Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-05-18

An ordinance relating to the Board of Health.
The Common Council of the city of Austin
do Ordain:
SECTION L. The Common Council of the CITY
OF Austin shall annually elect three persons.
one OF whom shall be a physician, who shall
constitute a Board of Health of said city and
such Board shall have and exercise all the
powers necessary for the preservation of the
public health. The physician shall be Health
Officer and er-offcio President of the Board,
and snail receive such compensation for his
services as the Common Council may deter
SECTION 2. The duties of the Board OF
Healtn s4all De such as are prescribed by the
LA haws of this State and in addition
into all nuisances, sources of filth, and causes
of sickness, and make such regulations res
pectihg the same as they may deem necessary
for the public health and safety of the inhab-
itants Of said city.
SECTION g. Whenever the premises of any
Individual within the city shall contain any
infect the vicinity thereof with unwholesome,
nauseOus or offensive smell, it shall be the
duty of the Board OF Health to order the own
e. Ut resident Of the city, or the occupant
| OF SAID premises, to remove from the same
such offensive matter or substance within
tWenty-four hours after receiving such order,
which order shall be served by the Chief OF
| Pollce, and in case such order is not complied
| with. it shall be the duty of safd Board to
cause complaint thereof to be. made against
| the person receiving such order, Before one
|
! upon conviction, such delinquent shall be
punishcd|by fine of not less than five nor
more than twenty-five dollars, and may be
imprisoned until the same is paid. not exceed
| ing thirty days.
| SECTION 4. In case the offensive matter or
substance mentioned in the preceding section
is not removed in compliance with the order
| therein mentioned. and in all cases where no
order or notice is required by this ordinance,
it shall be the duty Of the Chief of Police to
cause such matter or substance to be remov-
| ed to some proper place of deposit, and the
expense of such removal may be recovered
| of the owner or occupant of said premises in
civil action in the name of the city.
SECTION 5. The Board of Health and health
! officers shall make such investigations and
reports and obey such directions as to infec-
tious and contagious diseases as shall be 1i-
rected by the State Board of Health; and all
general laws OF this state now in force relat-
ing to the powers and duties Of Boards Of
| Health shall be applicable to and obligatory
upon said Board.
and be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
|ORD1NANcE NO. SO.
An ordinance relating to Justices of the Peace.
| The Common Council of the city Of Austin
do Ordain:
SECTION /. It shall be the duty of each JUS
tice of the Peace OF said city to provide a
| book in which he shall make record of, the
proceedings in any criminal prosecution, or
III regard TO the VIOLATIONS OF any ordinance
of said city, had before him, including the
Judgment, and the amount Of costs taxed,
and on the first regular meeting of the Com
mon Council in each month, shall make re-
port in writing to the said Common Council
OF the amount of fines paid to or received by
him, and of any andIall moneys received by him
from any source which may belong to the city
| of Austin, stating from whom and from what
source the same was received by him, and
shall at the same time pay over to the city
! Treasurer all moneys received by him belong.
ing to said city, taking the treasurer receipt
therefor.
| SEC. g. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.