The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-23
GENERAL LAWS

Ile enforcement Of the laws relating
 to the public health. Be it enacted by
 the Legislature of Alabama, that the
 health laws be so amended and recon
 structed, and provision be so made for
 their enforcement as to read as fol-
 lows:
 section l. The Medical Association of the State of Alabama. organized in ac- cordance with the provisions of the Con gdtution adopted at the annual meeting |of the Association, held at Tuscaloosa, in March, 1873. and confirmed by an act of the general assembly, approved Febru- ary 18th, 1875, is hereby constituted the State Board of Health.
 Sec. 9. The County Medical societies In affiliation with the medical association of the State of Alabama, and organized m accordance with the provisions of the constitution, are hereby constituted Boards of Health for their respective counties, and shall be under the general Supervision and control of the State Board of Health. Sec. B.. The State Board of Health Shall: have general control over the en- forcement of the laws relating to the public health; shall investigate the causes, modes of propagation and means of prevention, of endemic and epidemic diseases: shall investigate the influences of localities and employments upon the public health; shall have the right to in- Bpect all public schools, hospitals, asy- lums, Jails, poor houses and other public institutions of Ike character. also the sources of supply and avenues of con- veyance of drinking water furnished to incorporated cities and towns; shall exer- cise general supervision and control over the county boards of health, prescribing he rules and. regulations governing said county boards in the execution of the public health laws of the State in tneir respective counties; and shall act as an advisory board to the State in all sani- tary and medical matters.
 Sec. A. It shall be the duty of the coun- " boards of Health. (A) To supervise the administration of the health laws of the State in their respective counties, and to enforce the law for the collection of vital and mortuary statistics. (B) To in- vestigate through their committees of public health and health officers, all cases of pestilential infectious or contagious n1seases, and to enforce such measures as are provided by law to prevent the spread of said diseases and to extermi- bate the same. co To investigate through their committeesvof public health Ind health officers all nuisances to public health against which complaint has been elleged and if such complaint be well founded to take such steps for their abatement as the law pro- Vldes. (D) To exercise through their committees of public health and health pmcers special supervision over the sani- tary conditions. of public schools, hospi- als halls, opera houses, theatres, ani Rsylum5, court houses, jails, work houses, prisons. markets. public dairies, and daughter pens. or houses. (E) To elect health officer for the county, removable xrrhO -I,oI lend to all parts of the county except hose parts comprised within the muni- cipal limits of any incorporated city or town, in the county F) To elect health officer, removable at pleasure, for hDy incorpoi ated city or town, in the bounty whose existing charter does not otherwise provide for the election of a health officer; provided, that health off, icer of a county may be deemed eligible For the position, of health officer of any Pne or more incorporated cities or towns the same county, and said incorporated ;ities and towns shall fix the salaries ot heir health officers respectively. 60 To make to the Judge of Probate and Court of County Commissioners, or Board bf Revenue, and to the State Board of Health, by or before the first of March, pf each year, a full and complete report If all public health and sanitary work lone in The county during the preceding Pear, which report must include the vital md mortuarY statistics of the county, to- tether with such other information uggestions and recommendations in Fegard to the preservation of the public health as said board may deem proper. GID To perform such other duties y Is are or may be required by law.
 Sec. 5. The State Board of Health shaii lec ct an executive officer, to be known as he State Health Officer. who, under tha lire 2tion and control of said State Board If Health, shall exercise general super yision over the county boards of health nd county health officers and shall te- .A Do:t promptly to said county boards of edith any delfnq ,'encies on the part of aid county health officer which may ome to his knowledge; shall keep him elf informed in regard to all infectious, ontagicus and pestilen+ial diseases which nay be in danger of invading the State nd shall so far as authorized by law, ake prompt measures to prevent such 1vasion, shall keep the Governor ir- ormed as to the health conditions pre- ailing in the State and Q to any dis cses of an infectious, contagious or estilential nature which may threaten enter the State, and shall submit to the fovernor in writing such recommenda- onS al he deems proper to prevent such hvasions
 Sec. G. The State Board of Health shall " ubmit to the Governor an annual report its transactions. in which report recommendations as to needed public ealth legislation may be embodied and le Governor shall order such number of bpies of said report printed for distribu- on as he may deem proper.
 Sec. z. It shall be the duty of the balth officer of County. (A.) To keep nder regulations prescribed by the Coun-
 Board of Health. and approved by the ate Board of Health, a book to be yled ''The Register of Births in which bok he shall register, so far as reported
 him. the sex and color of every child brn in the County, the date of such birth '. he name or names of the parent or par it's together with such other details as
 may be required by said regulations
 enter; also a book to be styled "The egister of Deaths" in which he shall m of all persons who die in the Coun- specifying the date. place sex. color nd so far as can be ascertained, the age hd cause of death of the deceased per n. together with such other details as ay be required by said regulations; also book to be styled "The Register of In ctious Diseases" in which book he all register the name, age, sex and lor, together with such other details as ay be required by said regulations. of persons who may be attacked by any
 the diseases enumerated in Section F .reof. (B) To exercise under the dlrec- ,n and control of the Committee of Pub Health, acting for the County Board