The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-03-12
CHAPTER 36O3-TNo. 48.1

AN ACT Provide Appointment of Boards of Health in and
Powers 0'N'"' u tue 'Ae OF Forda AMI Dehoe their
The People of the of Florida represented in Senate
f 4 80 40 enact as too~s: SECTION The Governor
OF the State OF Florida shall appoint for every county this
State Board of Health consisting of five discreet
not less than two OF whom shall be physicians of skill
perence 10 serve without hereinafter provided
The term of office of each appointed on such
Board of eah shall be four years.
occurring, shall be filled by the Governor
SEC majority of the members anv such Board shall
constitute quorum for the transaction of business
SEC Every such Board shall annually elect President
and Secretary who shall also Treasurer and shall
receive for his services such give with
such security as the Board deem proper
SEC Every Board of Health appointed under the pro-
visions of this ac shall be corporation with power to
and be sued contract and be contracted wh acquire
and dispose OF at pleasure property both real and
and to do every other act the proper
such powers.
SEC The county Commissioners of each county in the
State empowered to and levy levied
and assessed tax not to exceed in any mills the
dollar request Board of the Health of the county
to enable such Board deay it's operation
SEC The Boards of Health of counties separated any
lake. river bay estuary shall have
such bodies OF water and where any Board of Health
shall locate quarantine station beyond the limits
county for which it has been appointed shall complete
county in which such station is located Provided Public
tice be given by proclamation of the and bounds
such station for ten days prior to the time when is desired
that such jurisdiction shall attach.
Sec Every Board of Health thus created shall have full
act in regard all matters pertaining quarantine
public health vital statistics and the abatement of nusances
appoint and suitably Port Inspector and such
other officers agents they find necessary who shall
be subject removal the pleasure of the Board
who shall interfere WITH hinder oppose any such
agent officer member of the Board in his their dis
charge Of duty such shall be fined exceeding thou
sand dollars.
Sec Every Board of Health thus created may any
time establish such quaannes in their judgment is
dent for the public welfare and provide such rules and
atons for the be needu for the enforce
of such quarannes and after the establishment of any
quarantine against any port place violating the
shall be deemed guilty of felony, and conviction
be punished by fine OF not than five hun
dred dollars imprisonment in the State Pententay not
more than year.
SEC Every such Board of Health may adopt such rules
regulations they may deem need in the exercise OF
discharge the duties created and imposed
the provisions of this and who shall violate
any rule regulation the has been printed for
printed in the county, shall be
punished by fine not exceeding thousand dollars by
Imprisonment penenary exceeding two years.
both at the discretion of the court.
SEC IL. Any such Board of Health may, by injunction
issuing of chancey upon bill fled restrain the violation of
any rule regulation adopted for the protection of the
public in such proceeding bond shall be exacted
from such Board.
Sec H. That section Of act entitled act to
vide system OF quarantine in this State, approved
March H. 1879 be amended to read follows: The
Mayor Aldermen and City Physician, if there be one, of
three hundred registered shall be and hereby
sttuted Board of Health for said incorporated city town
Approved February 49, 1885,