The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-09-07
HEALTH CONDITIONS
The EOsrd Having Charge Of
Them.
EXTRACTS FROM the CODE

The Board Of Health OF the city ~ APP
pointed by Judge A. Il. Embrey In ac.
curdance with law H. composed OF DR. j.
n. Barney, DR.. Is. llales and DR.. W. j.
Chewing. Mayor Thos. 7. Wallace and
aud Clerk uf Court A. -. Yates are also
members by virtue of their respective
positions, Mayor Wallace is chairman
Of the board md Dr. Barney, the sec
rotary.
We publish this for the information of
the public. together with the following
extrncts from the Code. as many persons
seem To be laboting under theimpression
that the Council has charge Oi the health
conditions of the city:
(1) The--,ipuit Judge Of each
judicial circuit, and the judges Of the cor
pOratiOn courts shall upon the recon-
mendation OF the medical society Of each
county or corporation, il there be one.
BIENNIAL ynppolnt three regularly licensed
physicians Of the county or corporation.
or if there be- no such society then the cir
cult or corporation Judges shnll appoint
three duly licensed physicians, who shall
with the clerk Of the county or corpora
ton court and chain man OF the superyi-
sors or the mayor Of the corporation, as
the case may be-, constitute n county or
city board af health provided however;
that wh,rc the charter Of any ely af
town already provides for the crpatiun
Of board Oi health, the provisions ol
this section of this act shall not apply,
The chairman Of the board OfsHprYlsOrS
shall net rs the president OF the county
board of health and the mayor as tl-
president Of the bOard of hath Of such
city or town. Each local board Of health
shall elect from it, members secretary,
who shall be n physician and who shall
serve two years, or until his successor il
appointed, hut who may he removed
for cause by a minority vote OF tl.e board,
Such local boards Of health shall have
charge of the sanitary affairs OF tie r~
spectjve cities, counties or towns iul
which they np appointed, and shall sub.
ject to the provisions Of this act, have
control Of The prevention and erndlca-
ton Of contagious and Infectious dis.
eases, the removal aud quarantine Of
SUSPECTS; may provide for compulsory
vaccination, the prevention, restriction
aud cam of smallpox, and other con
tagiOus or infections Diseases and shall
with thu consent Of the board Of super
yisors OF the county or the council OF the
city or town. ~ the ease mny b., fix the
compensation for the officers or agents
employed in discharging such duties, and
shall see to the abatement Of nuisan0s
A. frfslf Il
by the State board Of health of vital
statistics. They shall likewise have
power to adopt aud enforce such reason
able rules and regulations ~ they may
deem necessary to attain these ends.
"a II shall be the duty of the local
health authorities Oi the cities, towns.
and counties ot the State 10 report
monthly To the State board oi health all
eases of Infectious or contagious disease,
which have occurred under their iurlsdir-
ton. except that 1t shall he their duty To
report imned ately any vase nr cases oi
smallpox. yellOw-icver, cholera, typhus-
fever. or buhonic plague that may occur
within their respective Jurisdictions, II
any ease or cases Of smallpox yellow
fever, cholera typhus-Ieyer, or bubonlc
pague be reported ~ existing in any To-
,ality in the State, the State hoard of
health shall, ~ soon ~ possible, iuyestl-
gate said disease. 1t shall thrn confer
with the local health authorities and
make such suggestions a. it may deem
proper. II these suggestions arnut car
ried out, and the disease IL, in the judy
ment Of the State board Of health, in
danger OF spreading to another city.
town. or county, the said State board
of health, or its executive officer, subject
to the action of said board, shall have
the right 10 assume exclusive control of
the disease, the isolation thereof, and the
quarantine OF suspects, and have such
powers in connection Herewith as are
conferred by law on the local health au-
thorities and the said executive officer
NAV make and enforce such regulations
IA he may deem proper, subject 10 the
action of said board, to stamp out or
prevent the further spread Oi the disease.
He may also, subject to the action Of said
board, appoint such officers and agents
as he NAV deem necessary to accomplish
such end and fix their duties and compen-
sation. The officers and agents 81 APP
pointed shall be- duly sworn aud shall have
the power To make arrests and To exer-
else all the other powers OF police or
constables. All the powers herein con
ierred upon the secretary shall be- eXer-
cised by him in subordnation to aud
subject To the action of the State board
itself. which Is hereby invested with
full power in the premises to make such
regulations and take such action a. may
in its Judgment be necessary To regulate
control, and eradicate all such contagi-
nna disense