The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1878-09-05

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matte what objects are suscent;hle
transporting infection; where ana W
they can be disinfected; they shall re s.us
late how and when dead bodies can ~ H.
brought into the parish for intermanS.e
and when and how such can lie a;s;.'
tered and reinteFed; how and x,bar
honses can be cleansed, fumigated M M
disinfected.
Sec. 10. That airy person who shah
have died within the limits of the ,a, saa
from yellow fever, or any other infaa
tious disease, shall be enveloped ana
buried as speedily as possible in Aa
nealest burial ground. and shall n,tbs
subsequently disintered and removed
except under such regulations as moS
be established by the Board of HealsI
And the house in which sueh peranr
shall have aied shall, ut the expense a
the proprietor. be eleansed, fumigataa
aud disipfected by such agents and IN
such manner as may be designated hv
the Board Of Health; and the articlas
which such diseased person may have
used shall, at his expense, also be
cleansed and disinfected or buried.
Sec IL. The Board of Health vii,
correspond, in times of epidemic, with
all the prncticing physicians of the par
ish. 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 alsa communicate
with the State Beard of Health, 10 bs
informed of tAe nature of epiaemies ey.
istipg, the best means of prevention,
and the best treatment.
Sec u. The members of the Board
of Health sh;tll have the right to PASS
free over all toll reads, bridges and fer.
l,ies, when ON duty.
See. ID That amy ferryman, haekmap
or driver Of vehicle, on ANY other Der.
son. aiding and assisting any person in
violating the provisions of sections one
and two OF this ordinance. shall be sub.
ject to the same penalties as are bro.
vided against the principal. and the
fines recovered from such person shall
he disposed of in the same manner MS
those imposed by said sections one and
two.
See. ID. Whenever goods, baggage,
merchandise, OF such other objects as
may he designated MS susceptible of
infection, Las been ventil.
,sted and disinfected as may be pres
eribed, it shall be the duty OF the officer
who has so ventilated and disinfeeted
them, to deliver II certificate that they
have been so disinfeeted and ventihted,
specifying each bundle, box, barrel,
etc aud its mark TO tue person reeeiv-
ing delivery thereof, AND said officer
shall transmit duplicate OF sm7h cer
tificate every day. or as = ION as practie-
able, to the President Of the Boatrd Of
Health.
See Is TO aefray the expenses Of
goods, merchandise, ETC.. there shall hs
Al charge of teE per cent. for groceries
and twenty per cent. for other things
added to tbe freight bills thereof, and
for baggage which does not pay freight
there shall be a charge Of twenty-five
cents for all packages, carpet sacks and
valises, aud fifty cents for each trunk.
See l6. That every citizen Of the
parish Of Caleasieu is hereby eonstiil-
ted II quarantine gua.sl, whose dutyit
is 10 See that the provisions of this or
dinanee are act violated, and If vic ated
to arrest the offender and report, with
the offender, immediately to the nearest
quarantine station.
Sec. IL. That tbs compensation al
lowed persons employed on quarantine
stations shall not exceed forty five dol
lars per month, and all monies collected
at the quarantine stations shall be used
by the President of the Board of Health
III defraying the expenses Of the qua
See. Is. ibis ordinance shall have
effect from and after its passage.
On motion. be It ordained, that the
sum of two hundred and fifty dollars,
OF so much thereof as may be necessary,
be and is hereby appropriated out OF
the contingent fnud fer the purpose Of
defraying the expenses of the quaran-
tine, and the Parish Treasurer is hereby
instructed to pay out whatever ttinas
may be on hand TO the credit of said
fund, on the warrant of the President
OF the Board of Health, duly attested
by the clerk of the Police Jury.
AN ADDITIONAL ORDINANCE
Conferilng certain powers on the aF
thorities of the town of Lake Charles
On motion, be it ordained, that tor
the purpose of protecting the Parish
seat, the Mayor of the town OF Lake
Charles is hereby authorized TO estap-
lish as many quarantine stations Us he
may see proper within three miles 2,
tue corporate limits of the town, ana
maintain same under tue regulations
and ordinances Of the Town Councils
said town. and such other regulations
as may be established to enforce tpo
same.