, 1899-03-20

to prevent the spreading of the infection. and to give public
notice of Infected places To travellers by such means as in
their Judgment shall be most cflectual for the common
safety.
Sec. 81. If any physician or other person in any of the
hospitals or places of reception before mentioned, or who
shall attend, approach or be concerned with the same, shall
violate any of the regulations lawfully made in relation
thereto, either with respect to himself or his or any other per-
son $ property, the person so offending shall for each offense
forfeit Il sum not less than ten nor more than one hundred
dollars, to be recovered as hercinbefore set forth.
See. 33. Whenever any householder shall know that
any person within his family is taken sick with the small
poS, or any other disease dangerous to the public health, he
shall Immediately gives notice to the Board of Health or to
the Health Officer of the County, City or Town in which he
resides, and if he shall refuse or neglect to give such notice
he shall forfeit Il sum not exceeding one hundred dollars,
to be recovered as hereinbcfore provided.
Sec. "a. Whenever any physician shall know that any
person whom he is called to visit is infected with the small
poX or any other disease dangerous to the public health.
such physician shall Immediately give notice thereof TO tlo
Board of Health or Health Officer of the County, City or
Town in which such diseased person may be, and every ply
stefan who shall refuse or neglect to give such notice shall
forfeit for each ofcnSe Il sum not less than fifty nor more
than one hundred dollars, to be recovered as hercinbefore
provided.
Sec. 81. The Board of Health of each County. City or
Town, when they shall Judge it necessary, shall from time to
time assign certain places for the exercising of any trade or
offensive to the inhabitants or dangerous to the
public and forbid the exercise thereof in places not so as
signed, and all such assignments shall be entered in the
records of the County, City or Town, and they may be re
voked whenever the Board of Health of said County, City or
Town may think proper.
Sec. 80. When any place or building so assigned shall
become Il nuisance by reason of offensive smells or exhala-
tons proceeding thcrcfrOm, or shall become otherwise hurt
full or dangerous to the ncighbOrhood or to travellers, and
the same shall be made TO appear on the trial or the admis
sion of the person exercising such trade or employment,
before the District Court for the County upon a complaint
made by any Board of Health or by any other person, such
court may revoke such assignment and prohibit the further
use of such place or building, or the exercise of either of
the aforesaid trades or employments, and may cause such
nuisance to be removed or to be prevented.
Sec. 81. 1t shall be The duty of the Board of Health of
each County. City or Town, whenever they shall know or
have good reason to believe that any penalty or forfeiture
has been incurred within their County, City or Town by
reason of the failure or neglect to comply with the provis
of this law, forthwith to give notice thereof in writing
to the Prosecuting Attorney of their County, which notice
shall state as near as may be the time of such neglect, the
name Of the person mourning the penalty or forfeiture and
other facts relating to such penalty or forfeiture, and
thcreupon it shall be the duty of the said Prosecuting At
torney to bring an action for such penalty or forfeiture as
hereinbefOre provided.
Sec. 3S. The Board of Health in Cities and Towns are
hereby empowered to makes such rules and regulations in
relation to the care and cleansing of privies and water.
closets within such Cities or Towns as they may deem desir
able for the preservation of the health of any of the inhabit
thereof, or such Boards may declare any such privy or
water closet a nuisance and order and enforce the abate-
ment thereof. Any violation of any rule or requirement
of such Board under this Section shall be deemed a misde-
meanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than ten
dollars, or Imprisonment in the County Jail not more than
ten days, or both such fine and Imprisonment in the discre-
ton of the court.
Sec. 80. This Yet shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
Approved February DIST, 4. d. 1899.