St. Paul daily globe., 1895-05-21
part of the same department as the water

part of the same department as the water
works.
: CHAPTER XVII.
! CORRECTIONS, HOSPITALS AND
| CHARITIES
| Sec. 294. SUPERINTENDENT OF
| WORKHUUSE The mayor shall, in any
city maintaining a workhouse, appoint u
| superintendent of the Worknouse, VINO snail
nave the management and control OF the
wofkhouse, subject to such rules and req ,
ldlloHS Ior the management thereof as the
cry cry council may ordaln. He shall have the
custody OF all persons confined therein,
anu anu snaii receive and contine all persons
ssi sssHitehced thereto and shall appoint an
E;ancsrs, ~; supordlnates and employees required
IN the management of such workhouse, and
| may discharge the same
1v6e;,zo. Sec; 20. PLACE OF DETENTION FOR
| WHEN OR CHILDREN-Tha CITY council
trofi de pior1ue @ Ior the management and con-
o LII ti, pi any place of detention for women
u VI @chiioren maintained by the city. ana
[io1s pit9scrtpe t an necessary rules and regula-
s1ob sIUns e11sefeIor and the mayor shall appoint
seem nacesso 10 TO manage the same as may
Sec. Sec 296. SUPERINTENDENT OF POOR
of ne ne city council may appoint at the time
| poor. 'uP0iiHteHueHt VI the
,,,hE Inc superintendent of the poor shall,
| snnnint ~ @ tne approval Of the city council,
cRPPint cIt, o;i sucn subordinate employees as the
cry council may deem NECESSARY. Tie
ouIIpelIhIehdent OF the poor shall investigate
an applications for assistance and relief
6n+ty II Every nature and attend to the distri-
puli1n OF all fuel, food and other supplies
TO the poor, under such rules and reguIa-
IONS LiohS as the city council may ordain He
n Snan nave the management and control of
all poorhouses and charitable institutions
established or maintained 6v The city'
utaef tne direction of the city council
Anu ne may, by direction of the citv coun-
Iii, L,oe9l estaellsh and maintain an employment
bottt bureau Tor the use and benefit of the in
haDitants of said city seeking employment.
Froylded, that this section shall not apply
o3br ~ ertles Where hospitals, alinshouses and
caly cnry ana county In common, and where the
care ana control Of such institutions and
cHSarItleS S Is are under board of control.
oo1nci, 1gc. ~. I'm CITY PHYSICIAN - The city
council SNAIL at the time of its organiza-
tioH, appoint city physician, who shall
pe regularly licensed physician and sur
Tgon fTba oi4 Gl good standing in his profession.
Inc city physician shall appoint such as
slstant physicians as the city council may
9tteTmlne, and he shall appoint and may
ulScnatge such matrons, nurses and other
for hIi ID employees as may be provided
I Ior Dy the city council. He shall have une
management and control, subject to sucn
ruies and regulations as the city council
bE may tho oraaln' oit' Of all hospitals maintained
py tue city except the quarantine or pest
hospital, and shall act as physician and
surgeon of all departments of the city, and
asitIa aia upon and care for all sick and
dincted among the poor of the CITY as
directed by the superintendent of the poor,
Proyided, that this section shall not apply
TO cities where the office of city and county
physicians are re- united in one person.
CHAPTER XVIII.
g.. D1dEaPAkTMENT 1da OF HEALTH.
Sec. 296. HOW CONSTITUTED-T de-
pa;rtmient OF health shall consist of com
slcian regularly licensed to practice as
such, and shall be the executive officer of
the department, and OF such number of
assistants, ass tan inspectors, quarantine officers
"a
tefLnined by the city council; and Of a board
OF health, which shall be composed of the
commissl0ner of health and three 81 mem
peas per 2 OF the city council to be appointed by
Sec. 299. HEALTH COMMISSIONER
| APPOINTMENT AND SALARY-The con-
missioner of health shall be appon9ed by
the mayor and he shall hold his office dur
ing the pleasure of the mayor. The salaries
| o: the commissioner of health and his as
slstants shall be fixed by the city council.
