Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-02-27
NO. 81.
An Ordinance 10 Guard Again.i the
Spread Of tho Disease Known Its
BhAnll.pox. ..

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w HEREAS, 1T APPEARING TO TIE
w Board OF Trustees OF the town Of Gold
Hill, that tho disease known a. the small .poN
exists In ssid town, and that unless the uipnost
precautions are taken to prevent II from spread.
ing, the health and lives OF the citizens will he
greatly endangered and, whereas. persons hay,
ing. tho disease and parties taking care of the
warning, and TO take oth0r necessary. stops 10
confne the disease to the persons afflicted.
therefore,, to enforce the utmost precautions and
to guard against tho spread OF this most loath-
discaso-
The Board OF Trustees OF the Town Of Gold
Hill do ordain as follows:
SECTION /. 1t shall be tho duty Of any pcrson
knowing OF the existence Of u case OF smallpox
within the incorporate limits OF the town OF Gold
Hill, where the came has not already been coui.
municated to q member Of ths Board OF Health,
or to the Marshal OF said town, or whore u yellow
Gag has not been hung, to inform a mouibcr OF
said Board or said Marshal OF tho existence aud
place OF said disease. rr.rr.# .sn.
SEC. ,. II shall BE- tho duty Of tho owpcr or
occupant Of any house or. cabin situated within
tho incorporate limits OF tho town OF Gold Hill.
In which a case Of smallpox exists, 10 fastcn
upona conspicuous part OF said hou.e or cabin
q yellow flag, or inform the Marshal or u nom.
Der Of the Board Of Health OF said town that tho
sams exists In said houre or cabin, within
twenty.fonr hours aftcr such owner or occupant
shall be informed OF tho nature or the Said dis.
oses Dy d physician. Anu no pcrSon rhall NJ.
move said flag without permission from a nvm-
Der OF said Board OF Health. ...r
SEQ. 3. Tho nurse, or pcrson waiting upon n
person afflicted with the smallpox, shall not
leave the building whore the patient Is and min.
gle with the citizens Of the town, while acting HI
such nurse.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty OF any person viz.
iting a smallpox patient to change his clothing,
cleanse his person band use other precautions Ia
tho spread Of tho disease, immediately
on leaving the premises where the disease exists,
SRo. 8. II shall be the duty OF the owner of
the bed and bedding on which the pcrson sfnict.
cd with tho smallpox lay, or the nurse taking
care OF the patient, to destroy or cause 10 be- dc.
stroycd, the said bed and bedding on the death
or recovery OF tho patient. And II shall be the
duty OF the owner or occupant Of the premises
to thoroughly cleanse, or causo to be clesnsed,
the said premises, T-I.Ia- ..a..sa-.a :.
BIC. 6. Any person violating tho provisions Of
], Section 8 Section 8. Section 4, Sec
tion 8, or either Of said sections, ON conviction
any Justice OF the Peace In raid Town
Of Gold Hill, ehnll be nncd In any sum not OK.
eceding ave hundred dollars, aud not lees than
dty dollar, and II such fne be not paid, shall be
Imprisoned In tho town Jail at tho rate OF one
day for every two dollars OF said fine. s"". "
This Ordinance to take effect from md after
ts passage, w. D. c. GIBSON,
President OF tho Board.
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