The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-01-25
Nfm Embellishments.
oRDIyANcE no. 10.

An Ordinance giving ai5tionai powerso the Beard Z
Health
Dc IL orained ts IRE cry cbasscff sfts Csysf Kslr
Sc l. That hereafter the MaFor Of ;hn rify .f K@,
kuk shall be sxssscfo fn.tasar es the narrs Il I~.b
Tbs Board Of Health ran MAKE 1Tiii nt in ry witb
respect 70 AL matters as ting the Health o. the a ety
AMI shall caus- all nuisaEees WHICH nay exist wb;rh
they deem obnoxious the ses health Il is ipal
aHis, to te shad removed filef discretion uns~r
penalty OF not iass than i've than one bur-
area asr or es*ry neglect q refusal of person
comply with esier OF the saii Board Of Health to be
enforced as oiher eisv psnAlfez
Sec In stiisloa 10 the DC Fer heretofore granted
All duties imposed son the Bssri of Heath v existing
ordinances, thsy shall power, and Is made Their
da'y 20 SEE thst sutase prri for the &C
comnoation Of such pers ,s sick wi;b Infection. d.
eiss. rs they may think should properly CO e. under the
Of the efy weekis -.u-w-eklv or ,nn,hIv
reports - tine City Council ot the condition al
the city, "a they may think proper an4 exesrt; %
iike such n.s-sare- thes from time
necessary 10 prevent tae spread ef h staa,sx fer
otae- pcstiienSl dseases) by issuing su order r,uriua
all persons in the city, part thereof be saina
ted WITHIN snch time a. they shall pr-crihe and
moving OF causing he reaoTed seh place A. they
may designate all persons injected eifh sanail-pox -
~ requiring Al snf ater persons q report
once u the said ard or Health aay and al cases o
small Iox coming 10 their nutce Ly requiring written
or printet eoee, in large letters put upon near
every house room or tcner eas where sad dseast
exist In words following te-wi;. sssla Fty her,
and by doing and all her things their judgment
prevent sprAs af "a ,iseNs and ali
perscns refusing nrse-tnu tn obey .1r orders nr r.
quir-ens Of the ard Health after the sssne shall
hsre been published in any daily published in said
70 pay hue OF net less than three than one
hunrci dollars 20 e enforcei 9th citv penalties
Se- g. Ii shalI be the duty the Board or Health 10
for the vaccination Of such persons are unable
to paw for the same.
SEC A. IL shall he the duty OF the Marshal p4pufy
Marshal and Policemen Of the said city obey all Of
des Of the said Bard Of eaiih i'm abatng all nusancs
and IN out the requirements and regulations
the Board for preserving ths health of the citizens of
said city.
Sec 8. Every person who shs destroy or remove any
written or printei noce of the existence small pox
premises in the said shall deemed entity
IT misde and shall he liable 70 pay II ne Of not
less than three than ty dollars to be collect
el As other city penalties
Sec. g. Every person praetieng physic in the city
who shall have patient ahoring small pux or o,h-
er infectious p.steatiI disease shall forthwith make
report thereof in writns e Board health givnp
the sme and describing the number and locality
of the honse or place where the said patient may
Gated and for nagiecting to do shall be deemed guilty
Of misdemespor and shall he liable 10 fine of not less
than ten more than fifty dollars be enforced and
collected as ota.r city penalties
Passed Jan. -, 1865.
II. d TEN-EYCK, President pro tcn <
Attest: D. MERRiAM, Clerk.