Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-05-30

OrOVIU8 IleUICAI
attendance and other necessaries, which shall be al
chargeIdl in favor of such town, village, borough
city upon the person so provided tor his parents,
guardian or master, If able: otherwise upon the
county IN which he has q legal settlement, or upon
the State. if said person DO nonresident of the
State and has no property within the State; in
which latter case the bills for such expenses shall
be paid only after being audited and approved by
the State board OF health and by the governor and
said bills shall be- allowed only on condition that the
local board of health shall have promptly, on the
appearance of such disease notified the State board
of health thereof, and shall have followed the in
sructious AMI regulations of said State board given
with respect to the care and expense in the
cases in reference to which said bills incurred,
and further shall file satisfactory evidence to said
State board that such person or persons were non
residents of the State and have no property within
the same. The town, village, borough, or city, as
the case may be, may recover III a civil action
against tho person persons or the county charg-
able under this section.
Sec. 10. If such infected person cannot be re-
moved without danger to his health, the board of
health shall make provision as directed in the pre-
cedipg section for such person in the house where
he may be, and in such case they may cause the
persons in the neigh borhood to Do removed, and
[nay take such other measures us theyl may deem
necessary Tor the safety OF the Inhabitants.
Sec. II. When d disease dangerous TO the public
health breaks out the board shah immediately pro-
vide such hospital place of reception for the sick
aud infected as is judged best for their accommodate
ton ana the safety of the Inhabitants, which shall
be subject 10 the regulations Of the bOard and the
board may any SICK and infected persons t. be
removed thereto. unless his condition will not admit
OF such removal without danger TO his health, IN
which case the house place where he remains
shall be considered Us hospital and, with al its
inmates. subject to the regulations ot the board
Sec. 10 It shall be he duty OF all local boards Of
health, whenever they are informed THAI there Is q
case of small box, scarlet terer, dputheFia other
infe Cious or WIKI n the territory
orer which il has jurisdiction, 10 lmm6dateiY
examine into the facts OF the case, and,
if the disease appears 10 be of the character
above specified, they Shall adopt such quarantine
and sanitary measures as may i'll their iuIEm 5aC
trnd prevent the spread OF said disease III It's 10
cay, subject to be modified by the State board Of
health, aud shall immediately notiy he secretary
OF said State board of the Appearance OF sucn dis
aud the measures adopted by sad local board
, III relation thereto.
Sec g. And said boards of hoalth shall have
power to forbid, BY notices posted upon the en-
frances to premises where there may be a patient
SICK with such disease, any person except the mad-
cal attendants and spiritual advisers, from going 10
or leaving said premises without their permission,
carrying, causing to be carried, any material
whereby sad disease may be conveyed, uutj after
said disease has ahated and the premises, dwelling
aud clothing have been rendered free fron disease
by such dslntectlng means as the board may direct
and if said board shall De informed that
, the above, any reasonable or sanitary
measures which they have adopted ami
then the said board may cause said offender
against this act TO be apprehended and brought
before an officer having juriSdction and SAID Of
fender shall, upon conVlctIoR, pe liable TO me IN
the sum of not less than nve dollars lS0) nor more
than twenty-five dollars Gt20l for any violation
under this act Any member OF any board of
health who shalt neglect his duties under the pro-
visions of this act, shall be liable, upon conviction
in q court having competent jurisdiction, TO be
fined in sum not less than Twenty-Five dollars
(21) nor more than hundred dollars t$lOO) tor
the first ofsnse; and for conviction for violation or
this the second time, shall, IN addition to the
fines already provided, become disqualified from
holding the Office of, to which is attached the
duties OF, member of a board OF health.
Sec. 20. AL fines collected under this act shall be
placed to the credit of special fund OF the city,
village or town in which the ofense IS committed
for the and expenses OF said board.
