WILLIAM T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 665
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time or vacation, for an injunction to restrain and
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prevent such nuisance, no matter by whom or by
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what authority committed.
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SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That the said board
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shall meet quarterly in the city of Baltimore, and at
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such other times and places as they shall appoint, a
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Elect Presi-
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majority to be a quorum for the transaction of busi-
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dent.
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ness ; they shall elect one of their number to be
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president of the board, and adopt all needful rules
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and regulations, subject to the provisions of this act;
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they shall organize, as far as practicable, in every
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city, village and legislative district in this State lo-
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cal boards or advisory committees, to serve without
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pay, to assist the board in the proper performance
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of their duties, and to make a report quarterly to
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the board of the sanitary condition of their respec-
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tive cities, villages or districts. The board shall
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have authority to send their secretary, or a commit-
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tee of the board, to any part of the State, at any time,
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when necessary to investigate the cause of any spe-
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cial or unusual sickness or mortality. In the event
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of an epidemic or pestilential disease occurring in
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any county, city or village of the State, the board
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shall forthwith cause all needful sanitary measures
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and precautions to be taken which the emergency
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may call for, and which may be consistent with law,
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and shall be approved by the Governor, said appro-
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val to be expressed in writing ; and upon the appli-
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cation of said board, with the approval of the Gov-
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ernor, the Comptroller is hereby authorized to draw
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Draw war-
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his warrant upon the Treasurer in favor of the
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rant.
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board for an amount not exceeding ten thousand
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dollars, to be paid out of any unappropriated money
in the treasury, to be applied and expended under
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the direction of the Governor aud the said board of
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health id carrying out such needful sanitary meas-
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ures and precautions.
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SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That at their first meet-
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ing, or as soon as a competent and suitable person
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can be secured, the board shall elect a secretary,
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who shall be an educated physician and experienced
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in sanitary science, and who, by virtue of such elec-
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tary.
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tion, shall be a member of the board and its executive
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officer. The board may elect one of their own num-
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