Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-07-15

last session of congress. The bill fol-
lows:
Be it enacted by the senate anc
house of representatives of the United
States of America, in congress assem-
bled:
Section l. That there be at the seat
of government an executive depart
ment known as the Department OF
Health. and a Director of Health. who
| shall be the head thereof: and the
provisions of title, four Of the revised
statutes. including all amendments
thereto. are hereby made applicable To
said department The director of
health shall be appointed by the presi-
dent, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the senate, at a salary of
:-- per annum and with tenure of
! office like that of the heads of the
other executive departments. And said
director shall cause n seal To be made
| for the department of health, of such
device as the president approves. and
| judicial notice shall be taken Of said
seal
Sec. ,. That there be in the depart
ment of health an assistant to the di-
rector of health. designated and
known as the commissioner Of health,
who shall be a skilled sanitarian. ap-
pointed by the president. by and with
the advice and consent Of the senate,
who shall serve at the pleasure of the
| president, and who shall receive a sal
airy of = per annum, The COM
missioner of health shall perform such
duties as are required by law and such
as are prescribed by the director OF
health There shall be also a chief
clerk, a disbursing clerk. and such
other employees as congress may from
time to time authorize. The auditor
for the state and other departments
shall receive and examine all accounts
OF moneys paid in and moneys eX-
pended on account of the department
of health. and shall certify the balance
arising thereon To the division of book
keeping and warrants Of the treasury
department. and forthwith send copy
of each such certificate to the director
of health.
Sec g. That il be the province and
duty of the department of health to
foster and promote all matters per-
tanning to the conservation and i'm
provement of the public health and to
collect and disseminate information re-
lating thereto; provided. that this act
shall not be construed as attempting
to authorize the department of health
to exercise or attempt to exercise.
without express invitation from the
chief executive or other proper author
ity Of the state and function belong
ing exclusively to such state, or to
enter any premise in that state with
out the consent of the owner or occu-
pany thereof. but the &rector OF health.
on request of the chief executive or
other proper authority Of any state,
territory. the District OF Columbia or
any insular possession. may detail for
limited periods an officer or officers,
empIoye or employees, from the depart
ment of health to assist the health
authorities of such state. territory, dis
trict or insular possession in protect
ing and promoting the health Of the
people of such jurisdiction: and pro-
vlded, further, that the department OF
health shall recognize no sO-called
school or system of medicine.
Sec. 4. That to the department of
health are hereby transferred the fol-
lowing bureaus, divisions and other
branches of the government. and all
that pertains to them, and they and
each of them shall remain under the
supervision and direction of the direc-
tor of health until otherwise directed
by law. namely:
(a) From the department of the
treasury is transferred. the public
-
OBJ From the department OF agri-
culture is transferred that part Of the
bureau of chemistry charged with the
investigation Of the adulteraion OF
foods. drugs and liquors. and with the
execution and enforcement of the act
of congress entitled IAN act for pre-
venting the manufacture. sale or
transportation of adulterated or mis-
branded or poisonous or deleterious
foods. drugs, medicines and liquors.
and for regulating traffic therein, and
for other purposes" approved June 30.
1906.
(c) From the department OF COM
merce and labor is transferred the di-
vision of vital statistics, bureau of the
census.
anu l1e Is HtitbN
lied to transfer to the department of
health at any time, either the whole
or any part. as to him may seem best,
of any bureau, division, or other
branch of the government engaged in
work pertaining to the public health,
except the medical department of the
army and the bureau of medicine and
surgery of the navy
And each and every function. au
thority. power. duty and jurisdiction.
Of whatsoever character it may be.
vested at the time of any transfer
aforesaid in the head of the executive
department from which such bureau.
division or other branch of the gov
ernemnt is transferred. shall. to the
extent TO which such function, author
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