St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-08-03
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ORDINANCE TO PROTECT THE TOWN OF
OPELOUSAS AGAINST YELLOW FEVER,

ORDINANCE TO PROTECT THE TOWN OF
OPELOUSAS AGAINST YELLOW FEVER.
Whereas it has been ascertalned by the Boar(
or Health OF the town of Opclousas, appontct
ny resolution Of the Board of Police of sad
Town, 1uly appointed July 30th, 1878, tha
Yellow Fever exists i'll the city OF New Orleans
and they having recommended the fullowiul
measures forthe protection of gaid town; there
| fore be it
SEplIoN l. Resolved, by the Board of Polio,
OF the town OF OpelouSas, that any person Ol
| persons, coming from the city of New Orleans
or from any other District which may heretaf
Ter become infected with the said disease shal
not be permitted to enter or remain within the
corporate limits of the said town Of Opelousas
until ten days shall have elapsed since they
were III supA districts, and if any such person
ne removed without the limits of the same, and
shall s De subject moreover to a fine Of twenty
| five dollars. '"07''
SEC O. That no dry goods, merchandise, coffee
| !Aol''aiVe, OF any other object supposed to con-
| Ney or communicate said disease, coming from,
| the CITY OF New Orleans or from auy other in
iected DISTRICT shall be introduced CT brought
| lnto the SAID town of Opelousas. and il any
| person or persons shall introduce any of the
| speclfied articles denolnnated as aforesaid
contraDand or disease the said dry goods,
| nercnilndlse, coffee, or other objects cOnnuni-
CAME or disease, so attempted to be introduced
| or so introduced, shall he seized as forfeited TO
| the SAID Board OF Police, and sold after ten
| days ADVERTISEMENT to the highest bidder the
| proceeds thereof to be paid Into the treasury
| ana the person " persons thus cOntrevening
| tne provisions OF this section shall ht subject
moreover 10 a line or tity dollars, to he recov-
| or6d before any court of competent inrisdictlon
oEc. s.. mat no person or persons residing
within the limits of tile town of Opelousas
gong int" an infected District shall be per-
mltted to return into the sad town within ten
days rom the time of exposure to said disease,
| ministers Ut tlH Gospei physicians and nurses
oAGcpteu; HuHt any person cnntr:.v. ming Lnc
provisions Of this section suali be subject 10 Il
me OF twenty dollar for each and cvery vo
latOu thereof.
SEC. A. That any person or lta1suns having
charge OF any pubic Gonveyallce who shall
convey Into said town any person or persons
VINO are Known to have been Ill any District
injected with \ elbow Feve". within ten days
previous, sal hc subject to a fine of one hul-
trvd dollars for each and every otfense, aud
thlt any person 0i persons living within the
iiititts or said town, WHO Snail retain any such
lr4S"n or persons coming from an Infected
Dis rlct n tEti" houses shall he ali,tect to oay
a Ike fne OF cne hulltlrc,i dollars. 10 he recuv-
ana tutt It, Ii hereby made the duty of the
4oNh t"istafic, 10 inform lu!!Al uiatvly II per
sons naFlAr H.iitH%e nt amy public conveyance
oi t,lc rpI e-:Ilu4; /, Solution.
SEC. 5. Tilat liz 'trsnn " ,ltrsons who shall
ave 0ied "f yellow FeNT outside Of thu, limits
81 Vie town OF Ope0usas, Stail be inferred
"s,ii'i The: 4i!ntts "f thls corporation.
SEC 6. Ih;t n the FFent ~ :.EF death from
ei!nW 'rTor uH''tir.ii% in rllis To WI, the bed,
>A"l DC env''0 '0ptu AND hllriad as speedily as
I''ssini7 a-a ia" apartH:nts Ill Which the
Il,
ana such Of her Glll fnrt.ug agents used as ,ray
HG "eS!s5nHfed ~ the ,-Olrti OF Health and all
stlrA articles as nay lave been Used iy said
dtcnHstG person, oh}N be immediately buried
or disinftcted.
rs. Ilttt me several prarticing physicians
Q. fais tow are ht.reDy constituted a ,nmttr;,
oa Ni-li"h'e IHr me purpose OF reporting any
ciisc or eases Of elbow Fever. which .uay oc-
eur IN their practice in said town. to the Board
OF Heal1h' III order that >lol measures may be
tdhen Dy them as the case may require.
e, Il. a ord ,,f a1t
Martiens and Town Constable, are hereby sew
orally charged to carry into effect the foregoing
hereby authorized and empowered, should it
hecome necessary, in the execution of this
resolution to call to his assistance any or all
OF the citizens OF said town.
SEC. 9. That this ordinance shall take effect
from and after its passage.
JAMES RAY,
President Board Police Town of Opelousas.
JULES GIL. CLERK Board of Police Protein.
August 3-tf