The Elk Mountain pilot., 1880-12-09
~eFTY ORDINANCE No. s.

Passed 1t . regular nesttnx of the Town Board of
Irwin, held the 1Oh. dly of Nov. 1854
An oxsianos conserving tAs health Il the Town and
Regulating the Registration Of Births ami Deaths and
the Burial VI the D.ah.
bec l. A. soon practca! le after the organization of
new council ia each year, the Town Coancialal elect
Town Physician, who shall hold his Office for one year
AID until his successor shall be elected aud qualified
and who shall be ex.gfcio Health Officer of the Town
Of Irwin.
ss 4 II SHALL be the duty Of the Town Physician to
keep on hand supply of bovinc virus and to to it
that all pesens lar lie NAY have it in Iis power
in the vicify OF any locality where any person has
Lecn attacked with small pOx se properly varcinated to
saletnend the small lux hospital and that persons
conveyed there with small pox have sknl treatment
aId tU vhts sntl administer medicine TO prisoners in the
Town Jail, when requested to dosob by the Mayoror town
jnilor The Town Physician shall receive such com.
peKati for his services the Town Council may de-
serminc.
Sec. 5. The Mayor, the Town Physician and Council
COMMITTEE on health shall constitute the 6oard of health
for tie Town. Of which the Mayor shall be cairnah
Whenver there is danger of small pox scarlet fever Or
any contag )us or infectious diseases Icing introduced
iito the Town and often the Mayor shall deem it
necessary, whenever such diseases may he prevalent in
the Towil the Mayor .all convene the Ba,i Of Health
he may call meeting q said Boald Of Health .: any
time - .-il -
Sec. L. 1t shall be The duty Of every Physisan in
the town to report to The Town Clerk any case of small
pox other contagious OF infectious disease Which he
may be caledto attend within the corporate limits of the
town, or within .x miles Of the sarlc within twelve
hours after he shall have examined the Eatient wi
the Of the occupant Of the hosse where s.lch patti
ent shall be- the II the etieet and between what
streets the block wherein said house stands under PEN
atty Tor failure TODD Of twenty five dollars for every
such failure.
Sec. s. That airy Bhysician or professional adviser
who has attended any pesson at last Illness who
has been pTofex present a the death Of any person.
shall make AID preserve registry Of euch DEATH stat
ing the r<Fons nasse, color, nativity occus.-
vhffb sir
specifying the date and hour the plas and street. and
number at which the same occurred and the cause of
such death, and the place, when and where the diease
was contracted, and Hy Iervon who shall omit o make
and keep the registry required by this section Of this
ordnance shall conviction thereof before the Po-
lice Magistrate Of SAIL town, bc fined in sum not less
than five dollarsnor more than hundred dollars.
See g. That shah bc the duty of every person
toned in the first and second sections of this ordinance
and required to make and keepa registry OF births sad
DEATHS to present to The town clerk copy of such regis
ter, monthly, Hsned by such person, written
statement signed by him her, Of all the facts rcqu
ed to re enc in such register and such statement
register shall he made at the close of each month
within five days thereafter and In xuy IMactii,s
phyi ian midwife Of said town lie present at any
birth or death during any month"; lie or she shall never.
theless make and return monthly statement to the
town clerk, showing that fast, and any failing to
make either of the statements above contemplated
coring to and within the time prescribed y this
ton of this ordinance, shall conviction thereof be-
fore the Police Magistrate uf said town, be fined in
sum not less than five dollars than hun
red dollars. .
Sec Z. The Coroner or his deputy shall make to the
Town Clerk within three days after any and each inquest
held in said town, written statement signed by him,
stating when, where and upon whose body such inquest
was held and the case, date and place Of the death Of
such IcrNon
Sec g. That every Fhysi ian practising his pofessix
in the Town of Irwin is required register his nac
place Of residence, and Office, and every change in the
location of lis residence Office in book to be kept
for that purpose at the Office Of the Town Clerk and
every Physician falling to comply with this section,
may he fined in sum not exceeding ten dollars.
u J.C. Brown. Mayor.
Attest john Mccormick.
- T,lMn Clerk IL