Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-24
ORDINANCE NO. 81.
An Ordinance TO Guurd Against the
Spread Of tho Disease Known ns

An Ordinance TO Guard Against the
Spread sf h Disease Know rs
SnalI.p0x.
WI UEREAS. 1T APPEARING TO THE
wv Board OF Trustees OF the Town Of Gold
Hill, that the disease known ~ the small pOS
exists Ia said town, and that unless the utmost
precautions are taken to prevent Il 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 are 10th TO hang out the yellow iiag a. u
warning, and TO take other necessary sicps 10
confne the disease to tho persons afflicted.
therefore, 10 enforce the utmost precautions and
10 guard against the spread OF this most loailI.
some dlscasc-
The Board Of Trustees of the Town OF Gold
Hill do Ordain ~ follows:
SECTION /. 1t shall be the duty OF any pcrson
knowing Of the existence of 4 cass of -mall.p0x
within the incorporate limits Of the town OF GOhi
Hill, where the same has not already been com.
municated TO q member OF the Board Of Health,
or TO the Marshal OF said town. or where n yellow
flag has not been hung. TO inform n member Of
said Board or raid Marrhal Of the existence and
place OF said disease.
SEC. 2. 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 a case OF smallpox exists. 10 iastcn
upon q conspicuous part OF said house or cabin
n ycllow nag, or inform tho Marshal or d mem.
Der Of the Board OF Health OF said town that the
same exists In raid house or cabin, within
twenty.four hours amer such owner or occupan,
shall BIO informed Of the nature OF the raid dir.
ease by a physician. And no person shall re.
move said dag without permission from q mem.
Der Of said Board Of Health.
SEC. 3. The nurse, or person waiting upon a
person afflicted with the small. pox. shall not
leave the building where the patient II and min.
gle with the citizens Of The town, while acting H.
such nurse.
SEQ. 4. 1t shall be the duty OF any person Wis.
iting a smallpox patient to change hir clothing,
cleanse his person, ,Rnd Use other precautions la
the spread OF tho discasc. immediately
on leaving the premises where the disease exists.
SEc. s. II shall be the duty OF tho owner OF
the bed and bedding Oh which the persOn anlict.
cd with tho smallpox lay, or the nursc taking
care OF the patient, TO destroy or cause TO be de-.
stroycd, the said bed and bedding on the death
or recovery Of the patient. And Il shall be tho
duty Of the owner or occupant OF the premises
to thoroughly cleanse, or cause TO be c!eanscd,
the said premises.
SEC. 6. Amy pcrson violating tue provisions Of
Section /, Section ., Section 3, Section {. Sec.
ton 8, or either Of raid section, on conviction
before any Justice OF the Peace in said Town
OF Gold Hill, shall be fined in any sum not cx.
cccding five hundred dollars. and not less than
my dollarr, and II such fine be not paid. shall DO
imprisoned In the town jail at the rate Of ono
day for every two dollars OF raid fne.
This Ordinance TO take effect from aud amer
Its passage. ". d. C. GIBSON,
President OF the Board.
II n NIvy-a CLARK