New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-22

Beard of Health, adopted May 10, 1870, is hereby
amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows
PRIvIEs.
SEC. 8. ANY privy hereafter constructed shall be
not 10 exceed two feet below the surface of the
ground and be walled with brick stone, laid in
cement its whole depth, with water-tight bottom,
and said wall shall be raised, at least, one fJOt
above the surface of the ground, and shall
be so constructed as not to have any issue or
opening on any street. way, yard, or place, nor
shall it be within three feet OF any street way,
and shall if built adjacent to any wall, whether
party wall or otherwise be separated therefrom
by solid masOnary of not less than two feet in
thickness, laid III cement, ana thoroughly water
proof and shall have tiue or ventlatOT, sufficient
for ventilation extending above the surrounding
windows, or communicating with a chin
ney. ANY person building or causing any privy
to be built in eOntraventiOn of this section or any
part of it, shall be liable to q hne not to exceed
twenty dollars. And the court before which suit
may be brought for violation of this section, or any
part of 1t, SHALL in rendering its Judgment, order
such pr w to be RECONSTRUCTED in accordance with
the provisions of this section within reasonable
time and in default of compliance with such or.
der the party so failing to comply shall be subject
to like penalty and punished in the first in-
stance; and the Board OF Health may cause such
order 10 be complied with at the expense OF the
person ordered as aforesaid said expense to be
covered in any court of competent Jurisdiction at
the suit of said Board.
An ordinance amending sections twenty. three and
thirty-One of ordinances of the Board of Health
of the State Of Louisiana adopted May 10, 1870.
SECTION !. Section twenty-three of the ordinances
of the Board of Health, adopted May 49, 1870, is
hereby amended and re-enacted so as to read as
follows:
REMOVAL OF BODIES.
SEC. p. Any persons who shall dsintsr or olsen
tomb any human body, or the remains thereof.
within the district under the control Of the Board
of HEALTH without authority first had from the
proper officers of said board. or shall remove be-
yOnd the limits of said district or introduce there
in, or inter any human body or the remains thereof
without leave first had from the proper officers Of
said board shall be liable to fine not to exceed
fifty dollars
SIC q Section thirty.One of said ordinances is
hereby a-ended and re enacted so as to read as
follows
SECTIONS REPORTS.
SEC. 81. Every sexton or other person having the
care charge of any cemetery, graveyard, or
burying ground shall on Monday of each week
before the hour OF A. NJ, make written report
and hand the same into the Office of the Board Of
Health, which said report shall contain the full
name of each and every psl son buried or entOmbed
in such cemetery, yard or ground, during the
seven days next preceding p. N. of the last Sun
day before making such report together with a
statement of the color age nativity, the cause
Of death of such person. occupation place of DEATH
condition, birth place of parents, aud such other
information as The board may from time to time
require, and for failing to make such report within
the time, or in the manner herein set forth, such
sexton or other person shall be liable to fine not
to exceed twenty-five dollars.
q. B. WHITE, NJ D.,
President Board of Health, State Of Louisiana.
S. c. RESELL, NJ. D., Secretary Of the Board.
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