Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-01-21
ORDINANCE NO. 81.
An Ordinance to Guard Against tho
Spread or tho Disease Knows rs
Smallpox,

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An Ordinance to Guard Against tho
Spread Of tho Disease Knows rs
Smallpox.
WHEREAs. 1T APPEARING TO THE
w Board OF Trustees OF the town OF Gold
Hill. that the disease known as tho SMALL ox
exists in said town, and that unless the utmost
precautions are taken 10 prevent II from spread
ing, the health and lives OF the citizens will be
greatly endangered and, whereas, persons hav-
Ing. the disease and parties takin: care of tho
patients are 10th to hang out tho yellow fac az a
warning, and TO take other necessary steps to
%confne the disease to the persons afflicted.
therefore, to enforce the utmost precautions and
to guard against the spread OF this most loath.
some disease
The Board OF Trustees of the Town of Gold
Hill do ordain a. follows:
SECTION ]. II shall be the duty OF any person
knowing Of the existence OF a 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 tho Board of Health.
or to the Marshal OF said town. or whore a yellow
flag has not been hung, 10 inform a member Of
said Board or said Marshal of the existence and
place of said disease.
SEC. 2. II shall be the duty Of the owner mr.
occupant Of any house or cabin situated within
tho incorporate limits OF tho town OF Cold Hill
in which a case Of smallpox exists, to fasten
upon . conspicuous part OF said house or cabin
a yellow flag, or inform the Marshal or a mem.
Der OF the Board Of Health OF said town that Tho
ame exists In said house or cabin, within
twcnty-four hours amor such owner or occnnant
shall be informed OF the nature of the said dI..
ease by q physician. And no person shall rr.
move said flag without permission from a man.
Der OF said Board Of Health.
SEC. ). The nurse, or person waiting upon a
person afflicted with the smallpox, shaIl NOT
leave the building where the patient 10 and min.
gle with the citizens OF the town, while acting as
Euch nurse.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty OF any person Wis.
iting a smallpox patient to change hls clothing,
cleanse his person, and use other precautions 10
prevent the spread OF the disease, Immediately
on ledving the premises where the disease exists.
SEC. s. It shall DO the duty OF the owner Of
the bed and bedding on which the person nfiict.
cd with the smallpox lay, or the nurse akinp
care OF the patient, to destroy or cause 10 be do.
stroyed, the said bed and bedding on the death
or recovery Of the patient. And Il shall be the
duty OF the owner or occupant OF the premise,
to thoroughly cleanse, or cause to be clcansed.
the said premises.
SEC. q. Any person violating tho provisions, OF
Section /, Section 2, Section 8, Section 4. Sec.
ton 5, 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 moi OK.
ceeding five hundred dollars, and not lc.s than
Any dollars, and II such fine be not maid, shall he
imprisonedin the town jail at the ratc of one
day for every two dollars Of said fine.
This Ordinances to take effect from and after
its passage. w. D. C. GIBSON,
President OF the Board.
a. c. AANNrss. Clerk.