St. Landry democrat., 1878-10-12
RsEgs'zgsa time 9!
ORDINANCE TO PROTECT THE TOWN OF
OpELOUSAS AGAINST YELLOW FEVER.

ORDINANCE TO PROTECT THE TOWN or
OrELOVSAs AGAINST YELLOW FEVER.
Whereas, il has been lScrrtaluclb by the Board
nl Health OF the town OF DprlOu>aS, appointed
by resolution of the Board Of Police of sad
town, duly appointed Jul 30th. 1873, that
yellow Fever exists i'll the city of New Orle;ns
and they having recommended the followin. .
intl~tlrt~ Tor the protection OF said town; there
fore he il
SECTION l. Rr>nlvctl, by the Board Of Police.
OF III" town OF OpelouSas, that any person or
persons coming from the city of New Orleans
or from amy other District which lIlay urri.taf-
ter become infected with the said disease shall
not he permitted to enter or remain within the
corporate limits OF the said town OF OpelOllS;S,
until ten days shall have elapsed since they
We're III such Districts, and if any such person
shall enter the said town, he shall immediately
be removed without the limits of tllc same and
>ldtt bc subject moreover to tine of twenty
five dollars.
SEC. .. That no dry goods merchandise, coffee
inclusive" or any other object supposed to con-
N.'N or communicate said disease. coming from
the rltE OF New Orleans or from any other IN
tttfet District. shall be introduced or drought
into the said town of DpcIollSas and if any
person or persons shall Introduce any of the
>prtltit'l articles 50 dcnnlninatcu aforesaid
rontI1'haHd of disease, the said tlry goods
nlrrciia1diSr coffee. or other objects commune
cahIt OF disease. 50 attempted to he introduced
or SO introduced, shall he seized forfeited to
the said Board OF Police, and sold after ten
days advertisement. to the highest bidder. the
and the person or persons thus coltrcvpning
the provisions Of this section shall he subject
moreover to fine OF fifty dollars, to he rccnv-
cred before any court of competent inrjs1ictlnn
SEC ). That no person persons residing
within the limits of the town of OpelollS,S
gong INTO an infected District, shall he per
mltted I" return into the sad town within ten
days from the time OF exposure to said dSe;lst
ministers of the Gospel, physicians and nurses
excepted and any person contravening the
provisions Of this section shall he subject to a
aud
latiOn thereof.
SEC. I. That any person or persons having
charge OF any public conveyance, who shall
convey into said town any person or persons
who are known to have been in any District
infected with Yellow Fever, within ten DAYS
prcylois, shall be subject to il tine Of one hun
dred dollars for each and every OffcnSe and
that any person or persons living within the
limits Of said town. who shall retain any such
person or persons, coming from an infected
District, i'll their houses, shall he subject to pay
like fine of one hundred dollars, to be rccOy-
cred before any court of competent jurisdictions
and that it is hereby made the :i:::,y of thr
Io"n Constan!", IL INFORM immediately all per
S0ns having charge of any public conyevaucc
OF the foregoing resolution.
SEC ). lhat no person or persons. who shall
nave dlcd OF yellow Fever outside of the limits
of the town of OpelOusas. Shall be inferred
within the limits of this corporation.
SEC. 6. That in the event of any death from
Yellow Fever occurring i'll this town. the body
shal! be enveloped and buried as speedily as
possible. and the apartments i'll which the
death occurred, shall be ceanSed. illmiga1cd
and such other disinfecting agents used as MAY
be designated by the Board of Health and all
such articles as may have been used by said
deceased person, shall be immediately buried
or disinfcctcd.
SEC. :. That the several prarticing physicians
OF this town are hereby constituted Il committee
of vigilance for the purpose of reporting any
case OF cases of Yellow Fever, which may oc-
eur in their practice i'll said town. to the Board
of Health i'll order that such measures NAV be