Bisbee daily review., 1902-03-25
ORDINANCE: NO. H.
BOARD OF HEALTH.

Be it ordained by tie Mayor and Common
 Council of the Town of Bisbee-
 Section 1. That there be. and hereby is, established in said Town of Bisbee a Board of Health, which shall be designated and known as the Board of Health fsaid Town. The said Board shall consist ofthe Mayor and two members of the Common Council If for any reason a health oficer should not be ap- pointed and qualified, as herein provided, the chairman of the Board of Health Is au- thorized and empowered to discharge all the duties of the Health Oficer until such omcsr shall be appointed and qualified.
 Sec, 2. 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 Seere- tarv of said Board,
 Sec. 8. It shall be the dutyof said Board of Health after aualifyinsto meet and appoint subject to the ratification of the Common Council. a Health Omcer, who shall be Q res ident physician, practicing in said town, Said Board shall hold regular and special meetings. or either, as they may deem neces- sary, and sh all sustain and controrthe health officer in the performance aud discharge of his duties hereinafter imposed on him.
 Sec. |. It shall be the duty of the Health Officer, and he is hereby authorized and sm- powered, subject to the direction and control of the said Board of Health. to cause ali pub lie streets, alleys, private lanss, housss, lots. and premises within the corporate limits Of the town, whether pubic or private and for whatever purpose used or employed or occu- pied, to be thoroughly cleaned and freed from all filth. garbage or any other offensive mat 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 dee ms 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 c nd unhealthy condition, to clean the same and remove therefrom. within twelve hour saftsr service of notice upon them, whate CT he may think may produce any malaria or contagious dis ease; to see that the Ordinance of the town. relative to the prevention and abatement Of nuisances are rigidly enfo- ced and carried out, and to make such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary for the purpose of preventing at any time w' in the town any disease or sickness or tL spreading 0 any contagion or epidemic, atd to enforce he same.
 See 5. It shall be the duty of ths Health Officer, upon finding any privat., preInises within said town, in an unclean or unhealthy condition, to give to the owner occupant or lessee of said premises notice in writing to remove therefrom, within twelve hours, whatever he finds about or ppon such prem ses calculated to produce sickness or dis ease, and such owner, occupant or lessee TO- ceiving said notice who shal fail or neglect to comply with the provisions thereof with in twelve hours after receiving the same shall be deemed guilty of mjsdemeanor.
 Sec.6 The Health Odacer shali have the power at any time to call for the assistancs of the police force of the town to enforce . comt liance with the provisions of this Ordi- nance and for the purpose of serving notlcss herein provided for and requested to be given.
 Sec I. The Health Omcer shall receive and be paid a monthly sAiary of Twenty-Five Dollars, payabl, tn the same manner out of Town treasury q the salaries of other onicers are paid.
 Sec s. Every ph ys ician practicinx in the town of Bisbee shall port to the Health Off, ficer. in writing. evesy pstiep h.. shaii have suffering under any conta ayic,s disease im- mediately thereafter, and also Go report to the same ofHeer every ease of death from such disease immediately after it shall have occurred.
 Sec, o. The salth Officer shall visit and examine all eases of such contagious dissss- e which may be reported to him. and such others as may come to his knowledge.
 Sec 10. No person attending upon. or oth- erwise coming in contact with any person afflicted with the smaiipox. or other infsc- tious or contagious disease (except the phy- sician in attendance or con sulting asscciates) shall go upon any public street or otherwise mingIe with people not afflicted with these diseases, without necessary disinfsetiop as prescribed by the Health Officer or Board of
 Sec. Il. Whenever . cass of smallpox or other contagious or infectious disease may be reported to the Health OfAcsr. .it shall bs hts duty to immediately visit the premises where such a person may be. and the said tfealth Officer, upon personal inspection oy himssif or duly authorized assistants, shall imm, lately cause yellow hag to bs cree ted ir some conspicuous plaoe upon said pren is ,or place sufHcisnt notification at the entrance of said prsmisss. sstsing forth the danger. which shall remain during the cort nusncs of the disssss or daassr.
 Sec IF. No person shall remove . yellow lag o. o.her notification of danger from any prem sss whore the same shall bs placed by the Health Officer or his duly authorized e. sistants without the permission of said Health OfAcsr or the Board of Health.
 Sec ll Any psrson who shall violate any of shs proyisions os th1s ordinanrs sAsh bs dssosd sudisy es .isdsnsaAes. cd. uDss
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