The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-04

GER FOR THE TOWN OF PUNT<
GoRoA, FLORIDA, AND PREscRi6
ScRI5ING A PENALTY FOR THE
VIOLATION OF SAID ORDINANCE
Be it ordained by the town council OF
the town of Punta Gorda, Florida, in
session assembled.
Section 1. That there is hereby created
and established board to be known and
designated as the Town Board of Health
Of the town of Punta Gorda Florida,
which said board shall be composed of the
mayor of said town, who shall be the
president of said town Board of Health,
and the Sanitary Committee of said town,
md a town health officer. No salary OF
other compensation shall be paid to any
, member of said town Board of Health as
such, provided that the town health officer
shall not be hereby precluded from draw
ing salary as hereinafter provided as
town health officer
The members of said town Board of
Health, before entering upon their duties
shall qualify as do members of the town
council of said town by taking an oath to
faithfully perform their duties as pre-
scrihed by law and the ordinances of said
town, and all members of said Board
when qualified shall hold Office until their
respective successors are appointed and
qualified, and three members of said
Board shall constitute a quorum at any
meeting for the transaction of business.
Section O. Said Board shall hold regu-
lar meetings once each month on day
to be designated, and special meetings
may be called by the president of the
board at his discretion, or upon the re-
quest of the majority of the members of
the Board and it shall have power at said
meetings to make and prescribe such
reasonable rules and regulations as 1t
NAV deem necessary and expedient for
the preservation, and maintenance of the
public health of the town of Punta Gorda,
not inconsistent with the ordinances Of
said town. and the Constitution and Laws
of the State of Florida, provided that no
debts or obligations against the town of
Punta Gorda, Florida, shall be incurred
by said Board unless the same be ex.-
pressly authorized, or ratified by resolu-
zion or ordinance duly passed by the town
council of said town. All orders of the
town Board of Health Of said town shall
he executed and enforced by the town
health officer of said town in person, or
bv the marshal of said town.
Section g. The town health officer of
the town of Punta Gorda shall be appoint
ed by the mayor of said town. such APP
pointment to be made within 10 days
from the date of the passage of this ordi-
nance who shall hold his office for the
period of one year, and until his sue
cessor is duly appointed and qualified,
and his appointment shall be ratified and
approved by the town council of said
town, and before entering upon the du-
ties he shall subscribe to an oath that he
will well and faithfully perform all the
duties encumbent upon him as such towr
health officer.
The town health officer shall be ply
stefan and shall possess such other quail
fications as are required of one engaged |
in public health work.
He shall be secretary Of the town Boar |
of Health, and as such shall keep or
cause to be kept full record of all the |
acts orders. resolutions, rules, regula
tions and proceedings of said Board, and