St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-08-17

dance, medicines, noErishmcnt aD(
nurses tor all mdlgtht persons afflicted
with such diseases, and in ease of deatt
of such, shall provide tor their burial.
SEC. 13. The members of the BoarC
Of Health, shall rs often as possible
visit the quarantine stations, to desig-
nate what objects ale susceptible OF
| transporting infection where and how
they can be disinfect"d ; 'hey Shall rtgu-
late how and when dead bodies can be
brought into the parish for interment
and how and when such can hr disin-
| tered and relntered; how and when
houses can he cleansed, fumisated and
diSinfecttd.
SEC. IA. The Board of Health will
| correspond in times of epidemic with
all the practicing physicians of the
parish, to be informed of the sick under
their charge, and of the diseases with
which the said sick are afflicted. And
the said Board shall also communicate
with the State Board of Health to be
informed of the nature Of epidemics ex-
listing, the best means of prevention
and the best treatment.
SEC. Is. The members of the Board
of Health shall have the right to pass
free, over all toll roads and bridges
when on duty.
SEC. 49, Whenever goods, baggage,
merchandise or such other objects as may
be designated as susceptible of trans
mitting infection, has been ventilated
and disinfected as may be prescribed,
it shall be the duty OF the officer who
has so ventilated and disinfected them,
to deliver a certificate that they have
been so disinfected and ventilated, spe-
cifying each bundle, box, barrel, ETC.,
and its mark to the person receiving
delivery thereof, and said officer shall
transmit duplicate of such certificate
every day, or as soon as practicable, to
the President of the Police Jury.
SEC. II. To defray the expenses of
this ventilation and disinfection of
goods, merchandise, etc, ETC., there
shall be charge of ten per cent for
groceries and twenty per cent for other
things, added to the freight bills thereof,
and for baggage which does not pay
freight, there shall be charge of
twenty-five cents for all packages, car
pet sacks and valises, and fifty cents
for each trunk
SEC 49, This ordinance shall have
effect from and after it's passage, and
all other ordinances upon the su bject of
quarantine are repealed.
On motion of Mr.. DubuissOn, ResOlv-
ed, that Dr.. R. H. Littell, DR.. J. L.
Estorge, DR.. L. Hadden, DR.. T. A. Cooke
and DR.. J. G. Campbell, be and are
hereby appointed Board of Health
for the parish of st. Landry, with full
powers to carry out the provisions of
the quarantine ordinance this day
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Guidry, Resolved,
that the compensation allowed persons
on quarantine stations shall |
be as follows Oh stations where clerk |
has to be employed, the clerk to be paid |
not more than sixty dollars per month, |
and the guards not more than forty five |
dollars per month and Iaborers not more |
than thirty dollars per month.
On motion of Mr.. Hawkins, Resolved, |
that all monies collected at the quar-
aDtine stations he used by the President |
Of the Police Jury to defray the ex-
penses OF the stations, so far as it goes.
On motion the Police jury adjourned
nntil Monday the 9th day of September,
1878. R. II. LITTELL, President.
Attest: C. MAYO, Clerk.