The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-07
RuLIHGS OF BOARD OF HEALTH.


Be it resolved. by the board Of county com
missioners Of Sherman county, duly organized
and sitting as Q county local board OF health in
and for said county, that the following rules
and regulations for the prevention. manage
ment and suppression Of small DOE, scarlet
fever, and any and all Other gious diseases,
prescribing rules for the quarantine Of all per
sons and places infected, OF that have been eK-
posed 20 such contagious disease, in said county,
and prescribing penalties for the violation OF
said rules and regulations, be and the same are
hereby adopted:
FiFst-It shall be the duty Of the county
health officer Of said Sherman county, Kansas,
duly appointed as such by this board, wherein
he shall have knowledge OF the existence of any
infectious OF contagious disease, OF that any
person, place or premises in said county has or
is infected with any such disease, or that any
person or persons have been exposed thereto, to
at once see that such person, place or premises
be at once secluded and qu9rantined, and that
thereafter during the time that such quarantine
shall remain in force it shall be unlawful for any
person or persons other than regular pFactle-
ing physician to approach, enter OF leave SAID
place or premises so quarantiGed, infected OF
occupied By any such person or persons injected
with, OF has been exposed TO any such cOnta-
premises so quaFantined, except by permission
OF and under the supervision of the Chairman Of
this board, until such time as the said county
local board of health shall raise said quarantine
/
local board of health until said person and
place shall have been thoroughly disinteeted
and fumigated under the direction and super
vision Of the local health officer Of this board.
SecOld-That it shall be unlawful for any
person or persons occupying any premises under
quarantine in said Sherman county, Kansas, to
hang outside the house any clothing or bedding
during the time OF such quarantine or 70 permit
any person or persons, except such as are duly
authorized to enter upon such premises during
said time.
Third-It shall be unlawful for any person
within said Sherman county, Kansas, who has
| been exposed to any contagious disease to go
upon any street, public highway, or to enter
| upon the premises OF another within twenty
| days after being so exposed.
! FOUrth-It shall be unlawful for any person or
persons to hold any communication or attempt
| to hold any communication with any person Oe-
! cupying any premises so quarantlned IN said
| Sherman county, Kansas, except by permission
of the chairman Of this board,
Fitth-lt shall be unlawful for any pTacticlng
physician who visits any case or cases of cOnta-
| giOUs disease in said Sherman county Kansas
/ to afterWard appear upon any street, or public
| highway, or to enter any premises Of another
until he shall have changed mis- clothing.
! SiXth-It shall De the duty of the sheriff OF
| Sherman county, Kansas, to execute all orders
of this board and to enforce its rules and regu.
| latiOns, and to employ and deputize such per
! sons as may be necessary for a strict enforce
ment of the same
! Seventh-Any person violating any rule or re.
gulatiOns of this board as herein set forth shall
! be guilty of misdemeanOT, and upon cOnVic
| ton thereof in any court in said Sherman coun
| ty, Kansas, shall be punished by a fine in any
sum not exceeding one hundred dollars, or by
! Imprisonment in the county Jail for period
not to exceed thirty days, or by both such fine
/ and Imprisonment
| Eighth-These rules shall take effect and be
| in force form and after their adoption and pub
! LEGATION in handful form.
Adopted May l, 1897. 6. W. TEAGARDEN,
Chairman.