The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-01-24

appoint . health officer, who shall b
. competent physician Of regular
practice, who shall hold hs Office FIJI
one year and until his successor il
duly appointed and qualified. The
| village marshal shall be ex-ofRcio,
assistant health officer. The health
officer shall take the usual oath Of Of.
fee and give bond in such sum a
the trustees shalt determine for the
faithful performance Of his duties and
shall receive such compensation rs the
trustees may determine.
Sec. 2. The trustees. health off.
Ger and marshall constitute q board
Of health and the village clerk shall
be ex-oficio clerk Of the board of
health.
Sec. 3. Meetings Of the board Of
health shall be called by the clerk at
the request Of any member Of said
board and a majority shall constitute
a quorum and do business.
Sec. 4. The assistant health officer
shall be under the general direction
of the health officer.
Sec. s. The board Of health
shall exercise a general su-
pervision over the health of the vii.
lage, with full power to take all steps
and use all measures necessary to pro.
mote the cleanliness and salubrity
thereof, to prevent the Introduction
into the village Of malignant, conta.
gious or infectious diseases, and to re.
move or otherwise take care of any
person attacked by any such disease,
and to adopt in reference to such per-
sons any regulations, restrictions or
measures deemed advisable, and to
establish rules for the government of
village pest house.
Sec. s The Board Of Health shall exer-
else q general supervision over the health Of
the village, with full power to take all steps
and use all measures necessary to promote
the cleanliness and sslubrity thereof, to
prevent the introduction into the village
of malignant, contagious or infectious dis.
eases, and to remove or otherwise take care
Of any person attacked by any such disease,
and to adopt In reference to such persons
any regulations, restrictions or measures
advisable. and to establish rules for
the government Of the village pest house.
Sec. 8. The health ofhoer shall have and
. general supervision over the
sanitary condition Of the village.
Sec. 7. He shall give the president
and the board Of health all such professional
n information ~ they may require,
with . view TO tho preservation Of the public
and whenever he shall hear Of the
existence Of any mslisnsnt. contagious or
residential disease. he shall investigate the
and adopt measures to arrest its pro-
sress.
Sec. 8. It shsll b. tho further duty Of
health officer to enforce all the laws Of
the territory aud ordinances Of the village
in relation to the sanitary regulations Of
village aud cause all nuisanees 70 be
sbated with al reasonable promp.rsss. And
for the purpose Of carrying out the forsgo-
requirements. he shall be permitted .,
oil times, from the rising to the setting Of
the sun, to enter into any house. store, Sta
bic or other building, and to cause the
floors to be raised, if he shall deem j, necss-
ssry in order to . thorough examination Of
vaults, sinks or drains, and to
cause all privies to be eleAnsed and kept in
good condition, and to csuse al dead ami
mails or other nsuseous or unwholesome
or substances to be buried or re.
moved or disposed Of Is the heslth officer
may direct.
Sec. o.. In order to the carrying out Of
the provisions Of the foregoing sections, it
shall be the duty Of tho Health Officer to
serve OF cause 70 be served . notice in writ
ing upon the owner, occupant or agent Of
any lot, building or premises in Or upon
which any nuisance may be found, or who
may be the owner or cause any such nui-
sanoe, requiring them to abate the same in
such manner Is he shall prescribe and
the time named in said notice; Pro-
vidsd, That it shall not be necessary in any
for the health officer to specify in his
notice the in which any nuisance
shall be abstedi unless he shall deem it adj
so to do knd such notice may be
given or served by any officer or person who
nay be directed or deputsd to give or make
he same; and il such owner, occupant or
agent shall neglect or refuse to comply with
he requirements Of such order within the
line specified, they shall be subject to the
hereinafter prescribed. and It shsll
% the duty Of. said officer. to proceed ~
once, upon the expiration Of the time speci-
in said notice, to cause such nuisance to
abatsd; And provided further, That
whenever the owner, occupant Or agent Of
premiSes 10 unknown or cannot bs found,
the said health officer shall proceed 70 sbsts
the same without notice. sud in either case
the expenses of such abatement shall be col
:ec.ed from the person or persons who may
nave created, continued and suffered such
Nuisance to exist. .:
Sec. u. It shall lie the further duty Of