Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-12-28
AN ORDINANCE.

BE IL ordained By the Board of Mayor and
aldermen of the city Of KnorpilEe, That, from
and after the passage of this ordnance in order
20 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. r....-. f --.....- -
SECTION 2. Be it 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 a 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-
lists, except by special permit from said officers.
SEC. 3. 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 4. &c it further ordained, That when
the said officers fnd or know of a 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
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 the
purpose and employ such medical aid as is
necessary for the person or persons so removed,
and employ guards at 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 .. 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 it further ordained, That, when
said committee is satisfied that any clothing OF
| 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 house
! where the disease has existed.
/ 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 un-
able to be yaccinated, they are authorized tc
employ a physician at an expense not ex.
ceeding the sum of one hundred dollars in the
aggregate.
| ordinance take effect from and after its passage
and any person found guilty of violating any
of Its provisions shall be fined a sum not les
than i've dollars, more than fifty dollars fol
each ofensc.
Passed December ~, 1872
JOHN S. VAN GLIDER, Mayor
}. +. j. LEWIS, Recorder pro tenn.