The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-06-07
An Ordinance
BOard al Henitl.

hereby established a Board OF Health for the
city, OF Miller as follows: The Mayor shall.
az the first meeting OF the City Council in
May OF each wear. appoint an Alderman
from each ward in the city. as a committee
TO re present The City Council. who together
with the health officer. as herein provided.
shall constitute a Board of Health for the
City of Miller,
Sec. Health oHicer:-At the first meet
ing OF the CITY Council in the month OF May
IL each wear there shall be appointed by the
Mayor. with the approval OF the city Coun-
eli. one health o ficer, who shall he n ply
sician In good standing and in active prac-
tiee In the city OF Miller, who shall hold his
oiiice for one year aud until his successor
shah be appointed and shall quality. Before
entering upon the duties OF his Office he shall
take the usual oath OF Office for the city
officers and shall receive such compensation
for his services az the city council shall de-
termiue, Such health officer shall be chair
man ex-officio Of the Board Of Health.
Sec. . Meetings and Quorum:-Maet
iBgs OF the Board of Health may De called
by the chairman. whenever ne may deem Ii
necessary by notifying the members of the
ing. A majority of the members OF the
board shall constitute a quorum for bust
ncss.
See. 4 Powers:-The Board of Health
shall exercise a general supervision over the
health of the eity with fun power to take all
steps and use all necessary measures TO pro-
mote the cleanliness and bealthfuiness
thereof: to prevent the Introduction into
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ious, oriafectious diseases. and TO remove
and otherwise take care of any person at
tackled by amy such disease: and TO adopt
with references to such person any rules, reg
uiatiOns aud measures deemed advisable;
and to establish rules for the management
and gol eminent OF the city pest house
or hospital. And the health CGicer shall
have and exercise a general supervision
over the sanitary conditions OF the city
Sec, , Duties of the Health omcer-He
shall give to the Mayor aud City Council
| and the Hoard of Health all surh I,rafaastnp-
al advice and information as they may re-
quire In regard 10 public health; and when
ever he shall heaf OF the existence OF any
malignant, Infectious, or contagious disease
he shall Immediately investigate the same
and adopt such measures 10 arrest it's pro-
gress as he may deem necessary; aud it shat
also be tie duty of the health oiicer 10 en-
force all laws OF the state ana ordinances OF
the city in relation to the sanitary regula-
tons OF the city; andfort the purpose OF cary
ing out the foregoing requirments he shall
he permitted at all times between the rising
ana the setting OF the sun to enter iuto amy
house, store, stable or other building and
to do whatever may he necessary in order
TO make a thorough examination OF ceiiers,
SINKS, or drains, and to cause all dead
animals or otner naIIseous or uawhoiesome
thing to be buried, removed or disposed OF
as he may direct.
Sec. 6 Notice-How Serred:-In order
TO carry out the provisions % the foregoing
section 1t shall be the duty of the health
officer to serve, or ca use to be served. a no
tice in writing upon the owner, occupant, or
agent of any lot, building or premises la or
upon which any nanseous, UNIV holesome. or
offensive substance may be found, or the
person who may be the owner OF or cause Of
any such nriSance, requiring them TO abate
he same In such manner as he snail pre-
scribe, And such notice shall be served 10y
the health officer or any peace officer In the
city; and II such owner, agent. or occupan
shall neglect or refuse 10 comply with the
requirements OF suce notice within the time
specified, heshall be subject tothe penalty here
matter prescribed; and It shall be the duty OF
such health officer 10 proceed at once upon
the expiration Of the time specified ia this
notice to cause such nuisance to be abated.
Provided, that whenever the owner, agent,
or occupant OF any premises, IN or upon
which any substance may be found, Is not
known or cannot be found, said health
officer shall proc eed to abate the same
without notice; and in either case the ex-
pense OF spc1 attainment snail be collected
irom the person or persons who may have
created, caused or sunertd such nuisance
to exist, and the collection OF such expense
may be colieclcd in q civil action brought IN
the name OF the city.
Sec. Z Quarantine:-rhe health officer
shall have the power to cause any house or
premises wherein any person Is or has been
confined with any contagious. malignant.
or infectious disease. to be cleansed or dis
injected or closed to visitors and TO prevent
persons rom lesorting thereto or leaving
said premises, And IL shall be the duty OF
such health oiicer to establish such quaraR'
tine by posting aDotice upon or near the
front door OF the premises quarantined,
/ upon which snail De written or printed the
maine OF snch disease; and no person shall
remove, deface o. niutiiate or interfere In
any way with said notice, which said notice
shall be removed by neaity officer only, or
upon his order.
Sec, Reports of Physicians:-Eyery
physician shall, within twenty-four nours
aztec ne shall have first attended or pre-
srribeu ior ANY person i'r "a contagious, In
fictitious or maj ignant disease, report To the
health officer OF the city of Miller the state
and natuic OF his or her disease and his or
her place 81 Gw cling, and tile ameifkno
| But no more tnan one such report in one
week shalt be required concerning the same
person; and it shall be the duty OF every
practicing physician in the city to report
20 the health oIncer the death Of any oil his
patients, who shat h8v We died in the city Of
any of above diseases, within twenty-four
hours OF such death, aud 70 state in such
report the specific name and type OF such
disease.
Sec 8 INSTANCES: No hotel keeper,
meat packer, livery sta Bile keeper, or house
keeper, or other person shal discharge or
permit to now from ms house, barn or
nauseous ilquo >, stops or other offensive
substances whatsoever into any private
ground street. alley or pubic ground with
ia said city, nor shall such persons permit
any OF tie above obnoxious substances to
accumulate upon hs premises.
Sec. 10 MISUNDERSTANDING. etc:-No
pile or deposit OF manure, offal or garbage
shall be made Within the limits OF tue City
Of Miller, nor snail amy person or corpora
ton unload or dischargeor put upon the
line OF any railroad, street or highway or
any public place within said city any man.
ure Ofal or garbage or other nauseous or
offensive substances. All manure accumlat-
ing at stables where more than two horses,
cows or other large animals are kept, shall
between April lst and November LIST OF each
year, be removed by the owner or keeper
tbs reof at least once in two weeks, in case
OF failure to comply with the provisions OF
this section, the city nay enforce the same
as provided In Section No. o OF this ordin-
aace.
Sec. II Penalties:-Any person who
violates, disobeys, oinits, Iegiects or refuses
TO comply with, or who resists any OF the
pro visions OF this chapter, or who refuses or
ne2lects to obey any oithe rules, orders or
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