The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-29
The Bill for an Ordinance
Recently Introduced.
AN EXHAUSTIVE DOCUMENT.
Submitted For the Public TO Head,
Criticize and Suggest
Amendments.
B: it Ordaiaed by the City Council Of
salt Lake Cfty:

SEC. 2.-This department shall be
under the direction and supervision OF
a Board of Health.
SEQ "a Board of Health shall be
and is hereby created, composed of tn
Mayor, who shall be chairman, Health
Commissioner. who shall be nominated
by the Mayor and confirmed by thu
City Council, the Aldermen. and City
Marshal, and the Board shall have
power to employ one or more phys1-
clans in case of emergency.
SEC. 4,-The Heath Commissioner
shslI be physician duly licensed under
the laws of the Territory, and shall
have been tax payer and u resident OF
this CITY for at least three years before
his appointment, and shall hold his
Office for two years and until his sue
cessor is duly elected and qualified,
| unless sooner removed by o two-thirds
vote of the City Council.
SEQ. 5.-The Board of Health shall
exercise general supervision over the
| health OF the city, and shall have full
| power to make all needfut rules and
regulations not inconsistent with the
| Law and ordinances of the city, to pro-
| mote the health and cleanliness OF the
same, and to sbate nuisances of every
description on public and private prop
erty; TO prevent the Introduction
within the city of malignant,
CONTAGIOUS and Infectious diseases
or epidsnics, and to suppress the
same after they may have appeared,
and to remove, quarantine or otherwise
dispose of any person or persons at
| tackled or having any such disease, and
| to adopt in reference to such person, or
persons, any rules, regulations, restric-
| tons, or measures, that may by said
Board be deemed necessary or advis-
| able; to procure suitable house or
houses, tent or tents, 10 be used as
| smallpox hospitals, and to establish
rules and regulations for the govern
ment of same, or hospital or tents for
| other contagious diseases. aud to pre-
vent by rules or regulations the intro
6uction or spreading of smallpox, or
| other contagious diseases within the
| city or within ten miles thereof.
SEC. cit shall bette duty Of said
Board of Health, whenever IN its iudg-
ment the city is threatened with or af-
flicted by an epidemic, Infectious or
Icontageous disease, to issue or cause to
be issued such orders, regulations and
instructions as may in their judgment
be deemed effective for the prevention,
removal or limiting OF such disease.
which orders, regulations and instruc-
tons shall be published in full IN at
least two of the daily papers, for such a
period of time as the Board of Health
shall determine; such orders. reguia
tions and instructions to be and remain
in full force and effect until by the said
Board revoked; Provided, that the
same may, from time to time, be modi-
fed in such manner as in the judgment
of said Board may be deemed necessary
or expedlent.
SEC. 7.-Whenever it shall appear &c
the Mayor, Health Commissioner OF
Roard OF Health, that any person has
been attacked by any contagious or H.
fectious disease, the Mayor, Health
Commissioner or Board of Health shall
cause such person to be Immediately
removed to such place, as may by
the Board of Health be designated; bu
| il such person refuse to Ee so removed
or if his or her condition is euch tina
, such removal would be attended witt
danger, then the Mayor, Health Com
, missioner or Board of Health shall i'm
2 mediately take such measures as ma.
be deemed advisable to prevent th
spread of the contagion or infection
and to cause any such person, or tn
premises where he or she may be. to b
ouarantined, and to prevent the ingres
: or egress of any person or persons the.
may desire. to said premises.
SEC. 8.-All persons having smallpox
G or any contagious or infectious dlseas
9 in the city, or within ten miles OF tn
city, who shall refuse to go or came
: be taken to place prepared or de
=. signated for them, are hereby require
n to be kept closely confined within thei
: respective dwellings or places OF abode
d and to obey such rules and regulation
y as may be adopted Dy the Board {
: Health in the premises, and such order
/ as may be issued by the Health Com
: mission er under the laws and ord
nances of the city, or the rules OF Sal
: board of health; and any person failln
to comply with the requirements OF th
Isection shall, upon conviction fherro
ba fined not less than ten nor NOR
than Ore Hundred Dollars.
SEC. 9-Any person suffering tIOI
any contagious or infectious diseas,
who shall willfully expose himself i
any street, public place or conveyance
d or any person having the care, charg
e or control of any such person IN th
le CITY or within ten miles there Of, VIII
q snail permit such exposure; or an
lie person who gives, lends, sells. trans
20 mits or exposes any clothing, beddin
rags or other thing or things whic
Ihave been exposed to injection; an
any person who shall let any other pc
= son any house, room or part OF hou!
| in which any person has been confne
bv reason of any such disease, withol
to having such sick room or house con
pletelY disinfected to the satisfaction
the Board of Health, shall, Cd convi
Il ion, ne fined not less than ten or mo
be than 500 for each and every offense.
y SEC 10-The proprietor OF any hots
y; boarding house, tenement house, lod
VI ing house, or other place in this cit
tn shall in the event of any person iivir
F IN such house becoming afflicted vi
I'D auy such disease, at once notify u
ne Board of Health thereof in writin
90 For neglscting to give the notice fere
I'd provided, the person SO offending sha
e. on conviction, be fined not less thu
ed ten nor more than 500 for each al
every offense.
SEC, 1l-Whenever any person
nv railroad train coming into I'll
city shall show symptoms inoloatl
an attack of small pox or other cont
a .ious or infectious disease or when "
my such facts shall come to the know
9igg .dee of the conductor or person
- y, a rpA nf anv SIlch train. as shall lie