Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-11
CITY HEALTH ORDINANCE.
To THE MAYOR AND COMMON couNcn OF THE
CITY OF VIRoQUA.

| To THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF TH
CITY OF VIRoQUA.
The following regulations have been adopt
ed by the undersigned commissioner OF
public health, for the promotion OF the neaitf
and the regulation and preyentation or the
spread OF contagious diseases, In the Guy OF
81 zion /. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to permit any Grivy. cellar, cesspool,
owned and controlled by MIN to be and exist
In such y condition as to create any bad or
nois, nte stencil or tend to endanger the pub
lie hea'th Of the city; nor or shall HAL sainmyifp person aon
putrie carcass or other unwnolesome sub
stance. nor shall ary person knowingly, per-
NIT any dead animal 70 remain unbuflea up
on premises occ upied by him or deposit the
same upon any street or alley. public place
or land OF another within the limits OF the
city.
butcher or any other person. to kill or
slaughter any beeves. sheep. calves or hogs
within the limits of the city; nor shall any
person fry out or render any .tailow offal or
other fatty substance, within the limits OF
the city, or fry out IN lard in such a guam
tity or in such places that the same may be
offensive to any person or persons passing
by such or living in such vicinity, within the
Section 5. The commissioner of health. the
board of health appointed by The mayor and
commissioner of health shall have authority
to enter and examine at any time all build
ings. lots and piaceso of any description with
In the city for the purpose OF ascertaining
the condition thereof SO far as the public
health may be effected thereby. and any per-
son refusing to allow entrance into or upon
his premises at reasonable hours for such
purpo.e shall on conviction thereof. be fined
not less than ten nor more than one hundred
dollars; and In all cases In which the com
missioner shall deem it necessary for the
protection OF the health OF the city to abate
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cess which shall be found. he shall cause a
notice to be served on the owner or occupant
thereof requiring him to remove the same at
his own expense within a reasonable time.
not iesshan twenty-four hour s; ard IL such
owner or occupant shall refuse OF neglect to
comply with such notice, or II such nuisance,
source of filth or cause OF sickness exist upon
the property OF NONRESIDENT owners or upon
property the owners Of which cannot be found
the commissioner shall cause the remova OF
such nuisance, source or Nth or cause OF
sickness under his direction at the expense
OF the city. and the cost thereof shall be
charged against the lots. pieces or parcels of
land upon which such work was done, and
shall be assessed against such property in
the manner provided for the assessment OF
other special taxes. The commissioner shall
in each year, certify to the city clerk In time
for- insertion In the tax roll. a certified list OF
all special taxes to be levied by reason OF
such work, and such certified list shall be
Drima facie evidence of the legality and reg
ularity of such special taxes, and they shall
be lncIuueQ IN the ilSD OF SUCH taxes III tDt
! tax roll OF the city before delivery OF the
same to the city treasurer.
Sections. The commissioner of health shall
quarantine any house. public building or
| where any person infected with any %contagi-
Gus, dangerous or residential disease is
known to be. Such quarantine shall be des-
ignated by posting a notice Ia q conspicuous
place on UGH house. public building or place
| with the name of the contagious disease
| there In. plainly printed thereon.
Section 5. 1t shall be unlawful for any per
| son except the attending physician and at
! tending nurses. without written permission
! rom the commissioner of health. to enter or
leave any quarantined house, pubic pulId-
| INK or other place until such quarantine Is
raised by the commissioners OF health. and
| any person afflicted with a contagious disease
| who shall wilfully come into the city limits
or enter any house. public building, pubic
place or conveyance or leave any ~quarantin
ed house without the written permission o
the health commissioner or who In n way
wilfully subjects Others to danger hgs r 81, aeon, con
and any person who shall knowingly ana
and wilfully take, aid In kim or cause to
be taken a child or other' Irresponsible per-
son, who IS effected with any CONTAGIOUS dis
ease into the limits of the city. or into any
public place or conveyance within the city,
or In any way knowingly and willfully sub
ject others to danger OF contracting any such
disease from any such child or person, or
shall In any way knowingly and wilfullys ala
in exposing or cause to be expo sed a child o.
other IfreSpOnStDle pcfSOu W ahHSOf VI ~
tracing any such disease shall In either OF
the cases mentioned In this section, be liable
to a fine of not less than I've nor more than
fifty dollars for each offense and costs oil
prosecution.
Section 6 The mayor with the consent OF
the common council may appoint a board OF
| health from It's own member and when so
| appointed such hoard of health shall cooper
ate with and assist the commissioners OF
| health In all matters pertaining to the public
| healeh of the city and report its doings from
time to time to the comm on ouncfl
Section z. Any person violating any OF the
| provisions OF section one and two OF these
regulations shall be liable to q fine OF not
| less than hva or more than twenty-five dol
| lars and costs of prosecution. Dated this 1911
day of September, 1899
q Fl. T~RowBRIDGE,
Health COMMISSIONS of the City OF Viroqua'
| Wisconsin.
| III. Packard, city clerk OF the city OF
yiroaua. hereby certify that the above regu-
| lations were approved by a unanimous vote
of the common council at the regular meet
| ing on the 18th day OF September, 1899.
H. e. PACKARD, City Clerk.