Laws and ordinances relative to the preservation of the public health in the city of New YorkJones, 1860 - 226 pages |
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Page 61 - Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by this code, every offense declared to be a misdemeanor is punishable by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding six months, or by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by both.
Page 53 - ... to prolong the terms limited for the entry of the same and the report or entry of their cargoes, and to vary or dispense with any other regulations applicable to such reports or entries. No part of the cargo of any vessel shall, however, in any case, be taken out or unladen therefrom otherwise than is allowed by law, or according to the regulations hereinafter established.
Page 79 - Inspector, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall execute a bond to the...
Page 54 - ... as the collector shall designate, there to remain under the joint custody of such collector and of the owner, or master, or other person having charge of such vessel, until the same are entirely unladen or discharged, and until the articles so deposited may be safely removed without contravening such health laws. And when such removal is...
Page 25 - ... shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both.
Page 42 - ... and designated for such marine hospital, or lands and buildings used for quarantine purposes, are hereby vested in the commissioners of emigration, to be by them held in trust for the people of this State; and the sole and exclusive control of the same, except in regard to the sanitary treatment of the inmates thereof, is hereby given to the said commissioners of emigration, for the purpose...
Page 13 - Bahama, Bermuda or Western islands, or from any place in America in the ordinary passage from which they pass south of Cape...
Page 64 - ... patient, upon such security to the people of the state as he may require, for the good behavior and maintenance of the patient. The certificate and the proof and the order granted thereon shall be filed in the clerk's office of the county in which the hospital is situated, and a certified copy of the order in the hospital from which the patient is discharged.
Page 55 - There shall be also a bureau in this department, the chief officer of which shall be called the " Public Administrator." § 27. There shall be an executive department known as the " City Inspector's Department," the chief officer of which shall be the " City Inspector," and shall have cognizance of all matters affecting the public health, pursuant to the ordinances of the Common Council, and the lawful requirements of the Commissioners of Health and of the Board of Health. There shall be a bureau...
Page 158 - No bid shall be accepted from, or contract awarded to, any person who is in arrears to the Corporation upon debt or contract, or who is a defaulter, as surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to the Corporation.