Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-12-31
NO. 81.
An Ordnance t. Guard Against he
Spread OF the Disease KNOWN ns
Hmnl1.Dox, /

An Ordnance t. Guard Against the
Spread OF the Disease Known ns
Smallpox.
WHEREAS, IT APPEARING TO THE
w Board Of Trustees OF the town OF Gold
Hill, that the disease known as tho small poI
exists In said town, and that unless the utmost
precautions are taken to prevent It from spread.
Ing, the health and lives OF the citizens Will he
greatly endangered and, whereas, persons har-
Ing the disease and parties taking care or the
patients are 10th to hang out the yellow Nag as a
warning, and to take other necessary steps TO
connne the disease to tho persons afflicted.
therefore, to enforce the utmost precautions and
to guard against tho spread OF this most loath'
some disease S,
The Board Of Trustees OF the Town OF Gold
Hill do ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. It shall be tho duty Of any person
knowing OF the existence or o case OF smallpox
within the incorporate limits OF the town OF Gold
Hill, where the sam has no. already been conf
or to the Marshal OF said town, or where a yellow
flag has not been hing, to inform a member OF
said Board or said Marshal OF the existence aud
place Of said disease.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty OF the owner or
occupant Of any housc or cabin situated within
the i%ncorporate limits OF the town OF Gold Hill,
in which case Of smallpox exists, to fasten
anon q conspicuous part OF said house or cabin
n yellow flag, or inform the Marshal or a men,
Der OF the Board OF Health OF said town that the
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twenty.four hours after such owner or occupant
,hall be 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.
SIC. 8. The nurse, or person waiting upon q
person afflicted with the smallpox, shall not
leave the building where the patient Is and min.
cc with the citizens OF the while acting AZ
SIC, 4. Il shall be the duty OF any, person Wis.
itinr a smallpox patient TO change his clothing,
cleanse his person land use other precautions to
prevent the spread Of the disease, Immediately
an leaving the promises where the disease exists.
SIC. 3, II shall be tho duty OF tho owner OF
the had and bedding on which the person afnict-
ed with the smallpox lny. or the nurse taking
care OF the patient, to destroy or cause to be de-
stroyed. the said bed and bedding on the death
AZ rseorery OF the patient. And 1t shall be the
duty OF the owner or occupant OF the promises
TO Thoroughly cleanse, or cause TO be cieansod,
SIC {. ANY person violating the provisions OF
aection /. Section 9, Section 3, Section :. Sec
tion s, or either Of said sections, on convlction
before any Justice OF the Peace In said Town
Of Gold Hin, shall be fined in any sum not eS-
recdinc i've hundred dollars. and not lcss than
snr dnIlars- and II such fne DO not paid. shall be
Imprisoned In the town Jail at the rate OF one
dsy for every two dollars OF said fine.
This Ordinance to take effect from and afer
Its passage. W.: Nv,
II, C, MAHrrS0, Clerk.
Gold Hin, December 10th, A. D. 1895. dcstn