The sea coast echo., 1905-08-05
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Board of Supervisors Hancock Coun-
ty-Speciai July Meeting, zoos.


ty-SpecfdI July meeting, 1908.
published by authority)
Be it remembered that special meet
ing of the board of supervisors was be-
gun and holden in and for said county
at the court house thereof, in the city
of Bay st. Louis, on the 29th day of
July, 1905, the same being held in pur-
suance of an order made by the presi-
dent of said board for the purpose of
establishing local quarantine against
yellow fever, and to adopt rules and
regulations to enforce the same, and at
said meeting there were present H. IS.
Weston, president of board; S. c.
Whitfield and L. S. Bourgeois, associ-
ate members; j. E. Saucier, sheriff of
county; and E. H. Hoffman,, clerk OF
said board; J. L. Stockstill and T. j.
Macarthur, members of board, being
absent.I
On motion of L. S. Bourgeois, duly
seconded, it is ordered that the follow
ing ordinance be adopted, to-wit:
AN ORDINANCE quarantining the
State of Louisiana and other infected
points.
Be it ordained by the Board of Su-
pervisors of Hancock county, Missis-
sippi:
1. That the county of Hancock is
hereby quarantined against the State of
Louisiana on account of the prevalence
of yellow fever in said State, as we'll as
all other infected points, or points that
may be hereafter infected, and all the
rules and regulations adopted by the
State Board of Health of Mississippi
restricting the movement and importa-
ton of persons and property from the
State of Louisiana, are hereby declared
to be in full force and effect to govern
the quarantine hereby established by
the county of Hancock, together with
the additional regulations this day pre-
sented by o. A. Johnson, county health
officer, which are hereby adopted.
II. Be it further ordained that the
health officer of the county of Han
cock, and one chief quarantine officer
from each supervisors district, are
hereby charged with the enforcement of
said quarantine regulations, and to the
end that same be made effective they
are hereby empowered and directed to
employ suitable number OF guards and
employees, not less than one for each
beat, and as many more as in their
Judgment may be necessary to assist in
patroling the county of Hancock to pre-
, vent the introduction of persons from
the State of Louisiana, as well as all in
fected goods which may be denied ad-
mission by the rules and regulations of
the State Board of Health of Missls
sippi. The chief quarantine officer fol
, each beat shall serve without any pay
or compensation for their services.
Ill. The pay of said guards shall be
$1.5O per day, and days service shall
constitute twelve hours, and they shall
serve so long as their services are re-
!. quired by the county health officer, and
until the further order of this board.
w. Be it further ordained that the
county prisoners now in the county jail
may be used under the direction of the
/ health and quarantine officer in the work
of cleaning and sanitation of the said
county, and particularly of the cities of
Bay st. Louis and Waveland, and the
said health officer in the sanitation and
! cleaning up of said cities shall confer
and act in conjunction with the city
health authorities.
V. That all expenses incurred in the
enforcement of the rules and regula-
tions of this board shall be paid out of
the county treasury upon proper item
lied accounts.
VI. Be it further ordained that this
ordinance take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
QUARANTINE REGULATIONS FORMULATED
BY DR.. o. A. JOHNSON, COUNTY HEALTH
OFFICER.
l. That no person or persons sh2ll be
allowed to board or disembark from any
train or vessel in this county without
health certificate properly signed by
State, county or municipal health off,
Ger, and the fee shall not be more than
twenty-five cents.
II. That no vessel be allowed to land
on the coast of this county from Loui-
siana or any other point infected with
yellow fever until it remains in quaran-
tine ten 10) days and is thoroughly fu-
migated.
III. That the railroad companies be
forbidden to sell tickets from points in
Louisiana to points in Hancock county,
Mississippi, or to allow passengers to
board trains for said Hano ock county.
w. That the authorities of each
town or village in Hancock county be
requested to pass an ordinance in regard
to improving the sanitary conditions of
said towns or villages; that is to say,
providing for all drainage, cleaning up
of premises, using of lime and the doing
away with all pools or ponds of water.
/ v. That each town or village shall
enforce said ordinance by proper fines