New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1898-09-17
PROCEEDINGS PARISH BOARD OF
HEALTH.

Pursuant to adjournment the Parish
Board of Health convened this day with
President Rand in the chair and the fol
lowing members III attendance, to-wit
Messrs. Binnings, Darby, Derouen, Reg
gio and DR. Shaw. Absent-Dr Valet
and A. A. Girard.
The President stated that acting under
instruction of the Board he had written to
the President of the State Board and sub
mitted the following commune ations in
response thereto
Louisiana State Board of Health,
New Orleans, La, Sept 10th, 1898. I
TO DR.. |. r. Rand, Health officer, Ibe-
ria Parish, Cade, La:
Dear Sir This Board is in receipt of
your valued favor of Sept. Sth, giving notice
of the organization of your Board under
the new law.
You are respectfully asked to pardon
some delay in replying to same, as the
Attorney of the State Board of Health now
has under advisement certain matters
about which information is generally
sought, viz: the commissioning of Mem
bers of Local Boards, and the necessity
for their taking an oath OF Office. AS soon
as an official decision on these points shall
be arrived at due notice will be given to
all those interested.
1t is desired to keep a complete and ac
curate record of the names, and addresses
of the Members Of all the Municipal and
Parish Boards in the State, and those how
have not already furnished this infOrma-
ton to the Secretary of the State Board
OF Health are requested to do so at once.
As yet the State Board of Health is not
ready to furnish any code of instructions,
as the Sanitary Code" prescribed by law
is in process of preparation, and can not
be issued for several weeks, owing to the
study of the subject, Us well as the neces
sity for conference among the Members of
the State Board on every point to be con
sidered.
1t is earnestly hoped that due considera-
ton will be given to the Importance of
going slowly in such momentOus matter,
and that the various local Boards through
out the State will have patience.
In the mean time, some progress can
doubtless be made in the way of arranging
for necessary work Of local sanitation,
about which in every community some
conference is needed.
Respectfully,
u. FARRAR PATTON, M. ~.
Secretary State Board of Health
New Orleans, Sept 10th, 1898.
DIR. /. r. Rand, Chairman Board of Health
Parish of iberia. Rand, La:
Sir-YOur telegram of Sept. 8th, to the
President of the State Board has been re-
ferred to me for an answer / enclose,
under instructions of the President of the
State Board, the rules and regulations ad-
opted at the "Atlanta Conference" which
he says apply to the traffic on Bayou Teche,
and which explain themselves.
In regard to violation by parties from
st. Mary you give no particulars rs to the
character of the violation and can there
fore give no opinion in relation thereto
until more fully informed except in q
general way. Persons violating quaran
tine regulations are liable to arrest and to
be returned into the quarantined district
and there be imprisoned and prosecuted
in the Courts. If | can be Of further SER
vice to you in the way Of legal advice,
please communicate with me.
Yours Respectfully,
+. G. ZACHARIE,
Attorney State Board of Health of La.
In view of the fact, as per above COM
that the State Board has not yet
determined and prescribed the manner in
which local boards shall qualify, and that
important matters were coming before the
Board which required prompt action on
the part of said Board, it was moved, see
onded and carried, that the members of
the Board take the oath of office before a
duly qualified Notary Public. Whereupon,
Mr.. C.. A. Poirson was called in and ad-
mitted the oath to each and every member
present.
On motion of Capt. Binnings, duly car
ried, it is ordered that q wire fence be
erected across the road that leads from
the Parish of St. Mary to Weeks Island
and that day and night guard be placed
at that point.
It was moved, duly seconded and car
ried that the Quarantine Regulations sdop-
ted by the Atlanta Convention be approved
as far as practicable.
The Presidents action in placing day
and night guard at the Jeanerette Bridge
with authority to inspect all boats coming
from below, was approved by the Board.
There being no further business, the
Board adjourned subject to call Of the
President.
l. T. RAND, NJ. D., President.
A. B. ROMERO, Secretary.