The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-05-14
FRIDAY, MAY n, 1915.
Al Ordinance for the Preservation IT the
Health Of the IM:,aOisants Of the Village ct
Kinney. and Est .,:i- him.: and Regulating
A Board of Health for Said Village.


The village courcil Of the village If k'n"ty,
in s.. Louis county, MINNESOTA oo 'fo"l' a.
follows:
Section IA beard of health is hereby es-
+,h,ished for the village of Kinney. Said board
shall consist of three ~ members who shall
~. elected by the village council as hereinafter
provided. and shall hold office for the term
Of one year and until their successors are
elected and qualified. Said board shall con.
sist of three 60 citizens of the village VI
Kinney one Of whom shall be pracuclns
pysician and he shall be ex-officio the pres'1
dent of said board. and the Health O1tSe' y.
..;a village All the members OF SAID poalo
shall be elected by the village eounch Wy VOL,
lot at it's regular meeting IN Marcn III eash
v.,r or as soon thereafter as may be. When-
ever a vacancy shall occur in said board, the
nerson chosen to fill the same shall be chosen
to fill the same in the same manner as the
person whose place he is 10 fill ~ chosen
Section 1.-THE board of health shall exer
else general supervision over the neaH" u =,
the village 1t shall take all steps ana use az
measures necessary to promote the cleanliness
thereof. and to prevent the introduction lnto
the village Of malignant contagious or III
fictitious diseases.
If shall have power to remove and otherwise
care for any person attacked by such diseases
and to adopt in reference to any sucn peiso"
anv regulation, restriction or measures uee'I
cd necessary to protect the public health. ~
shall have control supervision anu nl1
ment of the village pest house ana qua
hospital and may establish rules Tor the gov
eminent thereof
k;nnev shall observe and obey each and every
special regulation and every order OF the
board of health that is or may be mace LOT
carrying into effect any OF the PROVISIONS OF
this or any other ordinance OF said village rel.
alive to the health thereof, or any Ia" VI
thio 70 otherwise.
Section lV-The health officer shall receive
such salary as the village council may de
termine, and said salary shall be full payment
for all services rendered by nm as suc"
officer.
Section V-The health officer, as president
of the board of health, shall have and exercise
a general supervision over the sanitary con
dition of the village. He shall give the VII
lace council and the board of health all such
professional advice and information as they
NAV require for the purpose OF preserving the
nublic health He shall investigate the ex-
istence of any malignant. contagious or pes
tilential disease and adopt all measures neG
essarv to arrest the progress thereof he snail
he the medical attendant OF all persons con-
fined to the village pest house or quarantine
station who unable to employ meolcal
attendance He is hereby empowered 10 ehter
anv building in said village between sunrise
and sunset for the purpose of enforcing the
provisions of this ordinance and for, the pur
pose of ascertaining if such building Is IN good
sanitary condition.
SECTION VI--The board of health shall en-.
force all laws of the state and ordinances OF
the village of Kinney in relation to healtn ana
sanitary conditions, and shall cause all nui.
sances, as hereinafter defined, to be anateo
or removed and for the purpose OF ascertain
ing the sanitary condition of any building:
the said board may cause the floors OF said
building to be raised If deemed necessary IN
order to make thorough examination OF tne
cellars vaults, sinks, drains or other places
suspected of being in an insanitary conoleloh
or of harboring disease.
Section VII-The health officer shall. at the
end of each month, submit to the village
council full report comprising everything
connected with the working OF the department
during the month, and at the end OF each
Official year he shall report to the village
council a full and concise statement OF the
doing of the health department, in ciasslhed
and tabular form, comprising the reports OF
the mortuary tables and fnil statement OF !ns
any special observations, recommendations OF
facts that he may deem conducive TO the
health and sanitary condition OF the village
and he shall forward copy OF his monthly
report as soon as rendered., to the state board
of health
Section Wilt shall be the duty of the
health officer to make circuit OF observa-
ton and a thorough sanitary investigation OF
every part of the village and its envlrons as
often as may be necessary, and not less than
once every three 80 months, and at the next
meeting of the village council thereafter ne
shall make a report showing all places where
in such inspection, he discovered the existence
of any agent condition the presence OF
which would prove dangerous to the health Of
the village, and his opinion of the necessity
of extraordinary or particular action in reia-
ton thereto.
Section IX-The board of health shall. dur
ing the existence of an epidemic OF CONTAGIOUS
diseases. have the power to appoint, subject
to the approval of the village council, such
assistants as may be necessary to enforce the
sanitary laws and ordinances of the village
of Kinney. Said assistants shall be assistant
health inspectors
There shall be commissioned and qualified
as special constables and shall have the power
to arrest, when necessary, any person vlolat-
ing any of the sanitary laws and regulations
of said village, orders or directions OF the
board of health thereof
Said assistant health inspectors shall be
under the supervision OF the health o1llcer
and shall obey all orders from him or from
the board of health. They shall report daily
to the health officer in person, and shall pre-
sent to such health officer at the end OF each
week written report of their labor during
that week, in such a manner as he may direct
Section X--The board of health shall have
power to remove any time any assistant health
inspector or person persons who may be in
the employ Of said board, or cause to be re-
voked the license of any scavenger whenever.
through disobedence of orders or other mis-
advantage of the health department to do so.
Section XI-!The board of health of the VII
lage of Kinney shall have the power to grant
a license to any person or association OF per-
sons engaged in cleaning or removing the
contents OF prvy vaults, sinks, or private
drains, and every person or association OF
persons engaged in said business shall be
deemed a night scavenger. within the meaning
of this ordinance.
Section XIl-No person or association of
persons shall, within the village of Kinney,
empty clean or remove the contents Of any
privy vault, sink or private drain, or in any
manner engage in the business of night scav-
enger without first obtaining license 80 to
d. under the penalty hereinafter provided
Provided that the owners, occupants or
agents of the premises containing privy vaults,
sinks private drains, within said village.
desiring to clean and remove the contents
scavengers, may be allowed to do SO upon the
written permission Of the health officer, and
then only in such manner as he in such per-
nit shall direct.
of persons applying for license night scav-
enRer shall pay to the village treasurer the
sum of Five Dollars ($5.OO), and upon present
ing the village treasurer'S receipt therefor
to the board Of health, he shall receive a IL
cense to pursue the said business for 4 perioc
Of one year from the date of such license. FRO
vded, however, that if at the time of issu
ing said license the term OF office OF the OF
fcers issuing the same shall be less than ont
year, such license shall terminate at the same
time that the term of office of the persons
issuing the same shall terminate.
Section XIV-No licensed person or asso
citation of persons shall, within the village Of
Kinney, remove to be removed thu
contents of any privy vault, sink privat<
drain without permit first obtained from thu
health officer and shall contain the name o.
the scsvenger, describe the premises where tn,
work shall be done and state the place wher'
the contents thereof shall be deposited.