Evening journal., 1919-03-06
.peclal 70 The EyenIng Journal.

representative Gregs TO reOrgarize and
iefne the powers OF the State Board
" Health:
An act TO amend chapter 25 OF the
revised code Of the State OF Delawa. .,e
by providing for the reorganization OF
the State Board Of Health and defining
It's duties.
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the State
of Delaware in General Assembly met:
That Chapter 25 Of the Revised Code
Of the State OF Delaware be, and the
same hereby is amended by repeating
73s. Section I, 736a. Section IA. 737
Section ?, 739. Section I. 7i0. Section >.
IA. Section 6. 7i2 Section :. IA. Sec
lion 9. 756. Section q. 76s Section 80
is6. Section 81. 79s. Section 63. 79s
Section 63a. 500. Section 65 and sO3
Section 6s. and substituting in leu
thereof The following sections.
736. Section /. That on and after
March %, 1919 the Board OF Health
of the state Of Delaware shall consist
OF seven members who shall be bona
flde residents Of the state OF Delaware
and OF the counties OF the said State
from which they are appointed. Four
Of the members Of the said Board OF
Health shall be physicians OF skll ana
experience, duly qualified 20 practice
medicine or surgery under He provi-
sions OF Chapter %. OF the Revised
Code ~ the state OF Delaware. Three
Of said membe.s 5 shall be residents Of
New Castle County and two each OF
Kent and sussex counties. At the eX-
piration Of the terms Of office o. tho
present members OF the state Board o,
Health OF the State Of Delaware and
ever thereafter. the governor shall ap-
pO.nt the members Of the State Board
Of Health for a term OF four years:
provided however. that any vacancy
h0weve. caused, shall be filled by ap-
pointment by the governor for the I'm
expired term
735 a. Section a. The Board OF
Health Of the state Of Delaware shall
have a seal which shall contain he
words stale Board OF Health OF Della
va-e-is79" Each certificate or other
official paper executed by the Director
Of Public Health acting in the capacity
Of the Secretary Of said Board OF
Health In pursuance OF any authority
conferred by law and bearing the seal
Of the said Board OF Health. shall be
received as evidence when duly certl-
fed by the said Director Of Public
Health acting in the capacity aforesaid
under It's seal, with the same force and
effect as the original would in law be
entitled 10 II produced in open court
737 Section 3. The Board Of Health
OF the state OF Delaware shall organ
ze bi-snnually on the first Tuesday In
April beginning with the year 1912 by
eiecting a president who shall be a
member OF the said board. The mem
1ers Of the board shall not receive a
salary. but shall receive ten dollars ami
their necessary expenses fo- each mect-
ing OF the said board; provided, how
ever. that no member shall be paid for
more than six meetings in any one
year. For all meetings Of the said
Board Of Health in excess Of the six
meetings in any one year, any mem
Der in attendance shall be paid actual
expenses 70. such attendance; prOyid-
ed. however. nothing contained in this
section shall be so construed as TO pre-
vent the sad board from employing
any Of It's members or any other per
son or persons for special service at a
reasonable compensation. The said
Board OF Health shall meet at least once
in every three months and oftener II
necessary and four members shall con-
ltitute a quorum for the transaction Of
business. The said board shall have
power 10 adopt rules and bylaws, sub
Isct 10 the provisions OF Sections 1 TO
inclusive. Of tbs chapter.
The said Board Of Health shall also
elect a Director Of Public Health who
snail have had training in sanitary
science and public health service and
Nho shall have no other gainful occu-
patton than the performance Of the du-
ties OF the Office OF D rector Of Public
Health as set forth in Chapter 25. Re
vised Code Of Delaware The said Di-
rector Of Public Health shall be the
secretary OF the State Board OF
Heslth Of the state OF Delaware and
shall be and act as the executive officer
Of said board. The said Director Of
Public Health shall be the State Regis
ter OF Vital statistics as provided In 19e.
section 63 Of this chapter. The said
Director Of Public Health shall cOntin-
ue in office until removed by the cleo
ton Of a successor or by vote Of ma.
iorlty Of the board, and shall receive
a salary Of twenty-five hundred dol
lars. payable in equal monthly Install
mcnts by the state Treasurer out Of
any funds not otherwise appropriated
539. Section /. The Director Of Pub
uc Health shall be an adviser 70 the
authorities Of the state In all matters
pertaining 10 public hygiene lie shall.
BY direction Of the Board OF Heslta Of
ne state OF Delaware, have authority
20 make special Inspections Of hospi-
tails. prisons, asylums, almshouses and
other public Institutions and 10 investi-
gate the cause OF any special disease or
mortality in any part OF the State and
make report Of the same in writing TO
the said Board Of Health. In localities
where there are no local Boards OF
Health. or where the same shall refuse
or neglect 10 act. the Director OF Pub
JIG Health, by direction Of the said
Board Of Health OF the State OF Della
ware. shall investigate all complaints
made In writing. and II the said direc-
tor shah find a nuisance TO exist, he
shall order the same TO be abated In a
reasonable time. In such cases. the
Board OF Health Of the State OF Della
ware shall have all the power and rem
edies given-.by law TO local Boards OF
Health. II no person responsible for
sad nuisance be found, the Director OF
Public Health shall abate the same and
the expenses attached thereto shall, up
on approval by the president Of the said
State Board, be paid by the treasurer Of
the county where said nuisance exist
ed into the State Treasury 10 the credit