Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-05-11
SOME NEW LAWS.
Acts Of the 28th Assembly OF Interest to
the People.

An act to create 4 board of health for
! the territory of New Mexico.
Section THAT the county commits
| sionerS of the various counties in this ter
rltory are l.ere Y authorized and en-
powered to appoint for all the towns and
settlements in their respective counties
of not less than 500 inhabitants, a physi-
elan Of known ability and integrity, then
holding certificate from the present
territorial medical board, to act as health
officer OF said town or settlement for the
period OF two years, unless sooner removed
for cause.
Sec, Said health officers so created
may at any time organize themselves into
a board of health to be known as "The
Board of Health for the Territory of New
Mexico" by meeting at the capital there
OF and electing a president, secretary and
treasurer. They may use seal and issue
certificates to the various members of said
health board, signed by the president and
attested by the secretary; they may meet
as often as they desile and formulate
rules and regulations for their own gov
eminent and the government of the local
settlements.
Sec. 3.-That the health officers ap-
pointed in the various towns and settle
ments, as provided for in Sc, ton of this
act, are herely au h riA, d and empowered
to investigate all epidemic and contagious
diseases in their various localities and
their causes and all matters pertaining to
the health of their various localities, and
to take such measures as in their judg-
ment is expedient and prudent to prevent
the spread of such diseases, and in case of
contagious diseases to isolate them in
their own houses and designate their
places of residence with appropriate flags
or signals, SO that the general public may
be thereby notiiel that such diseases
exist, and they may establish rules and
regulations to prevent the intercourse OF
any one except the family and immediate
relatives with such family so afflicted, and
such health officers may call on the local
authorities to assist them IN any reason
able efforts to loraize and prevent the
spread of any such diseases.
Sec. At shall be the duty of such
health officer to report to the nearest
justice of the peace any nuisances or
disease breeding localities, such as may
eXhale mularial pOisons resulting from
the deposit of filth, Stops or animal mat
ters, and that the said justices of the peace
are hereby authorized and empowered to
impose and collect a fine not to exceed
S2) in case the persons causing such
nuisances shall fail to abate the same Oh
the order u the said health officers.
Sec. 5.-That said health officers shall
have authority to inspect any meats eX-
posed for sale in any OF the markets, OF
this territory in their own locality, and
that they are hereby authorized to enter
any place where meats are slaughtered or
marketed, to inspect the same, and II
they find upon examination that such
meats are unfit for use, to have the same
condemned and destroyed, and that they
may call upon the sheriff of the county,
or the proper precinct officer, to see that
said meat is destroyed at once on the
order of said health officer. =,
Sec. 6.-That such health officers shall
be furnished with vaccine virus by the
territorial medical board to va,'cinate the
inhabitants of their various localities who
are unable to procure the same for them
selves, and that the sum OF 800, or SO
much thereof as is necessary, is hereby
appropriated, and the territorial auditor
shall issue warrants for the same on the
order of the said territorial medical board.
Sec. THAT such health Officers shall
receive no compensation for services rem
dered under the provisions of this act.
Sec. S.-That it shall be unlawful here
after for any one to carry through the
streets and roads Of towns and settlements
in this territory, or into any church in this
territory, the corpse Of any human being
having died of any contagious disease
with the coffin of said corpse open and
the body exposed.
Sec. 9.--That no pest house shall be
established in any town or settlement in
this territory nearer than one mile from
any settlement or residence or public
house.
Sec. 1O.-Any person violating the pro-
visions of this act may be fined in sum
not less than So nor more than $50 Tor
each and every offense, to be imposed and
collected by the proper authority:
Sec. ALI fines collected under this
act shall be turned into the county treas
ury.
Sec. 12.-This act shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage.
Law by limitation Feb. %, 1889.
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