Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-03
NO. 81.
An Ordinance 10 <sunrd Against abe
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VA HEREAS. IT APPEARING TO TliE
w Board OF Trustees Of the town Of Gold
Hill, that the disease known a. The small .pOX
exists In said town, and that unless the utmost
precautions are taken 10 prevent IL from spread
Ing, the health and lives OF the citizens will BE-
greatly endangered and. whereas, pcrsons hay
ing the disease and parties taking care OF the
patients are 10th 10 hang out The yellow lag ~ n
warning, and 10 take other necessary steps 10
cOnilne the disease to the pcrsons afflicted.
therefore, TO enforce the utmost precautions and
TO guard against the spread Of this most loatlI.
some disease
The Board Of Trustees Of the Town of Gold
| Hill do ordain al follows:
SECTION !. IL shall be the duty OF any pclS0n
knowing OF tho existence Of a case Of smallpox
| within the incorporate limits Of the tow Of Gold
Hill, where the same has not already been com.
municatcd to a member OF the Board Of Health,
or 10 the Marshal OF said town. or where u yellow
flag has not been hung, 10 inform a member Of
said Board or raid Marshal OF the existence aud
| place Of said disease.
SEC. 2. II shall DO the duty Of The owner or
occupant Of any house or cabin situated within
the incorporate limits OF the Town Of Gold llIll,
in which u case OF smallpox EXIST, 10 flstcn
upon = conspicuous part OF said lonsc or cabin
a yellow flag, or inform tho Marshal Or n mem
Der OF the Board Of Health Of said tow that the
same exists IN raid house or cabin, within
twenty.four hours amer such owner or occupant
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ease by u physician. And no person shall 10.
move said flag without permission from Il mem.
Der OF raid Board OF Health.
SEC. 3. The nurse, or person waiting upon n
pcrson afflicted with the small. pox, shall not
leave the building where tho patient II and min
gle with the citizens Of the town, while acting IN
such nurse.
SEQ. I. 1t shall be the duty Of any person Wis
iting a smallpox patient TO change his clothing,
cleanse his person ,iand Use other precautions Ia
prevent the spread Of the disease. Immediately
Oh leaving the premises where the disease exists,
SEC. s. 1t shall be the duty OF the owner OF
tho bed and bedding on which the person aniict.
cd with the small! pox lay, or the nursc taking
caro- OF the patient, 10 destroy or cause to be dc.
stroyed, the raid bed and bedding on the death
or recovery OF tho patient. And II shall he the
duty Of the owner or occupant Of the premises
TO thoroughly cleanse, or cause TO be cleaned.
the said premises.
SEQ. O. Any person violating the provisions Of
Section l, Section z, Section 3. Section 4. Sec.
tion o, or either OF said sections, on conviction
before any Justice OF the Peace In raid Town
OF Gold Hill, shall be fined In any sum not OK,
cccding I'VE hundred dollars. and not less than
ffty dollars. and II such fine be not paid, shall bo
imprisoned In the town jail ut the rate Of ono
day for. every two dollars OF said linc.
This Ordinance 10 take effect from and AFTER
Its passage. W. d. c. GIBSON.
President OF the Board.
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