Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-02-13

.sd T. sm Rsn 3 ssssSS KS
{: !: !. /; 4
hands, day January d. 1918
iEO. w. MOULTON C. CURTIS
Clerk of Board Chairman of Board.
lR FREDERICK PITT, CHAIRMAN
COMMITTEE ON CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
IF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Ionia, Michigan October Is, 1917.
lear Sir:
In reply inquiry certain bills filed against the
OF lona for CURED Townships and Cities under
of the law relating the of
afflicted with dangerous communicable diease will thai
his matter by the provisions of Section 442 of the
lied Laws Of 1897 being Section 5055 the Compiled Laws of 1915
amended by Act No. ~ Of the Public Acts of 1917 This section
eads follows:
"Sec. 15 When any person coming from outside the
county residing township city village within
this State shall be infected shall lately have been
fected with dangerous communicable disease the board of
health of the township city village where such person
may be shall make effectua provision in the in
which it shall Judge best for the safety of the inhabitants
and it such sick infected
house if be done without danger his health,
shall thereupon such to the supervisor of the
ward township which such infected person shall be-
which shall provide and other
and which shall the charge of the him
SELF his other who be liable for his
support able Provided If such person. his other
person who be liable his support be able pay
for such assistance and the shall keep
an emzed and separate statement of incurred for
every person this
render such statement the board of of the
county by filing the county clerk.
board of supervisors SHALL be- proceed
audit the said BILL and if found that the
necessarily incurred the services actually and necessarily
performed and the claimed for such expenses and
services severaly just and reasonable under the
the said board of supervisors shall allow the
such parts thereof majority of members
elect of said board shall deem just and provide for their
immediate payment by the said county; and in auditing such
said boards supervisors shall have full
power examine into the merits of all claims presented
them accordance with the provisions herein contained and
subpoena witnesses and take other
arrive at the truth of the and the said board
empowered,
orders borrow the faith and credit of the
all such bills and and include
the the appropriation of be raised by
taxation in said county Provided The board of supervisors
or county of the minimum and
mileage for medical attendance contagious diseases
chargeabe the county and shall authorize the
tendens of the the application of any board Of
health of township city village, contract with physi-
clan physicians to attend contagious diseases"
question expenses should proper charges
the County that has caused considerable trouble in thu
before the Supreme Court number
my opinion the action of health officer of township
city, may investigating sickness pur
determining whether such be embraced within
communicable disease pacarg the for suc
disease charge which should be paid by the
hip municipality under whose employ the health officer is
provided by Section AGO of the Compiled Laws of 1897.
In the case Supervisors Livingstone
ouny Michigan 277 Supreme Court held 2
the opinion as follows
Section 1850 of the Compiled Of 1897 makes it
the duty the health officer examine the and to take
essential protect the pubic health,
procure other such services
section 1852 which provides
a compensation of dollars per day,
be paid by the township city, village of which he is health
officer Section 4424 does provide that the of these
be recovered from the That
ton that incurred after such determine
The duty Of examining each which the
health officer called imposed him by Section AGO
Of the general duties Of his Office It is
pense incurred taking Of the diseased person. The
question Of whether the patient is afflicted with disease
dangerous the public health be first determined If
is determined that the disease is dangerous then the
provisions of section 4424 apply the For the
services the township city, village pay for
latter the County must pay"
Hence there question but what township tn
would be liable for the for pacarng
determining the Of the disease by the health officer Of
ownship city
CONTINUED on Page Four)