St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-08-17
qssvsNn fisse :,
ORDINANCE TO PROTECT THE TOWN OF
OPELOUSAS AGAINST YELLOW FEVER.

oIELotsAS AFAiNSf YELLOW FEVER.
| Whereas, 1t has haen ;,scrrtalned bv the Roar(
OF Health OF tht town of OpciuusaS appiutr,
| ny resolution or the Board of Police OF sal
toWn, duly appointed July Goth 1878. tha
| ALLOW feY&r IN SIS III the city of New Orleans
| al1t they having recommended The follOWin.
| measures for the protection of said town; there
| fore be it
SECTION 1. Resolved. by the Board of Polio,
OF the town of Upelousas, that any person OF
persons, coming from the city of New Orleans
| or from any OF her District which may heretaf
! Ter become infected with the said disease shall
| HOT De ted to enter or remain within the
| corporate limits of the said town of Opelousas
| until ten days shall have elapsed since they
were III such Districts and if any such person
| shall enter the said town, he shall immediately
| be removed without the limits of the same. and
| shall be subject moreover to a fine of twenty
| tive dollars
SEC. 2. That no dry goods, merchandise, coffee
| inclusive, or any othef object supposed to con.
| Yey or communicate said disease, coming from
the CITY OF New Orleans or from any other in
fefted District, shall be introduced or brought
INTO the sad town of Opel0usas, and If any
person or persons shall introduce any of the
| specified articles 80 denominated as aforesaid
contraband of disease, the said dry goods.
merchandise, coffee, or other objects communi-
cable or disease, so attempted to be introduced
or 50 introduced, shall be seized as forfeited to
the said Board of Police, and sold after ten
days advertisement, to the highest hidder. the
proceeds thereof to be paid into the treasnrp
ana the person or persons thus contreyening
the PROVISIONS OF this section shall he suhiecf
moreover 60 8: fine Of fifty dollars, to be recov
eren hefoIe any court of competent Jurisdiction
SEC. 3. That no person. or persons residinr
Wlthn the limits OF the town of Opelousas
gong into an infected District, shall be per
united to return into the said town within ten
uays from tne time OF exposure to said disease,
ministers of the Gospel, physicians and nurses
excepted ;; and any person contravening the
provisions OF this section shall be subie1t To a
me me OF twenty dollars tor each and every yio-
SEC. 4. That any person OF persons having
@enaTge @ q any public eonveyance, who shall
GJnfey luto sald town any person Or nersons
W. MHo arS KlaWn to have been in any District
t1v9eu n,av,ons W,th iH.iow Fever, within ten days
ui-,t dollars for each and every offense, and
that any person or persons living within the
limits OF said town, who shall retain any such
person erso or persons, coming from an Infected
District, in their houses, shall be subject to paw
aEke fine Of one hundred dollars, to be reooV-
cred before any court of competent Jurisdiction:
ana ana that 1t Is hereby made the duty of the
IoWn Constable, to inform immediately all per-
sons having charge Of any public conveyance
OF the fol egoing resolution
SEC 5. That no person or persons, who shall
nave e. d1ed OF yellow Fever outside Of the limits
Within the limits of this corporation.
SEC 6: That in the event of any death fr,m
Ieii0W feVer occurring In this town, the body
sm naslhe 9e enyeoRed nn Is and buried as speedily as
PossIlnie, anu tne apartments iu which the
death occurred, shall be cleansed, fumirated
ana i sueh other disiufecting agents used as NAV
pe designated by the Board of Health and all
s@'lch @ art3cles as may have been used BY said
g. aeeGasea person shall be Immediately buried
SEC 7. That the several practicing plsysieians
OF TINS town are hereby constituted q committne
OF vlgllance for the purpose of reporting any
case or cases OF Yellow Fever, which NAV o.
cur In tnelf practice in said town, to the Hoard
OF health. in order that such measures NAV be-
taSen zen py them 9s,a. as the case may require.
Wardens and Town Constable. are hereby 0se,h sev.
epay charged to CARR into effect the foregoing
n1sotus'ous' na,a, ~. the said Town Constable Ia
*soAo' authorized and empowered, should it
become necessary in the execution OF this
resolution to call to his assistance any or all
OF the citizens of sud teWn .
SEC. 8. That this ordinance shall take effect
from and after its passage.
~-t.!@5 JAMES RAY,
President Board Police Town OF Opelousas.
JULES GIL, Clerk Board OF Police Protein.
August 3-tf