The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1897-10-02
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STATE or MISSISSIPPI,
Hancock County.
30 II remembered that special meeting of the
board OF supervisors for said county was begun
and holden at Lion Branch In said county on the
eth day of September, A. d, 1897 In pursuance
to following notice:
NICHOLSON, miss, Sept. e5, 1897.
To T.. II. HOFFMAN,:
Special meeting board OF supervisors Lion
Branch Monday Notify Saucer.
And Mt said meeting there were present: j. l..
Megehee, president; A. II. Russ, W. II. Slaydon
j. j. Maqitry and II. V. SauCicr members; r. j.
Ladner, sheriff, and r. II. Hoffman,, clerk.
II appearing TO the board from official reports
published by The board OF health Of this sta1
that the yellow fever Is still prevailing in New
Orleans, Mobile and other places on the coast-It
is ordered that quarantine IN now hereby declar-
ed against all Infected points, and that all per-
sons are hereby forbidden TO come Into Hancock
county from said infected points, or to transfer
or bring, send or deliver any property, baggage,
freight or effects into said Hancock county OF
any description except such an now allowed by
the State board Of health and that all rules and
regulations now adopted by The state board Of
| board, be and the same IL hereby adopted by
| this board, and that same be rigidly enforced
until there IL no risk whatever, aud that the
county health officer be at once notified of the
| Intent Of this order; and any person violating
the provisions of this order shall be guilty OF n
mlsdomeanor and on conviction 10 fined not more
| than 30 days, or both Mt the discretion OF the
court; and II Is further ordered that 1t shall be
the duty Of the sheriff Of this county 10 see that
! .a.f order is ~ once enforced.
! Ordered this the 9th day OF September 1871
| Ordered by the board that ali local and visit
| ing physoians In Hancock county are hereby re-
| quested to Immediately give notice TO DR.. II. j..
| Turner, the county health officer OF Hancock
county, of any suspicious case Of yellow fovcr
| and 10 report 70 the sheriff who is hereby au-
! thorlzed and directed 70 at once at the expense
| Of the county, 10 employ such necessary guards
or deputies al shall be necessary 70 isolate such
| case Of fever under the direction OF the county
health officer or local phyhcians, and 10 publish,
mark and designate such infected house, person
| or neghbOrho0d so that the public may know
| the location OF such fever, and sheriff OF this
county notify all such pbysiclans Of the intent OF
| this order.
} ordered that suspect camps be established Mt
| the expense OF the county ~ follows; For cleo
tlon precincts Nos and 2, Including Pcarling-
| ton, LOgtoWn and Gainesville, at Red Oak cor
| ndr In District No. / one for precincts 3, 4, b
and 10 he gelccteD by the members OF Beats 2
! by member Of Beat T. as he may select and ono
| in Bent No. o, 10 be selected by member OF that
! beat such camps 20 he undor the supervision Of
the members Of said beats, and by them reported
! to the county health Ofllcer or local physician.
Ordered mat sheriff Of this county appoint
| guards MS follows For Beat No, /, u guards;
for Beat No 2, 7Ruards; for Beat No. g. 9 guards;
for Beat No 4, ,6Ruards; for Beat So.5 Is guards;
and 10 be placed at such points rs said sheriff In
conjunction with the respective members Of this
board or the county health officer may designate;
and that said guards be paid at the rate of 81 2j;
and that all appointments be made In writing by
said sheriff II is further ordered that all guards
J now employed be discharged by said sherfff; and
It Is further ordered that the sheriff take up the
time Of the guards who hayo served as such and
that they be paid at the rate aforesaid.
Ordered that following amounts be allowed to-
| witt
J. l.. Megehee, president, 4s miles. ...... s 2 a
w, II. Saydon, member, 25 miles, ,......... q
A. II, Russ, member, 10 miles,. ......,... I ~
r. J. Mauifroy, member, 22 miles, ,........,. 1 IL
+. V. Saucler member 30 miles, ,.......... ! 30
Sec. 2Ols, code 1892, page b2l
F. j. Ladner, sheriff, day, ,.,,............, 00
Sec. 200, pgh. aa, code 1862, page 5i6.
E. II. hoffman,, clerk day.. .... ...... 3 u
Sec. 1901, pgh. y, code 1882. page bls.
Ordered that board adjourn until board In
course. j. l.. MEGEHER, President.