Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-01-12
ORDINANCE NO. 81.
An Ordinancc TO Guard Agnin,t the
Spread OF tho Disease Knows a.

SPErAd % tup
WI IEREIs. 1T APPEARING TO THE
w Board OF Trustees OF the town or Gold
Hill, that tho disease known as the smallpox
exists In Said town, and that unless the utmost
precautions are taken to prevent y from spread.
ing, the health and lives Of the citizens will DO
greatly endangered; and, whoreas, persons hay
ing the disease and parties taking care OF the
patients are 10th TO hang out the yellow nag AZ .
warning, and 10 take othor necessary steps 70
condne the disease to tho persons afflicted.
therefore, to enforce the utmost precautions and
to guard against the spread OF this most loatn'
some disease
The Board Of Trustees OF the Town OF Gold
Hill do ordain ms follows: |H
SECTION l. II shall DO the duty OF any person
knowing OF the existence OF s case OF smallpox
within the incorporate limits OF the town OF Gold
Hill, where the same has not alrcady been com.
munlcated to y member Of the Board Of Health,
or 10 the Marshal OF said town, or whore a yellow
flag has not been hung, to inform q mcmbe OF
said Board or said Marshal Of the existence and
place OF said disease.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty OF the owner or
occupant OF any house or cabin situated within
tho incorporate limits Of the tow Of Gold Hill,
in which a case OF smallpox exists. to fasten
upon q conspicuous part OF said house or cabin
a yellow nag, or inform tho Marshal or n men,
Der OF the Board Of Health OF said town that the
same exists In Said house or cabin, within
LNcHly -lOuE uOuIn ~ suCH wv HcT vi OtSuluul
shall be informed Of the nature Of the said dis.
case by q physician. And no person shall re-
move said Tia. without permission from a mem.
Der OF said Board OF Health.
:, SEC. 5. The nurse, or person waiting upon q
person afflicted with tho smallpox, shall not
leave the building where the patient 10 and min.
gle with the citizens Of the town, while acting as
such nurse.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty OF any person Wis
iting q smallpox patient TO change his clothing,
cleanse his person, land use other precautions TO
prevent the spread Of the disease. Immediately
on leaving the premises where the disease exists.
SEC. 8. 1t shall be the duty OF the owner Of
the bed and bedding on which the person afiict-
ed with tho smallpox lay, or the nurse taking
care OF the patient, to destroy or cause to be de-
stroycd, the raid bed and bedding on the death
or recovery OF the patient. And II shall be the
duty OF the owner or occupant Of the premises
TO thoroughly cleanse, or cause TO ba clcanscd,
the said premises.
SIC. 6. Any person violating the provisions Of
Section |, Section 2, Section 9, Section I. Sec
ton 5. or either Of said sections, on conviction
before any Justice OF tho Peace in said Town
Of Gold Hill, shall be fined In any sum not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars. and not less than
hny dollars. and II such fine be not paid. shall be
imprisoned in the town jail al the rate Of ono
day for every two dollars OF sald llnc.
This Ordinance TO take effect from and after
Its passage. w. D.. G.. GIBSON,
President Of the Board.
Fl. C. MANNING. Clerk.
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