The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1902-08-16
PROCEEDINGS TOWN BOARD OF
HEALTH.

The Town Board of Health met this
day with the following members present:
DIR. Beverly w. Smith. chairman, Messrs.
Alex r. Stirling, A. w. Ohlmayer. John
A. ONiell, Jr. Absent, Marcus walker.
The chairman read the following letter
which he had received from the State
Board of Health, which on motion was
ordered spread on the minutes.
Office of }
Louisiana State Board of Health {
New Orleans, July %, 1902. J
To the Presidents of Police Juries, Charmen
Parish Boards of Health, Chalrmen NUM-
cipal Boards Of Health;
Gentlemen-The President of the Lou
isiana State Board of Health calls your
attention to the fact that the Legislature
has passed Act $50 amending Act 1872 of
1898 rgarding Health Boards: 1t was
promulgated on July 22nd. and VIII be"
come operative on August 18th, 1907. i,
The Amendments, which are OF special
interest to you, and which call Tor your
attention. are the following:
l. Vaccination shall not be made COM
pulsory except in cases of children at
tending the public schools OF parish
where smallpox prevails. and when the
same sh all have been recommended by .
majority of the local board of Health
9. Any violations of any provision or
provisions, or regulation or regulations
of the Sanitary Code shall constitute a
misdemeanor and the offender sha II De
punished by fine of twenty-five $50
dollars or thirty days Imprisonment IN
the parish Jail for each and every offense
on conviction before any court OF COM
petent jurisdiction.
3. The Police Jury of each parish
shall Immediately after the PRONUNCIATION
of this Act, and hereafter not later than
the third regular meeting of the new
Police Jury term, elect and appoint
Parish Board of Health to consist of three
persons, said board to be composed OF a
duly licensed and registered physician, a
resident of said parish, who shall be
chairman of said board of health and
health officer, and the two other MEM
bcrs of said board shall be selected from
the police jury of said parish.
4. The term of no parish board shall
continue longer than that of the body by
which it was appointed.
5, The chairman and health officer OF
a municipal board shall receive such an
| annual salary as the city council or legis'
| lative body of said municipality may Tx
! and pay.
6. The persons appointed to constitute
| the city board of health shall serve DUR
ing the term of the body by which they
| were elected.
Z. A copy of Act $50 of 1902 will be
sent you as soon rs the reprints are re
| ceived.
Respectfully,
EDMOND SOUCHON, NJ. D.,
| President La. State Board of Health
On motion of Mr.. Stirling, duly sec
onded and carried, the following ordin
ance was adopted; :,
An ordinance adopting the sanitary code
issued by the Louisiana State Boare
! of Health and making violations o.
| any of the said sanitary regulations
| misdemeanors and punishable by fine
Be it ordained by the Board OF Health
| of the Town of Franklin, Parish OF St
Mary, State of Louisiana, in regular ses
| sion convened;
| Section /. That the regulations AMI
provisions of the State sanitary code ls
sued by the State Board Of Health are
hereby made the regulations and provl
sions for the sanitation of the town OF
Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, State o.
Louisiana, and are hereby adopted al
| the rules and regulations for the guild
ance of the Board of Health of said town
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, ETC.
That any person violating any OF the
provisions or regulations of the said
! sanitary regulations OF the town o.
| Franklin, Parish of st. Mary, State o
Louisiana, herein adopted shall bt
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con
viction thereof shall be punished by
| fine of not less than five dollars no
more than twenty-five dollars.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, etc.
That all ordinances or parts of ordin
ances in conflict with the provision
hereof are hereby repealed.
BEVERLY w. SMITH.
| Chairman Board of Health
w. H. LATHAM,
Secretary Board of Health.
Approved Aug. 18th, 1902.
On motion of Mr.. John A. O'Niell, Jr.
duly seconded and carried the followln!
ordinance was adopted.
An ordinance to prohibit throwing dea
chickens, dead cats, dead rats, dea
dogs. or any other deceased animal O
unhealthful or insanitary things in tn
streets or ON the public squares with tn
corporate limits of the town of Franklin
Parish of st. Mary, State of Louisiana
by making the same a misdemeanor AM
punishable by fine or Imprisonment 9
both in the discretion OF the court, an
repeating all ordinances in conflict;
Be it ordained by the Board Of Heat
of the town of Franklin, Parish OF 81
Mary, State of Louisiana, in regular SCI
sion convened.
Section l. That any person who thro
upcn the public streets or upon the pub
lie squares within the corporate limit
of the town of Franklin, Parish OF 5
Mary, State of Louisiana, any dea
chicken, dead cat. dead rat, dead dog:
other deceased animal or unhealthtui G
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