink, privy vault or vaults connected there
with, filed up within the specified
time shall be fined not less than twenty i've
dollars and not more than one hundred dol
lars for ca ch and every sink or privy vault
recoverable in the name of the State, at the
suit of the District Attorney, before any
court of competent Jurisdiction, seventy
FIVE per cent of which shall be paid over t.
the Charity Hospital of New Orleans, and
twenty five per cent to the informant.
SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, etc, Tba
should any owner or owners of any building
or buildings, situate within the urban limits
of the city of New Orleans, fail TO have the
sink, privy vault or vaults connected there
with filed up within the prescribed time, Il
shall then be the duty of the said Board Of
Health to cause the said sink, privy vault OF
vaults to be filed up at the expenses of the
owner or owners of said premises, and the
contractor or person employed for that pur-
pose shall have the right to cue in his OWL
name to recover the expense so incurred.
SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, etc, That
''the New Orleans Sanitary and Fertile
ing Company shall have the exclusive
right and privilege for the period OF ten
years, to commence from the passage of this
act, TO remove any and all fecal matter,
excrement or fertilizlng material which may
be accumulated under the operation Of the
''dry earth system" on ANY premises
situated within the urban limits of the city
of New sOrlesns; provided the said COM
pany shall. when required by the owner OF
occupant of any building or tenement, Of
by the Board Of Health, supply suitably
prepared deodorizing and disinfectlns
material in sufficient quantities to deOdorizt
and disinfect well arranged ''earth closets,
and shall, for supplying said disinfectan
and removing the said product. charge NJ
more than one dollar for each box or nova
BILE vault, holding not less than twenty gal
Ions, and shall, also, upon proper applica
ton, furnish for sale earth closets, witt
movable vaults holding not less thar
twenty gallons each, or at rent of not more
than twelve dollars each per annum.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, ETC., THAI
the New Orleans Sanitary and Fertil-
izing Company shall have power to
increase their capital stock to five
hundred thousand dollars, in shares Of
not less than one hundred dollars each
at such time and in such manner as then
Board of Directors may direct. provided
that two hundred thousand dollars OF the
amount shall be open to subscription by
any owner of real estate or occupant
property situated within the urban limits o
the city of New Orleans, notice OF Whlcf
ahall be given within thirty DAYS after tht