New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1905-09-09
MINUTES BOARD OF HEALTH.
New Iberia, Sept. h.'O5.

New Iberia, Sept h,'o5.
Tho City Board of Health met in
regular session at DR. J. Wotford San
ders' office. with the following Nom
bers present; Alphonse Davis. M, ".
Fisher and DR. J. Wotford Sanders.
Absent-Drs w. J. Emmer and A.
Koch
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved,
The City Health Officer. DR.. J. W.
Sanders made verbal report of tho
health of the City and of the quar-
antine now in force
DR.. Sanders approved the following
ordinances, which were read and
adopted;
"Be ordained by the Board of Health of
City of New iberia, that from and after
the PRONUNCIATION of this ordinance IL shall
be unlawful Tor any persons to come into
or enter the corporate limits of the City
of New Iberia within six days from the
date said person or persons shall have
been within any place infected with vel
low fever. and person or persons who
shall violate the provisions Of this ordin-
ance shall upon conviction before the City
Judge be subject to fine Of not less than
five nor more than fifty dollars or to i'm
prisonment In the Corporation Jail for a
period of not less than five nor more than
ten days or both at the discretion of the
City Judge for each and every offense."
"Be it ordained by the Board of Health
of the City af New Iberia that it shall be
the dnty of each property owner within
the City of New Iberia to screen his or
her cistern with cheese cloth the same to
be placed over the top of the cover of said
cistern and to be securely tackled on top
and around the sides Of the cistern so that
mosquitoes can not enter the same as
soon az the same can be done, to the en-
tire satisfaction of the Board of Health,
as well as to permit and allow the proper
authorities of the City of New iberia to
enter the premises of each property owner
and to screen his or her cistern with cheese
cloth as above stated and to charge each
property owner with the cost of the labor
and material used in screening said els
tern.
"Be il further ordained, that in all eases
where the officials of the City of New Ibe-
owner within the City Of New Iberia at
the expense Of the City the property own
err shall pay and reimburse to the City the
expense incurred by paying the amount
to the City Tax Collector within three
days from the date of the completion of
the work.
Be It further ordained. that any prop
erty owner who shall violate any of the
provisions Of this ordinance by the
failure TO screen his or her cistern at
once or shall refuse TO permit the
City officials to have said cistern
screened at the expense of said property
owner or shall refuse or neglect to pay the
City Tax Collector for the benefit of the
amount expended by the City in having
said cistern screened within three days
from the date the work shall have been
done shall be guilty of an offense and upon
| conviction before the City Judge, shall be
liable to fine of not less than one, nor
more than five dollars or to imprisonment
in the Corporation Jail for period of not
less than one nor more than five days for
each and every offense, or both Mt the
discretion of the City Judge,
The Enterprise was selected as the
official journal of the City Board of
Health. without compensation.
There being no further business,
the Board adjourned until its next
regular meeting in October.
J. WOFFORD SANDERS, M. D.,
Chairman.