The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16

No. 21s.l AN ACT. (H. 22s To amend Section 16l. 162. I6s. and te4 of an Act entitled an act to provide for the organization, incorporation, government. and regulation of cities and towns and 10 define the rights. powers. duties, Jurisdiction and author- lty of such cities and towns and of the officers thereof. and to prescribe penalties for violations of the provis- tons of this act. approved August 1s. tS07.
 Section I. Be 1t enacted by the Leg isiature of Alabama. that Section 161 of an act entitled an act to provide Cor the organization. incorporation. government, and regulation of cities and towns. and to define the rights powers duties. Jurisdiction and au- thority of such cities and town and of the officers thereof and to prescribe penalties for violations of the provis- ions of this act approved August 13. 1907. be amended so aa to read as fol- lows: Section 161. It shall be the duty of the boards of health of the several counties of the State to supervise the administration of the health and quar- anime laws of the State in the various incorporated cities and towns of their respective counties. and also to super wise the administration of such health ordinances as may be legally adopted by such Incorporated cities and towns
 Sec. 9. That Section I62 of said Act shall be amended so as to read as fol- lows: Section t62. Incorporated cities and town shall have the right to es- tablish and maintain laboratories chemical. bacteriological or of the oth- CT kind for investigation of the purity of foods. drugs, and public water sup plies. and for the study ot the nature. causes. propagation. and prevention of diseases provided that the control and management of such laboratories and the appointment o fall persons employ ed to conduct. or to aid in conducting said laboratories. shall he under the Jurisdiction of their municipal health officers. respectively subject to the approval Of the county boards Of health of the counties in which said laboratories may he established
 Sec 3 That Section 169 of said act shall be amended SO as to read as follows: Section 16a. Te health off, cer of an incorporated city or town shall perform all duties that devolve upon him under the health and Quaran- tine laws of the State. and also all duties that devolve upon him under such health ordinances IS may be leg ally adopted by the authorities of the municipality. Should the health off, cer fail to discharge said duties 1t shall be the right and the duty of the County Board of Health to remove him from office and to promptly elect 8 successor It shall also be the right of the Mayor Of s municipality to remove a municipal health officer for good cause and when such right Is exercis- ed the mayor shall appoint n health officer pro tempore, provided that such health officer is a member of the coun- ty board of health. When the Mayor removes a municipal health officer hn shall notify tn writing the president or secretary of the County Board of Health of his action. and shall assign his reasons therefor When a County Board of Health has been notified of the removal of municipal health offl- cer. together with the reasons therefor the said Board of Health shall prompt ly and thoroughly investigate the al-