The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-08-17

Board OF Health and the keeper or keep
ers OF such hotel, tavern, boarding or
public house, or the owner or occupant
OF such private residence as aforesaid
shall thereupon Immediately procure, put
up and maintain in conspicuous place
on the front of said premises, card or
sign with the words, smallpox or
other infectious or contagious disease,
printed thereon in large letters, which
card shall not be removed, injured or de-
faced by any person and shall remain
posted on the premises during all the time
any person afflicted with any infectious or
contagious disease shall remain therein,
and until the taking down of such card is
advised by the Board of Health or its
Health Officer.
Sec. 13-It shall be the duty of the
keeper of any hotel. tavern, boarding or
public house or the owner or occupant of
any private residence, wherein any per-
son may be sick with smallpox or other
infectious or contagious disease to close
such public house Or private residence and
keep 1t closed as against all dodgers. GUS
toners and persons desiring to visit the
same and to prevent the occupants of such
public house or private residence from
leaving said premises until such time as in
the opinion of the Board of Health all
danger of communicating the disease from
said house or residence, or from any of
the inmates thereof, shall have passed
Provided that the provisions of this sec.
ton shall not apply to physicians or cler-
| gymen in attendance upon such sick per-
son or persons nor to policemen on duty
in and about such premises.
Sec. 14-Immediately after the termina-
ton of case of smallpox, variloid or
other Infectious or contagious disease, by
the convalesence or death of the
person afflicted, it shall be the duty of the
attending physician, or in case no ply
stefan has been in attendance. then of the
City Physician TO examine the bedding,
clothing and wearing apparel of the conva-
| lescent or deceased person, as the case
may be, and shall order all such articles to
be disinfected by washing, or the use of
such disinfectants as may be necessary
and to cause the destruction by fire of such
articles as in his opinion cannot be disin-
| fected.
Sec. 15-lt shall be the duty of the ply
stefan in attendance on any person or per-
sons sick with any infectious or conta
| gious disease to give all necessary instruc
| lions regarding the thorough ventilation
| and cleansing of the public house or the
| private residence, wherein such person
shall be SICK
And it shall be the duty of the keeper
OF such public house or the owner or &C.
| cupant Of such private residence TO fol
low the instructions of the physician as
aforesaid under the penalty hereinafter
provided.
Sec. 16-In case of the death of any
person from smallpox, varioloid, dipl-
liberia or scarlatine the body of such de-
ceased person shall not be taken to or in
side of any church, public building or
other public place nor to any private resi-
| dence or building other than that upon the
premises where said death occurred; but
that said body shall be privately conveyed
to any proper cemetery between the hours
of seven o'clock in the evening and seven
o'clock of the following morning and
therein buried without any public demon
stration or public funeral service whatso-
ever, unless otherwise ordered by the
Board of Health.
Sec. 1.-THE city Marshall and mem
bers OF the police of said city shall coop.
crate with said Board in all matters per-
tanning TO the abatement of nuisances and
the preservation of the public health and,
upon the requisition of said Board, the
city Marshal shall cause the notices of
said Board to be served and complaints to
be made for violation of the health ordi-
nances of said city.
Sec. 1S-The said Board and its health
officer shall have authority TO discharge
all the duties relating to the health and
sanitary condition of said city now or
heretofore discharged under any existing
ordinances by any other officer of said
city.
Sec. 10-The salaryof the Health Off
Ger of said city shall be sum not exceed
ing $4,000 per annum and as the Board of
Health may from time to time agree upon
and recommend to the Common Council.
Sec. 29-Where any dumb animal shall
die within the limits of the city of Owosso
the same shall be removed by the owner
or at his expense within twcnty-fOur hours
unless otherwise ordered to place pro-
vided by the Common Council, or beyond
the city limits.
Sec. 21-To person or persons. compa-
ny or corporation, within the limits of the
city of Owosso, shall hereafter build,
make or cause to be made any privy with
vault beneath the surface of the ground,
or without water tight receptacle, paved
with brick or stone and water-lime cement
or drawer or box which shall
be lined with galvanized iron, zinc or tin
and that no such drawer, box or paved
and cemented vault shall be used for the
purpose it was constructed unless dry
earth. ashes, sulphate of iron or other
equally as good disinfectants are used as
often as occasion may require to keep the
same in good sanitary condition But
nothing in this section shall be construed
to prohibit any person or persons from
constructing or using privy or water
closet that is constructed with or that may
be attached to the public sewer or sewers
Sec. 22-Any and all other ordinances or
parts of ordinances inconsistent with the
provisions of this ordinance be and they
are hereby repealed
Sec 23-Violation of or a failure to
comply with the provisions of this ordi-
nance or failure or neglect to comply with
any of the requirements of the Board of
Health shall be misdemeanor and on COM