The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1878-08-17
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE PARISH OF
LkF0URcHE AND OF THE TOWN
OF THiBODAux.
ISSUED EVERY SATURDAY
s. r. GRISAMORE EDITOR.
+. SAMOAN. Pro'r & Business Manager
OFFICE COR. GREEN & &LEVEE SITS.
ORDINANCE NO.lI4:

To establish quarantine in the Parish of
Lafourche, to prevent the introduction
into said Parish Of contagious or epede-
mical diseases appointing board of
health, and defining their duties, invest
ing President of Police jury with certain
powers. and providing fines and penal
ties for the violation of said ordinance
and empowering certain officers and en-
ployees to inforce the provisions of said
ordinance.
Section. l. Be it ordained By the Police Ju-
,y of the Parish of LofOuscie That from
and after this date it shall not b. lawful
for any person or persons to come within
the limits of the Parish of Lafourche, who
may have been absent from the city of
New Orleans or from any other point or
place in which Yellow Fever is prevailing,
less than fifteen days under the penalties
herein after specified, provided that this
shall not be construed to prevent Steam
boats, Rail Roads, and other common car
riers, and their employees from landing
and receiving articles not prohibited.
Section. 2 BE IL further ordained etc..
That from and after this date no person or
persons shall be permitted to bring. ship or
import within the limits of the Parish of
Lafourche from the city of New Orleans
Or from any other infected place whatsoev-
er, any dry goods OF any kind or descrip-
that any dry goods so shipped, brought or
imported shall he seized without legal for
1naiity, ana detained in such place or pla-
ces as the President. of tho Police Jury
shall designate, and such goods etc so de-
tanned shall Je returned to the owner Only
when all the danger of infection, shall
have ceased, and then only upon payment
by the owner of all charges incurred, By
the detention and guardianship OF said dry
goods, Provided that in default of payment
OF such charges incurred it shall be lawful
for the President OF the Police Jury to have
the said goods sold at Public Auction, and
that any surplus remaining from the pro
cee,is OF said sale, after payment OF charges
shall be. paid into the Parish Treasury.
Section 3. Be IL further o,dailsea etc, That
| the following namedcitizens oftbe Parish be
and are hereby appointed who shall be al. d
constitute a Board OF Health OF Sanitary
Commission for the Parish of Lafourehe,
whose duty it shall be to keep themselves
well informed as to the Sanitary condition
/ OF the Parish and to make such suggestions
! to the President of the Police Jury as may
| be deemed necessary or advisable for the
purpose of kceping the Parish tree from
| epidemical disease. Viz DR.. II. Danse-
reau, DR.. j. Fl. Fleetwood. DIR. Danse-
reau. DIR. Fulton Rogers, aud L. T. Schnei-
der. h. Roger, George Sinclair, and the
| President Of the Police Jury J. NJ. Howell.
=, The said Board to organize and act under
such rules aud regulations as they may
see lit TO adopt.
| Section d. Be it further ordained etc., Thai
! the following persons be and they are here
| by constituted an assistant and advisory
Board of Health, whose province it shall bt
nuder such organization and regulations al
they may see tit to adopt to act
in conjunction with the board herein be