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HomeMy WebLinkAboutD-06 Duties/Town Marshal PROTEOTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, DEFINING THE DUTY OF THE HEALTH OFFICER AND TOWN MARSHAL. DIRECTING THE ABAT~2~T OF NUISANCES AND PRESCRIBING P~NALTIES~ Sectionl. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOM TRUSTEES OF HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA, that it shall be unlawful fer person, persons, company or corporation to erect, construct, cause, permit, keep or maintain within the limits of said Town anything whatever, which is injurious to health or indecent or offensive to the senses of any of the inhabitants of said Town or auy obst~ection to the free use of property by auy such in- habitants, any person~ or persons maintaining any nuisance a- bove referred to is hereby declared to be the author and. main- tainer of a nuisance and shall be fined not loss than five (5) dollars nor more than one hundred (100) dollars. Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, company or corporation to throw or deposit or suffer or permit any child, servant, member of the family, or any other permon under his, her or their control, to throw or deposit any manure, rubbish, slops, putrid or unsound animal or vegetable matter, or any filthy, noisome or unwholesome liquid or slops or sub- stances that are liable to become unwholesome, in or into, or upon ~ny street, lane, alley, sidewalk, gutter crossing, lot, cellar, premises or commons. And it shall be unlawful for any rank weeds to be allowed to grow on any ground Within the cor- poration of the Town. Section 3. All garbage receptacles shall be tightly cov- ered and emptied frequently enough to prevent fermentation and bad odors; and garbage receptacles and vaults shall be cleaned, emp- tied and disenfected, and weeds shall be cut aud hauled away at and disinfected, and when weeds shall be cut and hauled away and if any o~ner or lessee being duly ordered as herein pro- vided, shall fail or refuse te obey said order, it shall be the duty of the Town Marshal, Upon notice from the Health Officer to cause the garbage receptacles mhd vaults cleaned, emptied and disinfected, or the weeds to be cut and hauled away and said Marshal shall keep an accurate account of the expense thereof which shall be paid from the town treasur~ upon the sworn voucher of the town marshal, and said expenses shall be a lien on the property and collected by law and turn- ed into the town treasury. Section 4. The secretary of the town board of health, who is also the town ha~Jath officer, and all deputy health officers, and the town marshal snd deputies, shal~ have full power and authority to enter into or upon any street, lot, alley, premises, or ground for the purpose of making a sani- tary survey of the same, and if a niusance or unsanitary con- ditions are found it shall be the duty of the town health officer whe~ informed of the existencs of the same to immedi- ately notify the person or persons so offending, in writing, fixing the time limit to abate the niusence. If such person shall fsll or refuse to abate the niusence within the time specified, it shall be the duty of the town marshal upon notice of the health officer to cause the same to be abated, keeping sn accurate account of the expenses thereof, which shall be paid from the town Treasury upon the sworn voucher of the town marshal and said expense shall be a lien on the property snd collected as taxes are collected and turned into the town treasury. Section 5. All Cases of cholera, typhoid fever, measles, officer by the attending physictau, if any otherwise by the householder, and it shall be the dnty of the town health of- ficer to at once impose quarantine by placarding the house where such disease exists, excepting tYPhoid fever ~nd pul- monary tuberculosis, for they shall only be reported and corded but not qU~antined. The card shall be not less than twelve (12) inches square ~ith the name of the disease thereon in letters ~of not less than two (2) inches in length and hav- ing upon it the following notlce~ NOTICE All persons are forbidden to enter or leave these premises without special permit from the health officer having Jurisdiction and all Persons are forbidden to remove or mutilate this card or to in any way interfere with the quarantine Without orders from said health officer. This card shall be posted in a conspicuous place and shall remain there until removed or ordered removed by the town health officer. It shall be a misdeme~uor to remove or mutilate said Card except by the order ef the said town health officer, and all dwellers in the quarantined habitation, or prescribed area, shall not leave maid habitation or area break the quarantine and no one shall enter except by permis- sion of the health officer aud all persons shall obey the di- rections of the health officer concerning the care they shall take against carrying the infection to others. Section 6. In case of smallpox it shall be the duty of the town health officer to isolate the patient in the house in which he er she is found, or in case this is not practical, in an isolation hospital, established by the to~n board of trustees, and where the patient is unable to compensate phy- sician or nurse, or provide all necessary attendance and floor, the expense thereof, shall be paid as other town expenses, and those who have bee~ exposed to smallpox shall be ~accinated and disinfected in body and apparel and given their freedom for ten days, provided they will faithfully promise to report to the helath officer at the end of the ten days from first ~x~)osure to b~ ~1 ~ ~ Section ?. If at any time the work of p~eventlon of the spread of infection or cont~gio~s disease is more than can be reasonably executed by the town health officer, he may, with the consent of the town board, employ one or more intelligent men to act a.s deputies to establish quarantine, remove patients to the special hospital ~nd conduct disinfections. All ho~ses wherein infectious and contagious diseases may exist or have existed, shall at the proper time be thoroughly ~isinfected with formaldehyde according to the rules of the state boa~d of health officer or his deputies at the expense of the town as the work obviously is for the benefit of the people. A com- plete record of all disinfections, all vaccinations end all other he~%h work done, s~ll be kept by the town health offi- cer in the minute book of the town board of health. Section 8. ~hen visiting persons known to be infecte~ with smallpox, diphtheria, and scarlet fever, all physicians and health officers shall prOtect their clothing end hair against infection, end shall thoroughly disinfect their hands before coming into contact with the public. To accomplish this a linen or rubber Coat with sl~ull cap shall be wo~n by physi- cians and health officers when visiting patients afflicted with the disease named and health officers when visiting pat- lents afflicted with the disease named and said linen or rubber coat and skull cap shall be carried in hand-bag or other ap- proved receptacle and keep disinfected with formaldehyde. The hands shall be well disinfected by washing t~lth anti- septic soap end applying an effected antiseptic. Section 9. It shall be the duty of the town marshal at all times to aid the town health officer in the work of en- forcing this ordinauce upon deman~ of said town health officer. five (25) dollars, nor more than one hundred (100) dollars and imprisoned for tan days at the option of the court, and one day's Violation shall constitute a separate offense. Section 11. As an emergency this ordinance shall be in effect immediately on smd after its passage. Passed ~A4%y~ 22, 1903. Old Ordinsnce No. ~ Re-enacted this_/~ ~ day of Small erk ATTEST: C1 erk-Treasurer BOARD OF TRUSTEES