Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1899-10-04
CITY HEALTH ORDINANCE.
To THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VIRoQUA.

To THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF TIL
CITY OF VIRoQUA.
The following regulations have been adopt.
ed by the undersigned commissioner OF
public health, for the promotion of the health
and the regulation Ind presentation OF the
spread OF contagious diseases, in the city OF
VirOqua:
Section 1. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person to permit any privy. cellar. cesspool.
barn, stable, pig. pen sewer or othel, place
owned and controlled by MIN to be and exist
in such a condition as to create any bad or
noisome stencil or tend to ~endanger the pub
tic health of the city; nor shall any person
bring or have within the city limits any
putrid carcass or other unwao.esome sub
stance. nor shall any person knowingly, per-
NIT any dead animal to remain unburied up
on premises occupied by him or deposit the
same upon any street or alley, public place
or land of another within the limits OF the
city.
Section .. 1t shall be Unlawful for any
butcher or airy other person, to kill or
slaughter any beeges, sheep. calves. or hogs
within the limits OF the city; nor shall any
person fry out or render any tallow offal or
the city. or fry out any 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 3. The commissioner of health, the
board of health appointed by the mayor and
any other person or persons acting under the
commissioners of health shall have authority
to enter and examine at any time all build
ings, lots and places 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
purpos g, 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
prC lection of the health of the city to abate
any nuisance, source of filth or cause of sick.
Cess which shall be found, he shall cause u
notice to be served on the owner or o~ccupant
thereof requiring him to remove the same at
his own expense within a reasonable time.
not less than twenty-four hours; and IL such
owner or occupants shall refuse or neglect to
comply with such notice, or il such nuisance,
source of filth or cause of sickness exist upon
the property OF ..ent owners or upon
property the owners of which cannot be found
the commissioners shall cause the removal of
such nuisance, source of filth 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
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
0rima facie evidence of the legality and reg
ularity of such special taxes. and they shall
be included lib the list OF such taxes in the
tax roll Of the city before delivery OF the
| same to the city treasurer.
| Section4 The commissioner OF health shall
| quarantine any house, public building or
other place within the limits of the city
where any person infected with any c%ontagi-
| Gus, dangerous or pestilential disease is
known to be. Such quarantine shall be des-
ignated by posting a notice In a conspicuous
place on such house. public building or place
with the name of the contagious disease
| therein. plainly printed thereon.
Section 5. 1t Shall be unlawful for any per-
son except the attending physician and at
tending nurses. without written permission
| from the commissioner of health. to enter or
| leave any quarantined house, public build
| ing or other place until such quarantine Is
l raised by the commissioner of health, and
any person afflicted with a contagious disease
who shall wilfully come into the city limits
| or enter any house, public building, public
place or conveyance or leave any quarantin.
ed house without the written permission OF
the health commissioner or who In any way
wilfully subjects others to danger of con-
tracing the disease with which he is afflicted
| and any person who shall knowingly and
and vilfully take, aid in taking, or cause to
be taken a child or other, irresponsible per-
sol,, who is effected with any contagious dis
ease into the limits of the city, or into any
pubic 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, OF
Shall In any way knowingly and wilfully, aid
in exposing or cause to be exposed a child CT
other irresponsible person to danger OF con-
tracing any such disease shall in either Of
the cases mentioned in this section, be liable
10 a fine of not less than five nor more thar
fifty dollars for each offense and costs OF
prosecution.
Section g. The mayor with the consent Of
the common council may appoint q board Of
health from its own members and when sc
appointed such board of health shall cooper
ate with and assist the commissioner OF
health in all matters pertaining to the public
healeh of the city and eport its doings from
tine to time to the common council.
Section Z. ANY person violating any OF the
provisions of section one and two of these
regulations shall be liable to a fine of no
less than five or more than twenty-five dol
lars and costs of prosecution. Dated this 19tf
day of September, 1899.
O. Fl. TRowBRIDGE.
Health Commissioner of the City CT Viroqua
Wisconsin.
|, FL f. Packard, city clerk of the city o
Viroqua. hereby certify that the above regu
lations were. approved by a unanimous vot'
of the common council at the regular meet
ing on the 18th dav of September, 1899.
III. e. PACKARD, City Clerk.