The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-03-04
ORDINANCE f96.

control suppression and ieradicatiol
of contagious diseases; for the con
troll, prohibition, and humiliation o
all nuisances and sources OF filth pre-
judicial to the public. health, and fol
the keeping of a accurate. record Of
births n deaths occurring within
the City. $40
Be it ordained by the City Council
of he city of Roswell 9ss1Tse
Section 1. The City Council of the
City Of Roswell shall annually ap-
point a competent physician who
shall be known as the city physician
and shall hold office until his sue
cessor is appointed and qualified. He
shall reside within the corporate linn
its of the City of Roswell. and shall
receive such compensation as the
Council may fix.
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty of
the City Physician to assist the City
enforcing the provisions of this or
dinance. in making. enforcing and
establishing all necessary rules, and
regulations regarding the sanitary
conditions of the City to attend all
meetings of the City Council when
requested and advise the Council up
on all matters pertaining to the
health of the community, and he
shall attend such cases Of sickness
Is are under the care and supervis-
ion of the City a. paupers, and in
general to do such things as may be
required of him by the ordinances
of the City of Roswell and the reso-
buttons of the City Council. $50 -
Section 3.-The City Council may
from time to time make and estab-
.lish by ordinance, resolution or ord
er, such rules and regulations as
they nay deem necessary, or as e.
Emergency may require, looking to
the health and sanitary condition OF
the community and City. the abate-
ment of all %nuisances tending to en-
danger the public health, and the re-
loval of all sources of filth, and
causes of sickness, and they may
take such steps as in their judgment
is necessary to restrain, stamp out.
eradicate. check the progress of and
Isolate all contagious diseases. :
Section 4.-The City Council shall
ause a thorough inspection of the
City by the City Physician at least
,nce every thirty days and he shall
1t each regular meeting of the Coun
ell submit a report in writing of the
sanitary condition of the City stat
ing the location of all nuisances pre-
adicial to the public health. source
# filth and cause OF sickness. the
number Of persons having contag
ious or infectious diseases of any
Kind and character of such dieases,
together with a report of his act
ion in the premises. 4
Section Sit shall be the duty of
the physicians practicing in the CT
ty of Roswell. to notify the City Ply
stefan within "a hours after the
facts have come to their knowledge
of any infectious or contagious dis
ease under their treatment and it
shall likewise be the duty of n own
.er or tenant or occupant of any
house or other place who shall know
of or have cause to believe that there
is a case of contagious or infect
ious disease upon their premises, to
at once notify the City Physician of
such fact, and any physician
or other person who shall neglect,
fail or refuse to report such case of
contagious or infectious disease as
herein provided shall be guilty of a
violation of this ordinance.
Section cit shall be the duty of
the City Physician when it shall
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