St. Landry democrat., 1878-11-02
Qae0rOsAsi tine j.!
ORDINANCE TO PROTECT THE TOWN OF
OPELOUSAS AGAINST YELLOW FEVER.

Whereas it has been ;tsctrtained by the Board
of Health Of the town of OlciOuSa4, appointed
by Il resolution OF the Board of Police OF sl q
:Own, daily appointed July 30th, 1873, that
Yellow Fever exists i'll the city OF New OrlrallS'
and they having reco nmended the following
measures for the protection of said town; there
fore ba it
SECTION l. Resolved, by the Board of Police
of the town of Opelousas, that amy person or
persons, coming from the city of New Orleans
| or from any other District which may herttaI,
ter become infected with the said disease shall
| not be permitted to enter or remain Withln the
| corporate limits Of the said town Of Opt'lollsts.
until ten days shall have elapsed since they
were in sllch Distrlcts. and If any such person
| shall enter the said town. lie shall !Innediately
he removed without the limits OF the same. ana
| shall he subject moreover to IL fine or twenty
| five dollars.
SEC q That no dry goods, merchandise. coffee
| inclusive, or any other object supposed tn COLI
vey or communicate said disease, coming frot
| the city of New Orleans or from any other III
| frcttd District. shall he Introduced or broashi
| into the said town of OpcolS;sS and II any
person or persons shall introduce any OF the
! suecitrd articles NO dtuuuinated lis aforesaid
| r:0ntrablnd OF tti,ca,r, tue zriv: ,iy s';'-,
| merchandise, coffee, or other OBJECTS COM
cable OF disease, 50 attempted t. be introduced
nr So introduced, sn I'll be seized us forfeited to
| the said Board of pOiltt, and sold after ten
days advertisements to the highest bidder. the
proceeds thereof to be paid into the treasury,
| and the person or persons thus cnntrtvcnliIG
| the provisions of this section shall be subject
moreover to ii fine of fifty dollars to he rrror-
cred before any court OF competent Jnrlstirtlnll
SEC. 8. That person or persons residing
| within the limits of the town OF OpeIouSt~
| going into an infected District. SHALL hr per
mtttd 20 return into tue : mi town Witnll ten
| days from the time of exposure 10 sud useasr.
ministers Of the Gospel, phys.t ianS and nurses
| excepted and any person ron:rtvrnnE tut
provisions oI this section S.lt!l be nj 'rt To II
| iue Of fwentr dollar for eilrl AMI ever VlO-
| t'len thereof.
SIC. I. mat any person or persons havin-
Large OF any public conveyance, wn" sla'.
| convey INTO sid town any prison or lcrS S,il4
| Nno ara hliown to have Dccn i'll any Dt>irtci
| nfccttd with Yellow rtEer witliu ten dtye
,l,.vlol1s S'.tl.l he subject to dle OF hun
tlred dollars for tcn and every ut.nse AMI
| tIlat amy person OF persons living ,ltnln til,
! limits of said tnwl who lall retain any s.lcL
| ,~r=In or persons. coming from an lnfectc.
District. i'll their houses. sha be s.lhjrrt to pay
! Il ike the "f one hundred dollars. TO De rrcot-
rct before any court OF com lctent 1!lrist Ction:
mi tnat it is hereby III ltle the duty Of tot
fowu Constable. t" Inform immediately all per
sons having charge nf any public conveyance
| NJ the toi essDlng resolution.
| SEC 5. That no prr>'n on persons. who shall
have died OF Yellow Fever nutsite OF the lilnits
| nf the town OF O;elOs slsts. shall be intGrrt
| within the limits of this corporation
| SEC. 6. Tuat i'll the event OF any death from
| Yellow Fever OCCURRING in this town, tue bod
| shalt he enrtlopeu and buried as speedily hs
| i,usstbIe, and the apartments III wlicn Tia,
| death occurred. slal he cleansed fuuiSate
| md such OF her dis fectins agents used .s ma,
| he designated Uy the .ioatt OF Health and IL
| stlcu articles lis MAY have been nse,i ny stlu
| decreased person, shall be lin ucdlately buried
| OF dialnfected.
| SEC 7. That the several practicing physicians
OF this tow are hereby constituted Il committee
of vigilance for the purpose of reporting amy
case Or cases of Yellow Fever, which may uc-
eur IN their practice in said town, to the Boartt
| Of teLltl, iii order that such measures MAY bt
taken by them us the case may require.
| SEC. 3. That the Board of Health. Health
| W;trtlens and Town Constable. are hereby sew
orally charged to carry into effect the foregoing
| TpWn I'm t.Il q IL
| hereby authorized and empowered, should it
| become necessary, i'll the execution of this
, resolution to call to his assistance any or ali
uf the Cirizo.,ssss nf slid town.
SEC 9. That this ordinance shall take effect
| from and after its passage.
! JAMES RAY,
President Board Police Town of Ope, ,ousls.
JULES GIL, Clerk Board of Police Protein.
August 3-tf