The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-29


 committee of public health of the county board of health, appropriate such funds, or assume, responsibility for such expenditures as may be found necessary to prevent the spread of the disease When authorized to incur the necessary expense the health officer of the county city or town in. which the disease is located shall proceed to direct and supervise the enforce ment of the measures of extermination of the disease authorized by the coun- ty, city or town authorities concern ed, whether such measures shall apply to persons sick of, convalescent from. or to those who have been exposed thereto. All employees needed to en- force the authorized measures of con trol shall. subject to the approval of the committee of public health of the county board of health. be selected and employed by the health officer in charge, and shall likewise, on the ap- proval of the committee of public health of the county board of health, be subject to removal by said officer Whenever any of the diseases enumer- ated in this section or disease sus- pected as being any one of them ap- pears in county, incorporated city or town under such conditions and sur roundings as to render it imperative and urgent that prompt and immediate disease shall be enforced. the health officer of the county, city or town. as the case may be, shall have the right to institute and enforce such meas ures subieet to the approval of the committeeSof public health of the county board of health
 Sec. 12. That section 16 of said act shall be so amended as to read as fol- lows: That whenever complaint shall be made fin writing to the health or ficer of 8 county, city, or town that person, not in his own house Is ar flicted with any of the diseases named in section IS of this act 1t shall be the duty of such health officer to promptly and thoroughly investigate said com plaint If upon investigation said health officer shal be of the opinion that said complaint Is well founded, and if this opinion be concurred in by at least one member of the committee of public health of the county board oI health, 1t shall be the duty Of said health officer to cause such person to be removed to such place as may have been provided for such cases in the county. city or town in which s.ch per- son is found, or, if no place U pro- vided for such cases, then to such place as said health officer may deem suit able subject to. the approval of the authorities of the county. city. or town. as the casee may be. The removal of said person shall be at the expense of said person or in case the person removed is a minor then at the expense of his parents or guardian; or if the person be indigent then at the expense of the town. city, or county as the case may be.
 Sec. 13. That a section to be nun. bered 16 1-2 and to read as follows shall be added to said act. That when ever house or part ot house Is be- lieyed or known to have become infect E as.- .N6 la Al in section 13 of this act it shall be lawful for the health officer of the county, or of the municipality accord Ing to the location of said house to enter said house. or part of house. or to authorize other persons to enter one one or both. for ' the purpose npose of -s disinfectlng it provided that or to authorize one or both, for the pur- pose of disinfectipg it provided that the disinfectton shall be conducted witt as little inconvenience to the owner or occupant and with as little damage to the house and to the furniture there in. as Is compatible with thoroughness of disinfection.
 Sec. IA. That section IT of said act shall be so amended as to read as fol- lows: That if in the attempt to perform any duty enjoined by either of the three prece.' ng sections the health off, ficer of a county, city. or. town shall be forcibly resisted, or threatened with forceful resistance, such health officer shall make aft -davit bfeore the Judge of any Court of Record, the judge of probate or any justice of the peace of said county that said forcefuI resis- tance has been made, or threatened; whereupon. the officer before whom said affidavit had been made shall forth with issue his warrant directed to the sheriff. or to any bonded constable of said county commanding said sheriff or constable to remove or abate under the direction of said h. Alth officer said un- sanitary condition of infection or offen- sive or indecent material or thing or to remove said afflicted person and 1t shall be the duty of said sheriff or constable to whom said warrant shall be delivered to promptly execute the same. In exc cutting every such warrant the said sheriff or constable shall have the right to enter by force Into any such lot piece of ground, house, or vessel, and upon any such pond, lake. or stream.
 Sec. Is. That a section to be num- bered IT 1-2 and to read as follows shall be added to said act: That 1t shall be unlawful for the owner of house, or of a part of house, in which 8 case of any of the diseases enumerated in section 13 of this act has existed, or for an agent representing -sach owner. to lease or sell such house part of house without first notifying the proposed lessee or purchaser of the fact, pro- vided that such notification may be omitted in case the owner or agent holds a certificate from the health off, ficer in whose jurisdiction such house or part of a house Is located to the ef- feet that it was after having been in- fected thoroughly and scientifically disinfected.
 Sec Is. That section IS of said act shall be so amended as to read az fol- lows: That the board o6 health of $ny county may, subject to the approval of the State Board of Health, prescribe the rules for the inspection of grocery houses, markets, restaurants, lunch stands, eating llaces, public dining rooms. together with the pantries, Kitchens and yards belonging thereto, in said county, provided that no inspec- ton of such place shall be made until after tNe written consent of the pro- prietor, owner or keeper of the place to be inspected has been filed with said board of health of said county, after which an inspection of said place may without previous notice be made at. any hour of the day or night up to 10 o'clock D. rn., In case said places are kept open to the public to that hour. once every month said board of health may publicly give notice of all places inspected during the preceding, month, which judged by rules as to sanitation prescribed by said board of health and approved by the State Board of Health have been found in good sanitary con- dition.
 Sec. r. That q section to be mum bered 24 and to read as follows be add ed to said act: That within the first