The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-26
ORDINANCES.

| health officer, who shall hold his office
during the pleasure of the Board. His
salary shall be fixed by a resolution OF
the Board. His duties shall be to exc
cute the orders of the Board. and FOL
| that purpose he shall have and exercise
the powers and authority of a police.
man of the Borough He shall give a
judgment bond to the Borough in the
| sum of five hundred dollars, conditioned
for the faithful performance of his
| duties according to law. He shall take
| and subscribe the oath of office re-
| quired of the members of the Board.
| Section 6. All fees which shall be col
| lected or received by the Board or any
| officer thereof in his official capacity
shall be paid over into the Borough
| treasury monthly, together with all
penalties which shall be recovered by
the Board for the violation of any
| regulations of the Board.
| Section T. The duties, responsible
| tiles, powers and prerogatives of said
| Board shall be identical with those
| assigned to Boards of Health of cities
| of the third class, by sections three,
| four, five. six and seven of Article XI.
of the Act of May 23rd. A. d. 1889, en-
| titled AN Act providing for the in
corporation and government of cities
of the third class" due allowance be-
ing made for the difference in the
municipal government of cities and
| boroughs, also as set forth in the Act
of Assembly under which this Board of
| Health is appointed.
Section 8. The said Board of Health
shall have the power to create and
maintain complete and accurate sys-
tenn of the registration Of all marriages,
births. and deaths which may occur
within the Borough, and to compel
compliance of the same upon the part
of all physicians, medical practitioners,
clergymen, magistrates, undertakers,
sections. and all other persons from
whom information for such purposes
may properly be required.
Section 3. The Board shall make and
caused to be published, all necessary
rules and regulations for carrying into
effect the powers and functions with
which they are invested which rules
and regulations. when approved by the
Borough Council and Burgess, and
when advertised in the same manner
as other ordinances, shall have the
force of ordinances of the Borough; I;
and all penalties for the violation there
of, as well as expenses necessarily in
CURED in carrying the same into effect,
shall be recoverable for the use of the
Borough in the same manner as pen
altieS for the violation of Borough Or
dinances, subject to the like limita-
tions as to the amount thereof.
Section 10. The Board of Health
shall submit annually to the Council
before the end of the fiscal year, an
estimate of the probable receipts and
expenditures of the Board during the
ensuing year, and the Council shall
then proceed to make such aDpropria-
tiOns therefor as they shall deem nee
essarY. And the said Board shall, in
the month of January of each year,
submit report in writing to the Coun-
ell, of its operations for the preceding
year. with the necessary statistics
thereof, together with such informa-
tiOn or suggestions relative to the sani-
tary condition and requirements of the
Borough, as they may deem necessary.
Section II. 1t shall be the duty of
all physicians practicing within the
Borough to report, within twelve hours,
in the manner directed by the Board.
to the Secretary of the Board of
Health, the names and residences of
all persons coming under their profess
sional care, afflicted with any conta-
giOus or infectious diseases.
Section 12 1t shall also be the duty
of the Board to communicate to the
State Board of Health, at least an
nually, notice of it's organization and
membership, copies of all it's reports
and publications, together with such
sanitary information as may be from
time to time required by the State
Board.
TITLE XVII.
Fees and Costs.
Section 1. All fines and penalties for
the violation of any of the ordinances
of the Borough Council, when recov-
cred, shall inure to the use of the Bor-
ough, eXcent in those cases where it
may be otherwise specially provided
by the ordinances; and the imposition
of a fine in any ordinance shall also
impose the costs of the officers enforc-
ing and vindicating the ordinance. 1t
having been, and it is hereby declared
to he the true meaning and intent of
the Burgess and Town Council in en-
acting and ordaining ordinances, rules
and regulations. to impose costs in all
cases of violation and conviction.
Section .. The Burgess shall in all
cases of arrests by public officers, and
conviction before him, demand, receive
and pay over to such officer or officers
making arrests their proper fees for
said services.
The fees to be charged and collected
by said Burgess shall be as follows:
All cases on complaint tried before
him, for each person and case. 81. 25
All other cases tried before him,
no matter how brought, for each
person Observation-Disclosures. l.O0
Each of the police making the ar
rest shall be allowed for each
person arrested NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 100
Each witness in each case....... .25
officer for bringing up from lock-
up ...................... 100
officer for each person remanded
attef CONVICTION ...',''..'.'',''. lOO
Serving notice of nuisance. .25
All other fees of Burgess shall be
the same as allowed in the general fee
bill tC Justices of the Peace and AL
dermen for like services.
All other fees Of policemen or the
High Constable shall be the same as
allowed by law to constables for SIM
liar service. No fees to be paid to
any policeman by the Borough, but
they shall be compensated, in all cases
by arrests made, from the parties
themselves, unless otherwise directed
by the council,
POUND FEES.
The High Constable shall be allowed
to receive poundage fees as follows:
Taking into custody any horse,
mare, or muse, each ...........$l.00
into custody cattle or cows,
each ............................... 80
Taking into custody swine, sheep
or goats, each ....,..,........... 80
Taking into custody geese, cach... 10
Taking inventory, each item ...... 81
Levy ana SAFE, Tor eaCn dollar
above thirty dollars .....,....... .03
Levy and sale, fer each dollar not
exceeding thirty dollars ......... "a
Advertising anything ............. .25 |
TITLE XVIII.
Licenses and Fees
Section /. That hereafter it shall be !
for any person, firm, associa- !
tion or corporation, or any agents |
thereof to hawk and peddle any goods, |
wares, merchandise, provisions, or |
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