The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-06-22
AN ORDINANCEl |
Providing for the Establishment OF "a Board
of Heath rs Prescribed by an Act of
Assembly Approved nth Day
of May, A. d. 1903.

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of May, a. d. 1903.
SECTION BE ~ ordained by the Town |
,ouncit of trg Is lrough of shenandoah, and |
[ IL hereby ordained b b, the authority Of ihe |
anne. Tnat alter the pass age OF this ordin |
,nce 1t shell be the euty OF the Prssld MT ~ |
he Town Council of the Borough Of Shenan- !
3olh, by and with the lrsa OF me un- |
,lL to appoint a Board of Health Of the Boz |
Dugu 10 consist Of i've persons NOT member
Di the C1uncil, oue Of whom shall be- repui |
snie rhvqiciau of no. less than Two year,
standing 1 the practice Of bis profession, A.
the FIRST appointment the ffesld nj OF lle |
Town Coudcll hhaii 'tblgh"JS Uue Oi tne
member 20 rye for one Sc ~ one 70 serv.
for two tars. one TO serve for three years, /
Que to strv- for four years, ans one To s5rv.
for five YEAR. and Thereafter one m smber OF
said Board sh ID be appointed annually "
erVt for five years Tine Board Hlall be ap'
pointed by dlatricl8. c1cl "afd OF Jhe BOZ
Uugh s4a cOusliu g ul'lIlct rue mem
bers thereof shall serve Without cOmpens
SEC Toe dutles, sp"nslbilities, pawe
ana prrUEgtiye5, Of ia.d Board, shsll
identical with those aHslan med to Boards q
HeaIth Of cities ut the tHird class by sectio
thr.e, four, Eve, six and seven Of arucis
eleven OF the Act Of May LWshty'Jnltd ont
thousand eight hu dreu and eighty -llno, Ell
titled IAN Act providing for the iucOr ora
tlon and government Of cities OF the thir
pTc g-Tbe members Of the Board shall
severally take ana subscribe the oaah pre-
scr4b-d 70 bOrOagh Oiiic r. ana shal aunu
lly organ 10 by Tire cnol.e OF one OF thei
number as President. Tuey shall elect g.
5ecie pry, VINO snail Keep the minutes OF
their proceed nps and perl0lm su h othef
dulles ss may be dire tea by tns Botd aud
IA health officer, who shall execute the orders
OF the Board, and for that pu pose the satd
health officer rhail nave and exercise The
powers aud authority OF policeman OF the
Borough. ne seer tary aud Eeallh ohicer
-halI receive such salary as may be fixed b}
tn Board, ana shall hOli their Offices during
the pleasure of the 30 I'd.
They shall several y give bond TO the Bo .
ough M me sum Of i've huLdr. doll rs,
with sufficient s,rety, for he futhful dis
charge of their duties, and shall also TAX
and subscribe the oath required of merit en-
of the Board. Al fees which shall bs colN ct
ed or received by tue Board, OF by any Officer
thereof In hts OiiCal capacity, shall be pbi
over into the Borough treasury monthly, b.
gelher with all penalties which shal be re.
covered for the violation OF any regulation OF
the Beard.
power TO administer Uaths or aflirmations in
any prOce ding. or invent cations touchiu s
the regul ttions of the Buard, but shall not BE-
entitled TO receive any fee therefor.
SEC 4-Tne said b ard of Health thall hav,
power AID 10 shall be their duty, TO maA Z
an d enforce all ueadtul rules ana regulations
10 prevent the Introduction and spread of iu
ieC,igu5 or contagious disease by the regu.a
lion OF int. COWse with infected places, by
The arrest, sCpaIatiOI and Treatment OF a.
