The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1878-08-31

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NJ. G. Broussard and Alfred Peck Absent
Aurelien Primeaux.
The President stated the object of the meeting
and
On motion the following ordinance was read
and adopted:
An ordinance entitled an ordinance to provide
for the quarantinng of the parish of Lafayette
against the introduction of yellow fever and
all other infectious diseases setting forth GER
tain of1enses and providing penalties therefor
and defining the duties of quarantin, and
| health officers.
ORDINANCE:
Whereas, it has been ascertained by the Police
Jury of the parish of Lafayette, that Yellow Fe
yer 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 Lafayette, 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 ten days shall have elapsed
since they were in such districts; and if any
such person shall enter said parish, he shall i'm
medatey be removed without the limits of the
same and shall be subject moreover to fine OF
fifty dollars
! SEC. 2. That no dry goods, merchandise. coffee
inclusive, or any other object supposed to con-
vey or communicate said disease, coming from
the city OF New Orleans. or from any other in
fected district shall be introduced or brought
into the said parish, and if any person or persons
shall introduce any of the specified articles so
denominated as aforesaid contraband of disease,
the said dry goods, merchandise, coffee or other
objects communicable of disease, SO attempted
to be introduced, shall be seized as forfeited to
the said parish, and sold after ten days. adver-
| tsement, to tie highest bidder, the proceeds
thereof to be paid into the treasury and the per-
son or persons thus contravening the provisions
of this section shall be subjected moreover to a
| fine of fifty dollars to be recovered before any
court Of competent jurisdiction.
SEC. 5. That no person or persons residing
within the limits Of the parish of Lafayette. 60
ing into an infected district, shall be permitted
to return into the said parish within ten davs
from the time of exposure to said disease. resi-
dent ministers Of the gospel, physicians and
nurses, when on duty excepted and any person
contravening the provisions of this section shall
be subject TO fine of twenty dollars for each
and every violation thereof
Sec. 4. That any person or persons having
charge of public conveyance, who shall convey
into said parish any person. or persons who are
known or suspected to have been in any district
infected with yellow fever, within ten days pre-
vious. shall be subject to fine of one hundred
dollars for each and every otfense and that any
person persons living within the limits Of said
parish, who shall retain any such person or per-
sons. coming from an infected district in their
houses, shall be subject to pay like fine of one
hundred dollars, to be recovered before any
court OF competent jurisdiction and that it is
hereby made the duty of the Sheriff of the par
isb Of Lafayette, his deputies, all constables or
any citizen Of said parish to enforce this ordi-
nance.
SEC. 3. That no person or persons who shall
have died of yellow fever. outside of the limits
of the parish Lafayette, shall be inferred within
the limits of this parish
SEC. g. That in the event Of any death from
yellow fever occurring in this parish. the body
shall be enveloped and buried as speedily as
possible, and the apartments in which the death
occurred shall be cleanesd, fumigated, and such
other disinfecting agents as may be designated
by the Board Of Health and all such articles as
may have been used by said deceased person
shall Immediately be buried or disinfccted.
SEC. I. That the several practicing physicians
Of the parish are hereby constituted commit
tee OF 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 order that such measures may be ta-
ken by them as the case may require.
SEC. s. That the Board of Health, Health
Wartlens and all parish officers, are hereby sew
orally charged to carry to effect the foregoing
resolutions, and the said officers are hereby ar,-
thorized and empowered, should it become nee
essary in the execution Of this resolution to call
to their assistance any or all of the citizens of
said parish.
SEC. 8. That one half of the fines collected I'M
der this ordinance shall be paid to the informer
and the other half to be paid into the treasury !
OF the parish of Lafayette.
SEC 10. That any and all persons residing
within the parish, who sh:ll 60 to any place in
said parish. which is infected or supposed to be
infected with yellow fever, shall remain at said !
place for the space OF ten days from the time
said disease ceases to exist in said locality
Sec II. Be it further ordained, etc. That the
following persons, to-wit: a. D. Boudrcauy.
Alex. Delhomme. DR.. W. H. Cunningham, Ma
than Forlnan. Norbert Landry, DR.. F. C. Latio-
lais. Dr.. G. W. Scranton, P. Roy, DR.. I. S. Mudd
Dr.. J. D. Trahan, DR.. 7. B. Hopkins, Jos. Plon-
sky and j j. Gallery. be and are hereby consti-
tnted Board of Health of the parish of Lafay-
cite. and they are hereby delegated full power
and authority to make all needful rules and
regulations for the proper discharge of their
trust; and any person or persons violating any
Of the provisions of this ordinance or any of the
rules or regulations Of the Board of Health made
ln pursuance shall forfeit and pay, except as
ueleIn utiore PROVIDED, Ine sum OF not less than
twenty-five nor more than fifty dollars recover
able by suit in the name of the parish before
any Justice of the Peace in the ward in which
The violation shall occur, one half of the amount
to be paid to the informer. and the
other half to the parish treasury. /
SEC. IL. That the Board of Health hereby
constituted shall be informed by the President Of
Lhe Police Jury Of their appointment and their
irst meeting shall be held at the time and place
by him appointed and the President Of this
Dody is empowered to fill vacancies in the Board
of Health
SEC. l3. That this ordinance shall take effect
rom and after its passage
There being no further business the Police I