The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-10-04

An Ordinance to Ratify, Approve
and Confirm the Rules and Regu-
lations Adopted by the Board of
Health to Prevent the Introduce
tion and Spread Of INFECTIONS aad
Contagious Diseases, and to pro-
vide penalties for the violation Of
sa;d Rules and Regulations.
Whereas, The Board or Health OF the City of
Anderson S. c., at meeting of said Board duly
held at Anderson, S. c.. on the 3Oth day of Sep
tembcr 1892 duly passed and adopted the fol-
lowing Rules and Regulations, to-wit:
RULES AND REGULATIONS TO PREVENT
THE INTRODUCTION AND SPREAD OF
INFECTIOUS OR CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
RULE I. Any person who shall come from any
house. residence, vicinity or place, infected
with any infectious or contagious disease. or
from any house. residence, vicinity or place
where there is 4 case OF such disease, or any
person who has, within Is days before, been at
any such house. residence, place or vicinity, or
any person who shall have been exposed to any
such disease. or who shall be infected with any
such disease, if any of sad persons shall at.
tempt to come into the City of Anderson he shall
bc warned by the Health Officer, or by any Po-
licenan, or by any assistant to the Health Oili-
Ger authorized by the City Council Of Anderson,
not to enter said City, and it shall he the duty
of the Health Officer, Policeman and assistants
to the Health Officer to prevent the entrance of
any such persons into the City.
RULE II. Any person found in the City of An
derson who is infected with any infectious or
contagious disease shall be taken into custody
by the Health Officer, or by any Policeman or
assistant to the Health Officer, and forthwith
conveyed to the Pest house, or other suitable
place prepared by the City, and there detained
for treatment, so that said person shall he kept
isolated and separated from contact or cOmmu-
nicati0n with other persons whereby the disease
might bc spread in the City. Such persons shall
be detained until he is entirely recovered from
such disease. and until the physician i'll attend
ance on the pest house shall certify that he ma!'
he allowed to depart without any danger OF
spreading the disease. There shall he in attend
ance ut the Pest House 4 competent physician
and suitable and competent nurses, to be pro-
vided by the City The City shall also provide
all necessary medicine ana all other things
necessary TO maintain said Fest House properly
and makc the same effective for treatment, lso-
latun and separation Of cases Of infectious or
contagious disease.
RULE [II. Any person found in tho City OF
Anderson. except physicians and immuncs. who
have been properly di>iniected and changed
clothes and Uscd all necessary prccaution, who
shall come froui any house, residence. vicinity
or place where there is = case OF any such dis
case. or who shall have come. within less than
fifteen days. from any such house. residence.
vicinity or place, or who shall have been in con-
tact or communication with. or near any per-
son infected with any such disease within fifteen
days. or who shall have been exposed in any way
to any such contagious or infectious disease
within fifteen days shall forthwith be taken into
custody by the Health Officer or his assistant or
by any Policeman. and shall he forthwith re-
nnested to leave the City, or be conveyed to
quarantine station and kept isolated for the pc
Rod of fifteen days. The City shall provide q
suitable and proper quarantine station OF place
for the detention of such persons, anu Shall also
provide competent attendants and all other
things necessary to make said isolation effective.
RULE ". 1t shall be the duty Of every person
now in the City of Anderson. or coming into the
City hereafter, to bo vaccinated, and if any per-
son. after being notified by the Health officer,
or any assistant to the Health Officer, or by any
Policeman, or after published notice in any
newspaper in the City by the Board Of Health, to
be yaccnatcd, shall decline or refuse to be vac
cinatcd. or shall tail to be vaccinated within
twcnty-four hours after said notification, it shall
be the duty of the Health Officer or his assistant
or any Policeman forthwith to take such person
into custody and to have him forcibly racCina-
ted by competent physician.
The foregoing Rules and Regulati cns for the
City of Anderson were duly adopted and ratified
10y the Board Of Health CT said City at q meeting
of said Board. held ut Anderson, Sept Goth. 1892.
J. o. WlLHITE, NJ. D..
Pres. Eoari of Health.
j. 4. TOW NSEND, NJ. H..
See. Board Of Ncaltt.
Therefore, be it ordained 10y The Mayor anu
Aldermen OF the City OF Anderson. S. c.. in
Council assembled anu by The authority of TIE
same.
SEcrioN1. That the foregoing, Rules and licsu-
lations he and the same are hereby ratified, ap-
proved, anti confirmed.
Sec. That any person violating any OF the
provisions of any Of tho foregoing Rules anu
Regulations snail bc deemed guilty of INSIDE
neanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not less than $500 nor more than $4,000,
or imprisoned not less than five days nor more
than thirty days, in the discretion Of the Mayor.
SEC. 5. Any person who, after being properly
notified according to Rule Of the foregoing
Rules and Regulations, not to enter the city,
shall enter the said City of Anderson, s. c., shall
be- deemed guilty Of misdcmean0r, and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined not less than
$500 nor moro than $4,000, or imprisoned not
less than five days MOI moro than thirty days, IN
the discretion of the Mayor.
SEc.4. Any person subject to arrest or to be
taken into custody under any Of the foregoing
Rules and Regulations who shall resist being
arrested or taken into custody, or who having
been arrested or taken into custody under any
of said Rules shall escape or attempt to escape,
or being detained at any pest house, quarantine
station or other place under said Rules shall cs
cape or attempt to escape therctrom. shall be
deemed guilty of 4 msdcmeanor and upon con-
yiction thereof shall be fined not less than $500
nor more than SlC0.0n. or imprisoned not less
five DAYS ncr more than thirty days. in the dis
erection of the Mayor.
SEQ T. Tila: any person who after being noii-
fled under Rule To he yaccinatcd or after pub