The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-04-15
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Its Powers and Duties.

SECTION /. BE Il ordained by the Council Of
the Incorporated Village OF Wellington, that the
powers and jurisdiction In regard TO matters OF
public health and sanitary affairs, shall be vested
IN and exercised BY Board Of Health, consisting
OF the Mayor and six (6) members, TO be appointed
by the Council, and have the powers given by
Chapter ], Division 0, and Title II Of the Revised
Statutes Of Ohio.
SEC. II. The Board Of Health may abate and
remove all nuisances In the Corporation, and as.
seas the costs and expenses OF the same upon the
property wherein such nuisance " situated, which
assessment, when duly certified by the President
OF the Board 10 the County Auditor, shall become
lien, TO be collected a. other taxes In favor OF the
Corporation; compel the owners, agents, assign
eef, occupants or tenants OF the lot, property,
house, or building, upon or In which any nuisance
may be, 10 abate and remove the same regulate
the construction, arrangement, emptylng, and
cleaning Of all watercloses and priyyvaults; ere.
ate n complete and accurate system Of registration
OF births, marriages, deaths and lnterments, oc-
curing In the Corporation for the purpose OF
legal and genealogical investigations, and TO fur
nsh facts for Statistical scientific and particularly
for sanitary inquiries; and when complaint Is
made or a reasonable belief exists that an infec-
tious or contagious disease exists or prevails In
any locality or house, the Board may visit such lQr
cality or house, make all necessary Investigations
by inspection and on discovering that such infec
tlous or contagious disease exist, TO remove any
person or persons who are supposed 10 be infected
herewith to such place In the limits OF the cor.
poration as the Board deem necessary, when In
their opinion such removal IL necessary. to prevent
the spread Of such disease, and when such re.
moyal can be made without danger 10 the life OF
such person, and they may order any furniture,
clothing or other property destroyed, removed or
dislnfccted Whenever they deem u necessary for
the health OF the Corporation. All persons hay.
ing smallpox, or other contagious diseases In the
Corporation, who cannot be removed, or when
such removal Is not deemed necessary by the
Board Of Health, such persons shall be kept
closely confined within their respective dwellings
or places Of abode, and all persons In such dwel.
lings shall be subjected 10 such regulations and
restrictions as the Board Of Health may deem nee.
essary. The Board shall cause suitable notices
with the name or character 0f the disease printed
or written thereon, TO be posted up In the most
conspicuous place on or near such dwelling In
which such contagious disease exists, and require
the occupant or occupants TO keep such notice
there until its dlscontnuance is ordered by the
Board
SEC. III. Said Board shall meet from time TO
time, as often a. II may deem necessary, and shall
have power whenever II may deem necessary for
the safety OF the village, to take prompt and Ell.
Client measures 10 prevent the Introduction and
spread OF dangerous Infections or contagious dl.
seases Into the Village and for the immediate and
safe removal OF any person or persons who may be
found therein infected, with such diseases; and
make such orders, rules and regulations as II may
deem necessary FOR the public health and preven.
ton Of disease.
Board Health onicer who shal receive such com.
peDsation as the Board may from time TO time
determine aud who shall hold his ONCE during the
pleasure Of the Board.
SEC. v. II shall be the duty Of the Health on.
Ger, under the direction and control OF said Board
TO enforce all laws, ordinances and regulations,
relating TO causes OF sickness, nulsances and sour
ces OF Nth existing within the Village.
SEC. vi. When tho Health 0fficer shall ascer.
tain that nuisance, affecting or endangering In
his opinion the public health, exists on any prem
lsee or In any house, mandatory, workshop or
other place within the village, he shall notify In
cupying, having control Of or acting as agent for
such promises, house, manufactoy, workshop or
place, 10 abatc and remove such nuisance within
reasonable time, 10 be stated In such notice, or
In case Of necessity the same may be abated or re-