The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-03-07
CITY ORDINANCES.
ORDINANCE NO. ss.

ORDINANCE NO. 36.
 An ordinance establishing A poard of health for the City of Tombstone, Territory of Arrizopa, to provide for the appointment of a city physician and to prescribe the powers and duties of said board, and to establish certain sanitary laws and regulations for said city
 The mayor and common council of the City of Tombstone do ordain as follows
 Section l. That there be and hereby is estab- lished board of health fer said city which shall consist of the mayor and two members of the common council, to be appointed by the mayor of which board the mayor shall be president and the city auditor ex oflicio secretary thereof
 Sec ion ?. It shall be the duty of said board of health to hold such regular and special meetings both or either, as they may think necessary, and to superintend, manage and control the health officer of said city in the performance and dis charge of his duties as such
 Section 3. The board of health of said city shall have power and authority to make all need ful rules and regulations to carry out the objects and purposes of said board, and they shall report the proceedings of said board to the common council at each regular meeting thereof.
 Section 4. The said board are hereby author '"S" w Shpioy a pus luc Cllly anu One or more assistants of such physician whenever, in the judgment of the board. there exists an urgent necessity therefor, such employment to be from month 10 month; provided, however, that the employment of such physician for longer period than one month, at any one time, shall be subject to ratification by the common council. Any physician so employed shall ba Il resident and practicng ph! sician in said city in good standing, and any and all contracts, whi reby any such physician or assistants employed, must be in writing and specify the services tobe per formed by such physicians and the compensation they 10 receive and said board may in it's dis cretion. require such phy sician or physicians to give bonds. in the usual form, for the faithful performance of such contract.
 It shall be the duty of such physician to advise wltlssaid board of health of and concerning the sanitary condition of said city, and to suggest the adoption of such means, measu es, ordinances ard regulations as he may deem necessary for the preservation of the health of the inhabitants of said city, and to faithfully perform such other ser vices as may Je 'equired of him by said board.
 Section g. That every person living within the corporate limits of said city. who has not been vaccinated within seven yeirs, or when SO vaccn- ated said vaccination in the opinion of the city physician was not effective, (and also excepting all persons who have had the small pox or vario- loid) Is required to be vaccnaed the demand of the city physician. any assistant of such physi clan. Provided, however, that notice shall be first given by the board of health for at least three sue | cessve days in some daily newspaper published in said city, that such vaccination of the citizens Of said city has been o dercd by Sid board And any such person refusing to be SO vac- cinated on such demand shall be arrested by ..a any police officer of said city and brought before the city physician to be vaccnated by him; aud any person who shall refuse to allow said city physician to yaccinate him or her as the case may be- shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
 Section 6. It shall be the duty of each and every physician in this city to report to the health off. cer of the city, in writing, immedia ely after the same shall come to the knowledge of such physician, the name and location of any and all patients he or they shall have be in attendance upon, (and the name, if known, and the location | of any and all others that he or they may have knowledge of) within the corporate limits of this city, thai are infected sick with Asatic cholera, smallpox, or other contagious disease. And each and every such ph sician shall report to said health officer every death in this city from any or either of said diseases that he or they may have knowledge of within forly.eight hours after the occurrence of such death.
 Section [. II shall be the duty of every house. holder and any and all other persons occupying or having charge of any house, room, cabin, tent, or place, whether as owners, occupants, tenants, lessees, emplOyts, or otherwise 10 report i'll writ ing to the health officer of said :ity, immediately, the fact land the name, if known) of every person boarding, lodging or being at his or her house. room, cabin, tent, or place, whom he or she knows or shall have reason to believe to bc sick with smallpox, cholera or other contagious dIsease and the dea.h of any such person occurring at his or her said house, room, cabin, tent, or place.
 Section 8. No person shall drive or use any ve- hicle, or permit any vehicle belonging to him or her, or under his or her control, to be driven or used for the convevance removal of any person infected with cholera, smallpox or other contagi- ous disease, or the body of any person who may have died Of any such disease, without the written consent of the health officer of sad city given In writing.
 Section 9. No person attending upon or other wise coming in contact, with any person infected or sick with any contagious disease in such a manner or to such an extent to render him or ner lldOle ID COlHuHlCule lHc ulscuse, sndll, ur- ing the continuance of the disease, go upon any public street, wearing any infected clothing. or whilst thus attired, mingle with others not affect cd with such disease, whet.er upon public stee or otherwise.
 Section 10. Whenever case of smallpox, or any other contagious disease, is reported 70 the health officer it shall be hs duty, On proving the existence of the disease, to immediately cause to be ereSAsd yellow, or quarantine, flag said premises, or 10 have posted upon he door of any and all houses infcctsd with the smallpox or other contagious disease, yellow placard setting forth the fact; the same 10 remain during the continuance of the disease on said premises, and during the continuance of saia disease on such premises person shall remove or cause to be re- moved therefrom such flag, or placard, except by order of the board of health given in writing.
 Section IL No person infected with the smal pox any other contagi di-ease and being outside the corporate limits of said city, shall be brought within the limits of said city, and no per son shal bring any smallpox patient, or person inflicted or sick with the smallpox or any other contagious disease, into the corporate limits of said city from any place outside thereof. And no person shall remove person infected or sick