Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1893-05-18


a health officer for the city, who shall be
OK ofiieio member eE the A@as3 N Aea9tA,
and its executive ofsieeN and she NSss4 ~
health as thus constituted SAAll, @lAqsq
their ss,eeessess in eGsse@ ave d@tS eHs's,
niged, persessa all the esstkess Ass,s have A9l
POWERS that are stvea 80 AQss,sS ~ Ae'SlRA
by the general statutes QA eAte sassFA.
Src, 4 tsyesv AesAaA e,fRees al9l2,}lhiSA
under the pz0Sssssszss III This essglksaSse
shalt be, wSeaeves the sasaA ~ R'iaSat
cable, = seeasasla s}aSSSsSfs, ana
shall hold his esissse CsAsfats tate R'sestt@
II the naas&, aAd AARa4 Dis st}S@ast,i
shall have Aeaa ese9y sSrSltteA ara
QuSlSsseNs, sa& sA e,sSa ~ slte QsSshr-
renee ii 3 Naassse.V IN Afs 2,fES& zoe
hoard ii AesalA shah lfaltSt(iistSN 4HA
the Ssssse ev q rev superintendent, Sit}'h
health o.sssas shall Qleis'lify AS tsikihs ielie
Constitutional eatA 81 QfliSe,, md ~ en-
serssss S@tss a Ae,hA With ssiA Qiie1. #ieh
two on sasete salfRs,isssf sslrsseits IN she
\ gesaa Sam III one AhfsAreA @lo,llSTs GoitT-
\ AilSease,s ser tAa 8slStA8a Rssaiafasshte I'll
X his &sstFes ~ s2sSA ftesIth Q5ihoeh
SIC. s. THE Ae,ssA al hesFh she'll,
h immediately after essA Sstiftisl a. 6el91r
\ organization report 10 the seste bHsfd III
Aea9iA the aa8es 9,asSeifiita addresses
and occupations Of tie chairman, clark
and health atssiae5r thereof sh6 ihssl Ffsis
a >6ra5iat report whenever, f5f &hg tr&is-
son, a new hsa1tA e,slieaf is appointed
SEC. z. III sAaalRsa tlte AbtY ii 2Ne,tS
health aossiasr appointed tnttst tlie PRO-
X VISIONS al this ordinance upon die elsr-
peIasance cd smallpox, Gllfthe'ia, ses3liie,t
\ fessa, Asi4iie cholera of other dangerous
contagious disease Within this 9,icg lifa-
n0eaIat(y to Investigate aA the 9;i1,ehgSg-
stances attendant np3n The flnfahlalnce al
ssach disease and to make fhll Gaipe,it
4 thereof TO the board al which he is aa
executive officer, and also Ito the state
4 board of health: and 1T sh&ll be the Gaty
OF such health OFFICER at aal Times p10qapa-
\ ly TO take such measures ion the pr0seTs-
tlon, suppression An6 control al the dr.
seases herein named, as may in his lsads-
nnenf he neeaful and proper, subject TO
the approval OF the board of which he is
a member, and it shall be the duty OF
every health officer to keep and transmit
TO his successor in Office record of all
his official acts.
Sec. s. The term dangerous conta-
gious disease" as used in this ordinance
shall be construed and understood to
mean such diseases as the state board of
health shall designate as contagious and
dangerous to the public health; and
health officers shall make report to the
| state board Of health concerning the pro-
gress Of such diseases and concerning the
measures used for their prevention and
control with such frequency as to keep
the board fully informed with regard
thereto, or at such intervals as the said
board may direct.
| Sec. o. Whenever any physician re-
siding and practicing in the state shall
know that any person within the city
limits Of the City OF Aberdeen whom he
shall be called upon to visit is sick with
smallpox, scarlet fever, diptheria Asatic
cholera or other dangerous contagious
diseases he shall Immediately give
notice thereof to the board Of health
OF this city, and any physician who
shall refuse or neglect to give
such notice for period of forty
eight hours SHALL on conviction thereof
be liable to a penalty of not less than
five nor more than twenty-five dollars for
each day OF such refusal or neglect after
the expiration of said forty-eight hours !:
Provided, That the notices herein TO-
quired may be sent by mail, and notices
so mailed or given within the time spec-
fed shall be deemed compliance with
the provisions of this section.
Sec. TO-. All expenses incurred in car
, rying out the provisions OF this ordinance,
or any of them, shall be paid by tho City
of Aberdeen.
SEC. IL. 1t shall be the duty of the
health officer appointed under the provis-
ions of this ordinance, and of each MEM
Der OF the board of health of this city, to
report to the state board of health any
information he may receive of any case
OF smallpox, cholera, yellow fever or ty-
plus fever within three days after receiv-
ing any notification or information of the
existence OF such disease within the CITY
s and such health officer or member of the
!, board of health of this city who shall fail
f or neglect to comply with the provisions
of this section shall be liable to a penalty
OF not less than ten dollars nor more than
!, one hundred dollars for each day of such
c neglect or refusal to comply with the pro.
9 visions of this section.
SEC. ~. Any person violating any o.
the provisions of this ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
may be prosecuted by the authorities Of
this city in the name OF the people of the
State OF Washington, or such violation
:, may be redressed by civil action, at the
option OF said city authorizes; and any
|, person found guilty of violation of thi.
i ordinance may be imprisoned in the city
t Jail until the penalty and costs of sucf
g prosecution shall have been paid; such
S imprisonment rot to exceed thirty days
j SEC. 10. The members of the board o
: health Of this city shall receive as com
e pensation for services rendered, the sun
e OF three dollars per day or fraction thereo
q for the time they are actually engaged il
: the performance of their duties heieun
: der; the amount to be peid out OF tn,
= general fund of the city.
= SEC. II. The health officer appointed
hereunder shall receive as compensation
for his services the sum of eight ant
s 33-100 dollars per month, payable out Q
; the general fund of this city monthly
It and in addition thereto the actual neces
IS sary expenses incurred by him in tn
# course of his duties.
d SEC. Is. This ordinance shall TAX
q effect and be in force from and after it
p passage and publication.
|. Passed May II, 1898.
A. G. LITTLE, Mayor.
Attest: ALBERT w. Bush,