Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-02-13
NO. 81.
An Ordinance % Gunrd ACnin,t the
Spread OF tho Disease KNOWN rs
Bmall.pox.

smallpox.
u, HEREAs, 1T APPEARING TO THE
w Board OF Trustees Of the Town Of Gold
Hill, that the disease known M the small, pON
exists In said town, and That unless the utmost
precautions are taken to prevent it from spread.
ing. the health and lives or the citizens will be
greatly endangered and. whereas, persons hav-
ing tho disease and parties taking care Of the
patients arc 10th to hang out the yellow flag as y
warning, and TO take other necessary steps 10
confno the disease 10 tho persons afflicted.
therefore, TO enforce the utmost precautions and
TO guard against the spread Of This most loaih.
some disease
The Board Of Trustees OF the Town OF Gold
Hill do ordain n follows:
SECTION /. II shall be the duty Of any person
knowing OF the existence Of a case Of smallpox
within the incorporate limits OF tic town Of Gold
Hill, where the same has moi already been com.
munlcated TO u member OF the Board OF Health.
or 10 the Marshal OF said town. or where 4 yellow
haS has not been hung, TO inform . member OF
said Board or said Marshal Of the existence and
place Of said disease.
SEC. 2. II rlall DO the duty OF tho 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 EXITS. To faston
upon 4 conspicuous part OF raid house or cabin
q yellow flag, or inform the Marshal or u mem.
Der Of the Board Of Health OF raid town That the
same exists In said house or cabin, within
twenty.four hours amer such owner or occupant
thall DO informed OF the nature OF the raid dis
ease by q physician. And no. person shall ~.
move said flag without permission from a mem.
Der OF said Board Of Health.
SEC. 8. Tho nurse, or person waiting upon n
person afflicted with the small pox, shall not
leave the building where tho patient Ia and min.
gle with the citizens Of tho town, while acting rs
such nurse.
SRc. 4. II shall DO the duty OF any person viz.
iiing a smallpox patient to change his clothing.
cleanse his person, and use other precautions 10
prevent the spread OF the disease, Immediately
on leaving the premises where the disease exist.
SEC. 5. II shall be the duty Of the owner Of
the bed and bedding on which the person afnicl.
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 It shall be the
duty OF the owner or occupant Of the prcmisc-
to thoroughly cleanse, or cause to be cleaned.
the said premises.
SEC. s. Any person violating the provisions Of
Section !, Section :, Section 8, Section !. Sec.
tion 8, or either Of said sections. OIL conviction
before any Justice Of the Peace In said Town
OF Gold Hill, shall be fined In any rum not Gx-
cccding Ave hundred dollars. and not lcrs than
my dollars, and II such fine be not paid. shall he
imprisoned In the town Jail at the rate OF one
day for every two dollars Of said fnc.
This Ordinance to take effect from and after
Its passage. W. D. G. GIBSON,
President of the Board.
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