Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-12-29
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AN ORDINANCE.

Be it ordained By the Board ofr1Iayor and
Aldermen of the city of R1orUiLLe, That from
and after the passage of this ordinance, in order
70 protect the citizens of this city and vicinity
from Infectious or any other contagious disease,
the sanitary regulations of said city shall extend
for the distance of two miles from the corporate
limits of the same, as well as within the corpo-
rate limits.
SECTION 2. Be 1t further ordained, That the
Mayor, Recorder and Chief of Police shall use
such measures as may be deemed necessary by
them at any time to prevent the spread of the
smallpox or other contagious disease and that
no person shall be allowed to visit any house,
place or premises where the smallpox exists,
excepting regular practicing physician, unless
he or they shall have special permit from the
above officers; neither shall any person leave
the premises or house where the smallpox ex-
ists except by special permit from said officers
SEC. g. Be 1T further ordained, That when
ever any physician, CT any boarding house
keeper, or hotel keeper, or any head Of family
shall know of a case of smallpox in their house,
or the physician is called to the same, they
shall report the same to the Recorder within six
hours, if in daylight, or if at night the same
shall be made known Immediately in the morn
ing.
Sec. T. Be it further ordained, That when
the said officers find, or know of case of small
pox within said city, or within two miles of the
same, and they deem it necessary for the safety
of the community to have the same removed to
some remote place or house, they are hereby
authorized to do so, and take such necessary
measures as to the proper care of any person so
removed
and are authorized to procure building for tn e
purpose and employ such medical aid as is
necessary for the person or persons so removed,
and employ guards ut said place or anywhere
else within said boundaries as herein specified,
and furnish what may be deemed necessary for
the comfort and the welfare of those afflicted or
those that may be quarantined.
Sec. 8. BE 1t further ordained, That when
the smallpox is known to exist in any house
within the limits herein specified the said Com
mittee shall cause a yellow flag to be put on
said house or fence and cause the same to remain
there until they consider all danger past
SEC. 6. Be 1t further ordained, That, when
said committee is satisfied that any clothing or
furniture has been used where smallpox has
existed, they shall prohibit the same from being
landed in said city, or being stored or used by
any person or persons, and to quarantine any
smallpox from any other place or places, either
by waiting on person or living in a house
where the disease has existed. - H.
SEC. Z. Be 1t further ordained, That should
said committee find it necessary for the proven
ton of the disease, in order to protect those I'M
able to be vaccinated, they are authorized to
employ a physician at an expense not ex-
ceeding the sum of one hundred dollars in the
aggregate.
ordinance take effect from and after It's passage
and any person found guilty of violating any
of its provisions shall be fined sum not less
than five dollars, nor more than fifty dollars for
each ofense. -R r.
Passed December q, 1872.
JOHN S. VAN GLIDER, Mayor.
j. +. j. LEWIS, Recorder pro TEN. ,ay