St. Landry democrat., 1878-11-16
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TO PtO Feet TT: T )WN .
OPELOUsAS AG lINST YELLOW FEVER

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Whereas. it has hcen a5:,.rtalnc lhy the Board
# Hti ttl of the town oI U ,mII!l|t~, appointed
~ Il rrsn nllfl Ill of Tie t}olrl OF Police Of sd II
| own, dIly appointed Jny 30th. 1873, that
| Y How Fey exists al the city of NV Oh ans
| MI they tvm5 rrr' ltn 'nlri the f"I"wlns
nei.snlrS for Tie .,ttctloA uI stlI iowa; there
| tore be il
>ECrtuS /. Resolved, by the Board of Police
| of the tnWll nf OpctullSa, that amy person ar
| trrsouS, GnulinS from the n:ty of New Orleans
| Ir from, any other District which may hereta
ter i,econe infected with the sti,l i Sru>c sntn
not be icrnli tel 10 enter or rem till wtnin thr
c .rpurite limits uf the Sr. town OF Ophlulls't~.
lnlll ten days shall nave elapsed since they
We're in Silcu Dist lets and If amy sil''n prr%D
shall enter the sl tow.i. lie sht innr.tl.tse5
| ,e removed witnullt the limit nj the s;,i,lr ANA
snail ln. subject lurrnEtr to;t fine OF twenty
| i've dollars
SEC ; that no dry goods merchandise. cuttte
! nclslvc. or ANY O,llrr object supp 'srd to COLI
| vty communicate said tlStasc, coming fro
| the city of New Orleans or from amy other Ill
| frcted District. shall he intrutiuced or hrsIll@h
| into the said town ut ulitnusitS and if amy
| persou or persons shall in ro'tllre any of the
specified articles su ,ennininated as aforesaid
| cont ntr:,hitnd of disease the S,id dry gu,h>,
! ;Iltlch;tndls, coffee, or other OBJECTS commune
cable OF disease, attempted tn be introduced
nr s, introduced, shall be seized lis forfeited t"
| the said Board of Police, aud sold after ten
| days advertisement. to the highest bidder the
proceeds thereof to be paid into th.- treasury
| and the person or persons thus contrevcning
|
moreover to II fine of fifty dollars, to be recuy-
cred hef4re amy court af competent jurisdiction.
| SEC d. That no person or persons residing
within the limits of the town of OpeIous;.s.
going into tn Infected District. shall he per-
| nltted to return into the sud town within ten
| days from the time of exposure to said disease
ministers of the Gospel, physicians and nurses
| excepted and ;......vv .ersnn contravening the
provisions of this section shall DO subject to il
| fine of twenty dollar for each and every vio-
| iatiun thereof.
| SEC. 4. That any person or persons having
| charge of any public conveyance, who shall
| convey into said town any person or persons
| who are known to have been III any District
infected with Yellow Fever. within ten days
previous shall he subject to fine Of one hlil,-
dred dollars for each and every Dtftllse, and
| that any person or persons living within the
| limits OF said town, who snail retain any such
person or persons, coming from hn infected
District. in their houses, shall be subject to pay
! a like fine of one hundred dollars, to be recuv-
efed before any court of competent jurisdiction:
| and that it is hereby made the duty of the
! Town Constable, to inform Immediately all per-
| sons having charge 0t amy public conveyance
| of the fOI eg0ing resolution. . VI
| SEC. 5. That no person or persons. who shall
| nave died or Yellow Fever outside of the limits
| of tue town of Opeolsas. shall be inferred
| within the limits of this corporation.
| SEC. 6. That i'll the event of amy death from
| Yellow Fever occurring in this town, the body
| shall he envelOped and buried speedily ;ts
possible, and the apartments in Wnich the
| death occurred. shall he rleanSed, funirate. /
and such other disi ,fecting agents used .ts may
| he designated by the 4ioart OF Health and IL
| such articles as may have been used by said
deceased person, shall be Immediately buried
| Or dislnfected.
| SEC. 7. That the several practicing physicians
OF this towr are hereby constituted IL committee
| OF vigilance for the purpose of reporting any
| case OF cases of fellow Fever. watch may Oc-
cur i'll their practice in said town. tn the Board
OF stealth, i'll order that such nests ,re:s may be
| taken by them as the case may require.
| SEC. 8. That the Board of Health. Heal til
| Isl tlptI1I
orally charged to carry into eff ot lie foresoin
| :esulutinns, and the said Town Con stab il
| hereby authorized and empowered should it
| harnnle necessary. i'll the execution OF this
| resolution to call to his assistance any or all
| OF tine citizens OF s.lid tnwn.
! Sac 9. That this or lintnce shall take effect
| from and after its passage.
| JAMES RAY,
| President Beard Police Town OF . ,. ousas,
| JULES GIL, Clerk Board Of Police Protein.
| August 3-tf