The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-07-27
AN ORDINANCE

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ton OF contagious diseases
Within the city OF Ocals. ard &c
make regulations for the sccur.
ing at the general health within
sa,d CITY, and to provide Tor tne
lca.eeat Of nuisances.
Be it ordained by the City Council
Of thu Lily OF Oeala
Section 1. Whenever any physi-
clan shall know or apprehend that
any person whom he is called to
visit, or who is brought to him for
examination, is infected with yell
low fever, smallpox cholera. diph-
liberia, scarlet fever, or any other
disease dangerous to the public
health, be snail Immediately give
notice thereof to the president of
the board of health; and it sbali be
the duty of said Board of Health,
upon such report being made, to
at once take such precautions IS
shall be adjudged best fof the safe
ty of the inhabitants of said city
Sec 2. The City Board of Health
is authorized TO make such quaran-
tine and sanitary regulations as
may be az any time Immediately
necessary 20 prevent the spread of
disease. II
Sec. 5 All garbage and decayed
matter detrimental 20 the public
health shall be taken at least one
quarter of A mile out of the CRY
limits and destroyed; and no per-
son shall keep upon his Or her
premises any such matte, or de-
posis the same in the streets of the
city.
Sec. d. No diseased, decayed or
unwholesome animal, fish. shellfisb,
meats, vegetables Or fruits shall be
sold or off ered for sale within this
city.
Sec. 5. Any one who shall create,
contribute to or maintain a NUS
ance which is prejudicial to. or
which tends to injure the health of
the citizens of this city shall be
deemed guilty of a violation Of this
ordinance.
Sec. 6. No removal of buildings,
drainage of low lands, excavations,
or gradings of streets shall be
made between May and Novem-
Der IS of any year within this city,
without permission for that pur-
pose first had and obtained of the
City Board of Health.
Sec ?. No human remains shall
be dislnterred or removed from
any place within this city without
permission Of the Board of Health.
Sec. s. All deaths occurring
within the city shall be reported to
the City Board of Health by the
attending physician or head of
family, In accordance with the
forms prescribed By said Board of
Health, such report to be made by
such attending physician or head
of family at the office Of the city
clerk within twelve hours after the
death occurs; suitable banks for
making such reports will be fur
nished by the city clerk upon ar-
plication.
Sec. 9. All births occurring
within this city shall be reported
within five days by the attending
physician or head of familyto said
Board Of Health, in accordance
with the form prescribed by said
Board.
Sec. 10. No person shall be in
tered within this city without a
death certificate being furnished
by the attending physician to the
City Board of Health, and a burial
permit being issued By the clerk
of sal city. -
Sec. II. Upon written notice
from the Board of Health, superin-
tendents of all institutions Of
learning, the school boards and
principals of schools within this
city are forbidden to admit as pu-
pills any child or person who can
not produce satisfactory evider ce
of having been successfully vacci-
mated; aud, after such notic>, no
owner or manager of any manufac-
tory within this city shall admit
for employment any person who
cannot produce like evidence of
having been so vaccinated.
Sec. II Persons dying from
diphtheria, scarlet fever, smallpox,
4Asiatic cholera. leprosy, typhus
fever or yellow fever are required
TO be buried or crenated within
six hours FROM the time Of death.
Sec. IS. Persons dying from all
diseases except those mentioned in
the preceding section must be in