The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-10
MUNICIPAL NCTICF.

virtue of an act of the General AS
semblv of this State, entitled An
act to establish local Boards Of
Health in the cities and incorro:-
atcd towns of the State. and to de-
fine the powers thereon. !: Board
of Health for the town Of Man
ming has be. n ,:l;y elected. - TO-
lows:
DR.. c. R. Geigcr.
Joseph +. Rhamc.
r. 3. I-oryea.
W. &. Chandler.
+. y. Wilson.
On the sd OF June. 1895, said
Board Of Health WAS duly organ
lied by clecting DR.. c. B. Gcigcr
chairman and r. B. Lorvca sccrc-
t&rv.
At meeting Of said Board
after its organization the town was
divided into four districts, and one
member OF the Board. charged
specially with the Supcrin'cndcnce
of the health department OF such
district, as follows:
District No. I--boundcd wet
bv Brooks street and rorth by the
street leading from the front OF the
Setter lot to the depot sometimes
called Depot street,.
District 10. o-Bourd,d west
by Brooks street and south by said
Depot street.
District No. ,-Boundcd east by
Brooks street and south by said
Depot street.
District No. 4-l3oundcd east by
Brooks street and north hv said
Depot street.
The districts, in the order above
named, are under the supervision
of the following named ,"cinbc..-
of said rolrt OF Health:
No. II. y. Wilson.
No. Nv. &. Chandler.
No. 3-IoSepll +. Rhamc.
No. 4-R. b. Lorvea. AID Er.
c. B. Gciger will have general
supervision Of ali ni said DIS
tricts.
The following arc among the
more important powers conferred
by law upon said Board: The
Board is empowered to elect a
Health Officer, who shall c:.cc::::e
the orders of the Board. ;,,.G :or
that purpose shall have anc! c::::v::-
else the powers of :; policeman oi
the town: to make ;::?eis cr!cTtv ;::
necdful rules and rcga!.*!p:-s=!o !oi
the prevention oi' the i!:;:o,il:clio"
and spread Of infectious %" CO..
tagious diseases: to vi>i' ,i:.> IL
spect the court housc and .,":'..;S
offices thcrci, contained, ;::..: i:::e
Jail and other prisons locatc>! in ;!!s
town. in regard 10 tic purity
of the water supply. 'hc
lighting and heating Of tbs ,.;:::o:'s
offices of the court hous-, AID cells
and other rooms occupied by pr!s-
oners in the jail<. and note the
general sanitary condition Of the
same. And said Board may re-
commend to the county authori-
ties the removal of all nuisances on
the premises on which said build
ings are located, which might
prove detrimental to public health,
and shall report the number OF
prisoners, their diet and treatment.
the diseases and number of cases
of sickness occurring among the
prisoners.
The following are the provisions
of sections 4 and 5 of said act:
SECTION 4. The said Board Of
Health shall have power, as Il body
or by committee, as well as the
Health Officer, together with his
subordinates, assistants and work
men, under and by order of said
Board, to enter at any time upon
any premises in the town or city
upon which there is suspected to be
any contagious or infectious dis
ease or nuisance detrimental to the
public health, for the purpose Of
examining and abating the same :;
and all written orders for the re-
moval of nuisances issued to the
said Health Officer by order of said
Board, attested by the secretary.
shall be executed by him and his
subordinates and workmen; pro-
vided, the person or persons re-
fusing to remove such nuisance.
and the cost and expense thereof,
shall be recoverable from the owner
or owners of the premises from
which the nuisance shall be re-
moved or from any person causing
or maintaining the same, i'll the
same manner Us debts of like
amounts are now collected by law.
SECTION :. The said Board Of
Health shall have power to create
and maintain a complete and &C
curate system Of the registration
of births and deaths which may oc
cur within the town or city. and to
compel the obedience to the same
upon the part of all physicians and
other medical practitioners, clergy