Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-12-30
ORDINANCE NO. 81.
An Ordinance 70 Guard Against ths
Spread Of tho Disease Known NJ

An Ordinance to Guard Against the
Spread Of tho Disease Known ns
Smallpox.
yEJHEREAS, IT APPEARING TO THE
w Board Of Trustees OF the own OF Gold
Hill, that the disease known as tho smallpox
exists in said town, and that unless the utmost
precautions are taken to prevent 1t from spread.
Ing, the health and lives OF the citizens will be
greatly endangered and, whereas, persons hav-
Ing the disease and parties taking care OF the
patients arc 10th to hang out the yellow nag as a
warning, and to take other necessary stops to
eonnne tho disease to tho persons afflicted.
therefore, to enforce the utmost precautions and
to guard against tho spread OF this most loath-
some disease
The Board Of Trustees Of tho Town OF Gold
Hill do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. 1t shall be the duty OF any person
knowing OF the existence Of a case OF smallpox
within the incorporate limits Of tho town Of Gold
Hill, where the same has not already been COM
or to the Marshal Of said town, or where o yellow
flag has not been hung, to inform q member OF
said Board or said Marshal Of the existence and
place OF said disease.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be tho duty of the owner or
occupant Of any house or cabin situated within
the Incorporate limits OF the town OF Gold Hill,
In which a case OF smallpox exists, to fastcn
upon 0 conspicuous part OF said house or cabin
a yellow flag, or inform the Marshal or a men,
Der Of the Board Of Health OF said own that the
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twenty.four hours after such owner or occupant
shall DO informed Of the nature OF the said dis
case by a physician. And no person shall 70.
move said nag without permission from a mem.
Der OF said Board Of Health.
SEC. 8. Tho nurse, or person waiting upon a
person afflicted with the smallpox, shall not
leave the building where the patient Is and min
gle with the citizons Of tho town, while acting a.
SIC. 1, It shall be tho duty OF any, person wis.,
itinc q smallpox patient to change his clothing,
cleanse his person, !and use other precautions to
prevent the spread OF the disease, Immediately
an leaving the premises where the disease exists.
SIC. 8. It shall be the duty OF tho owner OF
the bed and bedding on which the person affict-
cd with the smallpox lay, or the nurse taking
care OF the patient, to destroy or cause TO be de-
stroyed. the said bed and bedding on the death
or recovery OF the patient. An II shall be the
dnty Of thc owner or occupant OF tho promises
to thoroughly cleanse, or cause to be cleansed,
the said premises.
SEC. 6. Any person violating the provisions OF
Section 1, Section 9, Section 3, Section 4. Sec
tion 5. or either Of said sections, on conviction
before any Justice Of the Peace In said Town
n Gold I'm. shall DO fined In any sum not ex.
eeedinc ave hundred dollars. and not less than
Hny doilars. and N such hnc be not paid, shall be
im5risonodi IN thc town jail at tho rate OF ono
aay for eyery t,So dollars of said hne.
This Ordinance to take effect from and nftcr
Its passage. W. ,SnoSoN.
n. G. MANN1Na, Clerk.
Gold Hill, December a6th, A. D. 1858. dees.tf