The Cecil Whig., 1886-07-17

election OF Irwin G. Griffith president and John
II. lamar secretary and Health Office
In order that the citizens OF the county may be
informed of the object Of the organization of said
Board, the Secretary requested to publish
such sections of the Act of Assembly as may he
deemed necessary, creating it an official body,
and defining the duties and powers of the same,
follows
AN ACT
Entitled an Act supplementary to an Act
passed at the January Session of
1850, chapter 43S, entitled an Act to
repeal an Act passed at the January
Session of the General Assembly of
Maryland, 1874 chapter 200, entitled
An Act to establish State Board
of Health. and to re-enact in lieu
thereof the following,' and TO pro-
vide more etficieut means for pro-
noting the public health in this
State.
SECTION l.-Br ii enacted bg the General .iSSrD-
Dig Of HGryiddd, That whenever the State Board
OF Health shall have cause to believe that there
is danger OF cholera. smallpox or other denger-
Gus or infectious disease invading this State or
country, it shall he the duty OF the said Board to
take such action and adopt and enforce such rules
and regulations as it may deem necessary To pre-
vent the introduction or spread ui such infections
or dangerous disease within this State: and any
person or persons or corporatOn refusing or neg
lecting to obey such rules and reg ulatonS, shall
he deemed guilty OF a miSdemcanur and shall
upon conviction thereof in Il court of competent
jurisdiction, he nnci not less than nifty dollars
nor exceeding hvG hundred dollars for every such
offence.
SEC 2.-Andb be il cadcted. That the Board of
County Commissioners OF the several counties in
this State shall cN-oclO, constitute local Board
OF Health Tor their respective counties, and shall
have and exercise all the duties OF Board oi
Health as provided in this Act except in cases
I. oh, # "a f N "a q
contains provisions inconsistent Herewith.
SEC. 3.-Ahd be il enacted, That such local
Boards OF Health shall each appoint annually in
the month of May, or as soon thereafter as prac-
ticable. county health officer who shall he IL
well educated physician and who by virtue OF
such appointment shall be the Secretary OF such
Board OF Health and its executive officer.
SEC. 4.-And be tadCtcG. That the local Board
OF Health oi each county shall meet Semi-annual-
ly in the month OF May and October, and as much
| oitener as they may deem necessary, and may
adopt all nccdiul rules and regulations Tor the
government OF their respective bodies subject to
tile provisions OF this Act. suggestive or co-opera-
| tive with municipal authorities.
SEC. 5.-tad be il enacted. That such local
Boards of Health shall take cogniZance Of all
unhealthy nuSances within the limits OF their
sanitary jurisdiction, and any person or persons,
or corporation. refusing or negecting, alter due
notice to comply with the requirements OF the
said Board in this respect shall he liable To II
penalty not exceeding lilty dollars. All questions
arising between local Boards t" Jurisdic
ti"n or their relative duty N the abatement OF
State Board OF Health for settlement.
SEC. had Dr. IL tHdCfed. That whenever any
local county health officer shall receive relia-
| bic notice or shall otherwise have reason To he
licVc that there l. within the limits ul ms SAM
tary jurisdiction ct cholera, small puN, or
| other dSeaS dangerous to the public health, he
| shall Immediately investigate the matter, and
take ali proper steps Tor tie restriction or sup
preston ui such disease OF diseases. He shall
| promptly notify the Secretary OF the State Board
OF Health OF the existence OF ANY epidemic or un
| usual sickness or mortality that may come to his
| knowledge within his own sanitary jurisdiction
| or contiguous thereto; ana when tnaS informed
| it shall he the duty ur the Secretary OF the State
| Board OF Health t" cooperate with and al the
| local health authorities i'll aking scientific and
practical Investigations into the cause or causes
! OF any existing disease, in dcViSing the most
efficient means Tor its restriction or suppression,
/ OF ior the exclusion of any threatened disease:
and to this end he may exercise all the powers OF
| the State Board of Health
That in view of possible visitation from chO-
! era, the dcVelopement oi other dangerous
! or infectious diseases. the result of uusanitary
! conditions, the Secretary was further instructed
! to confer and advise with the municipal authuri-
| ties in the several towns and villages in the
county and earnestly request the adoption and
| enforcement of such ordinances and institute
| such Sanitary measures would promote the
I public health, hy securing efficient drainage te
all water ways and waste pipes to the cleansing,
purifying and di>infcctug all cess pools, the re
rnuyal Ui all acrumUl tied masses ut filth. and the
3.nce OF which would prove pr,Jujtci:l 10 the pub
lie health ANA result Ia the Development aud
spread al infectious aui dangerous diseases.
Il! order ui the Local Board oi Health.
JOHN IL. JAMAR
Iy l5-3t Secretary aud Health Oiicer