The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-05-26

VI IamllleS unQef tne PROVISIONS OF
this section must be authorized by the
local board of health or by the mayor
or towship clerk acting under stand
ing regulations of such local board,
and written order therefore, desig-
mating the person or persons employed
to furnish such services or supplies,
issued before said services or supplies
were actually furnished, shall be at
tached to the bill when the same is
presented for audit or payment. Nc
bill for any expenses incurred for any
person during quarantine or for disin-
fceting premises or effects shall be al.
lowed or paid except in cases removed
to separate house, or house of deten.
tion, unless it shall be found that such
person is financially unable to pay said
bill.
Provided. that nothing contained in
this section shall be construed to pre-
vent any person removed to separate
house or house of detention or hospital
herein provided, from employing. at
his own expense. the physician or
nurse of his choice. nor from provid-
ing such supplies and commodities as
he may require. It is further provid-
ed that If the person receiving SER
vices or supplies be not q legal resi-
dent of the county in which such bills
were incurred and paid. the amount so
paid shall be certified to the board of
supervisors Of the county in which
said party claims residence or owns
property and the board Of supervisors
of such county shall reimburse the
county from which such claim is Ger
titled in the full amount originally
paid by it.
All fmuiagtions and distinctions,
for the protection OF the public health
shall be done in accordance with the
regulations of the state board of health
and under the directions of the local
board, which shall direct the attending
physician to superintend or perform
the work. In case there be no attend
ing physician or in case the attending
physician refuses to perform this duty.
then it shall be the duty of the local
board Of health to provide some other
suitable person to perform such work
All bills and expenses incurred in
carrying out the provisions of this Sec
tion and establishing. maintaining and
raising quarantine and furnishing
necessary detention hospitals shall be
filed with the clerk of the local board
of health. This board at it's next
regular meeting or special meeting
called for the purpose shall examine
and audit the same and if found cor
rect. approve aud certify the same to
the county board of supervisors for
payment. If the board of supervisors
determine such bills payable, under
the provisions of this act it shall order
the county auditor TO draw warrant
therefore upon the poor fund of said
county. The board of supervisors
shall not be bound by the action Of the
local board of health in approving
such bill. but may increase or dimin-
ish the same as may seem just and
reasonable. The forclble removal OF
infected persons as herein provided
shall be effected by an application tt
civil magistrate in the manner provid.
ed in section 1859 of the code, fol
the removal and batement of nUi
sances. who shall issue the warrant.
as directed in such cases, to remov,
such person or persons to the place
designated by the local board of healtl
and to take possession of cendemne
or infected house, lodging room. prem
ises or effects. The officers designat
ed by such magistrate shall be entitle
to receive for such services such res
sonable compensation as shall be d.
termined by the local board. I'll