The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-08-25
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j. b. PHILLIS, city Clerk,
ORDINANCE NO. %.


An ordinance amending sections ~ ,, and y. OF
chapter 10 Of the revised ordinances:
Be II ordained by the city council Of the city Of
Cairo:
SECTION I, That sections numbered %. q aud -
of chapter Numbered H. the revised ordinances be
amended ~ to hereafter read a. follows, to VIII
SEC n. II shall be unlawful tor any person in.
icccd with the small poX, yellow fever. cholera,
ship fever, or any other contagious, infectious or
epidemic disease or who has lately been exposed 10
any such diseases. or VINO has lately come from dis
triCts infected with any Such diseases 10 come into.
or within five miles OF ths city. aud in the iur-
dclion of the State of Illinois, without having dr-t
obtained permits 30 to do from the hoard of
health; and It shall be unlawful for any owner,
agent, master, conductor or other person. having
charge OF any steamboat, ierrybOat barge or other
means Of conveyance to land or bring, or Caase to
be landed or brought into, or within live miles of
this city. und In the Jurisdiction of the State of
Illinois. any person infected with the small pox,
yellow fever cholera shin fever. or any other con.
tagOn.. infectious or epidemic disease, or who has
lately been exposed to 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 to do: aud every
person violating any of the provisions OF this section
-hO,l iOrici, pay 10 said Ciy fine or penalty of
ofnOt more than live hundred dollars nor less than
fifty dollars for each and every oficnsc.
SEC. =. If, 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 for quarantine service shall have cause
to suspect that any steamboat crryboat, barge or
or other water craft, car train or other means of
CONVEYANCE L. about to land or come into or has al.
ready landed or came into the limits OF this city, or
within five miles thereof and 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 pos yellow fever cholera shin fever
or any other contagious infections or epidemic dis
ease, or whose passengers or crew may have lately
been exposed tOOny OF the aforesaid diScasost shall
be his duty to order an examination by some respect
able physician; and IT, upon such examination, 1t
| should be the opinion of said physician that 1t
would he unsafe for the inhabitants OF said city of
CAIRO that such steamboat icrrybout barge, or other
water craft car, train or other means OF CONVEYANCE
be permitted 10 unload or land i,s passengers, crew,
or cargo, he shall thercnpon cause the said steam
boat icrrybOat barge or other water craft ear train
| or other means of conveyance to remove to the dis
lance of at least five miles from the city, and there
perform quarantine before coming into, or landing
within, the limit, of this city, for any number %!
| days not exceeding thirty ~ IN the opinion OF the
| physician may be necessary. And If any agent,
owner, master, conductor, or other person having
charge ofany boat, irrybout barge, or other water
crail, car lfain or other means of conveyance shall
fail 10 remove 1t rs herein directed he shall forfeit
ANA pay line Of not more than live hundred dol
| lars, nor less than fifty dollars.
! SIG y. II any owner, agent, master, conductor,
or other person, having charge Of any steamboat
icrryboat barge or other water craft, car, train OF
other means of conveyance. at the time oi the In
quiry by such physician as aforesaid, shall have oi
! board any person Injected IL aforesaid nnd shal
| knowingly aud wiltully conceal the same, or shn
not make rue and just discovery 10 the physician
OF the sicky aud dlsordcrcd state OF all and every
| person on board from the time the said steamboat
| fcrryboat barge or other water craft, car, train o.
| other means of conveyance departed from the por
or place from whence II came to the time Of said In
quiry. and all particulars necessary for said physi
elan To know respecting the premises, such owner
agent, master or conductor. or other person. shall
forfeit and pay lnc Of not more than i've hundred
| dollars, nor less than hlty dollars, for each and CIV
| cry oiicnsc.
Approved August Nth, 1873.
HENRY WINTER, Mayor City Of Cairo
| Attest.
J. d, plllLLlS City Clerk