The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-02-21

Board shall take cocniZance of the interests Of
health and life among the people of the State
They shall make inquiries IN respect TO the
causes of diseases and especially OF epidemics,
and investigate the sources OF mortality and the
effects of localities, employments and other
conditions upon public health.
SEC. 6. Be 1t further enacted, That it shall
be the duty offs said Board to obtain, collect aud
preserve such information relating to deaths,
diseases and health may be useful in the dis
charge OF its duties and contribute to the pro-
motion of the health or the security of life in
the State of Mississippi; and 1T shall be the
duty of all health Off and board OF health In
the State, to communicate to said State Board
of Health, copies of all their reports and publ
cations; also such sanitary information may
be useful and said Board shall keep record
of its acts and proceedings as Board, and 1t
shall promptly cause all proper information In
posse ssion of said Board to be sent TO the local
health authorities of any city. village or town,
in the State, which may request the same, and
shall add thereto such useful suggestions as the
experience OF said Board may supply; and 1t is
hereby made the duty of said health authorities
to supply like information and suggestions to
said State Board of Health, and said State
Board of Health is authorized to require
ports and information at such times and of such
facts and generally of such nature and extent,
relating to the safety of life, and the promo
ton of health, as its bylaws or rules may pro
vide, from all dspensaries, hospitals. asylums,
prisons and schools, and from the managers.
principals and officers thereof, and from all
other public institutions, their officers and man
ayers, lessees and occupants of all places Of
public resort in the State; but such reports
and information shall only be required
corning matters and particulars in respect OF
which it may in its opinion need information
for the proper discharge of its duties; said
Board, when requested by public authorities,
or when they deem it best, shall advise officers
of the State, county or local government, in re
gard to sanitary drainage and location drainage.
ventilation and sanitary provisions of any pub
lie institution, building public place.
SEC. T. BE 1t further enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the State Board, to give
all information that may reasonably be re-
quested concerning any threatened danger to
the public health, to the health officers of the
ports of Pascagoua and Ship Island, and the
| commissioners of quarantine of said ports, and
all other sanitary authorities in the State, who
shall give the like information to said Board,
and said Board and said officers said quaran-
tine commissioners and sanitary authorities
SHALL as far legal and practicable, cooperate
to prevent the spread of diseases, and for the
protection of life and the promotion of health
within the sphere of their respective duties.
SEC. S. BE Il further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the Board, on or before the first
Monday in December Of each year, to make a
report to the Governor of the State in writing.
who shall lay the same before the next Legs-
lature thereafter, upon the vital statistics and
sanitary condition and prospects of the State !;
and such report shall set forth the action of said
Board, of its officers and agents and the names
thereof, for the past year, and may contain
other useful information and shall suggest fur
Their legislative action or precaution, deemed
proper for the protection of life and health.
SEC 8. Be 1t further enacted, That said
Board shall meet at least once in every twelve
months, and may also hold special meetings as
frequently as proper discharge of its du-
ties shall require the same to be conFen-
ed by order Of the President, and its by
laws shall provide for the giving of proper no.
tice of all such meetings to the members of the
Board.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further enactea That all Acts
in conflict with this Act hereby repealed,
and that this Act take effect and be in force at
ter its passage.
APPROVED, February 1st, 1877.