The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-16
THE CHARTER or THE CRY or
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

- sES 0eAF1 q monthly &rG Anauaf re-
Iert q the affairs e his o4fice. including
tlsilcS.
Sc. 5 Whenever the healsA officer shall
Stslss 10 tie 5osri Of health that any
psasalaE or any part thereof IS Tor any
sanitary cause uEsit for human hahlsa-
sas.a. sAa1 board may issue al order. TO Re
aftaAea coHspicssoussy On the building. aud
Were practicable 10 hss served an TIE
SNEeF. agent or occupant. requiring all
xetsSns % Nscate suca building or apart
r us, a sisa ansl such time as the board
ntdA determine. TIE cause " vacation
sh4A y stated in tie order.
-. Whenever case OF s-teispox.
S'.ssw asNSr. As5aftc cholera or other In
te.1-o1s eisease - reported TO the health
ofitcer, he shall Immediately visit ne
premises where the person Is. ana n ~
shah ina snch reported disease or any
lnteetfeas disease Oh such premises ia
shall forthwith cause 10 he s4isniavca 4
quarantine nag IN n conspicuous plaen ON
SAD premises; and post upon the door
Infectious disease exists therein ana ina
meme or such disease.
Sec. S The health officer sAsii sunsne-
diately report 70 the Grief OF pclScN. cftv
school superintendent. the prlucinals ~
private and other schools within the city
and the librarian or the Seattle psss,ilr IL
agary. the names and residences az every
person sick % the diseases IN section :
or thts article enumerated or any ether
contagious or infectious disease he may
deem dangerous 90 the puhlic health.
seho0l superintendent. the principals or
private and other schools Within the city,
and the librarian Of the ssstsle pu5llo
library. when 50 notified. 20 refuse adj
mlttsnce 10 the public or private or other
schools or library 70 any member cf a
AcGSenoid In which any or the aforesaid
diseases are found until advised by the
health officer that there Is no longer any
Danger from ccntagfon.
Sec. To- Every physician in the city
shall Immediately report 70 the health
OttfNfr tn writing raflfnf Ia SAcU
have sick OF iyphus. typhoid. ship or yel-
low fever. Asta3ic cholera smallpox. dipa-
theria or seariatiiaa, or such other iniec,
tiotis disease as IS or may be specified
by ordinance. ard shall repor, every
death occurring from any such disease
immediately: also. every householder ~
health officer the name OF every inmate
OF his or her house whom he or she shall
have reason 70 believe 20 be sick of any
such disease. and any death from any
such disease occurring at his or her
house.
Sec. H. The health officer shall keep
n record OF al births. deaths. tnterments
AMI cTeinations occurring ia the city.
Sec. j. All physicians and nadwives
In the city shall report in writing 90 the
all births and deaths occurring in his or
her practice
Sec Isl The board OF health through
and with the cooperation or the board
Of public works. with the consent or the
city council may locale. establish and
maintain hospitals and pest-housea and
dsccntinus and remove the same when.
ever necessary for tho preservation of
the public health. and may appoint ana
remove at pleasure such physicians ana
nurses as may be necessary 70 MAINTAIN
the efficiency OK the same, and may cause
% be removed thereto and kept therein
any person affected with any contagious
or infectious disease.
son affected with any contagious or In
fecfi0us disease from any house or place
within the city limits to any other house
or place without the written permission or
Sec. Is. The board OF health shah with
the consent OF the city council appoint q
sanitary inspector. who shall sc market
Inspector, Inspector Of sewers and inspee-
tor OF p.umhlng. or water. steam and Eas
Of all buildings within the city. Suea
inspector shall have the powers Of po-
Iceman and must he a practical plumber.
His duties shall be such as are or nsty
be- prescribed by ordinance The city
council shall ny ordnance regulate the
plunhing Of ali buildings with due regard
for the health of the city.
Sec. I6 The board OF health may pro-
claim such guarantees and establish ard
declare such quarantine districts aud sta
tions as may In It's Judgment be neces-
sary for the preservation OF public health,
and may appoint and remove At pleasure
a Quarantine officer.
see, n, All vessels arriving at the port
OF Seattle from ports which have been
legally declared infested ports. and All
there Is prevailing at the time or de-
parture any contagious. infectious or pes
tilentiaI disease. are subject 70 quafah-
tine. and must be by tho master. owner.
pilot or eonsignee. reported TO the quar-
antine officer without delay. sucn a Nes-
sci must not cross line drawn as pre-
scrihed bv the board OF health until the
quarantine officer has boarded the same
and given the order required by law.
SEC ~ The hoard OF health shall make
rules and regulations relating 70 s ne as
Ing on any ship or vessel, ana the cry
cnnnciI shall provide by ordinance fer
the recovery. OF all expenses ana cn,a,fsss
see 49, The board OF health may. when
they deem IL necessary require al rall-
road cars or other public conveyances,
before the same shall stop al any depot
ar station in the city. 10 stop at any
locality selected and established Tor quar-,
antine purposes, and 20 leave there al
such persons. with their stores ana pag-
sage ne the health officer shall deem
necessary 80 10 pe left for the health OF
the city. -.
Sec %. The boari OF health shall make
sneh rules and regulations for the g9v-
.rrmeut OF the quarantine OF the healfh
~ the city "a from time 70 time ihe pup
lie health m@y require, ana ans pnysicians
or health officers I'm charge OF any guar
anftnA station or place shall have power
10 enforce such regulations as may oe
necessary for the proper Hanagensnis
thereof. and II shall De the duty or al
versions in quarantine and al agents, OF
aaars ,.aftee-1aen or others employed by
the citv hi or about said quarantine sta
lions or places 60 carry out ana oDey ths
So q. II shall be unlawful 10 disinter
or exhume from grave, vault, Cemetery
or other burial place within the CITY. or
owned bv the city, or 20 deposit therein.
ar rsrnove from the city. the body OF any
deceased person. without first causing %
be fled at the health Office certinca1e
signed by a Legally dualned physscsah
or coroner. setting forth an nearly as pos.
slble the name. age, sex. color. place %
Nirfn occupation, date. aGchlty afu
cause OF Death Of such decedeutf ana On
tain from the heath officer Written per-
- ss- "a The health Officer shall pre-
pare a book Of blank permits IN proper
form containing stubs. on WHICH as "ru
as IN the permits a9sA - 1870 1870 .s.
name age sex, nativity. cause OF ueath
ard n,aee 81 burial 81 sacn person 70 pe
buried, and when a perni, - tssuea -
dfsinferfrent or removal cf remains. no
record rbaa also show tns destination
Of the remains.
nance Ysrovide for the ena0rer1nent @,
ef4eh orders and regulations as the hoard
~ heaftn may adopt and the council np-
s.rov. provlding also for al expenses in-
currsd In carving out the same: Ara IN
addition n TIE powers - ta's 49,
rneyphera IN the board Of health fDay n1-
,,ssrfasar eaths on matters connected with
the fanars-n@Est and stall have sbcn cansr
ssseS 81, ar4luar1cA Of the ely council
~, ~ syererag saw. The city oonDcii anah
prosise for the maintenance or al Lfssi.
srrut families during TIE continuance OF
t6eir enforced quarantine. =.
-. ~ Ths, city councii shall pass az
&c., o~43uance~ and provide tBsreln Et,cn
,,nnstft@s. a. viii carry our ire intent
and enforce the provisions " s'44o Ae'~'S-