Mohave County miner., 1905-12-09
offenses Against Public Health.


 At a special meeting of Mohave county Board of Health, held at the Court House, in the town of Kingman, Mohave county, Arizona territory, on the 18th day of November, 1905, the secretary was ordered to have pub lished, for the information of the pub lie, all laws relating to offenses against the public health and the punishment therefor. In accordance herewith the secretary has compiled excerpts from the session laws of Arizona, 1903, and the revised statutes of the Territory of Arizona, as follows, to-wit:
 Title X (Par. 33D. Anything which is injurious to health, or is indecent, or offensive to the senses, or an Ob- struction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property by an entire community or neighborhood, or by any considerable number of persons, or unlawfully obstructs the free pas sage or use, in the customary manner, of any navigable lake, rlver, bay, stream, canal or basin, or any public park, square, street, or highway, is a public nuisance.
 (Par. 334). Any person who puts the carcass of any dead animal or the of- fal from any slaughter pen, corral, or butcher shop, into any river, creek, pond, reservoir, stream, street, alley, public highway or road in common use, or who attempts to destroy the same by fire within One-fourth of mile of any city, town, or village, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by imprison- ment in the county jail not exceeding six months.
 (Par. 335). The owner or person in possession of any lot of land in any city, village, or town, corporated or unincorporated, on which there is any water closet, privy, or cesspool, who shall fail to keep same in healthful condition, either by the use of disin- fectants or otherwise, or who shall permit the same to become unhealth- full or offensive to the public, or to any person, is guilty of misdemeanor.
 It is also made the duty of the Board of Health to make and enforce all needful rules and regulations for the prevention and cure and to prevent the spread of any contagious, infec- tious or malarial diseases among per- sons and domestic animals; and the session laws of 1903, establishing the Board of Health in the counties of the Territory of Arizona, give to the Board the power to do certain things and to enforce its authority, subdivis- ions of said act being as follows, to- wit:
 4. To establish quarantine, and isolate any person affected with any contagious or infectious or epidemic and endemic disease.
 5. To isolate, kill or remove any animal affected with contagious or in- fectious disease when necessary to pro- tect public health.
 6. To remove or cause to be re- moved any dead, decaying or putrid body, or any decayed, putrid or other substance that may endanger the health of persons or domestic animals. '. To condemn or cause to be de- stroyed any impure or diseased arti- cles of food that may be offered for sale.
 Any person who fails or neglects to inform the County Board of Health of any cases of infectious or contagious diseases under their charge, whether among persons or domestic animals, or who secretes or attempts to secrete the same, is. guilty of misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof may be punished by fine not exceeding 3OO$ or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months.
 And public notice is given that all violations of laws relating to offenses against public health and safety with in the county of Mohave will be rig idly prosecuted.
 MoHAvE COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH, J. s. KOLAR, Chairman. A. B. EALY,
 Secretary and Superintendent. A handsome line of suspenders and