St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-08-24

dance, medicines, nourishment an,
nurses for all INDECENT persons afflicted
with such diseases, and in case of deatl
Of such, shall provide for their burial.
SEC. IL. The members of the BOar(
OF Health, shall as often as possible
visit the quarantine stations, to desig.
nate what objects are susceptible o.
| transporting infection where and how
they can be disinfected; they shall regu
late how and when dead bodies can be
brought into the parish for interment
and how and when such can be disin-
| tered and relntered: how and when
houses can be cleansed, fumigated and
disinfected.
SEC. IA. The Board of Health will
correspond in times Of epidemic with
all the practicing physicians of the
parish, to be informed of the sick under
their charge. and of the diseases with
which the said sick are afflicted. And
| the said Board shall also communicate
with the State Board of Health to be
Informed of the nature of epidemics ex-
lstlng, the best means of prevention
and the best treatment
SEC. Is. The members of the Board
of Health shall have the right to pass
free, over all toll roads and bridges
when on duty.
SEC. IS. Whenever goods, baggage,
merchandise or such other objects as may
be designated as susceptible of trans
mltting infection, has been ventilated
and disinfected as may be prescribed,
it shall be the duty Of the officer who
has so ventilated and disinfected them,
to deliver a certificate that they have
been so disinfected and ventilated, spe-
cifying each bundle, box, barrel, etc,
tn Ia
delivery thereof, and said officer shall
transmit duplicate Of such certificate
every day, or as soon as practicable, to
the President Of the Police Jury.
SEC. II. To defray tie expenses of
this ventilation and disinfection of
goods, merchandise, etc, etc, there |
shall be a charge Of ten per cent for
groceries and twenty per cent for other |
things, added to the freight bills thereof, |
and for baggage which does not pay |
freight, there shall be charge of |
twenty-five cents for all packages, car
pet sack ks and valises, and fifty cents
for each trunk
SEC. IS. This ordinance shall have
effect from and after its passage, and
all other ordinances upon the subject of
quarantine are repealed.
On motion of Mr.. Dubuisson, Resolv-
ed, that Dr.. r. H. Littell, DR.. j. L.
Estorge, DR.. L. Hadden, Dr.. t. A. Cooke
md DR.. J. 6. Campbell, be and are
hereby appointed a Board of Health
Tor the parish of St. Landry, with full
covers to carry out the provisions of
he quarantine ordinance this day
passed.
On motion of Mr.. Guidry, Resolved,
hat the compensation allowed persons
on quarantine stations shall
'e as follows on stations where a clerk
las to be employed, the clerk to be paid j
'ot, more than sixty dollars per month, t
nd the guards not more than forty five :
lollars per month and laborers not more
han thirty dollals per month. 7
On motion Of Mr.: Hawkins, Resolved, l
hat all monies collected at the quar-
ntine stations be used by the President
t the Police Jury to defray the .ex- -
enses of the stations, so far as it goes. {
On motion the Police Jury adjourned
ntil Monday the 9th day of September, I
378, R. H. LITTELL, President,
Attest: C. MAYO, Clerk. .