A manual of statutes of Connecticut relating to the public health / compiled and published by direction of the State Board of Health.

  • Connecticut.
Date:
1896
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Credit: A manual of statutes of Connecticut relating to the public health / compiled and published by direction of the State Board of Health. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    TITLE XLIII. PUBLIC HEALTH. CHAPTER CLIV. State Board of Health. Section 2574. The Governor, by and with the advice and^^^y- consent of the Senate, shall appoint six persons, three of whom ?pep0in'ted,7erm. shall be physicians, and one a lawyer, who, together with a sec- retary, to be chosen by themselves, shall constitute the State Board of Health. During the session of the General Assembly of 1889, two members of said board shall be appointed who shall hold their offices for the term of six years from and after the first day of July next succeeding the date of their appointment and until others are chosen and qualified in their stead, and biennially thereafter two members of said board shall be appointed in like manner, and shall hold their offices for the term of six years from and after the first day of July next suc- ceeding the date of their appointment, and until others are chosen and qualified in their stead. Any vacancy which may v,^JncIe'how occur in said board shall be filled by the Governor, and the per- son so appointed shall hold his office until the expiration of the term. Sec. 2575. The State Board of Health shall meet at least lra, ch. wo, § 2. once in every three months, and as much oftener as they mayers.etc. deem proper. Four members shall constitute a quorum. No member of the board shall receive any compensation except the secretary, but the actual traveling and other expenses of the members while engaged in the duties of the board, shall be allowed and paid out of the appropriation made for its support. They shall select annually one member of the board as president, officers, how r ctac-Ben, term, and shall appoint a suitable person, who shall be a physician, to removal. be their permanent secretary and executive officer, who shall hold