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ORDINANCE NO 497
An Ordinance concerning Health Commissioner.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Pueblo, Colorado.
Section 1.
That there be and is hereby created and established the office of Health
Commissioner of the City of Pueblo, who shall be elected by a majority vote of the
City Council, whose term of office shall be for a period of two years, except as
hereinafter provided.
In the year 1896, immediatel after the reorganization of the City Council, a
Health Commissioner, who shall be a regularly licensed and practicing physiacian
and surgeon, shall be elected for a period of one year and in each succeeding odd
year thereafter immediately after the reorganization of the City Council, or as
soon thereafter a practicalbe, a Health Commissioner shall be elected by a majorrty
vote of the Council and shall hold his office for a period of two years.
Section 2.
The office of City Physician shall be and is hereby abolished. It shall be
the duty of the Health Commissioner to perform all duties heretofore required to
be performed by the City Physician, and to do and perform such other as may
now or hereafter be required of such Health Commissioner by the ordianances of the
City or the laws of the State. He shall have general charge and control of the
Health Department of the City and be the executive officer of the City Board of
Health. It shall be also the duty of the Health Commissioner to do and perform the
duties usaully required of and incident to the Office of Police Surgeon.
Section 3.
The salary of Health Commissioner shall be the sum of twelve hundred dollars
($1290) per annum payable monthly.
Passed and Approved
Attest
C.E. Ross
City — M
April 13th A.D. 1896
Approved
A.G. King
Mayor