St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-08-24
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ORDINANCE TO PROTECT THE TOWN OF
OPELOUSAS AGAINST YELLOW FEVER.

ORDINANCE TO PROTECT THE TOWN OE
OPELOUSAs AGAINST YELLOW FEVER.
whereas, 1t has been ascertalned by the Board
| OF Health OF the town of OpcOusas, appointed
| ny resolution of the Board of Police of said
Town, duly appointed July 3Oth, 1878, that
,d nel4W 9 FeEer exists in the city of New Orleans
| and they having recommended the followinn
| fore be it II 'AoAo Y
SECTION 1. Resolved, by the Board of Police
| OF the town OF OpelOusas that any person or
| persons, coming from the city of New Orleans
| or from any other District which may heretaf-
Ter ter become infected with the said disease shall
| corporate limits of the said town of Opelousas,
| until ten days shall have elapsed since they
were III such Districts, and if any such person
Sllall ,a enter the said town, he shall Immediately
| be removed without the limits of the same, and
silall pe subject moreover to fine of twenty
hVe dollars.
! SEC. ?. 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 anv other in
iected District, shall be introduced or brought
lnto the sad town of Opelousas, and if any
person or persons shall Introduce any of the
speclheu artlcles SO denominated as aforesaid
contraband OF disease, the said dry goods,
hltfcHitnClse coffee, or other objects cOmmuni-
caele or disease, so attempted to be introduced
or so introduced, shall be seized as forfeited to
Ja. 5l,e sag Board or Police, and sold after ten
Gays advertisement, to the highest bidder the
proceeds thereof to be paid into the treasury
and the person or persons thus contreveniHa
the provisions OF this section shall be subject
moreover to a fine OF fifty dollars, to be recov-
ered before any court of competent inrisdctlon
SIC. J: Thai no person or persons residing
WITHIN tne limits OF the town of Opelotlsas
gong into an infected District shall he ner
mltted to return into the SAID town within ten
days from the time of exposure to said disease.
ministers of the Gospel, physicians and nurses
provisions OF this section shall be subject to a
me or twenty dollar for each and every yio-
latlOn thereof. Wv
SEC. A. That any person Or persons having
ol"lSc VI any publlc conveyance, who shall
convey INTO sad town any person or persons
VINO are known to have been in any district
lnlected ~ WITH Yellow Fever, within ten days
previous, shall be subject to fine of one hin
ured dollars for each and every offense, and
Ilat any person or persons living within the
limits or sad town, who shall retain any such
person or persons, coming from an infected
District in their houses, shall be subject to nav
IKE fine of one hundred dollars to be reeoy
erea before any court of competent jurisdiction:
ana that it is hereby made the duty of the
Io"n Constable, to inform immediately all ner-
sons sons having charge OF any public conveyance
or the foregoing resolution.
, SEC. D. Inat no person or persons who shall
have died of Yellow Fever outside Of the limits
or the town of Opelousas, shall be Inferred
within lI the e, limits Of this corporation.
ye1Ior, 2kC o. anat IN the event Of any death from
1el0W Fever occurring in this town, the body
snau ne enVelOped and buried as speedily as
possible, and the apartments in which the
, uSt'il pcctIeQ, sna!l Dp eleanSed, fumigated
ana such other disinfecting agents used az NAV
DC designated by the Board Of Health and all
such articles as may have been used by said
ueceasea u, person, shall be Immediately buried
y sEc. 7. That the several practicing physicians
OF OF TINS town are hereby constituted COMMITTEES
oa od Hlsllance Tor the purpose of reporting any
case or cases OF Yellow Fever, which NAV o.
cur Gu IN their practice in said town, to the Board
vi vi heaitll, III order that such measures NAV be
iaSsH ef,sH py tnem @ az the case may require.
sEG. 8. Ihat the Board of Health. Health
R,al,t Waraens and Town Constable are hereby sew
eraliy charged to carry into effect the foregoiue
fhesoatlons; haso1 and the said Town Constable Is
lIlereDy authorized and empowered. should If
become become necessary, in the execution of this
resolution to call to his assistance any or ali
OF the citizens of said town. 0A "-i
SEC. g. That this ordinance shall ta1va atfaot |
from and after its passage
JAMES RAY,
= PRESIDENT Board Police Town of Opelousas |
j uLEs GIL. Clerk Board of Police Protein.
August 3-tf