The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-05-03
AN ORDINANCE.

. fiping the powers and duties Of Health Commits
saoner and fixing his compensation.
r. IL ordained 6y TIE City Council OF tie CITY Of
Book Island.
SECTION l. There is hereby crested the ONCE of
Commissioner OF Health who snail nave tna manage-
inc to health. He shall hold his Office for term OF
TWO years and until his successor shall be appointed
and qualified.
SECTION e. Said Commissioner shall be appoint
by the Mayor, by and with the advice and consent
~ me CITY Council the first Monday in JAM. 1884
- az sao1 thereafter as may be and biennially there
after and vacancies in office caused by DEATH resi-
onation or otherwise, shall be filed by like appoint
9nent for the residue of the term.
said Commissioner before entering upon the duties
81 s in the sum Of I'VE Thousand Dollars OOo
With such slretes the City Council shall approve,
conditioned for the faithful performance OF the
,iuties of said office.
SECTION g. 1t shalfbe the duty of the said Com
missioner at all times to that all business is
for an M' tn report N Writing e the Mayor
denqneneies in that respect and to request the
srT for the proper preservation Of the public heath
or comfort and he shall have and exercise general
sup have fuI power to use an measures in his ni5
I'm necessary promote the health or the residents
of the city, and shall have power to remove any
assistant or employee as provided hereinafter at
his pleasure
SECTION L. During the inability CT absence Of the
Commissioner of Health, the City Marshal shall act
as such Commissioner, and he and the police force
of the CITY shall serve all notices and render all
borre Of his duties as he may require and they
shall report to him all nuisances, which they may
iea1ces which may be reported to them and re-
port the the Commissioner. If in their judg-
ment they are nulsances.
SECTION s. The Commissioner of Health shall
give to the Mayor and other city authorities all such
professional advice and information as they may
require with view to the preservation OF the pub
lie health; and whenever he shall hear of the exis
tence of any malignant, contagious or pestilentia
disease, he shall investigate the same, and adopt
measures to arrest its progress.
SECTION g. 1t shall be the duty of the Commits
and rdnances of the city in relation to the sanitary
regulations of the city, and cause all nuisances to be
2oetea r we Of carving out the FOREGOING
n,pnfs he shall be permitted at all times, from the
NOISE store stable or other building and to cause
the floors be raised, If he shall deem it necessary
sinks or drains and to all prvies to be clean
ed and kept in good condition, and to cause all
dead animals or other nauseous and unwholesome
things or substances, 10 pc buried OF removed or
disposed of as the Commissioner OF Health direct.
SECTION :. In order to the carrying out Of the
provisions of the foregoing section it shall be the
duty of the Commissioner of Health to notice
in writing, upon the owner, occupant or agent OF
any lot, building or premises IN or upon which any
nuisance may be found, or who may be the owner
or of such nuisance, requiring them to abate
the same in such manner as he shall prescribe,
within reasonable time; Prouidsd that it shall not
be necessary in any case for the Commissioner to
ance Shall be abated. unless ne shall deem il adyis-
able do and such notice may be given or
served by any officer of the city who may be directed
or deputed 10 give make the same; and il such
owner. occupant agent shall neglect refuse
comply with the requirements OF such order with
in the time specified, they shall be subject to fine
OF not than five dollars, more than fifty
dollars for every such violation, and it shall be the
duty of the said officer to proceed at once, upon the
expiration of the time specified In said notice to
cause such nuisance to be absted; Ind Pr0cided
Turt6er, that whenever the owner, occupant
agent of premises, IN or upon which any nuisance
said Commissioner shall proceed to abate the same
without notice; and IN either case the expense OF
such Abatement snail pc cohected from the person
who ms afe0
suffered such nuisance to exist
SECTION s. 1t shall be the further duty OF the
cause have visited and examined, all sick persons
who shall be reported to him as labOring, or sup
Po choeT op any Or d
ease and cause all such infected persons to be
70 be s ree
miles from said city, and cause them to be provided
with suitable nurses and medical attendance, at
their expense if they are able to pay for the
same, but if not, then at the expense of the city
SECTION 8. 1t shall be the further duty OF the
Commissioner OF Health to cause notice, printed
or written in large letters, to be placed upon or
near any house in which any person may be afIeet-
fectious, Presidential or epidemic disease, upon
which shall be written, printed, the name OF such
disease: and If any person or persons snail deface,
alter, mutilate, destroy, tear down such notice.
