The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-10-29
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

ed for that purpose any and all persons
affected with smallpox from within such
tined.
Sec. 276. The Board of Health, when
ever and at such time as by them 1t snaii
be deemed necessary, may. by proclama-
tlon, require all railroad cars or other
pubic conveyances bound for this CITY.
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 ING
sltes. places or boundaries selected an1 d
established for quarantine purposes. ana
Ieave all such immigrants. travellers OF
persons, and all such sick, diseased or un-
clean persons with their stores ana bag
gage, as in the opinion OF the ofncers 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 endaneef
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 OF the
city as from time to time 1t shall deem
officers in charge Of any quarantine sta
ton or place shall have power to mako
and enforce such regulations as mny oe
necessary for the proper management ana
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. Tho Board of Health shall
cause to be kept record of all births,
deaths interments and crema tons 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 Officer on or before the 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. 27s 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 inc
name, age, sox, color, place of birth, oc-
| cupation. date, locality and cause OF
from the Health Officer burial permit.
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 disinterrsd
without the permit of the Board Of
Health or Health officer or by order Of
| the Coroner.
within the boundaries Of the city must
return to the Health Offlcer on each
Monday the names OF all persons in
| tered. cremated or deposited within
their respective cemeteries for the pre-
ceding week.
Sec. PSI. It shall DO 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 SO do
ing shall have been first obtained from
the Health Officer. Nor shall any body
or remains disnterred, 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 permit
in writing therefor. When an applicant
sire to remove said body beyond the lin
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-
strctions 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 well as in
the permit, shall be entered record Of
the transaction. giving the name, age,
Al.,tk ~ ~f H,,rs la
ton of remains to be transported and re-
moved.
Sec. 7S3. Nothing In this charter shall
be taken TO apply to the removal of the
remains of deceased person from one
place of interment to another place
within the same cemetery.
Sec. 2S4. No person shall receive for
transportation or shall transport upon
any boat. vessel or railroad car, or public
or private conveyance, the body of any
person who has died within the limits OF
said city, unless said body is accompa-
MED by a permit for such transportation
from the Health Officer. Any person vi
olating any OF the provisions of this Sec
ton shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor.
Sec. 2S5. Any member Of the Board of
Health or the Health officer may admin
lister oaths on business connected with
the Health department..
Sec. 2se. All police officers shall be- ex-
off1cio sanitary inspectors.
Sec 2S7 Under the supervision and d.
rection Of the Board Of Health, all mar
kets and diaries doing business within
the city, and all products offered for sale
for food, including milk. meat, fish,
poultry, bread. butter, lard. cheese,
fruits, vegetables. ice and water, shall
be inspected; and. whenever NECESSARY,
or drink may be condemned and de-
stroyed; and the Board Of Health shall
appoint some suitable and proper person
who shall be an experienced chemist and
Psychologist 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-
tious and contagious diseases, and per-
form such other duties as said board
may prescribe.
Sec. 2ss. The Board of Health shall APP
point such inspectors, subordinates and
emnloyees, subject to the civil service
rules of this charter, as may be neces-
sary to carry out the provisions of this
article.
ARTICLE XVI.
RIJILpING DEPARTMENT.
rIildiug Department in the City Of Los
Angeles which shall be furnished by the
(!olIncil with Office rooms and necessary
supplies for the transaction of business.
Sec. 29o. The Mayor shall appoint all
tbs officers and employees of the depart