The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-09-19

any anu III p0T1odS COultuk luLO
our parish from an infected district,
whether yellow fever, smallpox or
any other dangerous, contagious
disease.
All of which is respectfully sub.
mitted.
(Signed.) ia. W. Lowry, Chair.
man; 8. j. Zeigler, w. j. Mobley,
M. D.; r. w. Vance, NJ. D.; Rich'd
w. Turner, J. A. Snider, and j. H.
Keyser. Which, Oh motion, of B.
F. Oneal, the. same was adopted.
except that portion relating to o
Board of Health, and that q quaran-
tine at the present time was unnec-
essary, which parts Of the report
were rejected. ~
When the following Act was sub
mitted and passed:
Section l. Be it enacted by the
Police Jury in legal Assembly con-
vened-That it shall be unlawful for
any person coming from any place
at which yellow fever, smallpox, or
any contagious or infectious disease
prevails, to come within the boun-
daries of Bossier parish /; or for any
person to bring into said parish any
merchandise from any place in which
yellow fever or other injections dis
ease prevails.
Section 2. Be 1t further enacted,
etc.-That it shall be unlawful for
the master of any water craft, any
railroad company. any common car
rier, or stage, to bring within the
boundaries of Bossier parish, any
person coming from any city, town
Or place at which yellow fever or
other infectious disease prevails,
any person sick with yellow fever
or any contagious or infectious dis
ease.
Third. Be it enacted, etc.-That
any person violating any provision
OF this ordinance shall. on cOnvic-
ton, he fined one hundred dollars
for each and every offence, and it is
made the duty of the District At.
torney to prosecute any such vio-
lation by information on the affida-
Wit of any reliable citizen.
Section 4. Be it further enacted,
etc.-That there shall be establish.
ed the following quarantine stations,
and the persons named therein ap-
pointed quarantine officers.
Section 5. Be it further enacted,
etc.-That the quarantine officers
appointed by the Police Jury of
Bossier Parish, at the several sta
tions named in Section 4, be and
are hereby empowered to act as Pc.
lice o. Health Officers, and are
hereby vested with that authority.
Section 6. Be it further enacted,
etc-That it shall be the duty OF
every officer appointed, and every
citizen of Bossier parish, to imme.
diately report any violation of this
ordinance, that may come to thier
knowledge, to the nearest Justice
Of the Peace; and, further, it is
made the duty of all the Justices of
the Peace in BOssier parish, to see
that tue provisions Of this ordinance
are carried out. wee
Be it further enacted, etc.-That
the Health or Police Officers are
hereby vested with power. and au-
thority to stop all persons who they
may have reason to believe are i'm
mediately from any city, town or
place, where yellow fever exists, and
to question any such person under
oath, and if, on investigation. they
find that any person has been where
yellow fever exists within thirty
days prior to such investigation,
they shall require such person to
Immediately leave the Parish.
| Be it further enocted, That the
following quarantine stations be
established, with the following
named persons as Health or Police
Officers:
Station No. 1--Bellevue; W. J,
Mobley, NJ. D., B. F. Oneal, B. A
Kelly.
No. FILLMORE; DR.. P. Law
renee, j. w. Rains, A. j. McC lana
CHAN. "
No. 3-Mercer's Store, DR.. j
Hunter, VIM. Mercer, w. J. North
cut. ..-..... ---...-. ........-
No. 4-Atkins' Landing, Dr.
Moss, T. n. Braden, j, d. Atkins
No. 5-Shrcveport Ferry +; DR.. II
} T. billiard, w. P. Belcher, j., J
Stockwell, James Fetterman, Camp