without permission of the Commissioner Of Health,
such person persons shall be liable, for each Of
Tense, to pay fine of not less than twenty five dol
more than fifty dollars the occupant OF any
house upon which such notice shall be placed or
posted as aforesaid, shall be held responsible for
the removal of the same, and if the same shall be
removed without permission OF the Commissioner
of Health, such occupant shall be subject to the
like fine of not less than twenty five dollars, nor
more than fifty dollars, unless he shall notify the
Commissioner of Health, within twelve hours after
such removal.
SECTION TO- The Commissioner of Health shall have
charge of ali houses, buildings places wherever he
may cause to be removed any persons laboring
Or supposed to be laboring, under any yellow
fever smallpox, cholera any infectious pestil-
entail disease and shall have power TO employ such
assistants and he may deem necessary, and
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tngs places supplied with suitable furniture,
nourishment, fuel and medicines, and that persons
dying therein, in other places under the charge
of the city, are decently and promptly buried
st the expense of the city. PrOrided. such deceas
ed persons have not the means to defray their own
expenses of sickness and burial.
SscTIoN II. In of pestilence epidemic disease
epidemic disease, in case the sanitary
condition of the city should be of such character
mission of Health to take such measures, and to
do and order, and cause to be done, such acts for
herein or elsewhere, or otherwise authorized), as
may in good faith declare the public safety and
health 10 demand.
SECTION r. The Commissioner of Health may
take such measures as he may, from time TO time
deem necessary to prevent the spread OF the small
city, any part thereof requiring vaccination TO
be vaccinated within such time as ne shall prescriDe
and all persons refusing neglectng to obey such
order shall be liable to fine of not less than three
dollars nor more than twenty live dollars; frortded
that i; shall be the duty of the Commissioner to
provide for the vaccination Of such persons are
unable TO pay for the same, at the expense Of the
city.
SKCTToN 10. He shall have power to cause any
house premises to be cleaned, dlsInfccted or
closed to VISITORS and prevent from resort
Ing thereto while any person is laboring under any
pestIlential infectious disease; he may, by an
order in writing direct any nuisance to be abated
or unwholesome matter substance, dirt or filth
tn be removed from any house premises, and may
prescribe the time and mode Of doing so and take
any measures he may deem necessary and proper
to prevent the spread of any Infectious pesilental
Or epidemic disease and any person who shall neg
lect refuse to obey the orders, directions and
instructions of said Commissioner of Health shall
be fined in any not less than five dollars nor
more than one hundred dollars.
SECTION IA. Said Commissioner, whenever and
at such times by him it shall be deemed neces-
sary, may, by proclamation (the approval OF the
Mayor being first had and oDtainedt, require all
bouts. vessels, railroad other public convey
land stop ut any wharf, depot or landing stop
ping place therein TO touch stop at any or either
OF the sites, places or boundaries SO selee1ed and
established for quarantine purposes and leave
ali such emigrants, travellers or persons, and
all such SICK diseased unclean persons, with
their stores and baggage, in the opinion OF the
officers stationed such quarantine sites. places
OF boundaries shall be deemed proper account OF
the existence general report of cholera, yellow
fever any contagious disease, or disease ap-
Pretended to endanger the health of the city.
SECTION t5. He shall also TO be stationed
81 such quarantine sites, places and boundaries as
he may ueem advisable, one physicians
health officers, whose duty 1t shall be to go on board
ana examine all boats vessels, cars or other public
'onYeyances, aforesaid required to touch or
stop at SAID Qurantines respectively, and then and