Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-03-13
ORDINANCE NUMBER SIXTEEN

An Ordinance Establishing Board of Health and Declaring the Powers and Duties Thereof and Establishing San. itary and Health Regulations for the City of Globe.
 Be it ordained by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Globe:
 SECTION I.
 That there be and hereby is estab. lished in the City of Globe a Board of Health which shall be designated and known as the Board of Health of the City of Globe; said Board shall consist of the Mayor and two members of the Common Council, the health officer here matter provided and the City En- gineer; if for any reason a health off cer should not be appointed and quail fled as herein provided, the Chairman of the Board of Health is authorized and empowered to discharge all the duties of the Health Officer until such officer shall be appointed and qualified.
 SECTION II.
 The Mayor shall be the Chairman of she Board and the City Clerk Secretary thereof, and in case of absence of the City Clerk, the members of said Board may designate one of their number to act as Secretary of the Board.
 SECTION IL
 At the first meeting of the City Coun- til after the adoption of this ordinance, fbara ahaH he appoiufa1 hx. tha Mayor and confirmed by the Council, health officer, who shall hold his office until April, 1908, and until his successor is qualified. He shall be a praeticing physician and shall perform such duties IS may be devolved upon him by the laws of the Territory or the ordinances of the City of Globe.
 Before entering upon the duties of this office, he shall take the usual oath of office and give bond, to be ap- proved by the City Council, in the sum of One Thousand Dollars condition. ed for the faithful performance of his duties, and shall receive such compensa. ton as the City Council shall hereafter by resolution determine.
 SECTION ".
 The term Board whenever used in this ordinance shall be held to mean the Board of Health of the City of Globe; the words ''person, owner, ten ant, lessee, occupant, contractor, party manager, board and otficer,' shall re- speetiyely hold to apply to and include both jointly and severally each and all owners, part owners, tenants, lessees occupants, contractors, parties in inter est, persons, managers, boards, officers and corporations who may sustain those relations or may be in like position of any one or more thereof, referred to in any ordinance or regulation. The word permit" shall be construed to mean the permission in writing of this board or the proper officer, issued according to this and other ordinances of the City of Globe and all words and phrases herein defined shall also include their usual and natural meaning as well as those herein specially given.
 SECTION V.
 The word "street when used in this ordinance shall be held to include ave nues, public highways, sidewalks, gut ters and public alleys. The word "pub lie place shall be held to include parks, public ways, grounds and areas and all open spaces between buiiding' amt streets and in view of such streets the word 'ashes' shall be held to in ;lude cinders, coal and everything that | usually remains after fires; the word rubbish v shall be held to include al the loose and deeayed material or paper use or decay, or which aceumulates iron buildings, storing or cleaning; the woro garbage shall be held to include swills and every accumulation of botf animal and vegetable matter, liquid ol otherwise, that attends to the prepara ton, decay and dealing in or storage of meats, fish, fowls, birds, fruit ol vegetables.
 SECTION VI.
 The word physician shall include l every person WnO pIdctlCcS dpput '"' | cure of the sick or injured or who ha' the charge of or professionally pre- scribed for any person, sick or injured or diseased; and any persons who pur sue the business of or act as midwife and the phrase "infectious diseases shall be held to include all diseases O. an infectious, contagious or pestilentia nature.
 SECTION VII.
 The owner, lessee, tenant, and occu pant of any building or premises O any part thereof where there shall b a nuisance or a violation of this O any other ordinance, shall be jointl, and severally liable therefor and eacl of them may be required to abate tn nuisance or comply with the order O the Board of Health in respect to tn premises or the part thereof of whicl such person is owner, lessee, tenant O occupant.
 SECTION VIII.
 Whenever any nuisance in any plac or upon any premises in the City o Globe shall have been found or declare' by the proper authority to exist, am an order shall have heen made directinl