Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-01-08
ORDINANCE NO. 81.
An Ordinnucc' q Gaunrd Agniust the
Spread Of the Disease Knows NJ

An Ordinaucc' 10 tsunrd a gniust the
Spread OF the Disease Knows as
Smallpox. ha'fi1 #..En Fl
"HEREAS. IT APPEARING TO THE
w Board OF Trustees OF the town OF Gold
Hill. that tho disease known Is thu small. pox
exists In said town. and that unless the utmost
precautions arc taken 10 prevent II from spread
Ing, the health and lives OF tho citizens will DO
greatly endangered: and, whereas. persons hay
ing the disease aud parties taking care OF tho
patients are 10th 10 hang out the yellow la. NJ q
warning. and TO take other necessary stops to
cOnfnc the discase 10 tho persons afflicted.
therefore, to enforce tho 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 orlain M follows:
SECTION 1. 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 samc has not alrrady bccu conf.
municated to d member OF the Board OF Health,
or TO the Marshal OF said town. or whore 4 yellow
nag has not been hung. to inform 3 member Of
said Board or said Marshal OF the 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
tho incorporate limits Of the town OF Gold Hill,
In which q case Of small. p0x exirts. 10 fas;cn
upon q ~consplcuons part OF said house or cabiu
aycllow flag. or inform the Marshal or n mem.
Der OF the Board OF Health OF said own that the
SANE exists In said house or cabin, within
twcnty-fOur hours after such owner or occupant
shall be informed or tho naturc Of the said dis.
case by q physician. And no person shall re-.
move said nag without permission irons mem.
Der OF said Board or Health. r
- SECS. The nurse. or, pcrron waiting upon q
person afflicted with the small -pox. shall not
leave the building where tho patient Is and min
gle with the citizens Of the town. while acting as
such nurse.
SEC. {. It shall be the duty OF any person Wis
iting n smsll.po patient to change his clothing,
cleanse his person. and use other precautions to
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 a1nict-
cd with the smallpox lay, or the nurse taking
care Of the patient. to destroy or cause to be de-
stroyed, the said bed and bedding on the death
or recovery or the patient. And II shau be the
duty Of the owner or occupant OF the promises
to thoroughly cleanse, or cause to be cleansed,
the saId premises. if5E UgElN
j SIC. 6. Any penson violating tho provisions Of
Section 1, Section 2. Section ., Section 4. Sec.
ton 8, or either OF taid sections, on conviction
before any Justice Of the Peace in said Town
OF Gold Iill. shall be hned In any sum not or.
ceediug 1rc hundred dollars, and not less than
any dollar, and N such ine be no. paid, shan be
imnrisopedi In tho town Jail ut the rate of ono
day for every two dollars OF said fine.
This Ordinance to take effect from and .fter
its passage. w. d. c. GIBSON,
n. @. MAxNNs, Clerk. n
z Gold hin. December sdth, 4. D. 1855. dsas.t