The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-07-06
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An ORDINANCE
20 Establish a Board Of Health
in and for the Town Of New
berry, and for Other Pur-
poses Therein Mentioned.

Be IT OsDA1NED, By the Mayor and Al
dermen of The Town of Newberry, iu Coun-
Gil assembled, and by the authority of the
same:
SECTION /. That a Board of Health is
hereby established in and for the Town of
Newberry, to be composed Of nine citizens
of said Town, and to be elected BY the Town
Council of Newberry, so that two shall re-
side in Ward One, two shall reside in Y ard
Two, two shall reside in Ward Three, two
shall reside in Ward Four, and the remain
ing one shall be selected from tbe Town at
large; and that il case or death or resigna
ton of auy ore or more of said members of
said Board of Health, the Town Council
shall proceed forthwith to elect one or more
citizens in place of such members as shall
die or resign.
SECTION 2. That said Board of Health
shall, within one week after the election Of
its members, organize by clecting one of
their number President, and the Clerk and
Treasurer of the Town of Newberry shsli
act as Secretary of said Board; but in case
of the death, resignation, absence or sick
ness of the President, the Board shall pro-
ceed 10 elect one Of its members to act as
President. That all the acts and doings OF
said Board of Health shall be reduced to
writing by the Secretary and signed by the
President or acting President of said Board
of Health-in a book to be furnished said
Board by the said Town Council of New.
berry.
SECTION 8. That it shall be misdemean.
OF in case any citizen of the TOWN. of New
berry shall refuse to serve upon said Board
of Health after written notification of his
election shall be served upon him, and upon
conviction thereof before the Town Coun-
Gil of Newberry, he shall be sentenced to
pay fine of not more than twenty-five dol
lars.
SECTION 4. That it shall be the duty of
said Board of Health to insx ect the prem
ises of the citizens of said Town of New
berry, and also the water courses, drains,
sewers, alleys, streets, bridges, culTerts and
bitches within the limits of said Town Of
Newberry ard that when such said Board
of Health shall adjudge any one or all OF
the same in condition injurious to health
of all or any part Of the citizens Of the
Town of Newberry, the causes of injury
shall be removed, avoided or abated as may
be BY said Board of Health directed; and
that when or IN case of the failure of any
person when required to cleanse his prem
ises or any part thereof, or to aba.e a nui-
sapce thereon; or in case OF the interier.
ence of any person with Marshal or MAI
shals, or other employees of said Town Of
Newberry while engaged in removing any
Causes Of injury TO health or nuisances upon
premises within the corporate limits of said
Town of Newberry, any person so offending
shall be liable upon conviction thereof be-
fore the said Town Council of Newberry,
to all the pains and penalties provided in
the Act of the General Assembly of the
State of South Carolina, entitled An Act TO
renew and amend the Charter of the Town
of Newberry, approved on the tTenty-hrst
day Of January, a. D. 1852.
SECTION 5. That it shall be the duty of
the Board of Health to take such steps as
they may deem best to protect the inhabit-
ants of the Town of Newberry from any
contagious or Infectious diseases; and that
whenever in the exercise of this duty said
Board of Health shall deem it best, they
shall present 10 writing to the Town Coun-
Gil of Newberry, any recommendations they
may desire to accomplish these purposes.
SECTION g. That for the purposes OF the
transaction Of the business Of the Board OF
Health, quorum thereof shall consist OF
Eve members; and that said Board shall
meet once at least in every fortnight. -.
SEcTIos 7. That the members OF said
| Board of Health shall serve for one year.
SECTION 8. That the members of the
Board of Health shall be elected every year,
| except the present year, on the second
Tuesday in June, and for the present year
oa End June, 1882.
SECTION 9. That the Aarshals Of the Town
OF Newberry shall obey the written direc'
tons of said Board of Health.
Done and ratified by the Town Council OF
Nevberry, in Council assembled, on
r.. 81 this the second day of June, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-two.
YOUNG JOHN POPE,
Attest. Mayor.
JOIN S. FAIR, c. s T., T.C.N.
| Jun. 8, 23-tf.