HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 11-MAN ORDINANCE
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING DOMESTIC SERVANTS
TO PROCURE A HEALTH CERTIFICATE BEFORE EivTERING UPON
SUCH DUTIES; DEFINING THE TERM "DOMESTIC SERVAiiT";
PROVIDING FOR THE METHOD OF SECURING SUCH HEALTH CER-
TIFICATE AiND THE REQUIREMENTS THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR
A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATIOV HEREOF, AND REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES OR PAR'I'S OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWI'T'H.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COTMIISSION OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS
Section 1
Definition.
By the term "Domestic Servant" as used in this Or-
dinance, it shall be construed to mean any employee or ser-
vant in any home or private residence within the city limits
of the City of Beaumont engaged in the usual and customary
household duties, such as cooking, cleaning or caring for or
attending children.
Section 2
It shall hereafter be unlawful for any domestic
servant, as hereinbef ore defined, to enter upon such duties,
or before continuing their duties as such domestic servant,
without first procuring from the City Health Officer of the
City of Beaumont a valid and subsisting health certificate,
Section 3
The said health certificate referred to in Section
2 hereof shall be issued by the City Health Officer to any
domestic servant applying therefor only after a medical ex-
amination has been made of said applicant, Such certificate
shall be furnished free of charge by the City Health Officero
Said health certificate when issued shall certify
to the fact that the said person has theretofore, with �six
(6) months filed with the City Health Officer a certificate
signed by a legally licensed physician residing in Jefferson
County and registered to practice therein, stating that the
said person has been physically examined by him and that the
said person does not have a venereal disease in a communicable
stage and that said person does not have tuberculosis of an
active stage which would be considered dangerous to public
health, and that said person is free from acute exanthemata
or acute infectious or contagious skin diseases or any other
infectious or contagious diseases considered dangerous to the
public health by the examining physician, and stating further
that a Wassermann test has been executed by the operator of a
laboratory operating in the City of Beaumont whose proficiency
in making tests required for public health purposes shall have
been proven to the satisfaction of the City Health Officer,
Section 4
Any person violating any of the provisions of this
ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic-
tion thereof in the Corporation Court, shall be fined in any
sum not more than One Hundred 0100.00) Dollars. All ordinances
or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are expressly re-
pealed.
PASSED by the City Commission of the City of Beaumont
this the day of A, A.D. 1939.
MAYOR
AN 011DINANOR.
ATMI-ORIZING UIE VACAT11?G AND CLOSING (-.)F THE
AMLY LOCATED IN BLOCK. TYMMIT-FIVE (25) OF THJ
BLAWIMETTE, 'PIRST ADDITIOVt TO THE CITY OF :fir AMACIT-IT,
VMEREAS� a petAtion duly saved by Am-na Rue
Overstreet Burkett, owner of Lot No, 1 and 1/2 of Lot
No. 2; Graham Bairkett, ovine of Lot No *. 3 and 1/2 of
Lot Wo,, 2; ax0f, the Mirs, C, 0, Dalaune 1`,state by Pley A
Dlonchoute) Lloyd ?1, Blanchette,, Clyde 10, Blanchette,,,
owner of Lots Nos, 4 to 12p -Inclusiveo owners of all the
property loeated in Block 25 of the Blanchette First Adw
ditioxi to the City of Beatimont., abutting on said alley,
has been pre cented to the City'ComAssion of the Ciu'y of
DeV.Vr'=P.t,, requesting that the said alley be vacated. and
closed.
NOW$ �MET'ZER`701RE., ME 1T ORDAPIED BY T11E, CITTY 001117�118SMIYJ
OF THE CITY OF BEAUMORT1
That the alley located in Block Tlwent7-five (25)
of the Blanchette PIrst Addition to t1ne City of Bea'mnont bes
and -'L,-,he samo iis hereby authorized to be vacated mid closed
a ,nd t1iat the title to such alley shall revert to aid bocome
the property of the ommers of the land im said
block bordering on said all e'Nr
,,� u.s providGd by law; provideds
ho-vcver., that the clooing of this alley shall In no T-7ay a-f-
fo,ct the rights, of the City as to placing and mainta"ning
therein any sever or water linoso or tolephono.. telegraph,
or electric lines,, wires,. pales or cables$ or Pany other
service or utility of the City..w, or the. right to grant fran-
chises to parsons 0'-r cbrporatlons to place and maintain therein
any such sa�:er -or water, or "Gelephone., telegraph,,, or
electric lines,,,wires, poles or cableso or any other s6rvilce
the City,* all of wITI-ch riC_hts are hereby resorved,
PASS M this .the day of A.'D*; 1939,1,