Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-11
TO QUICKSILVER MINERS
ID NO. 81.
An Ordinance TO Guard Again.t tho
Spread of tho Disease Known ns

An Ordinance to Guard Against tho
Spread of The Disease Known ns
Smallpox.
IXj HEREAS, IT APPEARING TO THE
w Board Of Trustees Of the town Of Gold
Hill, that the disease known as the smallpox
exists in said town. and that unless the utmost
precautions are taken 10 prevent II from spread.
ing. tll8 health and lives OF the citizens will be
greatly endangered; and. whereas, persons hav-
ing. the disease and parties taking care OF the
patient, are 10th 10 hang out The yellow iiag rs Il
warning. and 10 take other necessary steps 10
confno the disease 10 the persons afflicted.
therefore, to enforce the utmost precautions and
to guard against tho spread uf this most lOath-
some discase-
The Board Of Trustees OF the Town Of Gold
Hill do Ordain rs follows:
SECTION /. II shall be the duty OF any person
knowing or the cXistcnce OF 4 case Of smallpox
within the incorporate limits OF the own Of Gold
Hill, where the sam has not already been com.
municated TO 4 member of the Board of Health,
or TO the Marshal Of said town. or where a yellow
flag has not been hung, 10 inform q member Of
said Board or said Marshal of the existence and
place Of said disease.
SIC. .. IL shall bo the duty Of the owner or
occupant Of any house or cabin sinatod within
tho incorporate limits OF the town Of Gold Hill,
In which a case OF small .pox cXists, to fasten
upon a conspicuous part of laid house or cabin
n yellow flag, or inform tho Marshal or n mem.
Der Of the Board Of Health OF said own that the
sdHlC CNISls III sIlu HOUtt OF CABIN, Wltnln
twenty-iour hours amer such owner or occupant
shall he informed of tho nature OF the said dis
ease by a physician. And no person shall re.
move said flag without permission from a men,
Der Of said Board Of Health.
SEC. 3. The nurse, or person waiting upon a
person afflicted with the smallpox, shall not
leave the building where the patient IL and min
gle with tho citizens Of the town, while acting as
snch nurse.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty OF any person Wis
iting 4 smallpox patient 10 change his clothing,
cleanse hit person, sand use other precautions 10
prevent the spread Of the disease, Immediately
OH leaving the premises where the disease exists.
SEC. b. Ii shall be the duty of the owner Of
the bed aud bedding on which the person anlict-
cd with The smallpox lay, or the nurse taking
care OF the patient, to destroy or cause 10 be dc.
%stroycd, the raid bed and bedding OIL the death
or recovery OF the patient. And Il shall be the
duty OF The owner or occupant Of tho premises
to thoroughly. cleanse, or cause to he Clcnnscd,
the said premises. '
SEC. q. Any person violating the provisions OF
Section |, Section ., Section 3, Section 4, Sec
ton B, or either Of raid sections, on conviction
before any Justice Of the Peace In raid Town
OF Gold Hill, shall be fined In any rum not eX-
cccding five hundred dollars. and not lcss than
my dollars, and IF such fine be not paid, shall he
Imprisoned In the town jail at the rate OF one
day for every two dollars of said fine,
Thu Ordinance TO take effect from and after
Its passage. W.. D. C. GIBSON,
President OF the Board.
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