New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-10

S Sy the same penalties, as if such orders had
oeSn issued BY said board itself.
osC' T.; BE 1t further enacted, etc., That
sole nea!tn ofhcer shall be entitled to have
ano receive such reasonable conformation
Tor his services as tho board shall deem
suitable, and said officer shall be removable
at Inc pleasure of the board.
oEC. D. Be 1t further enacted, etc., That
sald board shall have exclusive control
ana right to regulate all matters and things
relating to the preservation and protection
OF the health and sanitary condition Of
the city OF Shreveport, and may declare
ana abate nuisances at the expense of the
persons or corporations responsible for the
same 1t may issue ali necessary orders,
make all needfal rules, regulations and or
dlnances for sanitary purposes, and en-
force the same by fine not exceeding the
sum of ten dollars for each offense, and
may recover the same by suit in any civil
court of competent jurisdiction, and against
any public officer or corporation. They
may also invoke the aid of the writ Of
mandamus or injunction to enforce their
orders, rules, regulations and ordinances,
required to give bonds.
SEC. 6. Be it further enacted etc., That
it shall be especially the duty of said
board to offer every facility for general
and thorough vaccination in the city of
Shreveport, and it shall be the duty of
the health officer of said board to vac.
clnate gratuitously all persons who may
apply to them, and said board shall have
and keep on hand constantly, from the first
OF November to the first of May, suitable
supply of fresh and pure vaccine matter.
the said health officer shall be, ex-OfficiO,
the register of births, deaths and marriages
for the city of Shreveport, but shall, as
such, be under the general direction and
control of said board. All fees collected
by him shall be paid into and be part of
the funds of said board. He shall cause to
be prepared and shall keep suitable books
OF record for said office.
SEC. g. Be it further enacted, etc, That
it shall be the duty of the father, or, in his
default, of any person present at the birth
of any child, to report within twenty days
from the date of such birth at the office OF
said health officer such birth, which report
shall be recorded in presence OF two wit
nesses, and shall, as nearly as possible,
show the date, hour, plantation, town or
city, street and number thereon of such
birth, the sex and name of the child, the
names of the father and mother, their ma
tiOnallty, age, occupation and residences,
and the names of said witnesses.
SEC. 9. Be 1t further enacted, etc., That
every death in said city shall be reported at
the office of said health officer within forty
eight hours after it has occurred. Such
report shall be made by the nearest reia-
tive or the husband or wife OF the de-
ceased, if present in the city; other wise, by
the executor, if designated, or landlord OF
the deceased. or the officiating undertaken;
it shall be the duty of eor0ners to report all
deaths coming to their official notice, ana
csl.z o11n
emit of any State, parish, municipal, charita-
BILE or benevolent institution, to make due
report of all deaths occurring in such lnstl-
tuition; such report shall contain, as far as
possible, the full name, sex, age, occupa-
ton, residence. color or race, and nativity
of the deceased, the cause, the street aud
number thereon, of said death; shall show
whether the deceased was married or un.
married, the name of surviving spouse, II
any, and where residing also, the name,
age and residence of the declarant, and his
relationship, if any, to the deceased,
and such other particulars as may be re-
uuired by said board. Nobody shall be
buried within or removed from said city
until permit shall have been obtained from
tie said health office, showing that the re-
uuirements of this section have been COM
Piled with.
SEC. 10. Be it further enacted, etc., That
every marriage celebrated in said city shall
be recorded in said Office; such record shall
show the full names OF the CONTRACTING par
ties, their age, nativity, date of license OF
marriage, and by whom issued, the names
of parents or tutors of the contracting par
ties, the name of the officer, priest or ecc!e-
siastic, celebrating the marriage, with the
date of its celebration, and the names OF
the witnesses thereto; it shall be the duty
Of the officer, priest or eccleslastlc, ceie-
brating any marriage, to lf0rWard] tne
license authorizing such marriages to said
office, after having indorsed on SUCH i, license
the date of such celebration. These licenses
so returned shall be preserved among the
papers of said board.
SEC. H.. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
it shall be the duty Of the said health ON
Ger to cause the registry OF any marriage
celebrated prior to the passage OF this act,
on production of a certificate duly attested
of the celebration of such marriage; ana IN
case of the loss of such original certlncate
such registry shall be made on the produc
ton of the affidavits Of the contracting par
ties and of at least one of the witnesses
present. or of the officer, priest, or ecclesias-
tic celebrating such marriage, and certl-
fed COPY of such registry shall be prlma
facie evidence of such marriage
SEC. IL. Be it further enacted. etc., That
there shall be collected for the recording
under this act, of any birth or death the
sum of twenty five cents, and like Tee Tor
any certificate OF such record, and for re-
cording any marriage the sum OF fifty CENTS
and like fee for certificate OF the recording
of the same.
SEC. I3. Be it further enacted. ETC.. That
the fees arising from the recording of births,
deaths and marriages under this act, and
all moneys recovered as penalties tor vlo-
lating any of the orders, rules, regulations
mr. ordinances of said board or derived by
said board from any other source, shall con-
stitute the funds of said board; such funds
shall be kept by the treasurer, and shall be
disbursed under the directions of the
respective board to meet their necessary ex,
nenses. In case said fund shall be Insult.
Gent to meet all the necessary expenses OF
said board such deficiency shall be debt
of and be paid by the city of Shreveport
provided, said expense is incurred with the
consent of the municipal authorities OF the
said city. ~
SEC. ia. Be it further enacted. ETC.. That
the said board shall cause to be kept by its
proper officers an accurate register OF all
it's acts and proceedings, and especially
showing the number and nature OF the
orders issued by it or its health officers, and
the same have been complied with or not
the number and nature OF otfenses against
the orders, rules regulations and ordinances
of said board, and the penalties inflicted
therefor; the number, age and sex of per
sons gratuitously vaecinatedr. by the officer
of said board, and the number of births
deaths and marriages registered under this
act. Said register shall be kept in a form
to be prescribed from time to time by the
Board of Health of the State of Louisiana
and it shall be the duty OF the secretary OF
said board to prepare and to forward, upon on
said State board, quarterly, within ten days
of the first of January, April, June AMI Oc
tober Of each year, to said State board, al
;ts office in the city of New Orleans, a re