Case Name: Board of Health of the State vs. Widow Samuel Stewart
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1880
Citations: 1 Mann. Unrep. Cas. 435
Docket Number: No. 6347
Parties: Board of Health of the State vs. Widow Samuel Stewart.
Judges: 
Reporter: Unreported cases heard and determined by the Supreme Court of Louisiana, from January 8, 1877, to April, 1880
Volume: 1
Pages: 435–436

Head Matter:
No. 6347.
Board of Health of the State vs. Widow Samuel Stewart.
The Board of Health of this State was created by law, and its powers and duties are defined by the Revised Statutes, secs. 3032-3063 inclusive.
Appeal from a Justice of the Peace of New Orleans.
The defendant had been condemned to abate a nuisance at the instance of the Board of Health, and failing or neglecting to obey, was sued for the penalty and judgment was rendered against her. She appeals, relying on the alleged unconstitutionality of the law creating the Board —that the Act of 1855 entitled “An Act to establish a quarantine,” and the Act of 1870 amendatory thereof, do not express their object in their titles.

Opinion:
White, J.
Should we grant the correctness of the appellant's position, the case is still with the plaintiff.
The powers and duties of the Board of Health, irrespective of the Acts of 1855 and 1870, are to be found in the Revised Statutes, secs. 3032-3063 inclusive. The contents of these various sections are covered by a title which in terms provides for the creation of a Board of Health.
Judgment affirmed.