Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

ORDINANCE NO, 81.
An Ordinance to tsuHrd ACainst flC
hpicnd OF tho Disease Known ns

An Ordinance TO Guard Against fIc
spscnd OF no Disease Known nv
SmnlI-i.oS.
w nEREAs. IT APPEARING TO TIE
Board or Trustees Of the town Of Gold
Hill, that the disc?:G know ~ the smallpox
exists IN said town, and that unless the utmost
precautions ere taken TO prevent IL from spread
Ing. tho health and lives OF The citizens will be
greatly endangered /: and, whereas, persOns hay
ing the disease and parties taking care Of the
patients are 10th 10 hang out the yellow liaS rs 4
warning, and TO take other necessary steps 10
coniinc the disease 10 the persons afflicted.
therefore, TO enforce the utmost precautions aud
to guard against tho spread Of this iioSi loath.
some discaSc-
The Board of Trustees of the Town Of Gold
Hill do ordain ~ follows:
SECTION I. II shall be tho duty OF any person
knowing OF the existence OF u case Of rnall.p ox
within the incorporate limits Of the town Of Gold
Hill, where the same has not already been com.
municated 10 n cmb OF tho Board OF Health,
Orto the Marshal Of said town. or where a yellow
nag has not been hung, 10 inform a member OF
said Board or said Marshal Of the existence and
place OF said disease.
SEc. 9. II shall be the duty OF the owner or
occupant OF any house or cabin situated within
tho incorporate limits OF the town Of Gold Hill,
in which q case OF smallpox exists, 10 fastsn
upon = conspicuous part Of said house or cabin
u yellow flag, or inform tho Marshal or a mem-
der OF the Board OF Health OF said town that the
sduc cHlsls III hllu mouse or caDin, WITHIN
twcnty-four hours amer snch owner or occupant
shall be Informed or tho nature OF the said dis
ease by a physician. And no person shall re-
move said Tag without permission from q men,
Der OF said Board OF Health.
SEQ. .. The nurse, or person waiting upon n
person afflicted with the smallpox, shall not
leave the building where the patient IL and min.
gle with the citizens OF tho town, while acting as
such nurse.
SEo. 4. II shall be the duty OF any person Wis.
iting a smallpox patient to change hfs clothing,
cleanse his pcrson land uso other precautions TO
prevent the spread Of tho disease. Immediately
on leaving the premises where the discasc cxirtf.
SIC. 8. II shall be the duty Of the owner Of
the bed aud bedding OIL which the person aflict.
cd with the smallpox lay, or The nurse taking
care OF the patient, TO destroy or cause TO be de-
Stroycd, the raid bed and bedding on the death
or recovery OF tho patient. And 1t shall be the
duty OF the owner or occupant Of the premises
to thoroughly cleanse, or cause TO he clcanscd,
the said premises.
SEC. 6. Amy person violating the provisions OF
Section !, Section :, Section 3, Section 4, Sec.
ton 3, or either OF sail sections, on conviction
before any Justica OF the Peace In raid Town
OF Gold Hill, shall be fined in any sum not OK.
cccding five hundred dollars, and not less than
my dollars, and II such fine be not paid, shall be
imprisoned In the town Jail at the rate OF one
day for every " dollars of said fine.
This Ordinance 10 take effect from and after
It's passage. W. d.. G. GIBSON,
President Of the Board.
ii, c, MASSISa, Clerk.