The Daily Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 18??-189?, 1896-03-02
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY
SEATTLE,-COnfiu

| IIUu LNIV- and annual rpJ
port of the affairs Of his Office, including
natal mortuary and other sanitary sta
| tistics.
Sec. 6. Whenever the health officer shall
| certfy to the board of health that any
building or any part thereof is for any
| sanitary cause unfit for human habita-
tlon said board may issue an order, to be
afflXed conspicuously on the building, and
! Where practicable, to be served on the
! oWEer, agent or occupant, requiring all
! persons to yacate such building or apart
/ IhenC at and until such time as the board
/ may determine. The cause of vacation
| snaH be stated in the order.
3ec. T. Whenever case Of smallpox,
yeIoW feXer, Asiatic cholera or other in
IeGIous disease is reported to the health
oIIlcer, ne Shall Immediately visit the
premises where the person is and If he
small IND such reported disease or any
InIeGtlous disease on such premises, he
SnaL forthwith cause to be DISPLAYED a
qu;a1rantlne flag in a conspicuous place on
Sdiu premises, and post upon the doors
way a placard setting forth the fact thatl
infectious disease exists therein and the
name of such disease.
Sec. 3. The health officer shall in,Tae-
alate-y report to the chief of police, city
ScnooI superintendent, the principals Of
PrlYate and other schools within the city
ana the librarian of the Seattle public IL
Drary, the names and residences of every
person sick of the diseases in section 7
OF ms article enumerated or any other
contagious or infectious disease he NAV
oeem dangerous to the public health.
pee. y. 1t shall be the duty of the city
scnooI superintendent, the principals OF
private and other schools within the city
ana the librarian of the Seattle public
ncrary, when so notified, to refuse ad-
anlttance to the public or private or other
SCHOOLS or library to any member of a
4ousehoId in which any of the aforesaid
diseases are found until advised by the
d IeadIn oIncer that there is no longer any
Danger from contagion.
sec. 10. Every physician in the city
snaE Immediately report to the health
4Llcer IN writing every patient he shall
nid c17fy
low teVer, Asiatic cholera, smallpox diph-
tnerla or scarlatina, or such other infec-
LiCus disease as is or may be specified
9y ordinance, and shall report every
death occurring from any Such disease
Immediately; also, every householder in
the city shall report forthwith to the
OF MS or her house whom he or She shall
nave reason to believe to be sick of anv
such disease, and any death from any
house. u "oi
Sec Il. The health officer shall keep
record of all births, deaths, interments
Sec. II. All physicians and midWiyes
IN the city shall report in writing to the
neaIth officer within tWenty-four hours
az D 1Io ana deaths occurring in his Dr.
Sec. 10. The board of health through
ana with the cooperation Of the board
OF puoIlc works, with the consent of the
city council may locate, establish and
MAINTAIN hospitals and pest-houses and
discontinue and remove the same when
ever necessary for the preservation Of
the public health, and may appoint and
remove at pleasure such physicians nd
nurses as may be necessary to maintain
the efficiency Of the same; and may cause
to be removed thereto and kept therein
any person affected with any contagious
or infectious disease.
Sec. IA. No person shall remove a per-
son affected with any contagious or in
fictitious disease from any house or place
within the city limits to any other house
Wi hnI1 fIrr 49,.
the health officer.
Sec. Is. The board of health shall with
the consent Of the city council appoint a
sanitary inspector, who shall be market
inspector, inspector of sewers and inspec-
tor OF plumbing, of water, steam and gas
or an Buildings within the city. Such
inspector shall have the powers Of a DO
Hceman and must be a practical plumber
His duties shall be such as are or may
pc prescribed by ordinance. The city
council shall by ordinance regulate the
plumbing of all buildings with due regard
Tor the health of the city.
sec. 10. The board of health may pre-
claim such guarantees and establish and
declare such quarantine districts and sta
tons as may in its judgment be neces-
sary Tor the preservation of-public health,
aha may appoint and remove at pleasure
Sec. IT, All vessels arriving at Inc port
OF Seattle from ports which have been
vessels arriving from any place where
there is prevailing at the time Of DE-
paIlure any contagious, infectious or pes
tilentia1 disease, are subject to quaran-
tine, and must be by the master, owner,
pllot or consignee, reported to the quar-
anime officer without delay. Such YES
ScTlped by the board of health until the
quarantine officer has boarded the same
and given the order required by law.
Sec. 10. The board of health shall make
rules and regulations relating to the dis
position of the sick and deceased arriy-
ing on any ship or vessel, and the city
council shall provide by ordinance for
the recovery of all expenses and charges
INCURRED in their treatment or burial.
Sec. 49, The board of health may, when
L raey oeem II necessary, require all rail-
before the same shall stop at any depot
or station in the city, to stop at any
Iocanty selected and established for quar-
anime purposes, and to leave there all
such persons, with their stores and bag
gage, as the health officer shall deem
necessary so to be left for the health Of
Sec. 20. The board of health shall make
such rules and regulations for the gov
efrHment OF the quarantine of the health
OF the cIty as from time to time the pub
nc nea!tn may require, and the physicians
or health officers in charge of any quar-
antlne station or place shall have mower
70 enforce such regulations as may be
NECESSARY Tor the proper management
thereof, and it shall be the duty Of ali
persons IN quarantine, and all agents, Of
ncerS, policemen or others employed by
the city In or about said quarantine sta
lions or places to carry out and obey the
same. ' 40
Sec. q. 1t shall be unlawful to disinter
or exhume from a grave, vault, cemetery
or other burial place within the cftv. or
owned by the city, or to deposit therein
or remove from the city, the BODY Of any
deceased person, without first causing to
De lied at the health office a certificate
signed by legally qualified physician
OF coroner, setting forth as nearly as nos
Sioie the name, age, sex, color, place OF
olrth, occupation, date, locality and
cause of death of such decedent. and oh
tain from the health officer a written per-
init therefor.
Sec. 22. The health officer shall pre-
pare book of blank permits in proper
form containing stubs, on which. as Well
as IN the permits, shall be entered BY
the health officer a record giving the
name, age, sex, nativity, cause of death
ana place of burial of each person to be
buried, and when a permit is issued for
d1slnterment. or removal of remains the
record shall also show the destination
of the remains.
nance provide for the enforcement Of
such orders and regulations as the board
OF heatth may adopt and the council APP
prove, providing also for all expenses in
CURED IN carrying out the same. And in
addition to the powers in this article
enumerated. the health officer and the
members of the board of health may adj
minister oaths on matters connected with
the department, and shall have such other
powers and authority as may be pre-
scribed by ordinance of the city council
or by general law. The city council shall
provide for the maintenance of all indi-
gent families during the continuance Of
their enforced quarantine.
Sec. "a. The city council shall pass all
such ordinances, and provide therein such
penalties, as will carry out the intent