The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-05-26
BOROUGH ORDINANCE NO. 6

oo1sSO1I1 OISDlNANO5 No.a o.
OBTAINING TO SMALLPOX AND
OTHER CONTAGIOUS OR INFEC-
TIOUS DISEASES OF A DANGEROUS
CHARACTER.
BE IL ordained and enacted by the Chief
Burgess and Town Council of the Borough OF
Ridgway, and 1t is hereby ordained and en-
acted by the authority of the same
l. That IL shall be unlawful for any person
sick with the smallpox or varioloid, or for
any person being an inmate of any house or
buildings In which is person sick with the
smallpox or varioloid, without the permis-
sion OF the Chief Burgess, to he upon the
streets of said Borough, or in any crowd or
assemblage of citizens of said Borough; and
1t shall be the duty of the High Constable TO
arrest and bring before the proper authority
any such person or persons found upon the
said streets, or in any crowd or assemblagc of
citizens as aforesaid; and person or per-
| section, or resist the High Constable in max
ing such arrest. shall forfeit and pay fine
or nifty dollars for each and every such Of
2. That 1t shall be the duty of every physi-
clan who may be called to attend a case OF
small .poX or other dangerous, contagious or
infectious disease in the Borough of Ridg-
way. To report the same, in writing, with the
name of the person having any such disease,
and the location of the house in which such
person may be at the time, to the Chief Bur-
CESS within two hours after such call Uf In
the day time, and before eight O'Clock A. NJ.
Of the following day if such cali shall be-
in the night time. He shall also make re-
port in the manner aforesaid of the name or
know to have been exposed to infection; and
any physician who shall neglect or refuse Ia
make II report as aforesaid. shall forfeit and
pay, for the use of the Borough, a fine of fifty
dollars for each and every such neglect OF re-
fusal.
3. 1t shall be the duty OF the Chief Burgess.
upon receipt of the said report, as provided
for in the first section of this ordinance, Ia
take all necessary and customary precautions
| to prevent the spread of such diseases. and
shall forthwith cause placards and yellow
| flag, having thereon the name of the disease
| in English, to be place upon every house con
| tanning any person having any such disease
| such placard and flag to remain thereon un.
| til the physician in charge of such person
| shall certify to the Chief Burgess that al
| danger of further spread of the contagion
| from such person or premises is past; and Il
| any person shall remove any placard or flag
| shall forfeit and pay fine of twenty dollaI
| for each and every such offence. for the use o
said Borough. And in case the Chief Burgess
| shall deem 1t necessary for the public health
| or security that any. person sick with the
| smallpox or varioloid shal be removed, the
| said Chief Blu CESS is hereby authorized t.
| issue his warrant to the High Constable OF
| said Borough, dire, ting him to remove sueh
| person to some place in such warrant named
and shall cause proper cal e main tainance ana
medical attendance 10 be provided for such
| per son, at the cost or expense ofsaid Borough
he cost and expense Of such removal, care,
| be recovered by said Borough from such per-
son, or in case of his death, from the person
or persons liable for his support under the
laws of this Commonwealth, in the same
manner that debts of like amount are by law
| recov verable.
| upon receipt Of any warrant, as provided iIi
| the third section of this ordinance, to cause
| the person named in said warrant to be re-
moved forthwith to the place therein design
ated, under a penalty of twenty-five dollars
| for each and every offence.
5. In case any dangerous. contagious or in
| fictitious disease shall break out in said Bor-
| ough, the Chief Burgess is hereby au thorized
ana directed TO provide proper and sutiab e
| buildig to which any person sick or suffer
| ing from such n disease may be removed and
| properly cared for.
6. 1t shall be lawful for the Chief Burgess
with the advice and consent of the Town
| Council, to appoint one person to be called
| the Borough Physician, who shall be prac-
ticing physician residing in said Borough,
| to serve the current year In which such APP
pointment is made, unless sooner removed.
| Z. II shall be the duty of said Borough Ply
sician TO attend all cases of sickness in said
Borough which he may be directed to take
| charge of by the Chief Burgess or Overseer OF
the Poor Of said Borough; and in case said
| Borough Physician shall neglect or refuse to
| give all necessary and proper attention to
such cases, ii shall be lawful for the officers
above named or either of them, to procure
such attendance by some other physician
and the fees or charges of such other phys
ician shall be deducted by the Town Council
| from the salary of the said Borough Physi.
| clan; and further 1t shall be the duty of the
| said Borough Physician to cause all clothing
| and bedding, dwellings and premises. which
may contain or seem to propagate Infection
| which may have been used or occupied by
| any persons having any dangerous, conta-
| gious disease, 10 be properly and thoroughly
disinfected; and any householder in whose
| house such person may have been shall
| forthwith procure the said Borough Physi-
| clan to attend such process of disinfection
| and any person failing to cause notice to be
| given to the said Physician to so attend and
| dis infect all such clothing, bedding, dwelling
| and premises, shall forfeit and pay fine O
| five dollars, for the use of the Borough, fol
| each and every day such person shall neglect
| or refuse to give such notice.
| 8. The said physician shall receive sucf
salary as the said Town Council shall design
ate.
| 8. The Town Council shall have the right Il
| remove at any time, for cause. any person
appointed Borough Physician TN Ter this ordi
nance.
| 10. In case of the absence of the Chief Bur
CESS, 1t shall be the duty of the President O
| Town council to receive the reports and per
form the duties required by this ordinance.
IL. This ordinance to take effect on and af
ter June /, 1881. "
| III. M'CAULEY, President.
| Attest-W. G.. HEALY, Sec'y.
Approved this 18th day OF May. 1881.
| j. POWELL Chief Burgess
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