The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1918-11-01
PROCEEDINGS OF THE
CITY COMMISSION

Owosso, Mich. Oct. 25 1918.
Special meeting OF the Commission, Commits
sioner Rosevear presiding. Members present
Rosevear and Hanscom The object of this
following ordinance and for the transact on of
any other business which might come before
the Commission.
The following ordinance was presented and
read by City Atty V. X. Pend and Mr.. Hanscom
moved the adoption OF the ordinance which
motion prevailed; ayes Hanscon, Rosevear.
An ordinance defining the powers, eduties and
authority OF the Board of Health, and TO provide
means for the enforcement OF said authority
and penalties for the violation OF the orders OF
said board.
sec THE CITY OF owoSSo oRDAINS:
That. In addition to the powers and authority
conferred on Boards OF health by the general
laws OF the State and by the rules and orders of
the State Board of Health the Board OF Health
OF the City OF Owusso Is hereby empowered to
make and enforce from time to time such local
orders, rules and reeu alton as they may deem
necessary to the public health or for the i'm
provement OF the general sanitary and hygienic
conditions OF said City and to prevent the de-
velopment of disease: and the rules and regula-
tions OF said Board 70 such purpose, when duly
made and promulgated, shall have the full force
and shall be enforced as hereinafter provided
as against every individual, corporation, or
! officer or official board in saidsCity.
Sec 2 That in ca. c any disease known to b.,
or deemed Dy SAID Board 10 De, cOmmunlcdDle
and dangerous to the public health, shall be-
come or threaten to become epidemic in said
City. or II the carger OF the outbreak Thereon
shall be deemed imminent sa d board OF Health
may enact such ORDERS rules and regu atoms as
they may deem necessary to restrict or prevent
the same; may establish quarantine or partial
quarantine OF any person, persons, places or
localities. or of the whole OF said City within its
limits: may order to be closed any or all schools,
churches lodges, clubs, billiard and pool rooms,
dance halls, shops, stores, fac cries. public
h.ttl1 Nhnr Nf lia
| or meeting during su h hours and for such per-
iod as they shall deem necessary for the public
welfare: NAV order the disinfection or steril1Za
| tion OF any or all holdings or places, whether
public or private that may be by tn m deemed
necessary, may direct and empower the
Health OF icer to take such measures wherever,
in his opinion, they may be required: may regu-
late the conditio, of rect cars or other public
conveyances within the City and order or grant
general powers to the Health Off Ger to order
the same to be disinfected or sterilized as may
be necessary; may prohibit public NEE ings
conventions and ussemblsges OF all kinds, or
lof effng. visit ne, or gathering In crowds on the
sidewalk o. streees or In any public place or
places in said Cts and may order ali minor
children or adults, or both, whether already Of
flic ed with such disease or not TO remain n
their own home pre- ,ises curing the necessity
for such order except when absent there from
on errands OF necessity.
sec 8 That all powers and authority con
ferred ON sad Board OF Health In case Of epidem
ic or threatened diseas dangerous To the public
vested In them In time OF devastation by fire.
food, riot, war, act OF God or other emergency
whereby the public health and welfare may be
endangered: and that said Board shall, at any
and gil times, have he power to prohibit spit
ting or doing any other act In mical to the pub
lie healtho on he sidewalks or streets, or in any
public conveyance, store, public boilding or
place OF public assemblage, and may make all
necessary regulations relative thereto.
Sec. 4 That Il shall be the duties OF the
Police Oficers of the City OF Owosso to enforce
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Board Of Health, and the Police Officers are
hereby empowed to arrest without warrant any
person viulsting In their pres nee any regula-
ton OF the said Board or any order Of the Heal
Oficer given In pursuance OF such REGULATE, ms
| and any person hindering, preventing or at
tempting to hinder or prevent the enforcement
OF any such regulations or orders.
Sec 8 That any minor child OF such tender
years as not TO be legally 'esponsibe for his acts
nance, shall be deemed TO be, for the purposes
OF enforc' ment of this ordinance, within the
custody and control OF the parents, guardian or
other adult pc son with VIII m he or she resides,
and II Is hereby made the duty Of everv such
parent, guardian or adult person to compel the
| obedience OF ouch minor child TO oil orders,
| rules and regulations of said Board and Of the
Health Oficer. and on failure To compel such
obedience such parent. guardian or adult per-
| son having charge OF such minor shall be deem
ed guilty OF violation of such orders, rules and
regulation OF said Board and shall be punished
as hereinafter provided.
Sec. o That whoever shall knowingly violate
any Of the rules, regulations or orders OF said
Board Of Health or said Health Ohcer now In
| force or her az er made, shall on conviction
thereof. be punished by a fine OF mt more than
Fifty Dollars $4,000, together with the costs OF
prosecution, or by Imprisonment In the County
Jail OF Shia County for a period OF not
more than thirty days. or by both such fine and
| Imprisonment In the discretion OF the court.
Sec. z All ordinances or parts Of ordinances
| inconsistent herewith or superseded hereby, al
hereby repealed.
Sec g whereas there is nc this time epidemic
| in the City Of Owosso communicable disease
dangerous TO the public health, and whereas
means for its re friction are Immediately nee
essary to be enforced by the Board Of Health,