The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-07-01

be needful to carry into force and
effect the purpose of their creation.
Section Each member of said
| board, and such agents, inspectors
and representatives as they may
designate, shall have police power i'll
| making arrests.
Section 6.--They shall, from time
tn time, present to the Legislative
council such recommendation or
measures as they may deem advis
able to promote the health of the
city ard to prevent the introduction
of contagious or infectious diseases.
Section Amy member of said
| board, or agent, inspector or repre-
sentative, appointed by them for that
purpose, may enter into and examine
the private premises of any citizen
| for the purpose of ascertaining if
there be anything there prejudicial
to health or tending to nuisance,
Section S-Whenever 1t may APP
pear that there is anything tending
| to nuisance or prejudicial to health,
| If the owner or proprietor of the
promises, or person responsible there
for, whether on private or public
property, fails to abate same, then
amy member of the board OF health,
or their accredited representative,
hay have same done at the cost of
the person responsible and liable
therefor, to be recovered by suit at
law.
Section Whenever in their opin-
ion protection of the public health
may require they may prohibit all
public gatherings, including schools.
Section 10.--They shall prescribe
such rules and regulations as they
may deem proper to prevent the in
PRODUCTION and spread of contagious,
malignant, infectious epidemic dis
cases into the city.
Section 11.--They may, when in
their Judgment they consider it ex-
pedient, establish a system of quar-
antine against all localities infected
With contagious diseases, and to this
end may establish quarantine stations
on all public highways, or other
POINTS leading to the city, and may
prohibit the entrance within the
limits of such quarantine of any per-
son, vehicles, cars and other things
except under such restrictions as they
may provide.
Section 12.-Whenever any malig
nant, contagious or epidemic diseases
threatens the health of the city, it
shall be the duty of said board to
report same to the state and county
boards of health, it being the duty
o; said boards to protect the city
as an integral part of the county and
state, and same being a county
charge under the laws of this state.
Section 13.-They shall not incur
liability upon account of the city
exceeding twenty-five dollars without
first submitting the matter of ex-
penditure to the legislative council.
Section 14.-They shall submit to
the legislative council preceding each
regular session thereof an estimate,
CT budget, of all probable expenses
for month following. They shall
not incur any liability when, by law,
the same is county charge
Section 15.-All physicians of the
city shall report to the city health
officer, without delay, all cases of
infectious, contagious, malignant, cpl
demic diseases which may come to
his knowledge.
Section 16.-It shall be unlawful
to conceal any, person so affected,
or introduce any of said diseases into
the city.
Section 1.-THE existence of I'M
Naccinated persons, except such as
have had smallpox. varioloid, over
enc year of age within this city is
hereby prohibited, .andrthe parent or
guardian of such person, if minor,
or the individual if an adult shall
he guilty of an unlawful act; pro-
vlded, it does not appear that the
operation of vaccination has been
performed within one year, or five
times in life without success.
Section 1S.-Whenever any person
shall make affidavit and affirmation
haf nit
are unable to bear the expense of
vaccination, the truth of which shall
be evident to the city health officer
such person shall be vaccinated at
the expense of the city.
Section 19.-The board of health
shall have authority to require the
pupils in the various schools of the
city to be vaccinated when, in the
opinion of the board or the health
officer, it is necessary to stamp out
smallpox, and may prohibit the. at
tendance at school of any unvacci-
mated pupil
Section 20.-It shall be unlawful
for any person to allow upon his
premises any stagnant pools or ponds
Of water, or any foul prlvies, or
filthy stables or other cuthouses or
any wet or damp cellars or base
mcnts, any foul water closets, any
urinals not in proper condition for
use, and free from offensive odors,
any decaying animal or vegetable
matter, which from its present or
approaching condition is calculated
to produce disease, and the existence
of any of the aforementioned things
is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
Section 21.-No privy shall be con
St:ucteQ within the city
Section 22.-It shall be unlawful
to deposit, or cause to be deposited,
on the public square, or on any
street or alley, any ashes, sweepings,
glass or cleanings from houses or
shops, or dirty water, or any other
filth, trash, carcasses, or other often
sive matter, except as herein pro-
vided
Section 23.-The board of health
shall have authority to designate
times for the gathering OF garbage
upon the different streets of the
city, and residents shall comply
Herewith by placing filled garbage
receptacles, to be furnished by such
residents, on or near the streets
where same will be accessible to the
scavenger wagons. 1t shall be I'M
lawful to place same upon the streets
upon any other days than designated
by said board, and when emptied
shall be removed from view by resi-
dents Garbage, as here used, shall
include the ordinary soil of resi-
dences and homes, but shall not in
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