The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-06
COUNTY DECLARES
FOR QUARANT| me
Jefferson Quarantines Against
Montgomery County
The RESOLUTION ADOPTED
Board of Revenus Compelled BY Law
to Carry Out the Wishes of the
County Board of
Health.
THE RESOLUTION ADOPTED

Jefferson county is now quarantined
against Montgomery county and B. Frank
Voc has been appointed to carry out the
provisions of the quarantine.
The action was taken by the board OF
revenue yesterday morning at the re-
quest of the Jefferson County Medical so
ciety. acting as the board of health. While
| the vote of the board was unanimous in
establishing the quarantine, it is under
stood from the members that it was done
reluctantly.
| The following resolutions was adopted
| while the board was in executive session:
''Whereas, the board of revenue of JET
ferson county, Alabama, being requested
by the county board of health to quaran-
tine said county of Jefferson against the
county Of Montgomery, state of Alabama,
because of a contagious or infectious dis
ease existing there, and that such quar-
antine is necessary for the public health,
now. therefore, the board of revenue OF
Jefferson county. Alabama, duly assem-
bled does hereby establish a quarantine
in and for the county of Jefferson against
the county of Montgomery. Due proclama-
ton and order of this quarantine to be
made according to law and this order
and Judgment to be entered on the min
utes of this board, and that all due and
necessary steps be taken not only for the
proclamation but also for the enforcement
of this quarantine, which is effective from
this day"
New Resolutions.
The action of the board was taken in
accordance with the opinion of County
Attorney Miller that the request from the
county board of health was mandatory.
The first request from the board OF
health, Judge Miller decided, did not
meet all the requirements of the law, and
on that ground action on the matter was
deferred by the board The board of health
then drafted new resolutions which con-
firmed with the law and presented them
at the meeting of the board of revenue
yesterday morning.
1t was agreed that b. Frank Voc, chief
quarantine Inspector of the Birmingham
division, be appointed as county quaran-
tine inspector. He was instructed to con-
against Montgomery county. His salary
from the county was fixed at So per day,
and he was authorized to hire such as
sistants as were necessary for a strict
enforcement of the provisions of the quar-
antine law of the state.
Prior to the time of his appointment
by the board of revenue, Mr.. Voc was
inspector for the city. II 1t is necessary for
him to have more assistants than at
present he has been authorized to employ
them The result of the quarantine es-
tablished by the county Is that the ex-
pense will be taken from the city and
placed upon the board of revenue.
The committee, consisting of Drs. Tai
ley Morris, Mason and Hardness, appoint
ed by the board of health to formulate
plans by which the details Of the quar-
antine could be carried out, met and made
the following recommendations to the
board of revenue:
Details of Quarantine.
1. The employment of a chief quarantine
supervisor at a price not to exceed S.
per day.
2. The employment of as many men as
tering the county.
g. The employment at a price not to
exceed 50 per day of as many men as
may be needed for keeping up with such
suspects as may get inside our lines.
a. The use of the same affidavit as the
state quarantine uses.
3. The exemption of the state quaran-
tine officers as provided in the state
law.
g. The general administration of the
quarantine along the lines laid down in
the state quarantine laws.
T. For the present we recommend that
the quarantine apply only to persons who
have been in Montgomery within seven
days.
The recommendations of the committee
of the doctors was adopted by the board
of revenue
County Attorney John II. Miller was
present at the meeting of the board yes
terday He stated that the law on the
question was positive and capable of only
one construction, which was that the
.'board of revenue was compelled to de-
clare a quarantine when requested so to
do by the county board of health" The
quarantine but decided according to the
law.
Dent fail to see the art and
handicraft of the orient on
exhibit Monday at the ORR