The herald., 1898-10-14
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

The PROPOSED CITY CHARTER
ed for that purpose any and all persons
affected with smallpox from within sucn
houses as cannot be properly Quaran-
tined
Sec. 27G. The Board of Health. when
ever and at such time as by them 1t shaii
be deemed necessary. may. by proclama-
tion,. require all railroad cars or otnei
public conveyances bound for TINS clty.
before the same shall land or stop at any
depot or landing or stopping place therein,
10 stop or touch at any or either OF tne
sites, places or boundaries selected ana
established for quarantine purposes, and
leave all such immigrants. travellers or
persons, and all such sick, diseased or un-
clean persons with their stores ana Dag
gage, as in the opinion of the on1cers sta
toned at such quarantine sites places or
boundaries shall be deemed proper on &C.
count OF existing or general report OF
cholera. smallpox. or any contagious as
ease or diseases apprehended to endaneer
the health of the city.
Sec. 2T. The said board shall make
such rules and regulations for the govern
ment OF the quarantine or health Oh me
city as from time to time 1t shall decm
hcScSbdry, dHu tne pnySlCldhS " AS"i."
officers in charge Of any quarantine sta
tion or place shall have power to mako
and enforce such regulations as may p9
necessary for the proper management ana
conducting thereof; and 1t shall be the
duty Of all persons in quarantine. and all
agents, officers policemen or others en-
ployed by the city about said quarantine
stations or places, to carry out and OBEY
the same.
Sec. 27s. The Board OF Health shall
cause to be kept record of all births
deaths interments and cremations occur
ring In said city; such record must be
kept in the Health Office, and shall be
open for the inspection OF any person
during Office hours. All physicians and
midwives In said city shall report to the
Health Omcer on or before tine 9TH of each
month, all births occurring In his or her
practice during the previous month. Any
physician or midwife failing to make such
report shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor
Sec. 279 No person shall deposit in
any cemetery or inter in said city any
human body without first having obtained
signed by a licensed physician or Coroner.
setting forth as near as possible the
name, age. sex, color. place Of birth. oc.
cupation. date, locality and cause Of
death Of the deceased. and obtained
Physicians. when deaths occur in their
practice, must give the certificate herein
mentioned. unless the physician believes
such death TO be proper case for inves-
tigation by the Coroner; nor shall any
human body be removed or disinterred
| without the permit Of the Board Of
Health or Health officer or by order Of
| the Coroner.
Sec. 2so. Superintendents of cemeteries
within the boundaries Of the city must
~ tho Hoa1fh Offioar aaoh
Monday the names of all persons in
tered, cremated or deposited within
their respective cemeteries for the pre-
cedlng week.
Sec. PSI. 1t shall be unlawful to disln-
ter or exhume from a grave, vault or
other burial place within the limits IF
the city the body or remains Of any de-
ceased person, unless permit for 80 do
ing shall have been first obtained from
the Hoalth Officer. Nor shall any body
or remains disinterred. exhumed or taken
from the grave, vault or other place Of
burial or deposit be transported in or
through the streets or highways of said
city unless the person or persons trans
porting such bodies or remains shall first
obtain from the Health Officer a permit
in writing therefor. When an applicant
sire to remove said body beyond the linn
| its of said city. and shall SO state on
making application, the permit, If the
same be issued. shall include the right to
disinter and remove. Said permit shall
accompany the body or remains.
Sec. 2s2 The permits in the last section
may be granted. in the discretion of the
Board of Health, under such general re-
strictions and conditions as the board
may prescribe. The Health Officer shall
prepare book of blank permits, in
proper form and consecutively numbered,
containing stubs on which, as we'll as in
the permit, shall be entered a record Of
the transaction, giving the name, age,
sex. nativity, place OF burial and destina-
ton of remains to be transported and re-
moved.
Sec. 2S3. Nothing in this charter shall
be taken to apply to the removal Of the
remains Of deceased person from one
within the same cemetery.
Sec. 2S4. No person shall receive for
transportation or shall transport upon
any boat, vessel or railroad car, or public
private Sn ,aa th the body Of any
said city. unless said body is accompa-
MED by a permit for such transportat ton
from the Health Officer. Any person vi
olating any OF the provisions of this Sec
Sec. 2s5. Any member of tho Board Of
Health or the Health Oficer may admin
lister oaths on business connected with
the Health Department.
Sec. 2se All police officers shall be ex-
officio sanitary inspectors.
Sec. 2S7. Under the supervision and d.
rection OF the Board Of Health. all mar
kets and dairies doing business within
for food, including milk, meat, fish,
poultry, bread. butter. lard. cheese,
fruits, vegetables. ice and water, shall
be inspected and, whenever necessary,
all such articles offered for sale for food
or drink may be condemned and de-
stroyed; and tho Board OF Health shall
appoint some suitable and proper person
bacteriologist and whose duty 1t shall be,
under the direction of said board, to
make examinations and analyses of all
such food products. and make all bacte-
biological examinations in cases of infec-
ticus and contagious diseases. and per-
may prescribe.
Sec, 2ss. The Board of Health shall ap-
noint such inspectors, subordnates and
employees, subject to the civil service
rules of this charter, as may be neces-
sary to carry out the provisions of this
article.
ARTICLE XXvI.
BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
Sec. ESQ. There is hereby created n
r,,s1d,ro Denartment in the City Of Los