The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-03-21

Supr Osborn's resolution upon which
action was deferred until to-day was then
called up for consideration.
Supr. Little offered the following amend
ment to said resolution:
Resolgsd, Further that nothing in the above reso-
luton shall be construed rejecting on the pres
ent management of the ARGUS.
Supr Reid moved as an amendment to
the amendment that the Rock Island
ARGUS and the Moline Dispatch be included
in said resolution.
Supr Atkinson moved as a substitute,
that the matter be laid on the table. The
yeas and nays being called resulted as fol-
lows:
Yeas Suprs. Albrecht Reid, Hirsch,
Gordon, Atkinson, Blomberg, Campbell,
Mcconnell and Wray.-9.
Nays-Suprs. Zimmerman, A. f. Hollis
ter, Liphardt, E. n. Hollister, Osborn,
Oakley. Ritter, Schneider. Burial, Heath,
Lees, Wilson and Little.-13.
Absent Supr. Ballard. Lost.
The yeas and nays were then called
upon Supr Reds amendment to the
amendment and resulted as follows:
Yeas-Suprs. Reid Hirsch, Oakley, Cor
don, Campbell, Lees. Mcconnell and
Wray.-S.
Nays-Suprs Zimmerman, A F. Hollis
ter Liphardt, E. n. HOLSTER, Albrecht,
Osborn, Atkinson, Ritter, Schneider, Blom-
berg, Heath, Wilson and Little Id.
Absent Supr. Ballard. Lost.
The yeas and nays were then called
upon Supr. Titles amendment and resulted
as follows:
Yeas-Supr Zimmerman, A F. Hollis
ter, Liphardt, E. n. HOLSTER, Albrecht,
Osborn, Oakley, Atkinson, Ritter, Schnei-
der, Burrall B1omberg, Campbell, Heath
II T .x4i.
Nays-Supr. Hirsch.-1.
Not voting Suprs. Reid, Gordon and
McConnell-3.
Absent Supr Ballard Carried
The yeas and nays were then called
upon the original resolution as amended
and resulted as follows:
Yeas-Suprs. Zimmerman, A. f. Hollis
ter, Liphardt, e. n. HOLSTER, Albrecht,
Osborn, Oakley, Atkinson, Ritter, Schnei-
der, Burial, Blomberg, Campbell. Heath,
Lees, Wilson, Little and Wray.-1a
Nays-Suprs. Reid, Hirsch and McCon.
nell-3.
Not voting Supr. Gordon.
Absent Supr. Ballard. Carried.
The following opinion by e. e. Parmen-
ter, States Attorney, was read by the
clerk:
To the Honorable. the Board Of Supervisors or
Rock Island County, H., Gentlemen:
have considered your questions,
First, As to the liability of the county for sub
sistence of persons who become paupers by reason
Second, As to the liability of the county for
cinating paupers to prevent the spread of smallpox
Permit me to present the following:
First 1t is the duty of the Oyerseer of the Poor to
relieve and support 81 persons in his town who are
bodily infrmty, idocy, lnnacy other unavoidable
cause.
makes difference If the persons not technical
y paupers, but made SO by being restrained by the
health authorities within the limits of hospitals pest
houses other places to prevent the spread of dis
ease, 50, H.. 49, and such support is properly
D. IS Il; 20, III. 47s 1'
/ am therefore Of the opinion that the county is
paupers by reason of being quarantned by the Board
of Health of town TO prevent the spread of con-
Second. The Board Of Health Of the several towns
have power to make and enforce any rules and reg
disease including smallpox, Revised Statutes Ill.
1881 p. 1ll7. l27, snd the town is liable for the
the spread of such disease Revised Statutes, III.
1881, p 11l7 So 1877 and 1879, vaccination is Of
the means used to prevent the spread OF smallpox
and II 1t should become necessary to vaccinate a |
pauper to prevent the smallpox the Board of Health
have ample power and authority to vaceinate such
Statutes; III 1881, lily IS is7 and l2s, the Board
created for altogether different purposes. The
overseer of the Poor must relieve and support pau
pers not look after contagious Diseases and his bills
are paid by the town.
l am, therefore, of the opinion that the vaccine
ton of paupers should be made under the supervis
ion of the Board of Health and under that of the
Overseer of the Poor, and that the bills for such
vaccination should be aid by the town and not by
The county. L
Respectfully submitted,
4. K. PARMENTER.
states Attorney.
Supervisor Reid moved that the forego-
ing opinion be received and spread upon
he records. Carried
Supervisor Mcconnell moved that the
Jerk be directed to submit to the attor-
hey general of the state, the question as to
whether the county is liable for the ex-
penses incurred by the several townships
or the subsistence of persons who became
,aupers by reason of being quarantined,
md as to the liability of the county on ac-
count of the bills incurred for vaccinating
The yeas and nays being called, resulted ,
IS follows:
s-Supervisors A. f. Hollister, Lip
lardt, E. N. Hollister, Albrecht Osborn. !
Reid, Hirsch, Oakley, Gordon Atkinson, [
Ritter, Schneider, Burial, Blomberg. | /
campbell, Heath, Lees, Wilson, McCen- /
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