The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-17

N. l.. McGinnis, Mayor,
II. S. Gossens,
j. A. Johnston,
f. j. Sullivan,
John P. Grogan.
R. w. Bringhurst,
The following ordinance was read
to the Board by the Secretary, and,
on motion, was adopted unanimously:
Be it ordained that the Mayor and
,, members of the Council, together with
DR.. R. L. Randolph, shall be consti-
tuted and is hereby constituted a
Board of Health for the City of Alex
andria, La; that DR. r. i. Randolph
shall be it's President and Mr.. A. B.
Racial shall act as Secretary.
That it shall he the duty of said
Board, through it's Secretary, to keep
register of all physicians and mid
wives in the City OF Alexandria, each
physician and midwife being required
to register within ten days after the
PRONUNCIATION of this ordinance, under
penalty of not less than one dollar
and costs nor more than twenty-five
dollars and costs, and IN default of
payment shall be imprisoned in the
city lookup not more than forty-eight
hours. For each physician or mid
wife so registered the Secretary shall
be paid one dollar.
The Secretary shall also keep are
cord Of all births and deaths within
the corporate limits, the same to be
furnished him by the head of the
family in which the SAID bi.th
! or death shall occur, the first within
ten days after birth and the latter
within twelve hours after death, under
penalty of not less than one, dollar
and costs nor more than twenty five
dollars and costs, and in default of
payment by imprisonment in the city
lookup for not more than forty-elght
hours. For each birth and death so
recorded the Secretary shall receive a
fee of SO cents.
He shall issue certificates of burial
for all persons dying within the cor
porate limits, and shall require such
certificates to be obtained from the
Board before such burial can take
place. For each certificate so issued
be shall receive a fee of so cents.
The Board shall receive the reports
of physicians of contagious and infec-
tious diseases, and every physician
who shall fail to report cases of con-
J tagious aud infectious diseases shall
be deemed guilty Of an offense, and
shall be fined by the Mayor for each
ofense not less than ten dollars and
costs nor more than fifty dollars and
costs, and in default Of payment shall
be confined in the city lookup for not
more than forty-eight hours.
The Board shall fix a day for its
regular meetings, and shall have'call-
ed meetings VIII never it becomes, in
the opinion of its President, necessary;
it shall also establish place for its
meetings.
The Board shall have power to pass
all laws that it may deem necessary
for the sanitary purposes of the City
and its inhabitants, and shall have
the same advertised and posted up in
public places. 1t shall give a rea-
sonable notice of said law, and all
persons failing to obey said laws as
made by said Board shall be fined in
a SUN not less than one dollar and
costs, and not more than twenty five
dollars and costs for each ofense, and
in default of payment shall be con-
fined in the city lookup for not more
than forty eight hours.
For each fine imposed by the May
or for violation of the provisions of
this ordinance and all ordinances pass
ed by this Board, the Secretary shall
receive the sum of ST., the same to be
paid by the party so offending, as part
of the costs.
Sanitary Rules and Regulations Of the
City Of AEerasdria for
the Year 1891.
/. BE it ordained that it shall not
be lawful for any person to keep a hog
or pig within the oity limits from May
LIST to November LIST.
2. No person shall deposit kitchen
offal or garbage on the streets or side
walks, or in the drains or bitches Of
the City, but said garbage must be
put in a box or barrel, placed in some
convenient place, so that same can be
easily removed by the City garbage
cart at stated intervals. Said refuse
shall he put into the river below the
corporate limits of the City.
3. No warehouse for the st rage o
hides or bones shall be allowed with
in the corporation limits, unless pro
perly dlsinfeoted by the owner.
a. All outhouses, yards and vaults
must be properly cleaned aud disin
fected by the owners or occupant
a thereof. Especial attention is direct
ed to t care of pyiyies or vaults dur
ing the summer months, and this reg
: ulation will. be strictly enforced.
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