The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-06-10

CATION shall be void and of no effect
otherwise, it shall be and remain in
full force and virtue in law.
(~~) In witness whereof, the
} L. S. Sun Vapor Street Light
W. Company has caused its
signature to be. affixed by its Treasu.
rer, and its corporate seal to be hereto
attached, and the said su.eties have
hereunto signed their names this 18th
day of May, A. D. 1891.
The SUN VAPoR STREET LIGHT Co.,
J. G. McMATH,
Secty. and Treas.
ROBERT A. MILLER,
J. G. McMATH.
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. L. Randolph
shall be its President and Mr.. A. B.
Racial shall act as Secretary.
That it shall be the duty of said
Board, through its Secretary, to keep
a 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
promulg CATION of this ordinance, under
a 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 OF mid
wife so registered the Secretary shall
be paid one dollar
The Secretary shall also keep re-
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 hi tn
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 orty-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
he 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
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 day for its
regular meetings, and shall have call
ed meetings VIII never it becomes, in
the opinion of it's President, necessary;
it shall also establish q 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
tue same advertised and posted up in
public places. 1t shall give 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! he con-
fined in the city lookup for not more
than forty-eigbt hours.
For each fine imposed by the May.
or for violation of the provisions O
this ordinance and all ordinances pass
ed by this Board, the Secretary shall
receive the sum of 81, the same to bt
paid by the party 50 offending, as par
of the costs.
Sanitary R,tzes and Regulations Of tn
City Of Aleraxdria for
the Year 1891.
i l. Be it ordained that it shall no
be lawful for any person to keep hog
or pig within the city 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 o
the City, but said garbage must b'
put in a box or barrel, placed in som.
convenient place, so that same can b.
easily removed by the City garbag,
cart at stated intervals. Said refuse
shall be put into the river below tb,
corporate limits of the City.
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