The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-27
CHAPTER XIX.

CHAPTER XIX
AN ACT to amend entitled State
Board of Health for the protection of life and health and
sippi and other purposes, approved February1 1877
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted By tie Legislature
/ Of the State Of Mississippi, That sections FIVE.
! SIX, seven, eight nine and ten of an Act emit
/ tied IAN Act to create State Board of Health
| for the protection OF life and health and to
prevent the spread of disease in the State OF
! Mississippi and other purposes" approved
February l, 1917 to which this is amendatory
and supplemental, be and are hereby repealed,
and in lieu thereof the following provisions are
hereby adopted and enacted.
SEC. ,. Be 1t further enacted, That the
said board shall take cognizance of matters
of health and life among the people of this
State. They shall make inquiries in respect
! to the causes OF Diseases and especially of
epidemics, and investigate the sources Of NOR
taity and the effects of localities, employ
ments and other conditions upon public health
and the causes of disease, and the best means
| of prevention OF disease.
Sec. 3. BE It further enacted, That il shall
be the duty Of said board to obtain collect and
preserve such information relating to deaths
diseases and health may be useful in the
discharge of its duties, and contribute to the
promotion Of the health or the security of
life in the State Of Mississippi; and it shall
be the duty of all health officers and boards
of health in this State to communicate to said
State board Of health copies of all their
reports and publications also such sanitary
information as may be deemed useful; and
said State board shall keep a record of its
acts and proceedings as a board, and it shall
promptly cause all proper information in pos
6eaidP nfu66ifrIes n6f any euy9 vintage, town OF
county in this State, where said board may
think that the same would be beneficial; and
it is hereby made the duty of the health
authorities of every county, village, city or
town in this State to supply like information
and suggestions to said State board of health :;
and said State board OF health Is authorized
to require reports and information at such
! times and of such facts, and generally ofsuch
nature and extent, relating to the safety of
life and the promotion OF health, as its by laws
or rules NAV provide, from all health officers
in this State, and from all dlspensarles, hosplt-
ais, asylums, prisons and schools and from the
managers, principals and officers thereof, and
from all other public institutions, their officers
and managers lessees and occupants of all
places of public resort in this State but such
reports and information shall only be required
concerning matters and particulars in respect
of which it may, in its opinion, need lnforma-
ton for the proper discharge of its duties
said board, when requested by pubic author
tiles. or when they may deem it best, shall
advise officers of the State, county or local
government, in regard to sanitary drainage
: ventilation and sanitary provisions of any
I public institution, building or public place.
SEC. 4. Be at further enacted, That it shall
he the duty of the said State board to give all
information that may reasonably be requested
concerning any threatened danger to the
DubIic health, to the health officers of this
State: all quarantine commissioners and all
sanitary authorities shall, as far as legal and
/ practicable, cooperate to prevent the spread
of diseases, and for the promotion of health
within the sphere of their respective duties
SEC 5. Be 1T further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the State board of health or
or before the first Monday in December, II
each year, preceding the meeting of the Legis
lature of this State, to make report to the
Governor of this State, in writing, who shall
Law the same before the next Legislature
thereafter, upon the vital statistics and SAM
tary condition and prospects of the State, anC
the general result of registration and saiC
report shall set forth the action of said board
of its officers and agents, and the name
thereof since the last preceding report, ant
r such matters in regard to local boards, as ma!
5 be deemed advisable, and may contain Othe
3; useful information, and shall suggest furthe
, Legislative action or precaution deemed prope
for the protection of life and health and tn
f prevention of disease.
. SEC. s. Be 1t further enacted, That
4 health to have the general supervision of tn
State system of registration of births, mai
e riages and deaths; the secretary of said Stat
e board of health shall be the chief healt
! officer of the State of Mississippi, and shall b
:, the superintendent of registration of vits
statistics of this State. The secretary of sal
8 board shall furnish to the Secretary of Stat
/ suitable forms for the books for the sewers
/ counties in this State in which to keep an
e preserve a complete registration of birth
J. marriages and deaths, and of vital statistic
y generally, and complete registration {
Il births, marriages and deaths and of gener;
} vital statistics, shall be kept in each count
of this State, with such other matters in rel
It ton thereto, as is hereinafter provided for,
ts the manner and according to the forms
fled in the said Office of Secretary of State
and the said secretary Of said board shall all
furnish to said Secretary of State, and file
the Office thereof suitable forms for SUI
printed blank hooks as he or the said Sta
q board may need in keeping their record
n regis tration, etc., as well as forms for su,
II other printed blanks as the said board or Il
said secretary Of safd board may need in Il
no discharge Of his duties; and it shall be 4