The record-union., 1892-04-06
ARTICLE XII.
Henlth department.

SEC. 169. There shall be a Health Depart
ment under the management Of n Board of
Health. said bOal d shall consist OF five men,
bers who shall be appointed by he Mayor by
auC with the consent of the Board of Trustee
Tie President Of the Board of Trustees shall
he e& OfaciO the President Of the Rolrd Of
Heath. bur without the right to vote, except
in case OF tie, when ne SHALL have the right
TO vote. Each member shall be duly licensed
phESiC an IA accordance with the laws of the
State and a qualified electar Of the city for not
less than two years. Those first appointed
siail 50 classify themselves by lot that one
SAlli 90 out OF ONCE at the end OF one year,
one al the end OF two years, one ut the end Of
three years and two al the end OF four years.
they shall receive no compensation for their
services, and their term Of Office shall be four
years.
SEC. 10. Regular meetings of the Board of
Health shall be neld once month and special
meetings when called by the President or any
three members, ana all meetings shall be pub
ne. Three members shall constitute u quo
rum FOR the transaction OF any business
SEC. III. said Board Of Health shall have
supervision OF all matters appcrianing to the
sanitary condition OF the city and public in
siitutions thereof and full powers are hereby
given to sald board over all questions of foul
or detective drainage and OF the diSinteciion
ana sanitary Cleaning OF streets, alleys eel
lars, cesspOoiS, sewers or nuisanceS OF any de-
seript{on, and Of low places within the CITY
limits calculated to receive and retain un-
healthy deposits.
SEC. 1S2. The Board OF Health shall exer-
else q general supervision over and he the
custodian of al the death and cemetery rec
oras now belonging 20 the city. and tnex shall
cause 10 9e kept IA books, prepared for the
purpCs2. complete records OF an deaths in
ierulei.S in aa the city cemeteries and birt ms
occurring in said city. They shall atlopt such
forms and regulations. flr The use OF pAysi-
clans Uudertakers and -upelintendents OF
Cemeteries as IA titelf Judgment may he best
calauated 10 secure reliable vital and NOR
la4lfy statistics y said city. and prevent the
spread of contagious and injections diseases
Ihcy shall nave power TO prevent or forbid
communication with infected families or
fHf,l
establish 81 peSthoUS1 and provide the neces-
k8rN attendants ana supplies therefor
SEC. 173. fhe Board Of Trustees of the Citv
ci sacramento shall, ~ ordinance or other
5vise, provide for enforcing such orders and
regulations IS the Board OF Health may from
time 10 time adopt, and all eNpenses ueces-
sadly incurred by the Board Of Health in
Ctrr&1ng out the provisions OF law and OF this
Charter shall be provided for by the Board Gf
Trustees. VINO are hereby authorized and di-
feeted 70 make an appropriation therefor out
of the General Fund.
SEC. IA. Tie Board OF Health, within two
weeks from the time OF its organization Saali
elect City Physiciau, Who shall also a,t,as
Health Ohc}r and Secretary 0t the Board Of
Health. said city Physician shall not be a
member OF the Board Of Health, and shaII be
an elCetOr OF the citY, not less than thirty
years OF age, licensed physician Of not less
tu8n two years. and actually engaged in the
practice OF his Profession therein He shall
hold his Office during the pleasure Of the Board
Of Health, and mus, see that the laws and or
enhances OF the city in relation 10 the public
A4tltJfi anu t4E anu 0ltkCtc itae
board of Health, are properly enforced. lie
snail keep Il IulI record OF all the transactions
Cf The Board OF Ht alth, aS well as al records
@ppeftaining thereto; and by himself or his
deputy issue all permits for buFi8ls or re
lluNalS in any OF the cemeteries belonging to
ne city. and no inteunCutS shall be made
therein unless said Health OfIcer is satisfied
81 the correctness and reliability OF the c1rtfi-
cafe u death presented for ais inspection. lie
81 al5 have the powers OF q police Officer, aHd
ShitlL make an eN} ended anuI al report 10 tie
"a
tils ONCE, Including m0rtuaTy and other sta
tlsaeS, with such obser ations and recom-
lnehdAilons in relation TO the sanitary condi-
''ol 81 @ @tie city as no may deem proper.
81 .. The City Physician shall attend,
Wuen called upon, the INDECENT sick or
Notnaed IL the city. and shalt lBtve charge OF
any receiving hospital or disp5 5psary estab-
Ished Tor the benefit of the sick poor and
Nhetl ottlned necessary by the Board OF
felAil, he may employ muse To assist him
IL ~ e'ele oi me INDECENT sick or wounded.
81 o. me City Physic an. as Health
OulceF, sIlAll visit once in each Quarter all
pubuc buildings and Scho0lhOuses in SAID
city. During such visits he shall examine the
lnanner IN which they are lighted ventilated
ana helssa' ana particularly as 10 their sani-
SEC. -. The City Physician. as Health
t)hlteI, saah promptly report in writing to
the City euPeEint endent OF Common Schools
tie name ana residence OF. every rerson sielx
with cholera, SMALLPOX s.ayiat5na djI{h-
iberia, or any contagious disease. said CITY
Superintends nj, when 50 notified must refuse
stdInlttauce 20 the common schools OF any
1nernber OF household one or ,,,ors ff y,-lS1Sa
inmates are SEX rom any o otthe aforesaid dis
eases. TIE person excluded Shall be admitted
upon presenting certificate from his or her
attending physician, from the Health
officer, taat there is no longer any danger
fron contagien-
is reported to the Health oaieer. Le may visit
the premises where the person is. and when
satisfied that said disease exists. ne snail
place yellow nag or conspicuous notice on
Said premises, winch shall remain during the
continuauc Of the disease on said premises
SEC l79. The Health Officer may c.il,se II,
lie removed to q smallpox hospital any t,s,.
SON in said city affected with sinaIi-poS
ENIlen 2 case of smallpox exists in any hons.
md the person so effected is nor moved to
said hospital OF pest mouse, the Health Officer