! leCleQ PERSONS ana ptIhIuH VINO hlldll NAV
been exposed 10 any INFECTIOUS, or cOntag Gus
disease, and by 6bat ug ana removing a
uui-anCes which they shall deem preiudiciBl
TO the puUlic health; to enforce vaccination
to mark infected houses or p aces 10 prescr 0t
rules for the construction aud maintenance
of house rains, waste'ppes, sOil.pipes and
cess pools and MAKE all such other regulH
tiuns as they shall deem necessary for he
preservation of the public heu IN, They shall
also nave power, with the consei OF COun.
Gill; in case of the prevalence Cf any contagl
l NtFaNH n NH NNsa.a
| 10 establish one or more hospitals aud T.
make provision and regulations Tor the man.
| agemeut Ol the same,
The Board may Ia such case appC int a.
many ward or district physicians and other
sanitary agents as thvy may det m necessarj
| whose salaries shall bs fixed by he BOaAd be
| lore their appointment. u shall be the duty
| of all physicians plactlcing within the Bor
! ough 90 report 10 the Secre, airy OF said Board
| of Heath the names ana residences of all per
| sons coming under their professional car
| afflicted with such contagious or inf. ct iou,
diseases, In the manner directed by tie sale
| Board.
SEC 5-The said Board of Health shall have
| power as a body or by committee, as well ai
| the health Ofhcer, together with his subordin
ates, assistants atd workmen, under and by
| order Of the said Board, to enter at any timt
| upop any premises in the Borough upof
! which there IL suspected to be any infectious
or contagt us disease, or nuisance detrimental
| TO the public health, for the purpose of exam
lining and abaling tue samt; and all writer
orders for the removal OF ruisGuces issued {.
| the said health officer by order of the sale
| Board, attested by the Secretary, shall be ex
| eculed by him and his subOidiuates anC
| Workmen, ana the costs and expenses there
| OF shall bs recoverable trOm the ow er Of
owners Of the premises from which tht
nuisance shall Ue removed, or lrOm an per
son or persons causiGg or ainlaiuing thl
same, ia tue same manner as debts Of lik
amount are now by law co lected,
| SEQ. G-The said Board of Health shall hav
| power to create ana malnta a complete auC
accurate system Oi the registration Of al
| marriages, birth and deaths, which may &C
cur within the Borough, and TO compel obedi
ence TO the same upon the part of all physi
clans and other medical practitioners, clert y
men, ana gistrates, ,undert3kers sections and al
other persons from whom Information 70
such purposes may properly be required.
The Board shall make, and cause to be pub
lished, all necessary rule ana regulations 70
carrying into fleet the powers aud function
| with which they are hereby invested, whic
rules and regulations, when approved by til
Council and Cniel Burgess, and when advel
| tised in the same manner as other ordinance
| shall have the iorce of ordinances Of he boz
Ough, and al penalties for the violation there
| of, as well as expenses necessarily y incurred
| carrying the same into eHecl, hn III be racOV
cradle or the use oi the Borough, in the sa N
. ! manner as penalties Tor u violation OF BO
ough ordinances, subject 10 the ike limit6
tiOn as TO the amount thereof
T. SEC. lit shall be the duty Of the Board {
Heath 10 submit annually to the Counc
S before the commencement Of the fiscal yea
an estimate OF the probable receipts ana e1
ppnditures OF the Board duri1g the ensnin
wear, and the ouncil shall then proceed I
make such appropriation thereto as the
shall deem necessary; and the said Boar
l. shall, in the month Of J nuary of each yea
su0mit report In writing to the Council
It's oSeraions for The preceding year, wit
the necessary statistics thereof together vii
such Information or suggestions relative
the sanitary condition and requirements
the borough, as IL may deem proper, and I'll
D Council shall publish the same in its Oificii
Journal 10 shall blsO be the duty of the Boar
70 tocOmmunicate to the State Board of Healt
at least annu sly, notice of its organiZatiO
and membership, and copies Of ali its repOr
and publications, together with such sanitaI
Information as m ~ from time to time be r,
Quiied by said State & ard.
Passed June 18th, 1893
JAMES BURNS,
Chief Burgess.
o. BETTERIDG p,
. Pres. OF Council.