Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-10-27
ORDINANCE NO. So.

TOR Quarantine and VaCC1na-
ton and Distinction to Pre-
vent the Spread of Contag-
ious Diseases, and Providing
a Penalty for a Violation OF
the Ordinance.
Be it ordained by the chairman
and Board of TRUSTEE, Is of the
Village of Grangeville: -
SECTION l. 1t is hereby made
the duty of the owner, or the ag, Mt
of the owner Of any house, as well
as the duty Of all persons who be
come cognizant Of the fact that any
other person or persons has the
small pox, diLhtheria, scarlet fever
or any other contagious or infec-
tious disease dangerous to the pub.
lie health, and the physician called
to attend the person or persons so
affected, shall within three hours
after becoming cognizant of the
fact give notice thereof to the chair
man of the board Of village trus-
tees, who shall Immediately quar-
antine the house or place where
such affected person or persons re-
side, or is confined, and said per-
son or persons 80 affected shall be
kept away and separate and apart
from all other persons except those
whose presence may be necessary
to the physical comfort and well
being Of such persons SO affected;
and the said chairman upon re-
ceiving such notice shall immedi-
ately give notice thereof to the
superintendent of the public
&c hools in the school district in
which such person SO affected il,
and he shall Immediately cause to
be placed on the outside of the
main entrance door Of such house
or place where such affected per-
son is, six by nine inch yellow
cardboard with the word "Small
Pox" in large letters printed there
on; and in case of scarlet fever,
diphtheria Or other contagious dis
ease injurious to the public health,
he shall cause red cardboard of
similar size to be so placed no the
outside of the main entrance door
of the house or place where such
affected person is with the words
''Scarlet Fever" "Diphtheria," or
the name of such other contagious
disease as the case may be, printed
thereon in large letters; and he
shall cause such guards to be sta
toned about the house or place
where such affected person is as he
may deem necessary, to prevent
any person visiting such house or
place except as hereinabove speci-
fed, or who shall have a written
permit from the said chairman,
and such guard or guards shall
have plenary powers to arrest all
persons who shall visit or at
tempt to visit such premises con-
trary to any of the provisions of
this ordinance.
Sec. 2. The superintendent 0
the public schools, upon receiving
the notice provided for in Sec. l of
this ordinance shall not allow any
pupil to attend the public school
while any member of the household
to which such pupil belongs is sick
of the small pox, diphtheria, scar
let fever or other contagious or in
fictitious disease, or who has beei
exposed to any such disease dan
gerous to the public health, or dur
ing the period of two weeks after
the death, recovery or removal Of
such sick person, and any
pupil coming from such house.
hold, or who has been exposed as
aforesaid, shall be required to pre-
sent to the teacher OF the school
the pupil desires to attend a certi-
ficate from the attending physician
of the facts necessary to entitle
him or her to admission in accocd-
ance with the above regulations.
Sec. 3. Whenever any text
book or books belonging to any
school shall be in any house during
the time that pupils residing in
such house are prevented from at
tending the public school in accord
ance with this ordinance, such
book or books shall not be returned
to such public school until the same
shall have been thoroughly disin-
fected under the direction of the
attending physician, who shall GER
tify the same to the superintend-
ent of such school.
SEC. 4. That all the pupils at.
tending the public school shall be
vaccinated who have not hereto.
fore aud within a period Of SIX
years been successfully vaccinated
provided, that all pupils whose
parents are unable to pay the
necessary medical fees for such
vaccination, shall be vaccinated by
a physician who shall be selected
by the, chairman of the board O
village trustees, and a REASONABLE,
fee shall be paid to such physician
by the village, for his services; ant
within one week after the taxing
effect of this ordinance all pupil
attending such school shall presen