! That every physician shall report to the
local board of health in writing every person haV-
ing contagious disease, and the state Of his or her
disease, and his her place Of dwelling and name
if known. which such physician has prescribed for
or attended for the first time since having con-
tagiouS disease, or since the discovery OF the same
to be contagious, during any part of the preceding
tweuJyfour hours: but not more than two(O reports
! shall be required in one % week concerning the
same person; but every attending physician thereat
must that such report is or mas been made by
some attending physician.
| Sec u. That it shall be the duty of each and
every praCtciug physician in this State to report
in writing to the local board of health the death Of
! any of his patients who shall have died of con-
| tagious infectious disease, within twenty-four
hours thereafter, and to state in such report the
specified [spectcl name and type of such disease
! Sec. %. That every keeper OF any private
house, boarding-house or lodging-hous and
| shall, within twenty-four hours, report
in writing to the local board of health the same
particulars required Of any physician in the pre-
Cediug section. concerning any person bapg at any
| of the aforesaid houses and hotels, and attacked
| with any contagious disease dangerous to the pub
| lie health
| Sec 23. That it shall be the duty of every per-
son knowing Of any person sick Of any contagious
! disease dangerous to the public health, and the
| duty Of every physician hearing Of any such sick
person. who he shat! have reason to think requires
the attention of the local board to at once report
the facts the board in regard to the disease con-
dtion and dwelling place or position of such sick
| person.
SEC. p. That no person shall, within the
limits of any town, city village within this State,
! without permit from the local State board OF
| health, carry or remove from one building to
other, or from q vessel to the shore, any rail-
| way cars, any person sick of any contagious dis
ease, or the body of any person having died Of
! contagious disease: nor shall any person, by
| any exposure Of any individual sick Of any
| contagious disease or OF the body of such
! person, or by any negligent act connected there
WITH or in respect to the care AID custody thereof,
| or by a needless exposure of himself, cause OF
| contribute to or promote the spread of disease
! from any such person or from any dead body.
Sec. 25. That every person being the parent OF
guardian, or having the care, custody or control, OF
any minor or other person, shall, to the extent OF
any means, power or authority of said parent
! guardian or other person, that could properly be
used or exerted for such purpose, cause and pro-
cure such minor or person under control to be sc
| promptly, frequently anG effectively vacc1nated
| that such minor or individual should not take. OIL
( De naDl6 10 CaK0, IlS EnaIt DOX
Sec. IS. That no principal, superintendent OF
| teacher of any school. and no parent master OF
! guardian of any child or minor, having the power
ana authority to prevent, shall permit any child Oh
| minor having scarlet fever, diphtheria, small pox
any dangerous. infectious contagious disease
or child residing in any house in which any
such disease exists, or has recently existed, to at
tend any public private school until the board oil
| health of the town, village, borough or city
shall have given its permission therefor; nor in any
| manner to be unnecessarily exposed. or to need
| Las nti 70 fhn fQE
| the infection of any contagious disease.
| Sec. Of That no person shall allow to be re-
| tanned unburied the dead body of any human belnG
| for longer time than four days, or where death
longer time than tweutyfour hours after the deatt
! of such person, without a permit from the loca
| board of health. which permit shall specify the
| length Of time during which such body may be re-
! tanned uuburied: and when death has been caused
| by contagious disease the body shall, If directed
by said board, be Immediately disinfected in sucf
manner as may be directed by said board and en-,
closed in tightly sealed coffin, which shall not
thereafter be opened. and the funeral of such per-
| son shall be strictly private, and in the remoVa
| thereof for burial otherwise hearses Or suci
! only shall be employed.
! Sec. %. Said boards of health may employ
al such persons as shall be necessary t.
this act and the regulations duly established by sale
| boards as herein provided, any may fix their COM
| pensaton. The said boards shall have power to en-
| DlOy puySCIduS DEOflu6 ueCSSsaEloS OlsVh
in cases of poverty and generally to pay such eX'
pen ses as are necessarily incurred by them in taking
| precautions which they may deem necessary to the
public health.
! Sec. 20. AL expenses so Incurred by anv town or
village board OF health, heretofore hereafter
shall, in the first instance be borne and paid out o.
the town village treasury, the may be, by
| orders the treasurer thereof issued by sale
| board and payable out of the special fund here1r
| mentioned if sufficient, if not out of the genera
fund. The proper authorities Of villages and towns
shall certify the amount required to reimburse sale
general funds to the county auditor at the time o.
certifying other taxes and such auditor shall extent
on the tax list of the county tax sufficient to pay