The Republican journal., 1917-04-05

~ Mdy III the year nineteen hundreo
twenty, and one until the first day of
| May in the year nineteen hundred
tWenty-one and the terms of office of
the said members thereafter appointed
except to fill vacancies shall be four
years. Vacancies shall be filled by APP
polntment of the governor with the adj
vice and consent of the council for the
une5pire I'd -, term. The public health
month and at such other times as they
shall determine by their rules, upon
, the request of any three members. or
upon request of the commissioner of
health. 1t shall be the duty of the
;; public health council to make and pro-
mulgate rules and regulations in fur
lnerance of the public health law to
consider plans and appointments re-
CURED by law; to submit annually to
the legislature through the governor a
report, including recommends lions as
charge other duties required by law,
but it shall have no administrative or
executive functions.
Section 5. There shall be in the State
department of health such divisions as
the commissioner of Lealth may, with
the approval of the public health coun-
ca. from time to time determine. The
and may remove, with the advice of the
public health council a director to take
charge of each division and shall pre-
divisions "
) bo Section 6. The, commissioner of
d diIidn d tI shall from time to time,
nealth districts and shall appoint ana
may remove district health officers for
eaeh district The district health Off
oeFs shall not be engaged in any other
occupation and shall give their entire
time to the performance of their dI1-
lieS. Inc commissioner of health NAV
ot,hef Two or more of said district health
t ta st,a 10 work in one district in order
Each district health officer shall. I'M
DER the direction of the commissioner
OF health perform such duties as NAV
We prescribed by the commissioner OF
eHith ana snail act as the representa-
tive of the commissioner of health and
under his direction shall secure the en-
iorCement within his district of the
99upile health laws and regulations Said
oiStrlct health officers shall be gradu
Stes OF an Incorporated medical school
ahd admitted to practice medicine in
tLls state; or shall have been certifie
tlon OF COLLEGIATE grade
section Z. Phe commissioner of health
S,laii receive an annual salary of four
thousand dollars. The appointive mem
bers of the public health council shaiI
, receive five dollars per day whi1a IN
conference and their necessary travelling
expenses while in the performance Of
their official duties. The compensation
of directors of divisions and of tbe die
trict health officers shall be fixed h,,
lhe commissioner of health, and shall
not exceed twenty-five hundred dollars
Section s. q The sum Of thirty thou
sand dollars shall be annually appro-
prlated for the purposes Of the State
/, department of health
section y Nothing IN this act shall
be construed to empower or authortza
|, the State department of health or its
representative to Interfere in anv man
tf with the individuals right to select
me physician or mode of treatment of
his choice, providing that sanitary
, laws. rules and regulations are com
, piled with Noi''
sectionr1o. All acts and parts Of acts
lhc"lSlstent herewith are hereby repeal
ed. but it is expressly provided that all
: penalties now provided by law for the
, violation of the public health laws and
[esulatlons shall continue in force
, (Approved April S. 1919
CHAPTER 1913.
An Act to amend Section twenty-fo,1r of
Chapter fiftv-eieht of the Revised
statutes, relating to unclaimed ba g
street railways.
section tWenty-four Of chapter dftv-
eight of the Revised Statutes is hereby
} amended by inserting between the word
: and the word shall" in the sixth line
thereof the following: and sections
senenteen and eighteen of chapter fifty
hlhe, SO that section tWenty-four as
amended shall read as follows:
Section "a: SO far as applicable the
provisions of sections twenty-nine to
fortv-seven, both inclusive. sections
ft9orty-eight. tifty-one,- ffty-two. fifty
: three and fifty-four of chapter ffty-six
, and sections eight. nine, ten. twenty-five
to twenty-five both inclusive twenty
eight, tWenty-nfne, fifty-four. sixtv-four
and siXty-five Of chapter fifty-seven, and
{ sections seventeen and eighteen of chap
, ter fffty-nine. shall apply to street rail
: roads. < Approved April 6, 1919
CHAPTER 1919.
, An Act to amend Section seventeen of
3 Chapter one hundred and seventeen of
the Revised Stctutes increasing the
> salary of the State auditor.
3 Section seventeen of chapter one hun
, bred and seventeen of the Revised Stat
: utes Is hereby amended by striking out
in the first and second line Of said sec
: ton the words 1.-TWO thousand five hun
, bred dollars and inserting in lieu there
: of the words three thousand dollars
5 shall be appropriated each year begin
ming with the year nineteen hundred
. seventeen and paid to the State auditor
} and charged to the approximation for his
3 department. SO that said section as
5 amended shall read as follows:
: Section II. The State auditor shall
1 receive an annual salary Of three thou
= sand dollars, and the said three thou
j sand dollars shall be appropriated each
, year beginning with the year nine cen
hundred seventeen and paid to the State
3 auditor and charged to the appropria-
ton for his department. He may en-
| ploy in his department one permanent
1 clerk at a salary of twelve hundred dol.
!, lars a year, and such additional assist
ants as the Governor and Council may
approve, and as may be necessary for
the ds0atch of public business.
The State auditor shall appoint a SUI.
perintendent of public printing, as pro-
vided il Section thirty-seven of Chapter
i three. whose. appointment shall be APP
j., proved by the Governor and Council
l He shall receive an annual salary of
fifteen hundred dollars. - (Approved
! April 6, 1910
! CHAPTER 200.
> An Act to amend Section thirteen of
Chapter one hundred and thirty-two Of
the Revised Statutes. providing for an
\ increase in the number of licensed de-
, tectves.
Section thirteen of chapter one hundred
: thirty-two of the Revised Statutes is
> hereby amended by striking out the
3 words twenty-five" in the second line Of
said section and inserting in place
l thereof the words 'thirty-fve,' SO that
said section as amended shall read as
I follows:
Section IS. The governor, with the adj
[ vice of the council, may license not ex-
: ceeding thirty-five licensed detectives for
the detection, prevention and punishment