Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-17
ORDINANCE No. 81.
An Ordinance to Guard AgninIt the
Spread OF the Disease known rs

An Ordinance 10 Guard AguinLt the
spread OF the Disease Known ns
SmRll-pox.
w uEREAS, IT APPEARING TO TIE
w Board Of Trustees OF the town Of Gold
Hill, that the disease known az, the small poN
exists In said town, and that unless the utmost
precautions are taken to prevent II from spread
Ing, tho health and lives OF the citizens will he
greatly endangered and, whereas. pcrsons hav.
Ing. the disease and parties taking care Of the
patients are 10th 10 hang out the yellow flag as n
warning, and TO take other necessary steps 10
conilnc the disease. 10 the persons afflicted.
therefore, TO enforce The utmost precautions and
to guard against the spread OF this most loatll.
some disease
The Board Of Trustees OF the Town Of Gold
Hill do ordain AZ follows:
SECTION /. IL shall be the duty OF any person
knowing OF the existence of 4 case OF small. poX
within the incorporate limits OF the town Of Gold
Hill. where the same has not already been com.
municatcd 10 Il member OF the Board of Health,
or to the Marshal OF said town. or where a yellow
flag has not been hung, 10 inform u mcmbcr Of
said Board or said Marshal of tho existence and
place Of said disease.
SIC. 9. II rhall DO the duty OF the owner or
occupant Of any house or cabin situated within
the incorporate limits Of the town Of Gold Hill,
in which n case OF smallpox exists, TO fasten
upon \ conspicuous part OF said house or cabin
q yellow nag, or inform tho Marshal or a men,
Der Of the Board Of Health of said town that the
same exists in said house or cabin, within
twcnty-four hours after such owner or occupant
shnll be informed OF the nature OF tho said dis
ease by a physician. And no person shall re-
move said flag without permission from n nom.
Der OF said Board OF Health.
= SEC. J. The nurse, or person waiting upon a
person afflicted with the smallpox. shall not
leave the building whore tho patient Is and min.
gle with the citizens OF the town, while acting 40
such nurse.
SEQ. 4. II shall be the duty Of any person Wis.
iting a smallpox patient to change his clothing,
cleanse his person fund use other PRECAUTIONS 10
prevent the spread OF the disease, Immediately
on leaving the premises where the disease exists.
SEC. 8. II shall be the duty OF the owner OF
the bed and bedding OH which the person anlict-
cd with the smallpox lay, or the nurse taking
care or the patient, TO destroy or cause 10 be dc.
stroyed, the raid bed and bedding on the death
or recovery OF the patient. And II shall DO the
duty OF The owner or occupant Of the premises
to thoroughly cleanse, or cause TO be clcanscd,
the said premises.
SEC. q. Any person violating the provisions of
Section ], Section :, Section 3, Section 4. Sec.
ton 8, or either OF said sections, on conviction
before any Justice OF the Peace in said Town
Of Gold Hill. shall be fined In any sum not ex-
cecding hve hundred dollars, and not less tlan
my dollars, and If such fine be not paid, shall be
Imprisoned In the town jail at the rate OF ono
day for every two dollars of said fine.
This Ordinance TO take effect from and aftor
It's passage. w. D. C. GIBSON,
President OF the Board.
IT q MISsncn (Iorl.