The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-02-13
AN Acr to Regulate the Hiring of Con-
vice Labor,

vice Labor.
Be IL enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the State of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority of the
same:
SECTION l. That from and after JAN
uary 1, 1879, the Directors of the Peni-
tentiary, in their discretion, are hereby
authorized and instructed to employ in
the institution or hire out all the convicts
in that institution under the regulations
in such cases already made and provided
for the employment of portion of the
convict labor.
Sec. 3. That all Acts and parts of Acts
inconsistent herewith be, and the same
are hereby, repealed.
Approved December %, 1873.
An ACT to Recharter the South Carolina
Medical Association and Establish q
Z State Board of Health, and to Define
its Duties.
BE aenac.ed by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the State of South
Carolina, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by the authority of the
same:
SECTION l. That the charter of incor-
poration of the South Carolina Medical
Association granted by the Act of the
General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina entitled San Act to incorporate
certain societies of South Carolina and
To renew certain charters heretofore
granted" passed on the nineteenth day
of December, one thousand eight hum
dred and forty eight, with the rights and
privileges therein contained, be revived
and made of force and continued for the,
term of fourteen years.
Sec. 9. That S. S. Marshall, M. d.,
President; FL. Parker, M. D., 1st Vice
President; ]. B. DuBose, N. D., End
Vice President; J. ]. Horton, NJ. D., Srd
Vice President; II. D. Fraser, M. D.,
Corresponding Secretary; A. S. Hydrick,
NJ. D., Recording Secretary; T. Grange,
NJ. D., Treasurer, and their associates,
members of the South Carolina Medical
Association, and their successors, in their
corporate capacity, together with the At
torney and Comptroller Generals of the
State and their successors in Office, be,
and the same are hereby, created Board
of Health for the State of South Caro-
lima. to be known as the State Board of
Health.
SEC. 8. That the said South Carolina
Medical Association, with the State Off
GERS above named, are hereby invested
with all the rights and charged with all
the duties pertaining to organizations of
like character, and said Board of Health,
SO constituted and established, shall be
the sole adviser of the State in all ques-
tions involving the protection of the pub.
lie health within its limits, and it shall
be the duty of the said Board to make an
annual report to the Legislature on all
matters relating to its action.
Sec. 4. That the said association at its
first meeting succeeding the passage of
this Act, and every seven years there
after, shall select seven members to be
recommended to the Governor, who shall
appoint them to cooperate with the State
officers above named to constitute an Ex-
ecutiye Committee having power to act
in the intervals of the meetings of the
State Board of Health. This Committee
shall make annually detailed report to
the State Board of Health. Members of
this Committee shall be removable at the
pleasure of the Governor, by him, at the
request of the State Board of Health, or
for neglect of duty or other causes set
forth bY the majority of the members of
the Executive Committee. Vacancies
shall be filled by appointment by the
Governor on recommendation OF the
State Board of Health or of the Execu-
tive Committee, when such vacancies
occur in the intervals of the meetings of
the association.
SEC, 5. That this Executive COMMITTEE
shall, Immediately after their appoint
ment, proceed to organize by electing.
Chairman and Secretary, the latter to be
sr offcio Registrar General of the State
that they be authorized and empowered
to divide the State into health districts,
and in those districts in which no local
boards of health exist they be required
to appoint sub-boards of health, which
shall consist of two practicing physicians
and one layman. In all cases where
local boards of health have already been
established, these shall be subject to the
supervisory and advisory control of the
State Board of Health through its Exec
| utive Committee: They shall pass no Or
dinances nor consider any such of force
as are repuguant to the rules and reguia-
tons of the State Board of Health.
Sec. 6. That it shall be the duty Of the
State Board of Health, through its Exec
utive Committee, to investigate the
| causes, character and means of prevent
| ing such epidemic and endemic diseases
as the State is liable to suffer from; the
| influence of climate, location, occupa-
tions, habits, drainage, scavengering,
| water supply, heating and ventilation; !;
| and shall make inspections annually, or
| oftener, if necessary, of the sanitary con-
dition of all institutions provided as State
charities or supported at the public ex-
pense. !,
SECT. That the sub.boards constituted
/ as provided in Section 5, and local boards
of health already organized, are charged
with the duty Of Investigating within
their districts all mat ters ef sanitary ifis
terasb OF scientific inn ce bearing in