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so as to read as follows:
Sec. SAT-. (Secs. 6o62 and 6o63 G. L)
The governor and said two members
board, who shall hold Office until his
member 50 appointed shall be reputable
practicing physician OF the state and
shall act as secretary of said board and
be its executive officer Said board may,
subject to the approval of the board of
control, appoint such sanitary engineers
and inspectors as may be necessary to
carry out the duties of said board. The
salaries of said secretary, engineers and
inspectors shall be fixed by said board,
subject to the approval of the board Of
control. Not more than seven thousand
five hundred dollars shall be expended
annually for the payment of salaries and
necessary expenses of said secretary, en-
gineers and inspectors incurred in the
discharge of their official duties.
Sec. 3. Section 6I66 of the Public
Statutes (Sec. 7f32 of the General Laws,
as rroposed) is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
Sec. 6I66. (Sec. 1892 G. L.) Each
member of the state board of health, ap-
pointed by the governor with the advice
and consent of the senate, shall receive
four dollars per day for services rem
dered, and necessary expenses; and the
office expenses, telephone and the neces-
sary clerical assistance of the secretary
|of said board shall be paid by the state
when accounts therefor have been ap-
proved by said board, but the entire cx-
pense of said board of health, including
such clerical assistance, Office expenses
and telephone of said secretary, but not
including the salaries and expenses au-
thorized by section SAIL of the Public
Statutes (Secs. 6o62 and 6o63 G.. L.
shall not exceed seven thousand dollars
for any biennial term, except in cases OF
extraordinary public peril, when the gov
ernor may order said board to perform
services in excess of such sum. The audi
tor of accounts shall, at the beginning OF
each quarter of the biennial term and
upon the requisition of said board, draw
an order in favor of the said board for
eight hundred seventy-fve dollars; and
such sum shall be accounted for by
proper vouchers to said auditor quar-
terly, as the same may be expended by
said board; and any balance thereof and
payments not expended shall be returned
to the state treasurer biennally on OF
before the thirty-hrst day of January.
Sec. a. Section 5422 of the Public
Statutes as amended by section I64 oil
No. Of the acts of 1915 (Sec. CO.'S Of
the General Laws, as proposed) is here.
by amended so as to read as follows:
Sec. 5422. (Sec. CO.'S G. L. Said
secretary shall superintend the perform.
ance of the work of said board, anc
shall perform such other duties as sale
board directs. He shall, in case of cpl
denies, contagious diseases or other un
usual sickness, at the request of the healtl
officer or local board of health, render
such assistance as he deems necessary
He shall, from the reports required tc
be made to him, issue in each even yeal
registration reports, and shall, in tn,
month of July in each even year max,
a report to the governor of the worl
done by said board during the preced
ing two years, and of the investigation
and discoveries of said board, and othe
important facts in regard to the cause
and prevalence of infectious diseases ant
such other matter and recommendation
as seem pertinent. He shall furnish
health officers suitable blanks upoi
which to make reports of infectious ant
contagious diseases, also blanks for ply
sicians to report to health officers, shall
include therein questions necessary t,
give the information desired, and ma,
require special information of the healti
officer not provided for in such blanks
Sec. S. Section $40 of the Publi
Statutes as amended by section 1863 O
No. I of the acts of 1915 (Sec. 6o6I o
the General Laws, as proposed) and Nc
4o3 of the acts of 1912 (Secs 6o62 an,
1882 of the General Laws, as proposed
are hereby repealed.
Sec. 6. This aet shall take effec
from its passage
Approved April II, 1917.