St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-08-31

dance, medicines, nourishment ant
nurses for all INDECENT persons afflicted
with such diseases, and in case of dpatl
of such, shall provide for their burial.
SEC. 13. The members of the Board
of Health, shall as often as possible
visit the quarantine stations, to desig-
nate what objects are susceptible OF
transporting infection where and how
they can be disinfected they shall regu-
brought into the parish for interment
and how and when such can be disin-
tered and reintered; how and when
houses can he cleansed, fumigated and
disinfected. :
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-
lsting, 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.
oEC' IL. w hcuc'St SoouS, luggage,
merchandise Or such other objects as may
be designated as susceptible of trans
hitting 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 it's mark to the person receiving
delivery thereof, and said officer shall
transmit a 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 a charge Of ten per cent for
groceries and twenty per cent for other
things, added to the freight bills thereof,
freight, there shall~ be charge OF
twenty-five cents for all packages, car
pet sacks and valiSes, and fifty cents
for each trunk
SEC. IS. This ordinance shall nave
effect from and afltl it's passage, and
all other ordinances upr" the subject OF
quarantine are repealed
On motion of Mr.. Duhui sson, Resolv- |
ed. that Dir. r. H. LittelI, DR.. J. l..
E>'orge, DR.. L. Haddri, Dr. I. A. Cookr |
and DR.. J. G. Clnlphell, he aud p |
hereby appointed II Board of Health |
for the parish OF ST. Landry, with full |
powers to carry ont The provisions OF |
the quarantine ordinance this .day |
passed.
Gu motion of Mr. Guidry, Resolved, :
that the compensation allowed persons
on quarantine stations shall |
be as follows OD 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 doslal per month.
On motion Of Mr.. Hawkins, Resolved,
that all monies collected at the quar-
antine stations be 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
until Monday the 9th day of September,
1878. r. HI. LITTELL, President.
Attest: G. MAYO, Clerk.