The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1918-02-21
Mississippi State Board OF
Health.

'NNiVS eeiR AtSNldtioho SbNtIlHus
counties in which Rabies exists o
4 adjoining counties in which Rabies
is known to exist.
: Section /. Whenever animal rab
les is known to exist in any count,
of the State of Mississippi, tht
Secretary of the State Board O
Health shall Immediately notify the
county health officer Of the county
lin which infection exists and wher
he MAJ deem it necessary for the
Eprotection of the people he shall
Inotify the county health officers OF
leach adjoining county, and these
lrules and regulations as hereinafter
provided, shall be put in to free in
lsuch county.
| Section 2. When a county health
oflicer is notified that rabies exists
in his county or in adjoining county,
it shall be his duty to promulgate
these rules and regulations.
Section 3. Any person owning
or having in his or her possessian, a
dog or dogs, shall be required to
keep them securely within an en-
closure for such a period as the
county health officer may designate,
any dog or dogs that he may own
or have in his or her possession.
Provided, that if it is not the desire
of the owner or person having dog
or dogs in his or her possession to
keep them secure within anenclosure
as hereinbefore required, that each
such dog shall at all times wear a
muzzle constructed of metal, shall
prevent biting, shall permit of the
dog opening its mouth, and shall be
fitted to the dog, being changed from
time to time, if necessary, with the
animals growth, except at such
time rs necessary to water or feed
the dog or dogs.
Section f. 1t shall be the duty
of all persons to report to the county
health officer, the existence of any
animal suffering from or suspected
to be suffering from rabies of whicl
he or she may have knowledge.
Section 5. 1t shall be the dut,
of all police officials, and any citizen
may kill or otherwise destroy an,
and all dogs that are found running
at large, unmuzzled within the area
in which these rules and regulations
are in force.
Section 6. 1t shall be the dut,
of the county health officer wher
notified that animal rabies exists o.
is suspected to exist in his count,
to Immediately make an investiga
ton and furnish the secretary of tic
State Board of Health with all in.
formation desired.
Section Z. 1t shall be the dut
of the county health officer in eacl
county in which these rules and res
ulations are in force, to make re
port each week to the secretary o
the State Board of Health. Suc
reports are to be made until suc
time as the secretary of the STATE
board of health may deem it wise
to withdraw the enforcement o.
these rules and regulations iron
such county.
Section 8. These rules and regu
Ilations are adopted under the au.
thority vested in the State Board o
, Health by Section 2489 of the Mis-
!sissippi Code of 1906.
I Adopted February 4th, 1915.
| hereby declare these rules and
regulations in full force and effect
in Tishomingo county from Thu
date, February 14th, 1918. The
same to be in force until further
!notice. f. T. CARMACK,
Chief Health Officer.
| have investigated and found at
least four cases of hydrophobia j.
iTishomingo county. Think what
lit would mean if your child would
meet one of these dogs, A child
or a dog? Which Read these
rules and regulations and get busy