The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1883-09-17
AN ORDINANCE
To Promote the Health OF the city, TO
Create and Establish n Board of
Health, and to Define the
Powers and Duties OF

Powers and Duties OF
the same.
' Section !. De II ordained by the City Council
OF the city OF sau Antonio, that there be, and
II hereby, created and established, In and for
the city, a department to be known as THE
Board OF Health" to consist of 1--WE members.
ex-oifclo members of the SAID Board and three
citizens who shall be phys clans in good stand.
Ing, and graduates OF some regular medical
college, to be appointed by the Mayor and con-
trmed by the Council. They shall elect one OF
their own members TO preside at their meet
ings who shall be styled the President Of the
section 2. The appointed members Of the
Board shall hold Office for one year, or until
their successors have been appointed and quail
flied, unless removed by the City Council for
cause provided, that the members first APP
pointed under this ordinance shall hold Office
until March l, 1880, ana all vacancies shall be
nlled tor the unexpired term only. They shall
qualify by taking the constitutional oath of
Office. Any falling 10 qualify within 10 days
after the appointment stall be deemed have
declined the office, and u new appointment
shall be made. Three members will constitute
n quorum for transaction of business, pro-
vided all members are notified OF the meeting.
Section .. The Board shall be provided by
the Council with suitable Office, which shall
be known as the health ONCE" In which they
shall hold their meetings at least once a month,
or as often US the public health may require,
or when called together by the President or
any four ~ members OF the Board. The meet
ings shall be public and their records open
TO all.
Scctlon4 q Inc board OF Health are subject
TO general ordinances of the Council. They
shall have general supervision OF all matters
appertaining to the sanitary condition OF the
city, including the city hospital, Jail, aims
house, schools and all health institutions, and
shall zee that all the sanitary ordinances OF the
city are strictly enforced.
section D. The Board shall on or before the
first day of March OF each year make an annual
report OF the affairs OF the health department
to the Council, and shall include therein the
matters under their charge, at the same time
furnish u detailed statement OF the amount
of money that Will be required for the depart.
ment during the ensuing fiscal year; ana the
Council may provide for the raising OF such
amount, or SO much thereof us In their judg-
ment may be necessary. This money shall
constitute the health fund. All expenditures
shall be subject TO approval by the Council in
the same manner as all other branches OF the
section o. The assistant clerk of the city
shall perform the duties OF the Secretary of the
Board, and shall Keep al its records books and
papers, and perform such other duties us may
he prescribed by said Board.
Section Z. Whenever notice shall have been
given TO the Board that any public building Is
unht for habliation by reason of being infected
with disease liable to be contagious, they may
communicate such fact to the Mayor, who
shall issue an order to be served upon the
owner, agent or lessee, requiring ali persons
to vacate, and within "a hours, or sooner, the
building must be vacated.
Section ). Every physician In the city shall
report to this Board, In writing, Immediately
after his tirstprotessional visit, every patient
ne shall nave lnOorlnR under the following
diseases; Typhoid, typhus yellow fever,
Asiatlc cholera, smallpox or other contagious
OF lnlecIous ulseases, ana every death from
sucn disease immediately after II shall have
section9. Every householder shall also report,
In person or In writing, 10 this Board the names
Si MI iIo H., inmate. mates OF hls or her mouse whom
ne snall nave reason 10 believe sick OF typhoid,
y phus, yellow FEVER, cholera, smail -pox Orany
other contagious disease he might consider
dangerous TO the public health. The Superin-
tenuent of Public Schools shall I'm like manner
DE notlned OF locations OF contagious diseases,
anu snouiu ne npu any attendant IN the schools
VINO reside IN sald houses, ne Will refuse them
adinittanoo 10 the pubic schools, only readmit-
ing tnen agaih upon presenting certificate
from the Health Board that there was no lon
ger danger from contagion,
secIlon ~ NO person snail use, or hire or
permit any olhers 10 use without consent of
has been piyen or I,ae any d pdP b Venee which
rem0Val OF any person aiiilcted or dead with
smallpox,
ohoiora a. ~, mnen Uase OF suall.po5' Aslatc
enoiei i Of yeiioW ieNer is reported TO the
noaru oi Heaitn tne CITY rhyslclnn shall imme-
ulaIeiy Visit the premises where the person is,
s sni up0n pt1sI h ,nspeeuon, snail cause
yvioW mug 70 DC ereoteu IN conspicuous
piaSe upon tne premises, tue same to remain
uurlng coniinuance OF disease.
patIent ,1itha ponsons s , @ nsmalpox
",em ,,b consent OF the CIty PHYSICIAN.
ne may, WIN tneappr9val OF the Board, cause
re oi. ~. 10 tne snnhII-pox hospital, or such
otner plucS as tne bohru may designate.
seellon 10 Inc Cmei OF Police may, upon
appcee, ,s Oh this board, detail not TO exceed
lourol tne regular ponce force TO act as health
ana sanitary inspectors one for each ward. II
sum I. ~ .ivl, uusy " report hl viohtlons Of
o VI, V.uinauoSs uetrinental 10 puDnc health,
a., M u, sewers h tnht may not be IN good
tndi ~. uho @ , ioe. Also All priyles,
sthnulng wafer OF sthgnant pools TO cause the
removal Oh niI uead animals garbage aud NTH,
,,h Po, , anS ioSaS tnat may pc injected
, III III" ',sns VI my hinu Oh epluemlc, re-
~ Psi ~ nio uslne INC btreets us
10 see that yhev are hro,ih, ~ ~, anu
oorS Ser snaI unGy aro 9rought before the tie
oi,Ias H. u nosad ,5 ~ Iuerstana tnr9ugh PEN
,, p,%ss .i tnoy uannot persist IN such
ao,s, ~ ,hI5 BOARD nnu the CITY ordinances do
ronn noc "a, aid snen cases, they VIII ask the
sired a,,e eo ""Ae ruies 'nat Will nave the de-
s' Soo, 1nI n rha hoo,a .,,.,, 1900.
IN 'hair n,,io ns uOaiu snaii cause 70 De kept
tara On siSo ~, Vi NJ plIthS deaths ana
the inSnnc,ian 10 Guy when snail De open Tor
tno InsP1oSSuon ol any person during Office
shaiI - nysicans uaing 10 make said report
S' sac, ~ nI ds " orulnan ~. N -,
hd,s ~ thi ~ ~ Pi, snaii inter lny human
10 t,Ia Sn's pi,i "thou. navahR nrst obtained
signed nv nbys;c,a a. ,. once eertiileate
sieneu " Pnysichn OF coroner, setting forth
" near near as possible name, age SEX color, place