St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1878-08-31
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ORDINANCE TO PROTECT THE TOWN OF
OPELOUSAS AGAINST YELLOW FEVER

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OPELOUsAs AGAINST YELLOW FEVER.
whereas, 1t has been ascertaned by the Board
OF Health OF the town Of Opelousas appoiuted
toWh, duly appointed July 3Oth, 1873 that
Yellow Fever exists in the city of New Orleans
ana they having recommended the following
| fore be it ' '0
sECTIoN !. Resolved by the Board of Police
or 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 become infec ted with the said disease shall
not De permitted to enter Or remain within the
corporate limits of the said town of Opelousas,
until ten days shall have elapsed since they
were in such Districts, and if any such person
snail enter the said town, he shall immediately
be removed without the limits of the same and
five dollars '
aAC. L. 1haU 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 any other in
tected District, shall be introduced or brought
INTO the said town of Opolousas, and if any
person or persons shall introduce any of the
speclred aEtloies so denOminated as aforesaid
contrahand Of disease, the said dry goods
merchandise, coffee, or other objects commun-
caole OF disease, SO attempted to be introduced
or SO introduced shall be seized as forfeitei tn
the said Board of Police, and sold after ten
days advertisement, to tie highest bidder, the
proceeds thereof to be paid into the treasury
anu aha tne person or persons thus contrevenins
lhe provisions or this section shall he subject
moreover to Il fine of fifty dollars, to he retov-
efea he1Ore any court ct competent inrsdictlop
otc .. Ihat no person or persons residing
"lthln the limits of the town OF Ope.ousas
gong INTO an infected District. shall be, prl-
mltted to return into the said town within ten
uals from the tllno OF exposure To sail disease
ministers of the Gospel, physicians and nurses
excepted; and any person contraveniur ti,e
provisions Of this section shall be subject To ;,
Ing i VI twenty dollar for each and every vio-
iatlOn thereof.
SEC 4. That any person or persons having
onatse OF any pubic conveyance, who shall
convey into said town any person or nersnIs
1nf' MHo are known to have been in any district
previous! Shall he subject to Il fine OF one hin
ured Collars for each and every offense. and
nna, ahg person or persons living thin the
l,lnts OF said town. who shall retain anya such
person or persons, coming from an Infected
stfict, Ill their houses, shall be subject 10 nav
d IKE 1lne OF one hundred dollars to he recnv
erea ere neIore any court Of cnnpetent jurisdiction:
ahd ahd tiat 1t Is hereby made the duty of the
Town Constable, to Inform immediately all nnr
s4hs 40 having charge of any public conveyance
OF tie fol eSong resolution.
7Et. D. illat no person or persons who shall
nave a dled OF Yellow Fever outside of the limits
vi me Town OF Ope}ousas. shall be Inferred
within the limits OF this corporation
49, nnc. o. :, lIat III the event of any death from
henoW Fever occurring in this town, the BODY
III III an ne enVeloned and buried as speedily as
possih4e, aud the apartments in Which the
',tA occufea. Silah he rleaused, fumiyated
ana such other disi fectfng agents used as mo-,
oe 4eslgnated by the Board of Health and al
SuoN .l' articles as may have been used by said
~, uecsased person, shall he immediately buried
or dlsinfected AoA
81 SEC =. That the several practicing physicians
s os tnls towh are hereby constituted a commttee
vi '.as aiSlance for the purpose of reporting any
o..se ,. pt cases OF \ elbow Fever which may oc-
cur GU IN tnelr practice in said town, to the board
" heattl III order that such measures NAV he
ttHen Ssn ny tnem mem as the case may require.
oES. y. Ihat the Board of Health. Health
a'ani aruelis and Town Constable, are hereby sew
eray charged to carry into effect the foregoing
heTeh, hesoiueaons; ana the said Town Constable is
,,e peconle necessary, in the execution of this
re GU TO call to his assistance any or ali
or the citizens Of said town. "a ''ii
SEC. 8. That this ordinance shall t.ba ofrao+
nom aud after its passage, '"'>o onoo'
pro,iso,,. JAMES RAY,
Ifrr rs Gal 6oard Police Town of Opelousas
oLEs GIL, Clerk Board of Police Protein.
August 3-tf