The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-03
THE CHARTER or THE CITY Oh
SEATrLE.-gontinue

70 Tie ocard a monthly and annual re-
port OF the affairs OF his Office. Including
tistlcs
Sec: s Whenever the health officer shall
cesL1y 20 the board Cf healeh Ghat any
building or any part thereof IS for any
sanitary cause unit for human haolta-
usil. said board may issue al order. TO -
au1AeG conSpscuooS-y on the building. sud
Were practicahle. 70 be served On taa
oNher, agent or occupant. requiring Sd
nsFSsns % yRcate such building or apart
usenk 81 and until such time as the hoard
may determine TIE cause OF vacation
shaa na stated In the order.
80 !: whenever Il case or smallpox
yel.ow fever. Asiatis cholera or other In
feSs-ols disease Is reported TO che health
ofFcer, he shall Immediately yisfs The
p ss .e waers the person Is. and II hs
infectious disease on such premises. Ia
shall forthwith cause 70 % clspszyed q
quarantine Tag in a conspicuous place or
way a piac-ard setting forth the faet tnat
Infectious disease exists therein ana the
name OF sItch disease
SEQ. s The health officer ssay sr,ne-
diately report 10 the cAsef OF poke. city
school superintendent. the prsncipass ..
and the librarian OF the Seattle public IL
brary the names and residences OF every
person sick OF the diseases IN section
or this article enumerated or any other
contagious or infectious disease rs may
deem dangerous 20 the pulls health.
Sec. ?. IT shall De the duty % the CITY
school superintendent. the principals ot
private and ether schools within the city.
and the librarian OF the Seattle puA.td
library, when 50 notified. 70 refuse Gd-
nitttance 20 the public or private or other
schools or library % any member q a
household tn which any OF thu Aforesaid
diseases ara found unkl advised by the
health officer that there Ii no longer any
danger from contaEfon.
Sec. 70 Every physician in the city
shall Immediately report 20 the health
officer IN writing every patient 10 shall
low fever. Asiatic cholera, smallpox, diph-
iberia or scarlafina. or SUCH other inIec-
tleus disease as - or may ne specihed
death occurring from aay such disease
Immediately. also. every householder n
the city shall report forthwith TO the
OF his or her house whom he or she shall
have reason 20 believe 10 be sick or any
such disease. and any death from eny
such disease occurring at ais or her
horse.
Sec II. The health offscer shall keep
a record OF all births. deaths. tnternents
Sec Il All physicians and raldwives
IN the city shall report IN writing 20 the
health officer within twenty-four hours
All births and Deaths occurring an ais or
Sec. Is. The board or health through
and with the cooperation or the hoard
city council. may locate, establish and
maintain hospitals and pest-houses and
discontinue and remove the Same when
ever necessary for the preservation oI
the public health. and may appoint and
remove at pleasure such physicians ana
nurses as may be necessary 70 maintain
the efficiency OF the same; and may cause
to be removed thereto and kept therein
any person affected with any contagious
or infections disease.
son affected with any contagious or IN
fictitious disease from any house or place
within the city limits 70 any other house
or place without the written permission OF
Sec. II. TIE board OF Health shall with
the consent OF the city council appoint a
sanitary Inspector. who shan De inArkes
Inspector inspector OF sewers and fnspec-
tor OF plumbing, OF water, steam and gas
Of all buildings within the city. Such
inspector shall have the powers or q po-
liceman and must be a pracueal plumber.
His duties shall be such as are or may
be prescribed by ordinance. The CITY
council shall by ordinance regulate thu
plumbing OF AL buildings with due regard
for the health OF the city.
Sec Is The board OF health may pre-
claim such guarantees and establish ana
declare such quarantine districts and sta
tons as may IN its Judgment ps nsSes-
sary for the preservation OF pubic nesltn.
and may appoint and remove AT pseaslIs
quarantine officer.
Sec. H.. AL vessels arriving ct the port
OF Seattle from ports which nave peen
vessels arriving from any place where
there Is prevailing at the time or de-
parture any Contagious. infectioas or pes
fflential disease, are subject TO Quaran-
tine. and must Re by shs master. owner,
piiot or consigned reported to the quar-
antine officer without Sslayi sucn YES
scrlbed BY the board OF health until ths
Quarantine officer has boarded the same
and given the order required oy law.
rules and regulations relating TO the dis
position OF the sick and deceased arriv-
Ing on any snip or vesssl. ara the cry
council shall provide by ordinance Tor
the recovery OF al expenses aud charges
incurred in their treatment or burial.
Sec. 70. Tho board Of health may, when
they deem 10 necessary, require al rail-
road cars or other pubic oonveyan
before tho same shall step az any depot
or station In the city, e. stop al any
antlns purposes, and 10 leave there al
sneh persons. with their stores ana nat-
gage, as the health ofncer spah aeen
necessary so to De left for the health or
See. b. The board OF health shall maks
such rules and regulations Tor the gey-
errrnent of the quarantine or the health
Of the city "a from time 70 time the pto-
lie health may require, and ahe physicians
or health officers In charge OF any guar
antine station or place shall Rave power
10 enforce such regulations as may 0e
necessary for the proper management
thereof, and u shan be the duty % sn
acers policemen or others employed by
INA city IN or about said quarantine sta
tons or places 20 carry ohl anu "SeJ ITO
Sec q. II shall be unlawful 70 disinter
or exhufuA from a grave vault. cemetery
or other burial place within the city, or
owned by the city, or 10 deposit tnerein,
or remove from the city, the body or any
deceased person. without first causing 20
be fled at the health Office q certificate
signed by legally q9allle1 ,physician
or coroner setting forth as nearly as pos
slhie tho name, age. sex, color, pace Q,
birth occupation, date. aocality ana
cause or death OF such decsde1ts and oD-
tain from the health officer written Per-
seo' ~ The health offlcer shall pre-
mare a baok Of blank permits In proper
sorna containing stubs, on which, well
az IN the permits, shall 10 entered by
ne health officer n record giving the
name age, sex, nativity, cause or dsafh
and place OF burial OF each person 70 Be
buried. and when a permit is Issued for
Advancement or removal or remains, ths
OF the remains.
SEC ~ ira city council shah By ordi-
rer~A fyrovid@ Sar the enforcement o.
ss,,eh orders and regulations az tns board
az health may adopt and tho council en-
prove providing also for al expenses in-
CURED Ia carrying out the sane ana "a
addition 20 the powers IN fhiz article
enumerated ths health efhcer and tbs
members az no board or healfn may ad-
rrYtr,seser oaths on matters connected with
ire denartfnsnt end shall Rave such other
fav-ers and authority as may De- pre-
scrfbed ~ ordinance OF tns cEy eoInc,.
ar ~ general law. Trs city e5uDcL snau
y~ox84e fer the mainte1ascs or all igsct-
CERT families during fns ecnInnanes ot
the4r enforced quarantine.
c@a 81 The city council ensN pass al
sffeh ordinances. and provide therein stlca