Cañon City record., 1900-11-29
ORDINANCE no. 100.
An ordinance concerning the appoint
ment Of health officer.

An ordinance concerning the appoint.
ment Of health officer
Be it ordained by the City Council OF
the City Of Canon City:
Sec. !. That there be and hereby is
created the office Of health officer for
this city to be appointed by the mayor
and council at the first regular meet
ing of the City Council after the an
nual city election. Said health officer
shailbe physician of good standing z
and residing within this city. He shall
hold office until his successor is duly
appointed and qualified. He shall take
and hle with the City Clerk the oath of
Office prescribed for other officers of
this city.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the
health officer to have general su-
tary conditions of the city. He shall
promptly placard and quarantine all
cases of contagious diseases, and shall
see that infected clothing, bedding, and
premises are properly disfnfected. He
shall keep in book, provided by the
city, complete record of all cases of
contagious and infectious diseases oc-
curing within the city limits. He shall
make and file with the City Clerk. q
written report at the end of each fiscal
year, and oftener, II requested by the
City Council, of all cases of infectious
and contagious diseases occurring du.
ring the year. then ended; the number
and character of all nuisances inspect
ed, condem ned and sbsted; the total
amount of expense of the health de-
partment for said year and . sum-
mary of all other work of said depart
ment-
Sec 3. The health officer is hereby
authorized and empowered TO execute
and carry out all existing laws, and
by the General Assembly Of the STATE
of Colorado or the City Council of this
city, which confer any power or re-
quire the performance of any duty In
connection with the board Of health Of
the City of Canon City The health
officer as.executive officer Of the board
of health is authorized to enforce all
rules and regulations adopted by the
state board of health and the board Of
health of this city.
Sec. 4. IL shall ce the duty Of the
health officer to cause notice to be
served upon the owner, occupant or
agent OF any property, place or build
ing to remove any nuisance, source of
NTH or cause Of sickness found upon
any private property within such rea
sonsble time as may be designated by
him ordering such removal; and II the
owner, occupant or agent fails or neg
lects to comply with such notice he
shall be fined tot less than Five dollars
for every day which he fails or neglects
TO remove or permit such nuisance or
cause of sickness to remain, after the
time prescribed in such notice for the
removal thereof
Sec. 5. II the owner. occupant or
agent fails or neglects to comply with
the notice mentioned in section four
hereof, then the health officer may
cause the nuisance, source of filth or
cause of sickness to be removed and
all expenses incurred thereby shall be
paid by the owner, occupant or agent
or other person failing or neglectine to
comply with such notice, said expenses
to be recovered by civil action.
Sec. 6. The health officer shall have
all the power of police officer in the
enforcement Of rules and regulations
of the local or state board OF health.
Sec. :. 1t shall be the duty of all
police officers to observe the sanitary
Of this city and to report
through the City Marshal to the health
officer promptly any nuisance or ae-
filth found in any portion
of the corporation.
Sec. S. The health officer shall re-
ceive as compensation for the perform
ance of his duties One Hundred dollars
per annum, payable in monthly Install.
ments.
Sec. 9. Any person failing TO COM
ply with any order issued by the health
officer under the provisions Of this or
other city ordinances or interfering
with the board of health, or any of its
in the performance Of
Its proper duties shall be, where there
is no other penalty provided, fined not
less than FIVE dollars.
Sec. 10. All ordinances and parts of
in conflict with this orlii-
nance are hereby repealed.
Approved and adopted this 18th day
of November, A. ID. 1900.
~ F. +. THOMAS,
SEAL Aayor