Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-10
TO QUICKSILVER MINERS.
Ois NO. 81.
An Ordinance 10 Guard Against the
spread Of The Disensc Known Us

An Ordinance 10 Guard AgninAt the
spread OF The Disease Known ns
smallpox.
VA HERE.AS. TT APPEARING TO TIE
w Board Of Trustees Of the town Of Gold
Hill, that the disease known a. the smallpO
exists In said town, and that unless the utmost
precautions are taken 10 prevent 1t from spread
Ing, the health and lives of the citizens will be
greatly endangered: and, whereas. perSOls lay-
Ing the disease and parties taking care Of the
patients are 10th TO hang out the yellow fag as 4
warning. and 10 take other necessary Stops TO
~contino the disease TO the persons afflicted.
therefore, TO enforce the utmost; precautions and
TO guard against the spread Of this mort l0aih.
some disease
The Board Of Trustees of the Town OF Gold
Hill do Ordain IA follows:
SECTION /. II shall be the duty of any person
knowing OF the existence Of n case Of smallpox
within the incorporate limits OF the town Of Gold
Hill, where the same has not already been com.
municated To a member Of the Board OF Health,
or 10 the Marshal OF said town, or where \ yellow
flag has not been hung, to inform a member Of
said Board or said Martial OF the existence and
place Of said disease.
SEC. 9. IL shall bs 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 n case OF small.po cXi-ts. TO fastcn
upon = conspicuous part OF raid house or cabin
n yellow flag, or inform the Marshal or \ men,
Der of the Board OF Health OF said town that the
same exists In laid honsc or cabin, within
twcnty-four hours AFTER such owner or occupant
shall be informed OF the nature Of the raid dir.
case by n physician. And no person shall re-
move said flag without permission from a men,
Der of iaid Board Of Health.
- SEC. 3. The nurse, or person waiting upon q
person afflicted with the smallpox, shall not
leave the building where the patient IL and min
gle with the citizens OF the town, while acting us
such nurse.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty of any person Wis.
itinG n smallpox patient TO change hfs clothing,
cleanse his person. :nnd use other precautions 10
prevent the spread OF the disease. Immediately
on leaving the premises where the disease exists.
SEC. 5. II shall be the duty Of the owner Of
the bed and bedding on which the person alllict.
cd with tho smallpox lay, or the nurSc taking
care OF the patient, TO destroy or cause to be dc.
stroycd, the raid bed and bedding on 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 be clcanscd,
the said premises.
SEC. q. Any pcrson violating the provisions Of
Section /, Section 2, Section 3, Section {. Sec
lion 5, 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.
cecding five hundred dollars. and not lcss than
my dollars, and IL such fine be not paid. shall he
imprisoned In the town Jail nj the rate of one
day for every two dollars of said fine.
This Ordinance to take effect from and aftcr
its passage. w. ID. c. GIBSON,
President Of the Board.
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