Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-06-15

of all dift, vegetable and other Impure matter
calculated to engender disease, and to cause
Them TO be thoroughly whitewashed with fresh
lime.
Sec. a. 1t shall be the duty of every adult and
every parent, guardian OF master of every minor,
residing within the limits of this borough who
has not had smallpox, or been vaccinated so as
10 have taken cow-pOX regularly, to be- il an
adut, vaccinated, or, in case ofa minor, to cause
such minor 10 'e vaccnated within six months
from the date of the passage of this ordinance
unless unable to 20 so by reason ofpover VI and II
shall be lawful for any regularly educated ply
stefan residing in this borough on application of
such resident adult, or parent. mast or guardian
OF such resident MINOR, as are unable by reason of
poverty to ray the vaccination fee, to vaccinate
said adult or said minor, and present his bill
therefor, properly authenticated, for an amount
not exceeding the fee u-ually charged r such
serylc 8 and to recover the same of and from the
corporation.
Sec. As No pupil shall be all wed to attend the
public schools n this borough who has not been
vaccinated successfully within seven years.
Sec. 46. No parent, guardian or master, in
whose house or family there shall have been a
communicable disease, dangerous to the public
health, shall permit any child residing in said
honse or family to attend any public, private or
Sunday school after the cessation of said dis
case, within period # thirty DAYS after the
house shall have been thoroughly di infected and
cleansed. And 1t shall be the duty OF the school
board to have this section printed or cards, men
tioning the names of diseases declared commu-
Mica lie and dangerous to the public health in
this ordinance, and posted in every school room
in this borough; ana it shall be the duty of each
once month ana whenever any epidemic shall
appear And 1t shall be the duty OF the board of
health Tor borough counciD to have this section
printed on cards and furnished TO every private
school, academy seminary, kindergarten and
Sunday school in this borough and to request the
person or per ons in charge of such private insti
tutions to post such cards in conspicu us places
and re d the section to the school at least once
mont, and whenever any epidemic shall prevail.
sec AZ. Every undertake. or other person who
may have charge ofthe funeral of any dead per-
son. shal procure properly filled out certificate
OF the death and its probable cause, in acco d.
anee with the form prescribed by the state board
of health and shall present the same to the desig-
mated officer or member of the board of health
and obtain burial or transit permit thereupon,
at least twenty -four hours before the time ap-
pointed for such funeral; and he shall not remove
any dead body until such burial or transit permit
shall have been procured.
Sec, AZ. Every person who acts as a sexton or
undertaken, or cemetery keeper wit in the
limits of this borough, has charge or care of
any tomb, vault, or burying ground or other place
for the recepton of the dead, or where the bdies
ofahy human beings are depos te I, shall 30 con-
duct his business and so care for any such place
above named, as to avoid detrment or danger to
public health; and every person undertaking pre-
parations for he bur of a body dead from COM
municable diseases as hereinbefore enumerated,
shall adop such precautions as the board of
health (or borough counciD may prescribe o pre-
vent the spread Of such dsea e No dead body
snail be eXhumed and removed between the
months of May and October inclusive, and no
body dead from smallpox shall ever be exhumed
and removed
Sec ~. Every person violating sections 3, 8, Z,
s. 0, 10, II, II 49, 81, 49, "a 3d. 36, 81 49, 40 al or
42 of this ordinance, shall be liable for every
such offense upon conviction before any burgess,
justice or magistrate, to fine of not les than S.
or more tha $25 at the discretion ofthe convict
ing burgess, justice or magistrate, besides costs,
which the convicting burgess, justice or magis-
trate may inflict If he see fit.
Sec SO Every le son violating any other sec
ton or provis ION of this ordinance, shall be liza
Bile, for very such oifense, upon conviction be-
fore any burgess, justice or magistrate, to a fine
of not less than So or more than $40, at the dis
crction of the conyicting burgess, justice or
magistrate besides costs which the convcting
burgess, justice or mag strate may innict if he
see fit.
Sec 81. Al police officers, constables and
watchmen are enjoined, and all citizens are re-
spectfully desired, to give information to the
board Of health (or borough connciD of any VIOLA
ton of these ordinances, so that the sanitary avs
providing for the cleanliness and health of the
borough may be fully executed, and all Offenders
promp ly punished.
Sec. So. This ordinance shall take effect five
6) days after its publication, as provided by
statute.
Passed finally in council October Q, 1892.
L. A. Buckley, Patrick Dooris,
Secretary, President.
Il. Z. Gallagher, Burgess