Bisbee daily review., 1902-03-19
ORDINANCE NO. l4.
BOARDOF HEALTH.


 Re it ordained by the Mayor and Common Council of the Town of Bisbee.
 Sectioul. That there be, and hereby Is, established in said Town of Bisbec a Board of Health. which shall be designated and known as the Board of Heath of said Town. The said Board shall consist of the Mayor and two members of the Common Council. If for any reason a health officer should not bs ap- pointed and qualified, as herein provided. the chairman of the Board of Health .s au- thorized and empowered to discharge all the duties of the Health Officer until such officer shall be appointed and qualified. S-c.2 The Mayor shali be the Chairman of the Board and the Town Clerk Secretary thereof, and in case of abseuce of the Town Clerk, the me mbers of laid Board may des- ign ate one o' their number to act as secre- tarv of said Board
 Sec. 8. It shall he the dutyof said Board of heslth after qualifying to meet and appoint subject, to the ratification of the Common Council. Health Officer. who shall be a res ident physician, practicing tn said town, Said Board shall hold regular and special meetings, or either, as they may deem neces- sary, and sh all sustain ani controIthe health officer iH the performance and discharge of his duties here e.nafter imposed on him.
 Sec { It shall be the duty of the Health Office and he is hereby authorized ard sm- powered, subject to the direction and control of the said Board of Health. to cause all pub | c streets, alleys, private lanes, houses, lots and premses W thin he corporate limits of the town. wbes her pub ic or private and for whatever purpose used or employed or occu. pied, to be thoroughly cleaned and freed from all fil'h. garbage or any other offensive mat ter in any way ca.culated to engender dis ease to cause the same to he thoroughly dis infected so as to prevent the introduction outbreak or spread of any dissase. whether contagious or otherwise; to visit personally and to inspect at least once every ten days, If he deem it necessary. every portion of the city; to order the police to notify ss herein after directed, all persons whose premises are found to be In a filthy and unhealthy condition, to clean the same and remove therefrom. within twelve hours afte- service of notice upon them, V hate CT he may think may prod uce any ma aria or contagious dis ease; to see that the Ordinance of the town. relative to the prevention and abate ment of nuisances are rigid enforced and carried out, and to make such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary for the purpose of preve ntine at any time within the town
 
 any contagion or epidemic. and to enforce he same.
 Sec. 5. It shail be the iuty of the Health Officer. upon finding any private premises within said town. in ar unclean or unhealthy condition, to give to the owner, occupant or lessee of said premises notice in writing to remove therefIom, within twelve hours, whatever he finds about or upon such prem co.a lat oH s,ak ar ease. and such owner, occupant or lessee re. ctiving said notice who shall fail or neglect to comply with the prs visions thereof with 1 in twelve hours after rece vng the same shall be deemed guilty of @ misdemeanor. Sec. g. The Health Officer shalt have the power at any time to call for the assistance of the police force of the town to enforce a compliance with the pro visious of this Ordi- nance and for the purpose of serving notices ! herein provided for and requested to be | given.
 | Sec. :. The Health Omcer shall receive and be paid a monthly salary of Twenty-Five ! Dollars, payable in the same manner out ot | Town treasury as the salaries of other officers are paid.
 Sec S. Every physician practicing h the tov n of Bisbee shall report to the Health Of-
 acer. in writing every patient he shall have 1 suffering under any contagious disease, fm- mediately there after, and also to report to the same officer every case of death from such disease immediately after 1t shall have occurred.
 | Sec,9. The ealth Officer shall visit and examine all oases of such cont asious disess- es which may be reported to him. .and such others ss may come to his knowledge.
 sec. 10. No person attending upon. or osh. erwise coming in Contact with any person afflicted with the smallpox, or other fnfec. tious or contagious disease (except the phy. sician in attendance or con ,uiting associatesl shall go upon any public street or otherwise mingie with people not afflicted with these diseases, without necessary disinfsction as prescribed by the Health Officer or Board oi
 Sec. Il. Whenever case of smallpox or other contagious or infectious disesse may be reported to the Health o; Bee r, it shall be his duty to immediately visit the premisss l where such a person may be. and the said Health Officer, upon personal inspection by himseH or duly authorized assistants, shal immediately cause a yellow flag to te cree ted in some conspicuous place upon said
 premises. or place sufficient notification s' the entrance of said prem ices, setting forth the danger, which shall remain during .hs continuance of the :isesse or danger.
 Sec. I2- No person shall remove a yellow flag or other notification of danger from an,
 premises where the same shall be placed by
 the Health Officer or his ouly authorized as sistants without the permission of saic
 Health Officer or the Board of Health.
 Sec 1a Any person wno shall violate an,
 of the provisions of this ordinanre shall bs Il dssmed ruilty of mfsdemsanor. and upor