River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-04-30
CITY ORDINANCES.
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NUMBER l.
An ordinance to organize the Board of Health,
to define its powers and duties ana 10 prevent
the spread OF disease.
The Common Council of the City of River Falls
do ordain as follows:
Section 1. The board of health shall consist
of the alderman of each ward. the mayor ana
the health officer of the city. The mayor shali
be the president of the board. Meetings OF sara
board may be called at any time by its president
or in his absence or disability by the heaI.n e
TO its members or by notice in writing, served
personally or left at their usual places of abode
A majority ofthe members OF salu Doaru snail
constitute quorum for the transaction OF bust
Section .. The board of health is hereby en-
covered and authorized to make ana enforce
orders rules and regulations for the preserya-
ton OF the public health -
Section s. The board of health or the health
officer may command the assistance OF the city
marshal and it shall be the duty OF said marshal
to obey the directions of said board or ofhcer
Section 4. 1t shall be the duty of the health
officer TO examine into all nuisances, sources of
filth and causes of sickness, and report the same
to the board of health; and for the purposes OF
such examination said health oh1cer shall nave
power to enter any building or go upon any lot
within the limits of the city of River Falls where
such officer has reason to believe that any NUS
ance, source of filth, or cause OF disease does or
may exist. .
Section s. When any person shall be found
within the city infected, or having lately been
infected with, or exposed to. the smallpox, or
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public health the health officer, or in his alb
sence or disability, any member of the board of
health me- Y Immediately cause such person TO
be removed to the public hospital or other place
of safety if such person can be removed without
danger to his health; and If such person can not
be removed without danger to his health, such
health officer shall make provision for him IN the
place where such infected person may be; and
In either case said health officer or any member
of the board of health. may take such other
measures as he shall deem necessary for the
welfare of the patient and the safety OF the IN
habitants of the city until the board OF health
can be called together. Said health oti1cer or
member of the board shall Immediately report
any su III case to the president of the board oi
health.
person infected; or who has lately been infected
with or exposed to the smallpox or any other
contagious disease dangerous to the pubic
| health, to be removed to the public hospltaI OF
TO some other place of safety if such person can
be removed without danger to his health, ana II
such person can not be removed without danger
to his health, said board may make provision fol
him in the place where such injected person
| NAV be- and in either case said board may pro
| vide medical attendance, nurses, assistants ano
necessaries
Section 7. Any physician who shall attend
| any case of smallpox or other contagious dls
ease dangerous to the public health, shall, with
| in twelve hours after discovering the nature o
the case report the same to the health othcer OF
| to the president of the board OF health ANY
physician violating the provision of this sector
| shall be punished by line OF twenty-five uoi
| lars.
| Section g. Any person who shall hinder, de
Law or obstruct the health officer i'll the perform
| ance of his duty shall be punished by fine no
| exceeding fifty dollars nor less than five dol
lars.
| Section O. Every physician who shall attent
| any case of smallpox or other contagious as
| ease dangerous to the public health. shall, whil
| attending such case, wear such clothing anS
dispose of the same i'll such manner as the healti
| officer shall direct.
| Section 10. The health officer shall inspect tn
| ice stored or being stored within said city, 10
| the use of the inhabitants and if any source o
| disease or any substance or thing Whcn ma.
become a source of disease, be found IN SAID ice
! said officer shall condemn said ice or so mucl
| thereof as he may deem necessary, and SAT-
health officer shall Immediately report any sucl
condemnation to the board of health; and SAT-
| board shall thereupon take such action upol
such report as it shall deem best.
Section IL. If the board of health shall orde
| any person to remove or abate any nuisance
source of filth or cause of disease, and such per
| son shall refuse or neglect to obey such order
| the health officer shall cause such order 10 D
executed, and the person so refusing or neglect
| ing to obey any such order shall pay TO the cit
| ali expenses necessarily incurred in the execu
| ton of such order.
| Section r. Any person who shall violate, neg
lect or refuse to obey any order, rule or regula
| ton of the board of health shall be punished b
fine not exceeding fifty dollars nor less than hv
| dollars.
| Section 10. This ordinance shall take etfec
| and be in force from and after its passage an
| publication.
Passed April "A, 1885.