Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-24
An Ordinance

An ordinance defining the powers and duties
OF the Board of Health OF the Borough of
North wildwood, County OF Cape May,
and State of New Jersey. The Local Board :
Of Health of the Borough of North Wild.
wood, in the County OF Cape May, by
virtue of the provisions of the act Of the
Legislature of New Jersey entitled IAN
act to establish in this State, Boards Of
Health and a Bureau of Vital Statistics,
and to define their respective powers and
duties,'' approved March 3lst, 1887, and of
other acts, ordains
Section !. That whatever is dangerous to
human health, or whatever renders the
ground, the water, the air or food q hazard
or an injury TO human health, Is hereby
declared 10 be a nuisance, and any person or
persons creating or maintaining or aiding in
the creation or maintenance, of any such
twenty-five dollars.
Section 2. That any decaying animal or
vegetable substance or substances, or other
offensive matter in the form OF rubbish, gar
bage or offal, in or upon any lot, street or
highway, or In or upon any public or private
place, is hereby declared to be a nuisance,
and any person or persons who shall main
tain any such nuisance, or who shall aid
therein, snail be liable to a penalty of twenty
five dollars.
Section g.. That the placing of house sew
age, waste huids OF fouled liquids on the sur
face of the ground in such a manner as 10
become the source from which offensive odors
shall manate or in such manner as to pol.
lutte the ground, air or water, or the discharge
of such sewage or fluids into any street or
highway, is hereby declared to be a nuisance,
and any person or persons who shall cause or
maintain, or who shall aid in causing or
maintaining, any such nuisance, shall be
liable TO a penalty OF twenty-five dollars.
Section 4. That the storage of animal re-
fuse or decaying or putrescible matter in
liquid or solid form in any vault, cesspool or
other receptacle in such manner that the
same shall, by reason of offensive odors
emanating therefrom, become a source of
discomfort to persons living or passing in
the vicinity thereof, is hereby declared to be
a nuisance, and any person or persons caus-
ing or maintaining any such nuisance, or
aiding therein, shall be liable to a penalty of
twenty-five dollars.
Section 5. That the discharge or deposit of
any foul or offensive liquids or solids into or
upon any lots or lands without first obtain
ing a permit therefor from the local board of
health or the keeping or forming of sunken
places or excavations upon any lot or land
and the accumulation thereon of foul water
or offensive animal or vegetable matter, is
hereby declared to be a nuisance; and any
person or persons who shall cause or main
tain any such nuisance, or who shall aid in
causing or maintaining the same, shall be
liable to a penalty of twenty-five dollars.
Section q. That the keeping of any dwell
ling house or building in which there is or
has been any dangerous or communicable
disease without cleansing and disinfection, is
hereby prohibited. Any person or persons
to a penalty of twenty-five dollars.
Section 4. That the keeping of any pen or
ENCLOSURE If IOWIS, goats. SWINE or other
animals, or of any slaughter-house, taunery
or factory, in such manner that offensive
doors shall emanate therefrom to the detri-
ment or discomfort of persons living or pass-
ing In the vicinity thereof or to common dis
comfort, is hereby declared to be a nuisance;
ana any person or persons who shall keep
any sueh pen, enclosure, slaughter-house,
tannery or factory in such manner as afore.
said, shall be liable to a penalty o ftwenty-
Section 8. That the sale of any meat or
vegetable food or drink that is unwholesome
or unfit for food is hereby prohibited; any
person or persons making any such sale az
Aforesaid shall be liable to a penalty of one
hundred dollars.
Section 9. That any physician, midwife,
nurse, clergyman, magistrate or other person
who shall oficiate at any death, birth or
marriage, contagious or communicable dis.
ease, and who shall neglect to make return
thereof TO the proper officer, according to
law, shall for each and every failure to make
such return or report be liable to a penalty OF
fifty dollars.
Section 10. No person shall sell or deliver
or have in possession for sale any milk which
has Eas,a been -Ta5er e ds or e S1 as-szAtsh
stituent or substance, or which has been
transported or stored in an unclean manner,
or which is produced from cows which are
kept or stabbed under unhealthful conditions,
or which are diseased. Any person or persons
or corporation who shall violate any of the.
provisions Q fthis section shall forfeit and pay
"A penalty OF fifty dollars.
Section IL. No principal, teacher or super
fntendent OF any school, and no parent or
GUARDIAN OF any cDllQ attending any school.
shall permit any child sick with any COM
municable disease, or any child residing in
any house in which such disease shall exist,
to attend any school until this board shall
have given its permit therefor. Any person
or persons offending against any OF the pro-
visions of this section shall forfeit and pay a
fine of twenty dollars.
Section II. Whenever it shall be deemed
necessary by this board to establish the true
character of any disease which they may
believe to be communicable, a medical ex-
animation of the person or persons affected
by such disease may be ordered, and such ex-
animation shall be permitted by all atten-
dants and persons. Any person or persons
offending against any of the provisions of
this section shall forfeit and pay a penalty of
fifty dollars.
Section ID. In case of infectious or conta-
gious or communicable diseases in this Dor
ough the persons affected thereby shall, at
the discretion of this board, be isolated, or
they may be removed to such locality as this
board may order and direct; and all build
ings, clothing, property, premises and We
hicles which may become infected by the
presence of persons affected by contagious,
infectious o. communicable disease, shall be
disinfected, and said disinfection shall be
made and performed in such manner and
with such materials and within such stated
time and under such supervision as this
board may direct. And this board may estab-
lish such separation and isolation or quar-
antine of the sick from other persons not.
necessary as attendants, and also provide.
and effect such special care, disinfection and
cleansing OF property and premises as shall,
in the Judgment of the board, be needed in
luO w plCNChb II SpIChdlhB Vi Sucn QlS-
eases to other persons. Any person or per-
sons offending against any of the provisions
ofthis section, or obstructing any duly-author-
lied agent of this board In carrying out the
instructions of the board, shall forfeit and pay
a penalty of fifty dollars.
Section Ia. Whenever quarantine or isola-
ton and separation of persons or property is
ordered by this board, notice of said order
shall be given to the persons affected thereby.
Said notice shall be in writing and it may be
served personally, left with some person at the
infected house, or IL may be posted upon the
building or premises occupied by the infected
persons or property. The requirements of
said quarantine notices shall be obeyed by all
persons, and no such notice or any other sign
indicating the presence OF communicable
disease upon any premises shall be removed
except by consent of this board. ANY per.
son or persons offending against any of the
provisions of this section shall forfeit and
pay a penalty OF one hundred dollars.
Section 10. No person or article liable to
propagate a communicable disease shall be
brought within or removed from the limits OF
the Borough without the written permit and
under the direction OF the board OF health