The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-07-31

ORDINANCE NO. 20.

An Ordinance Prescribing the
Duties. of the Local Board Of
Health Of the City Of Virginia.
St. Louis Co., MIMI, and Au-
thority Hereunder to Estab-
lish Rules, Orders ana Regu-
]ations in Regard Thereto and
for the. Enforcement Of the
Same.
Section Notice shall be given by the
local board of health OF said city Of all rules,
orders and regulations made by them, by
publishing che same in some ewspaper pub
lished in said city. Or by posting up such no
tices in five (5) public places therein, and
such publication of said order aud regula-
persons.
Section Whenever any nuisance,
source OF filth rcause of sickness is found OH
private property within the limits Of said
city of Virginia, the local board Of Health
shall order the owner or occupant thereof, at
his own expense, to remove the same within
twenty-four t2D hours and if the owner or &C.
cupant neglects SO to do he shall forfeit 81
sum not exceeding twenty-five Cs25), to be re-
covered III the corporate name Of and for the
use OF said city.
y Section 3. Whenever such owner or &C.
cupant shall not comply with such order Of
said local board of health, said board may
cause the said nuisance, source Of filth or
cause of sickness to be removed and all ex-
penses incurred thereby shall be paid By the
said owner or occupant or by such other
person as has caused or permitted the same.
Section 4. Whenever the local board of
health thinks it necess; ~ for the prcs2rva-
ton of the health Of the inhabitants Of said
city, to enter any building or other place
within the limits Of said city, for the purpose
of examining into and destroying, removing
or preventing any nuisance, source Of filth
or cause of sickness, and shall be refused
such entry, the health officer or any member
of said board may make complaint under
oath and in writing to any court having COM
petent jurisdiction in said city, stating the
facts in tho case so far as he has knowledge
thereof.
Section s. Such court having competent
jurisdiction shall thereupon cause to be is
sued a warrant directed to the chief Of po-
lice, or any police officer, or to the sheriff
Of the county, Or to any or all of them, to
take sufficient aid between the hours of sun
rise and sunset to repair to the place where
such nuisance, source Of filth or cause Of
sickness. complained Of may be and the same
destroy, remove or prevent as the health
oficershall direct.
Section 6. When the said local board of
health are of the opinion that the cleansing
and disinfection of any house or building of
any kind or any part thereof and of any ar
ticles therein likely to retain infection would
tend to prevent Or check infectious diseases,
the health officer shall have authority to
give notice in writing to the owner or occu-
pant of such house Or building, or part there
of, requiring him to cleanse and diSinfect
such house or other building, Or part thereof,
and the said articles, within a reasonable
time, to be specified in said notice of the per-
son to whom notice is so given fails to COM
ply Herewith, he shall be liable and punished
as hereinafter provided and said board shall
cause such house Or any other building or
any part thereof and articles to be cleansed
and d!sinfected, and may recover the ex
pense incurred in q civil action before any
court having u competent jurisdiction in
said city, Provided. That where the owner
or occupant of any such house or building is
from poverty or otherwise unable in the
opinion of the local health officer effectually
to carry out the requirements of said health
Office In said notice. such health officer may
without enforcing such requirements on such
owner or occupant, cause said promises and
articles to be cleansed and disinfccted, the
expenses thereof to be paid as hereinafter
provided. e. . E...-
< Section z, The said local board of health
may direct the destruction of.any bed or bed
ding, clothing, carpets or other articles,
which have been exposed to Infection from
contact with infected persons or articles,
and may allow compensation for the same
or may provide a proper place with AL :nec-
cessary apparatus and attendance for the
disinfection of such articles.
Section & When a disease dangerous
to the public health, breaks out within the
limits of said city, the board shall immediate
ely provide a proper and convenient place OF
reception for tho sick and infected as is
judged best for their accommodation. and
the safety Of the inhabitants OF the city.
Section o. Said local board Of health,
whenever informed that there Is case Of
smallpox, scarlet fever, dlphtheria Or other
infections disease within the limits Of said