| slGner, before entering upon the duties of
| his office, shall execute a bond to fhe city
In such sum, and with such sureties and
upon such conditions as the city council
| may dc telm'ne; such bond to be approved
| Dy the city council
Sec: 301: DUTIES OF HEALTH COM
| MlSSIONER-The commissioner of health
shall enforce the laws of the state and
| ordinances aid regulations of the city rela-
| tive to the public health, and shall abate
| all nuisances injurious thereto, and pre-
| Neul OF eAlefullndte courageous or lnIoc-
! tious diseases among animals; control all
| quarantines, hospitals and mOrgues main
| tanned by or located in the city; and all
cemeteries, crematories, vaults and burial
| places maintained or regulated by the city
| and inspect all such food products exposed
| for sale in the city as may be required by
! law or ordinance, and shall grant all burial
permits, and regulate the disposition of
| all dead bodies.
Sec 3Q2. SUBORDINATES. The health
| commissioner shall appoint all assistants,
| quarantine officers and subordinate en-
| ployes of the health department; and the
| health commissioner and all members, in
spectors and officers shall have power Of
| police in and about the performance Of
their official duties relative to the public
| health, and the health commissioner shall
| have power to remove any and all assist
ants, inspectors or subordinate employees
appointed by him, at any time.
! Sec. 303. POWERS OF THE BOARD
! OF HEALTH-The board of health shall
! have such powers and perform such func-
| tions and duties as are prescribed by law
for local boards of health, and such further
! duties as may be prescribed by law or
| ordinance.
Sec. 304. REPORTS - Reports of all
| births, deaths and of all cases of con-
| tagious and infectious diseases in the city
shall be reported by the physician or other
! person in attendance thereon to the com
missioner of health, and he shall keep a
! record of such reports, and 10 human body
| shall be buried or deposited in any ceme-
! terry or vault in said city, or be removed
therefrom or from said city, or otherwise
| disposed of, without the permit OF the
! commissioner of health.
Sec. 305. The, commissioner of hea tn
| shall give TO the mayor, or other city
| authorities, all such professional advice
| and information as they may require, with
! a view TO the preservation of the public
! health, and whenever he shall hear of tha
| existence of any malignant contagious or
pestitlential disease he shall investigate
the same and adopt measures to arrest its
| DrOgrpSg.
Sec. BOG. 1t shall be the duty of the
| commissioner of health to enforce aTl laws
| of the state and ordinances of the city
| relating to the sanitary regulations of the
| city, and cause all nuisances to be abated
| with all reasonable prOmptness. And for
! the purpose OF carrying out the foregoing
| requirements, he shall be permitted at all
| times, from the rising to the setting of the
| sun, to enter into any house, store. stable
| or other building, and to cause the floors
| to be raised, II he shall deem it necessary,
| in order to a thorough examination of
| cellars. vaults, sinks drains; and to
| cause all priyies to be cleaned and kept in
| good condition, and to cause all dead ami
mails or other nauseOus or unwhOesome
! things or substances to be burned or re-
moved or disposed of, as the commissioner
! of health may direct.
| Sec 307. III order to the carrying out of
! the provisions Of the foregoing section, 1t
! shall he the duty of the commissioner of
! health TO serve a notice in writing upon
| the owner, occupant Or agent of any lot,
nuisance may I've found or who may lie the
| owner or cause of any such nuisance, re-
| Quiring them to abate the same IN such
manner as he may prescribe within reason
| able time. Provided, that it shall not be
| necessary in any case for the commissioner
TO specify in his notice the manner in
which any nuisance shall be abated unless
he shall deem it advisable to do So and
such notice may be given or served by
any officer who may be directed or deputied
to give or make the same; and If such
owner, occupant or agent shall neglect or
refuse to comply with the requirements of
such order within the time specified, they
! shall be subject to a penalty hereinafter
provided. and it shall be the duty of the
said officer to proceed at once, upon the
nvr,irnt tinn of the timn Snpcifiad In Eain