AN ACT

RESPECTING THE RESERVOIRS AND HYDRANTS IN THE CITY OF HONOLULU.

BE IT ENACTED by the King, the Nobles and Representatives of the Hawaiian Islands, in Legislative Council assembled:

SECTION 1. That from and after the passage of this act the Sheriff of Oahu, at Honolulu, shall have charge of the Hydrants and Reservoirs belonging to the government in Honolulu.

SECTION 2 That it shall be the duty of the Sheriff of Oahu, at Honolulu, in person or by his deputies to inspect all Hydrants and Reservoirs of water belonging to the government in the city of Honolulu, at least once every week, and to report all damages sustained and repairs necessary for the same to the superintendent of public works, who shall cause such damages to be immediately repaired.

SECTION 3. That the Minister of the Interior be hereby authorized to draw on the Minister of Finance from time to time, for a sufficient amount to keep the aforesaid Hydrants and Reservoirs in efficient repair.

Approved this 25th day of June, 1855,

VICTORIA K. KAAHUMANU.

KAMEHAMEHA.

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AN ACT

PROVIDING FOR A NEW MARKET IN THE CITY OF HONOLULU.

BE IT ENACTED by the King, the Nobles and Representatives of the Hawaiian Islands in Legislative Council assembled:

SECTION 1. By this act, the space between the Flour Mill and the water, the boundaries of which are to be distinctly marked out by the Minister of the Interior, shall be reserved for and used as a market, for the use and convenience of the inhabitants of the above mentioned city, and the present rules and regulations for the government of the present market, shall be applied to the one authorized under this act. SECTION 2. This act shall go into effect from and after the day of its passage.

Approved this 25th day of June, A. D. 1855.

VICTORIA K. KAAHUMANU.

KAMEHAMEHA.

AN ACT

RELATING TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

BE IT ENACTED by the King, the Nobles and Representatives of the Hawaiian Islands in Legislative Council assembled:

SECTION 1. There shall be appointed by the King, with the advice and consent of His Privy Council, a Board of Health consisting of three persons, to serve during the King's pleasure, who shall be charged with the general oversight and care of the public health, shall keep regular records of their proceedings, and shall discharge the several duties prescribed in the following sections.

SECTION 2. It shall be the duty of said Board to make and publish, from time to time, such regulations for the public health, both sanitary and quarantine, not in conflict with the laws of this kingdom, as it may think wise and expedient, and impose the same by proper fines and penalties through the regular courts, provided that such regulations shall be subject to the approval of the King in council.

SECTION 3 The Board of Health is authorized and empowered to appoint suitable agents in such localities on the Islands as it may deem necessary, and invest them with authority to carry into effect the aforesaid regulations for the public health, and shall hold such agents accountable for all monies received and disbursed by them, on account of the public health, and for the manner in which they may discharge their several duties.

SECTION 4. It shall be the duty of said Board, in person or by its duly authorized agent, to examine all residences or places where there may be reported or suspected to exist any nuisance deleterious to the public health, and when satisfied that such nuisance does exist, to cause it to be removed at the expense of the owner of the premises, or if on public ground at the expense of the government.

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RELATING TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

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SECTION 5. It shall be the duty of the Marshal, all sheriff's and prefects of police, physicians and constables, to report to the Board of Health or its nearest authorized agent, the existence of any such nuisance of which either of them may be cognizant, as soon as possible after it shall coine to the knowledge of either of them.

SECTION 6. It shall be the duty of every practicing physician to report to the Board of Health, or its nearest agent, in writing, every patient he may have laboring under any malignant disease highly dangerous to the public health, within twenty-four hours after he shall be satisfied of the nature of said disease; also during the prevalence of any malignant disease to report to the said Board, or its agent, every case of death which takes place in his practice from such disease. within twenty four hours after it shall have occurred.

SECTION 7. It shall be the duty of every head of a family, keeper of a boarding or lodging house, or master of a vessel in any harbor of these Islands, to report to said Board of Health or its nearest agent, the name of any person in or about their houses or vessel whom they shall have reason to believe to be sick with malignant disease, within six hours after its occurrence; and the Board of Health shalt have power to remove all cases of malignant disease to a more suita. ble place, when the health of the people in the vicinity shall require it.

SECTION 8. For the purpose of carrying into effect the several provisions of this act, the Board of Health are hereby authorized and empowered to draw from the King's treasury all sums of money that may be appropriated by the Legislature for the good of the public health, and disburse it for the several objects for which it shall have been appropriated; and in case pestilence or contagious disease shall visit the nation, said Board is empowered to draw from the public treasury such sums of money as may be from time to time appropri ated by the King in council for the purchase of medicines, procuring the services of physicians, nurses and attendants, the erection of hospitals, supplying necessary food, clothing and lodging for the destitute sick, the interment of the dead, or any other measures they may deem necessary to protect the lives and health of the people during the prevalence of said disease; provided that in all cases said Board

shall observe the strictest economy in their expenditures; and provided moreover that in presenting their drafts to the Minister of Finance for payment, they shall be accompanied with an account current showing the objects for which the money is to be used, and satisfactory vouchers for the same.

SECTION 9. The Board of Health aforesaid shall make a full and detailed report of its transactions and business to the Legislature of each year, embodying an account of its receipts and expenditures, through the Minister of the Interior. It shall also, during the prevalence of severe pestilence or epidemic, furnish for publication each week a report of the health of the population.

SECTION 10. In case any monies are expended by the Board of Health for the sick brought into this kingdom in vessels from abroad, it shall be the duty of said Board, or their authorized agent, to demand the same of the captain of the vessel in which such sick person was brought, and unless paid upon request, the Collector of Customs shall not grant a clearance to such vessel until the same is paid; the master shall be held liable for the said amount, and may be sued for the same in the courts of this kingdom.

SECTION 11. For the purpose of removing filth injurious to the public health from houses, towns and villages, to a suitable distance, or filling up pits or ponds where such filth may be deposited, it shall be lawful for the Board of Health to require of the several governors of Islands to cause the prisoners under their charge to aid them in such work and to such an extent as said Board may deem necessary.

SECTION 12. This act shall take effect and become a law on the day of its passage; and an act entitled "A law establishing a Board of Health," confirmed by the Legislature on the 8th day of May, 1851, and also "An act relating to the Public Health," approved May 16th, 1853, and all other laws or parts of laws contravening this act are hereby repealed.

Approved this 25th day of June, 1855.

VICTORIA K. KAAHUMANU.

KAMEHAMEHA.