St. Landry democrat., 1878-11-23
Q!a3rsg . siaae !

ORDINANCE t. P.;D tEtr TIE TOWN OF
UPaLOUsAs AGAINST YELLOW FEVER.
Whereas. it has been .tsc..rt;tlnt Ivy the Beard
# lI't tn "t the tuTn % 'r.uuSts, aplnnintrd
~ IL rcsp;ufIun o: tle :iDlr of r,liCe nf 81.
own. duly appointed July goth. 1879, tnaI
I How Fev exists III fac city nt NV Oh .a:lS
tnl they wing III led the fulinwin.
hcds'Fts for Lie t'tothctIolI OF stl tnWt There
ore btt it
~ECrInS l. Res lived hy the Board Of Poirr
If the town nj Dps'usaS tIat amy PERSON nl
nrsnnS, cn.nin- from tile city q: New Orleans
frnui any Otlrr ',lstrtct Whicn III " hcretar.
Ter hecom infected with the sad dis ';iS.' slal
not be porIli re To enter or rem Tin Within the
: 'rporitte limits f tile sail fowl OF Oinlous.ts
lulll ten days shall nave e!tud,Hl since they
we're i'll Slcn Dist let's. ana If any suril. person
-ntl enter the s,i town. he shall immediately
'e renewed witno'lt the limits of the slt ANA
shall he subject moreover to II fluc of twenty
i've dollars.
SEC. , That II, dry goods, merchandise. coffee
Inclusive or amy other object supp 'sed tn Coli
try OF communicates said liSt :tSt, cnng fro l.
the city of New Orleans or from any other III
| fcctcd District. shall he introduced or brought
INTO tile sad town of OptioitSaS, and II any
person or persons shall i'll rotlilce any of the
specified articles 50 deuuninated aforesaid
runtrafand of disease, the said dry goods,
mcrchaltSe, coffee, or other objects rni:iiEIln-
cable of disease, j, attempted t" be introduced
Or So introduced. SHIFT it seized as forfeited I"
! Inc SAID board of Police, and sold after ten
days advert sement to the highest .:,;s,t,-r tic
proceeds thereof to be paid Into the treasury,
and the person or persons thus contrevennG
the provisions of this section shall he subject
moreover to II fine OF fifty dollars, to he rerov-
cred before amy court of competent Jurisdiction.
SEC. 3. That no person or persons residing
within the limits of the town of OpelOusas.
going into infected District. shall be per-
intt-d to return into the sild town within ten
days from the time OF eXpusre to S;liti disease,
ministers OF the Gospel, physicians and nurses
excepted; and amy person cnlitl.Vcuing the
provisions of this section snail ho subject to ii
fine of twenty dollar for e;trh and every viO-
lttiun thereof.
charge or any public conveyance, who shall
convey into said town any pcrSun or persons
who are known to have been i'll amy District
Infected with yellow Fever, within ten DAYS
previous. si.;tll he subject to fine of hlli-
,tred dollars for etcu and every offcilse, and
that amy person or persons living within the
limits of said town. VIII" s.Iall retain any such
person or persouI. coming from I'LL infected
District. i'll their houses, st be lblcrt to pay
like fine of one huntlrei dollars, to be rrcuv-
cred before any court or com Ietent jurisdiction;
AMI that it is hereby Iii tit the duty of t.,e
fown Constable, to inform immediately all per-
SONS having charge Ut amy publ,c conveyance
u the fOl esnng resolution.
SEC. ). That no person or persons. who shall
nave died OF Yellow Fever ULtste of the limits
of the town of OIelutlsas. shall be inferred
within the limits uf this corporation. .5~
SEC. 6. That i'll the event or amy death from
Yellow Fever occurring in this town, tine b.,dy
shall he enveloptu and buried as speedily as
possible, and the apartments III wni-n the
death occurred shall he, '.leanSed, fUnigate,l
and such Ot her dsl fectin- agents Used hs may
! he designated by the iiolr.l of Health and ii |
| such articles as m,tr have been n>e;l by said
| licensed person, shall De immediately buried
M ttissilfrctc9, ttsE.~ ' f. @r :
SEC. 7. That the several practic.n physicians
of this tow are hereby constituted i. comm ttet
nf vigilance for t.le plirl,nse or repairing amy
| case or c;lsrS of elinw Fever. w.llcn may oc-
clr Ill their practice i'll said town. tn the RDlrtl
eltA, in order thar such lr.s mly be
taken by them as the case NJ ~ reIu re.
SC. 8. That the Board of Health. Ii ID tn
War,tells tiit Cnwn c hlItstUie are norchy s,,r-
orally CHARGED to carry into EFT 'ct the foregoing
esolutinls, and the said Town Con -tttb Z is
hereby authorized an empowered |, Al ntlt II
| become necess try, ill the execution of this
resolution to call to his assistance any or all
of the citiz,ls OF sud tow..
SEC. 8. That this ur,lintnce shall take effect
from and after its lhsssiigo
President BDnrt p Vice T,'w.l of . .,u 0usas.
JULES GIL, CLERK 3JtrI of Police Protein.
August 3-tf