The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1878-09-07
Police jury.

- SO 'PSo"' N'NSS
ing, members present: Nathan
Perry, president, Howard Hof.
pauir and F. D. Leleu. G.. B.
Shaw was appointed secretary
pro TEN.
The president stated the object
of the meeting and On motion OF
Howard Hohf pauir the following
ordinance was adopted.
An ordinance to provide for the
quarantining of the parish Yer
; million, against the introduction OF
yellow fever, and other infections
diseases +; setting forth certain of
fenses and providing penalties
therefor ; providing for the ap
pointment and defining the duties
of certain officers
ORDINANCE.
Whereas, it has been asce"
tanned by the Police Jury of the
parish Of Vermilion. that Yellow
Fever exists in the City of New
Orleans, and at other points !:
therefore be it
SECTION l. Resolved, by the
Police Jury of the parish of Yer
million, That any person or per-
sons, coming from the City of
New Orleans, or from any other
district which may hereafter be-
come infected with said disease,
shall not be permitted to enter Or
remain within the limits Of said
parish, until twenty days shall
have elapsed since they were in
such districts and if any person
shall enter said parish, he shall
Immediately be removed without
the limits of the same and shall he
subject moreover to fine Of fifty
dollars.
Sec That no dry goods, merchandise,
coffee inclusive, or any other object sup
posed to convey or communicate said di-
sease, coming from the city OF New Or
leans, OF from any other infected district,
shal, be introduced or brought into the
said parish, during the time ihi- ordinance
is in torce, and if any person or persons
shall introduce any of the specified ar,i-
cles so denomiDated rs aforesaid contra
band Of disease, the said dry goods, mer-
chandise, coffee or other ohjecs c"mmu-
n,cable of disease, 90 attempted to be in
troduce1, shall be seized az forfeited to
the said parish, and sold after ten days
advertisement, to the highesl bidder, the
proceeds thereof to be paid into the trea-
travening the provisions of this section
shall be subjected moreover 10 fine of
6fty dollars to be recovered before any
court of competent jurisdiction.
Sec That no person or persons resi-
ding within the limits Of the parish of YER
million, going into an infected district.
shall DO permitted to return into said par
ish within twenty days from the time ofex-
posure TO said disease, resident ministers
of the gospel, physicians and nurses, when
on duty excepted and any person con-
travening the provisions of this section
shall be subject to fine Of twenty dol
lars for each and every violation thereof
Sec 4 That any person or perons hav-
ing charge of a public conveyance, who
shall convey into said parish any person
or persons who are known or suspected
to have been in any district infected wi h
yellow fever, within ten days previous,
shall be subject to fine of one hundred
dollars for each and every offense and
that any person or persons living within
the limits of said parish. who shall retain
any such person orApersons, coming from
an infected district, 10 their bouses, shall
be subject to pay like fine of one hun
dred dollars, TO be recovered before any
court of competent Jurisdiction, and that
it is hereby made the duty of the Sheriff
of the parish of Vermilion, his deputies.
all constables or any citizen of daid par
ish to enforce this ordinance.
Sec That no person or persons who
shall have died of yellow lever, outside of
the limits of this parish, shall be Inferred
within its Limits.
Sec That in the event Of any death
from yellow fever occurring in this par
ish, the body shall be enveloprd and bu-
ried as specify IA possIble, and the
apartments in which the death occurred
shall be cleansed, fnmigated, and such
other disinf-cting agents as may be desig
mated by the Board of Health. and all
such articles as may have been used by
aad deceased person shall iu mediately
be buried or disinfected.
Sec 7 That the several practicing physi-
clans of the parish are hereby constituted
a committee oil vigilance for the purpose
of reporting any case or cases OF yellow
fever which may occur in their practice in
said parish to the Board of Health, in or I
der th It such measures may be taken by |
them as the case may require.
Sec 8 That the Board # health, health |
wardens and all parish officers, are hereby |
sev-r4lly charged to carry into effect the
foregoing resolutions, and the said officers
are hereby authorized and empowered
should it become necessary in the execu-
tion of this resolution to call to their az
distance any or all of the citizens of said
parish.
8 That one-half of the fines collected
under this ordinance sh,li be paid n the
informer and the other balf to be paid into
the treasury Of the parish of vtrmilinn
Sec 10 That any and all persons residing
hx,y rtch y1n hal tn