Act, or fails to do any act commanded by this Act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided by law. SEC. 7. Be it further enacted, That no expense that may be incurred in the execution of any part of this Act shall be a charge upon the State, or any county or municipality, or any officer or agent thereof, but all such expenses, whether for compensation, salary, or transportation, or otherwise, shall be borne by the said board and medical and dental colleges. SEC. 8. Be it further enacted, That the provisions of this Act shall only apply to counties now having, or that shall hereafter have, a population of 40,000, and over, computing by the last preceding or any succeeding Federal census. SEC. 9. Be it further enacted, That this Act take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it. Passed April 4, 1899. SEID WADDELL, Speaker of the Senate. JOSEPH W. BYRNS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Approved April 12, 1899. BENTON MCMILLIN, Governor. CHAPTER 46, ACTS OF 1897. AN ACT to Reorganize the State Board of Health of the State of Tennessee. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That the "State Board of Health of the State of Tennessee" shall be composed of three physicians of skill, and experience, one representative live stock breeder, actually engaged in the breeding of live stock, to be appointed as hereinafter set forth, the State Commissioner of Agriculture to become ex-officio member of said Board. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That within five (5) days after the passage of this Act, the Governor shall appoint three physicians of skill and experience, regular graduates of medicine, who have been engaged in practice not less than ten years, one at all times to be from each Grand Division of the State, and one representative live stock breeder. Three members of this Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any regular, called or adjourned meeting. All vacancies occurring by expiration of term of office, resignation, death or otherwise of members of the Board shall be filled by an appointment of the Governor, such appointee to serve for the unexpired term. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That immediately, or as soon as expedient, after the appointment of members as aforesaid, they shall meet at the office of the Secretary of State, and having taken the oath prescribed for State officers, the Secretary of State shall issue to each of said members of the aforesaid State Board of Health a certificate of appointment, upon receiving which they shall severally be and become members of the State Board of Health of the State of Tennessee, and shall possess the powers and perform all duties now or that hereafter may be imposed upon said Board, as defined by "An Act to create a State Board of Health, for the better protection of life and health, and the prevention of the spread of diseases in the State of Tennessee," passed March 26, 1877, and approved March 26, 1877 (see Chapter 98, page 120, Acts of 1877); and further defined by "An Act to amend an Act to create a State Board of Health," passed March 24, 1879, and approved March 26, 1879 (see Chapter 11, page 16, Acts of 1879). SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That the three physicians thus commissioned shall hold their respective offices for the terms following, namely: One for two (2) years; one for four (4) years, and one for six (6) years; or until their successors are appointed and qualified as herein before prescribed; they shall next proceed, under the direction of the Secretary of State, to determine by lot or by their own choice which of them shall hold their offices for the respective terms of two, four and six years; which being deter mined, the Secretary of State shall enter upon their certificates of appointment the term of office thus fixed upon each member; the term of office of the medical members of the board, after the expiration of the terms aforesaid, shall be for six (6) years; the term of office of the representative of the live stock breeders of the State shall be for six (6) years from date of appointment. SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws coming in conflict with this Act, be and the same are hereby repealed. SEC. 6. Be it further enacted, That this Act take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it. Passed March 24, 1897. JOHN THOMPSON, Speaker of the Senate. MORGAN C. FITZPATRICK, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Approved March 26, 1897. ROBERT L. TAYLOR, Governor. CHAPTER 156, ACTS OF 1901. SEC. 15. Be it further enacted, That Chapter 424 of the Acts of 1899, entitled "An Act to amend an Act passed March 24, 1897, and approved March 26, 1897, entitled, 'An Act to reorganize the State Board of Health of the State of Tennessee,' be and is hereby repealed." NOTE-The Act containing the above section was passed April 19, 1901, and approved April 20, 1901. |