The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-29

-xkI. 4a.. Gsalattng to the Public Health approved Oct, 9. 1903
 esetIon I. Be it enacted by the Leg ss,ature of Alabama, That Sectlon oL a.t entitled an Act to amend, recon str,,ct and provide for the enrorce- rent of the laws relating to tne puois health. approved October y. lsVs' pc s amended as to read as loli0M .,aiar the County Medical Societies Tn aHhAa- stnn w,th the Medical association oI snn state of Alabama. and organizeo ,,, arcordance with the proVisions '. st. constitution, are hereby constltu.eu boards of health for their respectNe ss,,,,tiss and for all incorporated clues sna towns therein. and shall be unoer fine general supervision ana con'rVi oA tie State Board of Health. a
 ser ]. That section 3 Of said Ast pe :. amsnaed as to read as follows: Trhst ina state Board of Health snan have general control over the entorcs- ,,,anf of inc laws relating to the pup iss hssIth. shall investigate the causes. ~noaas of propagation. and means oA nreventfon of endemic epidemic.
 Sfonsl and contagious diseases, snai in vestieate the influence of locahlies anu emnJovrnents on the health of the peo- ,,ie. shaII have the right to inspect aii nnblic schools, hospitals. asylums' salIa noor houses theaters opera houses. court houses, prisons, markets, public dairies, slaughter pens VT houses. depots. passenger cars. ana other public institutions and places Q. like character: also. the sources oi subnfv reservoirs, and avenues of con veyance of drinking water Lurnisheu .s,i 10 incorporated cities and towns snali nrescrfbe and publish rules for the san itation of depots. and passenger cars nr all lfues of railroads In this state, lnrIa1dfnr the territory contiguous to naIa lines of railroad; shall exercise general supervision and control over the County Boards of Health m tne execution of the public health laws or the state in their respective Counties; and shall act as an advisory board to the State In all sanitary and medical matters
 Sec 3. That Section of said Act be 50 amended as to read as follows: That it shall be the duty of county boards of health, (a) to supervise the administration of the health laws or the State in their respective Counties, and fo enforce the law for the collee- ton of vital and mortuary statistics; tbl To investigate through their com 4nittees of public health and health of- frers cases or outbreaks of any of the diseases enumerated in Section Ism of this Act, and to enforce such meas ures for the prevention or extermina- ffan of said diseases as they are auth or1xed hv law to enforce; fc) TO inves- tieafe through their committees of publie health and health officers all nufsances to public health against which complaint has been alleged, and whenever complaint is ascertained to he well founded they shall through said committees and health officers take such steps for the abatement of the nuisance complained of as the law provides: (d) To exercise through their committees of public health and ' health officers special supervision ov- CT the sanitary conditions of public schools. hospitals. halls. opera houses. theatres. asyiums. court houses, jails. industrial and manufacturing estab- Iishments. prisons, markets, public dalries. public slaughter pens or houses, and depots and passenger cars on all lines of ranroads in their re- spective counties including the terfi- tory contiguous to said lines of rail- road: Gel To elect a health officer for the county removable at pleasure. and to fix his term of office, the jurisdic- tion of which officer shall extend to all parts of the county except such as are comprised within the municipal limits of incorporated cities or towns within the county: (f) To elect health officer removable at pleasure, for every incorporated city and town in the county and to fix the term of office of such health officer provided that the health officer of a county may be eli- gible for the position of health officer of any one or more incorporated cit- les or towns shall fix fair salaries for their respective health officers; Cg) To elect physicians to attend the in- mates of the county poor house and jafl and to fix the terms of office of such physicians, provided that both of said positions may be filled by the same physician or by the county health of- ficer, and provided further that the Court of County Commissioners or board of revenue shall fix fair salaries for such physicians as may be elected to fill said positions or for the county health officer should he be elected to fill them or any one of them; (h) To require the county health officer to submit to the judge of probate and county commissioners or board of reve- nue, by or before the first day of March of each year and on blank forms to be supplied by the State Board of Health full and complete report of all public health and sanitary work with such other information suggestion and recommendations in regard to the pro- lection of the health of the people as said board may deem proper, which report shah include the vital and nor tuary statistics of the county; CD To require the health officer of every mu- nieipality fin the county to submit to the Mayor and council of such mu- nicipality by or before the first day of March of each year, full and com piete report of all public health and sanitary work which report shall in- cIude the vital and mortuary statistics of the municipality, and may contain such other information suggestions, and recommendations in regard to the protection of the health of the people as said board may deem proper; CD To require the county health officer 10 forward to the State Board of Health by or before the tenth day of each calendar month a report of all births and deaths. specifying the causes of the latter. that have occur red in the county, including all mum .>icipalities therein for the preceding z month; also by or before the first day of March of each year an annual re- port containing a full aucount of all public health and sanitary work done fin the county during the preceding year. which report shall include the vital and mortuary statistics of the county and of all municipalities there in. and may contain such other in- formation. suggestions. and recom- mendatfons fin regard to the protect ion of the health of the people as said form all such other duties as are, or may be required by law.
 Sec. {. That Section of said act be 20 amended as to read as follow: That the State Board of Health shall elect an exeeutive officer to be known AS the