St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-08-24
Proceedings of the Police Jury
OPELOUsAs, August 18th, 1878,

Haas, +. Savoy and B. E. Clark.
The President announced that he ha
called this special meeting of the Polic
Jury for the purpose of calling thei
attention to certain grave omissions i
the late quarantine ordinance, and fo
revision of the same.
On motion Of Mr.. Guidry, the follow
ing ordinance was submitted, and afte
having been read by section, was uni
mously adopted:
AN ORDINANCE
10 provide for the quarantine of til,
parish OF st. Landry against the in
! production of yellow fever and othe
infectious diseases, and to create quar-
antlne officers, defining their duties
and powers, and to constitute Boart
or Health for st. Landry parish, anC
70 declare how violations of this or
dinonce, and of regulations made il
virtue thereof, shall be punished:
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of St. Landry, That nc
person, nurses and physicians excepted
coming from any place infected with
yellow fever, cholera, small pox or other
infectious diseases shall be allowed to
enter or to remain within the limits of
the said parish, or within limits of such
quarantine stations as may be estab-
lisled, until ten days shall have elapsed
since SAID person had left such infected
place. And any person who shall vio-
| late or attempt to violate the provisions
OF this section shall be fined the sum of
nfty.. dollars recoverable before any
Justice OF the peace, one-half for the
informer, and one-half for the Darish
SEC. g. Be it further ordained bv the
Police Jury of St. Landry, That no
dry goods, baggage, coffee, merchandise
or any other object which may be des-
lgnated by the Board of Health of the
parish OF st. Landry, coming from any
place infected as aforesaid, shall be
brought within the limits of the parish
OF St. Landry, or beyond the limits of
such quarantine stations as may be es-
tabllshed, until they shall have been
ventilated and disinfected continuously
for ten consecutive days by such persons
and at such places us may be designated
oy the officers OF this parish created by
1hls ORDNANCE, except mess pork, mess
oeet, Hour, meal .grits, rice, liquors in
barrels or demijohns, lard in tierces or
Kegs, coal oil, turpentine, oils in barrels
or cans, all canned goods to be opened
and medicines in glass to be opened and
the packing destroyed, all machinery,
Wagons, ploughs and farming imple,
ments, hardware not packed in boxes,
salt in sacks and lime shall be al
lowed to pass after being inspected
and cerficate to that effect, given by
the officer in charge of the uuaran-
tine stations. And if the provisions
OF this section are violated or ATTEMPTED |
to be violated, the said dry goods, bag
gage, coffee, merchandise or other ob- |
jects designated by the Board of Health,
shall be seized by the officers of this
parish, carried to the places designated
and placed in custody of persons charged
with yentilatlng such; and after being
ventilated, they shall be sold for cash
to the highest bidder, half of the pro-
,eeds to 60 to the person making the
seizure and half to go to the parish
;reasury; moreover the person violating
'r attempting to. violate the provisions
II this section, shall'be fined one hun
lred dollars. and imprisoned ten days,
lalf of the fine to go to the informer,
md half to the parish treasury.
Sec. 8. That if any town or place
within the limits of this parish should
,ecOme infected as asaforesaid with yellow
ever, or any other infectious disease;
he provisions Of SECTIONS one and two
hall be inforced as. far as practicable
gainst persons, dry goods, baggage,
merchandise or any other object desig-
ated by the Board of Health, coming
rom such town OF place, local nurses,
hysicians and ministers of the gospel
4 the discharge of their duties ex-
epted.
SEC. 4. The President of the Police
ury shall have power to determine and
hall proclaim what city, town or place !
infected as aforesaid, and to estab-
sh such quarantine stations, and to ap-
ONT such quarantine officers as he may
fink proper; and he shall have power
make contracts for rent Of necessary I
uildings for pay of officers, etc, until
le next meeting of the Police Jury
fter his proclamation. And it is hereby
ade his duty to assemble the Police Ii
lry within. ten days after such pro- t
amation it necessary,
SEC. 5. That any person aiding and | o
sslsting any person in violating the
rOvisiOns of sections one and two of Il
lis ordinance, shall be subject to the u
me penalties as are provided against 7
le principal, and the fines recovered ]
ON such person shall be disposed in
ie same manner as those imposed by
i'd sections one and two.
Sec. 6. That no person who shall have
ed OF yellow fever, or any other in
ctious disease, outside of the limits
the parish Of ST. Landry, shall be ,
tered within the limits of this parish, p
;cept under such regulations as may u
, established by the Board of Health. q
SEC: +. That any person who shall P
I'VE died within the limits Of the parish P
ON yellow fever or any other Infections F
sease, shall be enveloped and buried r
speedily as possible in the nearest y
trial ground, and shall not be subse- M
Iently disintered and removed, except ?
lder such regulations as may be es- s
blished by the Board of Health. And q
9 house in which such person shall B
We died, shall at the expense of the \
oprietor, be cleansed, fumigated and a a
sinfected by such agents and in such b
amer as may be designated by the w
,ard Of Health and the articles which L
ch diseased person may have used, p
all at his expense also be cleansed and p
sinfected or buried. ~ Z
SEC. s. That a Board of Health, COM g.
sed of five practicipg physicians, shall q
annually appointed by the Police Pl
ry at its first meeting in January. g,
lat such appointments shall be COM ~ ~
lnicated within ten days from said -
st Police Jury meeting in January, to at
GH OL tIle pHyslCldHs 81 sappOIH66u, - =
d published In the proceedings of the 81, sn
lice jury. ''A'
SEC. 9. The members of the Board !.
Health shall meet on the first Mon :
Y in February after their appoint
mt, and will organize by appointing e1
9 Of their own number President and
D Secretary, and any three of them =
Il form quorum. ra Fa
'Ec. 10. They shall keep record of I EI
1T DrOCeedIngS, to be transmitted to Bo