Bisbee daily review., 1902-03-18
ORDINANCE NO. l4.
BOARD OF HEALTH.

ORDlNANCE NO. A.
 BOARD OF HEALTH.
 Be 1t ordained by the Mayor and Common
 Council of the Town of Bisbee.
 Section 1. That there be. and hereby is esrablished in said Town of Bisbee a Boars of Health, which shsll be designated ant known as the Board of Health ofsaid Town ! The said Board shall consist of the Mayor ant two members of the Common Council If fol any reason health officer should not be ap pointed and qualified, as herein provided the chairman of the Board of Health Is au thorised and empowered 10 discharge all th. duties of the Health Officer until such oticel shall be appointed and qualified.
 Ssc.a. The Mayor shall be the Chairman of the Board and the Town Clerk Secretary thereof, and in case of absence of the Town Clerk, the members of said Board may des- ignate one of their number to act as secre. tarv of said Board,
 Sec. s. It shall he the dutyof said Board of Heslth after qualifying to meet and appoint subject to the ratification of the Common Council. Health Onicer. who sh ali be e res ident physician, rracticing in said town, Said Board shall hold regular and special meetings, or either, as they may deem neces-
 
 officer in the performance and discharge of his duties hereinafter imposed on him.
 Sec. { It shall be the duty of the Health Officer. and he is hereby authorized ard em- powered, subject to the direction and control of the said Board of Health. to cause all pub lc streets, alleys, private lanes. houses, lots. and premises within the corporate nmits of the town. whether pub ic or private and for -hoN ! pied, to be thoroughly cleaned and freed from ter in any way calculated to engender dis- ease; to cause the same to be thoroughly dis. infected SO as to prevent the introduction. outbreak or spread of any disease, whether contagious or otherwise; to visit personally and to inspect at least once every ten days, if he deems 1t necessary. every portion of the city; to order the police to notify as herein after directed, all persons whoss premises are found to be in a filthy and unhealthy condition, to clean the same and remove therefrom. within twelve hours after service of notice upon them. whate 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 abste ment of nuisanees are rigid ? enforced and carried ~ees eh4 to AdAc suSo Ebico anu uIdtlOnk as he may deem necessary for the purp.se of preve ntins at any time within the town any disease or sickness or the spreading of any contasion or epidemic, and to enforce he same.
 Sec. 5. It shall bs the iuty of ths Health Omcer. upon finding any private prenises within said town. in an unclesn or unhealthy to give to the owner. occupant or loasa nf afA rn;s t,. remove therefIom. within twelve hours, he finds about or upon such prem ises calculated to produce sickness or dis ease, and such owner. occupant or lessee re- ceivins said notice who shall fail or neglect to comply with the provisions thereof with h twelve hours after receiving the came 'hali be deemed guilty of a misdemsanor.
 Sec. 6, The Health Officer shall have the power at any time to call for the assistancs ,f the police force of the town to euforcs a 'ompliance with the pro visious of this Ordi- | nance and for the purpose of serving notices herein provided for and requested to be | riven. Sec. :. The Health Onicsr shall receive and | 's paid a monthly salary of Twenty-Five | Dollars. payable in the same manner out of l Town treasury as the salaries of other ofBcers | Ire paid. Sec. s. Every physician pr racttcing in the | own of Bisbee shall report to the Health Of. | ieer. in writing. every patient he shall have | under any cont ious disease, i'm. nediately thereafter. and slso to report to | he came officer every eass of death from | uch diseass immediately after 1t shsll | ,avs occurred.
 Sec.s 9. The ealth Officer shall visit and | .wa mil ollo >A = which may bs reported to him. :and suoh | 'thers e may come to his knowledge.
 Sec. 10. No person attending upon. or oth. rwiss coming in contact with any person 1aicted with the smallpox. or other infsc- ious or contagious disease (exeept the phy- icisn in attsndanos or con 'uiting associates) hall go upon any public street or othsrwise ningle with people not afflicted with these rsscriDed by the Health Officer or Board of Sec. II. Whenever . case of smallpox or thsr contagious or infectious dissass may = reported to the Health Officer, it shau be ifs duty to immediately visit the premisss lealth Officer. upon psrsonal inspsction by imsen or duly authorized assistants, shall csuse . yellow flag to De erec- d in come conspicuous plaes upon ssid rsmisss. or place sufficient notification at he entrance of said prem!ses, ssttine forth hs danger, which shall remain during the continuance of the :isssse or danger.
 Sec. l2. No person shall remove . yellow ag or other notification of danger from any rsmises whore the came shah bs placed by hs Health Officer or his duly authorised as- stants without the permission of said IeaIth Officer or the Board of Health.
 sse. n Any person who sAau violate any [ ths provisaons of this ordinanrs shall bs ssnsd guilty of . misdsmsanor. and upon