The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1892-07-13

Further Supplement- to an act entitled IAN
act to establish III this state boards of health
and q bureau of vital statistics, and to de
fine their respective powers and duties" APP
proved March thirty-frst. one thousand
eight hundred and eigbty-seven.
Assembly of the State of New Jersey, That
section twelve of the act entitled IAN act to
establish In this state boards of health and q
burs of vital statistics and to define their
respective powers and duties" approved
March thirty-first, one thousand eight hun
dred and eighty-seven, be amended 80 rs to
read as follows:
boards of health shall have power 10 pass,
alter or amend ordinances and make rules and
regulationsin regard 20 thepublic healtbwith-
in their several Jurisdictions Tor the follow
Ing purposes. but such ordinance shall have
three readings before Its final passage and
at least one week shall intervene between the
second and third readings of said ordinance
and a notice stating the title OF said ordinance
and the date when 1t passed It's second read
ing, shall be published at least one week prior
to It's Anal passage in at least one newspaper
published In the township, city, town borough
or other local municipal government II any
newspaper is published therein, and II there
be no newspaper published therein. then In
some newspaper OF the county circulating In
such township, city. town. borough or other
local municipal government:
/. To aid In the enforcement OF the law as
to the adulteration of all kinds of food and
drink, and to prevent the sale or exposure for
sale of any kind of meat or vegetable that Is
unwholesome or unfit for food.
III. To define and declare what shall constt-
tute nuIsances In lots, streets. docks, wharves,
vessels and piers and all public or private
places:
Ill To prevent the spreading OF dangerous
epide,nics or contagious diseases and to de-
clare that the same has become epidemic, and
to maintain and enforce proper and sufficient
quarantine whenever deemed necessary:
w. TO regulate, control and prohibit the
keeping or Strengthening of all kinds OF ami
v. 10 regulate, control and prohibit the
accumulation of offal and all decaying or
V' vi. 10 prohibit and remove any offensive
matter or abate any nuisance IN any public
highway. road, street, avenue alley or other
place. public or private: and to cause the re-
| VII. To compel the return of all births,
deaths and marriages by physicians, mid.
wives, nurses clergymen. magst n,ate ana "a
| such death, birth or marriage:
| VIII. To secure the sanitary condition of
| tenement houses jails, prisons and all public
TX. TO regulate control or prohibit the
cleaning OF sewers the dumping OF garbage,
| the filling of sunken lots or marsh lands. and
| to provide for the filling up of such lots or
lands
x. TO regulate and control the method of
contraction. the location, the method or
manner OF emptying or cleaning, and the fire.
quency OF cleaning of cesspools and privies.
XII. To regulate and control the mode of
| connection of house drainage and plumbing
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| XII. To protect the public water supply and pre-
vent the pollution of any stream Of water well,
the water of which is used for domestic purposes,
and to order not to be used closed any we'll the
water Of which Is polluted or detrimental to the
| public health
| XIII. To remove persons Infected to suitable
| place In case Of contagious infectious disease,
| where in the Judgment OF the board, such removal
| is necessary and can be accomplished without any
undue risk TO the person persons diseased and TO
disinfect the premises when deemed necessary;
XIV. TO regulate the burial and dislDterment OF
human bodies.
O. And be II enacted, That il shall be the duty Of
township boards Of health to appoint the day OF
their organization place, day and hour for regu-
lar meeting Tor the hearing Of complaints, reports
aud general business, and TO cause to be published
| In the township newspaper or paper circulating
in the tow nship, notice of the same; provided thai
at least one regular meeting shall be held in eaci
| year; and provided. further, that special meetings
may be called at any time by the president Of sale
township board by the state board OF health ant
for attendance meetings of said boards Of heati
| the members shall receive the sum Of two dollars
for each meeting, 10 he paid in the same manner a
| members of township committees are paid for tbei
| services
| g. And be IL enacted That all acts and parts o
acts Inconsistent with this act be and the same ar
| hereby repealed.
a. And be 1t enacted, That this act shall tax
| effect Immediately.
Approved March 20, 1892.