The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-06-27


prsone,i not exceeding three months, or by both
such fine and imprisonment
ARTICLEV.
OFFENsEs AFFECTING PUBLIC HEALTH.
SECTION. l CONTAGIOUS DIsEAsEs.-It shall
be the duty of every practicing physician in the
Town OF Shelton, to notify the mayor or councll
of said town, in writing, of every case of con-
tageous or infectious disease in the town, within
twelve hours after the existence OF such disease
shall come to his knowledge. And should any
physician refuse or neglect to comply with the
requirements of this section he shall, upon
conviction, be fined in any sum not exceeding
One hundred dollars. PROVIDED that the
words contagious or infectious diseases" snail
be construed to mean small pOx, scarlet fever,
diptheria, cholera or any strictly dangerous
or contagious diseases only
SEC. 2. SAME.-It shall be the duty of the
owner or occupant of any house, store, .build-
ing or tenement, in such town, in which any
person may be who has any of the contagious
or infectious diseases mentioned in the last pre-
ceeding section, to give notice in writing to the
mayor or council within twelve hours after the
existence of such disease shall have come to
his knowledge and to give notice to the public
Immediately, of the existence of such house,
store building or tenement by placing yello W
flag, i'll some conspicuous place OH the prem l.
seS. and any such owner or occupant VINO
shall fail, refuse neglect to give such notice
as aforesaid shall be fined in any sum not ex-
ceeding One hundred dollars.
SEC. g. SAME.-Any person having any con-
tageoIs disease shall not go out in public, nor
pass ON house to house, or from building to
building, nor appear in any public place in
said town, until he or she shall have so far
recovered from such disease as to preclude all
dangers of injection; and any person violating
the provisions of this section shall be fined
not exceeding One hundred dollars.
SEC. A. SELLING DISEASED OR UNwHoLEsoME
PHOyISIoNs.-Every person who shall knowing
ly sell any kind of diseased, corrupted or un-
wholesome provisions, whether for meat or
drink without making the same fully known
to the buyer, shall on conviction thereof be
fined pyptp1inp One hundred dollars and
imprisoned not longer than thirty days or fined
only
ARTICLE VI.
RELATING TO VAGRAECY.
SECTION. l. DEFINITION-A vagrant under
the meaning and provisions OF this ordinance,
shall be deemed to be
LIST. Any able bodied person over the age of six
teen years who not having visible means to
maintain himself, lives idly. without employ
ment and without any settled place of abode, or
who shall be found wandering about and
lodging III out houses, sheds, lumber yards, sa-
looms, bawdy houses or places other than such
as are kept for lodging purposes or who shall be
found treSpassing i'll the night time upon the
premises of others and not giving good account
of himself.
ind Any able bodied person over the age of
sixteen years, found wandering abroad, or 60
ing from door to door, or appearing in any
street or other public place, begging or receiv-
ing aims.
3rd. Any person, who, living idly, without
employment associates with thieves, burglars
or other criminals, or frequents places. having
the reputation OF being the resort OF thieves
burglars or other criminals.
| 4th. Any lewd and dissolute person who lives
| in and about houses of il-fame, or any COM
| mon prostitute or common drunkard.
SEC. ,. PUNISHMENT. Every person con-
victcd OF vagrancy shall pay fine of not ex-
ceeding fifty dollars, or be imprisoned i'll the
| Town Jail not exceeding thirty days Or be both
| fined and imprisoned.
| ARTICLE VII.
| MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
SECTION WORDS. Whenever in any or
| dinance. words importing the plural number or
| the masculine gender are used, they shall be
construed TO include the singular number the
| feminine gender, although distributive words 10
| that effect may not be used
| SEC. 2. COSTS OF ROSECUTION.-W henever
any person shall be convicted of offense
against any ordinance of the Town of Shelton
| he shall be adjudged TO pay, in addition to the
| fine imposed, the costs OF the prosecution and
| in default of the payment of such fine and
| costs he shall be imprisoned in the town jail
until such fine and costs are paid or until he be
| discharged by due process of law; aid shall
moreover be liable to work out such costs anG
| fine upon the streets of said town under the su
pervisOn OF the Town marshall as provided by
| law.
SEC. 8. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publication in the
| MASON COUNTY JOURNAL.
| Approved June II 1890. ". II. CLARK,
Attest WILL d, BALDWIN Clerk. Mayor protein