The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-06-02
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

lects to give such notice, he shall be fined not
less than fifty nor more than two hundred
dollars
SAC The boards of health in the several
cities towns aud counties shall cause a rec.
ord TO be kept oi ali reports received in pIIr-
suance OF the preceding sections, and such
records SNAIL contain the names of all per-
sons VINO are SICK with infectious or cOntag-
1ous diseases, the locaiti in which they live
the disease with which they are affected TO-
gether with the dale and the names OF the
persons reporting such cases, ard the record
OF quarantine isolation, distinction and
other preventive measures. The BOARD of
health shall give the school boards of their
respective counties, cities or towns immedi-
ate Information of all such cases of infectious
or contagious disease reported to them ac-
cording TO the provisions of this act.
BID. When amy DOnrd of health has had
notice OF the occurrence within its sanitary
jurisdiction of a case of smallpox or any
other contagious or infectious disease dam
gerOuS TO public health, such boards of health
shall, within twenty four hours after the
receipt of such notice, notify the State Board
of Health of the same.
S4E. All questions oil doubt concerning the
cause or nature ofany sickness believed or
suspected TO be Of an infectious or contagious
character shall be reierr to the State Board
of Health; and the said board shall be auth
orlZeu To employ compel ent bacterio!Ogist
to conduct inquiries into the nature source
and vehicles of infectious disease. The serv-
ices OF the bactcrlolosiSt of the State Board of
Health shall be Tree to all local boards of
health and to all practicing physicians in the
state, for such inquiries concerning infectious
or contagious diseases, as the said board may
from time TO time direct, and to the state vac
cine agent for testing vaccine virus. The sum
of twenty five hundred dollars annually or
so much thereof as may be necessary, shall
be paid by the Treasurer of the state. upon
the warrant of the Comptroller, at such times
and III such sums may be authorized by
the ate Board of Health, upon presentation
ofthe proper vouchers, for EXPENSES.
3iF. Every person not Il legally qualified
physician, practicing as midwife, or acting as
ate dant upon women in child he in This
state, who shall find any lying-in- woman to
have feveL, shai! forthwith notify The health
officer OF he district, and shall refrain from
attendance upunany other parturent woman
or women in child-bci Until the local nealth
officers snail give her written permission TO
resume such practice. Every midwife, OBJ
stretical nurse or other person, not a legally
qualified physician attending for pay or hire
upon any iylng- in woman or women in child
bed, shall Send his or her namc and address
10 Dt registered i'll the Cfce Of the registrar
OF vita! statistics for the city. town or county
in which he or she resides And every per-
son violating the provisions of this act shall
be guilty of miSdemcanOr and shall unon
CONJUNCTION, he fined not exceeding one hun
dfed dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding six
months or be both fined and imprisoned, in
the discretion OF the court
Secuon2 And be it enacted. That this Act
Shall take effect from the date of lis passage
Approved April 9Th, 1898.
LLOYD I.OWNDES, Governor,
LOUIS SCHAEFER
speaker fthe House of Delegates.
JOHN WRIT RANDALL,
President OF the Senate.
correct cory OF an Act ofthe General Assem-
by of Mary land passed at the january Ses-
sion, 1873.
Il HOUSEHOLDER
Chief Clerk of the House OF Delegates.
MARTIN NJ. HIGGINS,
secretary OF the Senate.