Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-05-19
Ordinance Of The Town Of Timber Lake
South Dakota.
No. Nine.

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR a
BOARD OF HEALTH AND DEFINING THE
DUTIES THEREOF.
| BE 1t Ordained by the Board of Trustees of
the Town of Timber Lake, South Dakota:
Section l. That at the first annual meeting
OF the Board OF Trustees succeeding the an
nual town election, the new board shall ap-
| point one member for the town at large, who
shall be n physician and who together with
the trustees shall constitute the board OF
health OF said town.
| Sections. The board OF health shall exer-
else general supervision over the health OF the
! town, and shall have full power to take all
steps and use all measures necessary to pro-
! mote the cleanliness and salubrity thereof; to
prevent the Introduction into the town of ma
| lignant contagious or infectious diseases, and
to remove, isolate or otherwise take care OF
any person attacked by any such disease and
| to adopt in reference to any such person any
regulations restrictions or measures deemed
| advisable, and to establish rules for the gov
| eminent OF a town pest house or hospital,
| should such institution be provided by the
| board of trustees, and shall have and exercise
general supervision over the sanitary con-
dition OF the town.
| Section 3. 1t shall be the duty OF the board
OF health. or any member thereof when in
| formed OF the eXistance of any malignant,
contagious or pestilential disease, to immedi-
ately investigate the same and adopt meas
ures To arrest its progress, and to see that all
| laws OF the state and ordinances of the town
regulating or protecting Its sanitary con-
dition are enforced, and to cause all nuisan-
ances to be abated with all reasonable
promptness; to cause all privies and cesspools
to be cleaned and kept in good condition,
and to cause all animals OF other nauseous
OF unWhoiesome things to be buried, removed
or disposed OF as said board may direct. and
for the purpose of carrying out the foregoing
requirements any member Of the board Of
health is and shall be authorized at all times,
during the daytime. to enter any house, store,
RESTAURANT hotel, stable or other building or
structure and to do whatever may be necces-
sary to IL thorough examination Of the same,
and OF all cellars, vaults, sinks or drains
therein, or connected Herewith, and to di-
rect the cleaning, renovation or repair of any
such cellar, vault, sink drain as may be
found in a filthy or unwholesome condition,
and the removal oi any substance or thing in
or about such premises which may be danger
Gus or detrimental to health, or foul obnox-
iOus OF offensive to the senses.
Section t. Whenever any member of the
board OF health shall discover any nuisance,
or any unwholesome, noAious or offensive
substance or thing. i'll or upon any lot, build
ing or premises i'll said town, he shall cause
written notice to be served by the marshal,
signed Dy the president OF the board OF heallh
upon the owner. occupant or agent in charge
OF such building. lot or premises OF the un-
wholesome, noxious or offensive substance or
thing, requiring MIN Or them to abate OF re-
move the same within the time and in tine
manner set forth i'll said notice. and ii such
owner, occupant on agent in charge shall lie
eject or refuse to comply with the provisions
OF such notice within the time and manner
therein specified, he Shall be subject TO the
penalties hereinafter set FORTH and ii shall
then be the duty OF the nrrshal to proceed ut
once upon the expiration OF the time limited
in saiu notice 10 cause Its requirements to be
complied with b. the abatement OF said nui
sance, or the renloVai OF destruction OF the
unwhoesOIne. noXlous or offensive substance
or thing, as may be directed i'll said notice,
and to collect il the name Of and fOr the use
OF the town, the expense OF such abatement.
removal or destruction, from such owner,
occupant or agent III charge, BY suit.
'oSStAoll ANY physician Shall
know that any person whom he is called to
visit. Or who Is brought to him for examIna-
ton, is inflicted With any disease dangerous to
the pubic health, he shall Immediately give
notice thereof to the board of health, or any
member thereof. stating the name OF the dis
ease. the Eame, age ana Sex Oh the person al
flictcd together with The house, rooms or
place where such person may be found.
Section +. Every person who shall violate
any OF the provisions OF this chapter, or who
shall refuse or neglect to obey any OF the or
ders or regulations OF said board, or who shall
impede or obstruct the due execution OF the
powers and duties OF said board, OF any
member thereof. shall upon conviction there
OF, be punished by Il fine OF not less than five
nor more than fifty dollars.
Passed first reading May TO- 1911.
Passed second reading and ordered pub
lished May II, 1911.
X. r. HOLMAN,
President OF Board.
Attest: W. II. WATERBURY,