Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-02-09
NO. 81.
A. Ordinance to Guard Against ihc
Spread Of tho Disease hnows as
Smallpox.

Bprcno OF y Disease Knows rs
Smallpox.
VA KEREAS. IT APPEARING TO THE
w Board or Trustees OF the town OF Gold
Hill, that the disease known as tho small. pox
exists In said town, and that unless the utmost
precautions arc taken to prevent IL 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 are 10th to hang out the yellow Nag asa
warning, and TO take other necessary steps TO
conilne the disease to the persons afflicted.
therefore, TO enforce the utmost precautions and
to guard against tho spread OF this most lcath'
como disease .
The Board OF Trustees OF the Town OF Gold
Hill do ordaln a. follows:
SECTION !. II shall be the duty OF any person
knowing OF the eSistcncs OF q cnsp or smallpox
within the incorporate limits OF tho own Of Gold
Hill, where the samo has not already been com.
municatcd to u member Of the Board Of Health,
or to the Marshal Of said town. Urwhsre a yellow
nag has not been hung, TO inform n member Of
said Board or said Marshal of tho existence aud
place Of said disease.
SEC. 2. II shall be 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 q case OF smallpox exists, to fastoI
upon . conspicuous part Of said house or cabiu
a yellow nag, or inform the Marshal or O mem.
Der OF the Board OF Health OF said town that The
sam exists In said house or cabin. within
lNCItl -lOuI uuukb Z III ONiNi VI bSeuPhh
lhall be informed OF tho nature OF tho said die.
ease by a physician. And no pcrSon shall NJ.
move said flag without permission from q mcW.
Der Of said Board OF Health. ..
SIC. 5. The nurse, or person waiting upon :,
pcrson AFFLICTED with the smallpox. .hali not
leave the building where tho patient 10 and min,
gle with tho citizens o. tho town, while acting as
such nurse.
$50. 1. II shall DO the duty Of any person Wig,
iting q smallpox patient to change his clothing,
cleanse his person. lnnd use other precautions 10
prevent the spread Of the disease. Immediately
on leaving the premises where the disease exists.
SIC. 5. II shall be the duty of tho owner Of
the bed and bedding on which the person aniict,
cd with tho smallpox lay, or the nursc takipg
care OF the patient, TO destroy or cause TO DO dc,
stroycd, the said bed and bedding OH the death
or recovery Of the patient. And It thall be tho
duty OF The ownor or occupant OF the premises
to thoroughly cleanse, or cause TO be clcan-cd,
the said premises.
SIC. s. Any person violating the provisions OF
Section ], Section 2. Section 8, Section {, 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 OK
cecding ave hundred dollars, aud not lcss thnl
fty dollars, and " such fine DO not paid, shnll be
imprisoned In the town Jail al the rate Of one
day for every two dollars OF said fine.
This Ordinance to take effect from and after
Ito passage. W. d. c. GIBSON,
President OF the Board.