St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1902-03-15
Proceedings of Parish board
Of Health.
OpeIousas, La, Feb'y d, 1902.

The Board met this day pursuant to
the call of the president, with the fol
/ lowing members present.
| DR.. b. A. Littell, 1st ward; DR.. Benz.
Gu ilbeaa, I'd ward; Or. J. Richard, 3rd
| ward; DIR. Theo. Ii. Littell, 4th ward
DR.. w. r. Boudreau, 5th ward; DR.. Ar
| mand Lafieur, 7th ward.
Absent: DIR. p. Foster, 8th ward, and
Mr.. w. P. Wolff, 9th ward.
Quorum present.
On motion of DR.. Richard
Be it resolved, that whenever con-
tageous or infectious disease occurs in
this parish, the health officer of the
ward in which the disease occurs shall
visit the same, and after diagnosing
same, shall place flag on the house or
fence, and q card bearing the name of
the disease OH the building in which
the disease exist, and he shall take
whatever other precautionary measures
he may deem proper.
Be it further resolved, that should
death occur from an infectious or con-
tageous disease, the interment of the
deceased shall take place under the SUI
pervision Of the health officer of the
ward i'll which it occurs.
On motion Of DIR. Lafeur-
Be it resolved, that any one tearing
down or destroying any flag or sign
not less than $500, nor more than 5000
and costs, and in default of payment of
said fine and costs, shall be imprisoned
in the parish Jail for not more than 30
days. Fine and costs, or imprisonment,
to be enforced before any court of COM
petent Jurisdiction.
On motion Of DR.. Boudreau-
Be it resolved, that the School Board
OF this parish be instructed to enforce
the State law relative to the vaccination
of children attending the public schools
of this parish.
On motion of DR.. Theo. Littell-
Resolved, that no burial shall take
place within this parish unless GER
tificate of cause of death be presented
to the clergyman or other person per-
forming the funeral rites.
BE it further resolved, that every
clergyman or other person performing
funeral rites or buryinS anyone, shall
send to the President of the Board of
Health on the first of each month the
certificates of death of persons buried
by him during the preceding month.
Be it further resolved, that any one
violating this resolution, shall be fined
not less than twenty dollars, nor more
than fifty dollars and costs, and in de-
fault of payment of fine and costs, shall
be imprisoned in the parish Jail for net
less than thirty, nor more than sixty
days. Fine and costs, or Imprisonment,
to be collected in any court of compe-
tent jurisdiction.
This resolution to take effect thirty
days after publication.
On motion of DIR. Lafieur-
Be it resolved, that whenever death
occurs, from any cause, the body shall
be buried within thirty six hours after
death, unless the body has been prop
erly embalmed.
On motion of DR.. Richard
That the following rules, relative to
the public and high schools, be adopted:
/. That all children, before being en-
rolled as pupils of any public school of
the parish, shall present to the principal
or teacher of the school, certificate of
successful vaccination.
z. That no principal, or teacher of
any public school, shall permit any
cnild having contagious, or infectious
disease, or any child in any family in
which any such disease exists, or has
recently existed, to attend any public
school OF this parish, until the health
officer of the ward, or town, in which
the school exist, shall have given his
permission.
5. That whenever the principal. or
teacher of any public school, shall be
doubtful as to the existence of con-
ia seous or infectious disease IL family
whose children attend any public or
high school, he shall require that cer-
tificate from physician stating wheth-
er the disease existing in said family is
a contagious or infectious disease, or a
non-contageous or non-infectious dis
ease be presented to him. and any pLp pill
refusing to furnish such certificate,
shall be refused admission to the school
until he shall have complied with this
rule.
i. That any teacher, or principal, fail
ing to comply with the above regula-
tions, shall be subject to fine of not
less than two dollars, nor more than
twenty dollars.
On motion of DIR. GuiIbeau-
lie Ii Taselred, that the fee of health |
officer for visiting, diagaosing, isolat=
ing, etc., any case OF eoatageous or I'M
fictitious disease, be and is hereby fixed
at twenty-five dollars.