The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-04-07

tagous diseases
The city Of Vancouver does ordain
as .folloa0s:
Section l. That it shall be the duty of
every practicing physician in the city to no
lify the Mayor, or some member Of the com
mittee on health and police of the Common
Council OF said city in writing of every case
Of dangerous and contagious or infectious
diseases in the city within twelve hours after
the existence of such disease shall come to
his knowledge, and should any such physi-
elan refuse or neglect to comply with the re-
quirements of this section, he shall for every
such oifense be fined in any sum not less than
twenty nor more than one hundred dollars
Section 2 That it shall be and is hereby
made the duty of the owncs' or occupant Of
every house, store, building or tenement in
said city wherein any person may have the
smallpox, diphheria, scarlet fever or other
dangerous or contagious disease, to give no.
lice of the same in writing to the Mayor of
said city, or some member of the council com.
mittee on health and police, within twelve
hours after the existence Of such disease shall
come to his knowledge: and should any per-
son fail, neglect or refuse to comply with the
requirements of this section, he or she for
every such otfense be fined in any sum not
less than twenty nor more than one hundred
dollars.
Section 3. That it shall be and it is hereby
made the the duty OF the owner or occupant
of every house, store, building or tenement
in this city wherein any person may have the
smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet fever Or any
other dangerous or contagious disease or dis
eases, to give notice to the public immed-
ately Of the existence of such disease in such
house, store, building or tenement by placing
"A rcd flag in the case of scarlet fever, Il green
flag in the case Of diphtheria, and in all other
cascs u yellow flag in come conspicuous place
on the premises where it may be seen by per-
sons passing on the streets near the said
premises, such hag TO be not less than one
foot square in size; and in case the owner or
occupant OF such house, store, building or
tenement shall fail or neglect to place such
flag rs aforesaid, il is hereby made the duty
of the city marshal as soon as he is informed
of the existence Of such disease in any house,
store, building or tenement, to cause such
flag to be placed as aforesaid, and such flag
whether placed rs aforesaid by such owner
or occupant or by the city marshal, shall re-
main so placed until such person having such
disease shall have so recovered that no dan
ger by infection shall remain; and any such
owner OF occupant having neglected or failed
to so place such flag, and any person who
shall remove such lag when 40 placed. before
the removal OF all danger by Infection, and
the city marshal, if he shall neglect or fail to
comply with this section, shall upon conyic-
ton, be fined therefor in any sum not less
than ten nor more than one hundred dollars
Section 4. No person having any eontagi-
Gus disease shall go out in public or pass
from house to house, or building to building,
or appear in any street, alley or other public
place in said city until he or she shall have
So far recovered from such disease Us to pre-
clude all danger OF Infection; and If the city
marshal shall see, or be informed Of any per
son violating this section, it shall be his duty
to cause such person to be taken forthwith to
his or her place Of residence, il within the
city, then 10 such place ms the mayor and
chairman of the council committee on health
and police may direct. Any pcraon violating
any OF the provisions of this section shall be
fined in any sum not less than ten nor more
than one hundred dollars.
Section D. The occupant of any house,
store, building or tenement in said city
wherein any person may have been sick Of
any disease mentioned in this ordinance shall
on the death or recovery of such person from
such disease forthwith destroy by burning or
burying the clothes worn hy such person dur
ing such sickness, and shall cleanse and pur-
ify the room and house, store, building or ten
ement In which such sick person was con-
fined; and any person who shall neglect or
refuse to comply with the provisions OF this
section shall be fined in any sum not less
than Ten nor more than one hundred dollars,
Section g. 1t shall be the duty Of the city
marshal to enforce this ordinance and com
plain of violations thereof, and upon his neg
lect or refusal to perform any of the duties re-
Quired of him by this ordinance, he shall,
upon conviction, he tined not less than ten
nor more than one hundred dollars.
Section T. This ordinance shall be in force
from and after its passage.
Read the first time March 23d, 1881.
Read second time March 2sth. 1881.
Read third time and passed April 4th, 1881.
'' l.. soHNs, Mayor.
Attest: J. J. BEESON, City Clerk.