The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-24
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!. h. PlIlLLIS. City Clerk.
ORDINANCE NO. %.

ORDINANCE NO. 81.
An OrdipanCe amending sections ~, y and 90 Of
chapter 10 Of the revised ordinances:
BE- II ordained by the city council of the city Of
Cairo:
SECTION l. That sections numbered %. q aud y
of chapter numbered lOof the revised ordinances be
amended 50 as to hereafter read as follows. to wit:
SIC III. II shall be unlawful for any person in.
fcctcd with the small poX, yellow fever, cholera
>hp fever, or any other contagious, Infectious or
epidemic disease or who has lNtcy been exposed 10
any such diseases or who has lately come from dis
tric- infected with any .nch diseases TO come into,
or within five miles Of this city, and In the jur-
diction Of the State of Illinois, without having first
obtained permission 80 10 do, from the board Of
health; and IL shall he unAwfll for any owner,
agent master, conductor, or other person, having
charge of any steamboat, ierryboa barge, or other
means of conveyance TO land or bring. or Calrr to
be landed or brought, into, or within five miles of
this city, und In the jurisdiction Of the State of
Illinois, any person infected with the small pOx,
yellow fever cholera, ship fever. or any other
tagious, infectious or epidemic disease, or who has
lately been exposed 10 any such diseases, or who
has lately come rom districts Infected with any
such diseases, without having first obtained pcrmis
sion from the board OF health 30 to do: aud every
person violating any Of the provisions OF this section
shall forfeit or pay TO said city fine or penalty of
oinot more than five hundrd dollars, nor less than
hfy dollars for each aud every oicnse.
SIC. -, IT, from information, or by other means
either the mayor, city marshal, or any member of
the city council, or any police constable designated
by the mayor Tor quarantine service shall have cause
to suspect that any steamboat icrryboat, barge or
or other water craft, car train or other means of
conveyance II about to land or come into, or has al.
ready landed or came into the limits OF this city or
within five miles thereof aud In the jurisdiction of
the State of Illinois having ON board or which has
lately had on board, any person or freight Infected
with the small pOX yellow fever, cholera ship fever,
or any other contagious infections or epidemic dis.
ease or whose passengers or crew may have lately
been exposed 10 any Oi the aforesaid diseases IL shall
be his duty 10 order an examination BY respect.
able physician; and II, upon such examination, II
should be the opinion of said physician that II
would be unsafe for the inhabitants of said city of
Cairo that such steamboat icrryboat barge, or other
water craft car train or other means Of conveyance
be permitted 10 unload or land III passengers, crew,
or cargo, he shall thcrcup0n cause the said steam.
boat icrryhOai barge other water craft car trnin
or other means of conveyance to remove to the dis
lance of at cnSt Ave miles from the city. and there
perform quarantine before coming into, or landing
within the limits of this city, for amy number OF
days not exceeding thirty Ns In the opinion OF the
physician may be necessary And If any agent,
owner, master, conductor or other person having
charge amy boat, icrryhoat barge, other water
craft eur train. or other means Of conveyance shall
fail to remove 1t ~ herein directed he shall forfeit
| and pay fine of not more than five hundred dol
| lars. nor less than ifly dollars,
| Size. ~ II any owner, agent, master, conductor,
or other person, having charge of any steamboat
lcrryboH barge or other water craft, cur. train OF
other means of conveyance, at the time OF the In
qniry by such physician rs aforesaid, shall have on
| board any person Infected IA aforesaid, and shall
| knowingly and wilinlly conceal the same, or shall
not make true aud Just discovery to the physician
of the sickly aud disordercd state Of all aud every
person on board from the time the said steamboat
crryboat, barge or other water craft, car, train OF
other means of conveyance departed from the port
or place from whence 1t came, to the time of said In
Quiry, and all particulars necessary for said phys
elan to know respecting the premises, such owner
agent master or conductor or other person, shall
forfeit and pay fine Of not more than five hundred
dollars nor less than ity dollars, for cach and ev
CRY Oirnac
Approved August Sth, 1873
HENRY WINTER, Mayor City Of Cairo.
Attest:
j. D. pllILLlS, City Clerk,