The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-01-21
ment was in charge of the Odd Eel
lsws, and the body was laid to rest
in the Hillsboro cemetery.

m6nt was IN cnafge OF Gh6 sOdQ Fel-
Isws, and the body was laid to rest
/ in the Hillsboro cemetery.
| Salem. Jan. 16,-The billfor the
fcreation1 of State Board of Health,
introduced by DR.. A. G. Smith, SEN
Iat3r from Multromah county, pro-
lvides for the appointment of board
composed of seven physicians, six
of whom are to be appointed by the
governor, with the consent of the
serate, and the seventh,,a "a secretary,
to be elected by the other six. The
term of Office Of the six mbers is
four years, three of the members
going out each two years. Vacan-
cies may be filed by the governor.
THE State Board of Health shall
have general supervision ofsthe in.
terests of the health and life of the
citizens of the state. It shall keep
the vital statistics of this state, and
make sanitary Investigations and
inquiries especting the causes and
prevention of diseases, specially of
epidemics, including those of do
mestic animals. It shall study the
causes Of mortality, and the effects
of localities, implements, condi-
ticns, food, beverages, habits and
circumstances of the health of the
people. It shall make and is here
by empowered to enforce such quar-
antine regulations as seem best for
the preservation of the public health,
and it shall be the duty Of all po-
lice officers, sheriff., constables and
all county officers and employees of
the state to enforce such regulations,
subject to the authority of the
health officer"
The bill provides that the secre-
tary shall hold his Office as Ing as
he shall faithfully discharge the
duties thereof, but may be removed
for cause upon a majority vote of
the board. He shall receive sala-
ry to be fixed by the board, and his
travelling expenses and necessary
expenses for clerical service. The
members receive no compensation.
An appropriation of S., 900 per year
.is provided for the expenses of the
board.
In each county the county judge
and county physician, shall consti-
Itute county board of health, and
the county physician shall be health
officer. If in any comfy it is in
expedient to have a county physi-
clan the judge shall be health. off
Ger. The county health officers
must keep records of births, deaths,
contagious and infectious diseases,
and report monthly to the State
Board of health.
It is made the duty of physicians,
mid wives and the heads of famils-
to report all births and Deaths to
the county health officer and of all
persons under whose charge any
infectious and epidemic disease oc-
ours, to report the same. Burials
cannot be had until death certifs
cate has been procured and the
OF the remains of per-
sons who died from an infectious
disease, except as the State Board
of Health may direct, is prohibited.
Violation of the provisions of this
bill is punishable by fine of from
$40 to 500.
Shamokin, Pa, Jan. 17.-Owing |
to loaded trains being robbed of fuel
and to guard such trains being held
up by people rendered desperate
because of the local famine existing
in nearby places in the agricultur.
al belt, policemen were ordered by |
the Reading and Pennsylvania Rail
road com panies today to guard load
ed trains while in transit to market
through districts where the famine
is the worst.
New. York, Jan. 16.-Former
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reat1eas a Havana dis. |