The Arizona sentinel., 1903-02-25
Ordinance No. IA
Establishing a Board
 of Health, etc.

Health in the town of Yuma, 10 provide Tor the appointment of health officer, and to rreAcribe their DO wers and duties.
 The Common Council of the town Of Yuma do ordain as follows:
 Section I. That there be and hereby is es- tabIished in the town of Yuma Board of Health, which shall be designated and known as the Board of Health of the town Of Yuma.
 The said board shall consist of the Mayor and two members Of the Common Council, the said two members to be chosen by the said Common Council.
 Iffor any reason a health officer should not be appointed and qualified, as herein pro- vtded, the president Of the Board of Health is authorized and empowered, and it is his duty, to discharge all the duties of the health officer until such officer shall be appointed and shall have qualifisd, and the said presi- dent Of the Board Of Health shall discharge such duties at all times when there shall be g vacancy in the health officers office.
 Sec. 2 The mayor shall be president of the board and the town clerk Of the town shall be secretary thereof, and in case of the ab- sence of the town clerk, the members of said board may .signate one Of their number to act as secretary of said board.
 Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of said Board of Health, after qualifying, to meet and appoint, subject to the ratification and approval of the Common Council, health officer. who shall be resident physician, practicing In
 
 ficate from some medical institute recognized by organized medical societies in good stand ing, and said health officer shall give bond in the penal sum Of five hundred dollars for the faithful performance of his duties; said bond to be approved by the council.
 To hold regular and special meetings, or either, as they may think necessary, and to sustain and control the health officer in the performance and discharge Of his duties hereinafter imposed on him.
 Sec l It shall be the duty of said health officer. and he is hereby authorized and em- powered, subject to the management and control Of said Board of Health, to cause all the public streets, alleys, private lanes,
 
 ate limits of the town, whether public or private, and for whatever purpose used or employed or occupied to be thoroughly cleaned and freed from all filth, garbage, or any other offensive matter in any way cal culated to engender miasnae or disease; to cause the same to b. thoroughly disinfected, so as to prevent the introduction, outbreak or spread of any disease, whether contagious or otherwise; to visit personally and to in spect at least once in every ten days, If he deems it necessary, every portion or duarter of the town, including the back yards and premises Of the residents of the town; to order the marshal to notify, as hereinafter directed, all parties whose premises are found to be in a filthy and unhealthy condition, or to have garbage thereon likely to render such prem tses into an unhealthy condition, to clean the same and remove therefrom within twelve hours after service oI notice upon them, whatever he may think, and whatever is liable to produce any malaria or contagious sickness; to see that the ordinances of this town relative to the prevention and abatc- nent of nuisances are rigidly enforced and carried out; and to make such rules and regulations as he may think are demanded for the public safety for the purpose of pre- venting at any time, within the town, of any disease or sickness or the spreading of any contagion, infection or epedemic, and to en- force the same.
 Sec. s. It shall be the duty of the Health officer, upon finding any private premises 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 what ever he finds about or upon said premises calculated to produce sickness or disease, and xuch owner, occupant or lessee receiving such notice who shall fail or neglect to comply with the provisions thereof within twelve hours after receiving the same shall be deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor. Sec. 6. The Health Officer shall have the | power at any time 10 call for the assistance of the Marshal | of the town to enforce a compliance with the | provisions of this ordinance, and with the | rules and regulations by him made in pursu- | ance hereof and for the purpose of serving | notices herein provided for and required to be | given. Sec. :. The said Health Officer shall re- eelvs and be paid a monthly salary of not to | exceed Ten Dollars, to be fixed by the Council, ! payable in the same manner out of the town | treasury as the salaries Of other officers are paid.
 Zee. &. Every physician practicing In the | town Of Yuma shall report to the Health Officer, in writing every patient he shall have | suffering from anycontagious orinfeetious dis | ease, Immediately upon learning the nature | of the disease, and also report to the same | officer every case of death from such disease l after 1t shall have occurred
 Sec. g. Every owner or lessee occupying | any house in the town of Yuma, or person or | persons in charge ofany premises, shall forth with report in writing to the Health Officer | The name of every person, boarder or inmate | of said house or premises whom he or she or | they shall have reason to believe to be i'll of l any contagious or infectious disease; and also i report In the same manner any death or | deaths occurring in such house or premises | from such diseases. Sec. 10. The Health Officer shall visit and | examine all cases enumerated above which | may be reported tolhim, and such others as may come to his knowledge.
 See. II. No person or persons shall use, or | permit to be used, any vehicle under his, her | or their control for the conveyance Of any | person infected with any contagious or infec- tious disease, either in life or after death, | within the limits Of the town of Yuma, with cut written permission from the Health !