Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-23
NO. 81.
An Ordinance 10 Gunrd Against tn
Spread OF the Disease Known "a

An Ordinance 10 Gunrd Against the
Spread OF the Disease Known ns
w HEREhS. IT APPEARING TO THE
w Board of Trustees OF the town or Gold
| Hill, that the disease known as the small. pox
exists in said town. and that unless the utmost
| precautions arc taken to prevent II from spread
Ing, the health and lives OF tho citizens will be
greatly endangered; and, whereas. persOns hav-
Ing the disease and parties taking care OF the
patients arc 10th to hang out the yellow flag as a
warning, and 10 take other necessary steps to
conilne the discase 10 the persons afflicted.
therefore, TO enforce the utmost precautions and
to guard against the spread OF this most loa,h.
some diScasc-
The Board OF Trustees of the Town OF Gold
Hill do ordnin as follows:
SECTION J.. II shall be the duty OF any person
knowing Of the existence Of n case Of smallpox
within the incorporate limits OF tho town Of Gold
Hill, where tho same has not already been com.
municated to a member Of the Board OF Health.
or TO the Marshal OF said town, or where a yellow
flag has not been hung, TO inform a member OF
said Board or said Marshal OF tho existence and
place Of said disease. "a.
SEQ. ,. 1t shall DO 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 smallpox exists. to fasten
upon a conspicuous part Of raid house Or cabin
a yellow Nag, or inform tho Marsha. Or a mem.
Der Of the Board OF Health Of said town that the
kuUp CNltls III fulu UUuse OF CuDl1, Wllulu
twenty.fo four hours amer such owner or occupant
shall be informed OF the nature OF the said dis.
ease by q physician. And no person shall re-
move said flag without permission from a mem.
Der Of said Board of Health.
SEC. 3. The nurse, or person waiting upon .
person afflicted with the smallpox, shall not
leave the building where the patient IL and min
gle with the ~citizons Of the town, while acting -
such nurse.
SEC. 4. II shall be the duty OF any, person VS.
itlng q smallpox patient TO change his ciothlhg,
cleanse his person. land nss other precautions 70
prevent the spread OF tho disease, imnlediatcty
on leaving the premises where the diSease ekisis;
SEC. s. 1t shall be the duty OF the ownsro "
tho he'd and bedding on which the person athiet.
cd with the smallpox lay, or the nnrre takihs
cara of the %paticnt, TO destroy or cause 70 70 ut.
strorcd, The said bed and bedding on INC aeatn
~ r.co,cry of the patient. And IL ahnll DC inc
Jrty NJ he owner or occupant OF the PremisGs
IN thoroughly cleanse, or cause 10 De e'e"he"'
INC s.G = any person violating the provisions OF
esctinn / section Q, Section 8, Section >, sec
IN K or either OF said sections, on conVlctioh
sanarc any Justice OF the Peace In said Town
~ SnlJ HiiI. shall be. fined In any snm not ex-
VI .S;no Ave hundred dollars. and not less than
s sSs daiiIars. and II such fine be not paid, shall be
Itm2risonedi In tho town jail Of the rate OF one
dar for every two dollars OF said me.
Tbis Ordinance to take effect rom ana after
its passage. pr.sidgcnt a. the Bosd
II G. MANNING, Clerk,