The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-08-19

'NiiS HiSSoAet ~" -
O'Brien, the absent member
of the Board, had commune
Gated with him, his inability
to be present on account Of
the existing quarantines and
had asked him to represent
him by proxy; that though
this could not be done under
the law, that he felt Mr..
O'Brien would approve and
stand by the proceedings Of
this meeting.
The following resolution
was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, an epidemic of Yellow
Fever is now prevalent in the town
Of Patterson and on Riverside
Plantation, both in the 9Th ward of
the Parish of St Mary;
Therefore be it Resolved, by the
Board of Health Of the Parish of
st. Mary that the said town Of
Patterson and said Riverside
Plantation be declared to be under
a strict PARISH QUARANTINE, and
that it shall be unlawful for any
citizen or resident OF said COM
munities to leave the same, while
this quarantine is in force, unless
it be to go into Detention Camp,
properly established and main
tanned by this Parish or by the
United States Marine Hospital
Service with a certificate from the
President of the Board of Health
Of this Parish Of said purpose, and
under regulations laid down by
the said President; and Be 1t
Further Resolved that all quaran-
tine guards throughout the Parish
Of St. Mary, shall be established
and located by the President Of
the Board OF Health or his properly
authorized representative, to be
under their sole control and orders,
and acting under their rules and
regulations: and
Be 1t Further Resolved; That il
De the sense of this Board that the |
different communities surrounding
the said quarantined district should |
furnish guards to this Board with
out pay; said voluntary guards |
being accepted and acting uuder
the control of the Board as a4ore-
said.
The following resolution
was unanimously adopted.
Whereas; the President of the
Board Of Health Of the Parish OF
st. Mary,:Louisiana, is a resident
ii the town of Patterson, which
las been declared under Parish
quarantine by this Board on ac-
count Of the prevalence Of Yellow
Fever in said town; and
Whereas; said President in the
performance of his duty as a
'racticing physician, and as the
representative of this Board of ,
Health, has elected to remain
within said quarantined district:
Therefore Be 1t Resolved, by the
,oard of Health of the Parish Of
i. Mary, that during the preva-
ence Of the epidemic Of Yellow $
ever and the existence of said ,
uarantine, or until such time as
ne said President shall actively |
.sume full control as Health Of !
Ger outside Of said quarantined
istrict, that the Office of Assistant
-ealth Officer of the Parish of ST.
AIRY be hereby created and that a
practicing physician of this
arish, living without said quar- :
1tined district be elected by this /
oard, who shall take charge of Z
e health situation of this Parish +
Inside of this guaranteed district .
lder the authority and supervi- y
on Of this Board, aud that said
ealth Officer upon election and
fore entering upon his duty P
all be sworn in as such, accord :,
g to law, and his oath placed Of q
cord in the Recorders Office of t;
e parish Of st. Mary. "
The following resolution Of
as unanimously adopted: ii
an epidemic of Yellow
yer is now prevalent in the 5th
lrd of the Parish of st. Mary, ~
wit, lin the town of Patterson
d on Riverside Plantation, near II
and adjoining said town and in ci
ID ward; and ;,
the United States -, ~,
lrine Hospital Service and the i
ate Board of Health Of Louis "
Ia have charge of the said -,
ldemic undersproperly authoriz- III
, officers, representing them and sc
operating with each other. and Dt
actively at. work controlling 81
spread Of the said disease, and -
ling the proper scientific Ie