White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-08-11
City. Ordinances.
New Series.
Ordnance No. 3.
HEALTH OFFICER.

Ordnance No. 3.
HEALTH OFFICER.
BE il .rdsinsd By fAe MIy"r snd Couaeilmea Of
the City sf WAde Cloud:
Sxer,oS I. That the Office Of Health OH
Ger :. hereby CREATED.
SIC. g. Al the FIRST sisted Sc. sion Of the
C ~ C.ancii IN ea.h year. it . ali bs the duty
uf the Mayrr tn aP,oi I. i.y and With the adj
vice and consent Of the City Council. some
cnmpe,~ut chysician resident ir said CITY a
Health OIiice., xho ehali hold his oiiicc tor
one year, and until his successor is appointed
and Quaiihed.
SEC 3. IL shall he the duty Of the Health
Officer Ia have and exercise gcs~rsl super
viriow over the eapitars condition Of the City;
IN report to The Mayor ali nuisances or other
causes which, in his opinion are likely to be
det,ime, tai to the general health, and upon
being informed of the existence or introduc-
tion Of any contagious or infect 'ns disease
within the City, u inquite Immediately into
the fac,s, and Pr"c. ei at once to take such
action in relation thereto IA may be required,
aud report the same to the Mayor.
SIC 4. The Health Offic. shall report to
the Mayor all cases ~here any sick person has
not been properly attended o., and all other
m ,,ters which he nav de IN important, and
! give such Information as the Mayor aud Coun-
cilmen Of the City nav desire, in relation to
the sanitary condition nf the City; ard see
that all orders of said Mayor. given by drec-
ton Of the Council. relative to cont ag"us dis
eases aud persons attacked therrwith, are en-
/ forced snd 0beyrd.
SEC S. The Health Officer shali at all
! times keep on hand a suificis ht supply Of gen
uine vaccine matter. aud see thu all persons,
90 far as he NAV have it IN his power, are pro-
prriy vaccinaied, especially th''se ia the vi
cinity o. any person attacked hy sn,ll-pox.
| SEC. 6. Every prscticing physician in this
City, who may be called upon tn attend any
case Of small pox or other c"nt-. sious disease
in this CITY or ~iihn five miiss the, enf. shall
within twelve hours after having examines
the patient, report {, the Health Officer, Ia
writing, the nature If the disease. describing
the street, ard locality Of the house or place
where the said patient may hs located, 30 thai
il may be easily found; and for nrg'ecting 81
tn do. shall be subject to fine of not less than
five d"la,s nor murc than en-. huudr, d ddl,a
Src 7. N" person shall put out. r-mIve
or allow to be put out or removed, FROM the
place or premises owned ar oc,upiea by him
into any street. alley. or other pubic place, i.
said City. any person having the smallpox ri
any other c0ntsg giaus disease; hut such owne
"r 0ccanant shall Immediately report such cas-
Violate any clause of, or neglect to perform
any duty required in This s. c,ion, shall b'
subject tn a fine of not less than two d.,llar
nor more ih .n fits dollars.
SIC. g. Whenever il shall appear TO tn
Health Officer that any person has been at
tackled by any Contagious disease. said Office
shall Cause such Person TO BE- removed tn sucl
place "a may he directed by the Mayer IA,
Council. il same retn ed part If The City; bH
il such person refuse t' he removed. or if hi
or her condi'inn is uch that, in the opinion a
the Health officer. renewal wnui! he attrnde,
vi h aabger, said t,flic-r shsll take such meas
ues as NAV b. te.med advi.abie u proven
the spread OF the cn.tasiOn or infection, an
To c.u-e The diseased peissn to receive prupr
and humane attention
SEC. 9 All persons having the small po
or other COZ tasious or in!s cii"us disease i
this Cty. y ho s',ali refuse To 70. or rar not b
faken Ia place provided for their trsai meal
a'e herebv ,,9aired 10 keep closely coifne
within. th' ir respective owcllir ss or places 4
ABIDE, and the Health Officer shall cause sui,
able notices. With the Lame or character of h
disease printed or written in large letter
thereon, La be pasted up IN the must couspicu
Ous place, %. nr near the dwelling or place %
abode in viii, h such Contagious or in!tcfiou
disease exnts aud require the occupant th-re
Itt haiHfAlu rufb nOiteeS tHtfe uEtIl, tu TIL
opinion Of the II a'th Offer. the. may b,
safely discontinued; and any rerson failing tf
comply with the require meats of this section
shall be subject to fine of not less than fv,
dollars nor more than fifty dollars.
SEC 10. Whoever shall tear down or de
face any notice OF small pox or any other con
tagious or iufrcricus disease. placed ON an,
building by said Health Of.icer, or by his d..
rection, shall be deemed guilty of a mi<de
meanor, and on conviction shall be fined moi
less than five dullar. nor more than ty dol
lara.
SEC. IL. Il shall be the duty of ~ ery prac
ticins phvsician iL this City 10 rap.It to The
Health Officer. at the end .f each month, the
number Of persons attended by him that led
during said mouth in the Ciiy. giving the
name. age. sex. c"lor and nationa ily. IN, the
disease Of which such person died; and ior
negleciirg 81 to do. shall be subject to a fn e
of not less than - dollars nor mole than
- collars.
Approved August 1st. 1874.
JOSHUA TAYLOR, Mayor
! certify the foregoing tn he A true copy of