The copper era., 1904-05-19

and the town went from bad 10 worse. .tOw that the hot weather is on, and sickness on the increase, the county sanitary board has decided to see what can be done for the town. and will in clude in it's labOrs the entire camp, consisting Of Clifton, Morenci and Met calf. The board proposes to take hold of the matter with vi2Or, and will prosecute all offenders to the full limit ii they do not comply strictly with the law. Tn this the board will have the support Of the entire community. Parties who do not comply with the sanitary law after having been given due notice, will be promptly arrested, !, and fined to the full limit. A few OK ampes will have good effect on others.
 The law is very plain. and that all may know and understand it, such sections as are applicable are here pre- sented in full:
 SEC. lS Each local board of health, within its jurisdiction, may examine into all nuisanCcs, sources of filth and causes of sickness, and make such regulations regarding the same as it may judge necessary for the public health and safety of the inhabitants, and any person who shall violate any published order or regulation made by any board of health shall be guilty of a misdemcanor and punished by d fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the county iail not exceeding thirty days, or both.
 SEC. 20. Whenever any nuisance, source of filth or cause of sickness is found on private property, any mem bcr of the local board of health may order the owner or occupant thereof, it his own expense, to remove the same in twenty-four hours, and sue h order may he given to such owner or occupant personally, or left at his usual place of abode.
 SEC. 2l. Whenever such owner or occupant shall fail to comply with the order of such board. 1t may cause such nuisance, source of filth or cause of sickness to he removed. and all ex- pcnsc incurred thereby shall be paid by such owner or occupant, or by such other person as has caused or per mIttcd the same.
 SEC. 22. Whenever any local board shall deem it necessary for the pre- Servdtion of the health of the inhab- itants within it's jurisdiction to enter into any building or other structure within such jurisdiction for the pur- pose of examining into and destroy ing, removing or preventing any nuis- dnCc, source of filth or cause of sickness, and shall be refused entrance. any member of the board may make complaint. under oath, to d justice of the peace within the jurisdiction of the board, stating the facts in the case, SO far as he has knowledge thereof.
 SEC. 23. Such justice shall there upon issue q warrant directed to the sheritT or other peace officer. com manding him to take sufficient aid, and accompanied by at least one member of the Board of Health, be- tween the hours of sunrise and sunset, to have such nuisance. source of filth or cause of sickness destroyed. re- moved or prevented. under the dircc- tlon of such member of the Board of health as accompany him.
 SEC. D. Any person who wilfully secrets himself or others known to have q contagious or infectious dis ease. orany health officer, superin- tendcnt of public health or any me m- Der of any local board of health, who shall neglect or refuse to conform to any of the duties required to be per formed by him under the provisions of this Act, and any person who fails to comply with or violates any of the provisions of this Act, or neglects or refuses to confirm any rule, regula- tons or measures adopted by the local board of health within whose jurisdiction he shall at the time be, and which shall have been published ,,. -s''sIY nsvc come 10 ms EnowedrF. or refuses or neglects promptly to obey any orders, directions or in- structions given to him hy such board of health, shall be guilty of misde- meanor. and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding thirty days. or by both.