The Opelousas courier., 1897-10-16

To Protect tie Torn OF Opeo"s0s 1yninst iNOW Fetay.
rou W " 1s.fo = 3s , nssG assef n1 !, ra. by the t 90 tI, of r Health % Of the A,
S Ennt ar Of said id tow TOW @t S: = S2I PIP o' 6Taa nif' a 11t ths1 1I Iro 'hat an ne,"T
ed the following measures Ser pfeeBroteetion of said town. There
Orleans, G'g Has 'J 5ef Esfson Gre eI's'c Cor r"IIoi or OF from rom s." any % o he
district contiguous to New Orleans, which may hereafter become in
fsftSd VT Ys,1ow Ff fsw;;. shall hf Inc not ta be H Enma df n t" fn,sr or rn 1Sm oip
S Se day? 't de sesR?5n,s af a":' the % co% N et" ' OF the "' d G;S'f"t;o "a a"d { {ae
sa Soas of a c feslf h "aSfhf S;il T from f "pE Eosri e oft i1 psHI''f front 5h tn! p& in-
fected district.
Sec. :. That no dry goods, merchandise, coffee inclusive, or
any objects, supposed to convey or communicate said disease coming
from t the ;o City of New W G inhnaht ;" or fro from nj, any T" other ri infected Gn e district aei
# fam any pc person "" or per so "s shall Introduce "tto ic s any of )" the ol specified fied' arti ai"
50 denominated as aforesaid contra1and Of disease, the said mcr-
fo. 2ttfmP ta d to .b be iq Rnod5 sf .: H1o SO introduced od% ed, shall sfnn1 be ,o> seized IL. J.: as
advertisement to the highest bidder, the proceeds thereof to be paid
into the town treasurer: and the person i persons thus controven-
fine of One Hundred Dollars, to be recovered before any Court of
competent jurisdiction; but that al! goods now ordered from infect
sage Of Of this o os%@ n be be admitted after Al d;sinfeeti Sno and adC fm iHs on
t tn d Siefeaion"' a wAs Sersina affsrSe to By be mi" pres scr fs9'f by t Rs i Bo9rd Of
opei Sss: D. GOING 1h:i INTO ITO p ps Infected ter p d;stpist, rf shai1 i v't psr% taf tpT fo ref of
turn into the said town :. within Thu G) five days from the time of expo
ministers Of the Gospel, physicians and nurses known to be i"",me,
az sfs sfssts, a and any tSs p "'s'ods sen'ro St fas!E H tHe p15v apRa1s' Of a14 tbH s's see-
ton, shall be subject to a fine Of One Hundred Dollars for each and
IL Sec: 4: That asta any sh person soanaoorr,p person? ;rto . hM wing. charge of any pub
low Fever, within five days, and under the restrictions already adopt
every offsnse; and that any person or persons living within the linn
its infe of said dd; town W who ths shall ha retain . any such 81" bnM person n coming ann Fl from m an
{ Snf j H19dEsd POLAR lars t to i Be- s. ssSSys %s3d n f5s s. ANY & f eur T Of so% 95ps-
s stnb I}u to i d im nna d ,t hsl aH pe %sae the hsv auty c 6f T tre Of d'%n C coh-
lie conveyance of the foregoing resolution.
low Fever 3; out tnit o % e t Ps'i i%as or Of ef the T %hG s of op h2es asd s Gf fS BE-
inferred within the limits of this corporation.
Sec: 6; That in the event Of any death from Yellow Fever, oc-
curing in this town, the body shall be enye1ODed in a sheet Saturs-I
ted e with thar a merog ?n cs solution ion S and buried uasm as speedily ISs1l i, as possible, and
migated, and such other disinfecting agents used as may be desig-
mate mated b by .t the d Roard Of d mesah, and ahdi all hs such ;mm astieies a; hn may have o, d been
Sec. :: That the several praetieing physicians of this town are
reporting any case or cases of Yellow Fever which may occur e in their
measures may be taken by them Is the case may require.
Sec; 8. That the Board of Health, Health .Wardens and Town
going resolutions, and the said Town Constable is hereby authorized
and empowered, should it become necessary in the execution of this
town.
Sec. 9. That the U. S. mails be disinfected in the following
fofmiic- Aidehyde, or bi,chlorid ie@ Of mercury ne cu pomtion ten letters q + m
to be punctured and submitted for half an hour to the fumes Of
sulphurousdioxide gas in a closed chamber. Packages to be open
ed and treated as other merchandise. /
into s town. No. and dht that f1 no hea id st si bee a at s5 ta' e aysnaes frn lsad ing
Health Quarantine authorities of the district from which the per-
the Mayor be authorized to promptly Isolate and surround same
with a sanitary Gordon until their nature is determined.
Sec. II. That this ordinance shall take effect from and after
passage.
W. r. COCHRAN, G.. j. THOMPSON,
Board of Aldermen. President Board of Aldermen.
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On motion of Larcade, duly seconded, that the costs of diin-
goods, etc" shall be at the expense of the owners of said
carried.
On motion of Roos, duly seconded, and carried, that any conn.,
non carrier who shall land goods in the Town of Opelousas, coming
from any district infected, with Yellow Fever, or any other
disease, from 3 days from this date, shall be subject
4 a fine of One Thousand Dollars for each and every Alfonso.
On motion of Larcade, duly seconded, that the compensation
# Quarantine officers be and are hereby fixed at forty dollars per
month; carried.
On motion of Roos, duly seconded and carried, that any Quar-
antine officer found under the influence of intoxicating liquors to
an extent as will incapacitate him for the full performance of
Mayor.
On motion of Larcade, duly seconded, that the Mayor be author
zed and empowered, as a Committee of one, to select a site for
umlgatlng and disinfecting merchandise, ETC., and also to employ