The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30

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abolished, to their best financial bene
fit possible.
JULIUS J. HEBERT,
CHARLES L. WISE,
JOSEPH L. FISHER,
Committee of Resolution.
| Unanimously adopted by mass
meeting at which the following citi
zens we're present:
+ Van E. Clement, w. C. Hartman, w
R. Jackson, B. G. Harris, F. F. Chap
man, A. F Storm, M. D. Shannon
Julius P. Hebert, Jos. L. Fisher, DR.
C. C. deGravelles, M. P. Palmer, K
r. Hood, H. B. Rule, Albert Senette
DR.. S. ]. Borgeois, Robert Maitland
Jos. H. Evans, Chas. L. Wise, F. D.
: Winchester, L. j. Adams, J. F. Bate
man, C. E. King, DR.. Blumberg, Sam
Bulge, J. A. Guidry, C. E. Jones
Guy Giroir, D. C. Walsh, A. Picou
Louis Kihneman.
Mr.. Jones offered the following
ordinance, to be known as Ordinance
No. ", as follows:
AN ORDINANCE-No. ~.
To better protest the public health and
and particularly to prevent the in
PRODUCTION into and the spread Of
venereal diseases in the City Of
Morgan City, La, to define We,
nereal diseases; to provide for the
inspection of suspected and report.
ed cases, and the isolation, care
and cure Of persons infected with
such disease, under the authority
and direction of the City Board Of
Health, and providing penalties for
its violation.
Whereas, the prevention Of the in
PRODUCTION and spread of venereal
diseases and the isolation, care and
teatment of those infected with such
diseases is a most important duty in
the interest Of the public health; and,
Whereas, the War Department Of
the United States has undertaken a
national campaign to prevent the
spread Of and to eliminate venereal
diseases, and has requested the city
government to lend it's aid thereto,
and to enact the ordinances neces-
sary to this end, and is endeavoring
to have such laws uniform through
out the United States; and,
Whereas, the authorities of this
city, approaching the benefits to the
public which must result from such
activities, and desiring to continue to
cooperate to its full authority in all
war measures, therefore,
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Councilmen Of the City of
Morgan City, La, That venereal dis
asses are hereby defined to be syph-
Ills, gonorrhoea and chancroid, and
are declared to be contagious, in
fectious, communicable and danger
Gus to the public health.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That whenever any person
charged with the violation of any
other ordinance relating to prosti-
tuition, lewdness, the keeping or set
ting up of house of ill-fame, brothel
or bawdy- house, streetwalking or So
Letting for prostitution or for any
immoral purpose, pandering or vag-
rancy, is arrested, it shall be the duty
of the person making the arrest to
Immediately report, in writing, the
name, address and charge made
against such person arrested to the
president of the Board of Health of
the City Of Morgan City.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained.
etc., That it shall be the duty of the
City Board of Health, and it shall
have full power and authority to sub
Ject such person so arrested and so
charged to an examination for the
purposing of determining whether or
not such person is infected with
venereal disease. Should the exami-
nation of such person disclose the ex-
lstence of venereal disease, such
person shall be isolated and confined
in a suitable place to be provided
therefor by said city, and treated in
such manner as may be required to
cure such by said city, and treated
IN such manner as may be required
to cure such disease, AMI shall be held
in confinement therein until the nresi-